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Roman " Yoyoy " Villame was known as the great Boholano novelty singer who was born in Santa Cruz, Calape Bohol in November 18 1932. The manager of old MB liner fleet of passenger where he was employed as driver realized that Yoyoy has a gold mine in his hands and brought the latter to Maynila during the 1970, there Yoyoy recorded Magellan in 1972, his first and biggest hits. after a string oh hits, Yoyoy became a by-word in Cebuano speaking provinces. On May 07 last year Yoyoy went home during the reunion of the Orion clan in Calape. It would turn out to be his last visit to his hometown. Yoyoy Villame died of cardiac arrest at the Las Penas Medical Center on 18 May 2007.

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Actually Bro, hinde lang Bohiolano apti ba Bicolano at halos kilala si Yoyoy sa tibook Nasod.

Diha koy amigo nga kauban sa trabaho, didto sa Sharjah, UAE. Pagsulod sa buntag unang buhaton i on ang cassete tape ni Yoyoy hantud na sa hapon inig uli off ang cassete. Kani guinimo ni nya for past five years sa trabaho ug wala gyud isa nga nireklamo kay tanan kauban man niya mga Bisaya.

Alam mo kamukha nya si Chiquito.

Sa na Presidente ko sa Katilingbang Bisaya sa Metro manila. Kaduha mi nagpa concert back to back si Yoyoy ug Max didto sa GSIG, Compound sa Manila.

Lingaw ang tawo pero abonado mi sa bayad. Amo nalng guihangyo. Si Eddie Gil among Producer ug si Mam Linda Gil. Tanong nyo kay Don Pusoy(ronald timugan ug Dong Nard Panizales sa Butuan.

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Who is Yoyoy Villame?

Yoyoy Villame (November 18, 1932 - May 18, 2007) born Roman Tesorio Villame, was a Filipino singer, composer, lyricist, and comedian. Villame was a native of Calape, Bohol and was the father of singer Hannah Villame. He died of cardiac arrest at the Las Piñas Medical Center in Metro Manila on May 18, 2007.



 Early life:
Before getting his break in the music industry, Villame was at one point a jeepney driver and at another, an army draftee who fought in the government’s anti-insurgency campaign in Central Luzon. He went back to Bohol to become a bus driver, and there he formed a rondalla band with his fellow bus drivers as band mates. The owner of the bus company took notice of Villame’s efforts, setting up a music studio named Kinamay Records just for him. Villame's first recording was in 1972 and entitled Magellan. It was the beginning of a long list of albums and recordings of his politically inspired songs in Sugboanon, Tagalog and English.


 Notable works:
Among his notable works include Butse Kik, a song written from made-up Chinese-sounding words which Villame allegedly came up with by writing down the names of Chinese stores while waiting for a mechanic to fix his broken-down jeepney in Manila's Chinatown. He also wrote Philippine Geography, which lists 77 major islands, provinces, cities, municipalities, and towns in the Philippines from north to south. His long list of hits and his entertaining style of music has earned him the title of "King of Philippine Novelty Songs".

Villame began making movies in the early 1970s, and was noted for his role in the 1974 suspense thriller Biktima. In 2004, Yoyoy played a Visayan troubadour in the critically acclaimed movie, Babae sa Breakwater (Woman of the Breakwater).



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