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6 march 2009 unna jr. maxene magalona saab magalona elmo magalona arkin magalona clara magalona magalona nicolo magalona francis `` frank '' magalona solo_singer 4 october 1964 rap funk , manila sound , filipino hip hop , rap rock , hardware perfecto de castro michael v. parokya ni edgar gloc-9 ely syndrome buendia evil stepsisters the pin-ups joey ayala ryan cayabyab eraserheads planet garapata philippines vocals , harmonica , megaphone , microphone pia maria arroyo-magalona francis magalona.jpg francis magalona rapper , entrepreneur , host , photographer , songwriter , producer , actor , director 1984 -- 2009 francism , kiko , the mouth , the filipino king of , rap master rapper , the man from manila kalentong , mandaluyong city , philippines enrique -rrb- teresita `` tita duran '' durango-magalona -lrb- mother -rrb- `` pancho '' magalona , jr. -lrb- father -lsb- http://www.magalona.com magalona.com -rsb- octoarts-emi music -rsb- -rrb- -lrb- 1989-1993 -rrb- sony-bmg records -lrb- now phils ivory music -lsb- sony music -rsb- -rrb- -lrb- 1994-2006 -rrb- . -lrb- now polyeast records -lsb- emi francis magalona
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francis magalona

francis durango magalona -lrb- 4 october 1964 - 6 march 2009 -rrb- , also known as francism , master rapper , the mouth and the man from manila , was a filipino rapper , entrepreneur , songwriter , producer , actor , director , and photographer .
born in mandaluyong city , he was the first filipino rapper in the philippines to cross over into the mainstream .
he was credited for having pioneered the merging of rap with pinoy rock , becoming a significant influence to artists in that genre as well .
he was also a television host on mtv asia and channel v philippines and on noontime variety television show `` eat bulaga ! ''
magalona died seven months after being diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia .
magalona was later awarded a posthumous presidential medal of merit .
the award 's citation noted that it had been given `` `` for his musical and artistic brilliance , his deep faith in the filipino and his sense of national pride that continue to inspire us . '' ''
