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George Masangkay Canseco
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His life
Life of
George Masangkay Canseco
Background
Background
George Masangkay Canseco, also known as George Canseco, was born on April 23, 1934, in Naic, Cavite, Philippines. He was a Filipino composer and former politician in the First District of Quezon City, elected a councilor from 1988-1992 and 1998-2001. However, on November 20, 2004, Canseco died due to complications from liver disease and lung cancer at 70 in the National Kidney Institute, Quezon City, Philippines.
Studies and Early Years Works
Studies and Early Years Works
Canseco studied and graduated with a Liberal Arts degree at the University of the East in the Philippines. After graduation, he worked for The Philippines Herald and The Associated Press as a journalist. He also freelanced as a scriptwriter for hire in Manila. The composer also worked as a cinema music director and earned awards for best musical score in various films. His ballads often were used as motion picture theme songs.
Contribution
Canseco wrote more than 160 songs over three decades.
Canseco wrote the classic “Kapantay ay Langit", a theme from the award-winning Motion Picture sung by Maria Amapola Cabase. It was later popularized by Pilita Corrales, which eventually became her signature song. The song won the Manila Film Festival Best Song Of The Year Award in 1972.
Canseco followed it with an English song entitled “Songs" exclusively for “Songs and Amapola" under the Vicor Music Corporation Pioneer Label.
Canseco's best-known composition, however, was “Child", the English-language version of Freddie Aguilar's signature song “Anák".
He wrote for Sharon Cuneta and Basil Valdez, and his songs were also
recorded by Regine Velasquez, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Pilita Corrales,
Martin Nievera, and Kuh Ledesma. Also, Rey Valera was
a lyricist of two of Canseco's songs.
Where was he known for?
Where was he known for?
George Canseco was commissioned by Imelda Marcos, the former Philippine first lady, to compose the National Tribute Hymn, “I Am a Filipino" also known as “Ako ay Pilipino."
Ako ay Pilipino
Awards
Awards:
George Canseco won nine Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) awards, four Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) awards, three Gawan Urian awards, and one Metro Manila Film Festival award.
His works
His works
Famous works
Famous Works of George Canseco
1. Tubig at Langis
2. Sinasamba Kita
3. Ngayon at Kailanman
4. Hiram feat. Zsa Zsa Padilla
5. Kaano Kadalas Ang Minsan feat. Pilita Corrale
6. Saan Darating ang Umaga feat. Raymond Lauchen
7. Friends
8. Minsan Pa nating Hagkan ang Nakaraan feat. Basil Valdez
9. P.S. I Love You feat. Sharon Cuneta
10. Hanggang sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan