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Elha Nympha
Elha Mae Fronda Nympha (born April 16, 2004) is a Filipino singer who won the second season of ''The Voice Kids'' in 2015. She started singing at the age of 3 and started joining a school competition at the age of 7, where she won a rotary competition on Amaranth on February 18, 2014. At the age of 9, she auditioned for the first season of ''The Voice Kids'' but did not make it. In 2015, she tried her fate again and auditioned for the second season, which she won. Nympha won a recording contract with MCA Music Inc. (Philippines), a Universal Music Group company in 2015, with her self-titled studio album, ''Elha'', released on October 7, 2016, with the carrier singles "Susunduin", "Emotions", and "Love on Top". Nympha was a member of the all-female vocal group New Gen Divas together with Janine Berdin, Sheena Belarmino and Fana. Early life She lived at Kamuning, near EDSA, GMA Building and MRT-3 Kamuning station. She was selling banana cue to support herself and her family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parañaque
Parañaque, officially the City of Parañaque ( fil, Lungsod ng Parañaque, ), is a first class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 689,992 people. It is bordered to the north by Pasay, to the northeast by Taguig, to the southeast by Muntinlupa, to the southwest by Las Piñas, and to the west by Manila Bay. Like the rest of Metro Manila, Parañaque experiences a tropical climate with only two distinct seasons, wet (July to September) and dry (October to June). The city enjoys an annual rainfall of and an average daily maximum temperature of . Parañaque is the home of the PAGCOR Entertainment City, a gaming and entertainment complex under development by the state owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation spanning an area of in Bay City, where four large integrated resorts are based namely Solaire Resort & Casino, City of Dreams Manila, Okada Manila, and the soon to be compl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vision Of Love
"Vision of Love" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey for her Mariah Carey (album), eponymous debut studio album (1990). It was written by Carey and Ben Margulies. After being featured on Carey's demo tape for Columbia Records, the song was re-recorded and produced by Rhett Lawrence and Narada Michael Walden. The song features a slow-dance theme tempo and backing vocals sung by Carey herself, and introduces her usage of the whistle register. The lyric of the song represents her past life filled with "alienation" and how she had dreamt of achieving her triumph over adversity up to the moment when it finally came to fruition as the "vision of love" that she had always believed in, despite everything that she has had to deal with in life. This was Carey's debut record and was released as the lead single from ''Mariah Carey'' on May 15, 1990 by Columbia Records. "Vision of Love" received universal acclaim from the music critics. While the song's production wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Daily Inquirer
The ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' (''PDI''), or simply the ''Inquirer'', is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines. Founded in 1985, it is often regarded as the Philippines' newspaper of record. The newspaper is the most awarded broadsheet in the Philippines and the multimedia group, called The Inquirer Group, reaches 54 million people across several platforms. History The ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' was founded on December 9, 1985, by publisher Eugenia Apóstol, columnist Max Solivén, together with Betty Go-Belmonte during the last days of the regime of President Ferdinand Marcos, becoming one of the first private newspapers to be established under the Marcos regime. The ''Inquirer'' succeeded the weekly ''Philippine Inquirer'', created in 1985 by Apostol to cover the trial of 25 soldiers accused of complicity in the assassination of opposition leader Ninoy Aquino at Manila International Airport on August 21, 1983. Apostol also published the '' Mr. & Ms. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rappler
Rappler (portmanteau of the words "rap" and "ripple") is a Filipino online news website based in Pasig, Metro Manila, the Philippines. It was founded by 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa along with a group of fellow Filipino journalists as well as technopreneurs. It started as a Facebook page named MovePH in August 2011 and evolved into a website on January 1, 2012. In 2018, agencies under the Philippine government initiated legal proceedings against Rappler. Rappler and its staff alleged it was being targeted for its revelations of corruption by government and elected officials, the usage of bots and trolls favoring Rodrigo Duterte's administration, and documenting the Philippine drug war. In October 2021, Rappler co-founder Ressa, alongside Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for safeguarding freedom of expression in their homelands. History With the idea of professional journalists using social media and crowd sourcing for news ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awit Award
The Awit Awards are music awards in the Philippines given annually by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) to recognize the outstanding achievements in the music industry. The word "Awit" means "song" literally in Filipino. The first awards were given in 1969 at a ceremony in Makati. After three awards ceremonies were held, the Awit Awards were discontinued in 1972. In 1988, PARI brought back the awards and today, the organization still handles these awards. History The idea for Awit Awards was conceived by Oskar "Oskee" Salazar, the Billboard correspondent for the Philippines at that time, in late 1968. The first awards ceremony was held on March 23, 1969, that took place in Makati. It was organized by the Awit Awards Executive Committee, which composed of representatives from different record companies, with Salazar as their chairman. Winners were voted by a jury composed of 15 people which were selected by the Awit Awards Executive Committee. The jurors w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids (Philippine Season 1)
The first season of '' Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids'' was a singing and impersonation competition for celebrity kids on ABS-CBN. It is the first season of the kids version of the said competition. Gary Valenciano and Sharon Cuneta reprise their former duties, however this time, along with new jury Ogie Alcasid, who replaced Jed Madela for the third season. Billy Crawford also return as a host. After 14 weeks, Awra Briguela emerged as the winner, garnering 95.41% of the public's votes. YFSF Kids 1 returned to air on March 21, 2020. However, the reruns were abruptly stopped after May 3, 2020 due to the temporary closure of ABS-CBN following the cease and desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission on account of its franchise expiration. Development On August 15, 2016, Crawford announced that it will return for a third season; which was later revealed as the Kids edition entitled ''Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids''. On November 22, 2016, Ogie Alcasid, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonight With Boy Abunda
''Tonight with Boy Abunda'' (also known as TWBA) is a Philippine late-night talk show broadcast by ABS-CBN, hosted by Boy Abunda. The program premiered on September 28, 2015, and airs every weeknights from 10:55PM to 11:10PM on the network's ''Primetime Bida'' evening block. It also airs worldwide via TFC. It serves as a transitional show after Kris Aquino's departure from their previous show ''Aquino & Abunda Tonight'' citing schedule conflicts, political reality and health reasons. The show eventually did not go back on-air as Boy Abunda returned to GMA Network on December 15, 2022. Format Similar to its predecessor, the show gives a run-down of daily top stories with topics raging from showbiz, lifestyle, homosexuality and politics, with the promise to deliver its segments "from layman's point of view", and with perspectives on how certain issues can affect viewers' daily lives. Host * Boy Abunda Segments * ''Life Line'' * ''Hot Seat'' * ''Fast Talk'' * ''Golden Mirror'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandang Gabi Vice
''Gandang Gabi, Vice!'' () is a Philippine late-night comedy talk show broadcast by ABS-CBN, hosted by Vice Ganda. The program premiered from May 22, 2011, and aired every Sunday from 9:30 PM to 10:30 PM, on the network's ''Yes Weekend!'' block. The talk show focuses on comedic interviews and interactive segments with celebrity guests, and from time to time, also features live acts from various performers. The program was originally intended for only one season consisting of thirteen episodes, but after the announcement of the show's planned ending on February 19, 2012, due to the enormous feedback requesting the show's renewal, it was announced that the show's supposed end was only to be the finale of the first season, and that the show will continue with a second season the following week. During early incarnations, ''Gandang Gabi, Vice!'' initially tagged as "the Trending Capital of the Philippines" due to its consistent trending on micro-social networking site Twitter. Due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ASAP (Philippine TV Program)
''All-Star Sunday Afternoon Party'' (''ASAP''; ), currently branded as ''ASAP Natin 'To'' (), is a Philippine television variety show produced by ABS-CBN Entertainment. Originally hosted by Martin Nievera, Pops Fernandez, Ariel Rivera and Dayanara Torres, it is currently hosted by Nievera along with Zsa Zsa Padilla, Gary Valenciano, Sarah Geronimo, Ogie Alcasid, Regine Velasquez-Alcasid, Erik Santos, Luis Manzano, Kim Chiu, Enchong Dee and Janine Gutierrez. The show premiered on February 5, 1995, replacing its predecessor '' Sa Linggo nAPO Sila'' and marks as the longest running Sunday noontime variety show, after surpassing rival network GMA's '' GMA Supershow''’s record of nearly two decades. In October 2015, ''ASAP'' became the first live entertainment program in the Philippines to be broadcast in true high-definition picture, the other being a sports program and '' It's Showtime''. ''ASAP'' premiered on ABS-CBN, where it aired until May 2020, when the broadcast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zephanie Dimaranan
Zephanie Odhene Liwag Dimaranan (born February 14, 2003), known mononymously as Zephanie, is a Filipino singer, actress and host. She is known as the winner of the first season of ''Idol Philippines''. Dimaranan is dubbed as "''This Generation's Pop Princess''" in the country by various media outlets. Zephanie was hailed as the "New Female Recording Artist of the Year" at the 12th PMPC Star Awards for Music and Singer of the Year in the first KUMU Livestreaming Awards. She joined the Himig 11th Edition as the interpreter of "Tinadhana Sa'Yo", which won MOR’s Choice and TFC’s Global Choice Awards. As of January 2022, she has surpassed 10 million all-time streams on Spotify. Her self-titled debut album “''Zephanie''” immediately hit No. 1 on iTunes Philippines upon release while all-tracks charted within the Top 100. Her song "''Sabihin Mo Na Lang Kasi''" was listed as one of the most successful songs released in 2020 by Star Music with a combined of over a millio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril Hanouna
Cyril Valéry Isaac Hanouna (; ar, سيريل فاليري إسحاق حنونة, link=no; born 23 September 1974) is a French radio and television presenter, writer, author, columnist, producer, singer and occasional actor and comedian of Tunisian origins. He is best known for hosting the popular French TV show '' Touche pas à mon poste''. Early life Hanouna was born into a Jewish family, he is the son of a general practitioner and a saleswoman who arrived in France from Tunis in 1969. He first studied to become a doctor like his father. After having difficulties in high school, he decided to study management to become a chartered accountant, but he later gave up his studies. Career Highlights Hanouna made his television debut in 1999 on the television channel Comédie+ where he wrote the lyrics for the trailers. Hanouna became a television presenter in 2002 when he co-hosted the third series of '' La Grosse Émission'' alongside comedian duo Kad et Olivier. In February 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandelier (song)
"Chandelier" is a song by Australian singer and songwriter Sia, from her sixth studio album, '' 1000 Forms of Fear'' (2014). Written by Sia and Jesse Shatkin and produced by Shatkin and Greg Kurstin, the song was released on 17 March 2014 as the lead single from the album. It is an electropop song, featuring electronica, R&B and reggae influences. Lyrically, the song has a melancholic theme, detailing the demoralisation and rationalisation of alcoholism through the thought process of a "party girl". More broadly, the song speaks to the fleeting feelings of release and abandon that come with intoxication, as well as the pain, guilt and emptiness that accompany addiction, alcoholism and hedonistic excess. The single received critical acclaim and reached the top 5 on record charts in 20 countries including France, Italy, Poland, Norway, Australia and New Zealand. In the United States, the single peaked at number 8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Sia's first single as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
