THEIR name alone might conjure images of novelty and fun but make no mistake about it, new singing group “Wondergays” is quite resolute about their goal—and that is to open doors for gay artists and be taken seriously by the recording industry.
Composed of six stand-up comedians and singers known only by their aliases—Blue, Pink, White, Black, Gray and Green, the Wondergays have been brought together by talent manager and LDG productions owner Lito de Guzman.
It is not often that “gay artists” are taken seriously in the recording industry that is why the group said they would be forever grateful to Lito de Guzman for believing in their talents enough to produce their debut album.
De Guzman, the same producer who formed the controversial group Baywalk Beauties or Bodies, said he believes that it is during these hard times that people need to laugh more and is his primary reason for creating the Wondergays.
In each of the Wondergays, de Guzman said he saw something else beyond their natural knack for comedy—and that is the potential to be serious singers or even “divas.”
Distributed by D’ Concorde Recording Corp., their album Blind Item consists of six songs, “Pare,” “Kiyeme Lang ‘Yon,” “Hi Hello,” “Oh Lala” and their carrier single “Blind Item.”
“Blind Item” is fast becoming a radio favorite and is often being heard during the showbiz talk show “Juicy” of TV5 and in Tita Swarding’s radio show every Sunday at DZRH.
The group believes that their music encompasses all ages and musical genres because each of them have their different musical influences ranging from Michael Jackson, Regine Velasquez to Bruno Mars and many others.
“More than making people laugh in our performances, we also have a serious side. We can sing covers of the more popular songs individually and we also have lots of production numbers. We guarantee that our audience will always enjoy our shows,” the Wondergays said in Filipino.
Their big wish is that more talented “gay artists” could break into the recording industry like what happened to them.
At the moment, the Wondergays are preparing for their first major concert in October. If given the chance, they would like to do a showdown with their idol Vice Ganda in one of the comedian’s future performances.
