This Band (band)
This Band is an indie pop rock band based in Las Piñas, Philippines. They are known for their hit single Kahit Ayaw Mo Na.[1][2] As of September 21, 2020, the unofficial lyric video for "Kahit Ayaw Mo Na" has reached 300 million views but it has been removed because of copyright issues, the official music video for it reached 22 million views, and the official lyric video reached 6.5 million views.[3][4]
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This Band members (from left to right), Ar Em, Carson, Euwie, Andee, John, and Mikki. | |
Background information | |
Origin | Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines |
Genres | |
Years active | 2017–present |
Labels | Viva Records |
Associated acts | Mayonnaise December Avenue Sarah Geronimo Pusakalye |
Members | Andrea Manzano Euwie Von Loria Miccael Galvan John Kenneth Macaranas Melvin Carson Reymart Gubat |
Career
In 2017, This Band started performing as a band at KM17 Place and several food parks in Las Piñas. The band went through various male singers before finding Andrea Manzano whose voice is being compared to KZ Tandingan.[5] Andrea used to sing for a Christian band in her local church before joining the band.[6] Later on, they released their first single, "Kahit Ayaw Mo Na" on Amazon, iTunes, Spotify, and other streaming apps.Their career rose as audience increase. After that, they release single after single. As they get longer in the music scene, their music becomes known by a wider audience. This Band's style and sound attracts the ongoing growing legion of listeners. Today, they have almost an average of 26 million views on YouTube and 1.7 million listeners on Spotify. "'Hindi Na Nga", one of their released pop-rock single has reached over 37 million views. And in 2020 they have a new project coming.
Members
Current members
- Andrea Manzano – lead vocals (2017–present)
- Euwie Von Loria – guitar (2017–present)
- Miccael Galvan – bass guitar (2017–present)
- John Kenneth Macaranas – drums (2017–present)
- Melvin Carson – keyboard (2018–present)
- Raymart Gubat – lead guitar (2018–present)[1][7]
Discography
As lead artist
Title | Year | Album |
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"Kahit Ayaw Mo Na" | 2018 | Non-album singles |
"Bitaw Na" | ||
"Tampisaw" | ||
"Hindi Na Nga" | ||
"Ligaya?" | 2019 | |
"'Di Na Babalik" | ||
"Nang Iwan" | ||
"Wala na Ang Init" (with Pusakalye) | ||
"'Di Sapat Pero Tapat" | ||
"Rebound" | 2020 | |
"'Sinungaling Ka" | Huwag Kang Matakot |
Promotional singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"Sa Nangungulila" (with Sarah Geronimo) |
2019 | Coke Studio Season 03 |
"Kilometro" Alt+Rock cover of Sarah Geronimo's song |
Awards and Nominations
Asian Academy Creative Awards
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Host Country |
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2020 | Coke Studio Season 3: Family Feels featuring Sarah Geronimo and This Band | Best Branded Program or Series | Won[10] | Singapore |
MOR Pinoy Music Awards
Year | Nominated Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | Band of the Year | "Kahit Ayaw Mo Na" | Nominated | [11] |
PMPC Star Awards for Music
Year | Award | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | Song of the Year | "Hindi Na Nga" | Nominated | [12] |
"Kahit Ayaw Mo Na" | Nominated |
References
- Liwanag, Punch (19 November 2018). "This Band doing it right". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- Bonifacio, Mark (17 January 2019). "This Band breaks through Spotify's Global Viral Charts". Manila Times. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- "Kahit Ayaw Mo Na - This Band [Official Music Video]", Viva Records, 28 April 2018, retrieved 8 July 2019
- "Kahit Ayaw Mo Na - This Band [Official Lyric Video]", Viva Records, 14 April 2018, retrieved 8 July 2019
- Losorata, Yugel (26 December 2018), Bands on the run, retrieved 16 August 2019
- Policarpio, Allan (7 May 2019). "For This Band, 'every emotion is equivalent to a song'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- Baby A. Gill (24 December 2018). "Presenting : This Band". Philstar Global. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9395400/fullcredits
- https://www.netflix.com/title/81259348
- https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/15/20/abs-cbn-titles-lead-ph-winners-at-asian-academy-creative-awards. Missing or empty
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(help) - "2020 MOR Pinoy Music Awards Nominees". onemusic.ph. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
- "Nominees for 2019 Star Awards for Music". news.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.