{{short description|Filipino rock band}} {{Infobox musical artist | image = | image_size = | landscape = | caption = | alias = | origin = Metro Manila, Philippines | genre = {{hlist|Rock|country music|blues|rockabilly}} | years_active = 2011–2014 (on hiatus) | label = MCA Music, Inc. | spinoff_of = {{hlist|Eraserheads|Pupil|The Jerks|Hilera}} | website = | current_members = | past_members = * Ely Buendia * Nitoy Adriano * Chris Padilla * Ivan Garcia * Bobby Padilla }}
'''The Oktaves''' were a Filipino rock supergroup comprising Eraserheads and Pupil vocalist Ely Buendia (vocals), The Jerks guitarist Nitoy Adriano, and Hilera members Chris Padilla (vocals, guitars), Bobby Padilla (drums), and Ivan Garcia (bass). Formed in 2011, The Oktaves released a self-titled album in 2013.
==History== ===2010-2012: Collaborations and formation=== Buendia had previously collaborated with Hilera on the 2010 album ''In Love and War'', a collaboration with the late rapper Francis M.<ref name="rappler">{{cite web |last1=Sulat |first1=Bert B. Jr. |title=The Oktaves rock hard, roll loud |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/23055-the-oktaves-rock-hard-roll-loud/ |website=Rappler.com |access-date=24 August 2024}}</ref> In 2011, Buendia and Adriano collaborated on the song “Bungo sa Bangin” as part of ''Rock Rizal'', a project by Rock Ed Philippines to commemorate Jose Rizal’s 150th birth anniversary.<ref name="rappler" /> Buendia and Hilera also contributed a Tagalog rendition of "La Paloma" as the theme song to the 2011 film ''Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cruz |first1=Marinel R. |title=‘Asiong’ shoots down rivals in MMFF |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/25761/%E2%80%98asiong-salonga%E2%80%99-wins-best-film-in-mmff |website=Philippine Daily Inquirer |access-date=24 August 2024}}</ref>
Buendia, Adriano, and the members of Hilera first performed as The Oktaves at the inaugural ball of the Philippine edition of ''Esquire'' magazine in 2012.<ref name="inquirer">{{cite web |last1=De Jesus |first1=Totel V. |title=Ely Buendia joins new band Oktaves; signs with MCA Music |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/62088/ely-buendia-joins-new-band-oktaves-signs-with-mca-music |website=Philippine Daily Inquirer |access-date=24 August 2024}}</ref> Their live set included covers of Eraserheads, the Beatles, the Smiths, Elvis, and Bob Dylan.<ref name="inquirer" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Review: Do The Oktaves live up to the hype? |url=https://sg.style.yahoo.com/omg/blogs/pinoyrocks/review-yay-nay-oktaves-ely-buendia-band-041419662.html |website=Yahoo! News |access-date=24 August 2024}}</ref> They later signed a recording contract with MCA Music in October.<ref name="inquirer" />
===2013: ''The Oktaves''=== The band released a self-titled album in 2013, featuring lead single "K.U.P.A.L." and a re-recorded version of "Bungo sa Bangin".<ref name="rappler" />
==Members== * Ely Buendia - vocals, guitars * Nitoy Adriano - lead guitars * Chris Padilla - vocals, guitars * Ivan Garcia - bass * Bobby Padilla - drums
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- !scope=col |Title !scope=col |Album details |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|''The Oktaves'' | *Released: February 22, 2013 *Label: MCA Music *Format: CD, download |}
===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! Year ! Title ! Director |- |2013 |"Paakyat Ka Pa Lang, Pababa Na Ako" |Ely Buendia and Neil De La Cruz |- |2014 |"Ikot" |Ely Buendia<ref>{{cite web |title=WATCH: Ellen Adarna sizzles in The Oktaves’ new music video |url=https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/57569/watch-ellen-adarna-sizzles-in-the-oktaves-new-music-video?s=22359ud59vi9uaikuerholufau |website=Spot.ph |access-date=24 August 2024}}</ref> |}
==Awards and nominations== ===Awit Awards=== {{awards table}} |- |rowspan=2|2013 |rowspan=2|"KPL" |Best Rock/Alternative Recording |{{nom}} |- |Best Performance by a New Group Recording Artists |{{nom}} |}
===MYX Music Awards=== {{awards table}} |- |2015 |"Ikot" |Favorite Rock Video |{{nom}} |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Eraserheads}} {{Pupil}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oktaves}} Category:Filipino rock music groups Category:Musical groups from Metro Manila Category:Musical groups established in 2011 Category:Rock music supergroups Category:2011 establishments in the Philippines