The Most Famous
MUSICIANS from Philippines
This page contains a list of the greatest Filipino Musicians. The pantheon dataset contains 3,175 Musicians, 2 of which were born in Philippines. This makes Philippines the birth place of the 72nd most number of Musicians behind Bangladesh, and Estonia.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Filipino Musicians of all time. This list of famous Filipino Musicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Joey Santiago (b. 1965)
With an HPI of 37.85, Joey Santiago is the most famous Filipino Musician. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages on wikipedia.
Joseph Alberto Santiago (born June 10, 1965) is a Filipino-American guitarist and composer. Active since 1986, Santiago is best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the alternative rock band Pixies. After the band's breakup in 1993, Santiago produced musical scores for film and television documentaries, and he formed The Martinis with his ex-wife, Linda Mallari. He also contributed to albums by Charles Douglas and former Pixies band-mate Frank Black. Santiago resumed his role as the Pixies' lead guitarist when they reunited in 2004. Santiago has described his guitar technique as "angular and bent", and he cites Les Paul, George Harrison, Chet Atkins, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass and Jimi Hendrix as major influences on his style. His guitar playing, as part of the Pixies' sound, was held in high regard by critics: MTV's Laurel Bowman commented that Santiago's "sonic plow was the key element in the Pixies' monstrous presence".
2. Laidback Luke (b. 1976)
With an HPI of 35.77, Laidback Luke is the 2nd most famous Filipino Musician. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Lucas Cornelis van Scheppingen (born 22 October 1976), better known under his stage name Laidback Luke, is a Dutch-Filipino DJ and record producer. He notably remixed the Robin S. song, "Show Me Love" which charted at No. 11 on the UK charts in 2009. He is also the founder of Mixmash Records.
3. Beabadoobee (b. 2000)
With an HPI of 22.77, Beabadoobee is the 3rd most famous Filipino Musician. Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Beatrice Kristi Ilejay Laus (born 3 June 2000), known professionally as Beabadoobee (; bee-bə-DOO-bee), is a Filipino-British singer and songwriter. From 2018 to 2021, she released five extended plays (EPs) under the independent label Dirty Hit: Lice (2018), Patched Up (2018), Loveworm (2019), Space Cadet (2019) and Our Extended Play (2021). Her debut studio album Fake It Flowers was released in October 2020, and received critical acclaim. Her second studio album, Beatopia, was released on 15 July 2022, which spawned the hit "The Perfect Pair." Her third studio album, This Is How Tomorrow Moves, was released on 9 August 2024; it became her first album to peak atop the UK Albums Chart. Beabadoobee served as a supporting act for labelmates the 1975 during several legs of their Music for Cars Tour, as well as American singer Clairo during her Immunity Tour. She was nominated for the Rising Star Award at the 2020 Brit Awards, and was presented with the Radar Award at the 2020 NME Awards. Beabadoobee was also predicted as a breakthrough act for 2020 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2020. In 2023, Beabadoobee was an opening act for Taylor Swift at the Eras Tour.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Filipino musicians born between 1965 and 2000. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Filipino musicians include Joey Santiago, Laidback Luke, and Beabadoobee. As of April 2024, 1 new Filipino musicians have been added to Pantheon including Beabadoobee.
Living Filipino Musicians
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Joey Santiago
1965 - Present
HPI: 37.85
Laidback Luke
1976 - Present
HPI: 35.77
Beabadoobee
2000 - Present
HPI: 22.77
