Wency Cornejo a winner 3 times over

Hanggang, the hauntingly beautiful love song composed by the husband and wife team of Roni and Gilda Cordero, gave Wency Cornejo three trophies at the recent Awit Awards for recordings made in 2002. The famous singer-composer, whose hits include Next in Line and Habang May Buhay, brought home the awards for Best Ballad Recording, Best Traditional Recording and the Best Musical Arrangement, which he shared with Alvin Nuñez.

Wency and the sensational Bituin Escalante tied for three Awit trophies each. Bituin won for Best Performance by a Female Artist, Best Produced Recording and Best Pop Recording. It was the lovely Ayen Munji-Laurel though, who emerged as the top winner with four awards when she swept all the trophies in the Awit’s video category for her song Bawat Gabi. These were for the Music Video Performance of the Year, Music Video of the Year, the Music Video Director of the Year for Jun Reyes and the Music Video Producers of the Year for Chang Bayaborda, Grace Quisias and Desiree Pe.

Wency, who usually records his own compositions, made one of his rare recordings of a song by other composers in the case of Hanggang which has now become one of his biggest hits. A new acoustic arrangement of the song with the talented Lester Demetillo on the classical guitar is included in Wency’s new album from Viva Records titled Langit Sa Lupa. This was launched last night with a media showcase at Club Chill on T. Morato in Quezon City.

The album showcases Wency as a producer, songwriter and singer and must be his best effort to date. His singing is in top form and the songs are all potential hit singles. These are Kantahan, Awit, Kahit Kailan, Lagi Kitang Mamahalin, Ang Lahat Ko ay Ikaw, This Love Song, Isn’t It Bad, Pangako ng Bukas and Langit Sa Lupa. Hanggang is presented alongside another new hit by Wency, and one that he wrote himself. This is the theme from the popular TV series Magpakailanman. The weekly show is hosted by Wency’s also famous mother, Mel Tiangco.

Meanwhile, here is the complete list of the winners at the Awit Awards. To all of them, I say "Congratulations" and keep up the music.

• Best Performance by a Female Artist: Kung Ako Na Lang Sana by Bituin Escalante

• Best Performance by a Male Artist: True Love by Martin Nievera

• Song of the Year: Only Selfless Love by Jamie Rivera

• Best Produced Record: Kung Ako Na Lang Sana by Bituin Escalante

• Album of the Year: A Heart’s Journey by Jose Mari Chan

• Best Performance by a Duet: Kung Mawawala Ka by Ogie Alcasid and Karylle

• Best Performance by a New Male Artist: Sa ‘king Pagbabalik by Malik

• Best Performance by a New Female Artist: Love Has Come My Way by Heart Evangelista

• Best Performance by a Duo or Group: To Love Me by Freestyle

• Best Performance by a New Duo or Group: Muli by 8-OM

• Best Performance by a Child/Children: Ikaw ang True Love Ko by A&E

• Best Instrumental Performance: Sana’y Maghintay ang Walang Hanggan by Willy Cruz

• Best Album Package: Edgar, Edgar Musikahan, Parokya ni Edgar by Ian Sta. Maria

• Best Remix: I Like the Way by Freestyle

• Best Engineered: Faithless by Angee Rozul

• Best Vocal Arrangement: Himig Pasko by Babsie Molina

• Best Musical Arrangement: Hanggang by Alvin Nuñez and Wency Cornejo

• Best Pop: Kung Ako Na Lang Sana by Bituin Escalante

• Best Ballad: Hanggang by Wency Cornejo

• Best Rock: Kailan Pa Man by Kevin Roy

• Best Dance: Bump Me All Nite Long by DJ MOD For Kut5 Production and Llydel Smith

• Best Country/Ballad: Palagay Ko, Mahal Kita by Aiza Seguerra

• Best Alternative: Ung Tagalog by Kamikazee

• Best Rhythm and Blues: 2nd Floor by Nina

• Best Jazz with Vocal: Never Find Another by Cathy Amaca

• Best Movie/TV/Stage Theme Song: Langit Na Bituin by Carol Banawa

• Best Inspirational/Religious: Only Selfless Love by Jamie Rivera

• Best Christmas: "Aming Aguinaldo" by N. Arnel de Pano, Cathy Amaca, Dulce, Reuben Laurente, Joni Villanueva and Musikatha Singers and Kids

• Best Novelty: This Guy’s in Love with You Pare by Allan Feliciano and Angelo Villegas

• Best Rap: Pansinin Mo Naman Ako by Razzamanazz

• Best Folk/Pop: Hula by Pan

• Best Traditional: Hanggang by Wency Cornejo

• Music Video: Bawat Gabi by Ayen Munji-Laurel

• Music Video Director: Bawat Gabi directed by Jun Reyes

• Music Video Performance: Bawat Gabi by Ayen Munji-Laurel

•s Music Video Producer: Bawat Gabi by Chang Bayaborda, Grace Quisias and Desiree Pe.