Luke Mijares
| Luke Mejares | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Michael Luke P. Mejares |
| Born |
June 26, 1975 Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines |
| Genres | Pop, RnB, dance, soul |
| Occupation(s) | singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | vocals |
| Years active | 1998–2002 (with South Border) 2002–present (solo artist) |
| Labels |
SonyBMG (2004-2012) Ivory Music (2012-present) |
| Associated acts |
South Border (former member) Sabado Boys Top Suzara Paolo Santos Jimmy Bondoc DJ Myke |
Michael Luke Mejares (born June 26, 1975 in Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines) is a Filipino singer-songwriter of African-American descent.
Mejares was born to an African American father named Robert Davis, and to a Boholana mother, Elvira P. Mejares. His biological father left him when Mejares was still young and grew up with a stepfather named Leonides S. Mejares. Mejares studied high school in University of Bohol in Tagbilaran City.
He was chosen as the new vocalist of neo-soul band, South Border in 1998 replacing Brix Ferraris, but he left the group in 2002. As a solo recording artist he remade Rivermaya's "214". He was also one of the co-hosts of Sabado Boys, a weekly musical talk show on TV5.
Luke Mejares also joined the fraternity for youth, the Order of Demolay in his native of Tagbilaran City, Bohol.
In 2017, Mejares was named as board member of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), along with Dennis Padilla and comedy duo Moymoy Palaboy.
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