BIGO Recongizes Filipino Creators at Annual Awards Gala

Sat down with individuals clad in their best shiny and off the chart black and white outfits at the BIGO Live Philippines Awards Gala in Dusit Thani Manila-Makati City. This is an annual event where the streaming platform would honor creators, agencies and community members who have done exceptionally well in making each stream a meaningful, innovative and positive one. Seeing them mostly sat together made me realize how tight nit each of them are, even if they're all individually successful in what they do. This is just a part of over 400 Million users in BIGO Live, which if you've seen them stream, have been quite a venue for talented individuals in this neck of the woods.

We were also given a treat by witnessing a couple of performers like gonggcha, RiyanMariyaa, Jfaye and Annrain who went up the stage to entertain us in between awards that were given that evening. They also gave away recognitions for the "Rising Star of the Year, Livehouse Icon, Trailblazer Agency of the Year, Super Giver of the Year, Top Family, Most Impactful Icon of the Night, Family of the Night. Meanwhile, the group PH-PTA2 and IkangMO were given the "Most Impactful Icon of the Night Award" to end the show. Some of them were also given the opportunity to go to Singapore's Marina Bay Sands last January 24 for the Global BIGO Awards Gala to represent the country amongst counterparts from different regions. 

Here's a glimpse of what happened that evening:

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There will be more creator and community centric activities lined up in the app, in hopes to give a platform for those who have different kinds of talent, which members would truly enjoy. They've been in the industry since 2016, go see their social channels and website to know more about why they've been successful all these years.

Whitney Houston at Pre Grammy Awards Gala

Whitney's back! And she's good!

It's De javu all over again as Whitney Houston comes back with a vengeance after rounds of drug abuse and an ugly voice a few years ago. She returns with an outstanding voice as critics, musicians and the greatest in the music industry listen in this year's Pre Grammy Awards Gala show.

This particular party was to honor the great Clive Davis. He was the one responsible for the resuscitation of the careers of artists namely Bruce Springsteen, Janis Joplin, veterans like Rod Stewart and Carlos Santana. The mini Houston concert also had performers like Kelly Clarkson, a magical duet between Jennifer Hudson and Barry Manilow, Stewart, the Kings of Leon, Leona Lewis, and a monologue by the one and only Kanye West, . Hollywood all came down and the luminaries were there like Sir Paul McCartney, Jamie Foxx, Prince, Diddy, Rihanna, the Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift, Quincy Jones, P.Diddy, Faith Evans, a Gospel Choir and others.

Good thing she came back from drug use and a bad personal life. I hope she picks up the pieces and perform well in the future recordings. That would just be great!