Basil Salvador Valdez (Tagalog pronunciation: [bɐlˈdɛs]; born November 8, 1951) is a Filipino singer.
In 1972, he joined the Circus Band[1][2] and soon after it disbanded, he released his first solo album entitled Ngayon at Kailanman.
When Valdez was preparing tracks for the album Ngayon at Kailanman, he asked Cayabyab to collaborate with and write a few songs for him, which the composer did.
In the 1980s, Valdez re-invented himself as a singer of movie theme songs.
[citation needed] Valdez had throat cancer which sidelined his singing career in 1990.