BP Valenzuela

B.P. Valenzuela (born February 13, 1995) is a Filipino singer-songwriter, producer and independent electronic pop artist from the Philippines. She is best known for her debut EP, be/ep (2014), and her debut studio album The Neon Hour (2015) with popular singles like "Pretty Car", and "Steady".[1][2]

B.P. Valenzuela
BP Valenzuela performing for Satchmi Vinyl Day 2015
Background information
Also known as	Half-lit (side project)
Born	(1995-02-13) February 13, 1995 Manila, Philippines
Genres	Indie pop Indie electronic Electropop Synthpop
Instruments	Guitar Keyboard Synthesizer Vocals
Years active	2014–present
Labels	Party Bear Records
Associated acts	crwn Curtismith Jess Connelly Moonwlk Nicholas Lazaro Sandwich No Rome August Wahh
Website	bpvalenzuela.bandcamp.com

Aside from her main focus as a electropop musician, she also performs as half-lit, a side project with a focus on electronic alternative pop.[3]

Life and career

Valenzuela started her music career at the age of 18 while a freshman at Ateneo de Manila University, taking up Sociology and Anthropology studies. In 2014, she released her debut EP entitled be/ep and later transferred to De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde to pursue music studies. She worked as a part-time barista at Satchmi, a retail vinyl record store. Later that year, she worked on her debut album, with Nicholas Lazaro (of Twin Lobster and MOONWLK) co-producing "Pretty Car", "Building Too" and "The Fury and Sound". Her debut album, entitled The Neon Hour, was released on March 30, 2015. Her debut single, "Steady", was released in the same year and was featured in the indie film Sleepless.[4][5]

Valenzuela has performed on various music festivals such as Fête dela Musique Philippines, Wanderland Music and Arts Festival (2015),[6] Goodvybes Festival (2016),[7] Bandwagon Riverboat Festival (2016),[8] and has opened for acts such as No Rome, The Sam Willows and Chairlift.[9][10]

Valenzuela is set to release her sophomore album, Crydancer, originally on July 7, 2017 (to coincide with her 22nd birthday). However, due to time constraints, she posted on Facebook that her album will move its release date to a later schedule.[11]

In mid-2018, she recently collaborated with rock band Sandwich for the Coke Studio Philippines project.[12]

In 2019, Valenzuela released paradigm shift, a six-song EP under her "half-lit" side project.[3]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales	Certifications
		PHL
The Neon Hour	Released: March 28, 2015 Label: Party Bear Records Format: Streaming, download	—[upper-alpha 1]
Crydancer	Released: 2019 (TBA) Label: Party Bear Records Format: LP	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales	Certifications
		PHL
Fresh Filter: Volume 1	Released: May 22, 2015 Format: LP	—[upper-alpha 1]
Logiclub X1	Released: April 15, 2016 Label: Futurestudio Format: Streaming, download	—[upper-alpha 1]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

As herself

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales	Certifications
		PHL
be/ep	Released: March 12, 2014 Format: Streaming, download	—[upper-alpha 1]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As half-lit

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales	Certifications
		PHL
paradigm shift	Released: October 30, 2019 Format: Streaming, download	—[upper-alpha 1]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As herself

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
		PHL
"Geomorph"	2014	—[upper-alpha 1]		be/ep (EP)
"Building"		—[upper-alpha 1]
"All That You Are"		—[upper-alpha 1]
"The General Scheme of Things"		—[upper-alpha 1]
"Second Nature"		—[upper-alpha 1]
"early/late"	2015	—[upper-alpha 1]		The Neon Hour
"Pretty Car"		—[upper-alpha 1]		The Neon Hour Fresh Filter: Volume 1
"Logic"		—[upper-alpha 1]		The Neon Hour
"Steady"		—[upper-alpha 1]
"Like Letter"		—[upper-alpha 1]
"Building Too"		—[upper-alpha 1]
"Veneers" (feat. Curtismith)		—[upper-alpha 1]
"Even If You Asked Me"		—[upper-alpha 1]
"Great Expectations"		—[upper-alpha 1]
"The Fury and Sound" (feat. Nick Lazaro)		—[upper-alpha 1]
"All of the Noise"	2015 2016	—[upper-alpha 1]		The Neon Hour Logiclub X1
"bbgirl" (feat. August Wahh and No Rome)	2017	—		Crydancer
"Cards" (feat. crwn)		—
"Instead (Hold You Down)"		—
"Minimize" (feat. Nick Lazaro)		—
"Stutter" (with Sandwich)		—		Coke Studio
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As half-lit

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
		PHL
"fri the 13th"	2019	—[upper-alpha 1]		paradigm shift (EP)
"cruising on the wavelength"		—[upper-alpha 1]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

1. "The Neon Hour". iTunes Philippines. March 30, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
2. Coco Maceren (March 25, 2015). "BP Valenzuela launches new album, 'The Neon Hour'". GIST.ph. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
3. Agbayani, Apa (October 29, 2019). "BP Valenzuela wants you to confront your feelings". CNN Philippines.
4. Albano, Lou (January 29, 2015). "12 things you need to know about BP Valenzuela, the singer everyone in the local music scene is so excited about". Coconuts Manila. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
5. "Barista by Day, Musician by Night: Behind the Bar with B.P. Valenzuela". Pepper.ph. February 24, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
6. "MYXclusive: The 5 W's Of WANDERLAND Music And Arts Festival 2015!". Myx. April 30, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
7. Arias, Jacqueline (February 20, 2016). "4 Hacks to Make the Most Out of the GoodVybes Festival". Preen (Inquirer.net). Retrieved January 13, 2017.
8. Hermoso, PB (June 1, 2016). "BP Valenzuela embraces regional love like no other". Bandwagon Asia. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
9. "The Sam Willows live in Manila". Bandwagon. October 30, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
10. Lavoie, Stephen (November 24, 2016). "Synthpop duo Chairlift to ignite Manila with their signature style". Rappler. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
11. "BP Valenzuela announces sophomore album Crydancer and upcoming single". Bandwagon. March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
12. "BP Valenzuela, Sandwich chill out to a new rhythm". The Manila Times. August 16, 2017.

Notes

1. The Philippine Hot 100 did not exist yet during this time.