Freddie Aguilar Musical artist

Ferdinand Pascual Aguilar (born February 5, 1953), better known as Freddie Aguilar or Ka Freddie Aguilar, is a folk musician from the Philippines. He is best known for his rendition of "Bayan Ko", which became the anthem for the opposition to the Marcos regime during the 1986 People Power Revolution, and for his song "Anak", the best-selling Philippine music record of all time. He is heavily associated with Pinoy rock.He is well known internationally, and within the Philippines and Asia-Pacific region, claiming fame as one of the best musician-songwriters of the Philippines.

Personal facts

Freddie Aguilar
Alias (AKA)Ka Freddie Abdul Farid
Birth dateFebruary 05, 1953
Hometown
Philippines
Isabela (province)
Ilagan

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Musical artist

Career started1976
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Music of the Philippines
Philippine folk music
Manila Sound
instrument
Bass guitar
Guitar
Singing
Acoustic guitar
record label
RCA Records

Freddie Aguilar on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://freddieanakaguilar.com
  2. http://www.whitealien.com/blogs/264/Freddie%20Aguilar%20Rocks%20Live%20at%20Ka%20Freddie%27s