{{BLP sources|date=January 2017}} {{Infobox musical artist | image = Bpvalenzuelasatchmivinylday2015.jpg | caption = BP Valenzuela performing for Satchmi Vinyl Day 2015 | name = B.P. Valenzuela | alias = Half-lit {{small|(side project)}} | birth_place = Manila, Philippines | genre = {{hlist|Indie pop|Indie electronic|Electropop|Synthpop}} | instrument = {{hlist|Guitar|Keyboard|Synthesizer|Vocals}} | years_active = 2014–present | label = Party Bear Records | website = {{url|bpvalenzuela.bandcamp.com}} }}
'''B.P. Valenzuela''' is a Filipino singer-songwriter, producer and independent electronic pop artist from the Philippines. She is best known for her debut EP, ''be/ep'' (2014), and her debut studio album ''The Neon Hour'' (2015) with popular singles like "Pretty Car", and "Steady".<ref name="theneonhour">{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/ph/album/the-neon-hour/981473704 | title=The Neon Hour | publisher=iTunes Philippines | date=March 30, 2015 | access-date=January 9, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gist.ph/bp-valenzuela-launches-new-album-the-neon-hour/ | title=BP Valenzuela launches new album, ‘The Neon Hour’ | publisher=GIST.ph | date=March 25, 2015 | access-date=January 2, 2017 | author=Coco Maceren}}</ref>
Aside from her main focus as an electropop musician, she also performs as '''half-lit'''.<ref name="halflit-ep">{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.ph/life/entertainment/2019/10/29/BP-Valenzuela-half-lit.html | title=BP Valenzuela wants you to confront your feelings | website=CNN Philippines | last=Agbayani | first=Apa | date=October 29, 2019}}</ref>
==Life and career== Valenzuela started her music career at the age of 18 while a freshman at Ateneo de Manila University, taking up Sociology and Anthropology studies. In 2014, she released her debut EP entitled ''be/ep'' and later transferred to De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde to pursue music studies. She worked as a part-time barista at Satchmi, a retail vinyl record store. Later that year, she worked on her debut album, with Nicholas Lazaro (of Twin Lobster and MOONWLK) co-producing "Pretty Car", "Building Too" and "The Fury and Sound". Her debut album, entitled ''The Neon Hour'', was released on March 30, 2015. Her debut single, "Steady", was released in the same year and was featured in the indie film ''Sleepless''.<ref name="bp-music-career-1">{{cite news | title=12 things you need to know about BP Valenzuela, the singer everyone in the local music scene is so excited about | date=January 29, 2015 | url=http://manila.coconuts.co/2015/01/29/12-things-about-bp-valenzuela-girl-everyone-local-music-scene-so-excited-about | publisher=Coconuts Manila | last=Albano | first=Lou | access-date = January 13, 2017 }}</ref><ref name="bp-music-career-2">{{cite news | title=Barista by Day, Musician by Night: Behind the Bar with B.P. Valenzuela | date=February 24, 2015 | url=http://www.pepper.ph/behind-bar-bp-valenzuela/ | publisher=Pepper.ph | access-date = January 13, 2017 }}</ref>
Valenzuela has performed on various music festivals such as Fête dela Musique Philippines, Wanderland Music and Arts Festival (2015),<ref>{{cite news | title=MYXclusive: The 5 W's Of WANDERLAND Music And Arts Festival 2015! | date=April 30, 2015 | url=http://myxph.com/features/24080/myxclusive-the-5-ws-of-wanderland-music-and-arts-festival-2015/ | publisher=Myx | access-date = January 13, 2017 }}</ref> Goodvybes Festival (2016),<ref>{{cite news | title=4 Hacks to Make the Most Out of the GoodVybes Festival | date=February 20, 2016 | url=http://preen.inquirer.net/22739/4-hacks-to-make-the-most-out-of-the-goodvybes-festival |work=Preen (Inquirer.net) | last=Arias | first=Jacqueline | access-date = January 13, 2017 }}</ref> Bandwagon Riverboat Festival (2016),<ref>{{cite news | title=BP Valenzuela embraces regional love like no other | date=June 1, 2016 | url=https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/bp-valenzuela-embraces-regional-love-like-no-other | publisher=Bandwagon Asia | last=Hermoso | first=PB | access-date = January 13, 2017 }}</ref> and has opened for acts such as No Rome, The Sam Willows and Chairlift.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Sam Willows live in Manila|url=https://www.bandwagon.asia/gigs/the-sam-willows-live-in-manila|website=Bandwagon|access-date=January 16, 2017|date=October 30, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Synthpop duo Chairlift to ignite Manila with their signature style|last=Lavoie|first=Stephen|url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/music/153499-chairlift-manila-2016-concert/|work=Rappler|access-date=January 16, 2017|date=November 24, 2016}}</ref>
Valenzuela was set to release her sophomore album, ''Crydancer'', in July 2017.<ref name="crydancer">{{cite news | title=BP Valenzuela announces sophomore album Crydancer and upcoming single | date=March 21, 2017 | url =https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/bp-valenzuela-announces-sophomore-album-crydancer-and-upcoming-single | publisher=Bandwagon | access-date = March 30, 2017 }}</ref>
In mid-2018, she collaborated with rock band Sandwich for the Coke Studio Philippines project.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.manilatimes.net/bp-valenzuela-sandwich-chill-new-rhythm/344789/ | title=BP Valenzuela, Sandwich chill out to a new rhythm |work=The Manila Times| date=August 16, 2017}}</ref>
In 2019, Valenzuela released ''paradigm shift'', a six-song EP under her "half-lit" side project.<ref name="halflit-ep"/>
==Discography== ===Albums=== ====Studio albums==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details ! scope="col" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Sales ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;"| PHL<br /> |- ! scope="row" | ''The Neon Hour'' | *Released: March 28, 2015 *Label: Party Bear Records *Format: Streaming, download | —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|The Philippine Hot 100 did not exist yet during this time.|name="PH100"}} | * | * |- ! scope="row" | ''Crydancer'' | *Released: 2019 (TBA) *Label: Party Bear Records *Format: LP | — | * | * |- |colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |}
====Compilation albums==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details ! scope="col" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Sales ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;"| PHL<br /> |- ! scope="row" | ''Fresh Filter: Volume 1'' | *Released: May 22, 2015 *Format: LP | —<ref group=upper-alpha name="PH100"/> | * | * |- ! scope="row" | ''Logiclub X1'' | *Released: April 15, 2016 *Label: Futurestudio *Format: Streaming, download | —<ref group=upper-alpha name="PH100"/> | * | * |- |colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |}
===Extended plays=== ;As herself {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of extended plays, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details ! scope="col" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Sales ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;"| PHL<br /> |- ! scope="row" | ''be/ep'' | *Released: March 12, 2014 *Format: Streaming, download | —<ref group=upper-alpha name="PH100"/> | * | * |- |colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |}
;As half-lit {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of extended plays, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details ! scope="col" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Sales ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;"| PHL<br /> |- ! scope="row" | ''paradigm shift'' | *Released: October 30, 2019 *Format: Streaming, download | —<ref group=upper-alpha name="PH100"/> | * | * |- |colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |}
===Singles=== ;As herself {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|PHL<br /> |- ! scope="row"|"Geomorph" | rowspan="5"|2014 | —<ref group=upper-alpha name="PH100"/> | | rowspan="5"|''be/ep'' (EP) |- ! scope="row"|"Building" | —<ref group=upper-alpha name="PH100"/> | |- ! scope="row"|"All That You Are" | —<ref group=upper-alpha name="PH100"/> | |- ! scope="row"|"The General Scheme of Things" | —<ref group=upper-alpha name="PH100"/> | |- ! scope="row"|"Second Nature" | —<ref group=upper-alpha name="PH100"/> | |- ! scope="row"|"early/late" | rowspan="10"|2015 | —<ref group=upper-alpha name="PH100"/> | | ''The Neon Hour'' |- ! scope="row"|"Pretty Car" | —<ref group=upper-alpha name="PH100"/> | | ''The Neon Hour''<hr>''Fresh Filter: Volume 1'' |- ! scope="row"|"Logic" | —<ref group=upper-alpha name="PH100"/> | | rowspan="8"|''The Neon Hour'' |- ! scope="row"|"Steady" | —<ref group=upper-alpha name="PH100"/> | |- ! scope="row"|"Like Letter" | —<ref group=upper-alpha name="PH100"/> | |- ! scope="row"|"Building Too" | —<ref group=upper-alpha name="PH100"/> | |- ! scope="row"|"Veneers" <br>{{small|(feat. Curtismith)}} | —<ref group=upper-alpha name="PH100"/> | |- ! scope="row"|"Even If You Asked Me" | —<ref group=upper-alpha name="PH100"/> | |- ! scope="row"|"Great Expectations" | —<ref group=upper-alpha name="PH100"/> | |- ! scope="row"|"The Fury and Sound" <br>{{small|(feat. Nick Lazaro)}} | —<ref group=upper-alpha name="PH100"/> | |- ! scope="row"|"All of the Noise" | 2015<hr>2016 | —<ref group=upper-alpha name="PH100"/> | | ''The Neon Hour''<hr>''Logiclub X1'' |- ! scope="row"|"bbgirl"<br>{{small|(feat. August Wahh and No Rome)}} | rowspan="5"|2017 | — | | rowspan="4"|''Crydancer'' |- ! scope="row"|"Cards" <br>{{small|(feat. crwn)}} | — | |- ! scope="row"|"Instead (Hold You Down)" | — | |- ! scope="row"|"Minimize" <br>{{small|(feat. Nick Lazaro)}} | — | |- ! scope="row"|"Stutter" <br>{{small|(with Sandwich)}} | — | | {{n/a|Coke Studio}} |- |colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |}
;As half-lit
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|PHL<br /> |- ! scope="row"|"fri the 13th" | rowspan="2"|2019 | —<ref group=upper-alpha name="PH100"/> | | rowspan="2"|''paradigm shift'' (EP) |- ! scope="row"|"cruising on the wavelength" | —<ref group=upper-alpha name="PH100"/> | |- |colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |}
==References== {{Commons category|BP Valenzuela}} {{reflist}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Valenzuela, BP}} Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:Filipino women singer-songwriters Category:Filipino singer-songwriters Category:Singers from Manila Category:Singers from Metro Manila Category:Women in electronic music Category:Ateneo de Manila University alumni Category:De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde alumni Category:21st-century Filipino singers Category:21st-century Filipino women singers