IV of Spades | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | IVOS |
Origin | Metro Manila |
Genres | |
Years active | 2014–2020 (on hiatus) |
Labels | Warner Music Philippines |
Past members | Unique Salonga |
Website | ivofspades |
IV of Spades (stylized in all caps; pronounced "four of spades" [5] ) was a Filipino rock band from Metro Manila, Philippines, consisting of vocalist, bassist and keyboardist Zild Benitez, vocalist and lead guitarist Blaster Silonga, and drummer Badjao de Castro. Unique served as the band's lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist until he left the band in 2018. [6] The band first gained exposure with the release of their 4th single "Mundo". [4] [7] On August 21, 2020, the band entered an indefinite hiatus. [8]
Their musical style has been described as "pop funk" [9] and funk rock by the local press. [10] [3] [11] [12] [13] IV of Spades has been nominated for several musical awards, both in the Philippines and internationally. [14] The band is also known for their 1970s-inspired outfits. [15]
In July 2014, Allan Mitchell Silonga also known as "Daddy A" planned and decided to form a band for his son Blaster, who would become the band's lead guitarist and vocalist. Daddy A handpicked and recruit drummer Badjao de Castro and bassist Zild Benitez, who are the sons of Daddy A's friends. Unique Salonga, Benitez's churchmate who was already writing his own music, was later recruited to become the band's lead singer. [16] [17]
Most of the band members are sons of musicians. Blaster's father, Allan Silonga, is a member of 90s band Kindred Garden, which evolved after a while as k24/7, and the singing group Daddy's Home which finished third in The X Factor Philippines . [18] [19] Zild's father, Franklin Benitez, was the drummer of Hungry Young Poets and Barbie's Cradle. [18] [20] Badjao's father, Chuck de Castro, was a member of Makatha & Posivity Band and was also a session rhythm guitarist of the Rage Band. Blaster and Zild gained popularity when they became contestants for Eat Bulaga!'s hit contest, Music Hero. Zild was the first member of the Music Hero Squad and was the Bass Guitar grand champion; Blaster won the Electric Guitar grand champion and the title of Ultimate Music Hero.
IV of Spades signed to a record label and released their first single "Ilaw sa Daan" under Warner Music Philippines. [21]
The group's second single, “Hey Barbara” was released on July 9, 2017 and followed up by their third single “Where Have You Been My Disco?”, released on December 9, 2017 via YouTube.
In 2018, the band released their fourth single called "Mundo". A video of their live performance on the song, which was uploaded on Metro Manila-based radio station Wish 107.5's YouTube channel, became the group's highest viewed single on YouTube with 172 million views as of September 2023. [22]
IV of Spades won the New Artist of the Year, MYX Bandarito Performance of the Year, and Nominated as Group the Year at the annual MYX Music Awards. [23] The band also won the Dreams Come True with Air Asia, the airline's search for the most promising acts in the region. The band performed with David Foster as part of their prize. They also won the Favorite New Group award at the 30th annual Awit Awards. [24]
On May 5, 2018, the band announced on their official social media accounts that lead vocalist Unique Salonga had left in order to pursue personal endeavors. [6]
On July 12, 2018, the song "In My Prison" was released simultaneously on Spotify and YouTube. It is the band's first single after Salonga's departure, with Benitez taking over full-time as lead vocalist. [25] They released their sixth single, "Bata, Dahan-Dahan!" on September 14, 2018.
After they released their sixth single, they released another single "Sa Kahapon" and this time, with hip-hop artist and rapper Shanti Dope for Coke Studio Homecoming.
In October 2018, IV of Spades was nominated for the Best Southeast Asia Act category in the 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards [26] [27] [28] but lost to Joe Flizzow of Malaysian hip-hop group Too Phat. Within the same month, they returned to Wish 107.5 and collaborated with Moira dela Torre with a new song entitled "Huli Na Ba Ang Lahat". The song was first unveiled during a digital concert held on October 8, 2018. The show, staged by Acer Philippines in partnership with Wish 107.5, was part of the annually-held Acer Day celebration. [29]
The band released their debut studio album, ClapClapClap! , on January 18, 2019. The album consisted of 15 songs. The most popular being Come Inside of My Heart.
The band then released their single entitled "Ang Pinagmulan", on February 16, 2020. After 2 months, they released their latest single entitled "Sariling Multo (Sa Panaginip)", on April 17, 2020. The band then announced their hiatus on August 21, 2020. [30]
IV of Spades is heavily inspired by 1970s fashion, acts and sounds. Members of the band have cited various musical groups and artists as songwriting influences, including ABBA, Kings of Leon, Tame Impala, My Chemical Romance, Radiohead, and Jet. [31] The band's genre is a mix of 1970s influenced disco, funk, alternative rock and Manila Sound.[ citation needed ]
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Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s)/work(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Awit Awards | 2018 | Best Performance by a Group Recording Artist | "Hey Barbara" | Won | [32] |
Favorite Performance by a Group Recording Artist | Won | ||||
Record of the Year | Won | ||||
Music Video Of The Year | "Where Have You Been, My Disco" | Won | |||
2019 | Music Video of the Year | "Take That Man" | Nominated | [33] | |
Record of the Year | "Mundo" | Nominated | |||
Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
2020 | Album of the Year | "ClapClapClap!" | Won | [34] | |
Record of the Year | "Bawat Kaluluwa" | Won | |||
LionHearTV RAWR Awards | 2018 | Hugot Song of the Year | "Mundo" | Won | [35] |
MOR Pinoy Music Awards | 2019 | Band of the Year | "Mundo" | Nominated | [36] |
Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
MTV European Music Awards | 2018 | Best Southeast Asian Act | "IV of Spades" | Nominated | |
MYX Music Awards | 2018 | Group of the Year | "IV of Spades" | Nominated | [37] |
Myx Bandarito Performance of the Year | Won | ||||
New Artist of the Year | Won | ||||
2019 | Artist of the Year | "IV of Spades" | Nominated | [38] [39] | |
Group of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Music Video of the Year | "In My Prison" | Nominated | |||
Rock Video of the Year | Won | ||||
Song of the Year | "Mundo" | Won | |||
2020 | Artist of the Year | "IV of Spades" | Nominated | [40] [41] | |
Collaboration of the Year | "Nagbabalik" (with Rico Blanco) | Nominated | |||
Music Video of the Year | "Come Inside of My Heart" | Nominated | |||
Rock Video of the Year | Won | ||||
Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
2021 | Music Video of the Year | "Ang Pinagmulan" | Nominated | [42] | |
Rock Video of the Year | |||||
PMPC Star Awards for Music | Duo/Group Concert Performer of the Year | "Rico Blanco x IV of Spades Live in Concert!" | Pending | [43] | |
Village Pipol Choice Awards | 2019 | Group Performer of the Year | "IV of Spades" | Nominated | [44] |
Wish Music Awards | 2018 | Wishclusive Urban Performance of the Year | "Ilaw Sa Daan" | Won | [45] |
Wish Promising Artist of the Year | "IV of Spades" | Nominated | |||
Wish Rock/Alternative Song of the Year | "Hey Barbara" | Nominated | |||
2019 | Wishclusive Collaboration of the Year | "Huli Na Ba Ang Lahat" (with Moira Dela Torre) | Nominated | [46] | |
Wishclusive Rock/Alternative Performance of the Year | "Mundo" | Won | |||
Wish Group of the Year | "IV of Spades" | Won | |||
Wish Rock/Alternative Song of the Year | "In My Prison" | Nominated | |||
2020 | Wishclusive Rock/Alternative Performance of the Year | "Bawa't Kaluluwa" | Won | [47] [48] | |
Wish Group of the Year | "IV of Spades" | Nominated | |||
Wish Rock/Alternative Song of the Year | "Nagbabalik" | Won |
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