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'{{Infobox musical artist| <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = Chito Miranda | image = | | caption = | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Alfonso Y. Miranda, Jr. | alias = Buloy <br> Mamaryman <br> Edgar <br> Boy Duwal | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1976|2|7}} |birth_place = [[Manila]], [[Philippines]] | origin = | instrument = [[Vocals]] | genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[hard rock]], [[alternative rock]], [[funk]] | occupation = Singer-songwriter | Voice_Type(s) = [[Tenor]] | years_active = 1993–present | label = [[Universal Records (Philippines)|Universal Records]] | associated_acts = [[Parokya ni Edgar]]<br/>Superlooj<br/>Keltscross<br/>[[Francis Magalona]]<br/>[[Kamikazee]]<br/>[[Gloc9]]<br/>[[Pupil]]<br/>[[Eraserheads]] | website = | current_members = | past_members = }} '''Alfonso "Chito" Miranda, Jr.''' (born February 7, 1976) is a [[Filipino people|Filipino]] [[singer]] and [[songwriter]] who is best known as the [[lead singer]] for the band [[Parokya ni Edgar]].<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p410630/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Parokya Ni Edgar|last=Sutton|first=Michael|publisher=[[All Media Guide|AMG]]|accessdate=19 May 2010}}</ref> ==Life and career== 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 [[The Eraserheads]]. Later on, [[Buwi Meneses]] and [[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) 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 [[Pinoy rock|Filipino rock]] explosion, with the local rock community opening up to the influence of foreign [[grunge]] acts such as [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Pearl Jam]] and [[Soundgarden]]. Eventually, the late managing director of [[Universal Records (Philippines)|Universal Records]], Bella Dy 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]]''. One of the band's songs, "Buloy", has lyrics inspired by a friend Miranda met in Batangas. He was a Fine Arts student at [[Far Eastern University]] and committed suicide some time before "Buloy" was released and this caused some controversy among fans and non-fans. Miranda is a member of Alpha Kappa Rho fraternity in the Philippines. He is good friends with fellow Filipino artists, the late rapper and singer [[Francis Magalona]], and rapper [[Gloc-9]]. ==Discography== ===With Parokya ni Edgar=== * ''[[Khangkhungkherrnitz]]'' (1996) * ''[[Buruguduystunstugudunstuy]]'' (1997) * ''[[Gulong Itlog Gulong]]'' (1999) * ''[[Edgar Edgar Musikahan]]'' (2002) * ''[[Bigotilyo]]'' (2003) * ''[[Halina Sa Parokya]]'' (2005) * ''[[Matira Matibay: PG-13 (Singles 1994-2007)]]'' (2007) * ''[[Solid (Parokya ni Edgar album)|Solid]]'' (2007) * ''[[Middle-Aged Juvenile Novelty Pop Rockers]]'' (2010) == References == {{Reflist}} {{PNE}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME =Miranda, Alfonso "Chito" | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =February 7, 1976 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Manila]], [[Philippines]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Miranda, Chito}} [[Category:1976 births]] [[Category:Filipino male singers]] [[Category:People from Manila]] [[Category:Living people]] [[es:Chito Miranda]]'