Music legend Jose Mari Chan to perform for Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish

Music legend José Mari Chan will be serenading Davaoeňos on Nov. 20, 2016 in a concert to be held at the SMX Convention Center in Lanang, Davao City.

Chan will be performing several of his hit songs in a concert dubbed as “SONGS FROM THE HEART- the Concert” for the benefit of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Barrio Obrero.

Parish leaders who are organizing the concert say the concert is for the renovation of the Sacristy of the church. Chan graciously agreed to do this concert for this project.

Born March 11, 1945 in Iloilo City, Chan is a Chinese Filipino singer, songwriter and businessman in the sugar industry. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1967. He is currently the chairman and CEO of BISCOM, Inc. and A. Chan Sugar Corporation. He is also the chairman and president of Signature Music Inc.

He was awarded the TOYM in 1974 as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines. Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Philippine Association of the Recording Industry and The Metro Pop Foundation. Recipient of the first ever ABS-CBN “ELITE Platinum Award” in 2005 Recipient of the 2006 Dr. Jose P Rizal Award For Excellence.

He first appeared on the local scene as the Host & Singer of a Television show called “9 Teeners” of ABS-CBN in 1966. His first single Afterglow was released in 1967 and became popular in the Philippines even though foreign songs dominated the airlanes.

His first long playing album “Deep in My Heart” was issued in 1969. In 1973 he represented the Philippines in the World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo with his song “Can We Just Stop and Talk A While”.

From 1970 to 1975, he composed more than 20 theme songs for movies, some of which earned for him several nominations at the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Award.

He also wrote several well-loved commercial jingles among which is the Philippine Air Lines “Love at Thirty Thousand Feet” and the ALASKA Milk jingle. Between 1974 and 1975 he was the Star of a series of Television Network Specials spotlighting his words and music. In 1975 he moved to the United States for his sugar business and remained there for 11 years.

Coming back in 1986, UNIVERSAL Records released a compilation of his hits along with a brand new composition “Tell Me Your Name” which re-introduced him to a younger audience.

In 1989, his album “Constant Change” not only was named Album of the Year by the Awit Awards, the local equivalent of the American Grammy Awards, but it also achieved unprecedented status for having reached the Diamond Record in terms of sales, or 10 TIMES Platinum. It also sold in other Asian countries such as Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. Its carrier single “Beautiful Girl” was a regional hit and covered by Asian stars like Aaron Kwok.

Other artists in the region that recorded his songs were Paula Tsui (Hong Kong) Sally Yee (Hong Kong) Tomomi Akimoto (Japan) Sandy Lam(Hong Kong) Kamahl (Australia) and Yasuo T. (Japan). In 1990 his Christmas album “Christmas In Our Hearts” was released. It reached triple platinum status that same year, eventually becoming the unprecedented holder of the Double Diamond Record Award equivalent to 20 TIMES Platinum.

His 2003 album “A Heart’s Journey” won ALBUM OF THE YEAR in the AWIT AWARDS. In 2005 he was commissioned to write “We’re All Just One”, the theme song of the 2005 Southeast Asian Games. As a concert performer he has performed at the New York’s Carnegie Hall, the Bellagio in Las Vegas, The Show Boat Casino in Atlantic City, The Silver Legacy in Reno, Nevada, Washington D.C., Rhode Island, Cherry Hill New Jersey, Chicago, Virginia, Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Los Angeles, Guam, Vancouver, Toronto, London, Zurich, Vienna, Paris, Oslo, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bandung, Hong Kong, and Jakarta. (last.fm)

Ticket outlets are the following:

1. DXGN 89.9 Spirit FM
2. Boson Gaming Internet Cafe – Dover Lane Building, Bonifacio St.
3. Nike Athletic Club – SM Ecoland
4. Nike Athletic Club – ABREEZA
5. Nike Athletic Club – Gaisano Mall
6. Premium Sports Outlet – Pryce Tower
7. NCCC Mall – MacArthur Highway Corner Maa.
8. NCCC Tagum – Tagum
9. NCCC Main Davao – R. Magsaysay Avenue
10. Hair Zone – Victoria Plaza
11. Dencios Kamayan – SM Lanang Premier
12. Kuilans Foodhaus – Dacudao Avenue corner Opal St., Agdao
13. Nkm Fashion Jewelry & Accessories – Victoria Plaza Mall
14. King Yan Plastic Supply – Bangoy St.
15. Cafe Andessa – Buhangin
16. Stella Maris Academy Of Davao – 58 Loyola St., Obrero
17. San Antonio De Padua Parish – Agdao
18. Phoenix petroleum Philippines, Inc. – Stella Hizon Rd Sasa
19. Papa Ching – Tavera St.
20. Leinahtan Internet Cafe – In front of Davao Doctors College
21. Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish – Obrero