MiG Ayesa
Birth name	Miguel Alfonso Ramon Legarda
Origin	Philippines Manila, Philippines
Genre(s)	Rock
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Piano
Years active	1999–present
Label(s)	Decca Records (2005-Present)
Associated acts	Randy Badass And The Slickmaster Five, Lovetown, The Honkies, The Riva Band

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Biography

Born in Manila, Philippines and raised in Sydney, Australia, and has three-fourths-Spanish maternal ancestry and fourth-Ilonggo paternal and maternal ancestries^{[citation needed]}. He attended St Patrick's College, Strathfield. Ayesa was studying communications at Macquarie University in Sydney when he was offered the role of Ritchie Valens in the theater production of "Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story." He decided to put his studies on hold and went on tour with the production all across Australia. He has since performed in theaters, commercials, television series and film. He has also been a part of several bands Randy Badass And The Slickmaster Five, Lovetown, The Honkies and The Riva Band. For other meanings of the word, see Manila (disambiguation). ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Filipinos of Spanish descent are a multilingual Filipino ethnic group composed of Philippine citizens with Spanish ancestry. ... The Hiligaynon people, or HIligaynons, are the indigenous inhabitants of the large coastal plain if East Panay island. ... St Patricks College (also referred to informally as St Pats) is an independent, Roman Catholic, day school for boys in years 5 to 12. ... Macquarie University is an Australian university located in Sydney. ... Ritchie Valens (born Ricardo Steven Valenzuela, May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959) was a pioneer of rock and roll and a forefather to the Latin Rock movement. ... For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ...

Ayesa moved from Sydney to London in 2001 to look for a publishing company for his material. Brian May from the band Queen took an interest in his work and they are working on a collaboration with his band Mignition. Ayesa played the character of Galileo Figaro in the musical We Will Rock You, which is based entirely on Queen material. He also appeared in 'Rent' by Jonathan Larson on London's West End in 2002 playing the role of Angel. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the year. ... For the Australian film composer, see Brian May (composer). ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, lead vocalist Freddie Mercury, and drummer Roger Taylor, with bass guitarist John Deacon joining the following year. ... We Will Rock You is a jukebox musical, based on the songs of Queen and named after their hit single of the same name. ...

Ayesa was a competitor of CBS television series Rock Star: INXS to be the new lead singer of INXS and was one of the final three contestants along with runner-up Marty Casey and winner J.D. Fortune. While MiG got off to a shaky start with his version of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit", he quickly recovered and became a front runner with versions of "Live and Let Die" and "Baby I love Your Way", MiG received third place. This article is about the broadcast network. ... INXS (pronounced In Excess) are an Australian rock group. ... Marty Casey is a Chicago-based musician and the lead singer of the band The Lovehammers. ... Image:JD Fortune 5. ...

Prior to Rock Star: INXS, Ayesa is also known for working in the role of the money-grubbing landlord, Joe, in the kids television show The Ferals on the ABC. He also had a bit part in the film Queen of the Damned as a vampire who was out to kill Lestat for spreading vampire secrets. He also played Danny Suko in "Grease". A landlord, is the owner of a house, apartment, condominium, or real estate which is rented or leased to an individual or business, who is called the tenant. ... The Ferals was an Australian childrens comedy television series produced by the ABC. The show, which ran from 1994 to 1995, featured a mixture of real people and animal puppets known as the ferals. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... The Queen of the Damned is a novel by Anne Rice. ...

Ayesa married dancer/actress Simone de la Rue in 2002.

Ayesa is currently involved in the Australasian tour of We Will Rock You, in which he reprises his West End role as Galileo Figaro. We Will Rock You is a jukebox musical, based on the songs of Queen and named after their hit single of the same name. ...

Debut album

Ayesa's major label debut, the self-titled Album MiG, was set for release on Decca April 10th, 2007. This album has already been released in Australia and the Philippines. The CD is a collection of classic and contemporary rock and roll staples, showcasing Ayesa's interpretations of his favorite songs.

A single, Baby I Love Your Way, with Peter Frampton on Acoustic Guitar was released August 22, 2006, to Yahoo Music, and August 29th to other internet music sites. Exclusive to the U.S. and Canadian release are three original songs, written by Ayesa and (Matthew Wilder), "She Loved", "Could It Be" and "You And I". Peter Kenneth Frampton (born April 22, 1950 in Beckenham, Kent) is an English musician, best known today for his solo work in the mid-1970s and as one of the original members of the band Humble Pie. ... is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Matthew Wilder (born Matthew Weiner on January 24, 1953 in New York City) is an American musician best known for his 1983 hit Break My Stride. ...

U.S. Tracklistings

1. Baby, I Love Your Way (Peter Frampton)
2. She Loved (MiG Ayesa and Matthew Wilder)
3. Kiss from a Rose (Seal)
4. Life on Mars (David Bowie)
5. Could It Be (MiG Ayesa and Matthew Wilder)
6. Waterloo Sunset (Ray Davies)
7. Can't Find My Way Home (Steve Winwood)
8. Wrapped Around Your Finger (Sting)
9. Who Wants to Live Forever (Brian May)
10. You and I (Ayesa and Matthew Wilder)
11. Jeremy (Eddie Vedder/Jeff Ament)
12. Angie (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards)

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Discography

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External links

• Official Site
• MiG's Official Forum
• Official MySpace and Blog
• MiG's HK Mini-site
• MiG's Official Merch Store
• MiG on ilike
• MiG on Imeem
• MiG on Livejournal
• MiG on Blogger
• MiG Ayesa's She Loved Video Ecard
• MiG Ayesa's Baby I Love Your Way Video Ecard
• MiG's Squad HQ