21st Awit Awards LIST OF FINALISTS

LIST OF FINALISTS
THE 21^st AWIT AWARDS

Performance Awards

Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist
Vocal Quality (30%) Musicality (30%) Interpretation (40%)

	Song Title	Nominee(s) Artist	Record Label
1	Love Will Lead You Back	Kyla	EMI Philippines
2	Ikaw Pa Rin	Aicelle	GMA Records
3	Tulak Ng Bibig	Julianne	MCA Music, Inc.
4	Promise Me	Lea Salonga	Sony BMG Music Phils.
5	Ikaw	Sarah Geronimo	Viva Records Corp.

Best Performance by a Male Recording Artist
Vocal Quality (30%) Musicality (30%) Interpretation (40%)

	Song Title	Nominee(s) Artist	Record Label
1	Hard Habit To Break	Martin Nievera	EMI Philippines
2	I’ll Take Care Of You	Richard Poon	MCA Music, Inc.
3	Sana Maulit Muli	Gary Valenciano	Star Recording, Inc./ ASAP Music
4	Tagumpay	Guji Lorenzana	Synergy Music Corp./ Lukas Music Philippines
5	Windmills Of Your Mind	Jose Mari Chan	Universal Records, Inc.

Best Performance by a Duet
Vocal Quality (30%) Musicality (30%) Interpretation (40%)

	Song Title	Nominee(s) Artist(s)	Record Label
1	Lando	Gloc 9 with Francis Magalona	Sony BMG Music Phils.
2	Paano Kita Iibigin	Piolo Pascual & Regine Velasquez	Star Recording, Inc./ Viva Records
3	Hard Habit To Break	Jed Madela & Gary Valenciano	Universal Records, Inc.
4	Ang Aking Awitin	Ronnie Liang & Nikki Gil	Universal Records, Inc.
5	Unsaid	Lala & Christian Baustista	Warner Music Phils.

Best Performance by a Group Recording Artists
Vocal Quality (30%) Musicality (30%) Interpretation (40%)

	Song Title	Nominee(s) Artist(s)	Record Label
1	Tatsulok	Bamboo	EMI Philippines
2	Evidence	Urbandub	EMI Philippines
3	Sala	Pupil	Sony BMG Music Phils.
4	Argos	Bamboo	Star Recording, Inc./ EMI Philippines, Inc.
5	So Blue	Sinosikat?	Warner Music Phils.

Best Performance by a New Female Recording Artist
Vocal Quality (30%) Musicality (30%) Interpretation (40%)

	Song Title	Nominee(s) Artist	Record Label
1	Oh Lori	Olivia	Ivory Music & Video
2	Grateful	Julianne	MCA Music, Inc.
3	Laya	Nityalila	Universal Records, Inc./ Manna Records
4	Ugly Girl	Miki Hahn	Viva Records Corp.
5	Stars	Lala	Warner Music Phils.

Best Performance by a New Male Recording Artist
Vocal Quality (30%) Musicality (30%) Interpretation (40%)

	Song Title	Nominee(s) Artist	Record Label
1	All My Life	Daniel Razon	EMI Philippines/ Breakthrough & Milestones Productions Int’l.
2	I’ll Take Care Of You	Richard Poon	MCA Music, Inc.
3	Crazy But Incredible	Brian Josef	Sony BMGMusicPhils./ Talentfolio/Upperhand Entertainment
4	Shake Yo Thang	Gabriel Valenciano	Star Recording, Inc.
5	Someone In The Dark	Miguel Aguila	Warner Music Phils.

Best Performance by a New Group Recording Artists
Vocal Quality (30%) Musicality (30%) Interpretation (40%)

	Song Title	Nominee(s) Artist(s)	Record Label
1	Ale	The Bloomfields	EMI Philippines
2	Let Me Love You Tonight	Ryan Cayabyab RCS	Sony BMG Music Phils.
3	Sabihin	Zelle	Sony BMG Music Phils./ Talentfolio/UpperHand Entertainment
4	Why Can’t It Be	3^rd Avenue	Universal Records, Inc./ Barnyard Music Phils.
5	Magic	Sinosikat?	Warner Music Phils.

Creativity Awards

Album of the Year
Artistic Excellence (40%) Technical Excellence (40%) Over-All Impact (20%)

	Album Title	Nominee(s) Producer (Exec. & Line) Artist(s)	Record Label
1	Aiza Seguerra Para Lang Sa’yo	Malou N. Santos & Annabelle R. Borja Jonathan Manalo, Mike Villegas, Moy Ortiz & Arnold Jallores Aiza Seguerra	Star Recording, Inc.
2	Yeng Constantino Salamat	Laurenti Dyogi, Malou N. Santos & Annabelle R. Borja Jon Ilagan, Billet Sangalang & Civ Fontanilla Yeng Constantino	Star Recording, Inc. / Dream Big Productions
3	Solid	Kathleen Dy Go Parokya Ni Edgar Parokya Ni Edgar	Universal Records, Inc.
4	Taking Flight	Vic del Rosario, Jr. & Vincent del Rosario Alwyn Cruz & Baby Gil Sarah Geronimo	Viva Records Corp.

Song of the Year
Melody (40%) Lyrics (40%) Over-All Impact (20%)

	Song Title (Artist)	Nominee(s) Composer(s)/Lyricist(s)	Record Label
1	Tulak Ng Bibig – Julianne	Julianne Tarroja	MCA Music, Inc.
2	Para Lang Sa’yo – Aiza Seguerra	Jonathan Manalo	Star Recording, Inc.
3	Salamat – Yeng Constantino	Yeng Constantino	Star Recording, Inc. / Dream Big Productions
4	Ikaw – Sarah Geronimo	Medwin Marfil	Viva Records Corp.
5	So Blue – Sinosikat?	Sinosikat?	Warner Music Phils.

Best Ballad
Artistic Excellence (40%) Technical Excellence (40%) Over-All Impact (20%)

	Song Title	Nominee(s) Producer (Exec. or Line) Composer(s)/Lyricist(s) Artist(s)	Record Label
1	It’s Over Now	Francis Guevarra Louie Ocampo, Joey Albert & Janice de Belen Kyla	EMI Philippines, Inc.
2	Sabihin	Myke Sarthou Jeazell Grutas Zelle	Sony BMG Music Philippines/ Talentfolio/Upperhand Entertainment
3	Para Lang Sa’yo	Jonathan Manalo Jonathan Manalo Aiza Seguerra	Star Recording, Inc.
4	Catch Me I’m Falling	Christian Martinez Christian Martinez Toni Gonzaga	Star Recording, Inc.
5	Iisa Lang	Parokya Ni Edgar Alfonso Miranda, Jr. Parokya Ni Edgar	Universal Records, Inc.

Best Rock
Artistic Excellence (40%) Technical Excellence (40%) Over-All Impact (20%)

	Song Title	Nominee(s) Producer (Exec. or Line) Composer(s)/Lyricist(s) Artist(s)	Record Label
1	Guillotine	Urbandub & Angee Rozul Gabby Alipe Urbandub	EMI Philippines
2	Probinsyana	Bamboo Alex Cruz & Edmund Fortuno Bamboo	EMI Philippines
3	Tatsulok	Bamboo Romeo Dongeto Bamboo	EMI Philippines
4	Sala	Pupil & Jerome Velasco Dianne Ventura Pupil	Sony BMG Music Philippines
5	Argos	Bamboo & Jonathan Manalo Bamboo Bamboo	Star Recording, Inc./ EMI Philippines

Best World/Alternative/Bossa Music
Artistic Excellence (40%) Technical Excellence (40%) Over-All Impact (20%)

	Song Title	Nominee(s) Producer (Exec. or Line) Composer(s)/Lyricist(s) Artist(s)	Record Label
1	Buwan	Jack Rufo & Kitchie Nadal Kitchie Nadal Kitchie Nadal	GMA Records
2	Empty Chairs	Ricky R. Ilacad Julianne Tarroja/ Julianne Tarroja & Carrise Escueta Julianne	MCA Music, Inc.
3	Sala	Pupil & Jerome Velasco Dianne Ventura Pupil	Sony BMG Music Philippines
4	Sorry Na, Pwede Ba?	Ferdie Marquez Rey Valera Brownman Revival feat. Rico J. Puno	Sony BMG Music Philippines
5	Turning My Safety Off	Neil Gregorio & Sinosikat? Sinosikat? Sinosikat?	Warner Music Philippines

Best Novelty
Artistic Excellence (40%) Technical Excellence (40%) Over-All Impact (20%)

	Song Title	Nominee(s) Producer (Exec. or Line) Composer(s)/Lyricist(s) Artist(s)	Record Label
1	Berting	1017 Jam Ruiz & Beam Beam Longakit 1017	EMI Philippines
2	Gimik	Ricky R. Ilacad Monet Cajipe Zoo	MCA Music, Inc.
3	Itaktak Mo	Rudy Y. Tee Josephous Ybanez/ Joey de Leon Joey de Leon	Sony BMG Music Philippines
4	Sayaw Darling	Willie Revillame & Lito Camo Lito Camo Willie Revillame	Star Recording, Inc./ ‘D Loverboy Productions
5	Cowboy - Cowgirl	Andrew E. Andrew E. Andrew E.	Viva Records Corporation

Best Dance
Artistic Excellence (40%) Technical Excellence (40%) Over-All Impact (20%)

	Song Title	Nominee(s) Producer (Exec. or Line) Composer(s)/Lyricist(s) Artist(s)	Record Label
1	Tarat Tat	William S. Lim Mohammed Bansil & Clifford Ronquillo Dos Fuertes	Galaxy Records, Inc.
2	Sexy Mama	Kedy Sanchez & Janno Gibbs Janno Gibbs Janno Gibbs	GMA Records
3	Sumayaw Ka	Rudy Y. Tee Aristotle Pollisco Gloc 9	Sony BMG Music Philippines
4	Sugarpop	Danny Tan Danny Tan & Jaya Ramsey Sugarpop	Sony BMG Music Philippines
5	Reggae Fever	Ferdie Marquez “Disco Fever” by Marvic Sotto & Joey de Leon with excerpts from “Hinahanap-hanap Kita” by Rico Blanco Brownman Revival	Sony BMG Music Philippines

Best Inspirational/Religious
Artistic Excellence (40%) Technical Excellence (40%) Over-All Impact (20%)

	Song Title	Nominee(s) Producer (Exec. or Line) Composer(s)/Lyricist(s) Artist(s)	Record Label
1	Isang Kinabukasan	Kedy Sanchez Wency Cornejo Various Artists	GMA Records
2	Grateful	Ricky R. Ilacad Julianne Tarroja & Daniel Crisologo/ Julianne Tarroja Julianne	MCA Music, Inc.
3	Reach For The Sky	Jonathan Manalo Jonathan Manalo Sarah Geronimo	Star Recording, Inc.
4	Kasama	Arnold Jallores Ricky Sanchez Aiza Seguerra	Star Recording, Inc.
5	Salamat	Jon Ilagan, Billet Sangalang & Civ Fontanilla Yeng Constantino Yeng Constantino	Star Recording, Inc./ Dream Big Productions

Best Christmas
Artistic Excellence (40%) Technical Excellence (40%) Over-All Impact (20%)

	Song Title	Nominee(s) Producer (Exec. or Line) Composer(s)/Lyricist(s) Artist(s)	Record Label
1	Ngayong Pasko	Jonathan Manalo, Paulo Zarate & Erik Santos Jonathan Manalo Erik Santos	Star Recording, Inc.
2	Ikaw At Ako	Jon Ilagan, Billet Sangalang & Jonathan Manalo Yeng Constantino Yeng Constantino	Star Recording, Inc./ Dream Big Productions & Star Magic
3	Pasko Sa Pinas	Jon Ilagan, Billet Sangalang & Jonathan Manalo Yeng Constantino Yeng Constantino	Star Recording, Inc./ Dream Big Productions & Star Magic
4	A Perfect Christmas	Ito Rapadas Jose Mari Chan Jed Madela	Universal Records, Inc.
5	Parol	Jonathan Ong, Robert Javier, Kerwin Rosete & Silent Sanctuary Sarkie Sarangay/ Chino David Silent Sanctuary	Universal Records, Inc.
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Best Rap
Artistic Excellence (40%) Technical Excellence (40%) Over-All Impact (20%)

	Song Title	Nominee(s) Producer (Exec. or Line) Composer(s)/Lyricist(s) Artist(s)	Record Label
1	Shagiddy Shapopo	Jojo Espino Kawago Kawago	Alpha Music Corporation
2	May Pulis Sa Ilalim Ng Tulay	Jojo Espino Kawago except chorus part by Mar Lopez Kawago	Alpha Music Corporation
3	Tarat Tat	William S. Lim Mohammed Bansil & Clifford Ronquillo Dos Fuertes	Galaxy Records, Inc.
4	Lando	Jonathan Ong Chito Miranda & Aristotle Pollisco Gloc 9 featuring Francis M.	Sony BMG Music Philippines
5	Tabatsoy Pinoy	Dothy Nacilla & Rey Nacilla Rey Nacilla Brownian Method	Viva Records Corporation

Best Jazz Recording
Artistic Excellence (40%) Technical Excellence (40%) Over-All Impact (20%)

	Song Title	Nominee(s) Producer (Exec. or Line) Composer(s)/Lyricist(s) Artist(s)	Record Label
1	Beacon Call	Johnny Alegre & Gerard Salonga Johnny Alegre Johnny Alegre Affinity Eastern Skies	Candid Records Phils. Corporation
2	Empty Chairs	Ricky R. Ilacad Julianne Tarroja & Daniel Crisologo/ Julianne Tarroja Julianne	MCA Music, Inc.
3	Choose To Believe	Ricky R. Ilacad Julianne Tarroja Julianne	MCA Music, Inc.
4	Magic	Neil Gregorio & Sinosikat? Sinosikat? Sinosikat?	Warner Music Philippines
5	Akin Ka	Neil Gregorio & Sinosikat? Sinosikat? Sinosikat?	Warner Music Philippines

Best R & B
Artistic Excellence (40%) Technical Excellence (40%) Over-All Impact (20%)

	Song Title	Nominee(s) Producer (Exec. or Line) Composer(s)/Lyricist(s) Artist(s)	Record Label
1	Back Into You	Bellhaus Entertainment Marcus Davis, Jr. Amber Davis	Bellhaus Entertainment, Inc.
2	Ikaw Pa Rin	Marvin Querido Janno Gibbs Aicelle	GMA Records
3	Let Me Love You Tonight	Ryan Cayabyab Ryan Cayabyab Ryan Cayabyab RCS	Sony BMG Music Philippines
4	Pangako Yan	Bobby Velasco Arnee Mendaros Luke Mejares	Sony BMG Music Philippines
5	Rainbow Coloured Sky	Freestyle Rommel dela Cruz Freestyle	Viva Records Corporation

Best Regional Recording
Artistic Excellence (40%) Technical Excellence (40%) Over-All Impact (20%)

Song Title

Nominee(s)
Producer (Exec. or Line)
Composer(s)/Lyricist(s)
Artist(s)

Record Label

Charing

1017

Jam Ruiz

1017

EMI Philippines

Matud Nila

Patty Mayoriago,

Djhonna Geraldoy &

Civ Fontanilla

Ben Zubiri

Mark Bautista

Star Recording, Inc./

ASAP Music

Naglibog

Jon Ilagan,

Billet Sangalang &

Civ Fontanilla

Avsev &

Scrambled Eggs

JayR Siaboc

Star Recording, Inc./

Dream Big Productions

Maanyag Ka

Jon Ilagan,

Billet Sangalang &

Civ Fontanilla

Avsev &

Scrambled Eggs

JayR Siaboc

Star Recording, Inc./

Dream Big Productions

Lami Ang Guidili

Dothy Nacilla &

Rey Nacilla

Brownian Method

Viva Records Corporation

Best Song Written for Movie/TV/Stage Play
Artistic Excellence (40%) Technical Excellence (40%) Over-All Impact (20%)

Song Title

Nominee(s)
Producer (Exec. or Line)
Composer(s)/Lyricist(s)
Artist(s)

Record Label

Alinlangan

“Super Twins”

Michael V.

Jolina Magdangal

GMA Records/

GMA Network

Paano Kita Iibigin

“Paano Kita Iibigin”

Regine Velasquez,

Diana Velasquez-Roque, Civ Fontanilla & Mon Faustino

Ogie Alcasid

Piolo Pascual &

Regine Velasquez

Star Recording, Inc./

Viva Records Corporation

Argos

“Rounin”

Bamboo &

Jonathan Manalo

Bamboo

Star Recording, Inc./

EMI Philippines

Walang Susuko

“Lastikman”

Parokya Ni Edgar

Alfonso Miranda, Jr.

Parokya Ni Edgar

Universal Records, Inc.

Collide

Digi Film “Xenoa”

Neil Gregorio

Edwin Marollano

Nina

Warner Music Philippines

Technical Achievement Awards

Best Musical Arrangement
Musicality (50%) Creativity (50%)

	Song Title (Artist)	Nominee(s) Musical Arranger(s)	Record Label
1	Probinsyana	Bamboo	EMI Philippines
2	Cool Change	Romeo C. Velasco, Jr.	GMA Records
3	Grateful	Julianne Tarroja	MCA Music, Inc.
4	Tulak Ng Bibig	Julianne Tarroja & Daniel Crisologo	MCA Music, Inc.
5	Healing	Dan Gil	MCA Music, Inc.

Best Vocal Arrangement
Creativity (40%) Vocal Harmony (40%) Interpretation (20%)

	Song Title (Artist)	Nominee(s) Vocal Arranger(s)	Record Label
1	Love Will Lead You Back	Arnie Mendaros	EMI Philippines
2	Written In The Sand	Danny Tan & Annie Nepomuceno	Sony BMG Music Philippines
3	Christmas Medley: Joy To The World/ Good King Wenceslas/O’Come All Ye Faithful/Hard The Herald	Ito Rapadas, GW & Alkemi Productions	Universal Records, Inc.
4	Bato Sa Buhangin	Moy Ortiz