Moonstar 88 is one of the famous female-fronted bands in the Philippine local music scene. They started out like most indie bands, who submitted a demo CD to different record companies, but one company took them in: Alpha Records.

Currently they have 3 albums, Popcorn, Press to Play, Todo Combo, and one collaborated track, Pag-Ibig Ko Sa Iyo, which is found in the RoK On! Music Inspired By Ragnarok Online.

The group is the latest addition to the Sony-BMG Records roster, and their third full-length album titled Todo Combo was released on May 2007. The carrier single is the fresh sounding track "Tadhana".

They also made a slow and light renditon of the APO hit,"Panalangin" which was their contribution to the Kami nAPO Muna album.

Members:

1. Maychelle Baay (Lemon Tears) - vocals/guitars
2. Paolo Bernaldo (Orphan Lily) - bass
3. Bon Sundiang (Chocolate Beef) - drums
4. Herbert Hernandez (Angel in Disguise) - guitars

Former members:

1. Acel Bisa-Van Ommen
2. William Pineda
3. Teng Marcelo

History

The band was formed in 1999

They started out like most indie bands, who submitted a demo CD to different record companies. Eventually, one company took them in: Alpha Records. Two of their members, Acel Bisa (former lead vocalist) and Paolo Bernaldo used to be with the band Orphan Lily in the mid 1990’s.

The name of the band was chosen after they had a gig but did not have a name for their band. They wrote down a list of names and when they were about to perform, they choose Moonstar. They added number 88 since Moonstar is the 88th name on their list.

Discography

Studio Albums

1. 2000-Popcorn (Alpha Records)
2. 2002-Press to Play (Alpha Records)
3. 2007-Todo Combo (Sony BMG)

Compilation Albums

• 2005-RoK On! Music Inspired By Ragnarok Online (collaboration)
• 2006-Kami nAPO Muna (Universal Records)