Idris Vicuña (born May 28, 1990), known professionally as Eyedress, is a Filipino singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer.

Early life

Eyedress was raised in an area in the Philippines which he described as "ghetto", and began playing the guitar at a young age. He and his family moved to

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, where he was introduced to punk music through the "gangsters" and "anarchist types" in his neighborhood. At age 13, he and his family moved to

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after his father, an animator, started working with

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. While living in

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, California, he joined the

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band Liberal Underground as a bassist. He moved back to the Philippines at age 15 with his family. Before starting his career as a musician, he designed clothing for a brief period of time and, at age 20, he started composing music by making beats on his laptop and releasing them for free online.

Life and career

After gaining a small following from making beats, Eyedress was introduced to Filipino singer Skint Eastwood through a promoter from Manila, and the two collaborated on the song "Biolumine". The song earned him attention from a French label which pushed for him to make an album, which then earned him a record deal with Abeano Records, a subsidiary of

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. On December 2, 2013, he released his debut

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''Supernatural'', which he recorded in his bedroom using

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. Eyedress released his debut mixtape, ''Hearing Colors'', as a free digital download on April 11, 2014. He released his second EP, ''Egyptian Night Club'' to

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on July 27, 2014. In September 2014, he released the single "Polo Tee" as a tribute to American record producer

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. He released his first mixtape after leaving XL Recordings, ''Shapeshifter'', in 2015. His four studio albums were released on

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: ''Manila Ice'', on May 12, 2017; ''Sensitive G'', on November 16, 2018; ''

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'' on August 7, 2020 and '' Mulholland Drive'' on August 27, 2021. Two singles from ''Let's Skip to the Wedding'', "

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" and "Romantic Lover", became viral hits on

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and "Jealous" was

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gold in Australia, Canada, Poland and the USA in 2021, and platinum in the USA in March 2022. "Romantic Lover" was certified gold in the USA in April 2022. In September 2021, shortly after the album release, the first single from '' Mulholland Drive'', " Something About You" went viral in the US with ''

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'' citing the track as the fastest-rising song on American streaming services for the week ending September 23. In January 2022, Eyedress was ranked at number 35 on the ''

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'' Emerging Artists chart. "Something About You" was certified gold in the USA in May 2022.

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Extended plays

Singles

References

{{Authority control 1990 births Living people Filipino pop musicians Musicians from Metro Manila People from Makati Musicians from Los Angeles Album-cover and concert-poster artists Filipino music video directors Lex Records artists Bedroom pop musicians