OPM icon Hajji Alejandro dies after battle with colon cancer

OPM singer Hajji Alejandro handed away on April 21. He was 70.

There was no official affirmation or assertion from Hajji’s household as of writing. Nevertheless, his daughter, Barni Alejandro, modified his Fb cowl photograph on Monday, prompting an outpouring of condolence messages within the feedback part.

Often called the “Kilabot ng mga Kolehiyala,” Hajji was recognized with superior colon most cancers earlier this yr. The sickness was found after he skilled extreme bloating and issue respiratory throughout a visit to Vigan. A CT scan revealed the analysis, resulting in speedy surgical procedure in February.

Following the operation, Hajji confronted issues, together with seizures and an an infection that required intensive care. Regardless of these challenges, he returned residence and started rehabilitation, regaining his capacity to talk and sing.

His daughter and singer Rachel Alejandro shared in early April that her father was “doing better” and desirous to return to performing.

Born Angelito Toledo Alejandro on December 26, 1954, in Alaminos, Pangasinan, Hajji rose to fame within the Nineteen Seventies as a member of the Circus Band. He later launched into a solo profession, turning into the primary winner of the Metro Manila Fashionable Music Competition with the tune “Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika.”

He was additionally behind the hit OPM songs “Panakip Butas,” “Nakapagtataka,” and “Tag-Araw, Tag-Ulan.”