Hale (band)

Hale

Hale is an alternative rock band from Manila, Philippines, composed of Champ Lui Pio, Roll Martinez, Sheldon Gellada, and Paolo Santiago.

History and background

Formation

Roll Martinez, Sheldon Gellada and Paolo Santiago were all music majors from Colegio de San Lorenzo, Champ Lui-Pio was from Colegio de San Lorenzo and their former drummer Omnie Saroca was from Pahinga Muna Anak. All four of them met up to form Hale in mid-2004 and soon after signed up to EMI Philippines (now PolyEast Records).

Hale (2005 – 2006)

In 2005, Hale released their debut self-titled album Hale, consisting of singles Broken Sonnet, The Day You Said Goodnight, Kahit Pa, Kung Wala Ka and Blue Sky, together with Tollgate which was released together with the re-issuing of the album on March 2, 2006. The Day You Said Goodnight marked the first steps of Hale's massive success to the mainstream and gained tremendous popularity as the singles were released. The Day You Said Goodnight was also nominated many times by most of the music media as OPM Song Of The Year 2005. Soon, the band was also nominated as Band Of The Year 2005 and Best New OPM Artist for 2005.

Hale re-issued their debut album together with the single Tollgate on March 2, 2006. At the same year, the debut album had reached Triple Platinum Certification (90, 000 copies sold). They were also chosen to make a commercial endorsement for Nescafé Philippines and a jingle One Moment, One Nescafé written by them in promotion of the Nescafé products.

Twilight (2006 – 2008)

Hale released their sophomore effort Twilight on September 30, 2006, consisting of singles Waltz, Hide And Seek, Shooting Star and The Ballad Of. The music video of Waltz was also nominated many times as the Most Favorited Music Video in 2006, marking another step of Hale's success to the mainstream. The album was also certified Gold (15, 000 copies sold) a week after its release.

It was said that the band encountered tremendous amount of pressure to record their sophomore effort. On the other hand, their effort was meant to reflect their success from the preceding album as a band where their musical influences and styles had emcompassed a wider spectrum of musical arrangements.

Above, Over And Beyond (2008 – 2009)

Hale self-imposed a 10-month hiatus when they would lay low due to the pressure they encountered from the mainstream successes of their first two albums. During their time of hiatus, they also established the Treehouse Productions where they would help the needy children suffering from mental and physical illnesses through music. Soon after, they released their third effort, Above, Over And Beyond, which consisted of singles Pitong Araw, Leap Of Faith, Over And Over (And Over Again) and Sandali Na Lang in April 28, 2008. Even before the release of their third effort, Sundown was released as a jingle for the promotion of the local toothpaste product, Close-Up.

Hale drummer and percussionist Omnie Saroca left the band in the same year to focus on other issues outside the music industry. In turn, former drummer Paolo Santiago of Join The Club joined the band to replace Omnie Saroca in late-2008.

Kundiman (2009 – present)

The band's 4th effort, Kundiman, was released on July 27, 2009. Its first single, Bahay Kubo was recently released on June 27, 2009. The band was set to promote their fourth album in July 2009.

TBA (2010)

It is said that Kundiman is a prequel to the band's 5th effort which is set to be released on early-2010.

Discography

2005 – Hale
2006 – Twilight
2008 – Above, Over And Beyond
2009 – Kundiman
2010 – TBA

For a full, detailed list, see: Hale (band) Discography

Awards and nominations

Awards

Gold Award (15, 000 units) for debut album Hale (June 2005)
Platinum Award (30, 000 units) for debut album Hale (August 2005)
Double Platinum Award (60, 000 units) for debut album Hale (November 2005)
Triple Platinum Award (90, 000 units) for debut album Hale (May 2006)
Gold Award (15, 000 units) for sophomore album Twilight (October 2006)

Year	Event	Award/s
2006	Awit Awards	Best Ballad for "The Day You Said Goodnight" People’s Choice Award for Favorite Band
	SOP Pasiklaband (GMA 7)	Best Pop Rock Band
	MTV Pilipinas Video Music Awards	Best Pop Video for "Kung Wala Ka"
2005	TM 89.9 Year End Awards	Best New OPM Artist
	RX 93.1 Year End Awards	OPM Band of the Year
	Magic 89.9 WTM Year End Awards	OPM Song of the Year for "The Day You Said Goodnight"
	RX 93.1 Year End Awards	OPM Song of the Year for "The Day You Said Goodnight"
	97.1 WLS-FM Year End Awards	Song of the Year for "The Day You Said Goodnight"
	MTV Pilipinas	Best New Artist

Nominations

Year	Event	Category/ies
2009	MYX MUSIC AWARDS	Favorite Song for "Pitong Araw"
2007		Favorite Artist Favorite Rock Video for "Waltz" Favorite Group
2006
	MTV ASIA AWARDS	Favorite Artist - (Philippines)