Early and personal life Lui Pio was born on February 8, 1982, in
Quezon City, Philippines. He matriculated in Marymount School and earned a degree in Business Administration. He has a sibling named Christian Lui Pio, also known as VJ Chino, who was featured in
Hale's music video of their single
Kahit Pa and a winner of
Myx VJ Search 2008–2015, and is now a sports anchor of
TV5. Lui Pio is also the son of Bernardita Dolino and musician Arturo Lui-Pio, also known as Nonoy Tan of the 1980s band Wadab. He also has two sisters. Raised in the
Iglesia ni Cristo faith, he converted to
Roman Catholicism when he got engaged to his girlfriend, Claire Nery. He married Nery in
Muntinlupa in January 2022. They have a son named Caden.
2004–2010: Hale In 2004, Lui Pio joined
Hale as guitarist and vocalist. As a group, the band managed to spawn 4 mainstream albums and 18 mainstream singles, together with 2 jingles meant to promote
Nescafé and Close-Up. He also helped established the Treehouse Productions whose sole purpose is to help the needy children suffering from mental and physical illnesses through music. Other musical acts eventually signed up for Treehouse Productions to help achieve the band's purpose and objectives. On August 6, 2010, Lui Pio, together with the band, publicly announced that they had no more plans in producing more music as a band and therefore disband. This development came after Arthur himself announced his intention to start a solo music career and as an actor.
2010–present: Synergy and Mecca Music Currently, he is now signed under local film conglomerate
VIVA Films so he could push on with his embarkment as an actor. As a solo artist, his debut album
Synergy is expected to be released sometime in late 2010. The song
Hanging Habagat was released on October 19, 2010, and will serve as a physical carrier single of the album simultaneous to the release of its music video. Other singles that followed were ''Sa 'Yo Lang
(feat. Julianne Tarroja) and "Sari-Saring Kwento"'' (feat.
Gloc-9 and Noel Cabangon). Lui-Pio established an independent local music label
Mecca Music in early 2011.
Somedaydream was the first to sign up to the label as mainstream contract artist. He had also reunited with members from his former band and planned to release a debut single with them on early-2015. == Discography ==