Tanya Markova

Tanya Markova is a Filipino rock band formed in 2006 and went mainstream in 2010. The band is composed of Harlon Agsaoay, Gel del Pilar, Pipoy Alejandro, Rhan Sabas, Kix Chavez, Ole Romblon, Japo Anareta, and Levy Arago. The band is recognizable due to their makeup and costumes, with each member having an onstage persona.

Tanya Markova
OriginManila, Philippines
GenresOPM/Pinoy rock, pop, pop rock, goth, shock rock, comedy rock[1]
Years active2006–present
LabelsMCA Music (2010–2014)
MembersHarlon Agsaoay (Norma Love)
Angelo "Gel" del Pilar (Iwa Motors)
Philipp Jertie "Pipoy" Alejandro (Mowmow)
Florante "Rhan" Sabas (Rez Curtis)
Francis "Kix" Chavez (Skrovak Iskopanjo)
Oliver "Ole" Romblon (Isabel Olé)
John Paul "Japo" Anareta (Robot Jaworski)
Levy Arago (Levy Poe)
Past membersEJ "Kid" Guevarra (Jennylyn Sucaldito)
Jasper "Jass" Borbajo (Heart Abunda)
Edson "Edu" Broce (Rufa Mae Milby)
Brian Lotho (Sam Quinto)
Jollybee "Jbee" Borbajo (Sugar K.)

History

Formation

Tanya Markova was formed in 2002 by San Beda University classmates Harlon Agsaoay and Gel del Pilar. Del Pilar immediately thought of an idea to combine sappy melodies and dark caricature-driven lyrics, then they decided to compose songs filled with sarcasm, idiocy, and childish ramblings. During those times the song they have created were only meant to be a joke with nonsensical titles. It took several months before they could find members who would agree to their concept, and almost 2 years to complete the line-up and perform live onstage. The said members originally hail from Bacolod, San Carlos City (Negros Occidental), Isabela, Leyte and some in Metro Manila.

Tragedy and hiatus

The band was on their lowest point on September 9, 2009 due to the unexpected death of Jollybee "Jbee" Borbajo a.k.a. Sugar K. in a freak vacation accident together with actor and friend Dennis Trillo. Due to this sudden loss, the band declared a hiatus in order to deal with the emotional experience and to think about the band's direction. In December 2009, Kid Guevarra went back to Manila to play lead guitar for Tanya Markova once again. He was actually Tanya Markova’s original guitarist (Sugar K. previously played drums before switching to guitars when Rufa Mae Milby decided to join) and was able to play in a few gigs and became involved on Tanya Markova’s first few demos but he decided to go back to Bacolod due to personal and work reasons. When Sugar K. died, he was the only guitarist on their mind that could fill his shoes. Kid Guevarra decided to don the Jennylyn Sucaldito suit again.[2]

MCA Music, Tanya Markova, and present status (2010–present)

On January 19, 2010 the band were signed by MCA Music Philippines (whose OPM line-up includes top brass artists like Chicosci, Urbandub, Pedicab, The Dawn and Franco among others).[2][3] On April 12, 2010, the band released their self-titled debut album Tanya Markova under MCA Music.[4][5] They have released the singles "Picture Picture", "Disney", and "Linda Blair".

Band's name

The band got their name from Filipina actress Tanya Garcia and the last name from Dolphy's bakla movie character, Markova. It's also a coincidence that an anagram of "Tanya Markova" is "Natay Karovam/Natay Karubam", an Ilocano word meaning "Dead Neighbor". The concept of the members' stage names are inspired by the band Marilyn Manson whose early members combined the names of notable personalities to form their own stage names.[6]

Members

Former members
  • Jennylyn Sucaldito – lead guitar
  • Heart Abunda – keyboard synthesizer
  • Rufa Mae Milby – drums
  • Sam Quinto – drums
  • Sugar K† (deceased) – lead guitar

Touring member
  • Kenneth B. Reached (Kenneth Floria) – bass guitar

Discography

Studio albums
  • Tanya Markova (2010)
  • Tanya Markova Shock Pop Edition (2012)
  • Mister Tililing (2016)

Singles
  • "Picture Picture"
  • "Disney"
  • "Linda Blair"
  • "P.A. Roadie Fernandez"
  • "Da Facebook Song"
  • "Jacuzzi"
  • "Creep"
  • "Hello Hello Hello"
  • "Ang Darling Kong Zombie"
  • "High-End"
  • "Iglap" [7]
  • "Stranded"

Music videos
  • "Picture Picture"
  • "Disney"
  • "Linda Blair"
  • "P.A. Roadie Fernandez"
  • "Da Facebook Song"
  • "Jacuzzi"
  • "Hello Hello Hello"
  • "Ang Darling Kong Zombie"
  • "High-End"
  • "Iglap"
  • "Stranded"

Awards and nominations

MYX Music Awards
  • Nominated: Favorite MYX Live Performance (2011)[8]
YearAward Giving BodyCategoryNominated WorkResults
2010Monster Radio RX 93.1OPM Band of the YearN/AWon
New Artist of the YearN/AWon
NU Rock AwardsBest New ArtistN/AWon[9]
Best Live ActN/AWon[9]
Best Music Video"Disney"Won[9]
Artist of the YearN/ANominated
Album of the Year"Tanya Markova"Nominated
Song of the Year"Picture Picture"Nominated
Guitarist of the Year(for Kid Guevarra, Rhan Sabas and Jbee Borbajo)Nominated
2011Awit AwardsBest Performance by a Group of Recording Artists"Picture Picture"Nominated
Best Performance by a New Group of Recording Artists"Picture Picture"Nominated
Music Video of the Year"Disney"Nominated
MYX Music AwardsFavorite New ArtistN/AWon
Favorite Music Video"Disney"Nominated
Favorite Song"Disney"Nominated
2012PMPC Star Awards For MusicMale Rock Artist of the YearN/ANominated
Music Video of the YearNominated

References
  1. Bareng, Sharline (2019-08-27). "Here's why Tanya Markova, other bands were chosen to join the International Silent Film Festival". Pep.ph. Archived from the original on 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  2. "MYX: Tanya Markova". Archived from the original on December 28, 2010.
  3. "Shock pop band Tanya Markova shot "Disney" music video for three days". Philippine Entertainment Portal. August 26, 2010. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  4. "Presenting Tanya Markova: A band, not a girl". Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 29, 2010. Archived from the original on December 4, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
  5. Godinez, Bong (July 7, 2010). "Tanya Markova rocks the lull away with self-titled debut album". Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  6. "Meeting Tanya Markova - SOUNDS FAMILIAR By Baby A. Gil - The Philippine Star » News » Entertainment". Philstar.com. 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2018-08-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "No text votes for 'OPM@Pagcor' talent search". Inquirer.net. February 14, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  9. "Franco lords over 17th NU Rock awards". Manila Bulletin. October 30, 2010. Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
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