{"history":[],"article":{"id":"563808d3-658c-42f2-beba-cafeb4b3f94c","title":"MYMP","slug":"mymp","content":":::summary\n![M.Y.M.P.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/MYMP///logo.jpg)\n**Name:** M.Y.M.P. \n**Background:** group_or_band \n**Image Size:** 200px \n**Alias:** Make Your Momma Proud \n**Origin:** [Quezon City](https://bliptext.com/articles/quezon-city), Philippines \n**Genre:** [Acoustic](https://bliptext.com/articles/acoustic-music) \n**Instrument:** Chin Alcantara - Guitars/ Vocals
Juliet Bahala - Vocalist
Aaron Cadaing - Bass Guitar
Benj Bamba - Drums
Gen Lapinid - Keyboards
Ethyl Bahala - Vocalist \n**Years Active:** 2003–present \n**Label:** 2003–2009/2019–present: [Ivory Music](https://bliptext.com/articles/ivory-music-and-video) 2009–2011: [Star Records](https://bliptext.com/articles/star-music) 2011–2017: [PolyEast/EMI/Galaxy Records](https://bliptext.com/articles/polyeast-records) \n**Current Members:** Chin Alcantara · Juliet Bahala · Aaron Cadaing · Benj Bamba · Ethyl Bahala · Gen Lapinid \n**Past Members:** Fritz Ednacot · Mark Esguerra · Ebet Ednacot · [Nina Girado](https://bliptext.com/articles/nina-girado) · Hannche Bobis · [Juris Fernandez](https://bliptext.com/articles/juris-fernandez) · Mike Manahan · Andrew Advincula
John Angeles
Emil Rivas
Oja Jimenez
Jana Laraza · Carmella Ravanilla
Rodnie Resos \n:::\n\n# \n**M.Y.M.P.** (or **MYMP**, short for **Make Your Momma Proud**) is an [acoustic](https://bliptext.com/articles/acoustic-music) band from Quezon City, Philippines.\nThey released their first album, Soulful Acoustic in 2003 and a double album, [Beyond Acoustic](https://bliptext.com/articles/beyond-acoustic) which was a number six charting album, and number two charting album Versions in 2005, the second album was the best-selling album by an acoustic band having sold 285,700 album sales.\n\n# Background\n\n## Origin (1996–2002)\nJacques \"Chin\" Alcantara founded the band in 1996 as an amateur rock band.\nThe band transitioned to pop music when they had a female vocalist, [Nina](https://bliptext.com/articles/nina-girado) in late 1997.\nWhen she left for a solo career a year later, [Juris](https://bliptext.com/articles/juris-fernandez) from Davao took her place.\n\n## Early career (2003–2004)\nIt was the trio of Alcantara, [Juris Fernandez](https://bliptext.com/articles/juris-fernandez) and percussionist Mike Manahan that established the beachhead for M.Y.M.P.’s frontal assault on the sales and radio charts.\nTheir recording career started when Raymund Ryan Santes, the station manager of [iFM 93.9](https://bliptext.com/articles/dwkc-fm), watched their gig.\nRyan met with a producer to produce their debut album, [Soulful Acoustic](https://bliptext.com/articles/soulful-acoustic).\nIvory Music and Video then became their recording company.\nM.Y.M.P.'s debut album was released during the label's 20th anniversary.\nThe band became famous with their original hit song \"A Little Bit\" (music and lyrics by Raymund Ryan Santes, which won the People's Choice \"Favorite Song\" Award in Awit Awards 2004) and [cover versions](https://bliptext.com/articles/cover-version) of [Sting](https://bliptext.com/articles/sting-musician)'s \"[Every Little Thing](https://bliptext.com/articles/every-little-thing-she-does-is-magic)\" and [Bob Marley](https://bliptext.com/articles/bob-marley)'s \"[Waiting in Vain](https://bliptext.com/articles/waiting-in-vain)\".\nM.Y.M.P. became a duo when one of their members decided to leave the group.\nManahan left the band in mid-2004 due to what Alcantara called “professional differences” as well as a fallout from Manahan’s breakup with Fernandez; the two were in a relationship for a while.\nYet, this did not stop M.Y.M.P.'s Juris & Chin from sharing their music, touring as a duo to promote their album.\n\n## Critical and commercial success (2005–2008)\nThe duo enjoyed their ride in the Philippine music scene as a new and improved M.Y.M.P. had emerged, a quartet together with Andrew and John as bassist and kahonista, respectively, as two more albums were released in a year.\nVersions and [Beyond Acoustic](https://bliptext.com/articles/beyond-acoustic), both 12-track albums.\nBeyond Acoustic debuted album number six on the Philippine Top Albums chart and was certified Gold after less than a month having sold 15,000 copies, to date the album had sold 210,700 copies in the Philippines making it the best-selling acoustic band album.\nThey then recorded their double-disc 2nd album, Versions and Beyond Acoustic.\nOn October 1, 2005, MYMP had their first concert at the Music Museum, titled 'Especially For You'.\nThe success of the concert prompted the band to hold its first major concert at the Araneta Coliseum on November 18, 2005, and a repeat on February 3, 2006.\nIn December 2009.\nMYMP released their fourth studio-album New Horizon were it debuted at number three in Philippines, and was certified PARI Platinum with 30,000 copies sold.\nMYMP embarked on a US summer tour in 2006 and 2007.\nIn 2008, MYMP's contract with Ivory Music expired and signed a deal with [Star Records](https://bliptext.com/articles/star-music), releasing their last album with Ivory Music, Now.\n\n## Departure of Juris Fernandez, label and lineup changes (2009–2018)\nOn November 5, 2009, [Juris Fernandez](https://bliptext.com/articles/juris-fernandez) was expelled from MYMP due to \"irreconcilable professional differences\".\nContract disputes froze Chin and MYMP for 2 years, preventing them from recording outside Star Records, which was Juris' label.\nOn January 24, 2010, Juliet Bahala was introduced as the new vocalist of M.Y.M.P. on [ASAP](https://bliptext.com/articles/asap-philippine-tv-program).\nBahala, then an 18-year-old regional singing champ, also came from Davao like its previous female vocalist.\nShe sang on M.Y.M.P.'s second live album The Unreleased Acoustic Collection which was released in May 2011 under Galaxy Records.\nDuring the promotion of the album, Bahala suffered severe vocal fatigue, laryngitis and vocal nodules which eventually forced her to rest indefinitely.\nShe was temporarily replaced by Vanessa Rangadhol from November 2011 to March 2013.\nJana Laraza was later chosen via audition, and release the single \"Electrified\" and remained their vocalist until mid-2018.\n\n## Recent history (2018–present)\nCarmella Ravanilla was chosen as vocalist in 2018.\nA few months earlier, MYMP returned to their original label, Ivory Music.\nThe song \"Wishes & Dreams\" was released after almost 6 years of not recording new material.\nIn July 2022, Juliet Bahala rejoined the group, then in January 2023, the group added 2nd female vocalist, Ethyl Bahala, the sister of Juliet Bahala.\n\n### Blackface controversy\nOn October 30, 2020, MYMP went live on Facebook for a Halloween show with Chin Alcantara wearing [blackface](https://bliptext.com/articles/blackface).\nIn the session, the group stated that the Black Lives Matter movement was not to be supported and was propaganda, saying \"All Lives Matter\".\nTremendous backlash with over 1,000 comments on the live, with the majority denouncing MYMP's use of race as a costume.\n\n# Discography\n\n# Band members\n**Current members**\n**Past members**\n\n# Awards and nominations","current_revision":null,"created_by":"kACnuQmH5k9Nr5VNVEpVeg7XpvUmMctD","created_at":"2025-01-25T21:45:04.590Z","updated_at":"2025-01-25T21:45:04.590Z","search_vector":"'mymp':1","search_content":" \n \n**Name:** M.Y.M.P. \n**Background:** group_or_band \n**Image Size:** 200px \n**Alias:** Make Your Momma Proud \n**Origin:** [Quezon City](https://bliptext.com/articles/quezon-city), Philippines \n**Genre:** [Acoustic](https://bliptext.com/articles/acoustic-music) \n**Instrument:** Chin Alcantara - Guitars/ Vocals Juliet Bahala - Vocalist Aaron Cadaing - Bass Guitar Benj Bamba - Drums Gen Lapinid - Keyboards Ethyl Bahala - Vocalist \n**Years Active:** 2003–present \n**Label:** 2003–2009/2019–present: [Ivory Music](https://bliptext.com/articles/ivory-music-and-video) 2009–2011: [Star Records](https://bliptext.com/articles/star-music) 2011–2017: [PolyEast/EMI/Galaxy Records](https://bliptext.com/articles/polyeast-records) \n**Current Members:** Chin Alcantara · Juliet Bahala · Aaron Cadaing · Benj Bamba · Ethyl Bahala · Gen Lapinid \n**Past Members:** Fritz Ednacot · Mark Esguerra · Ebet Ednacot · [Nina Girado](https://bliptext.com/articles/nina-girado) · Hannche Bobis · [Juris Fernandez](https://bliptext.com/articles/juris-fernandez) · Mike Manahan · Andrew Advincula John Angeles Emil Rivas Oja Jimenez Jana Laraza · Carmella Ravanilla Rodnie Resos \n \n\n# \n**M.Y.M.P.** (or **MYMP**, short for **Make Your Momma Proud**) is an [acoustic](https://bliptext.com/articles/acoustic-music) band from Quezon City, Philippines.\nThey released their first album, Soulful Acoustic in 2003 and a double album, [Beyond Acoustic](https://bliptext.com/articles/beyond-acoustic) which was a number six charting album, and number two charting album Versions in 2005, the second album was the best-selling album by an acoustic band having sold 285,700 album sales.\n\n# Background\n\n## Origin (1996–2002)\nJacques \"Chin\" Alcantara founded the band in 1996 as an amateur rock band.\nThe band transitioned to pop music when they had a female vocalist, [Nina](https://bliptext.com/articles/nina-girado) in late 1997.\nWhen she left for a solo career a year later, [Juris](https://bliptext.com/articles/juris-fernandez) from Davao took her place.\n\n## Early career (2003–2004)\nIt was the trio of Alcantara, [Juris Fernandez](https://bliptext.com/articles/juris-fernandez) and percussionist Mike Manahan that established the beachhead for M.Y.M.P.’s frontal assault on the sales and radio charts.\nTheir recording career started when Raymund Ryan Santes, the station manager of [iFM 93.9](https://bliptext.com/articles/dwkc-fm), watched their gig.\nRyan met with a producer to produce their debut album, [Soulful Acoustic](https://bliptext.com/articles/soulful-acoustic).\nIvory Music and Video then became their recording company.\nM.Y.M.P.'s debut album was released during the label's 20th anniversary.\nThe band became famous with their original hit song \"A Little Bit\" (music and lyrics by Raymund Ryan Santes, which won the People's Choice \"Favorite Song\" Award in Awit Awards 2004) and [cover versions](https://bliptext.com/articles/cover-version) of [Sting](https://bliptext.com/articles/sting-musician)'s \"[Every Little Thing](https://bliptext.com/articles/every-little-thing-she-does-is-magic)\" and [Bob Marley](https://bliptext.com/articles/bob-marley)'s \"[Waiting in Vain](https://bliptext.com/articles/waiting-in-vain)\".\nM.Y.M.P. became a duo when one of their members decided to leave the group.\nManahan left the band in mid-2004 due to what Alcantara called “professional differences” as well as a fallout from Manahan’s breakup with Fernandez; the two were in a relationship for a while.\nYet, this did not stop M.Y.M.P.'s Juris & Chin from sharing their music, touring as a duo to promote their album.\n\n## Critical and commercial success (2005–2008)\nThe duo enjoyed their ride in the Philippine music scene as a new and improved M.Y.M.P. had emerged, a quartet together with Andrew and John as bassist and kahonista, respectively, as two more albums were released in a year.\nVersions and [Beyond Acoustic](https://bliptext.com/articles/beyond-acoustic), both 12-track albums.\nBeyond Acoustic debuted album number six on the Philippine Top Albums chart and was certified Gold after less than a month having sold 15,000 copies, to date the album had sold 210,700 copies in the Philippines making it the best-selling acoustic band album.\nThey then recorded their double-disc 2nd album, Versions and Beyond Acoustic.\nOn October 1, 2005, MYMP had their first concert at the Music Museum, titled 'Especially For You'.\nThe success of the concert prompted the band to hold its first major concert at the Araneta Coliseum on November 18, 2005, and a repeat on February 3, 2006.\nIn December 2009.\nMYMP released their fourth studio-album New Horizon were it debuted at number three in Philippines, and was certified PARI Platinum with 30,000 copies sold.\nMYMP embarked on a US summer tour in 2006 and 2007.\nIn 2008, MYMP's contract with Ivory Music expired and signed a deal with [Star Records](https://bliptext.com/articles/star-music), releasing their last album with Ivory Music, Now.\n\n## Departure of Juris Fernandez, label and lineup changes (2009–2018)\nOn November 5, 2009, [Juris Fernandez](https://bliptext.com/articles/juris-fernandez) was expelled from MYMP due to \"irreconcilable professional differences\".\nContract disputes froze Chin and MYMP for 2 years, preventing them from recording outside Star Records, which was Juris' label.\nOn January 24, 2010, Juliet Bahala was introduced as the new vocalist of M.Y.M.P. on [ASAP](https://bliptext.com/articles/asap-philippine-tv-program).\nBahala, then an 18-year-old regional singing champ, also came from Davao like its previous female vocalist.\nShe sang on M.Y.M.P.'s second live album The Unreleased Acoustic Collection which was released in May 2011 under Galaxy Records.\nDuring the promotion of the album, Bahala suffered severe vocal fatigue, laryngitis and vocal nodules which eventually forced her to rest indefinitely.\nShe was temporarily replaced by Vanessa Rangadhol from November 2011 to March 2013.\nJana Laraza was later chosen via audition, and release the single \"Electrified\" and remained their vocalist until mid-2018.\n\n## Recent history (2018–present)\nCarmella Ravanilla was chosen as vocalist in 2018.\nA few months earlier, MYMP returned to their original label, Ivory Music.\nThe song \"Wishes & Dreams\" was released after almost 6 years of not recording new material.\nIn July 2022, Juliet Bahala rejoined the group, then in January 2023, the group added 2nd female vocalist, Ethyl Bahala, the sister of Juliet Bahala.\n\n### Blackface controversy\nOn October 30, 2020, MYMP went live on Facebook for a Halloween show with Chin Alcantara wearing [blackface](https://bliptext.com/articles/blackface).\nIn the session, the group stated that the Black Lives Matter movement was not to be supported and was propaganda, saying \"All Lives Matter\".\nTremendous backlash with over 1,000 comments on the live, with the majority denouncing MYMP's use of race as a costume.\n\n# Discography\n\n# Band members\n**Current members**\n**Past members**\n\n# Awards and nominations","revisionCount":0},"hasMore":false,"nextCursor":null}

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