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Date Posted: 05:28:37 08/12/05 Fri
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Lengthy Aliw Awards honors live acts
By Dennis Ladaw/Friday, August 05, 2005
ALTHOUGH the Aliw Awards was established to pay tribute to live shows, its
18th awards night on Wednesday wouldnıt rate a nomination in any of its own
categories. The show took five hours to finish, leaving what audience was
left either exhausted or indifferent to whoever won.
Even a winner told this writer the production was disorganized, what with
the production glitches, the delays and the faux pas. At one point,
presenter Gabby Valenciano, tasked to announce the Male Best Lounge
Performer declared Ana Fegi the winner. It took at least 15 minutes to
correct the error.
The eveningıs top award was given to Valencianoıs father, Gary Valenciano.
The singer/dancer/songwriter, who turns 41 this month, picked up his third
Entertainer of the Year award, making him eligible for the Aliw Hall of
Fame. Only one other singer has been named to the Hall of Fame, Martin
Nievera.
Other big winners of the night were Ana Fegi and Robert Seña, who copped the
female and male category, respectively of the Best Performer in Hotels,
Music Lounges and Bars. In the Group category, the winners were Spirit of
ı67 (for Classic Songs) and MYMP (Pop).
The show also paid tribute to the best live concerts staged in 2004. Winners
included Gary Valenciano (male), Lea Salonga (female), Bamboo (group), and
the joint concert of Sarah Geronimo, Rachel Ann and Eric Santos
(collaboration).
In the theater circuit, Monique Wilson bested fellow Miss Saigon Lea Salonga
in the Best Actress in a Musical category for her performance in New Voice
Companyıs production of Cabaret. Salonga was a nominee for Baby.
Wilson, however, wasnıt around to accept the award as the actress/director
is presently in London. On hand to accept the award was her brother Jaime
Wilson, who performed an excerpt from the musical.
Ricci Chan won the Best Actor in a Musical for Penis Talk. The winning
musical, however, was Oyayi.
The awards were held at the Manila Hotelıs Fiesta Pavilion, which was
transformed into a transit lounge of sorts by the winning celebrities. A
number of the awardees, such as the members of the Spirit of ı67, arrived
late but in time to collect their trophies. Valenciano and his family
entered the venue before midnight but they had to wait another two hours
before he could seize the stage and accept his accolade. A few who accepted
their awards decided not finish the show.
The lovely and talented Mishka Addams waited patiently for her category
(Best New Artist) though Life & Timesı congratulated her in advance. Only
her manager accompanied the winner.
Thankfully, the speeches were brief and the eveningıs rousing moments came
courtesy of the theater groups, which performed the nominated musicals, a la
Tony Awards. Hosts Vernie Varga and Christian Bautista also charmed the
audience with an impromptu rendition of ³All I Ask of You² during the long
breaks.
Special Lifetime Achievement awards were given to balladeer Victor Wood,
ballet maven Shirley Halili-Cruz, jazz pianist Romy Posadas, the Mabuhay
Singers, German Moreno and former First Lady Imelda Marcos.
In her acceptance speech, Mrs. Marcos noted that when she was First Lady,
she said she had set out to show off the ³great beauty and talent of the
Filipino people to the world. Itıs why she established Cultural Center of
the Philippines, she continued. As she went on and on, the band started
playing a slow, soft tune, perhaps to signal it was time for her to get off
the stage.
Thatıs no way to treat a gracious winner who arrived on time (at 6 p.m.
sharp as indicated in the invitations) to just wait another three hours for
the program to start.
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NOTE:
Taken from the postings of Regine fans on-line.
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>S u b j e c t * t i t l e -
>
>" It's Time for Aliw Awards : Does Regine Make an
> Appearance There This Year? Does her MD..? "
>
>Well, I wouldn't.. Lost all interest and hope in any
>of our award shows after finding out how publicist
>u-know-who is being tagged as bribing judges and
>buying awards for the artists he handles as well
>as for those who are connected to him. mmJ >;-(
>
>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>NOTE: Regine is nominated twice this time. Incredible..
>considering her ex-manager has been involve with the
>show somewhat in the past. -m.i.b.
>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
>>/ ------------- >
>
>Regine gets 2 nominations. One with Pops Fernandez
>in concert? One for her solo concert last December..
>
>I'm betting her solo concert performance wins!
>Since Boy Abunda and the other female ex-manager
>working with GMA-7 was somewhat connected to that
>2-day DOME concerts. Let's see..
>
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>>
>regine_velasquez · asia's songbird!!!!
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/regine_velasquez/
>
>http://insidebuzz.tripod.com
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