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Caryl Campos Eazer Pastor Ferdie Marquez (deceased) Francis Guevarra Yeng Remulla Jay Valencia Jun Dizon Carlo Sison Kenneth Ilagan Bimbo Yance Benedict Esguerra
True Faith is a band from the Philippines formed in 1991. The band is influenced by the new wave genre, and took its name from New Order's 1987 single "True Faith".
In 1993, a demo tape of the band's song "Perfect" hit number one on the Manila Top 40 radio station[3]99.5 RT FM (now 99.5 Play FM). After signing to EMI Music in the Philippines, True Faith's 1995 album, Build, was the group's first hit record.
The band received an Music Television Asia "Best Video Award" in 2000 for the video "Awit Para Sa Kanya (Song For Her), Memories Are Cheap: The Best ofTrue Faith, 1993-2000", produced by True Faith and Darrell James Laxamana. The album featured a new track, "Kung O.K. Lang Sa'yo," an acoustic guitar ballad featuring the then-new member Jay Valencia. This album also included a remix version of "Get It On."
At an MTV event in Makati in May 2001, the band performed with a three-piece horn section from big band Ugoy Ugoy.
Legal action
A court case was filed between co-founder and lead singer Medwin Marfil and three founding band members over the use of the band name. An out-of-court settlement granted Medwin full rights to the band's name. He reformed the band with old and new members and recorded two more studio albums under the Octoarts-EMI label.
2002-2009
Grace (2002), the band's next album, included a single, "Dedma," that attracted attention because the video featured FHM cover girl Diana Zubiri. In 2004, True Faith released Eto Hits...et Acoustic. EMI released a compilation of True Faith songs in their original acoustic arrangement or redone to suit the theme. It also included a cover of the Culture Club song "Mistake No. 3".[citation needed]
After a two-year break from recording, the band launched their eleventh album, Strayto Be Found. Benedict Esguerra and Kenneth Ilagan joined the band as drummer and guitarist, respectively, and the album included their first single—the ballad "Dahil Ikaw" (the theme song to the tele series Sa Piling Mo). After "Dahil Ikaw," the singles "Sayang Ang Lahat," "Cross My Heart" (a cover of an EBTG classic), and "Araw't Gabi" were also released. The videos for the singles appeared regularly on MYX's Daily Top 10. The album also included covers of the band's favorites: Crowded House's "Four Seasons in One Day" and Fra Lippo Lippi's "Crazy Wisdom."
In October 2005, the band began their first American tour.[2] From 2006 to 2008, True Faith performed shows in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia. In June 2009, Medwin and Eugene performed a special acoustic show in Dubai.
In 2006, the band released a greatest hits album and a music video, directed by Robert Quebral.
The music video for "Dahil Ikaw", directed by Genghis Jimenezhe, was one of the most viewed in 2006. The song was nominated in two categories at the MYX Music Awards of 2007 and won in the Soundtrack category.[4]
To celebrate True Faith's contribution to OPM and their years in EMI Philippines, the record label compiled all of the band's most popular tracks, plus some other less popular tracks, into a compilation album, Dream Journal: The Very Bestof True Faith 1993-2007
2010s
Released in March 2010, Love Parade features an eclectic mix of special guests, including soul prince, Luke Mejares; saxophone wiz, Dix Lucero (on the 80's-influenced inspirational track "Kaya Mo 'Yan"); and Time magazine-acclaimed artists Carlos Magno of the band Out of Body Special; and Armi Millare of Up Dharma Down who sang on the single, "Yun Lang."
In 2017, True Faith received an invitation from MGMT to record their own rendition of the single "Me and Michael," which was eventually included on the band's fourth album, Little Dark Age, released on February 9, 2018. The result of this was True Faith's New Order-inspired Filipino version of the song, titled "Ako at si Michael." MGMT then released a music video of their song which featured True Faith in the narrative. True Faith also created a music video of "Ako at si Michael." In 2018, the band released their tenth album "Sentimental," which was reissued on vinyl in 2021.
On March 31, 2019, former member and co-founder Ferdie Marquez died from a heart attack.[citation needed]
2020s
In February 2022, the band released an album titled "11," which consists of three singles "Dyahe," "Your Ready Smile," and "Refriend." The album's release was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[citation needed]
↑Gomez, Rea L. (August 2, 2000). "Keeping the faith". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p.C1. Retrieved September 1, 2022. Just like with 'Kung Okay Lang Sa 'Yo,' our new single...
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