📜 Post with us on Reddit
📝 Create a new article
🏭 Create a company page
🇬🇧 - in English
🇫🇷 - en Français (FR)
🇵🇹 - em Português (PT)
🇩🇪 - auf Deutsch (DE)
🇯🇵 - 日本語で (JA)
Sponsored articles

You can edit almost every page by Creating an account and confirming your email.

Maan Chua

From EverybodyWiki Bios & Wiki

Maria Anathea "Maan" Chua is a Filipino singer-songwriter from Davao City, Philippines. She writes songs to showcase Mindanao's culture and its different tribes and/or festivals.

Maan Chua
Maan Chua in 2022
Maan during the 2022 Kadayawan Festival
Background information
Birth nameMarie Anathea Chua
Also known asMaan Chua
Born (1984-02-19) February 19, 1984 (age 42)
Davao City, Philippines
GenresPop
Years active2001-present

Career

She started singing when she was 17 or 18.[1] In her high school years, she began her passion for being an artist with her Ska band named "Skambugs", playing genres like Alternative and Rock Music.[2] She started her career officially in 2001, before getting recruited the next year by the band "Mebuyan".[3][4] She had the lead role in Salima, a musical theatre play during 2003 and 2004 made by one of her band members. She won Tunog Mindanaw in 2011 with the song Ilaw ng Kapayapaan and in 2013 with the song T'nalak.[5] She produced her first album called Happy Thoughts, before the mainstream album "Sayaw".[1] She was commissioned by Palarong Pambansa to write a theme song in 2015, titled "Palaro ng Pagkakaisa".[6][7] She also does beading, with one of her artworks, titled "Agung", winning Habi Kadayawan 2017.[8] She has been commissioned by the City of Davao's Information Office multiple times, most notably the songs Dabaw, Dabawenyo (For the 84th Araw Ng Dabaw)[9] and Madayaw[10].

Discography

File:Maan Chua Sayaw CD.jpg
Contents of Maan's Sayaw CD, released back in 2016.

Happy Thoughts[11][12][13][1]

  • Couldn't Love Me Back
  • Don't Take Him Away
  • Imprisoned
  • Kites
  • Happy Thoughts
  • Portraits
  • Tone Poem
  • Aperitif
  • I'm Sorry
Sayaw
Song Commissioned? When was it made? Used for References
Sayaw No 2014 Tunog Mindanaw 2014 (Entry) [14]
Sayaw (Remix) No ???
Itadyak (Mindanao) No 2009 Tunog Mindanaw 2009 (Entry)

Mindanao (film)

[15]
Indak, Galaw, Sayaw No ???
T'Nalak No 2013 Tunog Mindanaw 2013 (Entry) [16]
Nalandang Yes, By the Municipality of Esperanza, Agusan Del Sur 2019 2nd Nalandang Festival (2019) [17]
Ilaw Ng Kapayapaan No 2011 Tunog Mindanaw 2011 (Entry) [5]
Sarimanok No 2015 Tunog Mindanaw 2015

(Composed, not Performed)

[18][19]
Dabaw, Dabawenyo Yes, By City Information Office of Davao 2021 84th Araw Ng Dabaw [9]
Madayaw Dabaw Yes, By Department of Tourism Region XI 2020 Promoting the Region Of Davao [20]
Uswag Mindanawon No, But was made during Mebuyan's prime. ~2008 Mebuyan Performances [21]
Agosto Sa Dabaw (Kadayawan) Yes, By City Information Office of Davao 2019 39th Kadayawan (2019) [22]
Sinag No 2012 Tunog Mindanaw 2012 (Entry) [23]
Pintig (EP)
Song Commissioned? When was it made? Used in References
Liwanag Ng Pag-asa Yes, By Mapua Malayan Colleges 2020 A Joint Christmas Tree Lighting

Event for Mapua Malayan Colleges

[24][25]
Madayaw Yes, By City Information Office of Davao 2022 Madayaw Davao

(TV Program)

[10]
Monkayo Wow Kaayo Yes, By the Municipality of Monkayo 2024 Promoting the Municipality of Monkayo [26]
Paglaum Sa Kapaskuhan No 2021 Pasko Jam Songwriting Competition 2022 [27][28]

Singles

  • Kada Kadayawan (Official Song of Kadayawan Festival 2023)
  • Kada Kadayawan (2024 Remastered Version)

Commissioned Songs

  • Lantaw[29]
  • Dakilang Guro[30]
  • Paglaro ng Pagkakaisa

Awards

Event Song / Piece Place Reference Notes
Global Cooling Women's Song Writing Competition 2007 Dahon Puno Ugat Lupa 1st [7][31]
Tunog Mindanaw 2009 Itadyak 2nd [15][7]
Nokia Music Connection 2011 Itadyak 4th [32][33]
Tunog Mindanaw 2011 Ilaw ng Kapayapaan 1st [5]
75th Araw Ng Dabaw Song Composition Contest Sa Dabaw Na 'Ta (Kuyaw Kaayo Ba!) 1st [34] She performed the song, but didn't compose it. It was composed by Peejay Sisi, Paolo Sisi's Sister.[34]
Tunog Mindanaw 2012 Sinag 3rd [23]
Tunog Mindanaw 2013 T'nalak 1st [16]
Tunog Mindanaw 2014 Sayaw 2nd [35][14]
Habi Kadayawan 2017 "Agung" 1st [8]
Metro Manila Film Festival 2019 (Best Original Theme Song) Itadyak (Mindanao) Nominated [36]
14th Gawad Genio Awards (Best Film Soundtrack) Itadyak (Mindanao) Won
Pasko Jam Songwriting Competition 2022 Paglaum Sa Kapaskuhan 2nd [27][28]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 davaomusicnation (2013-08-27). Maan Chua Interview - DMN Artist of the Month for August. Retrieved 2025-02-08 – via YouTube.
  2. ↑ "TEDxLanangAve | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  3. ↑ Sunnexdesk (2015-12-12). "Happy thoughts". SunStar Publishing Inc. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  4. ↑ "MEBUYAN". 2013-02-09. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Contributor, Tonette D. Castro / (2011-08-27). "Music as light". SunStar Publishing Inc. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  6. ↑ Maan Chua (2020-05-23). Palaro ng Pagkakaisa Music Video Performed by Maan Chua. Retrieved 2025-02-08 – via YouTube.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Maan Chua". Tambayayong. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 SALVERON, ROBBY JOY D. (2017-08-18). "From music to design: Maan Chua bags grand prize in Kadayawan's fashion design tilt". Davao Today. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Alivio, Cristina E. (2021-03-15). "The virtual celebration of Araw ng Dabaw 2021". SunStar Publishing Inc. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Aria na ang labing unang episode sa Madayaw Davao! Tutok na alang sa lab-as nga balita ug impormasyon gikan sa City Government of Davao | Ani-a na ang labing unang episode sa Madayaw Davao! Tutok na alang sa lab-as nga balita ug impormasyon gikan sa City Government of Davao #MadayawDavao | By City Government of Davao | Facebook. Retrieved 2025-02-09 – via www.facebook.com.
  11. ↑ "Couldn't Love Me Back, by Maan Chua". Maan Chua. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  12. ↑ "Captcha". gnudb.org. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  13. ↑ "HAPPY THOUGHTS". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Sayaw Maan Chua". Facebook.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 ilovesachi (2009-08-17). ITADYAK. Retrieved 2025-02-09 – via YouTube.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 davaocio (2013-08-11). Tunog Mindanaw 2013 Winner - Maan Chua. Retrieved 2025-02-08 – via YouTube.
  17. ↑ KR Events Core Marketing and Promotions (2019-11-29). 1 Nalangdang Festival 2019 Themesong Video. Retrieved 2025-02-10 – via YouTube.
  18. ↑ 1.1K views · 20 reactions | Here's a new song by Maan Chua called "Sarimanok". A local Davao Musician. One of her new songs from her new upcoming album. Does it sound ethnic or... | By Best of Davao | Facebook. Retrieved 2025-02-10 – via www.facebook.com.
  19. ↑ Muzics Kool (2015-08-20). ZHALIA - Sarimanok. Retrieved 2025-02-13 – via YouTube.
  20. ↑ 7.4K views · 79 reactions | MADAYAW DABAW | Here in Davao,we say Madayaw when we greet people. Madayaw means beautiful and valuable. We are indeed blessed with a region of beauty and bounty. A... | By Department of Tourism - Davao Region | Facebook. Retrieved 2025-02-10 – via www.facebook.com.
  21. ↑ Geej Williams (2009-08-05). MEBUYAN Uswag Mindanaw. Retrieved 2025-02-10 – via YouTube.
  22. ↑ Balnian (2019-08-07). Kadayawan Festival 2019 Music - Agosto sa Dabaw by Maan Chua [Official Theme Song] [CC]. Retrieved 2025-02-10 – via YouTube.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Sinag Maan Chua". Facebook.
  24. ↑ MCM, CorpComm (2020-12-07). "IGNITING A SPARK OF HOPE: A JOINT CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING EVENT AND CONCERT OF IPEOPLE SCHOOLS - Mapúa Malayan Colleges Mindanao". mcm.edu.ph. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  25. ↑ Mapúa University (2020-12-03). Liwanag ng Pag Asa. Retrieved 2025-02-09 – via YouTube.
  26. ↑ 102K views · 1K reactions | Monkayo, WOW Kaayo | Municipal Tourism Slogan | In celebration of the 70th Araw ng Monkayo and 29th Kariyawan Festival, the Local Government Unit of Monkayo proudly presents the Monkayo Tourism Slogan... | By Municipality of Monkayo | Facebook. Retrieved 2025-02-09 – via www.facebook.com.
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Pasko Jam 2022 Finalists". Facebook.
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 "2nd Place Post". Facebook.
  29. ↑ Philippine Womens College of Davao (2022-01-05). MAAN CHUA MUSIC VIDEO. Retrieved 2025-02-08 – via YouTube.
  30. ↑ LouWorks Studio (2019-09-25). Dakilang Guro - Maan Chua. Retrieved 2025-02-08 – via YouTube.
  31. ↑ "Mothers for Peace's "Global Cooling" song competition announces top 12 winners". 2007-11-19. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  32. ↑ "Nokia Music Connection Maan Chua". Facebook.
  33. ↑ kggc09 (2011-03-25). Maan Chua performs at Nokia Music Connection Grand Finals. Retrieved 2025-03-05 – via YouTube.
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 sipeejay (2012-03-19). Sa Dabaw Na Ta (Kuyaw Kaayo Ba).wmv. Retrieved 2025-03-05 – via YouTube.
  35. ↑ Sunnexdesk (2014-08-19). "Tunog Mindanaw 2014". SunStar Publishing Inc. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  36. ↑ "Mindanao (film)", Wikipedia, 2025-01-18, retrieved 2025-02-09


This article "Maan Chua" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Maan Chua. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.


Retrieved from "https://en.everybodywiki.com/index.php?title=Maan_Chua&oldid=6082675"
License CC BY-SA 3.0
Powered by MediaWiki