He is the Philippines' hottest big band crooner who has been touted to be this generation's Jose Mari Chan.
His mother is a well-known opera singer from Taiwan, and his father a famous basketball player and cook from Hongkong.
He has then recorded and released his first solo 13-track album "I'll Take Care Of You" this February 2008 under MCA Music. Richard calls his music "FRESH OLD-SCHOOL".
The album boasts of livelier, highly energized, and refreshing takes of well-loved '50s "standards" from Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Matt Monro, Harry Connick Jr. and the like. But the main highlight of the album showcases Richard's premiere strength as a crooner/ balladeer as he captures and romances the heart of his listeners with his timeless love songs.
Unknown to many, Richard (together with his piano player Osen Fernando) arranges his own music, and continues to delight and surprise his younger audiences with his unexpected "Big Band" arrangements of contemporary covers like Beyonce's "Irreplacable", Rihanna's "Umbrella", Sean Kingston's "Beautiful Girls", Mariah Carey's "My All", Avril Lavigne's "Complicated" and more hits with his highly skilled four-piece jazz band.
Despite being a newcomer in the music industry, in less than a year, Richard has already received 2 major nominations in the 2008 Awit Awards, going up against legendary icons Gary V, Martin Nievera, and Jose Mari Chan as co-nominees in the Best Male Artist and also being nominated for Best New Male Artist, further solidifying the legitimacy of his musical artistry and excellence.
Unlike most crooners, however, Richard is not just another beautiful voice. Besides being a standout in re-interpreting well-loved tunes of old, he is also an excellent composer who writes diverse original compositions like the enchanting and light-hearted lullaby "Lalala" used in the movie soundtrack of the Piolo Pascual/ Regine Velasquez film "Paano Kita Iibigin", and most recently, another RP original "Kahit Di Mo Napapansin" used in ABS-CBN's new "My Girl" teleserye soundtrack with Kim Chiu as lead character.
All of this has sparked a wild frenzy among fans who can't seem to stop blogging in the Internet about practically everything about him -- from his voice, his unique arrangement of songs, to his seeming resemblance to Korean soap opera actors and Taiwanese pop idols.
Currently, he continues to be a resident artist of Eastwood City (every Tuesdays) and regularly guests in the popular noontime show, ASAP '08. Catch him LIVE and be captivated by this romantic crooner’s dashing good looks and creative vocal stylings.
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This is me with RP
im so lucky to meet him a day before my birthday what a LUCK!!
i love his music and his smile..he is just a sweet and a nice guy^_^
looking forward to meet him again! im really gonna watch some of his gigs!
an im gonna buy his ALBUM cant wait!
how i wish someone like him can serenade me.. well that will be great..
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