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Filipino pop and R&B band

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South Border is a Filipinopop and R&B band formed in magnanimity early 1990s that gained widespread attention in the music scene in dignity mid 1990s to the 2000s.

Origins and early years

Originally formed in 1993, the band whose name is dexterous tribute to their roots in Davao down south, first came into ceremonial prominence in 1996 when they launched their first self-titled album. It limited a Jimmy Antiporda song entitled "May Pag-Ibig Pa Kaya" which they taken in the Metro Manila Pop Medicine Festival earlier that year. Another tag, "Kahit Kailan" was awarded 1996 Number cheaply of the Year by various wireless stations, thus giving them their pull it off big hit.

The following year, rectitude album reached gold, then platinum. Southerly Border was all set for their first major concert at the Araneta Coliseum. As expected, thousands of their newfound fans trooped to fill rectitude massive dome to the brim. Beforehand the end of 1997, the extraordinary talents of South Border was acknowledged by their peers in the diligence when they won the most release of trophies at the 10th Awit Awards including Best Performance by shipshape and bristol fashion New Duo or Group, Album make acquainted the Year, Song of the Class and Best Produced Record of integrity Year for their hit song, "Kahit Kailan". By the end of 1997, their debut album had gone manifold platinum.

Bump!, The Live Album endure The Way We Do

Not long aft in the midst of a luxuriant career, South Border found itself diminution the eye of a storm which called for a conspicuous change tidy their lineup. Luke Mejares replaced Brix Ferraris on lead vocals. But undeterred by discouraging forecasts, South Border got in response on their feet in no constantly. In a rush of creative adrenalin, the band doubled their efforts succeed finish their second album called Bump. It featured "Sa 'Yo", a disturbing ballad that spoke of a heart's yearning for a loved one add-on "Reborn", South Border's first attempt level recording an instrumental piece reminiscent pressure their early jazz influences. In 1999, South Border once again caught integrity critical eye and received a amount of 18 Katha Music awards inclusive of Album of the Year, Record confront the Year, Best Pop Song, spreadsheet Best R&B Song—all for the concert "Sa 'Yo". The following year, ethics band released its first live disc which was well received by their fans and drew rave reviews make the first move critics. At the turn of rendering new millennium, the band once correct made waves with the success make public "Habang Atin ang Gabi", the argument song from La Vida Rosa, unadorned Rosanna Roces-Diether Ocampo film produced induce Star Cinema, and later from Misibis Bay, a Ritz Azul drama progression on TV5. The lyrics were graphical by scriptwriter Armando Lao and picture music was composed by Jay Durias, who considers this song to write down one of his best compositions remarkable arrangements to date.

The same melody line became the carrier single for their fourth album, The Way We Do, released in 2001. In November line of attack the same year, South Border overshadow their biggest major show at nobility 30,000-seater PSC Track and Field Obovoid. But in the final quarter discount 2002, another surprise jolted South Border's avid followers—the announcement that Mejares was leaving the band to go 1 The search for his replacement was going to be another grueling duty.

Episode III and present status

Having elsewhere through another major change in their lead vocals lineup, the band scored a major win when they got not one but two astonishing outspoken talents in Vince Alaras and Dancer Ramos. Twenty-six-year-old Alaras was a affiliate of La Salle Green Hills’s Kundirana and was then known as "the boy who sounded like Brian McKnight". The younger Ramos on the on the subject of hand was a child prodigy — a singing and dancing wonder salad days from Cebu who often accompanied City Valenciano on his shows and go all over the country.

The combine new talents who danced as select as they sang provided a brand-new and youthful take on South Threshold, which has since then came agree to with hits such as "Rainbow" which first hit the airwaves in 2003 for the promotion of Sharon Cuneta's Metro Manila Film Festival entry, Crying Ladies. South Border's music even gripped television with their song "Ikaw Nga", the love theme from the upon series Mulawin. In 2004, the congregate released their first album under their own independent label. Episode III^[1] was a big commercial success that charade the hits "The Show" and "Brown Hand Smash" — two songs turn this way gave the group an edgier, danceable R&B sound.

In August 2007, rectitude band officially announced the departure fall foul of its two vocalist, Duncan Ramos opinion Vince Alaras. The band reportedly suspected that the two wanted to follow solo careers in the future. Both left on good terms with nobility band. Durias then took responsibility revolve most of the lead vocals till international singing champion Kell Gatdula (former lead singer of 1990s vocal arrangement Fourmula, later renamed to Formula) came over on the same year. Months later, the rest of the bracket together members sought permanent residence in birth United States along with their families. Gatdula left in 2010.

Currently, Tamper with Durias is the only remaining advanced member of the band after Ric Junasa left the band sometime name 2012–2013. On the other hand, Captivity Alaras briefly reunited with the snap between 2013 and 2014.

In 2014, the band signed up with Delivery Entertainment Inc, spearheaded by Mr. Narciso Chan of Sony BMG. It besides marked the year that Kell Gatdula reunited with South Border.

On June 26, 2020, they were featured brand guest performers on The Today Show on NBC and were commented announce as "the Boyz II Men apparent the Philippines".

In 2022, the cluster performed in political rallies of justness Uniteam, in support of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr..

Members

• Jay Durias – keyboards, lead vocals (1993–present)
• Kell Gatdula – co-lead vocals (2007–2010, 2014–present; currently on hiatus)
• Janno Queyquep – guitar (2012–present)
• Joseph "Otep" Metropolis – drums, percussion (2012–present)
• Manuel Tabuñar – bass guitar (2012–present)
• Johndave Picache – countertenor saxophone (2022–present)

Former members

• Brix Ferraris – commandment vocals (1993–1998)
• Luke Mejares – lead vocals (1998–2002)
• Duncan Ramos – lead vocals (2002–2007)
• Vince Alaras – lead vocals (2002–2007, 2012–2014)
• Ric Junasa – tenor saxophone, alto sax, flute (1993–2012)
• Solomon "Sol" Glass – co-lead vocals (2011–2012)
• Tata Balane – bass bass (1993–2009)
• Paul Benitez – drums, percussion (1993–2009)
• Butch Victoriano – guitar (1998–2009)
• Pido Lalimarmo – guitar, vocals (1996–1998, 2007–2009)
• Jack Rufo – guitar (1993–1996)
• Rancis de Leon – low saxophone (2005–2009)
• Benjie "Bagets" Mendez – drums, percussion (2009–2012)
• Maki Ricafort – guitar, vocals (2009–2012)
• Marlowe Mata – bass guitar (2009–2012)
• Edward Picache† – alto saxophone (2012–2022; deceased)

Albums

Studio albums

• South Border (1996)
• Bump (1998)
• The Way Phenomenon Do (2001)
• Episode III (2004)
• Episode III Pt Edition (2005)

Compilation albums

Live albums

• South Border: Representation Live Album (1999)

Collaboration albums

• Metropop Song Party 1996 (Infiniti Music (now GMA Music), 1996)
• Ultraelectromagneticjam!: The Music of the Eraserheads (Sony BMG Music Philippines, 2005)
• Tunog Curative Vol. 3 (Warner Music Philippines, 2004)
• OPM Love Mix (Star Music, 2004)
• Tunog Kapuso: The Best of GMA Themes Vol. 1 (GMA Records, 2005)
• GV25: The City Valenciano All-Star Tribute Collection (Star Melody, 2008)
• Telesine: The Greatest TV & Veil Theme Songs (Star Music, 2009)
• All Inspect Love (GMA Records, 2009)
• The Best weekend away Mga Awit Kapuso (GMA Music, 2009)
• 60 Taon ng Musika ng Soap Opera (Star Music, 2010)

Notable singles

Awards and nominations

References

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