AWARDS AND CITATIONS OF NORA AUNOR

CINEMA

Latest picture of Nora Aunor & German Moreno during her arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on August 10, 2011.Aunor has received numerous national and international awards and nominations. She is the first Filipino actress to win an International acting award in a major Film Festival (Cairo 1995 for the movie The Flor Contemplacion Story). She has been directed by four Philippine National Artist Awardees, Gerardo de Leon, Lamberto Avellana, Lino Brocka, and Ishmael Bernal. Since the late 1960s, Nora Aunor has appeared in more than 170 films.

MUSIC

Nora Aunor has released more than 360 singles and recorded more than 200 songs and over 50 albums. She has notched more than 30 gold singles and with an estimated gross sales of one million units, Nora's cover of "Pearly Shells" (1971) is one of the biggest-selling singles in the Philippines.

TELEVISION

Year / Title / Network Genre

2011 - Sa Ngalan ng Ina / TV5 Drama

2011 - Walang Tulugan / GMA Musical Variety Talk Show

2002 - Bituin / ABS-CBN Soap Opera

2002 - Nora Mismo / NBN 4 Public Service Program

1995 - Superstar sa 4 / PTV 4 Musical Show

1995 - Nora / ABC 5 Drama Anthology

1994 - Modern Romances / GMA 7

1993 - Spotlight on Nora / GMA 7 Drama Anthology

1992 - Star Drama Presents — NORA / ABS-CBN Drama Anthology

1990 - Superstar — The Legend / IBC 13 Musical

1984 - La Aunor / RPN 9

1978 - Makulay na Daigdig ni Nora / RPN 9 Drama

1975 - Superstar / RPN 9 The Longest running musical-variety show

1974 - The Nora Aunor Show / GTV 4 Variety show

1969 - Nora-Eddie Show / Channel 9 Musical-Variety Show

1968 - Oras ng Ligaya / Channel 3

THEATRE

Year / Title / Producer

1991 - Minsa'y Isang Gamu-Gamo PETA (Philippine Education Theater Association)

1993 - DH (Domestic Helper) PETA (Philippine Education Theater Association)

1994 - Trojan Women Cecille Guidote-Alvarez’s Theater Company

NOTABLE CITATIONS AND AWARDS

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Year / Movie / Group Award

2004 - Naglalayag Brussels Festival of Independent Films (Belgium) - Best Actress

1997 - Bakit May Kahapon Pa? East Asia Film and Television Award (Malaysia) - Best Actress

1995 - The Flor Contemplacion Story Cairo International Film Festival (Egypt)- Best Actress

1983 - Himala Berlin Film Festival (Germany) Nominee

1981 - Bona Cannes film Festival (France) Certificate of Honor

CINEMANILA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Year / Citation 

2000 Lifetime Achievement Award (Philippines)

2011 Lifetime Achievement Award (World Cinema)

10 ASIAN BEST ACTRESSES OF THE DECADE

Year / Group Award

2010 Green Planet Movie Awards (Hollywood) Recipient

PHILIPPINE AWARDS

FAMAS (Filipino Academy of Movie, Arts and Sciences)

Year / Title of the Movie / Award

1976 - Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos - Best Actress

1979 - Ina Ka ng Anak Mo - Best Actress

1984 - Bulaklak sa City Jail - Best Actress

1989 - Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit - Best Actress

1990 - Andrea, Paano Maging Isang Ina - Best Actress

1991 - Special Citation Best Actress Hall of Fame

1995 - Special Citation Circle of Excellence

GAWAD URIAN AWARDS (Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino)

Year / Title of the Movie / Award

1976 - Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos - Best Actress

1980 - Bona - Best Actress

1989 - Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit - Best Actress

1990 - Andrea, Paano Maging ISang Ina - Best Actress

1991 - Special Citation Best Actress of the Decade (1980s)

1995 - The Flor Contemplacion Story - Best Actress

1996 - Bakit May Kahapon Pa?- Best Actress

2001 - Special Citation Best Actress of the Decade (1990s)

Nora Aunor received the first-ever Best Actress Star award from Gawad Urian.

FAP [Film Academy of the Philippines (Luna Awards)]

Year / Title of the Movie / Award

1989 - Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit - Best Actress

1990 - Andrea, Paano Maging Isang Ina - Best Actress

1991 - Ang Totoong buhay ni Pacita M. - Best Actress

1993 - Special Citation Lifetime Achievement Award

1995 - The Flor Contemplacion Story Best Actress

STAR AWARDS (Philippine Movie Press Club)

Year / Title of the Movie / Award

1984 - Merika Best Actress

1990 - Andrea, Paano Maging Isang Ina - Best Actress

1991 - Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M. - Best Actress

1994 - Special Citation Star of the Decade (1980s)

1995 - The Flor Contemplacion Story - Best Actress

1997 - Special Citation The Vic Silayan Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award for Acting

1999 - Bakit May Kahapon Pa? Special Recognition for Golden Pearl Award

2004 - Special Citation Best Actress of the Decade (1990s)

2009 - Special Citation Himala

Nora Aunor received the first Best Actress Star Award from the Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC).

METRO MANILA FILM FESTIVAL (MMFF)

Year / Title of the Movie / Award

1978 - Atsay Best Performer*

1979 - Ina Ka ng Anak Mo - Best Actress

1982 - Himala - Best Actress

1984 - Bulaklak sa City Jail - Best Actress

1990 - Andrea, Paano Maging Isang Ina - Best Actress

1991 - Ang Totoong buhay ni Pacita M. - Best Actress

1992 - Special Citation Gawad ng Natatanging Pagkilala

1992 - Muling Umawit ang Puso - Best Actress

1996 - The Flor Contemplacion Story Plaque of Recognition for Winning in the Cairo International Film Festival

Note:

Nora Aunor is the first and only Best Performer awardee of the Metro Manila Film Festival; it is equivalent to Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Actress Award

MANILA FILM FESTIVAL

Year / Title of the Movie / Award

2004 - Naglalayag Best - Actress

CATHOLIC MASS MEDIA AWARDS (CMMA)

Year / Title of the Movie / Award

1981 - Bakit Bughaw ang Langit - Best Actress*

1984 - Bulaklak sa City Jail - Best Actress

YOUNG CRITICS CIRCLE (YCC)

Year /Title of the Movie / Award

1990 - Andrea, Paano Ba Maging Isang Ina - Best Performer

1991 - Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M. - Best Performer

1993 - Inay - Best Performer

1995 - The Flor Contemplacion Story - Best Performer

Note:

Nora Aunor received the first ever Best Performer award from the Young Critic Circle, equivalent to Best Performance by Male or Female, Adult or Child, Individual or Ensemble in Leading or Supporting Role.

QUEZON CITY FILM FESTIVAL

Year / Title of the Movie / Award

1972 - And God Smiled at Me - Best Actress

BACOLOD FILM FESTIVAL

1975 - Best Actress - Banaue (Grand Buglas Award)

DAVAO CITY FILM FESTIVAL

1976 - Best Actress - Ibilanggo Si Neneng Magtanggol

MOVIE MAGAZINE AWARDS

1991- Best Actress - Ang Totoong Buhay Ni Pacita M.

ATENEO GALIAN 

1991 - Best Actress - Ang Totoong Buhay Ni Pacita M.

KRITIKA

1991 - Best Actress - Ang Totoong Buhay Ni Pacita M.

Joel David Awards for Excellence in Philippine Cinema

1991 - Best Performer - Himala

PEOPLE'S CHOICE (PPC Publications)

1995 - Best Actress - The Flor Contemplacion Story

1997 - Best Actress - Babae

1st CAPE TIP FESTIVAL

2004 - Best Actress - 'Naglalayag

PASADO (Pampelikulang Samahan ng mga Dalubguro)

2004 - Pinakapasadong Aktres - Naglalayag

2009 - PinakaPasadong Artista sa Lahat ng Panahon

2010 - Pinakapasadong Dakilang Artista ng Bayan

GAWAD TANGLAW

2004 - Kapuripuring Aktres - Naglalayag

2012 - Pinaka Kapuri-puring Artista ng Dekada - 10th Gawad Tanglaw Awards

S Magazine People's Choice Award Actress of the Year

2004 - Naglalayag

BALATCA (Batangas Laguna Teachers Association for the Culture and the Arts)

2004 - Best Actress - Naglalayag

2006 - Special Citation - Dakilang Kayumangging Lahi National Artist

2006 - Special Citation - Outstanding Achievement in Film Acting - Feminist Centennial Film Festival, UP

2011 - Movie Icon Of Our Time - 8th Golden Screen Awards - ENPRESS

2011 - Lifetime Achievement Award (For International Achievements) - 13th Cinemanila International Film Festival

2011 - Originals in Philippine Cinema Award - 7th Cinema One Originals Digital Film Festival

2011 - Lifetime Achievement Award - 59th FAMAS Awards

2012 - Gawad Lino Brocka Lifetime Achievement Award - 9th Golden Screen Awards - ENPRESS

Notable dialogue terms in other works

"I did not... kill.. Anybody!" - Flor Contemplacion Story (1995)

 "Walang Himala!" ("There is no miracle!") - Himala (1981)

 "My Brother is not a Pig"- from the film Minsa'y Isang Gamu-Gamu (1979)

 "Nasaan, Nasaan Si Bernadette at Melody!" ("Where Where is Bernadette and Melody!") - From the TV Series Bituin (2003-2004)

 "Hindi mo mabibilang ang luhang galing sa puso." ("You can't count the tears from the heart") - From the TV Series Sa Ngalan ng Ina (2011)

 "Umalis ka sa harapan ko. Sasampalin kita!" ("Get out of my sight. I'll slap you!") - From the TV Series Sa Ngalan ng Ina (2011)

NOTABLE CITATIONS AS AN ACTOR

*The only Filipino actor with the most number of best actress International awards & nominations (Cairo 1995, East Asia 1997, Brussels 2004), and nominations (Berlin 1983, Singapore 1997, Cairo 1999, Singapore 1999).

*The first Filipino actor to win an International acting award in a Major Film Festival (Cairo 1995 for the movie "The Flor Contemplacion Story").

*The first and only Filipino actor to receive an acting nomination from a Top-Tier International Film Festival (Berlin 1983 for the movie "Himala").

*The first Filipino actress to sit as juror in an International Film Festival (Hawaii 1996).

*The only Filipino and Asian actress apart from China's Gong Li to be featured by HBO, an American cable network, in a documentary film about the lives and achievements of the world's greatest actresses (1997).

*Himala was the first and only Filipino film ever to qualify in the Competition Section of the Berlin International Film Festival (1983). For its international accolades, it bagged 1983's Bronze Hugo Prize at the Chicago International Film Festival

*Himala was the lone Filipino film chosen by CNN as one of the ten best Asian films of all time from the provisional list of 18 great films (September 2008). CNN cited "Himala" for its "austere camera work, haunting score, and accomplished performances that sensitively portray the harsh social and cultural conditions that people in the Third World endure."

*Himala was awarded the CNN APSA Viewers Choice Award for Best Asia-Pacific Film of all Time (November 14, 2008)

*The Flor Contemplacion Story became the first Filipino movie to win the grand prize in a Major International Film Festival (Cairo '95).

*The Flor Contemplacion Story grossed US$ 3.3 million in its domestic and international exhibitions, making it one of the highest-grossing films in Philippine history.

*Bona was cited as one of "The Best 100 Films in the World" by the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, USA (1997).

*The Filipino actor with the most "Best Performer" awards (5).

*The first Filipino actor ever to win the "Best Performer" award (1978).

*The only actress included in the prestigious "CENTENNIAL HONOR FOR THE ARTS" given by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (1999).

*The first actress to be honored with the "Ten Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service" (TOWNS) award (1983).

*The youngest recipient of the "Lifetime Achievement Award" given by the Film Academy of the Philippines (1993).

*The only Filipino actress to win three successive best actress awards in the Film Academy of the Philippines (1989,1990,1991).

*Chosen by the Gawad Urian as "Actress of the Decade" (1980s and 1990s).

*The only Filipino actor to bag seven Metro Manila Film Festival best actress awards.

*The first actress to be crowned as "Box Office Queen of Philippine Cinema" (1971).

*The only actress of her generation to have been directed by four Philippine National Artist Awardees, Gerardo de Leon, Lamberto Avellana, Lino Brocka, and Ishmael Bernal.

*The only Filipino actor honored by the City of Kileen, Texas U.S.A. with a "Nora Aunor Day" (September 23, 2006)

*The only Filipino actor honored by the City of San Francisco, California, U.S.A. with a "Nora Aunor Day"(May 21, 2004)

*The actress was honored by the Office of the Governor of Las Vegas with a "Certificate of Recognition for Phenomenal Talent and Extraordinary Performance" (March 31, 2006)

*Named by YES! Magazine as one of the "Philippines' 15 Best Actresses of All Time" in 2005

*Named by S Magazine as the "Philippines' Best Actress of All Time" in 2006

*The first and only Filipino actor included in the "10 Best International Actress of the Decade (Asia)" in the 2010 Green Planet Film Awards, Hollywood, California

*Named by Cultural Center of the Philippines as the "ACTRESS OF THE CENTURY" in 1999

NOTABLE CITATIONS AS RECORDING ARTIST

In 1968, Nora Aunor was contracted by Alpha Records upon the recommendation of singer Carmen Soriano. Although Aunor's first singles were not major hits, she subsequently went on to smash local record sales with songs like "It's Time to Say Goodbye", "Silently", "Forever Loving You", "It's Not Unusual", and countless others. In her seven years with Alpha Records, Aunor was able to set all-time high record sales which up to this day has not been surpassed. At the height of her popularity as a recording artist in the late 1960s and early 1970s, local records soared up to 75% of national sales according to Alpha Records Philippines. She is the artist with the most singles in Philippine recording history (with more than 260 singles). Over-all she has recorded more than 500 songs. She has notched more than 30 gold singles, a record in the local music industry. With estimated sales of one million units, Nora's cover of "Pearly Shells" (1971) is one of the biggest-selling singles in the Philippines ever. Nora has also recorded some 46 hit long-playing albums, and several extended plays.

At the height of her popularity as a recording artist in the late 1960s and early 1970s, sales of local records soared up to 75% of national sales according to Alpha Records Philippines.

She is the artist with the most singles in Philippine recording history (with more than 260 singles). Overall she has recorded more than 500 songs.

She has notched more than 30 gold singles.

With estimated sales of one million units, Nora's cover of "Pearly Shells" (1971) is one of the biggest-selling singles in the Philippines.

Nora has also recorded some 46 hit long-playing albums, and several extended plays.

1964 - Certificate of Honor, First Prize Liberty Big Show, Camarines Sur

1965 - Winner (14 weeks) Darigold Bulilit Contest

1966 - Certificate of Honor, First Prize Darigold Jamboree, Naga City

1967 - Pinakamahusay na Tuklas na Talino, Grand National Finals Champion - Tawag ng Tanghalan

1969 - Favorite Singer of Northern Luzon Eagle Broadcasting Corporation, Dagupan City

1969 - Best New Recording Artist of the Year - PREDA

1970 - Best New Female Recording Artist - 1969 Awit Awards

1970 - Singer for the Months of February, March, and April - DWOW Radio

1970 - Best Female Singer in English - Philippine Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

1971 - Female Singer of the Year - PREDA

1973 - Binibining Pilipinas ng Pelikula at Awiting Pilipino given by First Lady Imelda Marcos

1973 - Top Selling Records, Female Singer of the Year, English Version - PREDA

1973 - Top Selling Records, Female Singer of the Year, Tagalog Version - PREDA

1974 - Queen of Northern Luzon for 100 Hit Records

1984 - Gallery of Distinction - Aliw Awards

1991 - Gold Record Award (Langit Pala ang Umibig the Album) - Aguilar Music Corp.

1991 - Gold Record Award (Handog ni Guy LIVE, the Album) - Universal Records

1995 - Best Country Folk Singer (Maliit Man sa Tingin) - 1st Katha Awards

1995 - Best Interpreter of Movie Theme Song (Kahit Konting Awa) - 9th Awit Awards

1995 - Gold Record Award (Kahit Konting Awa the Album) - Viva Records

1997 - National Music Festival Award - Sandiwa Philippines

1998 - Dangal ng Musikang Pilipino - 11th Awit Awards

1999 - Gawad Siglo as One of the 50 Best Live Entertainers of the Century - Aliw Awards

2011 - Dangal Ng OPM Award - Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit

2011 - Lifetime Achievement Award - 3rd PMPC Star Award for Music

2011 - One of 15 OPM Icons - 3rd PMPC Star Award for Music

2011 - Lifetime Achievement Award 24th Aliw Awards 

NORA AUNOR: NATIONAL ARTIST

NORA AUNOR

House resolution proposes naming Nora Aunor a National Artist

By: LIRA DALANGIN

INTERAKSYON

April 16, 2012

MANILA, Philippines – Offering a breather from the doldrums of politics and high prices of commodities, a lawmaker on Monday offered some “feel good” news by proposing to make actress Nora Aunor a National Artist.

Bacolod Rep. Anthony Golez Jr. said the multi-awarded actress, a talent of TV5, is a “national treasure” and that her achievements and contributions to the Philippine movie industry are more than enough to qualify her for the prestigious title.

“The Filipino people are now entangled in so many public issues like the seemingly uncontrollable rise of prices of fuel and commodities but we should not lose hope. There are a lot of things going for our country and the enshrinement of Ms. Nora Aunor as a National Artist is a sure feel- good thing that the Filipinos can hold on to,” Golez said in the explanatory note of his House Resolution 2317.

Its wording goes thus: “A Resolution urging his excellency President Benigno Aquino III, the Cultural Center of the Philippines, and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts to confer to Nora Aunor the honor of being named as a National Artist of the Philippines for her immense contribution to Philippine Arts.”

According to Golez, the actress enjoys broad acceptance and recognition by her peers and critics and by the Filipino people.  She has received local and international recognition for her acting, and her works form an important part of Philippine culture.

The lawmaker added that Aunor “has brought not only entertainment but also inspiration to the entire Philippine nation.”

A few months back, she starred in the lead role in the TV5 telenovela “Sa Ngalan ng Ina,” and has a five-year contract with the Kapatid network.

For her acclaimed talent in singing and acting, the diminutive Aunor was christened Superstar by her fans.

Born Maria Leonora Teresa Cabaltera Aunor, the actress, who is also popularly called Ate Guy, started her career at 12 years old by joining amateur singing contests.  

Winning one contest after the other, she was soon given a break in the movies and has proven her worth, eventually starring in award-winning hits like Himala, Paru-Parong Itim, Dalawang Mukha ng Tagumpay, Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos, to name a few.

She received numerous Best Actress awards for her performances and was named one of the 10 Best Asian Actresses of the Decade in 2010.

To qualify as a National Artist, the following guidelines are followed: 1) Filipino artists who have made significant contributions to the cultural heritage of the country; 2) Filipino artistic accomplishment at its highest level and to promote creative expression as significant to the development of a national cultural identity; and 3) Filipino artists who have dedicated their lives to their works to forge new paths and directions for future generations of Filipino artists.

The National Artist award is given by the President of the Philippines and is screened or recommended by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the Cultural Center of the Philippines.  

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Source:   http://www.interaksyon.com/article/29552/house-resolution-proposes-naming-nora-aunor-a-national-artist

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Politician, celebs, fellow artists sound support for honoring Nora as National Artist

By: NR RAMOS

MANILA BULLETIN

April 17, 2012

MANILA, Philippines – Actress Nora Aunor is receiving loud backing from colleagues in the entertainment industry following a recent proposal by Bacolod Rep. Anthony Golez Jr. motioning the powers that be to bestow upon her the prestigious National Artist title.


According to good friend German Moreno, the 58-year-old actress from Iriga City truly deserves the recognition.


“Matagal na meron naman nang pinatunayan na talaga,” said he in a recent interview with “Unang Hirit.”


This is echoed by former president, Joseph “Erap” Estrada, who said that, “the title belongs to [Aunor].” He also added, “She’s a good actress.”


Another friend, actress Boots Anson-Roa, expressed hopes that the endeavor would bear fruit.


“She [Aunor] qualifies kasi,” she said. “Lahat ng requirements puede siya.”


Grace Llamazares-Poe, Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) chair added, “Why not? Nora Aunor made a lot of movies that are relevant in terms of artistic value, for example ‘yung

‘Himala.’ Syempre, representasyon din siya ng artistang maraming tumitingala.”


Via House Resolution 2317, Golez urged President Benigno Aquino III, the Cultural Center of the Philippines, and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts to confer to Aunor the honor for "her immense contribution to Philippine Arts.”


The lawmaker explained his proposal as quoted in in an Interaksyon.com report as something that would allow for "hope" amid "the seemingly uncontrollable rise of prices of fuel and commodities."


The report also quoted Golez as saying that Aunor is a “national treasure,” and that her "enshrinement" as National Artist is a "feel-good thing that the Filipinos can hold on to.”


The report further said, citing Golez, “The actress enjoys broad acceptance and recognition by her peers and critics and by the Filipino people. She has received local and international recognition for her acting, and her works form an important part of Philippine culture” and that "her achievements and contributions to the Philippine movie industry are more than enough to qualify her for the prestigious title.”

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Source:   http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/357269/politician-celebs-fellow-artists-sound-support-honoring-nora-nat-l-artist

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Lawmaker pushes ‘Ate Guy’ as next national artist

By:  CYNTHIA D. BALANA

PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER

April 17, 2012

Superstar-struck?

Bacolod City Representative Anthony Rolando Golez, Jr. has filed a resolution urging President Aquino, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts to name actress Nora Aunor as National Artist of the Philippines for her “immense contributions” to Philippine arts and cinema.

In House Resolution No. 2317, Golez states that Aunor, whose real name is Maria Leonora Teresa Cabaltera—Ate Guy to his fans—is regarded as the “Superstar” of Philippine entertainment.

Golez said that Aunor’s career, which has spanned more than five decades, has been filled with awards and recognition from local and international award-giving bodies for her outstanding performances, and that she was named as one of the 10 Best Asian Actresses of the Decade in 2010 by the Green Planet Movie Awards in Los Angeles. Voting by movie viewers from more than 100 countries was done online.

A National Artist of the Philippines is a title given to a Filipino who has been given the highest recognition, by virtue of a presidential proclamation, for having made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts. Honorees are conferred membership in the Order of National Artists, the regalia of which is an ornate, gilded collar of honor.

In addition to the collar, each newly proclaimed member of the Order is given a citation that is presented during the awardees’ conferment ceremonies. The CCP then hosts a Memorabilia Exhibit and Gabi ng Parangal (A Night of Tributes) for the National Artist at the Tanghalang Pambansa.

Other benefits received by National Artists include a monthly pension, medical and life insurance, arrangements for a state funeral, a place of honor at national state functions, and recognition at cultural events.

The National Artist Honors is administered by the CCP by virtue of former President Ferdinand Marcos’ Proclamation No. 1001 of April 2, 1972, and the NCCA. The first award was posthumously conferred on Filipino painter Fernando Amorsolo.

Qualified for the award are:

* Filipino artists who have made significant contributions to the cultural heritage of the country;

* Filipino artistic accomplishment at its highest level and one which promotes creative expression significant to the development of a national cultural identity; and

* Filipino artists who have dedicated their lives to their works to forge new paths and directions for future generations of Filipino artists. The National Artist Award is given by the President of the Philippines and is screened or recommended by the CCP and the NCCA.

“The Filipino people are now entangled with so many public issues like the seemingly uncontrollable rise of prices of fuel and commodities but we should not lose hope. There are a lot of things going for our country and the enshrinement of Ms. Nora Aunor as a National Artist is a sure feel-good thing that the Filipinos can hold on to,” Golez said.

He said Aunor has been truly a national treasure and that her achievements as an artist and contributions to Philippine art would be more than enough for her to qualify for the National Artist Award.

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Source:  http://entertainment.inquirer.net/36799/lawmaker-pushes-ate-guy-as-next-national-artist

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Nora Aunor as National Artist proposed by congressman

By:  LUKAS VELUNTA

PHILIPPINE ONLINE CHRONICLES

April 16, 2012

Bacolod Representative Anthony Golez, Jr. today proposed that actress Nora Aunor be declared a National Artist.

According to Interaksyon, Golez put forward House Resolution 2317, “A Resolution urging his excellency President Benigno Aquino III, the Cultural Center of the Philippines, and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts to confer to Nora Aunor the honor of being named as a National Artist of the Philippines for her immense contribution to Philippine Arts.”

Aunor “has brought not only entertainment but also inspiration to the entire Philippine nation,” according to Golez. He added that the “Superstar” enjoys widespread acceptance and recognition by her peers, her critics, and by Filipinos, and has been recognized locally and internationally for her acting, and her works form an important part of Philippine culture.

Nora Aunor, considered the greatest actress in the history of Philippine cinema, started her entertainment career in music. A young Aunor moved up the ranks in provincial singing contests until she went to Manila to compete in Tawag ng Tanghalan, where she became champion. She then signed a recording deal with Alpha Recording, the leading independent label.

Aunor went on to star classic Filipino films Himala, The Flor Contemplacion Story, Bona, Ikaw Ay Akin, and Tatlong Taong Walang Dios, becoming the most awarded Filipino actress ever. Himala remains the only Filipino movie to be nominated for a Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival.

The National Artist of the Philippines (Gawad Pambansang Alagad ng Sining) is the highest honor that can be awarded a Filipino artist in the following fields: Music, Dance, Theater, Visual Arts, Literature, Film, Broadcast Arts, Fashion Design and Architecture, and Allied Arts. The awardees are presented with a medallion of honor and a citation during the conferment ceremonies, along with a cash award, a pension, and the privilege of a state funeral at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.

The prestigious distinction includes artists such as Bienvenido Lumbrera, Juan Nakpil, Lino Brocka, Ishmael Bernal, Ramon Obusan, Nick Joaquin, Amado V. Hernandez, Benedicto Cabrera, Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero, Vicente Manansala, and Fernando Poe, Jr.

“The enshrinement of Ms. Nora Aunor as a National Artist is a sure feel-good thing that the Filipinos can hold on to,” Golez said in his explanatory note in the resolution.

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Source:   http://thepoc.net/breaking-news/arts-and-culture/15699-nora-aunor-as-national-artist-proposed-by-congressman.html

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LAWMAKER WANTS NORA AUNOR AS NATIONAL ARTIST

BALITANG AMERIKA

ABS CBNnews.com

April 16, 2012

MANILA, Philippines – A lawmaker is pushing for the “enshrinement” of actress Nora Aunor as a National Artist, putting her alongside art greats such as Fernando Amorsolo, Bienvenido Lumbera and Fernando Poe Jr.

Bacolod City Rep. Anthony Golez filed Resolution No. 2317, which urges President Benigno Aquino III, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) to confer to Aunor the National Artist award, citing the actress’ “immense contributions to Philippine arts.”

In a statement, Golez cited the many awards and recognitions that Aunor received in her decades-long career as an actress.

He said that Aunor, known as “Ate Guy”to her fans, is a “national treasure.”
“The Filipino people is now entangled with so many public issues like the seemingly uncontrollable rise of prices of fuel and commodities, but we should not lose hope. There are a lot of things going for our country, and the enshrinement of Ms. Nora Aunor as a National Artist is a sure feel-good thing that the Filipinos can hold on to,” the lawmaker said.

“Her achievements as an artist and her contributions to Philippine Art are more than enough to qualify her to be named as National Artist,” he added.

Aunor has been named one of the ten best Asian actresses of the decade at the 2010 Green Planet Movie Awards in Los Angeles, California.

She ranked No. 1 in the category, which was based on online votes from more than 100 countries.

Early this year, it was reported that a museum for Aunor will be built in Iriga City, Camarines Sur.

The Order of National Artists is the highest recognition given to Filipino artists in the country.
According to the NCCA, the National Artist award shall be given to those who have met the following criteria:

• Artists who, through the content and form of their works, have contributed in building a Filipino sense of nationhood

• Artists who have pioneered in a mode of creative expression of style, thus earning distinction and making an impact on succeeding generations of artists

• Artists who have created a substantial and significant body of works and/or consistently displayed excellence in the practice of their art form, thus enriching artistic expression and style

• Artists who enjoy broad acceptance through prestigious national and/or international recognition, critical acclaim and/or reviews for their works, and respect and esteem from peers

Government and non-government cultural organizations, educational institutions and private foundations and councils may nominate candidates under one or more categories, which include dance, music, theater, visual arts, literature, film and broadcast arts, architecture, design and fashion.

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Source:   http://www.balitangamerica.tv/lawmaker-wants-nora-aunor-as-national-artist/

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Nora Aunor: National Artist?

By:  JULIEN MERCED C. MATABUENA

MANILA BULLETIN

April 17, 2012

MANILA, Philippines – Bacolod Rep. Anthony Golez Jr. has penned a proposal (which has been identified as House Resolution 2317) to name the multi-awarded Superstar, Nora Aunor, as one of the Philippines’ National Artists.


On Apri16, Interaksyon.com reported that Golez’s resolution, “[urges] His Excellency President Benigno Aquino III, the Cultural Center of the Philippines, and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts to confer to Nora Aunor the honor of being named as a National Artist of the Philippines for her immense contribution to Philippine Arts.”


The lawmaker wrote on its introductory note, as quoted in the article, that, “the Filipino people are now entangled in so many public issues like the seemingly uncontrollable rise of prices of fuel and commodities but we should not lose hope.”


It deemed then that “the enshrinement of Ms. Nora Aunor as a National Artist is a sure feel- good thing that the Filipinos can hold on to.”


Golez reportedly called Aunor a “national treasure,” and “that her achievements and contributions to the Philippine movie industry are more than enough to qualify her for the prestigious title,” according to Interaksyon.


The report further said, citing Golez, “The actress enjoys broad acceptance and recognition by her peers and critics and by the Filipino people. She has received local and international recognition for her acting, and her works form an important part of Philippine culture.”

 “[Aunor] has brought not only entertainment but also inspiration to the entire Philippine nation,” the lawmaker said.


According to the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts (NCCA) National Artists of the Philippines Guidelines, “The Order of National Artists shall be given to:


“1) Living artists who are Filipino citizens at the time of nomination, as well as those who died after the establishment of the award in 1972 but were Filipino citizens at the time of their death;


“2) Artists who through the content and form of their works have contributed in building a Filipino sense of nationhood;


“3) Artists who have pioneered in a mode of creative expression or style, thus, earning distinction and making an impact on succeeding generations of artists;


“4) Artists who have created a substantial and significant body of works and/or consistently displayed excellence in the practice of their art form thus enriching artistic expression or style; and,


“5) “Artists who enjoy broad acceptance through: a) prestigious national and/or international recognition, such as the Gawad CCP Para sa Sining, CCP Thirteen Artists Award and NCCA Alab ng Haraya; b) critical acclaim and/or reviews of their works; c) respect and esteem from peers.”


The Order is “the highest national recognition given to Filipino individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts; namely, Music, Dance, Theater, Visual Arts, Literature, Film and Broadcast Arts, and Architecture and Allied Arts.” It is conferred by the President of the Philippines as recommended by the NCCA and the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

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Source:   http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/357245/nora-aunor-national-artist

THE EARLY YEARS OF NORA, THE SINGER

By BABY A. GIL

The Philippine Star / Sounds Familiar

April 16, 2012

Nora Aunor turned out to be such a fine sensitive actor that people often forget she began her career as a singer. She was, in fact, a singing champion. Nora won first while living in Iriga City, in amateur contests sponsored by the leading milk brands of the time, Liberty and Darigold. Then she came to Manila to compete in the big one, Tawag Ng Tanghalan.

The practice then was to have the previous week’s winner compete with the new winner until one singer became the winner for 14 weeks and was made to retire undefeated. Then the process began again. After a year, all those undefeated winners got to compete against each other in the grand finals where one champion was chosen. Nora, who sang Moonlight Becomes You, was one of those champions.

The next logical step after winning a singing contest is to get a record deal. Not so easy out here back in the ’60s when the music industry was dominated by foreign hits. Besides, the standard then for girlsingers was either Pilita Corrales or Carmen Soriano. Although her voice was of such excellent quality, Nora was small, dark and puny-looking, and the labels were not interested.

It was Carmen who turned things around for Nora. The lovely chanteuse brought the young girl from Iriga to Alpha Recording, then the leading independent label. Alpha president Buddy de Vera was initially not interested. It seemed like he would be taking a huge risk but he later took Carmen’s word and signed up Nora. Little did he know that he was making history with a move that would forever change the local entertainment industry.

What came next is now part of legend. Nora’s meteoric rise found the former water vendor dominating all areas of show business. They dubbed her the Superstar. She had blockbuster films, a top-rating TV show and to the delight of De Vera, one big hit record after another. Truth to tell the fans did not seem to care what the songs were, all they wanted was to hear Nora sing.

And sing up a storm she did. Nora recorded hundreds of songs during her stay with Alpha. She did albums for other labels later but no stint was as prodigious or as successful as her first one. Besides, there also came the time when Nora had become better known as an actress and was giving priority to film projects over recording. That was unfortunate but the great thing about recording is that as long as you take care of your masters, those songs will live forever.

Alpha did take very good care of those recordings and that is why fans and all those curious about the young Nora Aunor can now listen to those hits. Recently released into the stores were three volumes of Nora’s Greatest Hits and two volumes of Nora’s Mga Awiting Sariling Atin on CDs all made from the original masters recorded at the historic Cinema-Audio Recording Studios in Mandaluyong.

The albums retail for only P250 each, really a bargain for those fans who treasure anything about Nora. The transfer from analog to digital was very well-done and there are a whopping 25 cuts in each disc. My only complaint is that although the CDs feature original photos, they do not have liner notes that could have fully reintroduced Nora the singer 

or carried anecdotes about the production of the songs.

 But I am nitpicking again. Why complain when you will surely have lots of fun with the memories listening to these songs. Mama, The Wedding, A Promise Of Love, Love Me With All Your Heart, True Picture, I Know How You Love Me, Tiny Bubbles, Pearly Shells, Little Brown Gal, Moonlight Swim, Lollipops And Roses, The Things We Did Last Summer, The Music Played, And God Smiled At Me, Banjo Boyand others in the Greatest Hits series. There are also Marupok Na Sumpa, Pag-ibig Ikaw Ang May Sala, Buhat, Binatang Makisig, Unang Halik, Ang Tindera, Sarung Banggi, Despatsadora and others in Mga Awiting Sariling Atin.

And because we now have less than eight months to go before Christmas Day, Christmas Songs Volumes 1 and 2 by Nora are now also available. The contents are pretty much standard Yuletide stuff. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, Merry Christmas Darling, Frosty The Snowman, Silent Night, Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree, You’re All I Want For Christmas, Christmas Alphabet, Hark The Herald Angels Sing, Jingle Bells and others. But the songs are performed by Nora and that is what makes them truly special.

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Source: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=797361&publicationSubCategoryId=70

NORANIANS WORLWIDE GET-TOGETHER PARTY

NORANIANS WORLDWIDE

DH - ART FOR A CAUSE

Noemi (Cairo), Fe (Hongkong), Dolor (Barcelona), Loida (Middle East)

BY ELLEN ALEJANO

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Late last night, I watched the video clips (interviews and a few scenes) of DH in YouTube.  I had goosebumps and my heart thumped as I watched.  I didn't know what to say.  I stared at nothingness.  What I know was that I was very delighted to finally see some living images of this highly acclaimed play.  At the same time I was a tad sad as now I felt that I had been robbed of the opportunity to be a witness to the brilliance of the actor I have long admired, doing the thing that she knows best, in flesh and blood, in a very demanding, physically and emotionally draining role ever.  THEN IT ALL MADE MORE SENSE...those rave reviews about the play and the excellent acting.  An actor more known for underrated, subtle acting doing it exceptionally well on stage where exaggerated acting is more the norm, what a HUGE FEAT!  Still there's no mistaken those eyes that glisten and piercing through glances. Truly gifted...

Ate Guy has really come a long way as an artist.  From the singing sensation that she first was to the ultimate performer that she has become, she need not prove anything more. And how on earth did a "bakya" icon able to shine brightly in the "elite" theater art medium is a testament to her versatility and the willingness to challenge her craft.  And why even do it in the first place?  Certainly not for big bucks nor any award or recognition as one would know that theater has none or little of those.  It was instead for a very good cause, of course.  With all sincerity and honest intent, Ate Guy expressed it all from the heart, hoping against HOPE that her effort will somehow be paid off in terms of even just a shallow social/political awareness that could have been implanted in the people's consciousness.  And maybe...just maybe, some good things would have come from it.  And do we have to mention that her involvement in stage plays also paved the way for the Pinoy cinema "lovers" to appreciate the theatre art experience and be nourished by it?

For all the things that she did and did not do...for all her glory, fame, faults and shame..Nora Aunor, the artist and the person showed that she did genuinely care, not just for the industry that she is a part of but for the nation that she was born of. 

Ate Guy, you can still continue to make a DIFFERENCE.  Your God given talent is more than enough to support a noble cause.  How 'bout more of these "enlightening" play outings?  

Until now, I am mesmerized...

(written and posted July 2008)

Fast forward to 2011.

The Most Fascinating, Interesting, Exciting Person of 2011 and Forever - Interview by Boy Abunda.

Boy Abunda: Ano ang aming aasahan sa 2012 mula sa iyo?

Nora Aunor: Isang pangako ng mga gagawin ko pa. Isang concert, isang matinding pelikula, stage play.. tapos na.

One more stage play? Oh boy! was I so glad to hear that..

THE NORA AUNOR EXPERIENCE!

BY RAJO LAUREL

Rajo's Blog

September 22, 2011

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As a fashion designer, there are those moments that really define your career as a creative individual!  One of those really special moments happened yesterday!  My dream of creating something for the original superstar NORA AUNOR came true!  I have been quite vocal about me wanting to design for La Aunor and when I got a message from her people that she herself asked for me to make something for her for a red carpet event, I was like OMG!  Are you all serious?  I was like  BY ALL MEANS!!!!!

So the task was set!  I wanted to create something really chic and elegant!  I  did not want to design anything that would detract from the STAR that she was!  My first thoughts were of a LUXE man’s tailored shirt with detail!  I created a raw white egyptian cotton man’s shirt and a silk serpentina skirt!

When she came,  all the measurements were so off!  Her team sent me the measurements and it was so big but Ms. Aunor was so gracious and patient that she stood there while me and my team did the adjustments!  Here are some candid moments from our fitting!

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I wanted to share this with all my fellow NORANIANS beacause I am seriously over the moon!  I mean OMG!  This is really a dream come true for me!  I still cannot believe my luck!  To be able to design for la AUNOR is really a dream!  I want to share with all of you the experience and although this is still in the rough stages, I know in my heart I captured the essence of who La AUNOR is!  I LOVE Ms. NORA AUNOR!!!!!!! Maraming salamat sa pagtitiwala sa akin!  Ang puso ko ay umaapaw sa galak at tuwa!!!!  Mabuhay ang ORIGINAL SUPERSTAR!!!!!

A GIFT OF NORA

Nora Aunor

By TITO GENOVA VALIENTE

Business Mirror / Reeling

Wednesday, December 28, 2011 
Source: http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/life/21253-a-gift-of-nora

FRIENDS know me as a non-Christmas kind of person. In other words, I do not ache if there is no Christmas tree in the living room. I am also the first in the family to suggest that the Christmas tree be hauled back to storage the day after Christmas. The sight of Christmas lights in October is a major personal irritant and so is the playing of Christmas carols when September sets in. I do not believe in our reputation as the country having the longest celebration of Christmas; we just have very entrepreneurial businessmen who are able to mark September as the earliest time one can sell tinsels and Christmas CDs. And consumers who buy into that great mercantilist myth.

The season, however, can pull up surprises. The whammy can even attack the core of any jaded person, this author certainly included, and hit it where it matters most—the heart.

For last Christmas, or four days ago, I received from my nieces and nephew what I thought to be a tablet, the electronic kind and not the one you gobble down to ease pathological pains. Would a tablet or an iPad make me drool? I doubt it.

Anyway, there were two sets of flat objects wrapped in nice red and green and gold. What was inside temporarily suspended the mean in me. There hidden by the wrapper, and soon revealed, was my own Christmas epiphany: two movie DVDs, original and not pirated, and a CD, original and not pirated. The films were Banaue and Bona. Two “Bs” that truly matter in Philippine filmography.

The film Banaue is known as Gerry de Leon’s final film. Certainly, it is not his best but the last work of a great artist is always significant. Kurosawa Akira’s Madadayo (literally, “Not Yet”) comes to mind. It is not Kurosawa’s best, not even among his 10 best, but people search for it, like the Holy Grail. Nora Aunor, the icon of the unwashed, unschooled and considered then as not a very articulate actor, directed once more by a compleat director, an Atenista, an elite. Too bad we are not the documenting type. I am curious how the two interacted; I wonder how de Leon handled Nora in Banaue this time. Earlier, in the trilogy Fe, Esperanza, Caridad, Gerry de Leon directed Nora in the final episode. Nora soared above the quirky and campy material because of a sincerity that is seldom seen in a performer being directed by an established auteur. This was 1974. Nora Aunor was good but not excellent. She was altogether compelling. For someone who had not yet shown us her range, she opted to underplay a role that had always been played over the top—and still is—by established but less sensitive actresses in a gothic film that require grand gestures. That was a sign that we were at the shrine of a thespian that would prove to be terrifically original.

It would take two years more before the entire Filipino film industry stood up and applauded a Nora Aunor performance in a film called Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos. Not even the charm of two proto-centerfolds, Christopher de Leon and Bembol Roco, put together could outshine the gilded characterization of Rosario. The Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino, organized that year, put their seal of approval for the very first time and declared Aunor their Best Actress.

The other gift-film is Bona. This must be, outside of Bernal’s Himala, one of the well-written about films of Nora Aunor. I have seen this film over and over, and written about it in newspapers and academic papers but never got to own a copy. The triumph of Bona is unique for any actor in the Philippine movie industry because here Nora is acclaimed both as producer and actor. As a producer, she takes credit with Lino Brocka comments like the one from Elliot Stein of The Village Voice, who declares that he has seen Bona three times and has “not yet had a fill of it.” He describes Bona as not only a movie but “an act of civil disobedience.” For her performance, Nora Aunor is hailed by Francois Cuel of Cinematographe for evoking “Giulietta Masina in La Strada—a Gelsomina to keep company with the kid who acted superbly in The Bicycle Thief.”

Giulietta Masina was wife and muse to Federico Fellini. She was Gelsomina in the film La Strada directed by Fellini, a film that received the first Best Foreign Film Oscar. Masina was petite, like Aunor, but I am certain it was not her physical stature that commanded comparison.

The ultimate gift, though, in my own selfish way of assessing things, is the music CD. The collection includes a wide array of Kundimans, Tagalog evergreens and some adaptation of regional songs. The first cut is the Magi’s choice: a reinterpretation of Larry Miranda’s classic “Marupok na Sumpa.” In the version of Miranda, the song is cloying but nevertheless seductive in the smoky and flirty ’50s way.

How would a newcomer interpret that?

On TV, we always see singers and actors doing the ’80s and the ’70s and even the ’50s. Almost always, the approach is to make fun with the music, instead of having fun with them. The particular setting is misread; the genre insulted; the viewers miseducated.

This is where Nora Aunor’s reading of a very old, and a very unfashionable song, triumphs. The singer acts out the words and, in the true intelligent fashion, crafts for us a world where men brood over failed love and women wallow in delicious torment, and lovers slash their wrists through music because society is still in control of personal passion. Thus, Nora Aunor reads the lines: “Sumumpa kang ako ay iiibigin/At ang pagsuyo mo’y di magmamaliw/Sa init ng halik/Nagtiwala ako sayong paggiliw.” Even as the words are fervid, Aunor sings them with a sadness that is packed tight and dulcet. No sighs and no chokes. There is only one note here that presages the passion that goes deeper and deeper and those are in the last syllable of “halik”, which the singer brings down to a remarkable depth unheard of in this land that celebrates the shrill and the belted.

Nora goes to the second stanza and here she barely lifts the level of emotional arousal. “Pinaasa-asa mo ako sa iyong pag-ibig/ Na ako ang mahal mo hanggang langit/Ang sumpa mo pala’y/Marupok na bula ang kawangis.” The last syllable of “pala’y” is treated with Aunor’s magnificent lower register, which is all blues and gospel and grandeur. Think Mahalia Jackson, Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald. No other singer would explore this note in the island and by a music industry predisposed not to put premium on these lower notes.

Comes the refrain, which has the following lines: “Kailanman ay di ko malilimutan/Na ikaw pala’y salawahan/Luluha ka rin at pagdating ng araw/Maalala mong ako’y iyong mahal/Mapait na luha at pagdurusa/Ang sa aki’y naiwang alaala/Buti pang mamatay/At sa langit ako liligaya.”

Again, Nora Aunor never attempts to reach for the jugular with these lines. I have heard singers push the drama in the line “Luluha ka rin at pagdating ng araw” that are obviously already trembling with melodrama. But she merely sings them. If there is theater in this stanza and all over the song, it happens in the line “Maalala mong ako’y iyong mahal,” where “ako’y” is extended and carried over into “iyong,”and climbs to “mahal,” where the vibrato becomes a wider tremolo, and somewhere in between the words, one hears the edge, the sharp metallic rise in what is a voice of velvet, echoing despair through the discipline of music. Words like “salawahan” are easy candidates for over-emphasis but Nora Aunor relies on the melody behind the words and the sweep of the violins. This is once more the technique where she looks at the camera and the latter amplifies what her face registers. In the recording, one senses a singer who loves and respects the lyrics and proceeds naturally from the embedded beauty of the sound.

Even when she reaches the lines “Buti pang mamatay/At sa langit ako liligaya,” there is no embarrassment of a flamboyant suicide note but a celebration of lovely lyrics and a melody that never gets dark, just lushly sentimental, with a nervous lilt, and an awesome terrible beauty.

When Nora Aunor recorded this album, she must have been very young and the song must have been the “corniest” to any young singer then. Where then did her decision come from to sing the song as sincerely and as exquisitely, loving the music as if she was to that golden period born and respecting the lyrics as all true artists would? There are no easy answers.

You can call it instinct. You can call it artistic honesty. You can call it genius. You can call it the gift of Nora Aunor.

You can also run to buy this CD, actually the Volume 2 of Nora Aunor’s Mga Awiting Sariling Atin. There are many more good songs in the compendium but that one cut is enough to grant you a true catharsis, a release from grief, and allow you to welcome a wonderful New Year.

In Photo: Even in her youth, the Superstar already had a precocious genius, recognizing the value in a song’s lyrics and showcasing a brilliant sense of restraint in her reading.

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