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8th PMPC Star Awards For Music
The 8th PMPC Star Awards for Music (also known as the integral part of the ''2016 Star For M-TV Awards'', with the theme ''The Fusion of Philippine Entertainment’s Best'') was organized by Philippine Movie Press Club headed by current president Fernan de Guzman and produced by Airtime Marketing Philippines, Inc. headed by Tessie Celestino-Howard. It was held at the Novotel Manila, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City on October 23, 2016. The set of awards were given to Filipino music artists who have major contributions in promoting the Original Pilipino Music (OPM) industry for the past year. Nominees and Winners Here is the full set of nominees and winners of the 8th PMPC Star Awards for Music. The winners are highlighted with Boldface. ''Concert of the Year'' *"All Request 5" – Jed Madela *"Birthday Concert" – Darren Espanto *"Flying High" – Kyla *"From The Top" – Sarah Geronimo *"Gary V. Presents" – Gary Valenciano *"Love Catcher" – Lani Misalucha *"Royals" ...
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Novotel Manila Araneta Center
Novotel Manila Araneta City, alternately named Novotel Manila Araneta Center, is a 4-Star Hotel located at the Araneta City in Quezon City, Philippines. The mid-scale, full-service hotel is part of AccorHotels, and the first hotel under the Novotel brand in the Philippines. History The plans for the development of a 400-room business hotel within the Araneta City was laid out as early as 2000, as part the Araneta Center Master Plan. After years of negotiations, the hotel was officially launched in February 2012 with a ceremonial lowering of a time capsule, as well as a presentation of the hotel's features. The hotel is a joint venture by Araneta Center Hotel, Inc. and AccorHotels. The cost for the construction of the hotel was around and was topped off on July 29, 2014. It was initially planned to open partially by the end of 2014, and was later moved on early 2015 that the hotel will start accepting guests. However, the hotel had its soft opening later in October 2015. On March ...
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Kyla (Filipino Singer)
Melanie Alvarez (born Melanie Hernandez Calumpad), better known by her stage name Kyla, is a Filipino R&B singer and occasional actress and presenter. Kyla began her career in 2000 under OctoArts EMI Philippines and rose to prominence with the release of her second single "Hanggang Ngayon" (English translation: "''Until Now''"). The song won the MTV Viewers' Choice for Southeast Asia at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards making her the first East Asian female artist to win at the MTV Video Music Awards Known in the Philippines as "the Queen of R&B", her work has earned her several achievements, including a star on the Walk of Fame in the Philippines, and MTV Video Music Award, twelve Awit Awards, four MTV Philippines Music Award, and six MYX Music Awards. She was honored by the Philippines Society of Composers, Singers, and Publishers for her contributions to music as one of the first pioneers of R&B music in the country. In 2015, Kyla signed with Cornerstone Entertainmen ...
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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 subsidiary of ABS-CBN until 2013 when it was merged to ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. It is now a division of ABS-CBN Music, a division of ABS-CBN for its music. Its publishing and distribution subsidiary in the country is Star Music Publishing (formerly Star Songs, Inc.) and has over one thousand songs in its catalog including the classic song "Anak" by Freddie Aguilar. It is a member of the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI), a non-profit and private trade organization, that represents the recording industry distributors in the Philippines. Star Music also released video karaoke VCDs versions of the label's songs in the Philippines. History Star Music was founded on February 20, 1995, as Star Recording, Inc. with Star ...
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Now And Forever (Donna Cruz Album)
''Now and Forever'' is the eighth studio album by Filipino singer Donna Cruz, released in the Philippines in 2016 by Star Music. The album marked Cruz's return to the OPM music industry after being absent for more than fifteen years. It is her first studio album released under Star Music. Background In 1998, Cruz married ophthalmologist Potenciano Larrazabal III, and in 2000 she took an indefinite hiatus from the Philippine entertainment industry to focus on her personal life. Larrazabal and Cruz have three children named Isabella Adriana, Potenciano IV, and Iñigo Renato. Though Cruz maintained a low profile private life in Cebu, she occasionally appeared on television for singing engagements, performing jingles for '' Pampers'' ("Gabing Payapa") in 2007, ''Lactum'' ("Kailan Ma'y Panatag") in 2008 and ''Similac'' ("Wonderful World") in 2015. In 2014, a video of Cruz singing "Let It Go" went viral. The buzz on Cruz singing the Disney song prompted album producer Jonathan Manalo o ...
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Donna Cruz
Donna Cruz Yrastorza-Larrazabal professionally known as Donna Cruz is a Filipina singer and actress. She is a member of the Philippine showbiz family Cruz. Her self-titled debut album ''Donna'' was well received by the general public and earned her a double platinum certification. Cruz's fourth studio album ''Habang May Buhay'' earned a certification of four-times platinum six months after its release. Its lead single "Only Me and You" became a radio hit in the Philippines during the summer of 1995. In December 1995, Cruz won Best Actress in a Supporting Role in the 1995 Metro Manila Film Festival for her portrayal as Noemi in the movie ''Muling Umawit ang Puso''. In 1996, Cruz starred in ''DoReMi'', while she also released '' Merry Christmas Donna''. In 1997, Cruz released '' Pure Donna'' which was certified three times platinum in 1998. Cruz had official PARI certifications for all her studio albums releases from 1989 up to her hiatus in 2000. Cruz returned to the music in ...
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Universal Records (Philippines)
Universal Records Philippines, Inc. is a Filipino record label founded in 1977 as part of Warner Music Group. Since 1992, it is an independent label. The label is currently a member of the Philippine Association of the Record Industry. History URPI was founded in 1977 as WEA Records Philippines Inc. The company was the licensee of WEA in the Philippines for 15 years. However, the latter still decided to put its own office, the precursor of what is now Warner Music Philippines. In 1992, the company adopted a new name, Universal Records Philippines Inc., and since then it has risen as one of the Philippines' best and biggest record labels. Universal Records officially distributed K-pop albums from September 2009, to be followed by some J-pop albums which were announced in late May 2011. Currently, it is the leading independent recording company in the country, being home to best-selling OPM artists. In 2018, the company launched Mustard Music, a sublabel focusing on the gr ...
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Aiza Seguerra
Cariza "Ice" Yamson Seguerra (born September 17, 1983), formerly and still known professionally as Aiza Seguerra, is a Filipino actor, singer-songwriter, director and guitarist. Initially coming out as a lesbian in 2007, Seguerra now identifies himself as a transgender man. On August 12, 2016, Seguerra was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as Chairperson of the National Youth Commission. Career Seguerra first appeared as a three-year-old contestant of ''Eat Bulaga!s " Little Miss Philippines". He subsequently became part of the show from 1987 to 1997. As a child star, Seguerra appeared in more than 30 movies and TV shows to date. He often portrayed the role of actor and fellow ''Eat Bulaga!'' host Vic Sotto’s daughter in numerous films. He portrayed the role of Aiza Kabisote, daughter of Enteng Kabisote in ''Okay Ka, Fairy Ko!'' from 1987 to 1997. He only appeared in six films for Regal Films. At age 14, he competed in Bong Revilla's Invitational Shootfest '98, and has ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Martin Nievera
Martin Ramon Razon Nievera (; born February5, 1962) is a Filipino-American singer and television host. In his career spanning more than three decades, Nievera has garnered eighteen platinum, five double platinum, three triple platinum, and one quadruple platinum albums. He is often referred to in the Philippines as the "Concert King". Early life Martin Ramon Razon Nievera was born on February5, 1962 in Manila to singer Bert Nievera and Conchita Razon. He is also a twin sister Vicky Nievera was born on the sam birthday. He has a twin sister, Victoria (nicknamed "Vicki"); a younger sister, Rachel; and many siblings from his parents' other unions. His father was a member of the Hawaii-based singing troupe Society of Seven. His mother separated with her first husband and fled with the twins to Hawaii when they were three years old to live there with Bert. Attending elementary and high school in Hawaii, he said that he was regularly bullied by his classmates because of his appeara ...
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Regine Velasquez
Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez ( ; born April 22, 1970) is a Filipina singer, actress, and record producer. She is considered one of the most influential figures in Philippine popular culture and is known for her vocal range and belting technique. She had unorthodox voice training during her childhood, where she was immersed neck-deep in the sea. Velasquez rose to prominence after winning the television talent show ''Ang Bagong Kampeon'' in 1984 and the Asia Pacific Singing Contest in 1989. Under the name Chona, she signed a recording contract with OctoArts International in 1986 and released the single "Love Me Again", which was commercially unsuccessful. The following year, she adopted the stage name Regine Velasquez for her debut studio album, '' Regine'' (1987), under the guidance of Viva Records executive Vic del Rosario and producer Ronnie Henares. She explored Manila sound and kundiman genres on her second and third studio albums, '' Nineteen 90'' (1990) and ' ...
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