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Victor Nobleza Wood (February 1, 1946 – April 23, 2021)[lower-alpha 1] was a Filipino singer, actor and politician. His voice earned him various titles, including "Jukebox King" and "Plaka King".[1][4]

Victor Wood
Wood in 2020
Background information
Born(1946-02-01)February 1, 1946
Buhi, Camarines Sur, Philippines
DiedApril 23, 2021(2021-04-23) (aged 75)
Quezon City, Philippines
Genres
  • Manila sound
  • OPM
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • actor
  • politician
Years active1960s–2021
LabelsVicor
Plaka Pilipino (1970–1977)

Before becoming a singer, Wood starred in some productions of Sampaguita Pictures. He was a member of Iglesia ni Cristo. He previously hosted the show Beautiful Sunday every Sunday on the Iglesia ni Cristo-owned Net25.[5]

Wood died on April 23, 2021, due to COVID-19 complications.[6]


Early life


Victor Wood was born on February 1, 1946, in Buhi, Camarines Sur, Philippines[2][7] to Sgt. Kocky Wood and Rosario "Tiyang Saring" Nobleza. His mother was well known in Buhi and neighboring towns for selling herbal medications and perfumes. He studied and finished secondary school at Jose Abad Santos High.


Musical career


Wood's voice earned him various titles, including Jukebox King and Plaka King[citation needed] in the 1970s when his career bloomed.

In 1972, Wood released his third album In Despair. He became a very popular singer of that era and recorded many albums for Vicor Records. In Despair is an album of cover versions of popular English songs from the 1950s and 1960s. Three songs on the album, namely "Jenny Jenny", "Rip It Up" and "Good Golly Miss Molly", were originally hits for Little Richard in the 1950s. The album has a combination of slow and fast songs, and the slow ballads include "In Despair", "Vaya Con Dios", "Have a Good Time", "Hurt" and "Return to Me". The album's ballads are highly favorable to karaoke singing, and a number of them are still heard in karaoke nightspots. Among the album's upbeat songs are versions of Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman", Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-a-Lula" and Del Shannon's "Runaway".

In 1974, Wood released his eleventh album, Ihilak. Eleven of the album's 12 songs are Philippine folk love songs sung in the Visayan language. The remaining song, "Gugma Ko", uses the melody of Neil Diamond's "Song Sung Blue" and replaces the original English lyrics with Visayan-language ones.

In 1979, Wood covered the Indonesian version of "Anak" from the fellow Filipino original artist Freddie Aguilar.

Wood and his family migrated to the United States in the late 1970s. [citation needed]


Acting career


Aside from singing, Wood was also an actor who starred in various films until 1979.


Later life and death


Wood ran for the Senate of the Philippines during the 2007 Philippine general election under the KBL banner, but lost.[citation needed]

According to his third wife, Nerissa, Wood died of complications from COVID-19 on April 23, 2021.[8]


Personal life


Wood has two children with his second wife, Ofelia Mercado Ponce, whom he met during his stay in the United States.[9] The couple have a son, Simon, and a daughter, Sydney Victoria.[9]


Discography



Albums



Studio albums


Compilation albums


Live albums


Collaboration albums


Songs



Notes


  1. Sources of his age at the time of his death vary whether he was 74[1] or 75.[2][3]

References


  1. "Jukebox King Victor Wood, 74, dies due to COVID-19 complications". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  2. "Iconic Pinoy pop singer Victor Wood passes away at 75". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  3. "'70s singing heartthrob Victor Wood passes away at 75". PEP.ph. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  4. "'Eternally' singer Victor Wood dies due to COVID-19 complications". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  5. NET 25 (March 4, 2017), Victor Wood's "Beautiful Sunday" on NET 25, archived from the original on December 15, 2021, retrieved April 16, 2017
  6. "Jukebox King Victor Wood, 75, dies due to COVID-19 complications". INQUIRER.net. April 23, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  7. "'Jukebox King' Victor Wood dies at 75". Rappler. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  8. "'Jukebox King' Victor Wood dies at 74". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  9. Gil, Baby (May 27, 2009). "Simon Wood ready for stardom". PhilStar. Retrieved September 8, 2009.



На других языках


- [en] Victor Wood

[es] Víctor Wood

Víctor "Vic" Wood y Nobleza (Camarines Sur, 1 de febrero de 1946-Ciudad Quezon, 23 de febrero de 2021),[1] fue un animador, cantante y actor filipino.



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