The finale is coming!
Last August 25 (Sunday), A Song of Praise Music Festival named its newest grand finalist for Year 8.
With her worship anthem titled “Sagwan” (Paddle), 31-year old school registrar Aiza Narag secured a spot at the eighth edition of one-of-a-kind music revelry celebrating praise music.
Sung by rising belter Louie Anne Culala of The Wishfuls, the praise song paints a picture of a long journey at the heart of the sea while huge waves and fierce winds roar, encouraging us to trust God to be able to make it to the shores of hope.
This year’s grand finals’ entries comprise of the following:
- NOVEMBER: “O Ama” by Jhoter Jone Villan
- DECEMBER: “Alay Ko” by Maddonna Rosas and Pau Ortiz
- JANUARY: “Ikaw ay Ikaw” by Vanduane Badua
- FEBRUARY: “Don’t Give Up” by Cherry Labating
- MARCH: “Dios ng Katotohanan” by Darrel Joseph Villanueva
- APRIL: “Pupurihin Kita” by Chris Givenchi Edejer
- MAY: “Libo-libong Tala” by Carlo David
- JUNE: “You are Wonderful” by Franz Loren Bigcas
- JULY: “God Has His Purpose” by Lambert Reyes Jr. and Roman Cundangan
- AUGUST: “Sagwan: by Aiza Narag
Two more tracks are set to complete the list of this year’s best praise songs.
Last year, visually-impaired songwriter John Paul Salazar bagged the Song of the Year title with P500,000 cash prize tax-free.
Performed by OPM trio Bradz, his masterpiece titled “Tugtog”, is an upbeat gospel track about music as the sound of a praiseful heart for God.
“‘Tugtog’ for me denotes a human heartbeat. One artist I heard said, ‘Music is a part of our lives, and our hearts always plays music.’ I made the song out of that idea and turned it into a song of praise to the Lord. Every time I sing for the Lord, my heart is in sync with the music!” said Salazar.
A first from last year, ASOP launched its Bro. Eli Soriano’s Choice with “Hiling” as the winning song written by Jeffrey Lim, also by a visually-impaired aspiring songwriter.
Conceptualized by Breakthrough and Milestones Productions International (BMPI) Chairman and CEO Kuya Daniel Razon and Filipino televangelist Bro. Eli Soriano, ASOP is set to upgrade its prizes for each year.
As another year-long singing of praises to the Almighty comes to a close, the grand winner will take home P800,000 while the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, will get P500,000, P200,000, and P100,000 cash prizes, respectively.
Over the years,
amateur and professional songwriters have ventured into the heart of crafting
songs for the Almighty.
True to its
advocacy of bringing back praise music in people’s lives, the first and only
praise songwriting tilt in Philippine television continues to inspire talents
and celebrate gospel music dedicated all for the glory of God.
Apart from celebrating inspiring talents, ASOP is also set to stage top-notch OPM acts.
Watch out for the grand finals of ASOP Year 8 on November.
For more information about ASOP Music Festival, visit its official website at https://www.asoptv.com. You can follow ASOP on Facebook via facebook.com/asoptv, Twitter at twitter.com/asoptv and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/asoptv/.
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