YEARS ACTIVE: LATE 80’S – PRESENT
Members: KARL ROY, HENRY VITALLI
90’S HITS: PUTING ILAW, MEMORIES OF OUR DREAMS
Karl Roy (May 25, 1968
– March 13, 2012) was a Filipino rock/funk singer. He was the lead singer of
the groups Advent Call, Kapatid and P.O.T.
Karl Roy was the elder
brother of Kevin Roy, the lead singer of the band Razorback, and the first
cousin of Jose "Judd" Roy III, one of the defense lawyers of the
impeachment trial of Philippine Chief Justice Renato Corona. Roy's other
siblings are Ralph, Keith, Krys and Kathryn. He was also a cousin of Jack Roy
Duavit. His late grandfather, Jose Roy, Sr. was a Senator in the Philippines.
Roy began his career
in the early 1990s as lead singer of the alternative group Advent Call, but did
not become well known to the general public until after founding another rock
band, P.O.T. in 1996, when the group had hits with "Yugyugan Na"
("Time to shake"), "Panaginip", "Overload" and
"Have a Piece of This". Roy was one of the most influential Filipino
artist of his time."Yugyugan Na" was a cover of the song by the band
The Philippine Advisors. P.O.T. officially disbanded in 2005. Two years prior,
he formed a new group named Kapatid together with Nathan Azarcon (bass), J-Hoon
Balbuena (drums), Ira Cruz (guitar) and Chico Molina (guitar). With Kapatid, he
released the albums Kapatid (2003) and Luha (2006). Roy's rock image made him a
crowd favorite. He was also popularly known for his eccentric behavior while
performing on stage. In September 2007, shortly after returning home from the
recording of a TV commercial for San Miguel's Red Horse Beer, Roy suffered a
stroke, paralyzing the right side of his body. He recovered, however, and
rejoined Kapatid.
Roy had a daughter
named Ariana Nicole (born 1994), his only child with his ex-girlfriend Maria
Nieves San Diego (Yvette). Roy married Dena Devries in 2000.[3] Roy was also
famous for being an avid tattoo and piercing wearer. He had a wide variety of
tattoos and piercing collection all over his body.
Karl Roy died on March
13, 2012, reportedly due to cardiac arrest, although he was diagnosed with
pulmonary edema. Prior to his death, he was rushed to the Cardinal Rufino
Santos Hospital in San Juan City where he was put in ICU. He is survived by his
wife Dena and daughter Ariana. Hours after his death, Roy became the top
trending topic on Twitter Philippines. His remains were cremated and his wake
was held at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Shrine in New Manila, Quezon City. On
March 18, his urn was transferred to his family mausoleum at the Loyola
Memorial Park as the permanent resting place.
