Lola Amour
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Lola Amour | |
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Also known as | Sinigang na Baboy (2013) Decaf (2013) |
Origin | Muntinlupa, Philippines |
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Years active | 2013–present |
Labels | Warner Music Philippines |
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Lola Amour are a Filipino rock band from Muntinlupa, Philippines that dabbles in the genres of modern rock, funk, and pop. The band consists of Pio Dumayas on lead vocals and guitar, Martin Kim on background vocals and keyboards, Raymond King on background vocals and bass, Zoe Gonzales on lead guitar, Angelo Mesina on trumpets, Joxx Perez on saxophone, and Renzo Santos on drums.[1]
History
Formation (2013-2016)
Lola Amour was formed in Muntinlupa City in when the group were originally two rival bands "Sinigang Na Baboy" and "Decaf" in De La Salle Santiago Zobel School. Even though the two bands always competed against each other in their school's annual battle of the bands competition, they were already best of friends to begin with being part of music clubs such as the DLSZ Symphonic Orchestra and DLSZ Jammers. The two bands decided to merge and form one band to perform for their graduation ball on their senior year of high school. When the group moved on to college, officially agreed the name "Lola Amour", who is in fact the grandmother of singer Pio Dumayas.
Wanderland Music and Arts Festival (2016)
Lola Amour performed at the fourth Wanderland Music and Arts Festival.[2] The band won Wanderband 2017, the annual battle of the local independent bands of the music festival.[3]
Don't Look Back EP (2017)
Soon after performing at the Wanderland Music and Arts Festival,[2] Lola Amour released their first EP titled "Don't Look Back", which consisted of four songs: Fools, Maybe Maybe, No Tomorrow and Piece of Mind.
Coke Studio Philippines (2019)
Lola Amour was included in the third season of the Coke Studio Philippines, an annual music television program in the Philippines. Notable songs released in this collaboration were "Sundan Mo Ko" with rapper Al James, cover versions of Pa-Umaga (original by Al James) and "Tuloy na Tuloy Pa Rin ang Pasko" featuring Al James (original by APO Hiking Society). [4][5]
Band members
Current members
- Pio Dumayas - lead vocals, guitar (2013- present)
- Martin Kim - keyboards, backing vocals (2016- present)
- Raymond King - bass, backing vocals (2016- present)
- Zoe Gonzales - lead guitar (2016- present)
- Angelo Mesina - trumpets (2016- present)
- Joxx Perez - sax (2016- present), bass (2013)
- Renzo Santos - drums (2013- present)
Former members
Other personnel
- Mika Ordoñez - general manager and booking agent
Discography
EPs
- Don't Look Back (2017)
Singles
Year | Title | References |
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2018 | "Pwede Ba" | [8][9] |
2019 | "Sanity" | [10][11][12] |
2020 | " 괜찮을까 Pwede Ba (Korean Version)" | [13] [14][15] |
References
- ^ "Lola Amour in Bandwagon Asia". Bandwagon Asia. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Meet the artists of Wanderland 2017". CNN Philippines. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Lola Amour wins Wanderband 2017; Wanderland announce 4 new acts on the line up". Bandwagon Asia. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Coke Studio reveals Season 3 lineup". Bandwagon Asia. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Coke Studio PH kicks off Season 3 with a grand music festival". Tech and Lifestyle Journal. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Roadshow with a Dash of Rock and Jazz: Lola Amour Shares Music Aboard the Wish 107.5 Bus". Wish 107.5. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Roadshow with a Dash of Rock and Jazz: Lola Amour Shares Music Aboard the Wish 107.5 Bus". Wish 107.5. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Pwede Ba - Single by Lola Amour on Spotify". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Pwede Ba - Single by Lola Amour on iTunes". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Sanity - Single by Lola Amour on Spotify". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Sanity - Single by Lola Amour on iTunes". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "LATEST DROP: Sanity by Lola Amour". UDUO PH. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Pwede Ba (Korean Version) - Single by Lola Amour on Spotify". Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Lola Amour celebrate keyboardist Martin Kim's return with Korean version of 'Pwede Ba'". Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Lola Amour drops Korean version of 'Pwede Ba'". Retrieved 17 January 2020.