men of manila will soon make the country swoon!!
The
Philippines will soon swoon and dance to the beat of the newest boy band in
town – Men of Manila. Composed of 12 young men aged between 16 to 25 years old,
they will make Filipinos fall in love again with their rendition of old and not
so old favorite hits such as Every Breath You Take by The Police.
But
apart from entertaining Filipinos with their soothing voices and sexy moves,
Men of Manila also aims to make a difference in society in their own way by
donating part of the proceeds of their earnings (concerts, ticket sales, record
sales) to a charity of their choice. Now, it’s not something that you hear very
often from every aspiring singer out there, right?
Why
Men of Manila?
Manila,
the country’s hub, is synonymous to a Filipino's search for the fulfillment of
a dream. The city is a melting pot of different local cultures from the
7,100 or so islands of the Philippines. This is the city where Filipinos from
different parts of the country converge in their search for a better life.
Hence you always hear adventurers, carpetbaggers, and fortune seekers say:
“Luluwas ako ng Maynila para hanapin ang aking swerte” (I will come to Manila
to try my luck).
The
12 dreamy, talented and gorgeous Men of Manila are from different places and
from all walks of life. They come from as far as Mindanao, to farther away in
the USA, Europe and the Middle East. They are all aiming to fulfill their dream
of making it big in the entertainment industry, and in the process, uplift the
lives of their families back home.
Although
they come from diverse backgrounds and cultures, they are all united by their
common quest for stardom with an advocacy to share their dreams with the
Filipino people. If some beauty contests have a “beauty with a purpose”
tagline, Men of Manila is “entertainment with a heart.”
Aside
from Every Breath You Take, which became a global anthem in the 90’s and still
a favorite to these days, Men of Manila will also sing their own version of
Something Stupid, made popular by Frank Sinatra and his daughter Nancy and was
revived a few times by different artists, the most recent of which was Michael
Bubble and Reese Witherspoon.
The
brains behind the boy band believe that there is no need to reinvent the wheel
to connect old songs with the new generation. They simply want to start with
old favorites, songs that each one of us can identify with, and then eventually
come up with their own original music.
Men
of Manila is composed of: Imm Zaidi, Jester Hernandez, Clark Merced, Yano
Gaspari, Arcel Delgado, Kurt Batacan, Nelson Valencia, Paolo Sta. Maria, Xen
Monforte, Redji Relucio, Lio Garcia, and Gabriel Bayan.
Some
of the members of the band are still studying, taking up information
technology, tourism, business and marketing management, among other courses,
while the others have already graduated from nursing and engineering.
Men
of Manila will hold its first ever concert on July 26 at the Music Museum and
is being managed by a group called Le Marais Production.
(For
ticket enquiries, sponsorships, bookings, PR-related matters, and other issues,
please contact Jun Isidro at 0918-738-3364.)
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more photos of the boys having fun during photo and mtv shoots. ah, to be young and gorgeous!!
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