First Wish 107.5 Music Awards: A Triumphant Night of Music and Charity

The first Wish 107.5 Music Awards (WMA) staged on January 26, 2016 at the SMART Araneta Coliseum was a huge success as thousands of Wishers and music lovers gathered to witness a spectacular evening celebrating Filipino music.

 
Apart from the much-awaited announcement of the winners, the Araneta crowd was also thrilled to watch WISHclusive special production numbers rendered by the nominees and other OPM artists.

 
Gerald Santos kicked off the program with his live performance of the Wish 107.5 Jingle. This was followed by a jaw-dropping pop-rock medley of Elvis Presley, Queen, and The Beatles hit songs performed by The Voysing, Jek Manuel, Sassa Dagdag, Juan Karlos Labajo, and Darren Espanto.

 
The audience was further pumped up as Morissette and Darren Espanto shared the stage to sing a duet of Sia’s “Chandelier”. They had previously performed the song individually inside the Wish 107.5 bus, both of which were widely recognized and adored by fans and listeners.

 
Singing classic love songs such as “Almost Paradise”, “Perfect Combination”, “Always”, and “Way Back into Love” – Leah Patricio, Maki Ricafort, Daryl Ong, Morissette, Paolo Onesa, and Beverly Caimen took the stage for a stunning duets’ medley.

 
Another medley followed, with Marlo Mortel, Jason Fernandez, Brad Go, and Nyoy Volante crooning acoustic classics such as “Sound of Silence”, “Dust in the Wind”, “Tears in Heaven”, “More than Words”, and “Be With You”. Jessica Reynoso and Maki Ricafort also shared a duet of RNB/Motown hits.

 
Capping off the performances were Leah Patricio and Beverly Caimen’s powerful duet of Beyonce’s “Listen”.

 
The winners of the WMA were announced in between these performances. For the full list of winners, click here.

 
For the major categories – Best WISHclusive Performance by a Young Artist, Group, Female, and Male Artist, Wish Urban Song, Wish Alternative Song, Wish Original, Wish Ballad Song, Wish Young Artist, Wish Female Artist, and Wish Male Artist – the chosen beneficiaries of the winners were granted a check of P100, 000.

 
The presenters of the awards were the very own Wish 107.5 jocks – Faye, Jelly Kiss, Ray Holiday, Flynn Ryder, Alice, and Princess Leigh – accompanied by some members of the panel of judges, Mr. Isah Red, Ms. Sylvia Lichauco-De Leon Ms. Cory Quirino, and Mr. Andre Alvarez.

 
Real-life couple Robi Domingo and Gretchen Ho served as the hosts of the event.

 
From the spectacular performances and announcing of the winners, to the granting of checks to charities – the first Wish 107.5 Music Awards was indeed not just an ordinary awards night, but a triumphant evening of celebrating the “coolest musical experience” with great song performances and granting of wishes.

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