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UDD (band)
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<p>UDD, shortened for Up Dharma Down, is a <a href="/facts/Filipino_people/1KcRNdYX">Filipino</a> band formed in <a href="/facts/Manila/1jLySodG">Manila</a> in 2004. They have released four albums <i><a href="/facts/Fragmented_(album)/rpbuWEpb">Fragmented</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Bipolar_(Up_Dharma_Down_album)/eI5Apt7z">Bipolar</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Capacities_(album)/vwDbXU8w">Capacities</a></i> and <i>U D D</i> released under <a href="/facts/Independent_record_label/1NzjGB3c">independent record label</a> Terno Recordings. </p><p>In 2005, the band won the coveted <i>In the Raw</i> Award at the <a href="/facts/NU_107/77QPQRJy">NU 107</a> <a href="/facts/NU_Rock_Award/d2ymV0Ty">Rock Awards</a> as well as <i>Best New Artist</i> and <i>Best Female Award</i> for vocalist and keyboardist, <a href="/facts/Armi_Millare/qe34ruIq">Armi Millare</a>, in 2006. In 2008, they were awarded Favorite Indie Artist at the <a href="/facts/Myx/5otmFhPX">Myx Music Awards</a>. </p><p>Mark Coles' <a href="/facts/BBC/qFateIz8">BBC</a> show tagged them as the Asian band to most likely cross over to <a href="/facts/North_America/djNjCQIl">North American</a> shores, and has been featured in numerous regional shows together with bands such as <a href="/facts/Arcade_Fire/rmFrJbmz">Arcade Fire</a> (Canada) and <a href="/facts/Bloc_Party/6EY8F5Kb">Bloc Party</a> (UK). They have also been recognized by Paul Buchanan of <a href="/facts/The_Blue_Nile_(band)/oTp3qLQQ">The Blue Nile</a>, <a href="/facts/Curt_Smith/tm6SBQwE">Curt Smith</a> of <a href="/facts/Tears_for_Fears/eVqUEUXC">Tears for Fears</a> and <a href="/facts/Tim_Bowness/ULcDkRQo">Tim Bowness</a> of <a href="/facts/No-Man/lfLsUNB0">No-Man</a>. They were featured in the July 2007 issue of <i><a href="/facts/Time_(magazine)/N4FXc99l">Time</a></i> magazine. The band has opened for acts such as <a href="/facts/Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers/6XYMjJm1">Red Hot Chili Peppers</a>, <a href="/facts/Incubus_(band)/HUICCJkV">Incubus</a>, <a href="/facts/Bloc_Party/6EY8F5Kb">Bloc Party</a>, <a href="/facts/The_XX/oP3NoglU">The XX</a>, <a href="/facts/Tegan_and_Sara/UE2Q66PJ">Tegan and Sara</a>, <a href="/facts/Tahiti_80/SX4jw4EG">Tahiti 80</a>, and <a href="/facts/Cut_Copy/oBxTqnfD">Cut Copy</a>. </p><p>On January 1, 2017, the band officially renamed to its initials UDD. </p><p>On December 26, 2021, the band announced via <a href="/facts/Twitter/VWwDNGUm">Twitter</a> that lead vocalist Armi Millare has left the band and will continue as a solo artist. </p>