Ric manrique jr biography
- Ricardo "Ric" Manrique Jr. (– 22 September 2017) was a.
- Ricardo "Ric" Manrique Jr. was a Filipino kundiman singer.
- Born Ricardo Manrique, Jr. in 1941, he started his career as a member of the Mabuhay Singers in the 1950s.
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Mabuhay Singers
Philippine group of singers
The Mabuhay Singers were a group of singers from the Philippines that was formed in 1958. Some members went on to become soloists including Cely Bautista, Raye Lucero, Naning Alba, and the late Rene Evangelista, among many others.
The group was formed by the Villar Recording Company as a merged group from two vocal trios, namely Tres Rosas, composed of Carmen Camacho, Nora Hermosa, and Raye Lucero; and the Lovers Trio, composed of Chi Lucerio, Floro San Juan, and Ador Torres. Filipino singers like Ruben Tagalog, Cely Bautista, Ric Manrique, Jr., Rita Rivera, Don David, Flor Ocampo, Noel Samonte, Betty Rivera, Phil Llamas, Robert Malaga, and Everlita Rivera joined the group briefly.
The Mabuhay Singers recorded more than 100 albums; some were released internationally. The albums contained traditional and modern Filipino music in major languages of the Philippines, and some songs in English and Spanish. In 1973, the Philippine Records Association awarded a citation for the group for their best-selling albums. The Christmas song "
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Ricardo Manrique
Ricardo Manrique, Jr., 77, born on May 23, 1941, in Manila, Philippines, passed away September 22, 2017. He resided in Buena Park, California, at the time of his passing. Arrangements are under the direction of Forest Lawn, Cypress, California.
Ricardo "Ric" Manrique, Jr. (23 May 1941 - 22 September 2017) is a Filipino Kundiman singer. He is known as one of the two Hari Ng Kundiman (Kings of Kundiman) in the Philippines, alongside Ruben Tagalog.
He was a member of the Mabuhay Singers in the 1950s. He recorded his first album in the early 1960s, and recorded most of his songs with Villar Records.
Ric Manrique Jr. is best known for his songs that became theme songs of popular Filipino movies. The song entitled as Ang Daigdig Ko'y Ikaw is the theme song from the 1965 movie of the same title starring Fernando Poe, Jr. and Susan Roces. It was sung in collaboration with Pilita Corrales.
Popular hundred of Songs like "Dios lamag ang na Kakaalam", "Dahil sa isang bulaklak", "Sapagkt kami'y ay tao lamang", "Kundiman" " Christmas song and " Ilocanos songs"
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