Cueshé

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Cueshé
Origin	Cebu, Philippines
Genre(s)	Alternative Rock OPM Pop Rock
Years active	2001 – present
Label(s)	Sony BMG Philippines
Members
Jay Justiniani - Vocals Ruben Caballero - Vocals, Guitar Jovan Mabini - Guitar Fritz Labrado - Bass Jhunjie Dosdos - Keyboards Mike Manaloto - Drums, Percussion

Cueshé is a 6-piece OPM Pop-Rock band that hails from Cebu, Philippines.

Contents 1 Band History 2 Music Career 3 Controversy 4 Discography 4.1 Studio albums 4.2 Compilations 4.3 Singles 4.4 Other singles 5 Awards and Nominations 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Band History

Cueshé is a 6-piece OPM-Rock band that hails from Cebu, Philippines."Cueshé" is a portmanteau of "cue" of banana cue; a Filipino delicacy consisting of skewered caramel-coated bananas, and the pronoun "shé" (pronounced shey), which was named after their former vocalist which is a female. In their earlier days as a show band in Cebu, the band would practice at the bedroom of their drummer Mike Manaloto—their first rehearsal studio. After their practice, they would eat their favorite snack, the banana cue.

A motorcycle mishap, which happened on December 24, 2001, injured the female vocalist. After recuperating from that accident, she eventually left the band. Jay Justiniani filled up the missing spot in the band as vocalist.

Ruben Caballero later joined the group. At first Caballero, together with Jay, were only on vocals. But later on, he shifted into greater heights, as he became a rhythm guitarist/vocalist. The pianist/keyboardist Jhunjie Dosdos then came into the band to showcase his talent he honed during his younger days.

[edit] Music Career

On March 2005, the group decided to push through the "rock mecca of the Philippines", the city of Manila which has led their career to take-off. Hit singles ("Stay," "Sorry." "Ulan," "Can’t Let You Go" and "24 Hours."), a double platinum album ("Half Empty, Half Full"), accolades (Favorite Artist, Favorite Group and Favorite Song—for the song "Stay" at the 1st MYX Music Awards; SMART Texters’ Choice Hitmaker of the Year at the 2006 MTV Pilipinas Awards; Band of the Year at 2006 SOP PasiklaBand Awards; Best Breakthrough Artist at 2005 SOP Music Awards), sold-out gigs and concerts—all achieved in a span of one year.

Less than a year later, the band released its second album, "Back To Me." This album validated the band's status as pop idols as they release ten new tracks, all of which were written by the members themselves. Their first single was of the same title, and their second single was "Borrowed Time". Being influenced by The Beatles, they also did a re-make of the John Lennon hit single, Jealous Guy.

The band also made a contribution to the tribute album to The Eraserheads, "Ultraelectromagneticjam", in which they sung their own rendition of "Hard To Believe".

In the 2006 MYX Year End Countdown, Cueshe's single "Ulan" was able to peak at #3 after dominating the MYX Hit Chart at #1 from mid-January 2006 until the end of February 2006. This song, according to some Filipino listeners, is coined as too "pang-masa" (Filipino term for "for the masses"). This is the reason critics and rock purists hate the band. Others describe them as being "posers" and "no talent hacks".

The band has also recently released their latest 3rd album entitled "Driven", to be available in stores on April 2008. ^[1]

[edit] Controversy

Since their first single, critics and detractors tagged them as another one hit wonder. Rock purists considered them a pariah, called them a "phony" and a "sell-out.

Their song "Stay" was allegedly ripped from Simple Plan's, "Perfect" and Silverchair's "The Greatest View" but was never proven. They are in a feud with their fellow OPM bands, such as Hale, Sponge Cola, and Bamboo, because of that said issue.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

[edit] Compilations

• UltraelectromagneticJam
• Mga Awit Kapuso: The Best Of GMA TV Themes Vol. 3

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	MYX Hit Chart Position	Album
2005	Stay	2	Half Empty, Half Full
	Sorry	3
	Ulan	1
2006	Can't let you go	6
	24 Hours	3
	Back to Me	4	Back to Me
	Borrowed Time	20
2007	Bakit Ba?	6
	Pasensya Na	—
2008	BMD	—	Driven

[edit] Other singles

2007 : Walang Yamang (Mas Hihigit Sa 'Yo) — Mga Awit Kapuso: The Best Of GMA TV Themes Vol. 3

[edit] Awards and Nominations

• 2006 MYX Music Awards ^[4]
  • Favorite Song (Stay)
  • Favorite Artist
  • Favorite Group

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Cueshe songs and lyrics
• Sony BMG Philippines
• Cueshe Story and Song Lyrics