Karl Roy (May 25, 1968 – March 13, 2012) was a

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rock singer. He was the

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of the groups Advent Call, Kapatid and P.O.T.

Early life

Karl Roy was the elder brother of Kevin Roy, the lead singer of the band

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, and the first cousin of Jose "Judd" Roy III, one of the defense lawyers of the impeachment trial of Philippine Chief Justice Renato Corona. Roy's other siblings are Ralph, Keith, Krys and Kathryn. His aunt was Vilma Roy-Duavit, the wife of

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founder and former Representative from Rizal's 1st District Gilberto Duavit Sr., which makes him cousins with GMA Network president

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His late grandfather,

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, was a Senator in the Philippines. Roy was also a member of the

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fraternity

Music career

Roy began his career in the early 1990s as lead singer of the alternative group Advent Call, but did not become well known to the general public until after founding another rock band, P.O.T. in 1994, when the group had hits with "Yugyugan Na" ("''Time to shake''"), "Panaginip", "Overload" and "Have a Piece of This". Roy was one of the most influential Filipino artists of his time. "Yugyugan Na" was a cover of the song by the band The Advisors. P.O.T. ended up going on an indefinite hiatus in 2000, but later reformed in 2004. The group, however, officially disbanded in 2005. Two years prior, he formed a new group named Kapatid together with

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( bass), J-Hoon Balbuena (

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(

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) and Chico Molina (guitar). With Kapatid, he released the albums ''Kapatid'' (2003) and ''Luha'' (2006). Roy's rock image made him a crowd favorite. He was also popularly known for his eccentric behavior while performing on stage. In September 2007, shortly after returning home from the recording of a TV commercial for San Miguel's Red Horse Beer, Roy suffered a stroke, paralyzing the right side of his body. He recovered, however, and rejoined Kapatid.

Personal life

Roy has a daughter named Ariana Nicole (born 1994), his only child with his ex-girlfriend Maria Nieves San Diego (Yvette). Roy married Dena Devries in 2000. Roy was also famous for being an avid tattoo and piercing wearer. He had a wide variety of tattoos and piercings all over his body.

Death

Karl Roy died on March 13, 2012, reportedly due to

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, although he was diagnosed with

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. Prior to his death, he was rushed to the Cardinal Rufino Santos Hospital in San Juan City where he was put in ICU. He is survived by his wife Dena and daughter Ariana. Hours after his death, Roy became the top trending topic on

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Philippines. His remains were

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and his wake was held at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Shrine in New Manila,

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. On March 18, his

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was transferred to his family

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at the Loyola Memorial Park as the permanent resting place.

References

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