Francis Magalona passed away
- March 5th 2009
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On March 6, 2009, it was reported that Francis Magalona succumbed to acute myelogenous leukemia at 12:00 noon that day, a few days after his fourth chemotherapy session and a few days before his supposed stem cell transplant. The announcement was first made on the variety show Eat Bulaga! of which Magalona had been a host, after which a short tribute to the artist was aired. A minute of prayer was also observed in remembrance of Mr. Magalona in the noontime TV show Wowowee with host Willie Revillame leading the prayer.
Francis Durango Magalona (October 4, 1964 - March 6, 2009[1]), also known as FrancisM, Master Rapper, and The Man From Manila, was a prominent Filipino rapper, songwriter, producer, actor, director, and photographer. He is credited as being the first Filipino rapper in the Philippines to successfully crossover to the mainstream. He was also popularly known as the “King of Pinoy Rap” and was one of the most idolized, celebrated and influential rappers within the genre.
The relevance of Francis M to Voyagers is very crucial because of the fact that most of his hit songs have crossed throughout our highschool years and thus alot of us ended up idolizing him.
Pictured here is our close encounter with the man himself taken wayback January 2007 at Klownz Angeles.
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