Champ Lui Pio

Arthur Bernard Dolino Lui Pio (born February 8, 1982), popularly known as Champ Lui Pio, is a Filipino musician and singer-songwriter. He began his career as a lead vocalist and guitarist of Filipino alternative rock band Hale.

Biography

Early and personal life Lui Pio was born on February 8, 1982, in Quezon City, Philippines. He matriculated in Marymount School and earned a degree in Business Administration. He has a sibling named Christian Lui Pio, also known as VJ Chino, who was featured in Hale's music video of their single Kahit Pa and a winner of Myx VJ Search 2008–2015, and is now a sports anchor of TV5. Lui Pio is also the son of Bernardita Dolino and musician Arturo Lui-Pio, also known as Nonoy Tan of the 1980s band Wadab. He also has two sisters.

Raised in the Iglesia ni Cristo faith, he converted to Roman Catholicism when he got engaged to his girlfriend, Claire Nery. He married Nery in Muntinlupa in January 2022. They have a son named Caden.

2004–2010: Hale In 2004, Lui Pio joined Hale as guitarist and vocalist. As a group, the band managed to spawn 4 mainstream albums and 18 mainstream singles, together with 2 jingles meant to promote Nescafé and Close-Up. He also helped established the Treehouse Productions whose sole purpose is to help the needy children suffering from mental and physical illnesses through music. Other musical acts eventually signed up for Treehouse Productions to help achieve the band's purpose and objectives.

On August 6, 2010, Lui Pio, together with the band, publicly announced that they had no more plans in producing more music as a band and therefore disband. This development came after Arthur himself announced his intention to start a solo music career and as an actor.

2010–present: Synergy and Mecca Music

Currently, he is now signed under local film conglomerate VIVA Films so he could push on with his embarkment as an actor.

As a solo artist, his debut album Synergy is expected to be released sometime in late 2010. The song Hanging Habagat was released on October 19, 2010, and will serve as a physical carrier single of the album simultaneous to the release of its music video. Other singles that followed were Sa 'Yo Lang (feat. Julianne Tarroja) and "Sari-Saring Kwento" (feat. Gloc-9 and Noel Cabangon).

Lui-Pio established an independent local music label Mecca Music in early 2011. Somedaydream was the first to sign up to the label as mainstream contract artist. He had also reunited with members from his former band and planned to release a debut single with them on early-2015.

Discography

With Hale

YearTitleLabel 2005 HaleEMI Philippines 2006 TwilightEMI Philippines 2008 Above, Over and BeyondEMI Philippines 2009 KundimanPolyEast Records 2015 Time and Space Warner Music 2018 Alon Warner Music For a full, detailed list, see: Hale discography

As a solo artist

Studio albums

Released: November 19, 2010 Label: PolyEast Records–

Singles YearTitleAlbum2010Hanging HabagatSynergy2011Sa 'Yo Lang (Feat. Julianne Tarroja)SynergySari-Saring Kwento (Feat. Gloc-9 & Noel Cabangon)Nightmares (Feat. his former Hale band-mates)2012 It's Your Life (Feat. Luigi D'Avola & Somedaydream)2014 No One