BoybandPH

Joao Constancia

• Lead dancer, Rapper, Sub vocals, TV actor

João Micael Villanueva Constancia (born in Macau, China on 22 December 1996)^[9] to Filipino parents, he is the eldest among three siblings.^[10] In an interview published on the December issue of StarStudio Magazine, Joao said that even if he lived in Macau all his life, he was of course, Pinoy at heart. Despite missing Macau, Joao said he was determined to pursue his dream of being in showbiz. "Since I was young, I've liked the idea of being on camera to show my talents to the younger generation, to give them the motivation to succeed in their dreams and become who they want to be," he said.^[11] Dubbed "Party Prince ng Macau", 19-year-old Joao Constancia was able to charm not only the female fans but also the judges, who can't help but notice his good looks. He performed "Grow Old with You" earning praises for his unique charm and appeal, despite his average vocal talent. For his grand finals performance, Joao performed "Twerk it Like Miley," much to the delight of the fans and the judges.^[12] Aside from his music interests, he can also speak Mandarin fluently.

In 2018, he have a first-solo teleserye project the title "Ngayon At Kailanman" with Joshua Garcia and Julia Barretto.

Niel Murillo

• Lead vocalist

Orlando Sinangote Murillo IV (born January 12, 1999)^[13] the fourth child of eight, to parents Orlando Murillo Jr. and Edwina Sinangote-Murillo.^[14] A native of Bogo City in Cebu, Niel started singing at a very young age and was a favorite performer in his school.^[15] His older brother went blind in 2012, which prompted Niel to help his family financially.^[16]

He auditioned for the Pinoy Boyband Superstar show. In 2016, at age 17, Murillo quickly became a crowd favorite.^[17] He received an impressive 96% votes from the female audience, advancing him to the next level where he gave his own rendition of Sam Concepcion's "Mahal na mahal". His audition song got the attention of none other than Ms. Lea Salonga. He continued to be selected onto its Top 7 grand finalist singing boyband hits such as Backstreetboys' "I Want It that Way", One Direction's "Best Song Ever" and All-4-One's "I Swear" with other aspirants. Murillo gained praises & a standing ovation together with other aspirants after singing All-4-One's "I Swear".^[18] He continued to wowed everyone with his performance of So Sick sung with Ford Valencia. In the 2-day finale, Murillo and his co-aspirant Russell Reyes performed Major Lazer's "Cold Water" where they received good comments from judges Yeng Constantino and Aga Mulach. He was the first winner to receive the highest combined scores from the judges' ratings and the number of text votes(a total of 98.63%), beating out six other finalists of the talent show.^[19] His non-competition piece was "I Won't Give Up" by Jason Mraz.

He and Russell Reyes are the main vocals of the group. In some of their interviews, Niel said that his inspiration of what he's doing is his blind brother.

Tristan Ramirez

• Vocalist, Backing vocalist

Christian Dae Santos Ramirez was born on January 19, 1993 in the Philippines, the oldest member of the group. He opted out of college due to financial constraints and pursued modeling and acting instead. Prior to joining the contest, he used to perform at parties to be able to help support his family.^[20]

Russell Reyes

• Lead vocalist (Tenor), Pianist

Russell Antolin Reyes (born in Chicago, Illinois on 23 August 1998)^[21] is a singer and plays the piano. He is the second child of Filipino parents Reggie Reyes and Lynda Reyes, who emigrated to Illinois, Chicago^[22] from Camiguin and Cagayan De Oro.^[23] His passion for music never left him, at age 13, Russell won in the 2012 Niles North HS Variety Show with his friend and at the same high school he was cast in the Disney musical Beauty and the Beast.^[24] In 2015 he was invited to perform together with other musicians in Illinois Music Educators Association (ILMEA) District 7 Festivals. He was part of the Vocal Jazz Ensemble.^[25] After Graduating on Niles North High School in 2016 he travelled to the Philippines for vacation but then found himself auditioning for the first ever season of Pinoy Boyband Superstar. Reyes, together with other 4 talented aspirants, eventually won the said competition and became the most requested boyband in the Philippines.In 2016 Reyes auditioned for Pinoy Boyband Superstar with his own version of Stevie Wonder's "Lately". Despite his good voice and charisma, he had a rough start due to not being fluent in the Filipino language. During the next round of the competition, Reyes sang Bituin Escalante's "Kung Ako Na Lang Sana" which wowed judges Yeng Constantino and Sandara Park.

Dubbed as one of the strongest vocally, his journey on the talent search went easier. Reyes also gained praises & a standing ovation together with other aspirants after singing All-4-One's "I Swear"^[26] On the first day of the two-day finale Reyes sang with co-aspirant Niel Murillo Major Lazer's "Cold Water", while on the second day he sang Adele's "All I Ask" proving he got what it takes to be part of the ultimate pinoy boyband. He became the second member of BoybandPH garnering an impressive 100% from the combined text votes and judges votes.^[27]

Ford Valencia

• Vocalist (Countertenor), Backing vocalist

Ferdinand Cabriana Valencia was born on July 15, 1995 in Valenzuela City, in Metro Manila, Philippines. His father suffered a stroke when he was young and he became a breadwinner of the family from very young age. Prior to the programme, he had worked as a waiter, ship mechanic, insurance agent and a freelance singer to make both ends meet.^[28]

2016: Pinoy Boyband Superstar and Formation

In 2016 ABS-CBN announced an upcoming reality show that will feature the making of a Pinoy Boyband, based off the television reality singing competition created by Simon Cowell.^[29] The show opened auditions in eleven different locations around the Philippines as well as Online and on Social Media. From here hopefulls Ford Valencia, Joao Constancia, Niel Murillo, Russell Reyes and Tristan Ramirez auditioned as solo acts and competed against other contestants coming from different parts of the Philippines as well as overseas. During the Judges Audition they had to charm their way through the audience, and get scored based on their charisma and charm, before they could perform in front of the judges. Ford Valencia garnered a score of 83% and performed John Legend's hit "All of Me". Joao Constancia garnered a score of 94% from the audience and performed Adam Sandler's "Grow Old With You". Niel Murillo garnered a score of 96% and performed "Mahal na Mahal" by Sam Concepcion making him an instant fan favorite. His audition clip on YouTube gained the most views out of all the auditionees. Russell Reyes garnered a score of 80% and performed a soulful rendition of Stevie Wonder's "Lately". Tristan Ramirez got a score of 90% from the audience and performed "Ikaw lang ang Aking Mahal" by Brownman Revival.^[30][31][32] During the Middle Rounds the 40 contestants that passed the audition was cut down into 25. From there they were segregated into five different groups which were tasked to perform different genres of music. Before the deliberation and announcement of the groups, Russell Reyes along with two other contestants who had a hard time speaking the local language were asked to sing a Tagalog song to prove themselves worthy of a spot. Russell Reyes performed his version of "Kung ako Nalang Sana" wherein the judges were impressed.^[33] After the performance of the five groups, the Top 12 that would be performing for the live shows were chosen. Joao Constancia was the very first to be called gaining the highest audience votes, followed by Niel Murillo who came in third. The rest was called based on the judges choices.^[34]

During the live shows, the Top 12 battled it out by performing in groups, while a contestant gets eliminated every week. During the First week Ford Valencia and Joao Constancia were part of the same group wherein they came out on top being the first Best Group of the live shows.^[35] During the 4th week Niel Murillo, Ford Valencia and Russell Reyes were grouped together. They performed All-4-One's "I Swear", and received a standing ovation from the judges. Judge Vice Ganda stated that all three of them deserves a spot in the final Boyband due to how well they performed.^[36] On the final week of the competition only 7 contestants remained. They performed as a group but were judged as individuals. At the end of the first episode with the combined Judges and Fan Votes Niel Murillo was named the first member of the Band garnering a score of 98.63%.^[37] For the second night of performance, votes reverted to zero and the remaining contestants performed individually. At the end of the competition Russell Reyes, Ford Valencia, Tristan Ramirez and Joao Constancia joined Niel Murillo forming BoybandPH. They performed their winning single titled "We Made It" in front of the audience and judges singing about making it despite the hurdles they had in their journey.^[38]

Right after winning the boys attended different guestings wherein they were able to relay their experiences during and after the competition and their plans for the future such as their debut album, singles, gigs and tours.^[39][40]

2017: BoybandPH

Immediately after the win, BoybandPH released their winning song "We Made It" followed by the official single "Unli" in 2016 and "Somebody" a cover of Depeche Mode in 2017. All three songs are included in their self-titled debut album BoybandPH released on February 4, 2017. They were also featured on Jona Viray's single "Til the End of Time".

Studio albums

Singles

Television