Pista ng Musika winner named, next round on August 26

The annual "Pista ng Musika" series of karaoke contests kicked off last July 29 at Friends International Mart in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, with Kirby Virtudazo as the first winner of the monthly eliminations. Virtudazo bagged a brand new VHS player courtesy of Superstar's Cherry Honda.

The second prize went to Jason Marcelo of Tsuchiura City and his wife, Eva Marcelo, who surprisingly obtained equal scores, while the third place went to Marie Matsuyama of Ushiku City. The fourth and fifth places went to Butch Talorete and Marie Kasahara, respectively. The other participants were Nonie Salavia, Rachel Dajao, Cora Kaneki and Yoshio Sakurai. Al Detalla, Jing Santos and Joel Bandidas composed the panel of judges.

	First place winner Kirby Virtudazo (4th from left) receives a brand new VHS player from Philippines Today publisher Benny Tutor, Jr. during the Pista ng Musika karaoke singing contest on July 29 at Friends International Mart. (from l to r) Lynne Tutor, Jing Santos, Cherry Honda, Virtudazo, Tutor, Joel Bandidas, Al Detalla, and contest host Mark Cefre.

The next "Pista ng Musika" monthly elimination round will be held on August 26, and in every last Sunday of the month thereof until October, when the grand finals will be held. Marilyn Tutor, the Nayon proprietor who sponsored the event, announced that the grand finals winner will receive 50,000 yen, or maybe a free roundtrip ticket to the Philippines.

She likewise invited anyone with the singing talent to participate in the monthly contests, where everyone, regardless of age or background, is free to join. Interested parties may call (0298) 58 3016 for details. *

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