Marc Abaya

Marc Abaya
Birth name	Ramon Marcelino Diaz-Abaya
Born	November 6, 1979 (1979-11-06) (age 32)
Origin	Philippines
Occupations	Singer, guitarist, actor, TV host, VJ
Associated acts	Shirley Beans Sandwich (band) Kjwan

Ramon Marcelino "Marc" Diaz-Abaya (born November 6, 1979) is a Filipino musician, TV host, VJ, and occasional actor. Abaya appeared in the 2009 Philippine release of Tinker Bell.

He is the son of actor/director Manolo Abaya and director Marilou Diaz-Abaya.

Musical career

Abaya was discovered by Raimund Marasigan of The Eraserheads during a battle of the bands in which Abaya's band Shirley Beans won first place. Marasigan, who was one of the judges for the night, invited Abaya to act as frontman for the band Sandwich in 1998. While Abaya was a member of the band, they released three albums: Grip, Stand, Throw; 4-track mind; Thanks to the Moon's Gravitational Pull.

While in Sandwich, he formed a band with his closest friends named Kjwan. Formed May 2003, Kjwan released their self-titled album in 2004^[1] which included the carrier single "Daliri."

He joined MTV Philippines^[2] in 2003 and became one of the VJs until the dissolution of MTV Philippines under the Music Source Inc on January 1, 2007. Abaya had hosted a variety of shows, most including "Rockola on MTV" and "Massive". In September 2009, AYC hired him to man MTV Philippines' music station U92 for a weekly show.

Acting

Abaya played the role of Francis in an afternoon drama series on ABS-CBN's Ligaw na Bulaklak. He was one of the judges of the reality entertainment show Showtime and host of Pilipinas Got Talent.

In 2010, Abaya joined the cast of Dagim, a Cinema One Original film directed by Joaquin Pedro Valdes for which he won "Best Supporting Actor" at the Cinema One Originals Awards.

In 2011, Abaya moved to GMA 7 with the shows Party Pilipinas and I Heart You, Pare!

Filmography

Television

Television
Year	Title	Role	Network
2008	Ligaw na Bulaklak	Francis	ABS-CBN
2008	Showtime	Himself/Guest	ABS-CBN
2009	Your Song Presents: Babalik Kang Muli	-	ABS-CBN
2010	Habang May Buhay	King	ABS-CBN
2010	Sarap At Home	-	QTV
2010	Pilipinas Got Talent	Himself	ABS-CBN
2010	Magkaribal	Neil Olaguer	ABS-CBN
2011	Party Pilipinas	Himself/Performer/Co-Host	GMA Network
2011	I Heart You, Pare!	Joel	GMA Network
2011	Spooky Nights Presents: Bampirella	Armand	GMA Network
2011	Daldalita	Sam	GMA Network

Film

Films
Year	Title	Role	Film Production
2007	Elegie	Seb	-
2009	Off World	Lucky	-
2010	Dagim	Pido	Cinema One

References

1. ^ Last FM
2. ^ Manila Bulletin

Persondata
Name	Abaya, Ramon Marcelino
Alternative names	Abaya, Marc
Short description	Filipino musician, TV host, VJ and actor
Date of birth	November 6, 1979
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