Metro Manila Popular Music Festival
metro manila popular music festival also known metropop launched popular music foundation philippine held annually country pioneering foremost songwriting competition according philippine star objective promote advancement filipino music chief proponent journalist teodoro valencia imee marcos festival launched many career songwriter singer interpreted song gave original filipino music memorable modernday song classic among freddie aguilar songwriting competition originally open music composer fourth festival onwards competition divided professional amateur division give new songwriter level playing field without competing wellknown composer festival discontinued due decline public interest towards song entry later revived metropop song festival aired gma network anak failed win prize went become one popular philippine pop song ever launch career freddie aguilar period time right beginning original pilipino music opm boom first festival singing career hajji alejandro celeste legaspi maricris bermont anthony castelo went full gear ryan cayabyab wellrespected composer musician joel navarro imelda papin janet basco went big career well hit song heber bartolomes tayoy mga pinoy became protest anthem ryan cayabyabs kay ganda ng ating musika became anthem sort original pilipino music emil mijares musical director festival first grand final festival held folk art theater rpn official broadcaster first edition said competition time freddie aguilars interpretation snaffu rigor composition grand prize however biggest pop hit come nd metropop ewan song launched career louie ocampo wellrespected composer added numerous hit apo hiking society apo one biggest musical act ever philippine song covered year rico j puno already big star time interpreted third place song also became hit song composer george canseco failed win top prize song competition became one prolific successful composer music scene umagang kay ganda also failed place since become classic pop hit song first utilized main theme abscbns nowdefunct weekday morning show title also became campaign song presidential bid bongbong marcos leah navarro isang mundo isang awit represented philippine bronze prize year seoul popular music festival ikaw ako tayo magkakapatid turned biggest hit third metropop established singer like florante eugene villaluz leo valdez marco sison interpreted first metropop entry something special offshoot new minstrel joseph olfindo also came latter singing group big hit festival song although kahit konti magsimula ka relative success emil sanglay pioneer neoethnic rock world music today philippine sonny nicolas also known philippine jose feliciano singer composer guitarist individual interpreted song one aside woman something special male member well interpreter festival men metropop song festival also known metropop annual philippine music festival served relaunch original competition began ran festival broadcast gma network recognized nonmainstream musician gary granada angelo villegas boosted singing career jaya carol banawa upon participating interpreter another associated event called metropop young singer later renamed metropop star search ran time unlike main festival event served talent competition young aspiring singer contestant judged based interpretation cover already released music material notable participant melanie calumpad came third later returned interpreter actual song festival stage name kyla went successful career music competed interpreter winning song himig handog philippine popular music festival song contest sometimes know composer danny tan edith gallardo interpreter jaya grand prize shine composer trina belamide interpreter ima castro recording second prize aawitin ko ang awit mo composer greg caro interpreter rannie raymundo third prize para sa inyo tong kanta kong composer interpreter gideon jungee marcelo grand prize could composer dodjie simon interpreter lloyd umali second prize delikado delikadesa composer soc villanueva interpreter judith banal third prize mabuti pa sila composer interpreter gary granada grand prize bring back time composer eunice saldaña interpreter dessa second prize make smile composer rica arambulo interpreter carol banawa third prize cant stop loving composer dodjie simon interpreter lani misalucha noisy neighbor grand prize tayo pa rin composer soc villanueva interpreter zebedee zuniga second prize claras eye composer joey benin interpreter side third prize forever day composer angelo villegas interpreter rachel alejandro grand prize paano na composer arnold reyes interpreter bituin escalante second prize ganyan ako composer vehnee saturno interpreter jeremiah third prize paguwi – composerslouie ocampo joey ayala interpreter martin nievera grand prize kawikaan – composerslaverne ducut catherine carlos interpreter cynthia alexander second prize heaven sent composer dennis garcia interpreter ella mae saison saisons friend musi arranger emil mayor third prize malayo man malapit din composer interpreter bayang barrio grand prize pretend dont love – composermike villegas interpreter cookie chua second prize buti na lang – composerjonathan manalo interpreter kyla third prize jonard yanzon believe fly champion carmela cuneta di ko na kaya second place melanie calumpad somewhere rainbow third place champagne morale journey past champion roxanne barcelo part world second place xaxa manalo bakit pa third place mile poblete anak ng pasig champion idelle martinez baby one time second place jericson matias stay third place anna katrina lara wing love champion camile velasco could angel break heart second place jacky garcia dont wanna miss thing third place himig handog philippine popular music festival