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Ebe Dancel
Vincent Ferdinand "Ebe" Layugan Dancel (born May 30, 1976) is a Filipino musician. He was the former lead vocalist of Sugarfree from 1999 to 2011. Following the disbandment of the band, he pursued a solo career and released three albums Dalawang Mukha Ng Pag-Ibig (2011), Bawat Daan (2015) and Baliktanaw (2020).
Vincent Ferdinand "Ebe" L. Dancel was born on May 30, 1976, in Ilagan, Isabela. He is the fourth of six siblings. He graduated from University of the Philippines Rural High School in Los Baños, Laguna. He later transferred to the University of the Philippines Diliman, where he pursued a degree in Creative Writing and began composing his own music.
During his college years, Dancel formed several bands until he met the musicians who would later become his bandmates in Sugarfree in 1999. The group initially signed with Viva Records, but their first album was not released as planned. With help from producer Angee Rozul, their debut album Sa Wakas (2003) was released under EMI Philippines (now PolyEast Records), with production handled in collaboration with Rico Blanco.
Dancel also collaborated with several notable producers on Sugarfree's albums, including Buddy Zabala and Raymund Marasigan for Dramachine (2004), Robin Rivera for Tala-Arawan (2006), and Buddy Zabala who worked on their second album and Romel "Sancho" Sanchez for Mornings and Airports (2009). The resulting albums featured some of the band's most well-known songs, including "Tulog Na", "Hari ng Sablay" and "Makita Kang Muli" achieving mainstream success.
Dancel was also a member of the band Cambio, where he served as co-lead vocalist and lead guitarist alongside Raymund Marasigan, Kris Dancel, Diego Mapa, and Buddy Zabala, until the group disbanded in 2007.
After Sugarfree disbanded in 2011, Dancel pursued a solo career. He also contributed to television soundtracks, including performing "Hanggang Sa Dulo" for the TV5 fantasy series 8 Kingdom (2011). He later released his debut album, Dalawang Mukha Ng Pag-Ibig (2011), which included the single "Maligalig" (2012), a song that gained attention as he performed it while serving as a peace ambassador in Cotabato.
Dancel released his second album Bawat Daan in 2015 under Star Music. A vinyl edition was later released in 2021, featuring ten remastered tracks by Shinji Tanaka at Kodama Studios, and packaged with a gatefold cover and new artwork layout by Ryan de Jesus. He released his third album Baliktanaw (2020), produced by longtime collaborator Chino David. It was produced with the help of Shinji Tanaka, who also worked on Bawat Daan, as well as Hazel Pascua at Kodama Studios and Emil dela Rosa.
In 2024, Dancel released his extended play (EP) Habangbuhay, featuring the songs "Manatili", "Tanging Kailangan", and "Huling Unang Sayaw", under Widescope Records. In an interview with ABS-CBN, he shared that the EP was inspired by how his songs are often used in weddings and same-day edit videos, leading him to create what he called a "wedding soundtrack".
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Ebe Dancel
Vincent Ferdinand "Ebe" Layugan Dancel (born May 30, 1976) is a Filipino musician. He was the former lead vocalist of Sugarfree from 1999 to 2011. Following the disbandment of the band, he pursued a solo career and released three albums Dalawang Mukha Ng Pag-Ibig (2011), Bawat Daan (2015) and Baliktanaw (2020).
Vincent Ferdinand "Ebe" L. Dancel was born on May 30, 1976, in Ilagan, Isabela. He is the fourth of six siblings. He graduated from University of the Philippines Rural High School in Los Baños, Laguna. He later transferred to the University of the Philippines Diliman, where he pursued a degree in Creative Writing and began composing his own music.
During his college years, Dancel formed several bands until he met the musicians who would later become his bandmates in Sugarfree in 1999. The group initially signed with Viva Records, but their first album was not released as planned. With help from producer Angee Rozul, their debut album Sa Wakas (2003) was released under EMI Philippines (now PolyEast Records), with production handled in collaboration with Rico Blanco.
Dancel also collaborated with several notable producers on Sugarfree's albums, including Buddy Zabala and Raymund Marasigan for Dramachine (2004), Robin Rivera for Tala-Arawan (2006), and Buddy Zabala who worked on their second album and Romel "Sancho" Sanchez for Mornings and Airports (2009). The resulting albums featured some of the band's most well-known songs, including "Tulog Na", "Hari ng Sablay" and "Makita Kang Muli" achieving mainstream success.
Dancel was also a member of the band Cambio, where he served as co-lead vocalist and lead guitarist alongside Raymund Marasigan, Kris Dancel, Diego Mapa, and Buddy Zabala, until the group disbanded in 2007.
After Sugarfree disbanded in 2011, Dancel pursued a solo career. He also contributed to television soundtracks, including performing "Hanggang Sa Dulo" for the TV5 fantasy series 8 Kingdom (2011). He later released his debut album, Dalawang Mukha Ng Pag-Ibig (2011), which included the single "Maligalig" (2012), a song that gained attention as he performed it while serving as a peace ambassador in Cotabato.
Dancel released his second album Bawat Daan in 2015 under Star Music. A vinyl edition was later released in 2021, featuring ten remastered tracks by Shinji Tanaka at Kodama Studios, and packaged with a gatefold cover and new artwork layout by Ryan de Jesus. He released his third album Baliktanaw (2020), produced by longtime collaborator Chino David. It was produced with the help of Shinji Tanaka, who also worked on Bawat Daan, as well as Hazel Pascua at Kodama Studios and Emil dela Rosa.
In 2024, Dancel released his extended play (EP) Habangbuhay, featuring the songs "Manatili", "Tanging Kailangan", and "Huling Unang Sayaw", under Widescope Records. In an interview with ABS-CBN, he shared that the EP was inspired by how his songs are often used in weddings and same-day edit videos, leading him to create what he called a "wedding soundtrack".