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Bayang Barrios discovered her love for singing at the
age of 4 and she has not stopped singing since. From amateur singing contest
days in her native Bunawan, Agusan del Sur, Bayang went on to lounge singing
in Davao City before landing the female vocalist sport in the group Joey
Ayala at the Bagong Lumad. This stint brought her to concert tours around
the Philippines and key cities around the world, as well as recording sessions
for Joey Ayala, Jess Santiago and Gary Granada. When Bagong Lumad disbanded,
Bayang went on hibernation to think over her options.
When Bayang Barrios re-entered the music scene as a solo
performer, the music industry responded by giving her the 1996 CMMA Lorenzo
Ruiz Award for Bayang Makulay, her debut album. Joining the 1996 Metropop
for the first time, Bayang became a finalist together with collaborator
Mike Villegas for the song Bagong Umaga. In September 1996, she
represented the country in the Hanoi-ASEAN
Golden Vocalists
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of the top prize, the Hanoi-ASEAN Golden Vocalists Festival Award.
Gary Granada and the year 1997 gave Bayang her first hit single, Pag Nananalo ang Ginebra, basketball fandom’s anthem for the most popular ballclub in the Philippines. Bayang played the role of the Kadre, a composite character in the original Filipino musicale "Lean" also written by M. Granada last September at the UP Theater. Bayang Barrios is also set to release her second album, Darating Din Tayo. The title cut signifies a promise of things to come for this determined woman. As she claims a widening niche for herself, the contemporary music scene is offered Bayang Barrios: vocalist, musician, performer, songwriter. |
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