Ryan Cayabyab

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ryan Cayabyab
Occupation	World Music Singer
Date Of Birth	May 4, 1954(1954-05-04)
Age	70
Birthplace	Manila
Country	Philippines
Birth City	Metro Manila
Horoscope	Taurus

Ryan Cayabyab Biography

Ryan Cayabyab is one of the most popular and richest World Music Singer who was born on May 4, 1954 in Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines. Singer, composer, and TV personality best known for his tenure as the Executive and Artistic director of the San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts. He was also a judge on Philippine Idol.

He’s been a performer for many world leaders, including King Juan Carlos I from Spain, and Bill Clinton.

At the turn of the 21st century, Cayabyab was considering a move to migrate abroad with his family. Danding Cojuangco (President of the San Miguel Corporation) offered him a position to produce and perform new music to add to the Philippine music scene; Cayabyab accepted the offer as Executive and Artistic Director of the San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts. He served there for several years until the sudden closure of the foundation.

Born Raymundo Cayabyab in 1954 in Santa Cruz, Manila, he suffered the death of his mother, Celerina Venson Pujante (she died of cancer at the age of 43), when he was 6 years old. His father, Alberto Austria Cayabyab, who was an ordinary government employee, struggled to support him and his three siblings. An opera singer and a college professor at the UP School of Music (to whom he considered her as his first piano teacher), his mother’s dying wish was that none of the children pursue a music career, as she knew how hard life it was, with often low earnings. At the age of 4, Cayabyab began his musical education with piano lessons.

He and his three siblings lost their mother when he was just six years old. His father raised them. He is married to Emmy Punsalan and has two children.

Ryan Cayabyab Net Worth

Ryan Cayabyab is one of the richest World Music Singer from Philippines. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ryan Cayabyab 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

To study business, he attended the University of the Philippines. He worked as a senator in the Philippines while he was at school and received a scholarship to study music.

Before launching a career in music, he spent nearly 20 years at the University of the Philippines teaching music. He received the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice in 2013 from He spent almost 20 years teaching music at the University of the Philippines before embarking on a music career. In 2013, he received the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice from Pope Francis..

The Filipino Classics: A collection of Filipino classics from the 1920s up to the 1960s. All songs arranged & conducted by Ryan Cayabyab and performed by Basil Valdez accompanied by the SMPO. Sequel albums 2 and 3 are said to be produced if this first album performs well in the market. This album became No. 1 at Tower Records in one month’s time since it was released. Certified Gold Record. Under Viva Records.

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Who is Ryan Cayabyab Dating?

According to our records, Ryan Cayabyab married to Emmy Punsalan. As of December 1, 2023, Ryan Cayabyab’s is not dating anyone.

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Cayabyab also composed the catchy jingle for an advertisement of a softdrink brand Sarsi, entitled “Sarsi: Angat sa Iba” (Sarsi: Different from Others) in

1989. The commercial became the most creative TV ad of that year.

Facts & Trivia

Ryan Ranked on the list of most popular World Music Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Philippines. Ryan Cayabyab celebrates birthday on May 4 of every year.

Cayabyab composed “Mabuhay”, the opening song of Miss Universe 1994 pageant, held in Manila, Philippines.

What is the famous work of Ryan Cayabyab?

Famous for composing the Da Coconut Nut Song performed by his Smokey Mountain band, Cayabyab’s current project includes the Ryan Cayabyab Singers (RCS), a group of seven young adult singers comparable to Smokey Mountain in the early 1990s.

What is the contribution of Ryan Cayabyab?

At home with any genre, Cayabyab excels as a composer of the eclectic, the modern, and popular music. Awarded in 1978 as one of TOYM (Ten Outstanding Young Men) of the Philippines, in 2001 he emerged as the only Asian winner of the Onassis International Cultural Competition in Greece with his MISA 2000.

Why is Ryan Cayabyab a National Artist?

He was named as National Artist of the Philippines for Music in 2018. His works range from commissioned full-length ballets, theater musicals, choral pieces, a Mass set to unaccompanied chorus, and orchestral pieces, to commercial recordings of popular music, film scores and television specials.

What is the characteristics of Ryan Cayabyab?

Ryan Cayabyab is energetic, eager, and disarmingly modest , matching, note for note, his popular image as a smiling, bespectacled, and ageless talent.

Who is the father of Kundiman?

The composer Francisco Santiago (1889-1947) is sometimes called the “Father of Kundiman Art Song.” While his masterpiece is considered to be his Concerto in B flat minor for pianoforte and orchestra, one of his most significant piece is his song “Kundiman, (Anak-Dalita)”, the first Kundiman art song.