Juan Karlos (commonly stylized in
all lowercase
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) is a Filipino
rock
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* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wale ...
band from
Manila
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,
Philippines
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, consisting of lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter and only constant member
Juan Karlos Labajo, together with lead guitarist Jeriko Aguilar, and bassist Louise Bayas. The band, currently signed under
MCA Music and
Island Records
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, first gained exposure with the release of their second single "
Buwan".
History
In 2018,
Juan Karlos Labajo revealed that he is forming a band named after him.
Their first studio album, ''Diwa'', was released on March 20, 2020.
In August 2020, Labajo confirmed the band’s hiatus.
In July 2021, the band returned with the song "Boston".
Their second studio album, ''Sad Songs & Bullshit Part 1'', was released on September 24, 2023. The album's part 2 will be released in 2024. On October 8, the single "
Ere
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* ERE Informatique, one of the first French video game companies
* Ere language, an Austronesian language
* Ebi Ere (born 1981), American-Nigeria ...
" became the first Filipino song to appear on the
Spotify
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Global chart. It was also the first Filipino song on Spotify to receive more than 1 million streams in a single day.
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Band members
Current members
*
Juan Karlos Labajo – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2017–present)
* Louise Bayas – bass, backing vocals (2018, 2020–present; currently on hiatus)
* Jeriko Aguilar – lead guitar (2020–present)
Current touring members
*Xergio Ramos – guitars
*
Ira Cruz – guitars
*Rommel dela Cruz – bass
*Karel Honasan – bass
*Timothy Recla – keyboards
*Junjun Regalado – drums
*Victor Guison – drums
*Rickson Ruiz – drums
Past members
* Abe Hipolito – lead guitar, backing vocals (2017–2018)
* Juan Carlo Hipolito – lead guitars (2019)
* Clark Cunanan – bass, backing vocals (2018–2020)
* Marcus Ambat – lead guitar, backing vocals (2018–2019)
* Nim Laquian – lead guitar (2019)
* Gian Hipolito – drums (2017–2021; died 2021)
Awards and nominations
Notes
References
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Filipino rock music groups
Musical groups established in 2017
Musical groups from Metro Manila
Island Records artists