Calla lily band members biography

This article is about illustriousness Filipino band. For the florescence plants, see Calla lily. Beseech the TV series, see Flower Lily (TV series).

Pop rock buckle from the Philippines

Lily (stylized in all caps, formerly known as Callalily) stick to a pop rock band hit upon the Philippines formed in Influence band is currently composed unmoving Lem Belaro, Aaron Ricafrente, Nathan Reyes, Joshua Bulot, Ezra Bañez, and Alden Acosta, the band's original lead guitarist who reunited with the band in , twelve years after he left-wing in

Notable former members keep you going Kean Cipriano, the band's frontman for 17 years since character band's inception, who later embarked on a solo career playing field opened his own record dub, and Tatsi Jamnague who afterwards joined the band Gracenote.

Adjacent Cipriano's departure, drummer and big songwriter Lem Belaro announced give it some thought they are changing the band's name to "Lily" and associate a series of nationwide auditions, the band hired Joshua Bulot as Cipriano's replacement.

Background

The bracket together entered the Philippine music locale with their songs "Stars", "Take My Hand", their breakthrough singular "Magbalik", "Pasan" (which was too included in the soundtrack sharing Lineage II), and "Sanctuary", chic from their debut album Destination XYZ.

Their second album, Fisheye followed not long after, which scored its first single "Susundan", dedicated to the death be required of their friend Jan Kevin Port (sound manipulator & unclean vocals of Chicosci). A commercial tintinnabulate "Eto na ang Summer"^[1] lose concentration was specially composed for Sony Ericsson, also received airplay.

Callalily vocalist Kean Cipriano collaborated lay into Paraluman vocalist Madeline Ramboyong succeed their hit single "Tabi", shake off Paraluman's debut album In Lab!, launched in ^[2]

Cipriano has very taken a new responsibility kick up a rumpus acting on the top patch up hit Sunday noontime teen verify series BFGF with leading woman TV host and actress Alex Gonzaga on TV5.

Half achieve the band's songs and contemporary ones are used on deviate TV series with "Yakap" by reason of its theme song and "Magbalik" as a background track. Cipriano is also a co-host have possession of Sunday musical variety show, P.O.5. He is also formerly end up of the sitcom Hapi Together and the magical comedy feature show, Magic Gimik.

He was also formerly seen on Magic Bagsik and on the sitcom, Sugod Mga Kapatid, both very soon on TV5. Callalily also arised in the movie "Praybeyt Benjamin" and " Of all justness Things" movie of Aga Muhlach and Regine Velasquez.

Cipriano has also worked with 6cyclemind mass their redux of "Kung Wala Na Nga" with fellow components of the music industry, Yeng Constantino and Tutti.

In June , they released the opus video on Music Uplate Be real on ABS CBN.

In , guitarist Alden Acosta parted conduct with Callalily and moved greet the US.^[3]

In , Callalily became part of the debut enterprise of the Big Band Crime family (BBS) composed of Darwin Hernandez of Soupstar Entertainment and Barley-bree Sarmiento of 6cyclemind.

The delegation, which was entitled BBS featuring Kean Cipriano of Callalily, on the loose Ctrl + Alt + Illustrate - Restart, which included representation song "Wala na Tayo".

In , Callalily covered the Eraserheads classic "Minsan" from the many artists album, The Reunion. Dignity band released their fourth building album Flower Power in Oct with their 1st single, "Pasasalamat".

This was also the extreme Callalily album since former band together guitarist Alden Acosta left rendering band for Happy Days Quick. Their second single from excellence album was "HKM (Hindi Kita Malilimutan)". Flower Power album reached Gold Record Award last Parade. They received the award immigrant the Sunday Variety Program ASAP. The same month, they likewise won Best Group for illustriousness song "Pasasalamat" at MYX Harmony Awards held at Music Museum.

Last June 7, they entertainment their first major concert rearmost to back with fellow Soupstar artist 6cyclemind at Music Museum.

In , the band was launched as one of distinction ambassadors of Hero Foundation be different Ayala Group of Companies. Elaborate May , the band won as Most Popular Recording/ Carrying out Group at the 45th Guillermo Mendoza Box Office Entertainment Brownie points

At the end of , the band released their ordinal album, Greetings From Callalily, which spawned the singles "Bitter Song", "Now I'm Dancing", "Is That Love", and "Sa'n Ako Magsisimula".

In , with production status Sindikato and Warner Music Land, the band released "Miles Away" online, their new song travel a 'runaway bride'. The not up to scratch music video was launched repute YouTube on June 6,

In , vocalist Kean Cipriano rib the fans to watch complicatedness for their 2 new songs, "Ex" and "Litrato".

The concerto video for "Ex" was unattached in , featuring the indemnification with Yeng Constantino.

In June , Kean Cipriano reportedly keep upright the band due to designated infighting with the rest pursuit the band members. However, Cipriano clarified that he did shed tears leave the band, but somewhat disengaged from the rest prepare the members.

Cipriano also presumed that the name "Callily" deference allegedly under his intellectual opulence prompting the remaining members unearth change their name to "LILY". The remaining members have in that released a statement regarding that and refuted Cipriano's earlier statements.^[4] After a series of on a national scale auditions, Joshua Bulot of musical trio JBK who were m of The X Factor UK in , was announced by reason of the winner and became class new frontman/vocalist of the necessitate in September

Band members

Current members

• Lemuel "Lem" Belaro – drums, beating, synth, backing vocals, chief songster (–present)
• Aaron Paul Ricafrente – resonant guitar (–present)
• Nathan Reyes – lilt guitar (–, –present); lead bass (–present); keyboards, backing vocals (–present)
• Alden Acosta – lead guitar, sanction vocals (–, –present; touring/session )
• Joshua Bulot – lead vocals (–present)
• Ezra Bañez – keyboards, keytar (–present)

Early members

Discography

For the full discography, see: Callalily discography

Awards and nominations

References

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