MYMP
Filipino acoustic band known for chart-topping albums and lineup changes.
MYMP (short for Make Your Momma Proud) is an acoustic band from Quezon City, Philippines, founded in 2001 by Jacques 'Chin' Alcantara. The band achieved commercial success in the 2000s with albums such as Soulful Acoustic, Versions, and Beyond Acoustic, the latter becoming the best-selling acoustic band album in the Philippines with 285,700 sales. Known for their acoustic renditions and original compositions, MYMP experienced multiple lineup changes, including the departure of vocalist Juris Fernandez in 2009, and a blackface controversy in 2020.
Quick Facts
- Background
- group_or_band
- Alias
- Make Your Momma Proud
- Origin
- Quezon City, Philippines
- Genre
- Acoustic
- Years Active
- 2003–present
- Label
- Ivory Music · Star Records · Galaxy/PolyEast Records
- Current Members
- Chin Alcantara / Juliet Bahala / Aaron Cadaing / Benj Bamba / Ethyl Bahala / Gen Lapinid
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Lore & Background
MYMP began as an amateur rock band in 1996, founded by Chin Alcantara. The band shifted to pop music in 2000 and eventually settled on its signature acoustic sound with female vocalist Juris Fernandez from Davao, who was the band's first and only female vocalist from the start. The trio of Alcantara, Fernandez, and percussionist Mike Manahan established the band's early success after station manager Raymund Ryan Santes attended a live performance and helped produce their debut album Soulful Acoustic (2004). The album included the original composition 'A Little Bit', which won the People's Choice Favorite Song award at the 2005 Awit Awards. Manahan left the band in 2005; the reason for his departure was not publicly confirmed as a romantic fallout, reducing MYMP to a duo.
Reader's Guide
MYMP's significance lies in their commercial success as an acoustic band in the Philippine music scene, particularly with the album Beyond Acoustic, which sold 285,700 copies and became the best-selling acoustic band album in the country. Their career illustrates the volatility of band membership, with multiple vocalist changes—from Juris Fernandez to Juliet Bahala, Vanessa Rangadhol, Jana Laraza, and Carmella Ravanilla—and the return of Bahala in 2022. The band's legacy is also marked by the 2020 blackface controversy, where Chin Alcantara wore blackface during a Facebook live and dismissed the Black Lives Matter movement, drawing widespread backlash. Despite this, MYMP continued to release music and tour, including US summer tours in 2006 and 2007. Their discography spans seven studio albums and live recordings, reflecting their enduring presence in Filipino pop culture.
Did You Know?
- MYMP's debut album Soulful Acoustic was released by Ivory Music & Video during the label's 20th anniversary.
- The song 'A Little Bit' was written by Raymund Ryan Santes and won the People's Choice Favorite Song award at the 2005 Awit Awards.
- Beyond Acoustic sold 210,700 copies in the Philippines, making it the best-selling acoustic band album.
- In 2020, Chin Alcantara wore blackface during a Halloween Facebook live and stated that the Black Lives Matter movement was propaganda.
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