True Faith

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Members are Medwin Marfil - vocals, Eugene Marfil - acoustic guitar/vocals, Bimbo Yance - bass guitar, Kenneth Ilagan - lead guitar, Jake Lumacad - keyboards, Benedict Esguerra - drums. Former members are Caryl Campos, Eazer Pastor, Ferdie Marquez, Francis Guevarra, Yeng Remulla, Jay Valencia, Jun Dizon, Carlo Sison. True Faith started in 1992, and since then, has become one of the Philippines' most popular and accomplished bands.

The band took its name from New Order's 1987 hit single "True Faith", revealing the group's new wave origins. At first, True Faith mined mid-'80s new wave sounds for its breezy pop formula, but the group eventually ventured further into the Philippine mainstream, firmly embracing middle of the road radio.

Presently, this OctoArts-EMI label band has 11 best-selling albums under its belt . Its music is best described as a blend of jazz, folk, pop and rock music.

In 1993, a demo tape of the band's song "Perfect" -- a romantic ballad with jangling guitars and longing vocals à la the Railway Children and the Lotus Eaters -- hit number one on Manila Top 40 radio station DWRT. The accessibility of "Perfect" opened the doors to the masses, a much larger crowd than the cult of fans who watched them perform new wave covers in small clubs. Signed to OctoArts/EMI in the Philippines, True Faith's 1995 album, Build, was the group's first big smash.

They are mostly popular for singing the theme song for "Sa Piling Mo" entitled "Dahil Ikaw". This song bagged the Favorite Media Soundtrack category in the recent 2007 MYX Music Awards.

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