Michael Luke Mejares (born June 26, 1975) is a
Filipino singer and songwriter of
African-American
African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa. ...
descent.
Life
Mejares was born in
Manila
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, to a
Boholana mother, Elvira Porticos Mejares, and an African-American father named Robert Davis. His biological father left him when Mejares was still young and grew up with a stepfather named Leonides S. Mejares in Tagbilaran, Bohol. Mejares studied elementary and high school in
University of Bohol
The University of Bohol, also referred to by its acronym U.B., is a Private school, private nonsectarian co-educational basic and higher education institution institution of higher learning in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines. It is the fir ...
in Tagbilaran City, while he completed Bachelor of Arts in English major in Marketing Studies at
University of San Jose – Recoletos in
Cebu City
Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu, is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 964,169 people, making ...
.
Works
He was chosen as the new vocalist of neo-soul band,
South Border in 1998 replacing Brix Ferraris, but he decided to pursue his solo career in 2002. He was also one of the co-hosts of ''Sabado Boys'', a weekly musical talk show on
TV5.
Luke Mejares also joined the fraternity for youth, the
Order of Demolay
DeMolay International is a youth leadership organization with Masonic origins for young men ages 12 to 21. There is in select areas a "Squire" program for those younger than 12. It was founded in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1919 and named for Ja ...
in his native of Tagbilaran City, Bohol.
In 2017, Mejares was named as board member of the
Movie and Television Review and Classification Board
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB; ; is a Philippine government agency under the Office of the President of the Philippines that is responsible for the classification and review of television programs, motion p ...
(MTRCB).
The same year Luke signed with Homeworkz Music and released all original album called Black Bird. The first singles launched were Funk Whatcha Heard and Aaminin Ko Sayo.
Discography
Albums
* 2004: ''Stop, Luke and Listen''
* 2007: ''Pangako''
* 2012: ''Kasayaw''
* 2017: ''Blackbird''
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Luke Mijares makes you ?Stop, Look and Listen!?''Manila Bulletin'' article
Sony Music profile*
Filipino people of African-American descent
Filipino contemporary R&B singers
21st-century Filipino male singers
Filipino songwriters
People from Tagbilaran
Singers from Bohol
Living people
1975 births
Duterte administration personnel
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