Keno (singer)
| Joaquin Francisco Sanchez | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Joaquin Francisco Sanchez |
| Also known as | Keno, JFSanchez, J. Wolf Sanchez |
| Born | June 16, 1962 |
| Origin | Philippines |
| Genres | OPM, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Actor, Host, Author |
Joaquin Francisco Sanchez (born June 16, 1962), more commonly known as Keno, is a Filipino singer, actor and writer. He was popular in late 1980s until 1990.
As a singer, he popularized songs such as "A Friend", "Leaving Yesterday Behind", "On Wings Of A Dream", "Want You To Cry To", "Why Do I Love You", and "Wish".
As an actor, Keno was in the cast of a teen-oriented action film, Ninja Kids, playing the Yellow Ninja, in 1986.
As an author, he published The Last Castrato in 2005, with I.M. Wolf Publishing.
As in his song, Keno "left yesterday behind", leaving admirers and fans with much music and a children's movie.
He graduated from secondary school at Notre Dame of Greater Manila, Class of 1978. He studied at University of the Philippines Diliman. He continued his education at the New York Institute of Technology, graduating summa cum laude with Bachelors in Behavioral Science degree.
Keno started his music career in opera but switched to popular music. He entered the Philippines' music industry in the late 1980s. At that time, he was heralded as an heir to the niche that singers Martin Nievera and Gary Valenciano had made for themselves.
In 1986, he released his version of the classic Filipino love song Leaving Yesterday Behind, which won a gold record award.
When the song became a national hit, Viva Films cast Keno as one of the ninjas in "Ninja Kids". His song, Leaving Yesterday Behind, was the love theme; he was mistakenly associated with one of those who performed the main theme, the new wave-sounding song, You've Got the Power. The song was actually performed by Triple Threat, which is composed of Randy Santiago, Gino Padilla and himself. But he was replaced by Juan Miguel Salvador, because the Dyna studio would not allow him to record the song. Ninja Kids was Keno's first and only film, despite Viva Films' other offers.
Keno came out with four albums. A Friend was the most requested song on Philippines radio in 1990. A media icon for Pepsi-Cola in those years, he was part of the Pepsi New Generation artists that helped launch the careers of several other artists, such as JoAnne Lorenzana, Timmy Cruz, Raymond Lauchengco and Gino Padilla.
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