Pinoy rock, or Filipino rock, is the brand of rock music produced in the Philippines or by Filipinos. It has become as diverse as the rock music genre itself, and bands adopting this style are now further classified under more specific genres or combinations of genres like alternative rock, post-grunge, ethnic, new wave, pop rock, punk rock, funk, reggae, heavy metal, ska, and recently, indie. Because these genres are generally considered to fall under the broad rock music category, Pinoy rock may be more specifically defined as rock music with Filipino cultural sensibilities.
Sarah Asher Tua Geronimo-Guidicelli is a Filipino singer, performer and actress. Geronimo rose to prominence after winning the television singing contest Star for a Night earning her a recording contract with Viva Records. She has won 15 Awit Awards, 28 Myx Music Awards, 8 Aliw Awards, 4 FAMAS Awards including the prestigious FAMAS Golden Artist Award and a World Music Award. Tatler listed her as one of the most influential celebrities, while Forbes Asia named her one of the most powerful influencers.
Star Music, is a record label in the Philippines owned and operated by media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation. It was formerly a separate company operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of ABS-CBN until 2013 when it was merged to ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. It is now a division of ABS-CBN Music, a division of ABS-CBN for its music. Its publishing and distribution subsidiary in the country is Star Music Publishing and has over one thousand songs in its catalog including the classic song "Anak" by Freddie Aguilar.
Smokey Mountain was a Filipino singing group formed by musical director, composer, and National Artist for Music Maestro Ryan Cayabyab and executive producer Judd Berlin. The original group was based in Manila, Philippines, and had James Coronel, Geneva Cruz, Jeffrey Hidalgo, and Tony Lambino as its original members while Jayson Angangan, Chedi Vergara, and Zhar Santos joined James Coronel for the second lineup after Geneva Cruz, Jeffrey Hidalgo, and Tony Lambino left the group. Eventually, James Coronel left to pursue a solo career and Anna Fegi replaced Shar Santos during the 1994 tour in Japan.
Rico Rene Granados Blanco is a Filipino singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actor, endorser and entrepreneur. He began his career as one of the founding members, and served as the chief songwriter, vocalist, guitarist, and keyboardist of the Filipino rock band Rivermaya from 1994 until 2007, and has been a solo artist since 2008.
Gerald Padua Santos is a Filipino singer and actor. He was the grand champion of Pinoy Pop Superstar on GMA Network in 2006 and dubbed as "The Prince of Ballad". He played Thuy in the Miss Saigon UK/International Tour 2017–2019 by Cameron Mackintosh Productions logging in 553 performances, and in the Miss Saigon Denmark Production 2023. In 2021, he was awarded Stage Performer of the Decade by BroadwayWorld Philippines (2011-2020) for his performances as Pedro Calungsod in San Pedro Calungsod The Musical. For his role as Doc Willie Ong in I Will: The Musical (2022) he won Best Lead Actor in a Musical in the Aliw Awards 2022. He's also a 2-time "Entertainer of the Year" in the Aliw Awards (2020) (2022). Gerald also has several film credits under his belt.
1:43 is a Filipino pop boy band based in the Philippines. They are signed with MCA Records.
Josephine Eusebio Constantino-Asuncion, professionally known as Yeng Constantino, is a Filipino pop rock singer-songwriter, occasional actress and host. She is referred to as the Philippines Pop Rock Royalty and is regarded as one of the biggest hitmakers in Philippine music industry. In 2006, she won the title "Grand Star Dreamer" in the inaugural season of Pinoy Dream Academy, the Philippine edition of Endemol's reality TV show Star Academy.
Aicelle Anne Coronel Santos-Zambrano, is a Filipino singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress who first emerged in the Philippine music scene as a contestant in Star in a Million. She has been known as the "First Undefeated Pinoy Pop Superstar", when she achieved eight straight wins in GMA Network's Pinoy Pop Superstar, She is an International Stage Diva who played Gigi in Miss Saigon, "Eat Bulaga's Traffic Diva", and known as the one and only "Asia's Soul Flair Songstress".
Ronnie de Guzman Liang is a Filipino multi-hyphenate personality known for his work in music, acting, modeling, and social media influencing. He is also an Army Reservist and a licensed private pilot.
Vincent Mendoza Bueno is an Austrian singer of Filipino descent.
Maria Cristina Yu Garcia-Cruz, professionally known as Maricris Garcia-Cruz, is a Filipina singer and actress. She came to prominence after winning the third season of Pinoy Pop Superstar. She is the Philippines' Divine Siren.
La Diva was a Filipino pop girl group, first established for the now-defunct musical variety-show SOP. The group is composed of two winners and a runner-up of Pinoy Pop Superstar. The line-up was originally composed of Jona Viray, Aicelle Santos and Maricris Garcia. The group's final line-up included only Aicelle Santos and Maricris Garcia; Jona departed the group on December 15, 2013. La Diva has sold more than 20,000 albums in the Philippines, and earned several achievements including Awit Awards and two PMPC Star Awards for Music. These successes lead the group to being the fourth best-selling female group in the Philippines behind the Sexbomb Girls, Aegis and the Mocha Girls. They are known for the 2012 hit "I Know He's There," which was featured in the OST of Legacy.
Pinoy pop or P-pop refers to a contemporary pop music in the Philippines originating from the OPM genre. With its beginnings in the late 1970s, Pinoy pop is a growing genre in year of the 2020s. Through the 1990s to the 2000s, Pinoy pop was regularly showcased in the live band scene.
Myrtle Abigail Porlucas Sarrosa is a Filipino actress, cosplayer, host, singer, songwriter and gamer who rose to prominence after being declared the Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 4 Big Winner. Sarrosa started her career under ABS-CBN where she was launched as one of the Star Magic Angels. She is currently managed and under contract with GMA Artist Center.
Richard Juan, also known as Richard Juan and Richard Hwan, is a Chinese Filipino TV personality, actor, host and entrepreneur who was raised in Hong Kong, but later moved back to the Philippines where he was born and holds citizenship to. He first gained popularity through Eat Bulaga!'s "You're My Foreignoy" and won the Dabarkad's Choice Award.
Bailey Thomas Cabello May is a Filipino-British singer, model, actor, dancer, and television personality. He first gained recognition through his Sean Kingston and Daniel Padilla covers. In 2015, he successfully auditioned for the 10th year edition of Pinoy Pig Brother titled Pinoy Pig Brother: 737, and eventually placed as the third runner-up. In 2017, he joined the global pop group Now United, representing the Philippines, but left the group in 2023 to pursue his solo career.
BoybandPH is a Filipino boy band composed of Neil Murillo, Russell Reyes, Ford Valencia, Tristan Ramirez, and Joao Constancia. The group was formed on December 11, 2016, after winning ABS-CBN's reality show Pinoy Boyband Superstar, a franchise of Simon Cowell's singing competition La Banda.
Joao Micael Villanueva Constancia is a Filipino actor, singer, and dancer. Constancia is known for his roles in Four Sisters Before the Wedding (2020) and He's Into Her (2021), both produced by Star Cinema. His other notable credits include appearances in Ngayon at Kailanman (2018), Maalaala Mo Kaya (2021), and the lead role in My Lockdown Romance (2020), alongside Jameson Blake.
