"Shine" is a song written by

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songwriter

Trina Belamide Katrina "Trina" Belamide is a Philippines, Filipino songwriter and record producer. According to the ''Manila Times'' she has written songs for most of the Philippines' top recording artists. Career Belamide began taking piano lessons at age 8 ...

for the 1996

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 competit ...

(Metropop), where it won second place. It was originally performed by Ima Castro, and was performed by Sweet Plantado in the Metropop live performances .

Cover versions

In 2004, the song again became a hit in the Philippines as sung by Regine Velasquez. In celebration of the song's 25th anniversary in 2021, Morissette was chosen to record a new version with arrangements by Filipino-American music producer Troy Laureta.

References

{{reflist 1996 singles Regine Velasquez 2005 singles 2021 singles English-language Filipino songs