Freddie Aguilar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Freddie Aguilar Birth name Ferdinand Pascual Aguilar Born February 5, 1953 (age 56) Origin Isabela, Philippines Genre(s) Manila sound OPM Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter Years active 1965 – present Label(s) Unknown Associated acts Watawat Band Notable instrument(s) Acoustic guitar
Ferdinand Pascual Aguilar, better known as Freddie Aguilar, is a folk musician from the Philippines. He is best known for the hit "Bayan Ko", which became the anthem for the opposition to the Marcos regime during the 1986 People Power Revolution.[1] He is heavily associated with Pinoy rock.[2]
He is well known internationally, and within the Philippines and Asia-Pacific region, claiming fame as one of the best musician-songwriters of the Philippines.Contents [hide] 1 International acclaim 2 Life 3 Present day 4 Discography 5 References
International acclaim
One of Freddie's more famous songs "Anak" (Filipino word for "child"), arguably more famous than "Bayan Ko", became a worldwide hit and was released in 56 countries and in more than 26 different foreign languages. It has sold over 30 million copies. [3] The song was also a finalist for the inaugural 1977 Metropop Song Festival held in Manila.
Life
Freddie studied Electrical Engineering at De Guzman Institute of Technology but did not finish the course. Instead he pursued music became a street musician and then a folk club and bar musician.[4] In 1973, he married Josephine Quiepo.
Freddie Aguilar left family and school unfinished at the age of 18. Realizing and regretting his mistakes five years later, Freddie composed "Anak", a remorseful song expressing apology to his parents.
Present day
Freddie still lives in the Philippines, and continues to perform. He currently has moved to his own place dubbed "Ka Freddies". Freddie still has a strong following in the Philippines and among many Filipinos living overseas.
On January 18, 2008, Freddie Aguilar received the Asia Star Award from the Korea Asia Model Award Festival.[5]
DiscographyYear Title Record Label 1967 Ngayon Aguilar Music 1974 Kasaysayan Ni Ka Freddie Aguilar Aguilar Music 19?? The Best of Freddie Aguilar Live! (with the Watawat Band) Aguilar Music 1994 Anak (Special Collector's Edition)# VICOR 2003 Juan Dela Cruz Aguilar Music
