24th Aliw Awards (2011) Winners

GMA-7 stars are big winners at the recently held 24th Aliw Awards for Live Entertainment last November 8th at the Newport Theater of Performing Arts at Resorts World in Pasay City.

The most coveted title, Entertainer of the Year, went to international star Charice. She toppled fellow international artists Lea Salonga and Lani Misalucha as well as big local stars Sarah Geronimo and Vice Ganda.

Check out the list of winners below.

Best Male Teen Performer – Elmo Magalona (GMA-7)
Best Female Teen Performer – Julie Anne San Jose (GMA-7)
Outstanding Male Performer – Gian Magdangal (GMA-7)
Discovery Of the Year – Solenn Heussaff (GMA-7)
Best Choral Group – UP Singing Ambassadors
Best Collaboration for a Major Concert – Sarah Geronimo and Martin Nievera, What Love Is Concert (ABS-CBN)
Best Performance by a Female in Hotel Lounges and Bars – Jonalyn Viray (GMA-7)
Entertainer of the Year – Charice
Best New Group – Opera Belles
Best Stand-up Comedienne – Pokwang (ABS-CBN)
Best Male Emcee – Raymond Gutierrez (GMA-7)
Hall of Fame – Boy Abunda (ABS-CBN)

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"Praybeyt Benjamin" Makes P200-M in 8 Days

Vice Ganda is proving that he is indeed "unkabogable" with how his movie is doing in the box-office.

The Star Cinema-Viva Films movie Praybeyt Benjamin has raked P200-M of ticket sales on its first 8 days of showing (October 26-November 2). It will surely surpass the P220-M ticket sales No Other Woman has registered on its 3-week run.

No Other Woman is also a joint venture of Star Cinema and Viva Films. The Anne Curtis-Derek Ramsay-Cristine Reyes starrer surpassed the box-office records of any Pinoy movie, making it the highest grossing film of all-time. But by the looks of it, Praybeyt Benjamin will topple it on its throne a few days from now.

If that happened, will Vice Ganda be crowned both Box Office King and Queen?

I kid.

Anne Curtis Wins Showtime Hosts' Talent Showdown

ABS-CBN's Showtime has just concluded its second anniversary presentation with the announcement of winners of the recent talent showdown among the hosts.

Anne Curtis was declared the winner and was awarded with P100,000. She got a perfect score from all the celebrity judges composed of Manny Calayan, Cathy Garcia-Molina, Joel Cruz, Liz Uy and Vicki Belo.

Anne sang I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing, incorporating pole dancing and aerial dance in her performance. Award-winning singer and Anne's friend Jed Madela had a special participation in Anne's performance. It was funny (and symbolic?) that someone who can sing as good as Jed was only made to hold the microphone for Anne while she performed.

Billy Crawford and Vice Ganda were the runners-up in the talent showdown. They both got P50,000.00.

Both the winner and the runners-up's prices goes to charity.

Watch the announcement video after the jump.

Vice Ganda - "Palong-Palo" Music Video

Viva Entertainment has recently released the music video for Vice Ganda's single, Palong-Palo, where the ace comedian is surrounded by gyrating bodies of men clad in just their swimwear.

Palong-Palo is a single off of Vice Ganda's latest album, Lakas Tama. The song is an original and is composed of Kean Cipriano. Vice and Kean have worked together as co-judges in the daytime talent show, Showtime.

Check out the music video of Vice Ganda's Palong-Palo below.

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