Basil Valdez

About Basil Valdez

Basil Valdez is one of the most cherished balladeers of OPM, a singer whose smooth, tender voice became the sound of Filipino romance in the late 1970s and 1980s. Working often with composer Ryan Cayabyab, he turned songs like Ngayon at Kailanman and Tuwing Umuulan at Kapiling Ka into timeless standards, many of them movie themes woven into the nation's memory. His interpretations remain a benchmark for the Filipino love song.