Prettier Than Pink was an all-female Filipino
pop rock
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group. The band went professional in 1991 with original members- Lei Bautista (lead vocalist), Annie Trillo (bass guitars), Gretchen Gregorio (keyboards), and Vanessa Garcia (drummer). Many music enthusiasts consider the group unique among girl groups because the members played their own instruments. Originally called Pretty and Pink, the band started playing 60's music at Rock Ma Jazz ( a bar owned by RJ Jacinto) and eventually played 80's music from the Gogo's, Bangles, B-52's, etc. at different bars such as Par Avion, Kalye, Fat Tuesdays, and Cosmo.
In 1995 a self-produced
demo
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garnered interest from various
record labels
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and the group changed its name to Prettier Than Pink.
Neo Records
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(now VIVA Records) eventually signed them up. After five months, an eponymous debut album went Gold. The single "''Cool Ka Lang''," written and composed by the band's lead singer and founding member Lei Bautista, reached no. 1 on the
OPM charts.
By 1997, Prettier Than Pink had undergone a line-up transformation, with Bautista remaining as the group's leader. Their second album, ''UnPink'', took a less commercial turn; but the release received regional airplay with "Baby". In 1998, Lei Bautista was nominated for an Awit award for "Baby."
Bautista left for the U.S. shortly thereafter, reviving Prettier Than Pink in America as a
new wave-styled group. In 2005, Prettier Than Pink started recording their U.S. debut for the Sutton Records label.
Members
Final line-up
*Lei Bautista - lead vocals/guitar
*Pamela Aquino - lead guitar
*Melanie Cariker - bass
*Amy Behrman - keyboards/vocals
*Jasmin Guevara - drums
Former line-up
*Gretchen Gregorio - keyboards
*Anne Trillo - bass
*Vanessa Garcia - drums
*Rozylyn Torres - lead guitar
Discography
*''Prettier in Pink'' (1995, VIVA Records)
*''Un-Pink'' (1997, VIVA Records)
*''Chop Suey'' (2005, Sutton Records)
External links
Official Myspace
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Filipino pop music groups
Filipino rock music groups
Musical groups established in 1991
Musical groups disestablished in 2016
Filipino girl groups