Teodoro de Villa Diaz Musical artist

Teodoro "Teddy" de Villa Diaz (1 April 1963 – 21 August 1988) was a Filipino guitarist and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the band The Dawn. At the height of his career and at the peak of The Dawn's popularity in the late 1980s, he was stabbed to death in front of his girlfriend's house by two bystanders allegedly under the influence of drugs and alcohol.As a songwriter, he co-wrote the band's first single "Enveloped Ideas" and their well-known hit "Salamat", which was released posthumously in 1989. He played guitar on the albums The Dawn (1986) and I Stand With You (1988). Aside from being a guitarist, he played keyboards as he was credited on The Dawn's 1986 debut album.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Teddy Diaz
Birth dateApril 01, 1963
Date of deathAugust 21, 1988
Place of death
Philippines , Quezon City

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Musical artist

Career started1985
Career ended1988
associated musical artist
The Dawn (band)
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Heavy metal music
New wave music
Hard rock
Post-punk
instrument
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul
Keyboard instrument
Singing
record label
PolyEast Records

Teodoro de Villa Diaz on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.thedawn.ph