Chito Miranda
| Chito Miranda | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alfonso Y. Miranda, Jr. |
| Also known as | Buloy Mamaryman Edgar Boy Duwal |
| Born | February 7, 1976 |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitars (occasionally), Drums (occasionally), Keyboards (occasionally) |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Universal Records |
| Associated acts |
Parokya ni Edgar Superlooj Keltscross Francis Magalona Kamikazee Gloc-9 Pupil Eraserheads Yeng Constantino Moonstar 88 Rico Blanco Abra Sponge Cola |
Alfonso "Chito" Yanga Miranda, Jr. (born February 7, 1976) is a Filipino singer-songwriter and occasional actor best known as one of the founding members and lead singer for the band Parokya ni Edgar.
Miranda attended grade school and high school at the Ateneo de Manila University where he met Gab Chee Kee, Vinci Montaner, Jeric Estaco, and Mikko Yap. They formed a garage band during their high school years.
The group was known in school to be class clowns. Normally in shows, they would show up in women’s clothing to entertain victims of earthquakes and typhoons and sing off-key in poetry readings.
They eventually landed the role of front act band for the locally well-known Filipino alternative rock band The Eraserheads. Later on, Buwi Meneses and schoolmate Dindin Moreno joined as bassist and drummer, respectively. When they graduated high school, Estaco and Yap decided to leave the group to pursue other interests. Shortly thereafter, Darius Semaña (lead guitar) joined to complete the sextet.
Originally, Parokya ni Edgar was called 'Comic Relief'. However, they decided to change the name in homage to a Noli me tangere joke in their student days.
Later on, Parokya ni Edgar performed regularly in Club Dredd, one of the famous clubs in Manila during that time. The band slowly gained popularity during the height of the Filipino rock explosion, with the local rock community opening up to the influence of foreign grunge acts such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden.
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