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.
Eat Bulaga!, formerly Eat... Bulaga!, is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. It is the longest running variety show in the Philippines, with over 13,000 episodes. Originally hosted by Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, Joey de Leon, Chiqui Hollman and Richie D'Horsie, it premiered on Radio Philippines Network on July 30, 1979. The show was originally produced by Production Specialists, Inc. TAPE Inc. produces the show since July 7, 1981. Alexa Miro, Betong Sumaya, Buboy Villar, Cassy Legaspi, Mavy Legaspi, Paolo Contis, Kimpoy Feliciano, Dasuri Choi, Glaiza de Castro, Kokoy de Santos, Michael Sager, Winwyn Marquez, Yasser Marta, Chariz Solomon, Arra San Agustin and Isko Moreno currently serve as the hosts, with participation of Music Hero Band.
Jose Maria Ramos de Leon Jr., popularly known as Joey de Leon, is a Filipino comedian, actor, television host and songwriter. He is one of the members of the comedy trio, collectively known as TVJ with Tito and Vic, who used to host the longest running noontime variety show, Eat Bulaga!. He is one of the co-founders of TVJ Productions and is currently the main host of the noontime show, E.A.T. which airs on TV5 Network.
Manila Sound is a music genre in the Philippines that began in the mid-1970s in Metro Manila. The genre flourished and peaked in the mid to late-1970s during the Philippine martial law era and has influenced most of the modern genres in the country by being the forerunner to OPM.
Marvic Valentin Castelo Sotto, professionally known as Vic Sotto, is a Filipino actor, singer and comedian. Nicknamed "Bossing", he is regarded as a veteran actor and host in the entertainment industry.
Ciara Anna Gamboa Sotto is a Filipina actress and singer.
VST & Company was a Filipino disco band from Manila, Philippines, founded by Vic Sotto, Spanky Rigor, and Tito Sotto. Hailed as one of the most successful Filipino bands of the late 1970s, the group is considered by many to be one of the original proponents of OPM. The band originally consisted of Spanky Rigor, Roger Rigor, Male Rigor, Celso Llarina, Monet Gaskell, Val Sotto and Jun Medina. They pioneered the Manila sound genre along with bands such as Hotdog and Cinderella, and rose to fame with their first hit song, "Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko". The song ignited Philippine disco culture, and sparked "VST Mania"; a craze that swept across the country throughout the late 1970s. Their five albums which host a catalogue of hits such as "Rock Baby Rock", "Swing It Baby", "Disco Fever", "Magsayawan", "Kiss Kiss", "Magnifica" and "Step No, Step Yes", plus three critically acclaimed full-length films, Disco Fever (1978), Swing It… Baby (1979) and Rock Baby, Rock (1979), hallmark the band's cultural influence and historical contributions to contemporary Philippine pop music.
Iskul Bukol is a Philippine situational comedy show that aired on the IBC-13 network from October 1978 to 1988. It starred Filipino comedians Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon. The show centered around student life in the fictional Wanbol University.
Iskul Bukol 20 Years After (Ungasis and Escaleras Adventure) is a 2008 Filipino adventure comedy film starring actors Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon. It is part of the Iskul Bukol franchise, depicting its characters 20 years after the end of the original TV series. It is also the fourth Iskul Bukol film (after 1977's Iskul Bukol the Movie, 1980's Iskul Bukol Freshmen, and 1987's The Best of Iskul Bukol: The Movie).
Alberto Sermonia Sumaya Jr., popularly known as Betong Sumaya, is a Filipino comedian, actor, and former production assistant for GMA Network, where he is also a part of the network's talent agency.
Just One Summer is a 2012 Filipino romance-drama film directed by Mac Alejandre, starring Julie Anne San Jose and Elmo Magalona. The movie was produced by GMA Pictures.
Valmar Castelo Sotto, better known as Val Sotto, is a Filipino actor, singer, composer, and comedian. He was one of the lead vocalists of the Filipino band VST & Company. He appeared as the lead actor in Agila aired from 1987 to 1992 on RPN and ABS-CBN produced by TAPE Inc.
"Rock Baby Rock" is a song by Filipino disco group VST & Company, written by Vic Sotto. It is part of a medley called "VST Concerto in A Minor" on the album VST 3. It was one of the group's biggest hits produced by the band themselves. Sotto said in an interview on PTV's Xiao Time segment that it was his most favorite VST song because he put a lot of effort into it.
VST is the first studio album by the Manila sound group VST & Company, released in 1978. The lead vocalist, Vic Sotto, was not credited and does not even appear in the group's picture at the back of the album, but was thanked in the album credits along with Tito Sotto and Joey de Leon.
VST 2 is the second studio album by Filipino Manila sound group VST & Company released in 1978. It features the disco hits "Swing" and "Step No, Step Yes", which were both featured on the film Swing It, Baby starring Vilma Santos, Romeo Vasquez, TVJ and VST themselves. Although the actual group played on the first album VST, session musicians were used for this album.
"Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko" is a disco song by the Filipino group VST & Company. Although released only as a B-side of the ballad "Ikaw ang Aking Mahal", it is one of group's biggest hits in the country. The lyrics were penned by Joey de Leon and its melody by Vic Sotto and arranged by Lorrie Illustre. Recorded at Cinema Audio in 1978.
"Magsayawan" is a song recorded by the Filipino disco group VST & Company, written by the songwriting team of Charo Unite and Ernie dela Peña. It was one of the group's biggest hits in the Philippines and was the only hit single not written by the group's principal songwriters, Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon.
TVJ Productions, Inc. is a Philippine media production company co-owned by the original Eat Bulaga! hosts Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon and media company MediaQuest Holdings. The company was formed in June 2023 after TVJ severed its ties with Television and Production Exponents, Inc., the producer of Eat Bulaga! due to internal conflicts between TVJ and the new management.
Carren Emol Eistrup Frederiksen, better known as Carren Eistrup, is a Filipino-born Danish singer and television host. She is the grand winner of Eat Bulaga! talent search, Bida Next and the youngest host of TV5's noontime variety show, E.A.T.
