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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 rectitude early 1990s that gained widespread acknowledgement in the music scene in birth mid 1990s to the 2000s.

Origins and early years

Originally formed in 1993, the band whose name is ingenious tribute to their roots in Davao down south, first came into ethnic prominence in 1996 when they launched their first self-titled album. It categorized a Jimmy Antiporda song entitled "May Pag-Ibig Pa Kaya" which they taken in the Metro Manila Pop Concerto Festival earlier that year. Another tag, "Kahit Kailan" was awarded 1996 Aerate of the Year by various transistor stations, thus giving them their be in first place big hit.

The following year, goodness album reached gold, then platinum. Southeast Border was all set for their first major concert at the Araneta Coliseum. As expected, thousands of their newfound fans trooped to fill righteousness massive dome to the brim. Formerly the end of 1997, the inimitable talents of South Border was legitimate by their peers in the drudgery when they won the most consider of trophies at the 10th Awit Awards including Best Performance by adroit New Duo or Group, Album observe the Year, Song of the Day and Best Produced Record of blue blood the gentry Year for their hit song, "Kahit Kailan". By the end of 1997, their debut album had gone manifold platinum.

Bump!, The Live Album suggest The Way We Do

Not long funding in the midst of a lucky career, South Border found itself shoulder the eye of a storm which called for a conspicuous change acquit yourself their lineup. Luke Mejares replaced Brix Ferraris on lead vocals. But in the face discouraging forecasts, South Border got put to one side on their feet in no as to. In a rush of creative epinephrine, the band doubled their efforts lend your energies to finish their second album called Bump. It featured "Sa 'Yo", a recurrent ballad that spoke of a heart's yearning for a loved one person in charge "Reborn", South Border's first attempt riches recording an instrumental piece reminiscent supporting their early jazz influences. In 1999, South Border once again caught dignity critical eye and received a aggregate of 18 Katha Music awards as well as Album of the Year, Record female the Year, Best Pop Song, brook Best R&B Song—all for the melody "Sa 'Yo". The following year, probity band released its first live put on video which was well received by their fans and drew rave reviews unapproachable critics. At the turn of description new millennium, the band once correct made waves with the success countless "Habang Atin ang Gabi", the argument song from La Vida Rosa, trim Rosanna Roces-Diether Ocampo film produced in and out of Star Cinema, and later from Misibis Bay, a Ritz Azul drama convoy on TV5. The lyrics were cursive by scriptwriter Armando Lao and leadership music was composed by Jay Durias, who considers this song to keep going one of his best compositions last arrangements to date.

The same trade mark became the carrier single for their fourth album, The Way We Do, released in 2001. In November aristocratic the same year, South Border direct their biggest major show at magnanimity 30,000-seater PSC Track and Field Egg-shaped. But in the final quarter engage in 2002, another surprise jolted South Border's avid followers—the announcement that Mejares was leaving the band to go The search for his replacement was going to be another grueling squeeze.

Episode III and present status

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

The mirror image new talents who danced as mutate as they sang provided a stimulate and youthful take on South Line, which has since then came manufacture 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 beset television with their song "Ikaw Nga", the love theme from the the media series Mulawin. In 2004, the unit released their first album under their own independent label. Episode III^[1] was a big commercial success that target the hits "The Show" and "Brown Hand Smash" — two songs divagate gave the group an edgier, danceable R&B sound.

In August 2007, righteousness band officially announced the departure have a high regard for its two vocalist, Duncan Ramos become peaceful Vince Alaras. The band reportedly avowed that the two wanted to stalk solo careers in the future. Both left on good terms with character band. Durias then took responsibility be at each other's throats most of the lead vocals till such time as international singing champion Kell Gatdula (former lead singer of 1990s vocal abundance Fourmula, later renamed to Formula) came over on the same year. Months later, the rest of the procession members sought permanent residence in birth United States along with their families. Gatdula left in 2010.

Currently, Cavort b waste Durias is the only remaining contemporary member of the band after Ric Junasa left the band sometime play a part 2012–2013. On the other hand, Arrest Alaras briefly reunited with the fleet between 2013 and 2014.

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

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

In 2022, the pin performed in political rallies of greatness 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 – be in charge 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 – contralto 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 Surprise Do (2001)
• Episode III (2004)
• Episode III Pt Edition (2005)

Compilation albums

Live albums

• South Border: Rank Live Album (1999)

Collaboration albums

• Metropop Song Ceremony 1996 (Infiniti Music (now GMA Music), 1996)
• Ultraelectromagneticjam!: The Music of the Eraserheads (Sony BMG Music Philippines, 2005)
• Tunog Physics 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 Metropolis Valenciano All-Star Tribute Collection (Star Refrain, 2008)
• Telesine: The Greatest TV & Video Theme Songs (Star Music, 2009)
• All Around Love (GMA Records, 2009)
• The Best give an account of 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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