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Max Surban | |
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Background information | |
Born | Cebu City, Cebu, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
Origin | Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines |
Genres | Novelty music, Comedy music |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, composer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1968–present |
Labels | Vicor, Universal, Star |
Website | https://www.maxsurban.net/ |
Max Surban is a Filipino Cebuano singer-songwriter. He has been given the "King of Visayan Song". Although known primarily for his singing of novelty songs, he has also recorded romantic ballads.
Like his fellow Visayan, the Bol-anon singer Yoyoy Villame, Max Surban has also become famous for his singing of so-called novelty songs . On several occasions, both Yoyoy Villame and Max Surban have appeared together on stage and even recorded together with a few albums. They were also in the Pamilya Ukay-OKay comedy TV show in Cebu.
Max wrote most of his own songs and, at the time of this writing, has made more than 30 albums. He also wrote and sang Tagalog songs.
"Ang Tao'y Marupok", the Rico J. Puno song was composed by Max Surban and Ernie Dela Peña. He wrote songs for Pilita Corrales, including duets they performed together, such as "Kon Magkabulag Ta", "Gugmang Dinali-Dali", "Pagbantay Gyud Inday" and "Diyos Ko Day".
Below are some of Max's awards and honours:
In 2019, Surban was recognized as one of the Top 100 Cebuano personalities by The Freeman, Cebu's longest-running newspaper. He was recognized alongside Tomas Osmeña, Resil Mojares, and Rubilen Amit as part of the centennial anniversary of the local newspaper. [1]
Max Surban receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Novelty singer-comedian: Max Surban finally gets “recognized” in his hometown
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