| Champ Lui Pio | |
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Champ during an autograph session. |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Arthur Bernard Dolino Lui Pio |
| Born | February 8, 1982 |
| Origin | Quezon City, Philippines |
| Genres | Alternative rock OPM |
| Occupations | Vocalist, Musician, Actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | PolyEast Records Mecca Music VIVA Films |
| Associated acts | Hale |
Arthur Bernard Dolino Lui Pio is a solo-artist and former guitarist and vocalist of the now-disbanded band Hale. He is publicly recognized by the name "Champ" or "Champ Lui-Pio".
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Arthur was born on February 8, 1982 in Quezon City, Philippines. During his youth, he was enrolled in Marymount School and then took up Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Major) at De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde. He has a sibling named Christian Lui-Pio, who was featured in Hale's music video of their single Kahit Pa and nominated winner of MYX VJ Search 2008. Arthur is also the son of a widely-respected musician Nonoy Tan of the former band Wadab in the 80s.
In 2004, Champ joined Hale as guitarist and vocalist. As a group, the band managed to spawn 4 mainstream albums and 18 mainstream singles, together with 2 jingles meant to promote Nescafé and Close-Up. He also helped established the Treehouse Productions whose sole purpose is to help the needy children suffering from mental and physical illnesses through music. Other musical acts eventually signed up for Treehouse Productions to help achieve the band's purpose and objectives.[1]
On August 6, 2010, Champ, together with the band, publicly announced that they had no more plans in producing more music as a band and therefore disband. This development came after Arthur himself announced his intention to start a solo music career and as an actor.[2]
Currently, he is now signed under local film conglomerate VIVA Films so he could push on with his embarkment as an actor.
As a solo artist, his debut album Synergy is expected to be released sometime on late-2010. The song Hanging Habagat was released on October 19, 2010 and will serve as a physical carrier single of the album simultaneous to the release of its music video. Other singles that followed were Sa 'Yo Lang (feat. Julianne Tarroja) and "Sari-Saring Kwento" (feat. Gloc-9 and Noel Cabangon).[3][4][5]
Lui-Pio established an independent local music label Mecca Music in early-2011. Somedaydream was the first to sign up to the label as mainstream contract artist.[6][7]
2005 – Hale
2006 – Twilight
2008 – Above, Over And Beyond
2009 – Kundiman
| Year | Album Title | Certifications |
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| 2010 | Synergy
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| Year | Title | Album |
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| 2010 | Hanging Habagat | Synergy |
| 2011 | Sa 'Yo Lang (Feat. Julianne Tarroja) |
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| Sari-Saring Kwento (Feat. Gloc-9 and Noel Cabangon) |
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