Parokya ni Edgar

Parokya ni Edgar (English translation: Parish of Edgar) is a Filipino band that was formed in 1993 by a group of college students. The band is famous and most lauded for its original rock novelty songs and often satirical covers of famous songs. The band has since transcended musical genres, varying styles from one song to another - alternative rock to pop rock, funk to rapcore, and so on - while providing comic relief to their listeners.

History

Before Parokya ni Edgar 

Naming themselves Comic Relief, the band originally consisted of three vocalists - Chito Miranda, Jeric Estaco, Vinci Montaner, and two guitarists, Miko Yap and Gab Chee-Kee. They honed their musical skills through after-school jamming, before performing an opening number for an Eraserheads concert. This break prompted the band to add a drummer and a bassist - Dindin Moreno and Buwi Meneses. The same performance also marked the change of the band's name to Parokya ni Edgar. After high school, Miko and Jerick left the band to pursue other interests. As a replacement, the remaining band members invited to their fold guitarist Darius Semaña (lead guitarist).

Parokya ni Edgar

Parokya Ni Edgar came from a joke answer Bambi Cuna gave during Philippine History class, when the teacher asked him where did Jose Rizal's fictional hero, Crisostomo Ibarra, was educated.

The band soon started playing at the legendary local band hub, Club Dredd. Coming out during the height of the Pinoy rock explosion, with the Filipino rock community giving in to the influence of especially grunge acts such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden.

Eventually, the late managing director of Universal Records, Bella Dy Tan, signed them as contract artists after witnessing one of their performances at Club Dredd. Soon their initial recordings such as Buloy, Trip and Lutong Bahay were heard across nation. Their first album,Khangkhungkherrnitz became a triple platinum hit in the Philippines having sold 120,000 units. The other 3 albums includeBuruguduystunstugudunstuy (triple platinum), Jingle Balls Silent Night Holy Cow (gold), and Gulong Itlog Gulong (platinum).

In 2010, Parokya Ni Edgar has a new soundtrack theme again for the newest GMA 7 Telebabad Panday Kids also from the same title of the TV theme. PNE returns to a TV ad via Touch Mobile, this was their sequel also success in 2009. Also in 2010, Parokya Ni Edgar returns with their 11th album and 8th studio album, "Middle-Aged Juvenile Novelty Pop-Rockers", with their brand new single, "Paki-usap Lang (Lasingin Nyo Ako)".