November 14, 2016

Sarah Geronimo wins ‘Best Asian Performer’ in Classic Rock Awards 2016

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Filipino singer-actress, Sarah Geronimo wins ‘Best Asian Performer’ in Classic Rock Awards 2016. Image from Reuters.

Pop-star royalty and TV personality Sarah Geronimo was named as this year’s “Best Asian Performer” during the Classic Rock Awards 2016 held in Ryogoku Kokugikan Stadium in Tokyo, Japan last November 11, Friday.

The Classic Rock Roll Of Honour is an annual awards program established in 2005 by Classic Rock Magazine. Winners of the awards are chosen by the awards team and voted on by readers of the magazine. The 2016 edition of the Classic Rock awards marked the first time it was held in Japan.

The 28-year old singer performed a rock version of Freddie Aguilar’s “Anak” in front of the 8,000 crowd, along with top musicians Jeff Beck, Joe Perry, Phil Collen, Joe Elliott, Richie Sambora, Orianthi, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott, Cheap Trick, Kirk Hammett of Metallica, and Joe Walsh of Eagles to name a few.

The List of Classic Rock Roll Of Honour 2016 winners as reported by www.teamrock.com:

The Showmen: Cheap Trick

Best New Band: The Struts

Classic Songwriter: Richie Sambora

Band Of The Year: Jeff Lynne’s ELO

Reissue Of The Year: Queen – The Studio Collection

Asian Performance: Slot Machine

Japan Next Generation: Band-Maid

Asian Performance: Sarah Geronimo

The V.I.P: Katsuya Kobayashi

Eastern Breakthrough Male Band: One Ok Rock

The Asian Icon: Yoshiki