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Parokya ni Edgar

Parokya ni Edgar is a Filipino band that was formed in 1993 by a group of Ateneo de Manila High School students. The band is famous and most lauded for its original rock novelty songs and often satirical covers of famous songs. The band has since transcended musical genres, varying styles from one song to another - alternative rock to pop rock, funk to rapcore, and so on - while providing comic relief to their listeners.

History

Before Parokya ni Edgar

Naming themselves Comic Relief, the band originally consisted of three vocalists - Alfonso "Chito" Miranda, Jr., Gabrielle Ignatius "Gab" Chee-Kee, Francis Vincent "Vinci" Montaner, and two guitarists, Miko and Jerick. They honed their musical skills through after-school jamming, before performing an opening number for an Eraserheads concert. This break prompted the band to add a drummer and a bassist - Dindin Moreno and Buhawi Meneses. The same performance also marked the change of the band's name to Parokya ni Edgar.[clarification needed] After high school, Miko and Jerick, the two guitarists, left the band to pursue other interests. As a replacement, the remaining band members invited to their fold guitarist Darius Semaña (lead guitarist).

Parokya ni Edgar

The band's name has been said to have been derived from an old classroom joke involving the main character (Crisostomo Ibarra) in the Jose Rizal opus novel Noli Me Tangere, one of their school subjects. It was supposedly a joke about where Ibarra’s father studied or something.

The band soon started playing at the legendary local band hub, Club Dredd. Coming out during the height of the Pinoy rock explosion, with the Filipino rock community giving in to the influence of foreign bands, especially grunge acts such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, Parokya ni Edgar played like no other. Their jokes, silly antics, and outrageous performances paved the way to the popularity that they currently enjoy.

Eventually, the late managing director of Universal Records, Bella Dy Tan, signed them as contract artists after witnessing one of their performances at Club Dredd. Soon their initial recordings such as Buloy, Trip and Lutong Bahay were heard across the nation. Their first album, Khangkhungkherrnitz became a triple platinum hit in the Philippines having sold 120,000 units. The other 3 albums include Buruguduystunstugudunstuy (triple platinum), Jingle balls (gold), and Gulong Itlog Gulong (platinum).

Musical legacy

Since their inception, Parokya ni Edgar has enjoyed unmatched staying power in the recording scene of the Philippines. Chito Miranda has served as the band's frontman, filtering the band's output to the taste of its audience. Close associates and friends of the band point out that the band's easy-going, self-effacing persona is calculated and, to a certain extent, planned. [citation needed]

Discography

Studio Albums

Compilation Album

Live Albums

Collaboration Albums of Parokya Ni Edgar

Singles

Band members

  • Alfonso "Chito" Miranda, Jr. (lead vocals)
  • Buhawi "Buwi" Meneses (bass)
  • Darius Gerard "Dariuken" Semaña (lead guitars)
  • Gabrielle Ignatius "Gab" Chee-Kee (guitars / vocals)
  • Ferdinand "Din Din" Moreno (drums)
  • Francis Vincent "Vinci" Montaner (backup vocals / dialogue / comical acting / dancing)

Parokya ni Edgar music videos without instruments

  • Halaga
  • Inuman Na
  • Sorry Na
  • The Yes Yes Show
  • Para Sa'yo
  • Bagsakan
  • Macho

Parody covers

Parokya ni Edgar is also known for parodying songs of famous singers and bands.

Awards

  • 1996 DWLS FM, "New OPM Artist Of The Year"
  • Nominated, 1996 AWIT Awards Album of the Year [Khangkhungkernitz]
  • Nominated, 1996 AWIT Awards Best New Group
  • Nominated, 1996 AWIT Awards Best Rock Performance
  • Nominated, 2008 AWIT Awards Best Soundtrack "Walang Susuko" from "Lastikman"
  • Nominated, 2008 Myx Music Awards for Favorite Myx Celebrity VJ
  • Nominated, 2006 Myx Music Awards for Favorite Music Video for "Mang Jose"
  • Nominated, 2006 Myx Music Awards for Favorite Rock Music Video for "Mang Jose"
  • Winner, 1999 MTV South East Asia Viewers' Choice Award for the music video, "Harana".
  • Winner, 2nd MTV Philippines Video Music Awards 2001, "Best Group Video" (Inuman Na)
  • Winner, 1st MTV Philippine Video Music Awards 2000, "Video Of The Year"
  • Winner, 1st MTV Philippine Video Music Awards 2000, "Favorite Group
  • Winner, 1996 NU ROCK AWARDS "Best New Artist"
  • Winner, 1996 NU ROCK AWARDS "Best Live Act"
  • NU 107 Best Drummer
  • NU 107 Best Bassist
  • NU 107 Best Vocalist
  • AWIT Awards Best Novelty Recording for Don't Touch My Birdie
  • AWIT Awards Best TV Theme Song [!Okatokat]
  • Winner, 2000 Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Foundation Best Group
  • NU 107 Band of the Year
  • NU 107 Bassist of the Year
  • Winner, 2006 MTV Ayos! Award for Best Dance Sequence Parokya ni Edgar First Day Funk
  • Winner, 2004 MTV Asia Awards Favorite Artist Philippines

Commercial Ads

  • Chippy
  • San Miguel Beer (Christmas Ad)
  • Mitsubishi Adventure
  • PLDT
  • Buddy Crackers
  • AMA Computer University
  • Mang Tomas All-Around Sarsa
  • Rexona Deodorant
  • Nescafe
  • Touch Mobile
  • Coca Cola (soon)

Magazine Cover Appearances

  • Myx Magazine "Chito Miranda feature on Myx Space" (June-July 2008)
  • Myx Magazine "Myx Beat features their album, "Solid" (April-May 2008)
  • Myx Magazine (August-September 2007)
  • Fudge Magazine (September 2007)
  • "Matira Matibay" Parokya Ni Edgar's 1st Band Magazine (2007)
  • Rock Natin "Maiden Issue" (2006)
  • "Halina Sa Parokya" Parokya Ni Edgar's 1st Coloring Book (2005)
  • Pinoy (Your OPM Music Authority) "Maiden Issue" (November 2003)
  • Pulp Magazine (2000)

Trivia

  • Alfonso "Chito" Miranda, Jr. was the thinnest vocalist of the band.
  • Buwi Meneses is the son of the late Rosa Meneses (1952-2000).
  • Vinci Montaner is the 2nd vocalist of the band.
  • Gabriel Cheekee is the son of a respected English teacher in the Ateneo High School.
  • Their first song to be composed is the song "Buloy".It was composed before the death of their bestfriend Buloy.
  • "Buloy" is really a real person, Chito met him in batagas. He is an FEU Fine Arts students that commited suicide

See also

References

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