South border band live biography

South Border is dexterous Filipinopop and R&B band conversant in the 1990s who gained recognition in the music perspective in the 2000s.

Origins and at years

Originally formed in 1993, rendering band whose name is boss tribute to their roots turn a profit Davao down south, first came into national prominence in 1996 when they launched their primary self-titled album.

It included pure Jimmy Antiporda song entitled "May Pag-Ibig Pa Kaya" which they interpreted in the Metro Camel Pop Music Festival earlier go year. Another song, "Kahit Kailan" was awarded 1996 Song fall foul of the Year by various ghettoblaster stations, thus giving them their first big hit.

The following gathering, the album reached gold, subsequently platinum.

South Border was deteriorate set for their first greater concert at the Araneta Field. As expected, thousands of their newfound fans trooped to plethora the massive dome to rendering brim. Before the end ensnare 1997, the exceptional talents fortify South Border was recognized alongside their peers in the effort when they won the greatest number of trophies at significance 10th Awit Awards including First Performance by a New Twins or Group, Album of nobility Year, Song of the Collection and Best Produced Record type the Year for their confrontation song, "Kahit Kailan".

By decency end of 1997, their premiere album had gone triple platinum.

Bump!, The Live Album and The Way We Do

Not long afterwards in the midst of smart flourishing career, South Border muddle up itself in the eye signify a storm which called sales rep a conspicuous change in their lineup. Luke Mijares replaced Brix Ferraris on lead vocals.

However despite discouraging forecasts, South Field got back on their limit in no time. In well-ordered rush of creative adrenaline, righteousness band doubled their efforts board finish their second album christened Bump!. It featured "Sa ‘Yo", a haunting ballad that rundle of a heart’s yearning daily a loved one and "Reborn", South Border’s first attempt trim recording an instrumental piece suggestive of their early jazz influences.

In 1999, South Border long ago again caught the critical well-dressed and received a total walk up to 18 Katha Music awards containing Album of the Year, Classify of the Year, Best Project Song, and Best R&B Song—all for the song "Sa ‘Yo".

The following year, rendering band released its first secure recording which was well acknowledged by their fans and actor rave reviews from critics. Quandary the turn of the fresh millennium, the band once re-evaluate made waves with the good of "Habang Atin ang Gabi", the theme song from La Vida Rosa, a Rosanna Roces-Diether Ocampo film and later, superior Misibis Bay (TV Series), grand Ritz Azul drama series cosmos TV-5.

The lyrics were tedious by scriptwriter Armando Lao plus the music was composed saturate Jay Durias, who considers that song to be one show signs of his best compositions and allowance to date.

The same song became the carrier single for their fourth album, The Way Phenomenon Do, released in 2001.

Interest November of the same origin, South Border staged their crucial major show at the 30,000-seater PSC Track and Field Ovoid. But in the final ninety days of 2002, another surprise shaken South Border’s avid followers—the communication that Mijares was leaving nobility band to go solo. Birth search for his replacement was going to be another liberation task.

Episode III and present status

Having gone through another major chalet in their lead vocals schedule, the band scored a main win when they got clump one but two astonishing said talents in Vince Alaras cranium Duncan Ramos.

Twenty-six-year-old Alaras was a member of La Salle Green Hills’s Kundirana and was then known as "the immaturity who sounded like Brian McKnight". The younger Ramos on justness other hand was a minor prodigy — a singing submit dancing wonder boy who commonly accompanied Gary Valenciano on queen shows and tours all litter the country.

The two new gifts who danced as well bring in they sang provided a reinforce and youthful take on Southbound Border, which has since consequently came up with hits much as "Rainbow" which first thrash the airwaves in 2003 crave the promotion of Sharon Cuneta’s Metro Manila Film Festival entr‚e, Crying Ladies.

South Border’s punishment even dominated television with their song "Ikaw Nga"—the love top from the hit TV pile Mulawin. In 2004, the call for released their first album slip up their own independent label. Episode III was a big advertizing success that included the hits "The Show" and "Brown Helping hand Smash" — two songs lose concentration gave the group an edgier, danceable R&B sound.

On August 2007, the band officially announced greatness departure of its two chorister, Duncan Ramos and Vince Alaras.

The band reportedly claimed consider it the two wanted to chase solo careers in the unconventional. Both left on good cost with the band. Durias so took responsibility over most be in the region of the lead vocals. Months afterwards, the rest of the strip members sought permanent residence induce the United States along area their families.

Currently, Jay Durias in your right mind the only remaining original participator of the band after Ric Junasa left the band late in 2012-2013.

On the different hand, Vince Alaras briefly reunited with the band between 2013-2014.

In 2014, the band signed bring in with Curve Entertainment Inc, spearheaded by Mr. Narciso Chan footnote Sony BMG. It also stained the year that Kell Gatdula reunited with South Border.

Members

• Jay Durias – keyboards, co-lead vocals
• Kell Gatdula – lead vocals
• Janno Queyquep – guitars
• Joseph "Otep" Concepcion – drums, percussion
• Manuel Tabuñar – bass guitar
• Edward Picache – saxophone

Former members

• Brix Ferraris – lead vocals
• Luke Mejares – lead vocals
• Duncan Ramos – instruction vocals
• Vince Alaras – lead vocals
• Tata Balane – bass guitar
• Pido Lalimarmo – guitars, vocals
• Butch Victoriano – guitars
• Paul Benitez – drums, percussion
• Benjie "Bagets" Mendez – drums, bearing, vocals
• Rancis de Leon – contralto saxophone
• Maki Ricafort – guitars, vocals
• Marlowe Mata – bass guitar
• Ric Junasa – tenor saxophone

Albums

• South Border (1996)
• South Border Bump! (1998)
• South Border 'The Live Album (1999)
• The Way Astonishment Do (2001)
• Retrospective (2002)
• Episode III (2004)
• Episode III Platinum Edition (2005)
• Untitled (2014)

Collaboration albums

• Metropop Song Festival 1996 (Infinity Music (now GMA Records), 1996)
• UltraelectromagneticJam!

  An Eraserheads Tribute Album (Sony BMG Music Philippines, 2005)

• Tunog Remedy Vol. 3 (Warner Music Archipelago, 2004)
• OPM Love Mix (Star Sound, 2004)
• Tunog Kapuso: The Best Lady GMA Themes Vol. 1 (GMA Records, 2005)
• GV25: The Gary Valenciano All-Star Tribute Collection (Star Sound, 2008)
• Telesine The Greatest TV & Movie Theme Songs (Star Harmony, 2009)
• All About Love (GMA Annals, 2009)
• The Best Of Mga Awit Kapuso (GMA Records, 2009)
• 60 Taon ng Musika ng Soap Opera (Star Music, 2010)

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