Ben&Ben quickly rose to prominence with their self-titled extended play (EP) in 2016, featuring breakout singles ‘Leaves’ and ‘Kathang Isip.’ The acclaimed folk-pop ensemble, initially featuring twin brothers Paolo Benjamin and Miguel Benjamin Guico, expanded in 2017 to its current nine-member lineup, which includes Agnes Reoma (bass), Poch Barretto (electric guitar), Keifer Cabugao (violin), Pat Lasaten (keyboards), Toni Muñoz and Andrew de Pano (percussions), and Jam Villanueva (drums). The band established their unique sound blending folk, world, and indigenous styles with pop sensibilities. By 2017, ‘Leaves’ had garnered over one million streams on Spotify, signaling their rapid ascent. In 2018, Ben&Ben earned the Aliw Award for Best New Artist Group and contributed music to several prominent film and television soundtracks, including ‘Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral’, ‘Exes Baggage’, and ‘Coke Studio Homecoming.’ In early 2019, Ben&Ben signed with Sony Music Philippines and released their critically and commercially successful debut studio album, ‘Limasawa Street,’ produced by Steve Lillywhite.
The album was certified 4x platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) in 2019. This success was followed by their extensive Limasawa Street Tour, which included 12 shows. ‘Limasawa Street’ also earned an Awit Award for Favorite Album of the Year in 2020, while its single ‘Pagtingin’ received Awit Awards for Best Performance by a Group Recording Artist and Favorite Song of the Year. In 2021, their track ‘Araw-Araw’ from ‘Last Song Syndrome’ won a Star Award for Movie Theme Song of the Year.
Most recently, in 2024, Ben&Ben opened for Ed Sheeran’s ‘+=÷× Tour’ in Parañaque, where the Guico brothers were invited to perform on stage with Sheeran. Their highly anticipated third studio album, ‘The Traveller Across Dimensions,’ is slated for release in November 2024.