Early life and career beginnings He was once part of a singing group called the Wiseguys, but made a difficult decision to go solo, which he claims is paying off. He released an eponymous solo album in 1999 under
Sony BMG Philippines. He and his acoustic group
Soul'Dfree performed on regular gigs in Bagaberde in
Pasig and Roxas Blvd., Masas Greenbelt 3 in
Makati, Moomba in Roces Ave.
2008: Pinoy Idol Navarro auditioned in
Angeles City. He was chosen to be in the Top 24 and eventually making it to Top 12. After
Raymond Gutierrez said that it was Navarro's turn to go home, everyone was disappointed. Even the judges were not expecting that Robby had been eliminated that early. When the bottom group was revealed (Daryl Celis, Sue Ellen and Robby Navarro),
Ogie Alcasid was not expecting that Navarro would be in the bottom three, knowing that Navarro is one of the better singers in that competition. Adding to that,
Jolina Magdangal said that it's not worth it to be included in a bottom group after a one npt-so-good performance. While
Wyngard Tracy warned the Filipino viewers to vote objectively and do not blame them if the winner of Pinoy Idol would not be deserving.
Pinoy Idol performances 2008–present: Post Pinoy Idol Navarro appeared in some of
GMA Network's shows including
SOP,
Sis and The Sweet
Life with Lucy Torres – Gomez and Wilma Doesnt. He performed in
SOP as one of the performers of the segment "You've Got Male" temporarily replacing
Pinoy Pop Superstar Season 3 runner up
Bryan Termulo for several weeks. He sang and performed with Ogie Alcasid in Sis in singing "Nais Ko" during Ogie's promotion of his album. Ogie was very vocal in saying that Navarro is great. That he [Navarro] is Ogie's bet right after the Top 12 was chosen. ==Tour==