The Most Famous
SINGERS from Philippines
This page contains a list of the greatest Filipino Singers. The pantheon dataset contains 4,381 Singers, 5 of which were born in Philippines. This makes Philippines the birth place of the 77th most number of Singers behind Malaysia, and Syria.
Top 7
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Filipino Singers of all time. This list of famous Filipino Singers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Luis Eduardo Aute (1943 - 2020)
With an HPI of 49.77, Luis Eduardo Aute is the most famous Filipino Singer. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages on wikipedia.
Luis Eduardo Aute Gutiérrez (13 September 1943 – 4 April 2020) was a Spanish musician, singer, composer, and film director. Aute died in April 2020 from Covid-19.
2. Apl.de.ap (b. 1974)
With an HPI of 43.23, Apl.de.ap is the 2nd most famous Filipino Singer. His biography has been translated into 40 different languages.
Allan Pineda Lindo (born November 28, 1974), known professionally as apl.de.ap (IPA: AP-əl-dee-AP), is a Filipino-American rapper, singer and record producer. He is a founding member of the hip hop group Black Eyed Peas (BEP). Due to his frequent collaboration with BEP, he won six out of sixteen Grammy Awards.
3. Freddie Aguilar (b. 1953)
With an HPI of 43.09, Freddie Aguilar is the 3rd most famous Filipino Singer. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Ferdinand Pascual Aguilar (Tagalog: [pɐsˈkwal ʔɐɣɪˈlaɾ]; born February 5, 1953), better known as Freddie Aguilar, Ka Freddie Aguilar, or simply Ka Freddie, is a Filipino folk musician and singer-songwriter regarded as one of the pillars and icons of Original Pilipino Music (OPM). He is best known for his rendition of "Bayan Ko", which became the anthem of the opposition against the regime of Ferdinand Marcos during the 1986 People Power Revolution, and for his song "Anak", the best-selling Philippine music record of all time, selling 33 million copies worldwide. He is heavily associated with Pinoy rock. He is well known internationally, claiming fame as one of the best musician-songwriters from the Philippines.
4. Arnel Pineda (b. 1967)
With an HPI of 38.45, Arnel Pineda is the 4th most famous Filipino Singer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Arnel Campaner Pineda (born September 5, 1967) is a Filipino singer and songwriter. He came to prominence in the Philippines during the 1980s and internationally in 2007 as the lead singer of the American rock band Journey.
5. Bella Poarch (b. 1997)
With an HPI of 36.57, Bella Poarch is the 5th most famous Filipino Singer. Her biography has been translated into 36 different languages.
Denarie Bautista Taylor (born Belinda Marie Macadengdeng Batumbakal; February 8, 1997), known professionally as Bella Poarch ( PORCH), is an American social media personality and singer. On August 17, 2020, she created the most liked video on TikTok, in which she lip syncs to the song "M to the B" by British rapper Millie B. She is the most followed TikTok contributor from the Philippines. As of August 25, 2024, she has 94.1 million followers on TikTok, ranking as the fourth most-followed individual on the platform behind Khaby Lame, Charli D'Amelio and MrBeast. She signed a music record deal with Warner Records in May 2021, releasing her debut single "Build a Bitch".
6. Tito Sotto (b. 1948)
With an HPI of 36.49, Tito Sotto is the 6th most famous Filipino Singer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Vicente Castelo Sotto III (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈsɔtɔ]; born August 24, 1948), professionally known as Tito Sotto and also known as Tito Sen or Tito XN, is a Filipino politician, actor, entertainer and athlete who served as the 23rd Senate President from 2018 to 2022. Before that, he had two stints each as Senate Majority Leader and Senate Minority Leader. He served a total of four terms in the Senate: 1992 to 2004 and 2010 to 2022, tying the record for the longest-serving Senator with Lorenzo Tañada and Franklin Drilon. In between his stints in the Senate, he led the Dangerous Drugs Board for a year. He became the Vice Mayor of Quezon City from 1988 to 1992, and later unsuccessfully ran for vice president in the 2022 elections as Panfilo Lacson's running mate. Beyond politics, Sotto is an accomplished songwriter, known for founding the iconic musical group VST & Co. alongside his brothers Vic and Val Sotto, which is considered one of the best Filipino bands of all-time and the "pioneer of the Manila sound". In television, he is known as a co-host of Eat Bulaga!, the longest-running variety show in Philippine television history, and has appeared in numerous television shows and films as an actor. He is colloquially dubbed as "Tito Sen" by audience viewers. As an athlete, Sotto was also a member of the Philippine national bowling team, representing the country several times at the AMF World Cup. He notably won a bronze medal in the 1978 Asian Games.
7. Jake Zyrus (b. 1992)
With an HPI of 34.45, Jake Zyrus is the 7th most famous Filipino Singer. Her biography has been translated into 46 different languages.
Jake Zyrus (Tagalog: [ˈsaɪɾus]; born 10 May 1992), formerly known professionally as Charice Pempengco (Tagalog: [t͡ʃɐˌɾis pɛmˈpɛːŋ.ko]) and under the mononym Charice, is a Filipino singer and television personality. In 2007, after competing in many singing competitions and several appearances on Filipino television, Zyrus performed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in the United States. The following year, in 2008, he made several international televised appearances, including a special on The Oprah Winfrey Show, which documented his musical ambitions, home life and family, and featured Zyrus singing for Oprah's studio audience. On that appearance, Zyrus was surprised by one of his singing inspirations, Céline Dion (appearing from her tour via Skype), who invited him to sing with her at New York City's Madison Square Garden, during her 2008 world tour. At the concert, the two sang "Because You Loved Me", dedicating the moment to Zyrus' mother. The performance was eventually replayed on another special episode of Oprah's talk show. Zyrus then began performing in concerts with David Foster and Andrea Bocelli, among others, and released an album My Inspiration (2009). Zyrus released the studio album Charice in 2010, which entered the Billboard 200 at number eight, making it the first album of an Asian solo singer ever to land in the top 10. The single "Pyramid" from that album, featuring singer Iyaz, is Zyrus' most successful single to date, charting within the top 40 in a number of countries after its debut live performance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Crossing over to acting and television, Zyrus joined the cast of the musical-comedy-drama TV series Glee, later in 2010, as Sunshine Corazon. In 2011, "Before It Explodes", written by Bruno Mars, was released as the lead single from Zyrus' second international studio album, Infinity. Zyrus would release two further albums, Chapter 10 (2013) and Catharsis (2016). Zyrus also made his own concert tours in Asia. Zyrus was one of the four judges of the Philippine version of The X Factor, on ABS-CBN, in 2012. Zyrus identified as a gay woman from 2013 to 2017, when he came out as a transgender male after having male chest reconstruction and beginning testosterone treatment. He adopted the name Jake Zyrus and discontinued the use of the name Charice.
People
Pantheon has 7 people classified as Filipino singers born between 1943 and 1997. Of these 7, 6 (85.71%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Filipino singers include Apl.de.ap, Freddie Aguilar, and Arnel Pineda. The most famous deceased Filipino singers include Luis Eduardo Aute. As of April 2024, 2 new Filipino singers have been added to Pantheon including Arnel Pineda, and Tito Sotto.
Living Filipino Singers
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Apl.de.ap
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Freddie Aguilar
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Arnel Pineda
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.45
Bella Poarch
1997 - Present
HPI: 36.57
Tito Sotto
1948 - Present
HPI: 36.49
Jake Zyrus
1992 - Present
HPI: 34.45
