[1] The group scored their first hit with the single "Everlasting Love", which Ortiz co-wrote with Luigi de Dios and Rina Caniza.

[2] In 1990, the group - consisting of Ortiz, Annie Quintos, Tom Calisterio, Meus Bartolome, Arsenio Cruz, Kathleen Ng, Andre Castillo and Mary Anne Morales - released their debut album The CompanY: Eight by 8 by Universal Records.

In 1991 from The CompanY added the new members are Reuben Laurente and Cecile Bautista replacing Arsenio Cruz and Kathleen Ng, The second album is "Yon Na" under by Ivory Records.

The group scored two hits in 1992, "Muntik na Kitang Minahal" (I Almost Loved You) and "Now That I Have You", from their third album Sixby6, meanwhile Meus Bartolome was last appearance by the CompanY until 1993 and was replaced by Febe Magbanua.

In The Company's existence in the music industry, the group made their distinct sound with the influence of different artists and groups, such as Pentatonix, The Manhattan Transfer, New York Voices, The Singers Unlimited, The Carpenters, Swingle Singers, Swing Out Sister, Pizzicato Five, Burt Bacharach, Take 6, First Call, Fifth Dimension, Jimmy Webb, Paul Williams, The Corrs, and Destiny's Child.