This Band (band)
This Band is an indie pop band based in Las Piñas, Philippines. They are known for their hit single Kahit Ayaw Mo Na.[1][2] On April 03, 2020, the unofficial lyric video for "Kahit Ayaw Mo Na" reached 231 million views, the official music video for it reached 20 million views, and the official lyric video reached 2.5 million views.[3][4]
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This Band members (from left to right), Gubs, CarSon, Hue, Andee, Mcrns, and Miki. | |
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 This band.[6] Later on, they recently 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 that has over 37 million views, is known for its hopeful meaning. It defines a quote that says, "Sometimes you just have no choice but to face the music and believe that there's still hope even in endings".
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
Singles
- Rebound
- 'Di Sapat Pero Tapat
- Wala Na Ang Init (collaboration with Pusakalye)
- Nang Iwan
- 'Di Na Babalik
- Ligaya?
- Hindi Na Nga
- Tampisaw
- Bitaw Na
- Kahit Ayaw Mo Na
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.
- "Strangers discover common past in 'Kahit Ayaw Mo Na'". Manila Standard. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.