July 17, 2012

‘Bawat Hakbang’ by Karl Villuga, Grand Winner of the 1st Philippine (PhilPOP) Popular Music Festival

Congratulations to the Winners of the 1st Philippine Popular Music Festival!

Karl Villuga was chosen as the winner of the very first Philippine Popular (PhilPOP) Music Festival Sunday night held at the PICC. He received the grand prize of P1 million in cash and a trophy for his inspirational song “Bawat Hakbang.”

PhilPOP grand finals is attended by respected local artists and prominent personalities from various industries brought together by a shared vision—to spark renewed pride and enthusiasm in OPM and bring about another golden age in Philippine music.

Here are the complete results:

Grand Winner: Bawat Hakbang

Music and Lyrics: Karl Villuga

Interpreted by Mark Bautista with the Akafellas

Prize: P1-Million

2nd Place : Tayo-Tayo Lang
Music and Lyrics: Toto Sorioso
Interpreted by Ebe Dancel
Prize: P500,000

3rd Place : Kontrabida
Music and Lyrics: Soc Villanueva
Interpreted by Sam Concepcion
Prize: P250,000

Smart People’s Choice Award: Brown
Music and Lyrics: James Leyte
Interpreted by Brown Man Revival
Prize: P200,000

The non-winning finalists will each receive P50,000 consolation prize.

Karl Vincent H. Villuga

Song: Bawat Hakbang

Karl will soon be the former member of the group called the Akafellas. He’s been there since 2001 but the group is transitioning to have new members. He has plans of moving to Singapore to take his MBA later this year. Karl is a brilliant finance consultant. He labels his work on corporate finance “geeky”. He’s pretty new to songwriting contests; this is only his 2^nd attempt. He’s written a couple of songs, including some originals for the Akafellas. He says his song “Bawat Hakbang” carries deep personal meaning, which saw him through when he went through some personal crisis.