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To be as iconic as Vehnee Saturno, keep writing for Filipinos first
In 1983, a former Xerox operator wrote a song, which became a hit, and soon began making his mark in Philippine music history.
Venancio "Vehnee" Saturno first found success at the Metro Manila Popular Music Festival (Metropop) in 1982. He won first place for "Isang Dakot" and a year later, one of the two entries he sent turned into a timeless hit.
"My first big hit, major hit was 'Be My Lady' (by Martin Nievera) and mula d'on tuloy-tuloy na," Saturno told GMA News Online in an exclusive interview after signing with GMA Records on August 11.
Even before "hugot" was a thing, Saturno was already penning songs for the brokenhearted. He started writing in high school, but had little support from his family as his mother thought music would be a bad influence.
The hardships he went through only served as fodder for his songs.
"Hindi naman ako nag-start sa isang family na 'mayro'n.' Sabi ko nga n'ong bata ako, pipilitin ko na maiba 'yong buhay ko kasi nakaranas ko rin ang makapagtrabaho sa isang company per
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Venancio Saturno (born April 1, 1954), better known as Vehnee Saturno, is a Filipino composer, songwriter and record producer. He found success in 1982 by winning at the Metro Manila Popular Music Festival first place for the song "Isang Dakot".
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