Ten Years Together - Trivia

Trivia

  • APO and Eraserheads were in a San Miguel Beer TV commercial, "Homeboys."
  • The group won as "Myx Magna Award" in the Myx Music Awards 2007, with achievements in music and recording in the OPM history.
  • Danny Javier has a t-shirt business called "Pidro" Shirts.
  • Jim Paredes's hobby is photography.
  • Danny Javier is the oldest member of APO, while Boboy Garovillo is the youngest member of the group.
  • The group performed for the first time at the Araneta Coliseum in 1969 with Patti Page.
  • Danny Javier composed "Di Na Natuto" for Filipino artist Gary Valenciano, with the group performing their own rendition of the song later.
  • Danny Javier also composed "Kumot At Unan" which was recently revived by Filipino crooner Richard Poon.
  • Danny Javier's 1st English composition was "Show Me a Smile."
  • Jim Paredes' wrote the theme of the 1986 EDSA revolution called 'Handog Ng Pilipino sa Mundo.' Part of its lyrics are placed at the Our Lady of EDSA church.
  • APO's momentous farewell concert in 1973 at the Meralco Theater was actually a prelude to a 38-year professional career.
  • Boboy Garrovillo loves to act in movies, television and stage.
  • Apo was part of the longest ever Balikbayan Roadshow in '75. US, Canada, Hawaii (57 city shows in 94 days)
  • Only Jim Paredes has a Twitter account so far.
  • Jim was born in Luzon, Danny in the Visayas and Boboy in Mindanao, representing the three major islands of the Philippines.
  • The APO was the first Filipino pop Main Act at the Carnegie Hall in NY city in 1987. It was officially sold out.
  • The Apo was the first act ever to have a concert in Saudi Arabia. Jeddah 1986.
  • The first Filipino movie-oke (musical film), I Do Bidoo Bidoo: Heto nAPO Sila! is a special tribute to the APO for being one of the greatest OPM Artists of all time. The movie was released in theaters on August 29, 2012.

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