Famous Musician FILIPINO & FOREIGN

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Name : Gary Valenciano

About : He is considered as the Best Male Performer by the


Awit Awards for 11 times and also Philippine's first national
ambassador for UNICEF. Currently he is fighting diabetes. Some
his most popular songs are Di Bale Na Lang, Eto Na Naman,
Sana Maulit Muli, Natutulog Ba Ang Diyos?, Gaya ng Dati, Pasko
Na Sinta Ko, and Narito.

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Name : Nicanor Abelardo


About : He was known for his compositions of Kundiman
songs. Two popular buildings here in the Philippines were
named after him, the College of Music in University of the
Philippines, and the main theater of CCP or Cultural Center
of the Philippines which is known as Tanghalang Nicanor
Abelardo. Some of his song compositions are Nasaan Ka
Irog, Magbalik Ka Hirang and Himutok.

Name : Freddie Aguilar


About : He became famous for his song Anak which is
considered as the best-selling Philippine music record of all
time and also recorded in 23 different languages all over
the world. He is also one of the best musician and
songwriters in the Philippines. He is now known as Abdul
Farid after he converted into Islam in order to marry his
16 years old girlfriend from Mindoro. Some of his famous
songs are Anak, Magdalena, Bulag Pipi at Bingi,
Pulubi, Magdalena, Bayan Ko, Estudyante Blues and
more.
Name : Ryan Cayabyab
About : He is a music director, conductor and accompanist.
compositions greatly affected all Filipino songwriters and
to write and sing music using their own style or identity. He
founded the famous 1990s singing group Smokey Mountain.
also the conductor of the disbanded San Miguel Philharmonic
Orchestra and San Miguel Master Chorale until 2007. Some of
popular OPM compositions are Tuwing Umuulan at Kapiling Ka,
Mo, Kahit Ika'y Panaginip Lang, Paraisong Parisukat, Tunay
Ligaya and more.
Name : Pilita Corrales About : She is really a very talented
musician who can sing Spanish, English, Cebuano and
Tagalog music. She is named as the Asia's Queen of Songs.
was the first ever woman to make it to the Australian pop charts.
last 2012 she became a judge on The X Factor Philippines.

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Miles Davis

Somehow in his more than forty years of recording, Miles Davis


never drifted into irrelevancy. He was an intense and spiritual
figure who refused to be pigeon-holed by any single style of
expression. Through his trumpet playing and band leadership, he
constantly sought new ways to manifest improvised performance.
This rejection of the status quo put him at the forefront of major
developments in jazz and rock last century - including bebop, cool jazz, fusion, and even jazz hip-hop.

William Hung
Truly great musical talents aren't often heard. You won't find one every
year, or even every generation. In fact, whole millenniums tend to slip away
without one surfacing. No, certain talents only come along once in human
history, and that's the case with William Hung.

Elvis Presley

Elvis didn't like being called a hero, nor did he enjoy the "king of
rock 'n roll" moniker. Teased as a child in Tupelo, Mississippi, he
became a loner, learning to play the guitar and finding inspiration in
black gospel music and Memphis' bustling Beale Street blues scene.

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong was jazz's first superstar. Satchmo's


explosive creativity defied conventions of early New Orleans
jazz; he was a charismatic showman and dazzling trumpet
player who was, literally, too good for his band. His
performances were largely responsible for shifting the focus
from the group to the soloist, and he was also quite an
innovator when it came to scat.

The Rolling Stones

They may have claimed "It's only rock n' roll," but the music
of the Rolling Stones helped define a generation. Mick
Jagger, Keith Richards and the crew came to represent the
edgier side of the British Invasion, serving as countercultural
symbols of youthful rebellion and sexual liberation during a
time of sweeping social change.

Name : Ely Buendia


About : He is the former guitarist and lead vocalist of the popular
Eraserheads for 13 years. Currently he is also the lead vocalist of
Pupil. Known for songs such as Ang Huling El Bimbo, Alapaap, With
Ligaya, Pare Ko, and many more. His music together with his former
Eraserheads are still, very popular today and really influenced many
lovers specially young people.
Name : Yoyoy Villame
About : I can say he is one of a kind musician ever lived here in the
Philippines. His music are all unique and very Filipino. Being a comedian he
brought his talent into his music, making his compositions very funny
relaxing to hear. Some of his popular music includes the Happy
Birthday, The Teacher and the Pupils, Mr. Robot-bot, Buhay at
ibig ni Barok, Butsekik, Gusot na Rin and more. He died on
18, 2007 due to cardiac arrest.
Name : Lea Salonga
About : Lea is the first ever Filipino artist to be able to sign an
international record. She is also considered as one of the bestselling Filipino artists of all time. She is popularly known for her
as Kim in Miss Saigon. And as of now she is one of the of the
coaches of the The Voice of the Philippines. Some of her
famous songs are Sa Ugoy ng Duyan, The Journey, Disney
Medley, I Am But a Small Voice, Mama and more. She also
became the singing voice of Disney's Jasmine in Aladdin and Fu
Mulan in Mulan earning her the title as a Disney Legend for the
year 2010.
Name : Rico Blanco
About : He is one of the most influential musician here in the
Philippines. He is not only a very good singer but he is also a talented
the former vocalist of the band Rivermaya and he is in the band for 13
Some of his famous OPM songs are Alab ng Puso, Kisapmata, 214,
Himala, Umaaraw Umuulan and more.

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Name : Francis Magalona


About : He was known as the King of Filipino rap music. He died at the age of 44 due to leukemia.
He was the father of the beautiful Maxene Magalona. He also became a host in Eat Bulaga, MTV

Asia and Channel V Philippines. Some of his popular songs are


sa Dilim, Mga Kababayan, Tayo'y mga Pinoy, Meron Akong Ano
more.

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Johannes Sebastian Bach


His name is practically synonymous with
Baroque music, and by the turn of the 18th
century he had become its master composer.
Over his lifetime, he produced over 200
cantatas, concertos, and suites, which are still
considered among the most beautifully
arranged pieces of all time.

Bob Marley

Reggae singer-songwriter Bob Marley has become a


college-stoner icon, but in his embrace of the Rastafari
movement he was as much a fighter as a lover. His political
and social calls to action, which urged repatriation to
Africa,

Madonna

"To rule the world." She proceeded to do just


that, releasing eleven blockbuster studio albums
to date and becoming the world's top-selling
female recording artist ever. The mother of
reinvention, she has endlessly reworked her
image and style, affecting our culture in myriad,
rippling ways.

Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday didn't write that many of her songs, but


her gift, like that of an inspired classical musician,
was in the interpretation. Her voice summoned that
which was dramatic, urgent and necessary as if from
the center of the earth.

Robert Johnson
According to folklore, Robert Johnson made a
deal with the Devil in order to gain mastery of
the guitar. Hell, no matter how he got it, the
Mississippian has influenced pretty much every
rock musician you love. Keith Richards said he
was as good as the blues can get, Eric Clapton
called him the most important blues musician
that ever lived, and he's considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time.

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