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Metro Manila Popular Music Festival
The Metro Manila Popular Music Festival (also known as Metropop) was launched by the Popular Music Foundation of the Philippines in 1977 and held annually from 1978 to 1985. It was "the country’s pioneering and once foremost songwriting competition," according to The Philippine Star. Its objective was to promote the advancement of Filipino music, and its chief proponents were journalist Teodoro Valencia and Imee Marcos. These festivals launched many the careers of songwriters and singers (who interpreted the songs), and gave original Filipino music more than a few memorable and modern-day song classics. Among them is Freddie Aguilar. This songwriting competition was originally open to all music composers. From the fourth festival onwards, the competition was divided into professional and amateur divisions, to give new songwriters a level playing field without competing with more well-known composers. After 1985, the festival was discontinued due to a decline in public interest t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republika sang Filipinas * ibg, Republika nat Filipinas * ilo, Republika ti Filipinas * ivv, Republika nu Filipinas * pam, Republika ning Filipinas * krj, Republika kang Pilipinas * mdh, Republika nu Pilipinas * mrw, Republika a Pilipinas * pag, Republika na Filipinas * xsb, Republika nin Pilipinas * sgd, Republika nan Pilipinas * tgl, Republika ng Pilipinas * tsg, Republika sin Pilipinas * war, Republika han Pilipinas * yka, Republika si Pilipinas In the recognized optional languages of the Philippines: * es, República de las Filipinas * ar, جمهورية الفلبين, Jumhūriyyat al-Filibbīn is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and consists of around 7,641 islands t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Mijares
Emil Mijares (March 16, 1935 – October 15, 2007) was a Filipino jazz musician. Mijares was born in 1935, the son of Emilio Montilla Mijares, Sr. and O Belo Mijares, and grew up in Roxas City in the province of Capiz. He emerged in the 1950s as a jazz vibist and pianist, and was a musical director on Filipino television, as well as a composer, arranger, bandleader and producer. Known as the "grandfather of Philippines jazz", Mijares was the musical director for several Metro Manila Popular Music Festivals and won the Aliw Award for best jazz performer (1983) and best musical director (1985). In 2004 and 2006 respectively, Mijares was granted a Lifetime Achievement Award each by Los Angeles-based Filipino-American magazine ''Celebrity Chronicle'' and the Jazz Society of the Philippines USA (2006). Mijares’ career continued until the late 1980s when he left the Philippines and migrated to the United States. He remained active musically in the Los Angeles area until he was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mon Del Rosario Jr
Mon, MON or Mon. may refer to: Places * Mon State, a subdivision of Myanmar * Mon, India, a town in Nagaland * Mon district, Nagaland * Mon, Raebareli, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India * Mon, Switzerland, a village in the Canton of Grisons * Anglesey, cy, Môn, links=no, an island and county of Wales * Møn, an island of Denmark * Monongahela River, US or "The Mon" Peoples and languages * Mon people, an ethnic group from Burma * Mon language, spoken in Burma and Thailand * Mon–Khmer languages, a large language family of Mainland Southeast Asia * Mongolian language (ISO 639 code), official language of Mongolia * Alisa Mon, Russian singer Other uses * Mon (emblem), Japanese family heraldic symbols * Mon (architecture), gates at Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and castles in Japan * Mon (boat), a traditional war canoe of the North Solomons * Mon (currency), a currency used in Japan until 1870 * Môn FM, a radio station serving Anglesey, Wales * ''The Gate'' (novel) (), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jose Mari Chan
Jose Mari Lim Chan (; born March 11, 1945) is a Filipino singer, TV host, songwriter and businessman in the sugar industry. He is currently chairman and CEO of Binalbagan Isabela Sugar Company, Inc. (BISCOM) in Negros Occidental and A. Chan Sugar Corporation. He is also the chairman and president of Signature Music, Inc. Awarded in 1974 as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines. He received a Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Philippine Association of the Recording Industry and The Metro Pop Foundation. Recipient of the first ever ABS-CBN "ELITE Platinum Award" in 2005 and a recipient of the 2006 Dr. Jose P. Rizal Award For Excellence. Early life Jose Mari Lim Chan was born on March 11, 1945, in Iloilo City and was the first-born child of Antonio Chan and Florencia Lim. His father was an immigrant from Fujian, China who came to the Philippines at age 13 and started a sugar trading company in Bacolod. Chan's mother was the only child of a Chinese-Filipino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leah Navarro
Leah Lopez Navarro is a Filipino singer. References External linksgmanews.tv/story, Black and White group blasts PET for trashing Loren protest Filipino women pop singers Filipino jazz singers Filipino people of Chinese descent Assumption College San Lorenzo alumni 1958 births Living people Singers from Metro Manila {{Philippines-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bongbong Marcos
Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr. ( , , ; born September 13, 1957), commonly referred to by the initials PBBM or BBM, is a Filipino politician who is the 17th and current president of the Philippines. He previously served as a senator from 2010 to 2016. He is the second child and only son of tenth president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and former first lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos. In 1980, Marcos became Vice Governor of Ilocos Norte, running unopposed with the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan party of his father, who was ruling the Philippines under martial law at the time. He then became Governor of Ilocos Norte in 1983, holding that office until his family was ousted from power by the People Power Revolution and fled into exile in Hawaii in February 1986. After the death of his father in 1989, President Corazon Aquino eventually allowed his family to return to the Philippines to face various charges. Marcos and his mother, Imelda, are currently facing arrest in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umagang Kay Ganda
''Umagang Kay Ganda'' (, also known as UKG) was a Philippine morning show that aired on ABS-CBN from June 25, 2007, to May 5, 2020. Prior to broadcast stoppage and the COVID-19 pandemic, the program was aired every weekday mornings from 5:00AM to 8:00AM on the network's ''Umaganda'' morning block. It also aired worldwide via TFC. The program was ABS-CBN's longest-running morning show. Format The main ingredient in this morning show was audience interaction and participation. In line with the format, they aired their show from ''Club O'' (formerly ''Dish'') in the ABS-CBN compound to make the show more accessible to the audience. The program included live traffic points from six key points in Metro Manila, as well as occasional regional news. Broadcast In some provinces at 7:00AM, ABS-CBN Regional Network Group would cut this program mid-way (without any notice) to air sixty minutes of provincial morning programming. Each local morning program, produced by their respective n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABS-CBN Corporation
ABS-CBN Corporation is a Filipino media company based in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the largest entertainment and media conglomerate in the Philippines. It is a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation which is owned by the López family ABS-CBN was formed by the merger of Alto Broadcasting System (ABS) and Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN). ABS was founded in 1946 by American electronics engineer James Lindenberg as Bolinao Electronics Corporation (BEC). In 1952, BEC was renamed Alto Broadcasting System (ABS) with its corporate name, Alto Sales Corporation after Judge Antonio Quirino, brother of President Elpidio Quirino, purchased the company and later launched the first TV station in the country, DZAQ-TV on October 23, 1953. The company that would later be merged with ABS to form ABS-CBN was founded in 1956 as Chronicle Broadcasting Network, Inc. (CBN) by Eugenio Lopez Sr. and his brother Fernando Lopez, who was the sitting Vice President of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tillie Moreno
Tillie Moreno, also known as "Manila's Queen of Soul", is a Filipino R&B/soul/pop vocalist and entertainer whose career began in the 1970s. She is best known for her songs "Saan Ako Nagkamali", "Umagang Kay Ganda" and "Nothing I Want More". She was a member of the bands Circus Band and Lovelife. Biography Early life Tillie Moreno, who was born in Manila, Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ..., became interested in music and performing at the young age of eleven. References External links Tillie @ Asian Talent OnlineTillie's New SoundTillie – PI Jazz FestBworldonline ArticleJazzPhil-USA {{DEFAULTSORT:Moreno, Tillie Filipino musicians Filipino women pop singers Filipino emigrants to the United States American musicians of Filipino descent Singers f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Canseco
George Masangkay Canseco (April 23, 1934 – November 19, 2004) was a Filipino composer and former politician. He composed numerous popular Filipino songs. Early years Canseco studied and graduated with a Liberal Arts degree at University of the East in the Philippines. After graduation, he worked for ''The Philippines Herald'' and The Associated Press as a journalist. He also freelanced as a scriptwriter for hire in Manila. Canseco was commissioned by former Philippines First lady, Imelda Marcos, to compose the national tribute hymn, "Ako ay Pilipino". Later career Canseco wrote the classic "Kapantay ay Langit", a theme from the award-winning Motion Picture sung by Amapola. It was later popularized by Pilita Corrales, which eventually became her signature song. It also had an English version titled "You're All I Love" that was sung by American singer Vic Dana that included some Tagalog lines. The song won the Manila Film Festival Best Song Of The Year Award in 1972. Canseco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rico J
''Rotonda'' () is an EP by Filipino rapper Gloc-9. It is Gloc-9's second EP after the EP '' Limang Kanta Lang'' which was released independently in 2006. Also, this EP is his comeback record on Universal Records after his one-project deal with Star Music Star Music (stylized in lowercase as starmusic; formerly known as Star Records), is a record label in the Philippines owned and operated by media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation. It was formerly a separate company operating as a wholly owned .... The album includes the track "Rotonda" which features Joey Ayala and the album's carrier single " Ice Tubig", a collaboration with Mike Luis. Track listing References {{Gloc-9 Gloc-9 albums 2017 EPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
APO Hiking Society
The Apolinario Mabini Hiking Society, later popularly known as APO Hiking Society, or simply APO, was a Filipino musical group and one of the pillars of Original Pilipino Music ( OPM) composed of Danny Javier†, Jim Paredes, and Boboy Garrovillo. The group had its fledgling beginnings in 1969 at the Ateneo de Manila high school, with 15 members: John Paul Micayabas, Lito de Joya, Sonny Santiago, Gus Cosio, Renato Garcia, Chito Kintanar, Kenny Barton, Bruce Brown, Butch Dans, Kinjo Sawada, Ric Segreto Macaraeg, Goff Macaraeg, Doden Besa, Jim Paredes, Boboy Garrovillo, and the 16th member Danny Javier who joined in college. The group's name was created from the acronym AMHS representing their school with a witty twist having an irreverent reference to the Philippine revolutionary intellectual and hero, Apolinario Mabini, and later shortened to "Apo", an Ilocano term for a wise man or a Tagalog term of grandchildren, and later re-branded to "APO" (all caps). Contrary to popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
