Not only was chanteuse Alynna—Fifth Generation New Minstrels and now sporting Alynna Velasquez screen name—the only person who shed tears on the death of her boyfriend Hajji Alejandro, the original Kilabot ng mga Kolehiyala (College Girls’ Heartthrob).
More so, singer Rachel Alejandro, Hajji’s daughter, was greatly affected by the sudden demise of her dad.
The elder Alejandro died of stage 4 metastatic colon cancer on April 22, 2025 but he had his final moments one day before as he was with his girlfriend Alynna.
According to Alvarez, she spent eight days with Hajji and she was happy about their last time together.
Rachel, who was optimistic that her father would still get healed when she witnessed apparent improvements on his health, was devastated about his death.
Here’s the younger Alejandro’s thoughts she noted down on her Facebook wall:
“What happens when the brightest star in a galaxy dies? My Dad was our sun and we were planets, orbiting around him, basking in his warmth and light. As kids, we tagged along to all his activities, be it shows, rehearsals, basketball games — it didn’t matter what it was. We would fall asleep at Dolphy’s house if he was there for an all-night poker game. There was nowhere else we would rather be than by his side because every minute in his presence was fun.
“Even as adults, we craved his company even as we got married and went about our own lives. I hung on to his every word about politics, financial investments or the latest joke he planned on including in his next concert with the Hitmakers. He loved to make people laugh as much as he loved to sing and dance.
“My Dad never had a talent manager (except recently when he asked his partner, Alynna, to handle his bookings) rarely posted on social media and never needed to pay for any sort of PR or marketing. He was a bona fide star and his success was purely because of talent, hard work and charisma. He was always so entertaining on and off stage and made everyone around him feel special.
“When he got ill, he asked us to keep it private, which is why none of his family ever spoke about it. He was fully prepared to get well and get back to work, which was why he wanted to avoid word leaking out about his sickness.
“My Dad was a happy, optimistic man who valued having a good, comfortable life, yes, but more importantly, he prioritized providing for his partner, mother and children. And his way of doing that from the time he had me at the young age of 19, was through his golden singing voice, which is why regardless of how he was feeling, he never cancelled shows.
“Even when he was already in considerable pain, he performed in 2 more events before he was admitted into the hospital for surgery. For Dad, every show is a blessing and performing for you all is our highest calling as singers.
“2 months of hospital stays and spending time with him at his home and I was still not prepared as I helplessly watched him breathe his final breath.
“What happens to those a star of this magnitude leaves behind? I don’t have answers for that yet as I struggle to grasp living in a universe without our Daddwaps. But I intend to make him proud in everything I do, to live by his code of honor and goodness, to perform for you all with everything I’ve got and leave it all on the stage every single time.
“I will now just be singing and dancing with Dad in my dreams…”
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