It first came into effect on February 14, 1997, with members named Lean Ansing, Lee Nadela, Jerry Basco, Chi Evora, and Reynold Munsayac. His song “Agent Orange” garnered numerous awards such as the Awit Awards and the NU Rock Awards.
Some of his other popular songs are “Get Away”, “We Are One”, “The Crown”, “Turn Back Time”, “Turn Back Time”, “Direction”, etc. Slapshock’s second studio album, Headtrip (2001), was nominated at the NU Rock Awards in the category called “Album of the Year”.
He tragically took his own life on November 26, 2020, by hanging himself at his home in Quezon City, Philippines. Jamir’s unconscious body was rushed to Metro North Hospital & Medical Center, where the singer was pronounced dead.
Some lesser-known facts about Jamir Garcia
- On October 9, 2012, he made his debut on the Instagram platform.
- Her last post on Instagram was photos of her grandparents. It was published on September 13, 2020.
- He completed his graduation from the University of the Philippines in 1997.
- During the fair held at the University, he along with the other members of the group formed the band and gave their first concert.
- Initially, Reynold Munsayac was designated as the group’s lead vocalist, but he left the band within a year.
- According to the source, Jerry Basco suggested the name of Jamir Garcia as the singer. Jerry and Jamir are related to each other as they are cousins.
- On the occasion of Siblings Day, he posted a photo of his siblings on his IG account.
- In the 1990s, Slapshock used to perform at various clubs in Manila.
- The band made their debut after releasing the studio album called “4th Degree Burn” in 1999.
- Later, there was no going back as the group released several albums called Project 11-41, Silence, Kinse Kalibre and Atake.
- In addition, Jamir Gracia’s extended works Cariño Brutal (2009) and Night Owls (2014) also did a good job in the market.
- His fourth studio album, “Ninth,” which was released in 2004, became the NU Rock Awards Best Album Packaging.
- He had a tattoo of his mother’s name on his arm.
- In October 2020, before Jamir’s death, Lee Nadela (the band’s bassist) announced that the band was coming to an end.
- His wife “Sojina Jaya” is completely devastated after hearing the news of her husband’s passing and even posted an emotional post on Instagram.
- She works as a branded content creator, vlogger, artist, and breastfeeding advocate.
- He was a travel fanatic who loved to explore different parts of the world and his food. He visited places like Japan, the United States, Dubai, France, and many more.
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