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Filipino pop songs mainly referred to songs popularized since the 1960s, usually sentimental ballads and movie themes.Major 1960s Filipino pop acts include Pilita Corrales and Nora Aunor. 1960s-styled ballads maintained their popularity into the 1970s, led by female balladeers dubbed "jukebox queens" such as Claire dela Fuente, Imelda Papin and Eva Eugenio, and male artists such as Anthony ...
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Manila sound is styled as catchy and melodic, with smooth, lightly orchestrated, accessible folk/soft rock, sometimes fused with funk, light jazz and disco.However, broadly speaking, it includes quite a number of genres (e.g. pop, vocal music, soft rock, folk pop, disco, soul, Latin jazz, funk etc.), and should therefore be best regarded as a period in Philippine popular music rather than as a ...
As an empowering figure in Filipino popular culture, she has since transcended comics and has appeared in a variety of media platforms, including film, television, theater, and ballet. Notably, she originally appeared when the Philippines was striving to recover from World War II , and she came to represent the nation's desire to return to the ...
Political satire has played an important role in Philippine life, especially during times of repression and censorship, such as the Philippine American War, the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines, and Martial Law under Ferdinand Marcos, [4] when serious dissent was suppressed but comedy was allowed for a greater freedom of expression. [1]
Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez (/ r ɪ ˈ dʒ iː n v ɛ ˈ l æ s k ɛ z / rij-EEN vel-ASK-ez; born April 22, 1970) is a Filipino singer and actress.She is considered one of the most influential figures in Philippine popular culture and is known for her vocal range and belting technique.