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Francis Magalona
Background information
Birth name	Francis Magalona
Also known as	FrancisM, Kiko, The Mouth
Born	October 4, 1964 (1964-10-04) (age 43) Manila, Philippines
Origin	Philippines
Genre(s)	Rap, Hip Hop, Rock, Funk
Occupation(s)	Rapper, Songwriter, Producer, Actor, Director
Instrument(s)	Vocals, harmonica, megaphone, microphone
Years active	1984 - present
Label(s)	Sony BMG
Website	Magalona.comand[2]

Francis "Kiko" Magalona or as he is also known FrancisM, Master Rapper, and The Man From Manila is credited as being the first Filipino rapper in the Philippines to successfully crossover to the mainstream. He is also popularly known as the "King of Pinoy Rap" and is one of the most idolized, celebrated and influential rappers within the genre. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (768 × 1024 pixel, file size: 154 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This photo was taken by Pia Magalona at the Departure Area of Ninoy Aquino Airport (Manila) in October 2006. ... is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... For other meanings of the word, see Manila (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hip hop music is a style of popular music. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... This article is about the genre. ... For other uses, including related musical genres, see Funk (disambiguation). ... Rapping is one of the elements of hip hop and the distinguishing feature of hip hop music; it is a form of rhyming lyrics spoken rhythmically over musical instruments, with a musical backdrop of sampling, scratching and mixing by DJs. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... A music-video director is a film director that specializes in supervising the filming and editing of music videos to be used as promotional tools for popular music singles. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making music. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Bertelsmann is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in G tersloh, Germany. ... Look up mainstream in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Biography

A sibling amongst nine brothers and sisters, Francis Magalona is the son of late Philippine movie screen legends Pancho Magalona and Tita Duran. Starting out as a breakdancer in the early 1980s, he followed in his parents footsteps and ventured out into acting, appearing in several Filipino movies; he branched out to emceeing and released the groundbreaking album Yo! in 1990 garnering the nationistic hit Mga Kababayan (My Countrymen), making Yo! the first commercially released Pinoy rap album in the Philippines.^[1] While rapping politically conscious and thought-provoking rhymes in both English and Tagalog, the album was a total success and helped instantly catapult Filipino hip hop from underground to mainstream status and also marked the birth of Makabayang or Nationalistic rap in Filipino hip hop. Tita Duran (1929-1991) was a Filipino actress and the mother of a well-Filipino singer Francis Magalona. ... This USPS stamp depicts an 80s breakdancer and a boombox. ... Tagalog (pronunciation: ) is one of the major languages of the Republic of the Philippines. ... Filipino hip hop can be divided into two main categories: hip hop as performed and followed in the Philippines, and hip hop performed and followed by people of Filipino descent overseas, mostly among Filipino Americans in the United States. ...

Francis M. remains one of the most respected emcees within Pinoy Rap

In 1992, Francis Magalona released Rap Is FrancisM (1992), which is highly regarded as one of the greatest Pinoy Rap albums. With tracks addressing the various cultural and social problems that plagued his country such as drug addiction in "Mga Praning" (Paranoia), political instability in "Halalan" (Elections) as well as the detrimental effects of a colonial mentality in "Tayo'y Mga Pinoy" (We Are Filipinos), the record's complexity and conscious message quickly earned it its classic status and became the standard by which future albums of the genre were to be compared.^[2] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Colonial mentality refers to institutionalised or systemic feelings of inferiority within some societies or peoples who have been subjected to colonialism, relative to the mores or values of the foreign powers which had previously subjugated them. ...

The release of his third album, "Meron akong ano!" (I Got Some!) in 1993, followed by "FreeMan" in 1995 marked the beginning of Francis' experimentation with Pinoy rock, becoming an exceptional artist in both genres of music. He has frequently collaborated with other Pinoy music luminaries such as Joey Ayala, Heber Bartolome, Ryan Cayabyab, Mike Hanopol of the legendary Juan dela Cruz Band, Andrew E, Michael V and Denmark and of course, the Eraserheads. Even more recently he has been seen working side by side with Pikaso, Gloc 9, Stick Figgas and Parokya ni Edgar. Maria Cafra logo Pinoy Rock, or Filipino Rock, is the brand of Rock music produced in the Philippines or by Filipinos. ... Joey Ayala is a contemporary pop music artist in the Philippines. ... Ryan Cayabyab (born Raymundo Cipriano Pujante Cayabyab but affectionately known as Mr. ... Michael V Calaphates (1015 - August 24, 1042) (in Greek Μιχαήλ Καλαφάτης, meaning the caulker), was the nephew and successor as Byzantine emperor of Michael IV and adoptive son of his wife Zoë. ... Named after the film Eraserhead, The Eraserheads were the most popular pop/rock band in the Philippines from their early start in the early 1990s to their disbanding in 2002. ... Gloc-9 (born Aristotle Aries Pollisco) is an Awit Award-winning Filipino rapper. ... Parokya ni Edgar is a Filipino band that was formed in 1993 by a group of Ateneo high school students. ...

FrancisM at The Community Philippine Hip-Hop Summit 2007 held at The Basement in Eastwood City

FrancisM's contributions to the genre have been featured in several international hip hop publications including the All Music Guide to Hip-Hop: The Definitive Guide to Rap and Hip-Hop (2003) published by Backbeat Books; as well as the May 2004 issue of the U.S. based publication The Source. FrancisM was also given the Pioneer Hall of Fame Award by Empire Entertainment at the 1st Annual Philippine Hip-Hop Music Awards in 2005.^[3] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

He has since founded his own record company called Red Egg Records, as well as his own production company Filipino Pictures Inc. wherein he is the resident Director and has made music videos for several bands and solo artists. His work on Sponge Cola's "KLSP" won Best Rock Video at the 2006 MYX Video Awards. Other music videos directed by Francis Magalona are for artists such as, Ely Buendia, Gloc 9, Join The Club, Shamrock, Pikaso, Death Threat and Denmark. Sponge Cola is a Filipino rock band formed in 2002. ... myx or MYX (pronounced /miks/ as in mix) is the music channel of ABS-CBN and is currently one of the most popular music channels in the Philippines. ... Eleandre Ely Basino Buendia (born November 2, 1970) is a popular Filipino musician, best known as guitarist and lead vocals in the Pinoy rock band The Eraserheads. ... Gloc-9 (born Aristotle Aries Pollisco) is an Awit Award-winning Filipino rapper. ... The Shamrock Oxalis acetosella as The Shamrock The shamrock, an unofficial symbol of Ireland and Boston, Massachusetts, is a three-leafed old white clover, sometimes (rarely nowadays) Trifolium repens (white clover, known in Irish as seamair bhán) but more usually today Trifolium dubium (lesser clover, Irish: seamair bhuí). However... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Over the years FrancisM has also branched out to numerous hosting responsibilities; and has been part of several television shows including the longest running daytime television show in the Philippines Eat Bulaga!, as well as being a VJ for MTV Asia. Magalona is MTV Asia's first Filipino VJ along with Regine Tolentino. He worked with MTV from 1997 up to 2000. Aside from television, he also hosts live events and presentations. Eat Bulaga! is a local noon-time variety show in the Philippines produced by the Television And Production Exponents Inc. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: please use Wikipedia:Sandbox for testing. ...

In 2002, along with the assistance of then FUBU Philippines' management Carlo Maniquiz and Nick Tuazon(who is currently the Editor-In-Chief and CEO of Digital Photographer Philippines, Francis launched a compilation album of the same name later that year showcasing a basic who's who of local hip-hop talents in and around the islands.^[4] Later that year, Francis Magalona's greatest hits album, The Best of FrancisM was released by Musiko. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (480 × 640 pixel, file size: 60 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Two medals awarded to Francis Magalona by the Camera Club of the Philippines. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (480 × 640 pixel, file size: 60 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Two medals awarded to Francis Magalona by the Camera Club of the Philippines. ...

He had also been chosen by Fremantle Media, owners of American Idol, and their local counterpart ABC-5 (owners of the 'Idol' franchise in that country) as one of the judges of Philippine Idol, alongside Maestro Ryan Cayabyab and Ms. Pilita Corrales, Asia's Queen of songs. FremantleMedia (formerly All-American Television and Pearson Television) is an independent production company that holds the rights to the Goodson/Todman game show library which includes such classic game shows as The Price is Right, Match Game, Ive Got a Secret, and Family Feud. ... For the current American Idol season, see American Idol (season 7). ... Philippine Idol host Ryan Agoncillo with judges Ryan Cayabyab, Pilita Corrales and Francis Magalona. ... Ryan Cayabyab (born Raymundo Cipriano Pujante Cayabyab but affectionately known as Mr. ... Pilita Corrales Dubbed as “Asia’s Queen of Songs”, Pilita Corrales of Cebu City, Philippines was born on August 22, 1939 to Spanish-Cebuano parents. ...

FrancisM was the recipient of the coveted MTV Pilipinas Video Music Awards Generations Award in 2006 "in recognition of his career that has spanned decades and broken boundaries, and for his music which continues to inspire generations of artists and music fans both here and abroad." He is only the second honoree, the first having been singer Gary Valenciano at the 2005 rites. The MTV Pilipinas Video Music Awards (or simply MTV Pilipinas) is the Phillipines biggest annual music video awards event, and has been held every year since 2001. ... Edgardo José Martín Santiago Valenciano, better known as simply Gary Valenciano (shortened to Gary V.), is a Filipino musician, composer, actor, producer, and gospel singer who is best known for many songs, especially those that became theme songs for movies. ...

FrancisM is truly a multi-media artist, as he has held exhibits in painting and in photography. Just recently, he was inducted as a regular member of the illustrious Camera Club of the Philippines (CCP), after a record-breaking 5-month stint as a probationary member.

Personal life

Married to Pia Arroyo, they have eight children: Unna, Nicolo, Francis Jr., Isabella, Elmo, Arkin, Clara, and actress Maxene Magalona.he also join a fraternity namely ALPHA KAPPA RHO way back 1980's. Maxene Magalona (born Maxene Sofia Maria Arroyo Magalona on November 23, 1986 in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipina actress. ...

Discography

Albums

• 1990 Yo!
• 1992 Rap is Francis M
• 1993 Meron akong ano! (I have something!)
• 1995 Freeman
• 1996 Happy Battle (featuring his band "Hardware Syndrome")
• 1998 The Oddventures of Mr. Cool
• 1999 Interscholastic
• 2001 Freeman 2
• 2002 The Best of Francism
• 2004 Pambihira Ka Pinoy (Single)
• 2007 F Word

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TV Shows

• Eat Bulaga
• S.O.P. (Guest Co-host)
• Philippine Idol (Judge)
• GMA Telecine Specials
• MTV Talk
• Student Canteen
• That's Entertainment

Eat Bulaga is the longest-running and top rating noontime variety show in the Philippines airing on its 25th year on GMA, the Kapuso Network and produced by TAPE Productions Inc. ... SOP (Sobrang Okey Pare) is a Philippine noontime musical variety show of GMA Network that airs live every Sunday at noon-2 p. ... Philippine Idol host Ryan Agoncillo with judges Ryan Cayabyab, Pilita Corrales and Francis Magalona. ... Student Canteen is the longest-running noontime show on Philippine television which ran for 33 years (Actually: Its 36 years with the exceptions of 1986-1989). ...

References

External links

• Francis Magalona Biography of Francis M. on PinoyRap.com
• Francis Magalona at the Internet Movie Database
• Francis M. profile on AllMusic.com
• PinoyRap.com
• Magalona.com Official Website

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See also

• Filipino hip hop