Canadian Popstar, Elsie Estrada Set to Hit the PH Airwaves

Canada is a hot bed of pop music activity. Justin Bieber, Avril Lavigne and Alanis Morrisette are just some of the big names to have come from the big country up north and this proves that Canadians can pump out great sounding world pop. That's why it's with great anticipation that we're holding our breath for one Elise Estrada. Dubbed as the “Canadian Pop Princess,” Elise is a singer-songwriter-performer with a string of number one hits to her name. Her music videos are bombastic audio-visual experiences and best of all, Elise has got Pinoy blood pumping in her veins. This foxy Filipina-Canadian had an amazing debut back in 2008 when her album and its title-track “Insatiable” hit number one at the Canadian Billboard pop charts. Her streak...

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Viva Record's New Acoustic Artist, Kiko Romualdez

Acoustic guitar-flavored pop music acts are a dime-a-dozen. But every now and then, somebody new comes along who just coaxes you Say hello then to Kito Romualdez. This singer-songwriter is originally a native of San Juan, Manila. But he's lived most of his young life in Canada. Now that he's back in the land of his birth, all he wants to do is sing you his songs. His musical influences are John Mayer, Jason Mraz, John Legend, Alicia Keys and a few more choice singers. The common denominator here is that he's into artists who write their own songs. Maybe that's why Kito is into creating his own material. In fact, the first track off his self-titled debut is a self-penned tune. And incidentally, it's also one of the best tracks in his...

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A Class All Her Own, Donnalyn Bartolome is One Hot Kakaibabe

Donnalyn Bartolome is one of a kind. Sure she got her beginnings at show business by posting videos of herself DJ’ing, acting, singing, rapping, doing a monologue or just plain spilling her heart out in front of a web camera—what a lot of fame seeking individuals are doing these days actually—but she’s one of the rare few who can actually do it with panache.   There are a couple of reasons why a Donnalyn Bartolome works. For one, she’s actually good at what she does. It doesn’t matter if she’s doing her version of the latest dance craze, or doing an adorable impersonation.  Once the webcam light is on, she’s all business. She’s got a ton of character and comes across as candid and is totally into what she’s doing. ...

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27th Awit Awards Nominees Announced

Once again, talented individuals were chosen for their exemplary performance and creativity in various categories.  The Awit Awards is a prestigious award-giving body, spearheaded by PARI (The Philippine Association of the Record Industry, Inc.), that gives recognition to Filipino performing artists and people behind the making of Filipino recorded music. The nominees are as follows.. PERFORMANCE AWARDS Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist Susi ng Aking Puso (Eurika - Aika Record) Kumakabog (Eurika - Aika Records) Coming Home (Janice Javier - MCA Music, Inc.) Slowly (Klarisse - MCA Music, Inc.) Pasakalye (Zia Quizon - Polyeast Records) 1 Week To Move On (Isabelle de Leon - Polyeast Records) Kiss You (Karylle - Polyeast...

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