FAMOUS

FILIPINO
COMPOSER
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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 ABS-
CBN. 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.
 KINDNNNS OF
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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
Reynaldo Valera
Birth name
Guardiano

Born May 4, 1954 (age 59)

Meycauayan City,
Origin
Bulacan, Philippines

Genres Manila sound

Singer-songwriter,
musician, arranger,
Occupations
record producer,
musical director

Vocals, guitar,
Instruments 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

November 18, 1932

Born
Calape, Bohol, Philippines

May 18, 2007 (aged 74)

Died Las Piñas, Metro Manila,
Philippines

Genres Novelty music

Singer-songwriter, Comedian,
Occupations
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
as Edgar
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
Labels Universal Records
Parokya ni Edgar
Superlooj
Keltscross
Associated Francis Magalona
acts Kamikazee
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
Lucio D. San Pedro, Sr.
Born February 11, 1913
Angono, Rizal, Philippines

March 31, 2002 (aged 89)

Died Sta. Teresita Hospital, Quezon City,
Philippines

Resting place Quezon City

Nationality Filipino

Other names LSP

Occupation composer, teacher

Spouse(s) Gertrudes Diaz-San Pedro

Rhodora Sa nPedro
Bienvenido San Pedro
Children 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

Soul Diva, The Asia's Queen of

Also known as Soul, The Philippine's Queen of
Soul

Born March 21, 1969 (age 44)

Origin Manila, Philippines

Soul, pop, adult contemporary,

Genres R&B, rock, hip hop, OPM, jazz,
gospel, scat, funk, freestyle, dance

Singer, rapper, actress, dancer,

Occupations
musician, record producer, TV host

Years active 1989–present

LeFrak-Moelis (1989)
VIVA (1996-2005)
Labels
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 over-the-
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.