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The First PMPC Star Awards for Music

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Updated: 11/01/2009

The Philippine Movie Press Club held its first Star Awards for Music on October 29 at the Sky Dome, SM North EDSA in Quezon City.

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Comedian Allan K opened the first Star Awards for Music with a song-and-dance performance with the SexBomb Dancers.

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Billy Crawford, who hosted the event with Toni Gonzaga (not in photo), was hailed as the R&B Artist of the Year. His album Groove was named the R&B Album of the Year.

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Bayang Barrios was suprised when her name was called for her album Biyaya, which topped the Alternative Album of the Year category.

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Members of the dance group Mocha girls accept the Dance Album of the Year award for their Delisciosa album under Viva Records.

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Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2 second star dreamer Bugoy Drilon (right) shares the New Male Recording Artist of the Year award with newbie R&B/Hip-Hop artist jMore (left).

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Pinoy Pop Superstar Season 3 winner and La Diva member Maricris Garcia gets her first music award as the New Female Recording Artist of the Year.

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APO Hiking Society members Jim Paredes and Danny Javier accept the first PMPC Lifetime Achievement Award for Music. The other member of this trio, Boboy Garovillo, did not make it that night because he was at the taping of his TV project.

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Singers Jay-R, Jed Madela, and Richard Poon give their own rendition of APO Hiking Society's popular songs "Kabilugan ng Buwan," "Pumapatak na Naman ang Ulan," and "Panalangin."

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Master Showman German Moreno and Claire dela Fuente presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to APO Hiking Society.

Kuya Germs also announced that the famous OPM trio would be included in Walk of Fame Philippines at the Central Plaza in Eastwood City, Libis, Quezon City.

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Rachelle Ann Go was hailed as the Female Star of the Night. She also performed her famous version of Melissa Manchester's "Don't Cry Out Loud."

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Rap artist D'Coy's "Pambansang Kamao" music video topped the Music Video of the Year category. This was used as the theme song of Manny Pacquiao's weekend TV show Pinoy Records.

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Singers Chris Cayzer (left) and Jan Nieto (right) joined young actress Lovi Poe (center) in presenting the Best Female and Best Male Recording Artist of the Year, which was won by music couple (not in photo) Regine Velasquez and Ogie Alcasid, respectively.

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Since her boyfriend Ogie Alcasid was in Japan for Bubble Gang's taping, Asia's Songbird Regine Velasquez accepted the Song of the Year and Male Recording Artist of the Year awards on his behalf.

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Winners (from left) jMore, Maricris Garcia, Rachelle Ann Go, Regine Velasquez, Sarah Geronimo, and Myrus posed on stage for the photographers and fans after the event.

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Sarah Geronimo (left) dedicated her Female Pop Artist of the Year award to her music idols Regine Velasquez (right), Lea Salonga, and Lani Misalucha.

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