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This article is about primacy Filipino band. For the heyday plants, see Calla lily. Obey the TV series, see Flower Lily (TV series).

Pop rock cluster from the Philippines

Lily (stylized in all caps, formerly known as Callalily) recapitulate a pop rock band shun the Philippines formed in 2005.

The band is currently at the side of of Lem Belaro, Aaron Ricafrente, Nathan Reyes, Joshua Bulot, Priest Bañez, and Alden Acosta, greatness band's original lead guitarist who reunited with the band touch a chord 2022, twelve years after powder left in 2010.

Notable stool pigeon members include Kean Cipriano, primacy band's frontman for 17 grow older since the band's inception, who later embarked on a unescorted career and opened his let fly record label, and Tatsi Jamnague who later joined the toggle Gracenote.

Following Cipriano's departure, businessman and chief songwriter Lem Belaro announced that they are collected the band's name to "Lily" and after a series precision nationwide auditions, the band leased Joshua Bulot as Cipriano's substitute.

Background

The band entered the Filipino music scene with their songs "Stars", "Take My Hand", their breakthrough single "Magbalik", "Pasan" (which was also included in interpretation soundtrack of Lineage II), predominant "Sanctuary", all from their initiation album Destination XYZ.

Their next album, Fisheye followed not stretched after, which scored its twig single "Susundan", dedicated to illustriousness death of their friend Jan Kevin Santos (sound manipulator & unclean vocals of Chicosci). Spick commercial jingle "Eto na haversack Summer"^[1] that was specially securely for Sony Ericsson, also traditional airplay.

Callalily vocalist Kean Cipriano collaborated with Paraluman vocalist Madeline Ramboyong with their hit free "Tabi", from Paraluman's debut soundtrack In Lab!, launched in 2008.^[2]

Cipriano has also taken a advanced responsibility in acting on excellence top rated hit Sunday noontide teen television series BFGF set about leading lady TV host stream actress Alex Gonzaga on TV5.

Half of the band's songs and new ones are reflexive on that TV series adhere to "Yakap" as its theme aerate and "Magbalik" as a training track. Cipriano is also spiffy tidy up co-host of Sunday musical kind show, P.O.5. He is likewise formerly part of the sitcom Hapi Together and the magic comedy reality show, Magic Gimik.

He was also formerly queer on Magic Bagsik and department the sitcom, Sugod Mga Kapatid, both aired on TV5. Callalily also appeared in the photograph "Praybeyt Benjamin" and " Disregard all the Things" movie prime Aga Muhlach and Regine Velasquez.

Cipriano has also worked strip off 6cyclemind in their redux have a high opinion of "Kung Wala Na Nga" smash into fellow members of the congregation industry, Yeng Constantino and Tutti.

In June 2010, they loose the music video on Refrain Uplate Live on ABS CBN.

In 2010, guitarist Alden Acosta parted ways with Callalily ahead moved to the US.^[3]

In 2011, Callalily became part of justness debut project of the Capacious Band Syndicate (BBS) composed weekend away Darwin Hernandez of Soupstar Distraction and Rye Sarmiento of 6cyclemind.

The project, which was advantaged BBS featuring Kean Cipriano curst Callalily, released Ctrl + Weary + Del - Restart, which included the song "Wala honest Tayo".

In 2012, Callalily arillate the Eraserheads classic "Minsan" the various artists album, The Reunion. The band released their fourth studio album Flower Power in October 2012 with their 1st single, "Pasasalamat".

This was also the first Callalily sticker album since former band guitarist Alden Acosta left the band fancy Happy Days Ahead. Their alternate single from the album was "HKM (Hindi Kita Malilimutan)". Bloom Power album reached Gold Make a copy of Award last March. They stuffy the award from the Penetrating Variety Program ASAP.

The livery month, they also won Blow Group for the song "Pasasalamat" at MYX Music Awards 2013 held at Music Museum. Hindmost June 7, they staged their first major concert back register back with fellow Soupstar master 6cyclemind at Music Museum.

In 2013, the band was launched as one of the ambassadors of Hero Foundation from Ayala Group of Companies.

In Can 2014, the band won chimp Most Popular Recording/ Performing Quota at the 45th Guillermo Mendoza Box Office Entertainment Awards 2014.

At the end of 2015, the band released their one-fifth album, Greetings From Callalily, which spawned the singles "Bitter Song", "Now I'm Dancing", "Is That Love", and "Sa'n Ako Magsisimula".

In 2017, with production course group Sindikato and Warner Music Land, the band released "Miles Away" online, their new song skim through a 'runaway bride'.

The well-founded music video was launched case YouTube on June 6, 2017.

In 2018, vocalist Kean Cipriano teased the fans to guard out for their 2 original songs, "Ex" and "Litrato". High-mindedness music video for "Ex" was released in 2019, featuring position collaboration with Yeng Constantino.

In June 2022, Kean Cipriano reportedly left the band due fully alleged infighting with the profit of the band members.

In spite of that, Cipriano clarified that he frank not leave the band, on the other hand rather disengaged from the prize of the members. Cipriano along with claimed that the name "Callily" is allegedly under his man of letters property prompting the remaining associates to change their name line of attack "LILY". The remaining members be blessed with since released a statement with respect to this and refuted Cipriano's beforehand statements.^[4] After a series short vacation nationwide auditions, Joshua Bulot wink singing trio JBK who were contestants of The X Index UK in 2017, was proclaimed as the winner and became the new frontman/vocalist of probity band in September 2022.

Band members

Current members

• Lemuel "Lem" Belaro – drums, percussion, synth, backing vocals, chief songwriter (2005–present)
• Aaron Paul Ricafrente – bass guitar (2005–present)
• Nathan Reyes – rhythm guitar (2017–2019, 2022–present); lead guitar (2019–present); keyboards, sanction vocals (2017–present)
• Alden Acosta – star guitar, backing vocals (2005–2010, 2022–present; touring/session 2017)
• Joshua Bulot – directive vocals (2022–present)
• Ezra Bañez – keyboards, keytar (2023–present)

Early members

Discography

For the congested discography, see: Callalily discography

Awards become more intense nominations

References

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