Ako ay Pilipino
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Ako ay Pilipino is a Filipino
pop song written by George Canseco
under commission from Imelda Marcos
and famously performed by Kuh Ledesma
, who has said that it is her favorite song.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
pop song written by George Canseco
George Canseco
George Masangkay Canseco was a Filipino song composer.Canseco studied liberal arts at University of the East...
under commission from Imelda Marcos
Imelda Marcos
Imelda R. Marcos is a Filipino politician and widow of 10th Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos. Upon the ascension of her husband to political power, she held various positions to the government until 1986...
and famously performed by Kuh Ledesma
Kuh Ledesma
Kuh Ledesma is a popular Filipino pop and jazz singer. She is known in the Philippines as the "Pop Diva". Kuh Ledesma has been performing for 25 years in the music industry which encompasses more than 300 concerts, numerous awards in the Philippines, and 18 albums in the Philippine recording...
, who has said that it is her favorite song.