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1st VisPop Winners to Rock the Cebuano Music Scene

The new voice of Cebuano music has finally arrived, thanks to VisPop!

Photo courtesy of VisPop Sound Cloud account
Photo courtesy of VisPop Sound Cloud account

The very 1st Visayan Pop Music Festival or VisPop was held at Benedicto College Artists Hall last May 18, 2013.

Out of the 80 entries that were submitted last year, 6 entries were chosen to join the finals.

Here are the VisPop Winners

The entry which emerged as the grand winner is “Duyog” which was written and performed by Jewel & Joe Edward Villaflores. Aside from bagging the top prize, they also received the Best Interpreter Award and the People’s Choice Award by MOR.

Jewel & Joe Edward Villaflores are VisPop Champions.
Jewel & Joe Edward Villaflores are VisPop Champions.

In second place is “Laylay” by Lourdes Maglinte, which also received the Bisayaa Uy Special Award as chosen by Artist Ko. This award was given to the song with the best lyrics in the competition.

Lourdes Maglinte came in 2nd place of VisPop.
Lourdes Maglinte came in 2nd place of VisPop.
Chai Fonacier sang "Laylay."
Chai Fonacier sang “Laylay.”

In third place is the catchy and cute “Balay Ni Mayang,” a duet written by Marianne Dungog and Kyle Wong.

Marianne Dungog and Kyle Wong are all smiles!
Marianne Dungog and Kyle Wong are all smiles!
Martina San Diego and Kyle Wong sang "Balay Ni Mayang."
Martina San Diego and Kyle Wong sang “Balay Ni Mayang.”

For having the most fierce song, “Historias” of Alphecca Perpetua received the Pinaka Fighter award as chosen by Fighter Wine.

Alphecca Perpetua rocks the house!
Alphecca Perpetua rocks the house!

VisPop made sure that the winners are deserving of the title so the organizers invited honored guests to serve as judges. The famous Gary Granada (board member of FILSCAP), multi-awarded Cebuana singer Anna Fegi, and Nelia Navarro (DTI Director) completed the panel of judges.

VisPop Tagline

Boasting the very catchy tagline “Bisayaa Uy!”, VisPop aspires to uplift the recent condition of Cebuano music as heard on the radio through the introduction of cultivated and polished playlists. The organizers also emphasized that VisPop is not like any other competition because it is also a songwriting contest.

From left to right: Joe Edward Villaflores, Jewel Villaflores, Lourdes Maglinte, Marianne Dungog and Kyle Wong - photo courtesy of Shanx & Co.
From left to right: Joe Edward Villaflores, Jewel Villaflores, Lourdes Maglinte, Marianne Dungog and Kyle Wong – photo courtesy of Shanx & Co.

The Organizers of VisPop

The people behind the successful 1st leg of VisPop are the Artists & Musicians Marketing Coperative or Artist Ko. The members of Artist Ko are Cattski Espina, Jude Gitamonodc, Insoy Ninal, and Ian Zafra. VisPop was also made possible with the help of Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers or FILSCAP.

Alphecca Perpetua is in between VisPop organizers Cattski Espina (left) and Jude Gitamondoc (right) – photo courtesy of Shanx & Co.
Alphecca Perpetua is in between VisPop organizers Cattski Espina (left) and Jude Gitamondoc (right) – photo courtesy of Shanx & Co.

To get more information, you may visit the official website of VisPop or you can like the Facebook Fan Page of Artist Ko.

VISPOP winning pieces and banner songs can be heard over the internet via SoundCloud.

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