Ettore Dulay, better known by his stage name Thor Dulay or simply as Thor, is a Filipino singer-songwriter and vocal coach.

Biography

Born in

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, he was a choirboy who began singing professionally at the age of nineteen. He finished his high school at Maryknoll High School of Panabo.Martinez-Belen, Crispina (2010)
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'', 16 September 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2011

Musical career

He graduated from

Ateneo de Davao University Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU; ) is a private Catholic basic and higher education institution in Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines. It is run by the Philippine Jesuit Province. Before the Jesuits took over administration of the schoo ...

before trying his luck in

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with his band, Extreme Mix, now known as Myxtreme. He has also provided backing vocals for artists such as

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and Jay-R.Libarios, Gabby (2007)
Thor gets his big break
, ''

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'', 23 November 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2011 His debut album was released in 2004 by Evolution Music, distributed by Warner Music. ''Duets with Thor & Mccoy '' was a regular feature on Wave 89.1 and tracks from this were collected for his second solo album ''Soul Obsessions: Duets With Thor''. He was a part of Satya Project, an R&B-Soul-Jazz band led by Marcos Sainz and Juan Galiardo. The band recorded their first album, ''Shine A Light'', in Spain. He was able to perform as front act for

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at the Araneta, won an

Awit Award The Awit Awards are music awards in the Philippines given annually by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) to recognize the outstanding achievements in the music industry. The word "Awit" means "song" literally in Filipino ...

in 2004 for Best Collaboration with Nina, and another award in 2005 for the cut Kasalanan Nga Ba?" as Best Theme Song for that year's MMFF. As a backing vocalist, Thor worked with several musical bands for various television shows such as Gandang Gabi Vice.

Personal life

He is married to non-showbiz wife Mai Dulay, with his son, Mason. Dulay is a graduate of

2013: ''The Voice of the Philippines''

He auditioned for the first season of

The Voice of the Philippines ''The Voice of the Philippines'' is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine television reality singing competition that aired on ABS-CBN, and is based on the Dutch television series ''The Voice of Holland''. The show premiered on June 15, 2 ...

, which aired on

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on Saturday, 15 June 2013. He sang "

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" by

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that had all four coaches offer him a place on their respective teams. He ultimately picked

apl.de.ap Allan Pineda Lindo (born November 28, 1974), known professionally as apl.de.ap ( ), is a Filipino-American rapper, singer and record producer. He is a founding member of the hip hop group Black Eyed Peas (BEP). With the BEP, he has been nomin ...

to be his coach.

Performances/results

2014: ''Philpop 2014 and fourth studio album''

On 26 July 2014, Thor took part as an interpreter for the song entry titled "The Only One" written by Venelyn San Pedro at the third Philippine Popular Music Festival. On 30 January 2015, he released his fourth studio album titled "Master Of Soul" under ABS-CBN's Star Music. The music video for its carrier single is "Paano Ko Sasabihin" premiered on 25 January.

Discography

Studio album

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thor 1980 births Living people 21st-century Filipino male singers People from Davao City The Voice of the Philippines contestants Ateneo de Davao University alumni Star Music artists