1st Awit Awards

1969 Philippine music awards ceremony 1st Awit Awards March 23, 1969 Makati Albums of the Year Her Kind of Music by Norma Ledesma (Local-English)Mabuhay Singers sing Pandangguhan, Dahil sa Iyo and other Philippine Songs by Mabuhay Singers (Local-Vernacular)The Graduate by Simon and Garfunkel (Foreign) Singles of the Year "Ting-A-Ling" by Pauline Sevilla (Local-English)"De Colores" by Pauline Sevilla (Local-Vernacular)"The Sound of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel (Foreign) Pauline Sevilla (3) Awit Awards 2nd The 1st Awit Awards were held on March 23, 1969, in Makati.Awit Adds to Award List to Push Music https://books.google.com/books?id=zygEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA63 20 October 2012 15 March 1969 Billboard 63Mareco, Filipinas Records Take Lion's Share of Philippine Awards https://books.google.com/books?id=eSgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA72 28 October 2012 19 April 1969 Billboard 72 These awards recognized musical achievements for the year 1968. This was the only award ceremony organized by the Awit Awards Executive Committee after the Philippine Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (PARAS) took charge the next year.PARAS Acad. Is Founded https://books.google.com/books?id=bykEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA71 20 October 2012 11 July 1970 Billboard 71 A total of 28 awards were presented that night. Another category, the Visiting Recording Artist of the Year, would be given in the foreign division supposedly but due to lack of nominees, it was not awarded.Philippine Gala to Bow Awit Awards https://books.google.com/books?id=vQoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA70 20 October 2012 23 November 1968 Billboard 70 Pauline Sevilla won the most awards with three. Winners Local Division English Female Recording Artist of the YearMale Recording Artist of the Year Helen Gamboa Eddie PeregrinaVocal Group of the YearSingle of the Year The Hi-Jacks "Ting-A-Ling" – Pauline SevillaAlbum of the YearComposer of the Year Her Kind of Music – Norma Ledesma George CansecoLyricist of the YearMusical Arranger of the Year George Canseco Doming AmarilloBest New Recording ArtistRecord Producer of the Year Nora Aunor Vic del Rosario Orly IlacadRecording Studio of the YearRecord Company of the Year Cinema-Audio Mareco Vernacular Female Recording Artist of the YearMale Recording Artist of the Year Cely Bautista Ruben TagalogVocal Group of the YearSingle of the Year Mabuhay Singers "De Colores" – Pauline SevillaAlbum of the YearComposer of the Year Mabuhay Singerssing Pandangguhan, Dahil sa Iyo and other Philippine Songs– Mabuhay Singers Constancio de GuzmanLyricist of the YearBest Instrumental Album Constancio de Guzman Leopoldo Silos1 [A] Foreign Division center horizontal Simon & Garfunkel 919-3035.jpg Simon and Garfunkel, Single and Album of the Year (Foreign) winners Connie Francis 1961.JPG Connie Francis, Female Artist of the Year (Foreign) winner Beatles press conference 1965.jpg The Beatles, Group of the Year (Foreign) winners Female Recording Artist of the YearMale Recording Artist of the Year Connie Francis Jack JonesVocal Group of the YearSingle of the Year The Beatles "The Sound of Silence" – Simon and Garfunkel2 [B]Album of the Year The Graduate – Simon and Garfunkel Special awards Best Special RecordingRecord Man of the Year "Cursillo Song" – Pauline Sevilla Manuel P. Villar Notes: 1 [A]It is currently unknown which album of Leopoldo Silos won the "Best Instrumental Album". 2 [B]Although this single was originally released in 1965, it was included in the album, The Graduate, which, on the other hand, was released in 1968. References Category:Awit Awards Category:1969 in the Philippines Category:1969 music awards