FEATURED ARTISTS
OPM FEATURED ARTISTS
Gary Valenciano
Edgardo Jose “Gary” Santiago Valenciano, also known as “Gary V” is a Filipino singer-songwriter, actor, dancer, musician, music producer, and television host. To date, Gary Valenciano has released 39 albums and won the Awit Award for “Best Male Performer” twelve times. (Image courtesy of tribune.net.ph)
Lian Kyla
A big fan of Sarah Bareilles, Lian Kyla Dyogi is a young Filipino singer-songwriter who early on was recognized for a lot of cover version uploads on YouTube but has since graduated to making her own recordings and recently wrote a song for P-Pop group BINI. She is a recording artist for StarMusicPH.
Ben&Ben
Ben&Ben is a 9-piece folk-pop-rock band based in the Philippines composed of twin brothers Miguel Benjamin and Paolo Benjamin on acoustic guitars and vocals, Poch Barretto on electric guitar, Keifer Cabugao on violin, Andrew de Pano and Toni Munoz on percussion, Pat Lasaten on keyboards, Agnes Reoma on bass and Jam Villanueva on drums.
Ben&Ben has endeared itself to many with their heartfelt lyrics, unique musicality, and their vibe onstage. The band is keen on dedicating themselves to bringing richness to the music they create through songs of hope, love, and positivity.
Sarah Geronimo
Sarah Geronimo-Guidicelli is a Filipina singer and actress, who rose to prominence in 2002, after winning the television singing contest “Star For A Night”, which earned her a talent management and singing contract with VIVA Entertainment. Her singing career soared with a total of 13 recorded music albums to date, while making almost the same number of concerts and tours, both in the Philippines and abroad.
Apo Hiking Society
The group of three (Buboy Garrovillo, Danny Javier, and Jim Paredes), gained popular recognition in 1973 after graduating from college at the Ateneo De Manila. Active in television guestings, live concerts, and music recording until 2010, the Apo music is considered to be mainstream Original Pilipino Music (OPM), with catchy melodies, and familiar songs, continuously being re-made and refreshed by present day Filipino acts.
A prolific songwriter, Jim Paredes composed the song “Handog Ng Pilipino Sa Mundo” which served to commemorate the 1986 People Power Revolution, a historical bloodless uprising which ended former President Ferdinand Marcos’ 20-year rule of the Philippines.
In all, Apo released 27 albums, with two (2) tribute albums recorded in 2006 and 2007 which helped immortalize their songs for the younger generation.
Ric Segreto
The late-Ric Segreto is a Filipino balladeer whose music career took off when Filipino songs written in English was the trend. He was educated in Lourdes School of Quezon City and the Ateneo de Manila University, where he met and joined the original 15-member Apolinario Mabini Hiking Society (AMHS), before the group members graduated from college and became the Apo Hiking Society.
Ric Segreto was active in the entertainment industry for 21 years, beginning in 1977. The Heavens welcomed Ric in 1998 after a motorcycle accident, but he continues to be remembered with original songs like “Kahit Konting Pagtingin”, “Don’t Know What To Say (Don’t Know What To Do)”, “Give Me A Chance”, and “Loving You” still being played in radio and sang on television shows.
Kuh Ledesma
Kuh Ledesma’s music career spans 35 years of performances which include more than 1000 concerts, numerous awards in the Philippine music scene, and 20 albums in the local recording industry.
Her singing career began when she joined Lastiko, then the Ensalada band in Bacolod while still in college taking up Nursing. Kuh and bandmates Toto Gentica and Jet Montelibano later went to Manila and formed the MUSIC & MAGIC band. It was her very successful stint performing with Music & Magic which proved to be pivotal to her career. She eventually went solo with her first hit song DITO BA.
Kuh is known for her lavish concept shows, putting up solo concerts in venues like the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Araneta Coliseum, PICC and Folk Arts Theater in the 80’s during a time when singers shunned large venues because they were difficult to fill.
December Avenue
A five (5) member band whose songs usually depict moving on in life, the band is composed of Zel Bautista on vocals and guitars, Jem Manuel on guitars, Don Gregorio on bass, Jet Danao on drums and backing vocals, and Gelo Cruz on keyboards and backing vocals.
The band has released two (2) albums: self-named December Avenue 2016, and Langit Mong Bughaw 2019, and in 2020 received multiple Awit awards for the song “Kung Di Rin Lang Ikaw”, a collaboration with Filipino artist, Moira Dela Torre.
BEN&BEN
Gary Valenciano
Lian Kyla
Sarah Geronimo
Apo Hiking Society
Ric Segreto
Kuh Ledesma
December Avenue
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