Ramon Marcelino Diaz Abaya (born November 6, 1979), known professionally as Marc Abaya, is a Filipino singer, actor, musician, TV host, and VJ. He appeared in the 2009 Philippine release of ''

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''. He is the son of actor/director Manolo Abaya and director

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Musical career

Abaya was discovered by

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during a "battle of bands" in which Abaya's band Shirley Beans won first place. Marasigan, who was one of the judges for the night, invited Abaya to act as frontman for the band

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in 1998. While Abaya was a member of the band, they released three albums: ''Grip, Stand, Throw''; ''4-track mind''; and ''Thanks to the Moon's Gravitational Pull''. While in Sandwich, Abaya formed the band

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with his closest friends in May 2003. In 2004, Kjwan released their self-titled album, which included the carrier single "Daliri." Abaya joined

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on the song ''"Tsinelas sa Putikan"'', for the album

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under

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Acting career

Abaya played the role of Francis in an

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afternoon drama series, '' Ligaw na Bulaklak''. He was also one of the judges of the network's reality entertainment show ''

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'' and host of ''Pilipinas Got More Talent'', a spin-off program of the show ''

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''. In 2010, Abaya joined the cast of Dagim, a

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Original film directed by Joaquin Pedro Valdes for which he won "Best Supporting Actor" at the Cinema One Originals Awards. In 2011, Abaya moved to

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for the shows '' Party Pilipinas'' and ''

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'' In 2012, he was seen in the GMA Afternoon Drama show '' Faithfully''. In 2019, After almost 9 years, he returned to his home network ABS-CBN via ''

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''.

Discography

With Kjwan

Studio Albums Other Appearances

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abaya, Marc 1979 births Living people Tagalog people 21st-century Filipino male singers Filipino male television actors VJs (media personalities) GMA Network personalities Star Magic personalities ABS-CBN personalities