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.
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Career started | 1985 |
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Career ended | 1988 |
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Background | Non vocal instrumentalist |
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