JAYA - YOU LIFT ME UP - 1998 ASIA SONG FESTIVAL

Описание: Danny Tan's Throwback #64
Year 1997: YOU LIFT ME UP won the Grand Prize at the 2nd Asia Song Festival in Hong Kong in 1997. Jaya won Best Interpreter. Hal David - lyricist of Burt Bacharach - was the Chairman of the Board of Judges. It was a proud moment for the Philippine delegation for the double victory which was unprecedented in the history of this competition.
Year 1998: The Philippines hosted the 1998 Asia Song Festival. KATHA, the Organization of Filipino Composers was the Festival's Organizing Committee - I was the Chairman and Dodjie, the President. In one of the production numbers, Jaya - Best Interpreter Awardee - performed YOU LIFT ME UP - Grand Prize Winner of the 1997 Asia Song Festival Hong Kong - composed by Danny Tan and Dodjie Simon. She was backed up by two of the most respected and well loved vocal groups, The Opera and Three of a Kind.

1998 ASIA SONG FESTIVAL PHILIPPINES
Hosts: Francis Magalona and JAYA
Musical Director: Lorrie Ilustre
Writer: Agnes Caballa
Executive Producer: Bang U. Arespacochaga
Executive In-Charge of Production: Roberto V. Barreiro & Wilma V. Galvante
Over-All In-Charge of Production: Daniel S. Tan
Stage & TV Director: Al Quinn

YOU LIFT ME UP
Music & Arrangement: Danny Tan
Lyrics: Elzar Dodjie Simon
Interpreters: JAYA, The Opera (Cecille Aurellado, Sushila Reyes, Zebedee Zuñiga, Manolo Tanquilut) and Three of a Kind (Annie Nepomuceno, Gelo Francisco, Edward Granadosin, MIA)

KATHA - ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Chairman: Danny Daniel Tan
President: Dodjie Simon
Vice President: Ding-dong Eduque
Secretary: Ceasar Peewee Apostol
Treasurer: Trina Belamide
Secretariat: Rhia Hernandez, Marivic Dela Cruz, Dada De Pano Supnet.

MUSICIANS:
Keyboard 1: Bond Samson
Keyboard 2: Rica Arambulo
Keyboard 3: Bong Adela
Keyboard 4: Marvin Querido
Keyboard 5: Arnold Buena
Bass: Roger Herrera
Acoustic Guitar: Cesar Aguas
Electric Guitar: Noel Mendez
Drums: Michael Alba
Back-Up Vocals: Babsie Molina, Kitchie Molina, Sylvia Macaraeg, Zebedee Zuñiga, Manolo Tanquilut, Ed Nepomuceno

Special thanks to Jimmy Antiporda, Cymbee Antiporda, Nori Villena, Dulce Punzalan, Raul Supnet and Mimie Radovan.

Thank you very much Ms. Agnes S. Caballa for this video.