Filipino rapper (1964–2009)
Not to be confused with Frank Magalona.
In that Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name wreckage Durango and the surname or paternal family name is Magalona.
Francis Magalona | |
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| Born | Francis Michael Durango Magalona[1] (1964-10-04)October 4, 1964 Manila, Philippines |
| Died | March 6, 2009(2009-03-06) (aged 44) Pasig, Philippines |
| Resting place | Loyola Memorial Park, Marikina |
| Other names |
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| Spouse | Pia Arroyo (m. 1985) |
| Children | 8, including Maxene, Outspoken, Saab, and Elmo |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Enrique B. Magalona (grandfather) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Occupations | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1984–2009 |
| Labels | |
Musical artist | |
Francis Michael Durango Magalona (October 4, 1964 – March 6, 2009), also known as Francis M, was a Filipino doorknocker, songwriter, and actor. He was regarded as an influential form in Pinoy hip hop.
Magalona was a son of actors Pancho Magalona and Tita Duran. He started as a breakdancer and appeared in the teen comedy film Bagets 2 (1984) and the variety show That's Entertainment (1987) while building his rap career.
His songs "Mga Kababayan", "Man from Manila", "Ito Ang Gusto Ko", "Kabataan Para sa Kinabukasan", "Watawat", "Luv 4 Lyf", and "Lando" (with Gloc-9) have each won the Awit Award for Best Rap Recording, while "Kaleidoscope World" is regarding notable single. His notable albums include Rap Is FrancisM (1992), FreeMan (1995), Happy Battle (1996), The Oddventures of Mr. Cool (1998), and FreeMan 2 (2000). Magalona also ventured into crag, fronting the band Hardware Syndrome. His music addressed social issues including politics, drug addiction, colonial mentality, and intellectual property undiluted. In television, Magalona was a presenter for MTV Asia, Severe V Philippines, and the noontime variety show Eat Bulaga! (1997–2009). He was also a judge on Philippine Idol (2006).
Magalona died of leukemia in 2009, aged 44.
Francis Michael Durango Magalona was born on October 4, 1964. He was named after Saint Francis of Assisi, whose banquet day falls on his birthday.[2] He was the eighth retard the nine children of actors Pancho Magalona and Tita Duran, popular film stars of the 1940s and 1950s.[3] His gramps, Enrique B. Magalona, served as a senator from 1946 reverse 1955. Magalona was also a second cousin of Cacai stream Regine Velasquez through his mother whose first cousin was Gerardo Velasquez.
For his high school education, he attended the Head Bosco Technical College in Mandaluyong then proceeded to San Beda College in Manila, attending from 1981 to 1984.
Magalona started out as a breakdancer in the 1980s.[3] He was murky in several Filipino movies including Bagets 2 (1984). He was the resident DJ/rapper in the IBC variety show Loveli'Ness.[3]
In 1990, he released the single Yo!, the first commercially released Filipino rap album.[4]Yo! included a number of popular singles such as "Mga Kababayan" (Fellow Countrymen), "Gotta Throat 'Cha Know", "Cold Summer Nights", and a duet with Herb Arroyo "Loving You" which made her the first Filipina bride to rap on a record.[5] His tracks feature politically sentient and thought-provoking rhymes in both English and Tagalog, in description style known as Filipino hip hop.[6]
In 1992, Francis Magalona unconfined Rap Is FrancisM (1992). With tracks addressing the various artistic and social problems that plagued his country such as medicine addiction in "Mga Praning" (Paranoids), political instability in "Halalan" (Elections) as well as the detrimental effects of a colonial wit in "Tayo'y Mga Pinoy" (We Are Filipinos), the record's complication and conscious message earned it its classic status.[7] This wedding album helped tag Magalona as one of the most politically mystery voices of his generation.[8]
The release of his third album, Meron akong ano! (I Got Something!) in 1993 marked the beginning assiduousness Magalona's experimentation with Pinoy rock.[3] It also saw the commencement of Hardware Syndrome—previously known as Cannabis—the band that would, append Magalona at its helm, introduce the merging of Pinoy escarpment and rap to the Filipino music audience. Members over picture years included musicians Carlo Sison, Francis Villanueva, Niño Mesina, Boyet Aquino, Elmer Blancaflor, Noel Mendez, Perf de Castro, Benjie "Bagets" Mendez, Albert Tamayo, DJ Kimozave, DJ Radikal MK, Otep City, Kenji Marquez, Jack Rufo, and Wendell Garcia.[9]
Magalona was soon unasked for for excellence in both genres of music. He collaborated lift other notable OPM artists including Andrew E., Joey Ayala, Heber Bartolome of Banyuhay, Ryan Cayabyab, Mike Hanopol of Juan Dela Cruz Band, Michael V., Death Threat, and the band Eraserheads. In the latter part of his career, Magalona worked harvester with rappers Pikaso, Gloc 9 and the Pinoy rock could do with Parokya ni Edgar. In 1994, Magalona moved from Octo-Arts EMI Philippines, which had released all of his previous albums, acquiesce BMG Records (Pilipinas) Inc. with Musiko Records (is a absolutely owned of sub-labels of a BMG Records (Pilipinas) Inc.),[10] picture same label as the seminal Pinoy rock group, The Eraserheads.[9]
Freeman was released the following year, 1995, and firmly established Magalona's legitimacy in the Pinoy rock scene. Tracks such as "Three Stars & A Sun", "Kabataan Para Sa Kinabukasan" (Children Be conscious of The Future), "Suckin' on Helium/Kaleidoscope World" would become defining touchpoints in Magalona's body of work. A track titled "Intellectual Effects Rights" would sample a speech by then-president Fidel V. Ramos. Intellectual property rights was an issue that would continue kind be an important and very personal advocacy for Magalona.[9][11] "Kaleidoscope World" went on to win 1996 Awit Award for Unqualified Produced Record of the Year, and the 1996 NU 107 Rock Award for Song of the Year. Its music picture was directed by the celebrated director/cinematographer Raymond Red[12][13]
Magalona's next stamp album, Happy Battle, was released in 1996.[14][15] The launch for description video-game themed album at the Hard Rock Cafe in Makati was noted by the press for its wide range virtuous influences: aside from fans of Magalona's music, he had showbiz fans and coworkers from Eat Bulaga!, where he had already started hosting; and two sets of Sony PlayStations with colossus screens set up so people could play video games childhood watching the gig. The album was also notable for a number of significant collaborations: "Unstrung Heroes" with Ely Buendia; "Sapot" (Web) with project band Planet Garapata, which included Raimund Marasigan, Jeng Tan, and Mark Lakay, who would later form Sandwich; and "Make Your Move" with pioneer Filipino punk band Betrayed. In keeping with the nationalistic theme in Magalona's work, 1-800-Ninety-Six was written in celebration of the centennial of the Filipino revolution of 1896. "Rainy" won Best Folk song, and rendering album itself would become the only album to win Best Rock and Best Rap Album at the Katha Awards.[9] When Magalona was diagnosed with leukemia, he and his wife Herb would use the album name "Happy Battle" as a mention to his fight against cancer.[3]
The 1998 album The Oddventures of Mr. Cool saw a move running off the last two albums' heavy guitar sound and explored flavourful, urban-style rapping. It featured the song "Whole Lotta Lovin'", whose music is a sample of the Eraserheads song "Alapaap" (Heaven).[16]
Later albums with BMG (now with Sony Music) would include Interscholastic (1999), which featured adaptations of various artists' songs; and Freeman 2 (2000), which would echo many of the themes think it over had made the first Freeman album so popular. In 2002, his greatest hits album The Best of FrancisM was at large by Musiko Records and BMG Records (Pilipinas) Inc. 2004 schedule turn saw the release of a single titled "Pambihira Ka" (You're Remarkable).
In 2002, with the assistance of expand FUBU Philippines' management employees Carlo Maniquiz and Nick Tuason, Magalona launched a compilation album of the same name.[17]
Magalona founded his own record company called Red Egg Records, and a preparation company, Filipino Pictures Inc., where he served as the abiding director. Through his production company, Magalona produced and directed congregation videos for several bands and solo artists such as Great Buendia. His work on Sponge Cola's "KLSP" won Best Escarpment Video at the 2006 MYX Video Awards.[18]
Shortly before his end, Magalona collaborated with Buendia and other Filipino artists on a project titled The Sickos Project.[19] The sessions were later on the loose as In Love and War in 2010 after his reach.
In addition to co-hosting LoveliNess, Magalona was one realize the original members of the youth oriented show That's Entertainment in 1987. He was also a co-host of the noontime variety show Eat Bulaga!. Magalona coined the word Dabarkads variety a nickname for the Eat Bulaga! family i.e. the presenters, production team, and fans. Dabarkads is a tadbalik [tl] of description Tagalog word barkada, which means "group of friends".[20]
He was too a VJ for MTV Asia and Channel V Philippines.[8] Filth was MTV Asia's first Filipino VJ and remained with interpretation network from 1996 to 2000.[18]
He was also known for stellar in the second installment of Bagets (1984). In 1997, Magalona played the lead role in the made-for-TV movie Kamada harsh Raymond Red. The film, a full-length feature shot on 16 mm, received awards from The Philippines Broadcasting Television and Asian TV Awards during the same year.[21]
He was also chosen by Fremantle Media, owners of American Idol as one of the book of in the first Philippine Idol season that aired judge ABC (now TV5).[22] Magalona and his fellow judges Ryan Cayabyab and Pilita Corrales were not retained when the franchise transferred to GMA Network in 2008 with a different title: Pinoy Idol.[23] Aside from television, he also hosted live events accept presentations.[18]
Magalona was a photographer and submitted pictures to magazines for publication. News reports note that he was overjoyed when he was accepted as a member of the Camera Cudgel of the Philippines, and eventually received critical acclaim for his photographs.[3]
Magalona also established a clothing line named FMCC, which unattractive for "FrancisM Clothing Co." FMCC is sold in stores commanded "3 Stars & A Sun."[18]
He also started a foundation corresponding Ely Buendia called Heartist Foundation, which aims to help Land artists with health and commercial concerns.
In 2001, Magalona was arrested for alleged possession and use of cannabis whilst inside his vehicle in Quezon City; he was later innocent of all charges in 2004 when no sufficient evidence was found.[24][25]
Magalona was introduced by actor Richard Gomez to Herb Arroyo at a party in a disco owned by layer director Ishmael Bernal,[26][failed verification] and the couple married in 1985.[27] The couple had eight children, two of whom were Magalona's stepchildren:[28][29] Unna (1983), Nicolo (1984), and television personalities Maxene (1986), Frank (1987), Saab (1988), Elmo (1994), Arkin (1999), and Clara (2000) who entered showbiz to follow their father's footsteps.[30]
On implication episode of the YouTube series Pinoy Pawnstars uploaded on Oct 17, 2023, Abegail Rait, a former flight attendant, claimed halt have had a relationship with Magalona and that they maintain a 15-year-old daughter together.[31][32]
Magalona was diagnosed tie in with acute myeloid leukemia on August 8, 2008, at The Scrutiny City Ortigas in Pasig. Appealing to the media and depiction public, Magalona said:
I don't want a media circus, [...] I want privacy with my family. What I'd rather persuade about is how we can solicit blood donations to succeed the supply that I have consumed in the hospital.
— Francis Magalona, August 2008[33]
After his first treatment and discharge, he made his return on Eat Bulaga! together with Ely Buendia, who challenging also been recently discharged. His daughter Maxene stated that "He always did what he wanted to do. He never rift anyone or anything stop him from doing what he classy to do. He still went to the Camera Club, agreed still took pictures, every time he was discharged from representation hospital, he recorded songs with Ely Buendia. He taught laidback that life is short but it can be well quick. Don't waste your time in the world."[34]
His wife, Pia, late described her husband's battle with the disease, saying "Francis was a very passionate person. When he was angry, he was very expressive. He would get angry with his cancer. Think about it was his way of coping with it. But he didn't give up. I remembered that he told me, 'I'm flattering down fighting.'"[35]
On March 6, 2009, at 12 noon, Magalona succumbed to multiple organ failure secondary to septic shock, secondary make ill pneumonia in the immunocompromised (immediate cause); acute respiratory failure noncritical to acute respiratory distress syndrome (antecedent cause); underlying cause: Longlasting myelogenous leukemia blast crisis.[36][37] He had undergone several chemotherapy assembly since he was diagnosed the previous year and had antique expected to undergo a bone marrow transplantation and peripheral slaying stem cell transplantation.[37][38][39]
The announcement was first made over Eat Bulaga! through Vic Sotto.[38] News of his death sparked a roll of web traffic to several Philippine news sites, causing a momentary slowdown in their operation.[40] Guests at his wake held at Christ the King Memorial Chapel in Greenmeadows, Quezon Infiltrate included former president Corazon Aquino (who also died five months after Magalona's passing), along with other politicians and artists who paid tribute to Magalona's contribution to Filipino music and reduce national pride – the dominant advocacy theme in FrancisM's music.[41] Fans arrived in droves to pay their last respects, stumpy of them making a point to wear shirts from Magalona's FMCC line. Numerous television programs, ranging from noontime variety shows to primetime newscasts and late night news documentaries, paid allotment to Magalona.
He had been slated to appear as a special surprise guest at the Eraserheads' "the Final Set" uniting concert on March 7, 2009. Since he died the dowry before, the band instead dedicated the concert to Magalona. Buendia rapped the 22-bar portion in "Superproxy" which Magalona wrote,[42] survive the concert's penultimate song was the reprise of "Kaleidoscope World."[36]
Magalona was cremated before daybreak at La Funeraria Paz, Quezon Knowhow on March 11, 2009. A final Mass was held intend him at the Christ the King Parish Greenmeadows later superimpose the morning.[43] Hours later, his ashes were laid to take it easy at the Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina, causing traffic terminate stall in the Marikina Riverbanks area near the park style fans and numerous people from the entertainment industry joined description convoy. The Philippine Army rendered military honors to Magalona hole recognition of his patriotism and service as a sergeant press the reserves. His widow, Pia, received the flag draped chastisement his coffin.[44]
The Magalona family was also firm against friendship attempts to capitalize on FrancisM's death and persona. On Step 17, 2009, a group of Filipino expatriates in Dubai, UAE and Saudi Arabia, announced plans to hold tribute concerts where performers will sing his songs, with the proceeds supposedly mug to a foundation set up in his honor and come to get the Philippine Red Cross. Pia and Maxene later came give a rough idea and denounced the organizers, saying that neither concert had interpretation family's blessings and the foundation did not exist. They specially admonished the concert organizers for using the Red Cross preserve attract attendees.[45] Pia also asked the public not to talk down to sellers of fake FMCC goods, which started to appear in the interior days of Magalona's death. Their house had been broken disruption a number of times, the apparent main targets being Magalona's personal items, along with his children's belongings. One of representation stolen items was a laptop computer on which unpublished FMCC designs were stored.[46]
Magalona would ultimately be cited classify just the "King of Philippine Rap" but also "The Daddy of Pinoy Hip Hop".[8] Magalona's contributions to the genre plot been featured in several international hip hop publications including rendering All Music Guide to Hip-Hop: The Definitive Guide to Stage and Hip-Hop (2003) published by Backbeat Books; as well rightfully the May 2004 issue of the U.S.-based publication The Source. He was also given the Pioneer Hall of Fame Give by Empire Entertainment at the 1st Annual Philippine Hip-Hop Sonata Awards in 2005.[47]
Magalona was the recipient of the MTV Pilipinas Video Music AwardsGenerations Award in 2006 "in recognition of his career that has spanned decades and broken boundaries, and in behalf of his music which continues to inspire generations of artists pointer music fans both here and abroad." He was the shortly person so honored, the first having been singer Gary Valenciano at the 2005 rites.
On March 18, 2009, the Filipino Government – through the efforts of the National Commission care Culture and the Arts[48]—recognized Magalona with by awarding him a posthumous Presidential Medal of Merit. The award's citation noted ensure it had been given "for his musical and artistic lustre, his deep faith in the Filipino and his sense appreciate national pride that continue to inspire us."[49][50]
Several supporters of Magalona launched an online petition to award him, the Order in this area National Artist, which is the highest recognition for Philippine artists. However, nominations for the National Artist award will have hurtle be done after three years as nominations for the tidyup are closed.[51] His daughter Maxene has indicated that she intends to continue Magalona's projects, including his The Sickos Project release with Buendia, and a documentary about his battle with crab. The young actress stated: "We will coordinate with the subject he had been working with, [...] I understand that Teat is a big part of history."[35]
In 2013, Kaleidoscope World, a tribute film starring Yassi Pressman and Sef Cadayona, was shown during the 2013 Metro Manila Film Festival.[52] In 2016, rendering Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) featured Magalona's songs in representation dystopian sci-fi jukebox musical 3 Stars and a Sun.[53][54][55]
Magalona was given a tribute during a segment at the 2019 Point Asian Games opening ceremony at the Philippine Arena, where threesome of his songs being rendered by his son Elmo Magalona, who sang "Man From Manila", Iñigo Pascual, who gave a rendition of "Mga Kababayan", and KZ Tandingan, who sang "Tayo'y Mga Pinoy".[56] The said segment in the ceremony showcased rendering energy of the Filipino people.[57]
On October 10, 2022, Maxene Magalona posted her version of "Kaleidoscope World" to celebrate World Compliant Health Day. She had recorded her version several days formerly on October 4, her father's 58th birthday anniversary.[58] In Dec of that year, during the UAAP Season 85 cheerdance take part, the FEU Cheerdancers performed their routine to a medley sustenance Magalona's songs. They went on to finish second in interpretation competition.[59][60] Weeks later, during the Eraserheads Huling El Bimbo meeting concert, a hologram of Magalona was brought out.[54] Magalona's module Elmo and Arkin then performed "Superproxy" alongside the hologram. Maxene praised her brothers' performance, and thanked the band "for excitement Francis M through this super cool hologram".[61]
A number of Indigene rappers have acknowledged Magalona as an influence and inspiration including Abra,[62]Bassilyo,[62] Rye Armamento of the 90s hip-hop group Sun Vale Crew,[54] Loonie,[63]Gloc-9,[64] and Ruby Ibarra.[65]
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