Miko Manguba
JMKO (Miko Manguba) | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jamiko Allan Sabbun Manguba |
| Born | 24 April 1994 Manila, Philippines |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals, drum kit, piano, guitar |
| Years active | 2015–present |
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JMKO is the stage name of Filipino R&B, soul, and pop artist Jamiko Allan Sabbun Manguba, who was born on 24 April 1994 in Manila, Philippines. He is a musician currently signed under ABS-CBN's Star Music label. Prior to this, he was a member of GMA Network's boy band Top One Project, which emerged as the winning group from the reality television competition To The Top in 2015.
Manguba began his music career as a student at De La Salle University, where he performed with university-based music groups such as De La Salle Innersoul and the a cappella ensemble Taftonic. In 2015, he auditioned for To The Top and became one of its grand winners. The winners were later formed into the group Top One Project.
On 13 December 2018, Manguba signed with Star Music under the name JMKO, marking his transition from GMA Records to its rival label. Since then, he has released several singles on Spotify, including Isla and Ano Nga Ba Tayo, which were featured in the soundtrack of the iWant series Mga Batang Poz.