Freddie Aguilar is a famous Folk musician from the Philippines. He is best known for the hit "Bayan Ko", which became the anthem for the opposition to the Marcos regime during the 1986 EDSA Revolution.

He is well known internationally, and within the Philippines and Asia-Pacific region, claiming fame as one of the best musician-songwriters of the Philippines.

One of his hits "Anak" (Filipino word for child), became a worldwide hit and was released in 56 countries and in more than 26 different foreign languages, it has sold over 30 million copies. Because of this, it has given Freddie Aguilar the distinction of being the only Asian artist to achieve worldwide fame. It was also a finalist for the inaugural 1977 Metropop Song Festival held in Manila.