Teddy Diaz
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Teodoro "Teddy" de Villa Diaz (1 April 1963 ā 21 August 1988) was a Filipino musician and composer, best known as the founder and original guitarist of The Dawn.
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Born | (1963-04-01)April 1, 1963 Manila, Philippines |
Died | August 21, 1988(1988-08-21) (aged 25) Quezon City, Philippines[1] |
Genres | Rock, new wave |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals, keyboards |
Years active | 1985ā1988 |
Labels | OctoArts International, Inc. |
Website | www |
As a composer, he co-wrote the band's first single "Enveloped Ideas" and their well-known hit "Salamat", which was released posthumously in 1989.[2] He played guitar on the albums The Dawn (1986) and I Stand With You (1988). Aside from being a guitarist, he played keyboards as credited on The Dawn's 1986 debut album.[citation needed]
At the height of his career and at the peak of The Dawn's popularity in the late 1980s, he was stabbed to death in front of his girlfriend's house by two bystanders who were allegedly under the influence of drugs and alcohol.