Florante de León, popularly known simply as Florante, is a Filipino singer and songwriter. He has been considered as the pioneer and top exponent of the folk rock genre Pinoy, during the rise of the DZRJ-AM radio in Manila during the decade of the 1970s. His most successful singles include his hit ballads, "Handog" ) and other musical themes such as "Ako'y Isang Pinoy", "Abakada" (ABCD), "Digmaan" (war) and "Pinay" (Philippine Woman), which are part of her musical repertoire , also called as sound of Manila. He has been influenced by other singer-songwriters from his country to whom he has followed them, in particular and during the OPM emergency; such as Joey Ayala, Freddie Aguilar and Heber Bartolomé. Manila sound or Sound Manila
Despite being an interpreter of the folk genre, Florante also became part of the 1970's "Manila sound". In Sound Manila sound gave birth, its first musical themes that was a pride for the Filipinos. "Tayo'y mga Pinoy" by Heber Bartolomé, for example. In 2006, he entered the "hard rock" club of "Handog", which was included in his album entitled "Hopia Mani Popcorn".
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