Chris Cayzer
Encyclopedia
Chris Cayzer is a Filipino-Australian
soul
, R&B and acoustic
singer, actor
, DJ and VJ. He is currently an actor and performer for GMA Network
, after deciding to switch from TV5
.
parents Khristine Araneta Cayzer and Reggie Hizon Cayzer.
His mother is from Zamboanga
and his father from Manila. He has an older sister, Patricia, who is currently based in London
.
Cayzer was born and raised in Brisbane
, Australia
.
.
He travelled with his father to the country, both to relax and at the same time help out in their family business. Whilst in the country, he got an unexpected break in local show business, as an actor and recording artist.
After graduating from high school, Cayzer packed left Australia for the Philippines to continue his tertiary education there, as well as pursue his musical career.
decided to create sub-label NuGen Music, which supposedly services more sophisticated pop music. Cayzer became the first artist record under NuGen Music. In fact, it was Cayzer’s music that gave Star Records
the idea of finally establishing a sub-label.
Cayzer names John Mayer
and his Room for Squares
album as his major musical influence. His other musical influences include Rob Thomas
of Matchbox 20, James Taylor
and Kenny Rankin
. Cayzer's father Reggie was a big fan of jazz artists like George Benson
, Lee Ritenour
and Kenny Rankin
, who also influenced Cayzer's music. The result is an interesting blend of pop, folk, acoustic and jazz.
In the same year, he released his debut album. The first track off the record was "I Got You", which according to Cayzer is based on personal experience. Other songs in the album are "Holding Out", "All I Dream About", "Dream Away", "Midsummer Love Affair" and a remake of Lisa Loeb
’s "Stay". As way of introducing Cayzer to the public, Star Records
also had him contribute a track (a remake of Neocolours
’ "Hold On") in the Gold Bituing Walang Ningning OST
.
According to Cayzer, writing much of his own music boosts his confidence as an artist.
He is also currently a host and performer of SOP on GMA Network
.
In 2009 he was cast for prime time series on GMA Network
called All My Life
, co-starring with Kris Bernal
and LJ Reyes
.
Cayzer's second solo album entitled "You're the Only Thing" is due for release under the Warner Music Philippines label on August 29, 2009. The first single of the album is a self-composed Tagalog song called "Loko".
In 2010, Cayzer moved to the TV5
network.
Filipino-Australian
Filipino Australians, Fil-Aus or Filos are Australians of Filipino ancestry. Filipino-Australians are the fifth-largest subgroup of the Overseas Filipinos. According to the 2006 census, there are over 160,374 Filipino Australians...
soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
, R&B and acoustic
Acoustic music
Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...
singer, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, DJ and VJ. He is currently an actor and performer for GMA Network
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
, after deciding to switch from TV5
Associated Broadcasting Company
The Associated Broadcasting Company, Inc is a television network in the Philippines, with main broadcast facilities and transmitter located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. The network was previously known as the , Associated Broadcasting Company remains the legal...
.
Family Background
Chris Cayzer was born Christopher Ashley Luke Araneta Cayzer on 29 December 1986 to FilipinoFilipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
parents Khristine Araneta Cayzer and Reggie Hizon Cayzer.
His mother is from Zamboanga
Zamboanga City
The City of Zamboanga : is a highly urbanized, independent and a chartered city located in Mindanao, Philippines....
and his father from Manila. He has an older sister, Patricia, who is currently based in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
Cayzer was born and raised in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Early life
During his youth in Australia, Cayzer worked two jobs. He was a clerk at K-Mart, and at the same time held down a job as a post master in Australia's post office. These two taxing jobs prompted him to take a much needed vacation in the PhilippinesPhilippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
.
He travelled with his father to the country, both to relax and at the same time help out in their family business. Whilst in the country, he got an unexpected break in local show business, as an actor and recording artist.
After graduating from high school, Cayzer packed left Australia for the Philippines to continue his tertiary education there, as well as pursue his musical career.
Career
In 2006, Star RecordsStar Records
Star Records, referring loosely to two companies, Star Recording and Star Songs Music Publishing, is an ABS-CBN Entertainment Group company whose main lines of business include: producing, developing and distributing audio and video content; music publishing; events production and music artists...
decided to create sub-label NuGen Music, which supposedly services more sophisticated pop music. Cayzer became the first artist record under NuGen Music. In fact, it was Cayzer’s music that gave Star Records
Star Records
Star Records, referring loosely to two companies, Star Recording and Star Songs Music Publishing, is an ABS-CBN Entertainment Group company whose main lines of business include: producing, developing and distributing audio and video content; music publishing; events production and music artists...
the idea of finally establishing a sub-label.
Cayzer names John Mayer
John Mayer
John Clayton Mayer is an American pop rock and blues rock musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Atlanta in 1997, where he refined his...
and his Room for Squares
Room for Squares
Room for Squares is the debut studio album of American musician John Mayer, released September 18, 2001 on Columbia Records in the United States. Originally released independently through Aware Records on June 5, 2001, the album peaked at number 9 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart...
album as his major musical influence. His other musical influences include Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas (musician)
Robert Kelly "Rob" Thomas is an American rock recording artist and songwriter. He is the primary songwriter and lead singer of the band Matchbox Twenty. Thomas also records and performs as a solo artist...
of Matchbox 20, James Taylor
James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....
and Kenny Rankin
Kenny Rankin
Kenny Rankin was an American pop and jazz singer and songwriter, originally from the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City, New York.-Biography:...
. Cayzer's father Reggie was a big fan of jazz artists like George Benson
George Benson
George Benson is a ten Grammy Award winning American musician, whose production career began at the age of twenty-one as a jazz guitarist....
, Lee Ritenour
Lee Ritenour
Lee Mack Ritenour is an American jazz guitarist who has recorded over 42 albums, appeared on over 3000 sessions, and has charted over 30 instrumental and vocal contemporary jazz hits since 1976. One of his most popular songs was the smash hit, “Is It You” in 1981. Ritenour is considered to be a...
and Kenny Rankin
Kenny Rankin
Kenny Rankin was an American pop and jazz singer and songwriter, originally from the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City, New York.-Biography:...
, who also influenced Cayzer's music. The result is an interesting blend of pop, folk, acoustic and jazz.
In the same year, he released his debut album. The first track off the record was "I Got You", which according to Cayzer is based on personal experience. Other songs in the album are "Holding Out", "All I Dream About", "Dream Away", "Midsummer Love Affair" and a remake of Lisa Loeb
Lisa Loeb
Lisa Anne Loeb is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She launched her career in 1994 with the song, "Stay ". She was the first artist to have a number one single in the United States while not signed to a recording contract.Loeb's efforts now include music, film, television, voice-over...
’s "Stay". As way of introducing Cayzer to the public, Star Records
Star Records
Star Records, referring loosely to two companies, Star Recording and Star Songs Music Publishing, is an ABS-CBN Entertainment Group company whose main lines of business include: producing, developing and distributing audio and video content; music publishing; events production and music artists...
also had him contribute a track (a remake of Neocolours
Neocolours
Neocolours was formed 1988, out of the remnants of a mid 1980s vocal group, in Manila, Philippines. Founding members were: Jimmy Antiporda , Ito Rapadas , Marvin Querido , Josel Jimenez , Paku Herrera and Nino Regalado . At that time the pop music genre in the Philippines was dominated by solo...
’ "Hold On") in the Gold Bituing Walang Ningning OST
Bituing Walang Ningning
Bituing Walang Ningning is a Filipino television serial drama. It began airing on the ABS-CBN television network on May 15, 2006, and ended on October 6 of that same year. For most of its run, the soap opera was the network's highest rating show in primetime...
.
According to Cayzer, writing much of his own music boosts his confidence as an artist.
He is also currently a host and performer of SOP on GMA Network
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
.
In 2009 he was cast for prime time series on GMA Network
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
called All My Life
All My Life (TV series)
All My Life is a Philippine romantic drama from GMA Network starring Aljur Abrenica and Kris Bernal after their successful Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin?. The series premiered on June 29, it tells the adventure love story of Jules and Romina.- Synopsis :...
, co-starring with Kris Bernal
Kris Bernal
Kristine Ann Tan Bernal, better known by her screen name Kris Bernal , is a Filipina actress who became known as one of the finalists of StarStruck.-Television:-Movies:-External links:**...
and LJ Reyes
LJ Reyes
Lourna Jane Pujeda Reyes is a Filipina actress. She was one of the Final Four of the reality TV show StarStruck.-Life and career:...
.
Cayzer's second solo album entitled "You're the Only Thing" is due for release under the Warner Music Philippines label on August 29, 2009. The first single of the album is a self-composed Tagalog song called "Loko".
In 2010, Cayzer moved to the TV5
Associated Broadcasting Company
The Associated Broadcasting Company, Inc is a television network in the Philippines, with main broadcast facilities and transmitter located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. The network was previously known as the , Associated Broadcasting Company remains the legal...
network.
Television
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Bituing Walang Ningning Bituing Walang Ningning Bituing Walang Ningning is a Filipino television serial drama. It began airing on the ABS-CBN television network on May 15, 2006, and ended on October 6 of that same year. For most of its run, the soap opera was the network's highest rating show in primetime... |
Chris | |
| 2007 | ASAP ASAP (variety show) ASAP Rocks is a musical variety show in the Philippines broadcast by ABS-CBN in the Philippines. The show is presented by its main hosts Zsa Zsa Padilla, Gary Valenciano and Martin Nievera. The show first premiered on February 5, 1995, and airs live Sundays... |
Himself | Performer |
| 2007–2008 | MYX P.I. | Himself | Host |
| 2008–2010 | SOP | Himself | Performer |
| 2009 | Maynila Maynila (TV series) Maynila is a television drama that has been broadcast on Philippine television since 1999. Originally aired Mondays-Fridays and 5-day episode per week, it presently became a weekend drama anthology of inspiring stories of people who are having love problems and challenges that affect every... |
Jon | Guest, 1 episode |
| All My Life All My Life (TV series) All My Life is a Philippine romantic drama from GMA Network starring Aljur Abrenica and Kris Bernal after their successful Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin?. The series premiered on June 29, it tells the adventure love story of Jules and Romina.- Synopsis :... |
Joseph | ||
| Dear Friend: Bakasyonista Dear Friend Dear Friend is a television drama that has been broadcast on Philippine television since August 2008. It is a weekly drama anthology of inspiring stories of people who are having family and love problems. The show is an hour-long dose of hope for today’s problem-weary viewer... |
Troy | ||
| 2010 | BFGF (TV series) BFGF (TV series) BFGF is a Filipino weekly teen drama series with romance/comedy theme which premiered on TV5 last April 11, 2010. The show is directed by Bb. Joyce Bernal and is topbilled by Alex Gonzaga and Kean Cipriano of Callalily.-First Season:... |
Wency | |
| P.O.5 P.O.5 P.O.5 is a defunct Sunday noontime musical variety show that aired on TV5. The show premiered on April 11, 2010 and is one of the three leading Sunday Entertainment Shows in the Philippines. The show broadcast live from the Westside Studios at the Broadway Centrum in Quezon City and also featured... |
Himself | Host/Performer | |
Movies
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Close To You Close to You Close to You may refer to:A song:*"Close to You" , written by Jerry Livingston, Carl Lampl, and Al Hoffman*"Close to You" , 1990*"Close to You" , 1995... |
bandmate | Star Cinema Star Cinema ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. , is the wholly owned film production subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation. It is the Philippines' largest film production, producing most of the highest grossing films in the Philippines.-1994:... |
| 2010 | White House (film) | Boyfriend | Regal Films |
Music videos
| Year | Song | Album | Director |
| 2006 | I Got You | Chris Cayzer | Ramon del Prado |
| 2007 | Stay | Chris Cayzer | Paul Soriano |
| 2011 | Drive | Chris Cayzer | Treb Monteras |
Discography
| Year | Album | Record Label |
| 2006 | Chris Cayzer - Chris Cayzer | Nugen Music |
| Bituing Walang Ningning (OST) Bituing Walang Ningning Bituing Walang Ningning is a Filipino television serial drama. It began airing on the ABS-CBN television network on May 15, 2006, and ended on October 6 of that same year. For most of its run, the soap opera was the network's highest rating show in primetime... |
Viva Records Viva Records (Philippines) VIVA Records is Philippine record label. It is subsidiary of VIVA Entertainment.- Artists & Album Releases :* 18 Greatest Hits ** Andrew E.** Basil Valdez ** Jun Pulistico... /Star Records Star Records Star Records, referring loosely to two companies, Star Recording and Star Songs Music Publishing, is an ABS-CBN Entertainment Group company whose main lines of business include: producing, developing and distributing audio and video content; music publishing; events production and music artists... |
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| 2007 | Kitty Girls Kitty Girls The Kitty Girls is an all-girl singing group formed in April 2007 by Ms.Cecille Carpio of Elan Models International and Jose Felix Dingcong of JLD Management, in the Philippines, consisting of Jocelyn Oxlade, Ayanna Oliva, and Khai Lim. The Kitty Girls is a sing-and-dance group that's currently... |
Star Records Star Records Star Records, referring loosely to two companies, Star Recording and Star Songs Music Publishing, is an ABS-CBN Entertainment Group company whose main lines of business include: producing, developing and distributing audio and video content; music publishing; events production and music artists... |
| Pinoy Biggie Hits | Star Records Star Records Star Records, referring loosely to two companies, Star Recording and Star Songs Music Publishing, is an ABS-CBN Entertainment Group company whose main lines of business include: producing, developing and distributing audio and video content; music publishing; events production and music artists... |
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| 2009 | Chris Cayzer - You're The Only Thing | Warner Music Philippines |
Awards and citations
| Year | Organization | Award |
| 2007 | Awit Awards Awit Awards The Awit Awards is the longest-running award-giving body of the Philippines that gives recognition to Filipino musical talents, performing artists and producers it was Philippines equivalent to Grammy Awards, organized by the Philippine Association Of The Record Industry .-Objectives and Winner... |
People's Choice Favorite New Male Artist |
| 2010 | Star Music Awards | Male Acoustic Artist of the Year |