Bodjie Dasig | |
Birth Date: | 10 June 1963 |
Birth Place: | City of Manila |
Birth Name: | Darius Albert D. Dasig |
Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Years Active: | 1991–1998 |
Occupation: | singer-songwriter, guitarist |
Spouse: | Odette Quesada (1993–2012; his death) |
Children: | Darian Dasig |
Darius Albert Delfín Dasig (June 10, 1963 – March 12, 2012),[1] more widely known as Bodjie Dasig, was a Filipino singer, songwriter and music producer.
He first came into prominence for writing the song "Ale (nasa Langit Na ba Ako)?" ("Ma'am [Have I Gone to Heaven]?") and "Maáalala Mo Pa Rin" ("You'll Still Remember") for singer Richard Reynoso, and "Ayo' ko Na Sana" ("I Wish I Didn't Have To") for Ariel Rivera. He also wrote and sang the hit song "Sana Dalawa ang Puso Ko" ("I Wish I Had Two Hearts") for his band Bodjie's Law of Gravity, which became the theme song of a movie with the same name in 1994.
He also collaborated with his wife, fellow singer-songwriter Odette Quesada, whom he married in 1993.
Dasig died in a Los Angeles hospital on March 12, 2012, after a long bout with cancer. He was survived by Odette and their son Darian.