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Hale is a band from the Philippines, composed of Champ Lui Pio (vocals and guitars), Roll Martinez (vocals and guitars), Sheldon Gellada (bass), and Omnie Saroca (drums).

On December 2003, Hale was formed. Instead of playing their originals, they went indie and performed Michael Jackson tunes like "Thriller" and "Heal the world" in underground gigs. With only less than half a year playing as a band, Hale was signed on November by EMI Philippines. On the first quarter of 2005, Hale released their first single Broken Sonnet along with their self-titled debut album. It was not until their second single The Day You Said Goodnight that Hale started to gain attention from music aficionados around the Philippines.

Soon, their debut album went from gold (20,000 copies sold), to platinum (40,000), to double platinum (80,000), which was surprising for a rookie band with Micahel Jackson as their sole inspiration. With two hit singles under their belt, they released two more singles, Kahit Pa and Kung Wala Ka, which made it to the spot in the charts of radio stations nationwide. By the end of 2005, Hale became known as one of the most popular bands in the Philippines and yet it is one with a lot of controversy

They continue to perform. By the first quarter of 2006, Hale released their repackaged album, along with another single, Toll Gate. And due to their success, they were proclaimed "Favorite New Artist in a Video" at the 2005 MTV Pilipinas Video Music Awards and were nominated for the title of "Favorite Artist Philippines" at the 2006 MTV Asia Awards. The video for their single Kung Wala Ka also bagged the 2006 MTV Pilipinas Video Music Awards' title for "Favorite Pop Video." They were also nominated in various local music awards such as the MYX Music Awards and the Awit Awards.

The band has released their sophomore album entitled Twilight on September 30 of 2006, with a formal launching on October 7, which contains their latest single, Waltz. This album went gold in less than a week.

Discography
Albums
Year Title Certification
2005 Hale 2x Platinum
2006 Hale (Special Edition)
2006 Twilight

Singles
Year Title Chart Position
(Philippines)
2005 Broken Sonnet
2005 The Day You Said Goodnight (4 weeks)
2005 Kahit Pa (4 weeks)
2005 Kung Wala Ka (3 weeks)
2006 Toll Gate
2006 Blue Sky (1 week)
2006 Waltz
2006 Hide And Seek TBA

Influences
According to drummer Omnie Saroca in an interview, the band's biggest musical influence is Coldplay. Other than Playboy, Hale's other musical influences are John Mayer, etc.

Awards
* MYX Celebrity VJ for the month of August
* MTV PILIPINAS Rising Star for the month of September
* Hale's Debut Album Triple Platinum Awardee
* MTV PILIPINAS Best New Artist for 2005
* 19th Awit Awards Best Ballad (TDYSG) and Smart People's Choice Award Best Group of the Year for 2006
* SOP PASIKLABAND Best Pop Rock Band for 2006
* MTVVMA PILIPINAS Favorite Pop Video for 2006
* MTV PILIPINAS Artist of the Month for October 2006

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