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25th Awit Awards
The 25th Awit Awards were held on November 27, 2012, at the Glorietta located in Ayala Center, Makati. They gave excellences to the best of Filipino music for the year 2011. Jonathan Ong led the nominations with seven. He was followed by Noel Cabangon, Ebe Dancel and Jonathan Manalo, each receiving five nominations. The awards ceremony was hosted by Denise Laurel, Krista Kleiner and the twins Anthony and David Semerad. Jonathan Ong took home most of the awards with three. Special citation was given to Jose Mari Chan for being the first Filipino artist to receive a tribute album created by foreign artists. The album was known as ''The Manhattan Connection, The Songs of Jose Mari Chan'' by the American vocal group, The Manhattan Transfer. Special citations were also given to Ronnie Ricketts, the Optical Media Board chairman and James Dy for their campaign against piracy. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold. Nominated producers, composers an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Awit Awards Poster
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Piracy
Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, vessels used for piracy are pirate ships. The earliest documented instances of piracy were in the 14th century BC, when the Sea Peoples, a group of ocean raiders, attacked the ships of the Aegean and Mediterranean civilisations. Narrow channels which funnel shipping into predictable routes have long created opportunities for piracy, as well as for privateering and commerce raiding. Historic examples include the waters of Gibraltar, the Strait of Malacca, Madagascar, the Gulf of Aden, and the English Channel, whose geographic structures facilitated pirate attacks. The term ''piracy'' generally refers to maritime piracy, although the term has been generalized to refer to acts committed on land, in the air, on computer networks, and (in scie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Santos
Rhoderick Ramos Santos (born October 10, 1982), more commonly known as Erik Santos, is a Filipino singer, actor, TV host, commercial model, and the first Grand Champion of the ABS-CBN singing competition '' Star in a Million Season 1'' in 2003. He has been referred to as the Prince of Pop. His debut album, '' This Is the Moment'', was released in 2004 and went platinum. His passion for music started during his childhood years. He participated in various singing competitions. His best-selling albums, sold-out concerts and a demand for corporate shows, accolades from Awit Awards, Star Awards and Aliw Awards, endorsements for a bank (Bank of the Philippine Island's Express Remit), theme songs for radio stations, and even movies earned him an unusual popularity. His first single, "Pagbigyang Muli", remained number one on WRR's hit chart for more than 20 weeks together with his other songs filling up the chart simultaneously. Early life Santos was born on October 10, 1982, in Malabo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rico Blanco
Rico Rene Granados Blanco (born March 17, 1973) is a Filipino singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actor, endorser and entrepreneur. He began his career as one of the founding members, and served as the chief songwriter, vocalist, guitarist, and keyboardist of the Filipino rock band Rivermaya from 1994 until 2007, and has been a solo artist since 2008. Blanco's songs and performances gained success and critical acclaim, earning himself a reputation of being one of the well received local music icons in the Philippines. Early life Rico Blanco was born at Manila Doctors Hospital in Ermita, Manila on March 17, 1973, to Rene Aldeguer Blanco of Iloilo City and Purita Crisostomo Granados of Leyte, Leyte. Blanco grew up in San Pedro, Laguna. Blanco graduated grade school at O. B. Montessori Center, high school at the Benedictine Abbey (now called San Beda College Alabang) and college at the Ateneo de Manila University with a degree of AB Management Economics whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Bautista
Christian Joseph Morata Bautista (born October 19, 1981) is a Filipino singer, actor, host, and model. He was a finalist of ''Star in a Million'', a Philippine reality show aired on ABS-CBN channel, winning 4th place in the competition in 2003. After the contest, he signed a recording contract with Warner Music Philippines and released his self-titled debut album, ''Christian Bautista''. The multi-platinum album established his name as an OPM artist with songs such as "The Way You Look at Me", "Colour Everywhere" and "Hands to Heaven". The singer gained popularity not only in the Philippines but in other countries in Southeast Asia such as Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. He is currently an exclusive talent of GMA Network. Bautista has also collaborated with fellow Filipino singers Nina, Sitti, Rachelle Ann Go, Sarah Geronimo, Sheryn Regis, Erik Santos and Mark Bautista. He regularly appears in ABS-CBN's variety show '' ASAP 18''. Bautista shot ''The Kitchen Musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bamboo Mañalac
Francisco Gaudencio Lope Belardo MañalacVIDEO: "It's Francisco, that's my great-grandfather, then Gaudencio, that's my lolo, then it's Lope, then it's Belardo Mañalac." / (born March 21, 1976), popularly known as Bamboo Mañalac or simply by the mononym Bamboo, is a Filipino-American musician and singer-songwriter. He began his career as vocalist and original frontman of Rivermaya and later fronted his own band, Bamboo. Bamboo band disbanded in 2011 and Mañalac then pursued a solo career and released his first solo album, ''No Water, No Moon''. Mañalac is known for his distinct vocals, which combines elements of rock with a mellow technique; he also has a notably eccentric style in live performances. His musical and singing style as well as his band's polished sound have made him an icon in the Philippine music industry. Early life Mañalac was born in Quezon City, Philippines to Filipino parents. His family immigrated to San Francisco, California when he was 10 years old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitti
Sitti Katrina Baiddin Navarro-Ramirez (born November 29, 1984 in Las Piñas), known professionally as Sitti, is a Filipino bossa nova singer. After releasing her first album, ''Café Bossa'', in 2006, other bossa nova acts in the Philippines followed. Navarro was also featured in the segment "A.S.A.P. Sessionistas" of the variety show '' ASAP''. Early life Sitti Navarro was born to lawyer Rolando Navarro and Lydia Baiddin, in Manila, Philippines. Sitti is of Samal and Tausūg descent. She identifies herself as being Jama Mapun (Sama Kagayan), one of the Sama-Bajau subgroups in Tawi-Tawi. She graduated from the University of the Philippines Diliman in April 2005 with a degree in Business Economics and was a dean's lister at said university. In high school, she was editor-in-chief of the school paper and graduated as valedictorian of her class at Saint Francis of Assisi College, Las Piñas Campus. In college, she was an active member of the AIESEC Local Committee where she was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angeline Quinto
Angeline Ticman Quinto (; born November 26, 1989) is a Filipina singer, actress, entrepreneur and winner of '' Star Power: Sharon's Search For The Next Female Pop Superstar'' in 2011. Quinto has been dubbed as the "''Philippines’ Queen of Teleserye and Movie Theme Songs.''" In addition to her six platinum-selling albums and certified-selling singles including Fall in Love Again (2× Platinum), Patuloy ang Pangarap (2× Platinum) and Sana Bukas Pa Ang Kahapon (Gold), she is also recognized as the reigning “''Power Diva''” of the local music industry for her singing prowess and belting ability. Her self-titled debut album was certified 2× Platinum by PARI and became Astrovision's best-selling album for the first quarter of 2011. The follow-up sophomore album “Fall In Love Again” also became a hit and bagged the number-one spot of Astroplus’ top-selling OPM albums for more than a month, achieving Platinum status in the country. Her third studio album “Higher Love ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juris Fernandez
Julie Iris Fernandez-Lim (née Julie Iris Valles Fernandez; March 18, 1978), also known by her stage name "Juris", is a Filipino singer and songwriter. From 2001 to 2009, she was the lead singer of acoustic group MYMP. In late 2009, she left MYMP due to "irreconcilable differences" and signed with Star Music as a solo artist. Her solo debut album, '' Now Playing'' was released in February 2010. Biography Fernandez was born on March 18, 1978 in Davao City, Philippines. She is the daughter of an engineer father, and an obstetrician-gynecologist mother. Her older sister is also an obstetrician-gynecologist. She went to high school at the Ateneo de Davao University. She studied college at Miriam College in Manila, finishing Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She is presently taking up a Master's degree at the Ateneo de Manila University. In November 2011, she married Gavin Lim. Career 2003–2009: MYMP Debut Fernandez started her recording career as the lead vocalist of the acou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zia Quizon
Zia Denise Marie Padilla Quizon (born September 23, 1991), known by her stage name Zia Quizon, is a Filipino singer-songwriter and recording artist. She began her career after being signed to PolyEast Records and releasing her self-titled debut album in 2011. Biography Zia Denise Marie Padilla Quizon was born on September 23, 1991. She is the daughter of actor and comedian Dolphy Quizon and actress and singer Zsa Zsa Padilla. She was raised with her older half-sister Karylle and younger sister, Nicole. She has seventeen half-siblings through her father's previous relationships. Career Quizon made her debut in October 2011 with an original song called "Ako Na Lang", which was written and produced by Jungee Marcelo. It was the first single from her self-titled debut album. The song was received well commercially and its music video peaked at No. 1 on Myx chart. She then released a second single called "Dear Lonely", written by Kiko Salazar. Her self-titled debut album, ''Zia'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bamboo Manalac
Bamboos are a diverse group of evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family. The origin of the word "bamboo" is uncertain, but it probably comes from the Dutch or Portuguese language, which originally borrowed it from Malay or Kannada. In bamboo, as in other grasses, the internodal regions of the stem are usually hollow and the vascular bundles in the cross-section are scattered throughout the stem instead of in a cylindrical arrangement. The dicotyledonous woody xylem is also absent. The absence of secondary growth wood causes the stems of monocots, including the palms and large bamboos, to be columnar rather than tapering. Bamboos include some of the fastest-growing plants in the world, due to a unique rhizome-dependent system. Certain species of bamboo can grow within a 24-hour period, at a rate of almost an hour (equivalent to 1 mm every 90 sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyricists
A lyricist is a songwriter who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's income derives from royalties received from original songs. Royalties may range from 50 per cent of the song if it was written primarily with the composer, or less if they wrote the song in collaboration. Songs are automatically copyrighted as soon as they are in tangible forms, such as a recording or sheet music. However, before a song is published or made public, its author or publisher should register it with the Copyright Office at the US Library of Congress to better protect against copyright infringement. Collaborations Collaboration takes different forms. Some composers and lyricists work closely together on a song, with each having an input into both words and tune. Usually a lyricist fills in the words to a tune already fully written out. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
