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VST (album)
''VST'' is the debut studio album by the Manila sound group VST & Company, released on October 22, 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. Songs The album contained five of their biggest hits including the ballads "Ikaw ang Aking Mahal" ("You Are My Love") and "Ipagpatawad" ("Please Forgive") as well as the disco numbers "Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko" ("You Sing, I'll Dance"), "Disco Fever" and "Magsayawan" ("Let's Dance"). Track listing Personnel According to the album's credits. * Jun Medina - drums, vocals * Spanky Rigor - bass guitar, vocals, executive producer * Male Rigor - keyboards * Celso Llarina - lead vocals * Val Sotto, rhythm guitar, vocals * Roger Rigor - vocals * Mon Gaskell - keyboards, guitar, vocals * Amado Triviño - arranger on "Disco Fever", "Ayos Ba?" and "Habang Buhay Kitang Mamahalin" * Lorrie Il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VST & Co
VST may refer to: Groups, companies, organizations * Vancouver School of Theology, a theological graduate school in British Columbia, Canada * Public Security Service (Lithuania), Public Security Service (VST, ), a Lithuanian law enforcement agency * VST Industries (Vazir Sultan Tobacco Company), Hyderabad, India * VST Enterprises, a cybertech company * Towner Railway (reporting mark VST) Arts, entertainment, media * Virtual Studio Technology, Steinberg's standard for audio software plug-ins ** in particular, may refer to some versions of the Steinberg Cubase program * .vst, the file extension for Truevision Vista graphics * VST (album), ''VST'' (album), a 1978 album by VST & Company * VST & Company, a Philippine disco band * ''Star Trek: Very Short Treks'', an animated comedy anthology TV series Transportation and vehicular * BusTech#VST, BusTech ''VST'', the VST, a line of buses from BusTech * Vapor Separator Tank (VST) is a component in fuel systems, particularly in marine and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tito Sotto
Vicente Castelo Sotto, III (; born August 24, 1948), is a Filipino politician and television personality who is a Senate of the Philippines, senator-elect of the Philippines. He is the longest-serving senator in the history of the upper chamber, being the only one elected for five non-consecutive terms. Sotto served as the 23rd President of the Senate of the Philippines, president of the Senate from 2018 to 2022, which was preceded by two stints each as Majority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines, Senate Majority Leader and Minority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines, Senate Minority Leader. In between his Senate tenures, he led the Dangerous Drugs Board for a year. He served as the vice mayor of Quezon City from 1988 to 1992, and unsuccessfully ran for vice president in the 2022 Philippine presidential election, 2022 elections as Panfilo Lacson's running mate. Beyond politics, Sotto is a songwriter, known for founding the iconic musical group VST & Co. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search. In January 2024, YouTube had more than 2.7billion monthly active users, who collectively watched more than one billion hours of videos every day. , videos were being uploaded to the platform at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute, and , there were approximately 14.8billion videos in total. On November 13, 2006, YouTube was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion (equivalent to $ billion in ). Google expanded YouTube's business model of generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by and for YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val Sotto
Valmar Castelo Sotto (; born March 23, 1945) 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'', which aired from 1987 to 1992 on RPN and ABS-CBN and produced by TAPE Inc. Personal life Sotto is a great-nephew of former Senator Filemon Sotto and grandson of former Senator Vicente Sotto of Cebu City, Philippines. He is the eldest brother of Senator Tito Sotto, Marcelino Antonio "Maru" Sotto Jr. (former husband of actress Ali Carag-Sotto) and Vic Sotto. He is an uncle of actresses and actors Ciara Sotto, Danica Sotto-Pingris, Oyo Sotto and the late Miko Sotto. He has been married to Theresa Marco-Sotto since December 14, 1969 and the couple have four children (including Viktor Eriko "Wahoo", the councilor of Parañaque) and 7 grandchildren. Political career He served as a councilor in the second district of Parañaque from 2004 to 2013.http://www.paranaque.g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernesto Dela Peña
Ernesto Dela Peña (October 26, 1932 – March 12, 2024) was a Filipino composer and lyricist. Early life Dela Peña was born on October 26, 1932, in Paco, Manila. Career Dela Peña would start his career as a recording artist at Hidcor Recording Co. in 1956. He initially sang ''kundiman'' songs before shifting to being a lyricist. He would then work for Vicor Records for 30 years. In 2018 he would become associated with Star Music, a recording company owned by the Philippine media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation. He would write at least 300 songs. Among the singers he wrote songs for was Rico J. Puno; this includes the 1978 song " May Bukas Pa" and 1979 Metro Manila Popular Music Festival entry "Lupa" both of which he wrote with Charo Unite. He made songs for various artists such as Sharon Cuneta, Bibeth Orteza, Sylvia La Torre Sylvia Reyes La Torre-Perez de Tagle (June 4, 1933 – December 1, 2022) was a Filipino singer, actress, and radio star. Early life La Torre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EBay
eBay Inc. ( , often stylized as ebay) is an American multinational e-commerce company based in San Jose, California, that allows users to buy or view items via retail sales through online marketplaces and websites in 190 markets worldwide. Sales occur either via online auctions or "buy it now" instant sales, and the company charges commissions to sellers upon sales. eBay was founded by Pierre Omidyar in September 1995. It has 132 million yearly active buyers worldwide and handled $73 billion in transactions in 2023, 48% of which were in the United States. In 2023, the company had a take rate (revenue as a percentage of volume) of 13.81%. The company is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market and is a component of the S&P 500 and formerly the Nasdaq-100. eBay can be used by individuals, companies and governments to purchase and sell almost any legal, non-controversial item. eBay's auctions use a Vickrey auction (sealed-bid) proxy bid system. Buyers and sellers may r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discogs
Discogs ( ; short for " discographies") is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. Database contents are user-generated, and described in ''The New York Times'' as "Wikipedia-like". While the site was originally created with the goal of becoming the largest online database of electronic music, it now includes releases in all genres and on all formats. By 2015, it had a new goal: that of "cataloging every single piece of physical music ever created." As of 2025, its database contains over 18 million user-submitted album listings. History Discogs was started in 2000 by Kevin Lewandowski who worked as a programmer at Intel Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and Delaware General Corporation Law, incorporated in Delaware. Intel designs, manufactures, and sells computer compo .... It wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey De Leon
Jose Maria Ramos de Leon Jr. (born October 14, 1946), professionally known as Joey de Leon and also known as Henyo Master, is a Filipino comedian, actor, television host and songwriter. He is one of the members of the comedy trio, collectively known as TVJ with the Sotto brothers, Tito and Vic. Aside from being one of the pioneer hosts of ''Eat Bulaga!'', de Leon is also the creator of the said noontime variety show as recognized by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), and the co-founder of the show's production company, TVJ Productions. Early life De Leon was the second child of Jose Seoane de Leon (1918–2008) of Spanish Filipino descent, and Emma Manahan Ramos (1925–2019). His paternal grandfather was the first mayor of Malolos, Bulacan. When he was three years old, his parents divorced. His father then moved to Madrid, Spain and eventually remarried. Career Prior to being an entertainer, de Leon earned his architecture degree from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Sotto
Marvic Valentin "Vic" Castelo Sotto (born April 28, 1954), popularly known as Bossing, is a Filipino actor, comedian, and television personality. Prolific in film and television in the Philippines since the 1970s, he is known for playing comedic roles in television sitcoms and films. He is also one of the three pioneer hosts of ''Eat Bulaga!'' together with his elder brother Tito Sotto and Joey De Leon. Sotto began his career in the 1970s as a member of the disco band VST & Company, where he helped the group popularize the hit songs " Ikaw ang Aking Mahal", " Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko", " Magsayawan", and " Rock Baby Rock". He later formed a trio with his brother Tito and Joey de Leon, dubbed as "TVJ"; the three would star together in the long-running sitcom '' Iskul Bukol'' (1978–1988). Since 1979, Sotto has hosted the noontime variety show ''Eat Bulaga!'' He became one of the founders of TVJ Productions, with ''Eat Bulaga!'' being carried over with it after leaving the or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VST & Company
VST & Company (commonly abbreviated as VST & Co. or simply VST) 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magsayawan
"Magsayawan" (English: ''Let's Dance'') 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. It was recorded at Cinema Audio and released on the group's first album, '' VST'', in 1978. Although only released as a B-side of "Disco Fever", this song was one of the group's popular hits. The song's music video is in the 1979 film ''Swing It, Baby'' with other VST songs by Vilma Santos, Romeo Vasquez, Amy Austria, Tito and Vic & Joey. In the film, the comedy trio Tito, Vic & Joey are seen dancing along with others including Santos, as the band is playing. Cover versions * The Pinay group Cherries on ''A Taste of Love'' (1998) * Dianne dela Fuente in the film ''Ngayong Nandito Ka'' (2003) which was also released on the soundtrack. * Aiza Seguerra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
