Hale is an alternative rock band from Manila, Philippines. They were all music majors from University of Santo Tomas and form Hale in mid-2004 and soon after signed up to EMI Philippines (now PolyEast Records).
In 2005, Hale released their debut self-titled album Hale, consisting of singles Broken Sonnet, The Day You Said Goodnight, Kahit Pa, Kung Wala Ka and Blue Sky, together with Tollgate which was released together with the re-issuing of the album on March 2, 2006. The Day You Said Goodnight marked the first steps of Hale’s massive success to the mainstream and gained tremendous popularity as the singles were released. The Day You Said Goodnight was also nominated many times by most of the music media as OPM Song Of The Year 2005. Soon, the band was also nominated as Band Of The Year 2005 and Best New OPM Artist for 2005.
Hale re-issued their debut album together with the single Tollgate on March 2, 2006. At the same year, the debut album had reached Triple Platinum Certification (90, 000 copies sold). They were also chosen to make a commercial endorsement for Nescafé Philippines and a jingle One Moment, One Nescafé written by them in promotion of the Nescafé products.
Hale released their sophomore effort Twilight on September 30, 2006, consisting of singles Waltz, Hide And Seek, Shooting Star and The Ballad Of. The music video of Waltz was also nominated many times as the Most Favorited Music Video in 2006, marking another step of Hale’s success to the mainstream. The album was also certified Gold (15, 000 copies sold) a week after its release.
The band’s 4th effort, Kundiman, was released on July 27, 2009, with its first single, Bahay Kubo, released on June 27, 2009. The band was set to promote their fourth album in July 2009. Of all eight songs in the album, written in Tagalog, seven were written by Champ Lui Pio and the album’s Yakap by Roll Martinez. They also sought guidance with Mayonnaise’s Monty Macalino in the song composition and arrangements of the album. It is said that Kundiman is a prequel to the band’s 5th effort which is set to be released on early-2010.
Other Information
- Origin : Manila, Philippines
- Genres : Alternative rock, OPM
- Years active : 2004 – present
- Labels : PolyEast Records
- Associated acts : Join The Club, Rivermaya, Rico Blanco
- Website : www.haleofficial.com
Members
- Champ Lui Pio – vocals, guitars
- Roll Martinez – guitars
- Sheldon Gellada – bass
- Paolo Santiago – drums
Discography
- 2005 : Hale
- 2006 : Twilight
- 2008 : Above, Over And Beyond
- 2009 : Kundiman
- 2010 : TBA
Incoming search terms:
- Asian alternative rock bands
- Aji Bahay hale korea (song)
- waltz by hale actress
- search promotional nescafe songs 2011
- nestcafe ost in the philippines
- nescafe endorser philippines
- leading actress waltz hale filipino band
- hale released single for 2011
- hale music group
- hale
Kang Dae Sung - (D-Lite)
Regine Velasquez
Genie (Album)
For Muzik - 4Minute