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Chito Miranda

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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Yanga and the surname or paternal family name is Miranda.
Chito Miranda
Miranda in 2016
Born
Alfonso Yanga Miranda Jr.

(1976-02-07) February 7, 1976 (age 48)
Manila, Philippines
Other namesBuloy
Mamaryman
Edgar
Boy Duwal
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, actor
Years active1993–present
Spouse
​
(m. 2014)​
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals, guitar (occasionally), drums (occasionally), keyboards (occasionally)
Labels

Alfonso "Chito" Yanga Miranda Jr. (born February 7, 1976) is a Filipino singer and songwriter, best known as one of the founding members and lead singer for the band Parokya ni Edgar.[1]

Early life and career

Main article: Parokya ni Edgar

Miranda attended grade school and high school at the Ateneo de Manila University where he met Gab Chee Kee, Vinci Montaner, Jeric Estaco, and Mikko Yap. They formed a garage band during their high school years.

The group was known in school to be class clowns. Normally in shows, they would show up in women's clothing to entertain victims of earthquakes and typhoons and sing off-key in poetry readings.

They eventually landed the role of front act band for the locally well-known Filipino alternative rock band Eraserheads. Later on, childhood friend Buwi Meneses and schoolmate Dindin Moreno joined as bassist and drummer, respectively. When they graduated high school, Estaco and Yap decided to leave the group to pursue other interests. Shortly thereafter, Darius Semaña (lead guitar), Meneses's former bandmate, joined to complete the sextet.

Originally Parokya ni Edgar was called 'Comic Relief'. However, they decided to change the name in homage to a Noli me tangere joke in their student days.

Later on, Parokya ni Edgar performed regularly in Club Dredd, one of the famous clubs in Manila during that time. The band slowly gained popularity during the height of the Filipino rock explosion, with the local rock community opening up to the influence of foreign grunge acts such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden.

Eventually the late managing director of Universal Records, Bella Dy Tan and Alexis Tan signed them as contract artists after witnessing one of their performances at Club Dredd. The band garnered a triple platinum award for their first album Khangkhungkherrnitz.

Personal life

Relationships and lifestyle

Miranda is good friends with fellow Filipino artists Kamikazee vocalist Jay Contreras, and rappers Gloc-9 and the late Francis Magalona. Miranda is a member of the Alpha Kappa Rho fraternity in Ateneo de Manila University batch 1994. Miranda is also notable amongst the public as a fishing and shooting sports enthusiast. Known to be a heavy smoker since high school, Miranda quit smoking after undergoing an executive health check-up in late 2013.[2][3]

Miranda was in a relationship with actress Kaye Abad which lasted until 2009. In 2014, Miranda married actress Neri Naig twice: in a civil ceremony on December 13[4] and in a formal wedding in Tagaytay the following day.[4][5] In August 2015, Miranda confirmed that Naig had suffered from a miscarriage, which would have been their first child.[6] On June 19, 2016 – Father's Day in the Philippines – Miranda announced that he and Naig were expecting a child again.[7] Their first child, a son, was born in November 2016.[8] Their second child, also a son, was born in October 2021.[9] As of December 2021, the couple are also in the process of officially adopting a girl who is Naig's niece.[10][11]

Leaked sex video scandal

On August 3, 2013, video snippets of Miranda having sexual intercourse with Naig and two other women on three occasions appeared in YouTube.[12] The video snippets with the other two women were taken down on the same day, but the one with Naig became popular and was shared on blogs and social media sites. On his Twitter account, Miranda said his room was recently robbed. Among those stolen was his hard disk drive, where photo and video files were stored.[13][14] On Parokya ni Edgar's Facebook page and on Miranda's personal Instagram account,[15] Miranda expressed his sadness on the leaking of the private video. He also asked for forgiveness from both his and Naig's families.[16] The following month, another graphic clip featuring Miranda and Naig, different from the first video that spread in August, was uploaded on a Facebook page.[17][18]

Discography

With Parokya ni Edgar

Collaborations

Filmography

Film

  • Coming Soon (2013) (Miranda's debut film)

Television

References

  1. ^ Sutton, Michael. "Biography: Parokya Ni Edgar". AMG. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
  2. ^ "Chito Miranda Biography". Pinoystop.com.
  3. ^ "Skeptron Famous Alumni – Pinoy Fraternity". www.pinoyfraternity.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Chito Miranda and Neri Naig get married". Rappler. December 13, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  5. ^ "Chito Miranda marries Neri Naig in garden wedding". Inquirer.net. December 15, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  6. ^ Siazon, Rachelle (August 26, 2015). "Chito Miranda reveals wife Neri Naig suffered a miscarriage". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  7. ^ "Chito announces Neri's pregnancy on Father's Day". ABS-CBN Corporation. June 19, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  8. ^ Adel, Rosette (November 23, 2016). "Neri Naig gives birth to baby boy". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  9. ^ Severo, Jan Milo (October 9, 2021). "Neri Naig, Chito Miranda welcome 2nd son". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  10. ^ Bernardino, Stephanie (December 17, 2022). "WHO'S THAT GIRL? Chito Miranda, Neri Naig introduce daughter". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  11. ^ Hsia, Heidi (December 17, 2022). "Neri Naig, Chito Miranda introduces daughter Pia". Yahoo! News. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  12. ^ "Chito Miranda, girlfriend in deep sex scandal". Latest Entertainment News. INQUIRER.net. August 3, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  13. ^ "Chito Miranda cries foul over 'sex scandal'". Entertainment. ABS-CBNNews.com. August 3, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  14. ^ Miranda, Alfonso Jr. (August 2, 2013). "Thanks for all your prayers and encouraging messages. Our hard drive was stolen from our room in our house along with several other stuff..." Twitter.com.
  15. ^ "Instagram post by Chito Miranda • Aug 3, 2013 at 2:17am UTC". Instagram.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021.
  16. ^ Smith, Chuck (August 3, 2013). "Chito Miranda apologizes to family for 'sex video'". Entertainment. philstar.com. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  17. ^ "Another Chito-Neri sex scandal video surfaces". Entertainment. ABS-CBN.com. March 30, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  18. ^ de Jesus, Jullianne Love (October 1, 2013). "Cyberspace abuzz again with new 'Chito Miranda, Naig' sex video". Inquirer.net. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  19. ^ "Parokya Ni Edgar's Unlimited Story "Ang Parokya"". Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  20. ^ Napoles, Jimboy. "GMA Network reveals 'The Voice Generations' coaches!". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
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