Draft:Jungee Marcelo

Proceso Gideon Marcelo, or Jungee Marcelo (born 1964) is a Filipino songwriter, arranger, dance director and TV host. A composer of OPM hits, he is most prominently known for writing the Gary Valenciano songs "Hataw Na," a dance hit, and "Sa Yahweh ang Sayaw," a Christian hip-hop song.[1]

He has also joined and won various songwriting competitions, beginning with the now defunct Metropop Song Festival, winning the grand prize in the 1997 edition with "Para Sa Inyo Itong Kanta Kong Ito". His song "Pansamantagal" won third place in the 2013 Philippine Popular Music Festival (Philpop), before winning the grand prize the following year with the Kyla-interpreted song "Salbabida." [2][3]

Marcelo is also known for writing the Daniel Padilla hit, "Nasa Iyo Na Ang Lahat", an entry to the 2013 Himig Handog competition, winning audience choice awards.[4]

  1. ^ Choa, Kane Errol. "Meet Jungee Marcelo, the hitmaker of timeless Philippine songs". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  2. ^ Policarpio, Allan (2014-07-31). "PhilPop champ credits 'lifesavers' for triumph". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  3. ^ News, G. M. A. (2014-07-27). "PhilPop 2014 prize goes to inspirational song by Jungee Marcelo and sung by Kyla". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2024-10-10. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Aiza is top Himig Handog winner". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-10-10.