FAMOUS
FILIPINO
COMPOSERS
RYAN CAYABYAB
RYAN CAYABYAB
Born : May 4, 1954
Birthplace:Manila
Race:Asian
Field:Composer
Warmly known as Mr. C, born Raymundo
Cipriano Pujante Cayabyab on May 4, 1954
inManila, Philippines. Ryan's mother was an opera
singer; she died when he was only 6, while his father
fight to sustain him and his three siblings. His
mother's wish was that no one of her children would
make music as a line of work; knowing how tough life
is for a musician within sufficient income. Ryan
Cayabyab firstly took up Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration in the University of the
Philippines, Diliman.
LEVI CELERIO
LEVI CELERIO
Born: April 30, 1910
Birthplace: Tondo, Manila
Died: April 2, 2002
He received a free education to the Academy
of Music in Manila and became the youngest
affiliate of the Manila Symphony Orchestra.
He was a creative songwriter, with more
than 4,000 songs to his acclaim including
Filipino folk, Christmas, and love songs that
are popular pieces, which many consider to
be immortal. Famous for being a lyricist, his
songs treasure life; express nationalistic
sentiments and complete grand
philosophies.
LEVI CELERIO
At one instance or another, no Filipino can miss the
song or lyrics of Levi's Christmas songs namely Pasko na
Naman, Ang Pasko ay Sumapit , and Misa de Gallo.He
is probably best recognized for being a leaf-player, an
achievement where he was place intothe Guinness
Book of World Records.He wrote a huge number of
songs for local movies, which gained him the Lifetime
AchievementAward of the Film Academy of the
Philippines.He was awarded as National Artist of the
Philippines for Music in 1997. He died on April 2,2002.
JULIAN FELIPE
JULIAN FELIPE
Julian Felipe, composer of the Philippine National
Anthem, was born in Cavite on January 28, 1861, to
parents Justo Felipe and Victoria Reyes. His musical
talent began to be honed when he was 10 years
old, under the instruction of Leandro Cosca. After
Cosca’s death, Pedro Catalan, a Recollect priest,
taught him to play the piano. Catalan later
employed him as an organist at the San Pedro
Parish Church in Cavite. Felipe also taught music at
a girls’ school, La Sagrada Familia.
JOSE MARI CHAN
JOSE MARI CHAN
Chan was born on 11 March 1945 in Iloilo City. He took up
Bachelor of Arts in Economic at the Ateneo de Manila
University and graduated in 1967. A year earlier, he first
showcased his singing talent in the local scene as the host
and singer of a television show called "9 Teeners" of ABSCBN. Banking on this exposure, he released his first single
Afterglow in 1967, his first song to hit the top of the
charts. It was followed by his first long playing album Deep
in My Heart in 1969 which also scored a success. His
popularity made him the country's bet for the World
Popular Song Festival in Tokyo, Japan, where he sang his
composition Can We Just Stop and Talk A While. He was
awarded the Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) of the
Philippines a year later for his achievements.
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Nilo Alcala (b Manila, 23 February 1978) is
a Filipino composer and chorister. Alcala
graduated BS Development
Communication from the University of the
Philippines Los Baños (BSDC 1999) prior to
his admission in 2001 to the University of
the Philippines Diliman College of Music
(BM 2007) where he graduated magna
cum laude. His major composition teachers
were Josefino ‘Chino’ Toledo and Ramόn P.
Santos.
OGIE ALCASID
OGIE ALCASID
• Herminio Jose Lualhati Alcasid, Jr., or known
to many as Ogie Alcasid is born on August 27,
1967. He is a Filipino singer and songwriter,
comedian, actor, presenter and parodist.
Currently, he is the president of the
Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit
(OPM).
OGIE ALCASID
• In show business, Ogie started out as a recording artist. In
1989, he released his self titled album with the single
"Nandito Ako". His song album hit the gold record charts
while his single was acknowledged as Song of the Year by
local radio station, Magic 89.9. He has released a total of 18
albums since then which includes a Christmas album, a live
album and greatest hits albums. In his years of recording he
has received 12 gold records, 3 platinum records and 3
double platinum records.
REY VALERA
Birth name
Reynaldo Valera
Guardiano
Born
May 4, 1954 (age 59)
Origin
Meycauayan City,
Bulacan, Philippines
Genres
Manila sound
Occupations
Singer-songwriter,
musician, arranger,
record producer,
musical director
Instruments
Vocals, guitar, electric
bass guitar, piano,
keyboards
Years active
1977–present
REY VALERA
• Reynaldo Valera Guardiano (better known as
Rey Valera) (born May 4, 1954 in Meycauayan,
Bulacan, Philippines) is a well-known singer,
songwriter, music director, film scorer and
television host from the Philippines. He wrote
and produced songs that were recorded by
various singers, most notably Sharon Cuneta.
He was a former host of the variety noontime
show Pilipinas Win na Win alongside Rico J.
Puno, Nonoy Zuniga and Marco Sison.
SNAFFU RIGOR
SNAFFU RIGOR
• Snaffu Rigor (born Roberto Nicholas Rigor,
August 8, 1946) is a Filipino composer and
vocalist.
• He started composing in 1964. His first recorded
Tagalog composition was "T.L Ako Sa'yo", a hit by
Cinderella in 1975; he also wrote the lyrics to
Ernani Cruz's "Bato sa Buhangin" and the English
version of "Araw-araw, Gabi-gabi". Rigor was a
member of the bands Ramrods, Cinderella,
Backdoor and Blackbuster, and heads the
Domestic A&R of Blackgold.
FRANCISCO SANTIAGO
FRANCISCO SANTIAGO
• Francisco Santiago (January 29, 1889 – September 28,
1947), was a Filipino musician, sometimes called The
Father of Kundiman Art Song.
• Santiago was born in Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines,
to musically-minded peasant parents, Felipe Santiago
and Maria Santiago. In 1908, his first composition,
Purita, was dedicated to the first Carnival Queen, Pura
Villanueva, who later married the distinguished scholar
Teodoro Kalaw.
• Santiago's masterpiece was the "Concerto in B flat
minor" for pianoforte and orchestra and his most
famous piece "Kundiman, (Anak-Dalita)".
FRANCISCO SANTIAGO
• His other compositions are the kundiman "Sakali Man", "Hibik ng
Filipinas", "Pakiusap", "Ang Pag-ibig", "Suyuan", "Alaala Kita", "Ikaw
at Ako", "Ano Kaya ang Kapalaran?", "Hatol Hari Kaya?", "Sakali't
Mamatay", "Dalit ng Pag-ibig", "Aking Bituin", "Madaling Araw" and
"Pagsikat ng Araw". He was named UP Emeritus Professor of Piano,
on May 25, 1946. When the University of the Philippines
Conservatory of Music was celebrating its 30th anniversary, the
patriotic musician died of a heart attack. He was buried at the
North Cemetery, Manila. A hall in the Head Office of BDO( former
PCIBank Twin Towers) was named in his honor as the Francisco
Santiago Hall. It was mainly used for kundiman contests of the
Makati City Government and the awarding of Service Awards of the
former Equitable PCIBank and PCIBank.
VINCENT DE JESUS
VINCENT DE JESUS
• Vincent Abenojar De Jesus (born June 10, 1968) is a
Filipino composer, librettist,[1] musical scorer, and musical
director for theater, television, and film. He is also a writer,
lyricist, actor, singer, and educator.
• He attended the University of the Philippines Diliman
College of Music, and majored in piano and voice. He is a
member of the Philippine Educational Theater Association
since 1985.
• He has been awarded three (3) Manunuri ng Pelikulang
Pilipino Gawan Urian, two (2) Film Academy of the
Philippines Luna Award, three (4) Philippine Movie Press
Club Star Awards, two (2) Entertainment Press Golden
Screen Awards, and one (1) Gawad Tanglaw for Best
Achievement in Film Music.
VINCENT DE JESUS
• He is a recipient of the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial
Award for Literature for a one-act play.
• He won the Philstage Gawad Buhay Awardee for
Outstanding Original Libretto (2008 and 2009),
Outstanding Musical Direction (2008), Outstanding
Original Composition (2009), and Outstanding Musical
(2008 and 2009).
• He has written and acted as Pipay in Euro-Asia and
GMA Network's TV series Camera Café, which won the
2008 Asian TV Award for Best Comedy. He co-hosted
GMA Network's Wipeout: Matira Ang Matibay with
Paolo Contis.
YOYOY VILLAME
Birth name
Roman Tesorio Villame
Born
November 18, 1932
Calape, Bohol, Philippines
Died
May 18, 2007 (aged 74)
Las Piñas, Metro Manila,
Philippines
Genres
Novelty music
Occupations
Singer-songwriter, Comedian,
Actor
Instruments
vocals
Years active
1972–2004
Associated acts
Max Surban
YOYOY VILLAME
• Yoyoy Villame (born Roman Tesorio Villame
November 18, 1932 - May 18, 2007), was a
Filipino singer, composer, lyricist, and
comedian. Villame was a native of Calape,
Bohol and was the father of singer Hannah
Villame. He died of cardiac arrest at the Las
Piñas Medical Center in Metro Manila on May
18, 2007.
EMILIO VILLAREAL
Birth name
Emilio Villareal
Born
December 21, 1920
Origin
Boljoon, Cebu, Philippines
Died
September 12, 2011 (aged 90)
Occupations
Composer, Musical Director
Instruments
Piano
Years active
1946–2008
Website
http://mil.evillareal.com/
EMILIO VILLAREAL
• Emilio Villareal, also fondly called Maestro Mil,
by his constituents as well as the talented singers
he mentored over the years, is one of Cebu’s
most talented composers and musicians. Born in
Boljo-on, Cebu in 1920, Mil was one of several
children born to Chinese and Spanish immigrants.
The gift of music was one shared by several
siblings, but it was Mil whose career spanned
several decades and to this day, is still alive in
spite of his advanced years.
EMILIO VILLAREAL
• In Mil’s early musical years, he started as the school Band
Director of the University of San Carlos (1946–1948). He
moved on to becoming a staff pianist and eventually, the
Musical Director of Cebu Broadcasting Company (1948–
1982). With the advent of television, he was picked as the
Musical Directo of Channel 7’s “Sali Kami” (1983–1988).
During this time, he was also the Band Leader of the
Aristocrats Orchestra and DYRC Orchestra. During this time,
his reputation for composing some of the most memorable
songs in Visayan history flourished. Among the most
unforgettable ones was Bisan sa Damgo Lang, a song
popularized and sung by Pilita Corrales, the Philippines’
foremost female ballad singer.
CHITO MIRANDA
Background information
Birth name Alfonso Y. Miranda, Jr.
Buloy
Also known Mamaryman
Edgar
as
Boy Duwal
February 7, 1976 (age 37)
Born
Manila, Philippines
Rock, comedy rock, hard rock,
Genres
alternative rock, funk
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1993–present
Universal Records
Labels
Parokya ni Edgar
Superlooj
Keltscross
Francis Magalona
Associated
Kamikazee
acts
Gloc9
Pupil
Eraserheads
CHITO MIRANDA
• Alfonso "Chito" Miranda, Jr. (born February 7,
1976) is a Filipino singer and songwriter who
is best known as one of the founding
members and lead singer for the band Parokya
ni Edgar.
LUCIO SAN PEDRO
Born
Lucio D. San Pedro, Sr.
February 11, 1913
Angono, Rizal, Philippines
Died
March 31, 2002 (aged 89)
Sta. Teresita Hospital, Quezon City,
Philippines
Resting place
Quezon City
Nationality
Filipino
Other names
LSP
Occupation
composer, teacher
Spouse(s)
Gertrudes Diaz-San Pedro
Children
Rhodora Sa nPedro
Bienvenido San Pedro
Ma. Conchita San Pedro
Ma. Cristina San Pedro
Lucio San Pedro, Jr.
LUCIO SAN PEDRO
• He is known in the Philippines as the
composer of the popular lullaby Sa Ugoy ng
Duyan (in collaboration with Levi Celerio) and
the symphonic poem Lahing Kayumanggi. He
taught composition at a number of colleges
and universities, including the University of
the Philippines College of Music, where he
served as chairman of its Composition and
Conducting Department from 1970 to 1973.
JAYA
Background information
Birth name
Maria Luisa Ramsey
Also known as
Soul Diva, The Asia's Queen of
Soul, The Philippine's Queen of
Soul
Born
March 21, 1969 (age 44)
Origin
Manila, Philippines
Genres
Soul, pop, adult contemporary,
R&B, rock, hip hop, OPM, jazz,
gospel, scat, funk, freestyle, dance
Occupations
Singer, rapper, actress, dancer,
musician, record producer, TV host
Years active
1989–present
Labels
LeFrak-Moelis (1989)
VIVA (1996-2005)
GMA (2007-2011)
Universal Records (2011-present)
JAYA
• Jaya (born Maria Luisa Ramsey on March 21,
1969) is a Filipino soul music singer, rapper,
dancer, record producer, TV host and actress of
mixed Filipino and Jamaican descent. She is
dubbed as the Soul Diva and The Asia's Queen of
Soul and is currently a contract artist of GMA
Artist Center. She is the first Filipino recording
artist to chart in the United States, as her debut
single "If You Leave Me Now" peaked at 44 at the
Billboard Hot 100 chart.
GARY VALENCIANO
GARY VALENCIANO
• Edgardo Jose Martin Santiago Valenciano (born
August 6, 1964) , better known as Gary
Valenciano or Gary V., is a Filipino musician. His
energetic dance moves also garnered him the
nickname "Mr. Pure Energy." He has released 26
albums, and won the Awit Award for "Best Male
Performer" 11 times. In 1998 he became the first
UNICEF National Ambassador of Goodwill for the
Philippines.
•
He is currently part of ABS-CBN contract actors
GARY VALENCIANO
• Dubbed “Mr. Pure Energy,” Gary Valenciano is a
Filipino musician and actor known for his overthe-top, enthusiastic performances. Valenciano
has made 26 albums over the course of his career
and has won the Awit Award, Philippines
equivalent to Grammy Awards, for “Best Male
Performer” 11 times. In addition to his music
career and acting work, Valenciano is also the
ambassador of UNICEF Philippines and has held
the title since 1998.