Paramita was a

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act in the

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that played their own brand of music from 2005 to 2013. Paramita was made up of Marco De Leon on guitars (replacing Norman Dellosa), Alsey Cortez on bass, and Ria Bautista on drums and vocals. Paramita have released three several albums in its career.

History

In 2005, they released their first single "Hiling" under Vicor Records which placed them on the map. It was included in the 10-track full-length album entitled ''Tala''. Six of the album's songs are written in

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while four are in Tagalog. Their second album was self-titled ''Paramita'' which was released in 2008 under Terno Recordings. Despite being such a young band, Paramita has already been featured in several media sources, such as ''MTV Ink'' magazine, the ''

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'', NU 107's ''In The Raw'' radio program and the

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morning show ''Breakfast''. Paramita is fast becoming one of the most solid independent acts in the scene today, enlightened by music and strengthened by a belief in their own unique talents. By 2010, they decided to go fully independent under Blaster Music (an independent music organization) and launched their third album named ''Liyab''. Their song "Turbulence" was on NU107.7 Stairway to Seven and was no. 1 for 12 weeks on UR105.9 Underground Radio. Their songs "Sulyap" and "Nightingale" received airplay on local stations. Paramita is now with Blaster Music along with Reklamo and upcoming artists Odat, Penguin, Trapeze, and Eleyn.

Break-up

In the 10th day of October 2013, Paramita announced its disbanding and their future plans as individual artists and musicians on the group's Facebook page.

Band members

*Marco De Leon – rhythm guitar *Alsey Cortez – co-vocals, bass guitar *Ria Bautista – drums, lead vocals

Former members

*Norman Dellosa – lead guitar *Jeremy Lacorte - rhythm guitar * Paolo Legaspi - bass

Discography

Studio albums

*''Tala'' – 2005

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*''Paramita'' – 2008 Terno Recordings *''Liyab'' – 2010 Blaster Records

Collaboration albums

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'' (2007,

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Awards and nominations

References

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Paramita on Soundclick.com
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