5th COMPASS Annual Awards Presentation
23 Jul 1999
GUEST OF HONOUR:
PROFESSOR TOMMY KOH, AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE
| No. | Category & Description | Recipient / Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Top Local English Pop Song 最佳本地英语流行歌曲 Lagu Pop Inggeris Tempatan Terbaik Highest Royalty Earning Local English Composition in the pop music genre for the year in review. |
China Blue Music and Lyric by Mark Chan 陈国华 |
| 2 |
Top Local Chinese Pop Song 最佳本地中文流行歌曲 Lagu Pop China Tempatan Terbaik Highest Royalty Earning Local Chinese Composition in the pop music genre (including dialects like Cantonese, Hokkien etc) for the year in review. |
爱是永恒 Music by Dick Lee 李迪文 |
| 3 |
Top Local Malay Pop Song 最佳本地马来语流行歌曲 Lagu Pop Melayu Tempatan Terbaik Highest Royalty Earning Local Malay Composition in the pop music genre for the year in review. |
Jejaka Music by Rosli Bin Mohalim Lyric by Roslina Bte Musa |
| 4 |
Top Local Soundtrack 最佳本地配乐 Soundtrack Tempatan Terbaik Highest Royalty Earning Local Composition used in films, documentaries, dramas etc. for the year in review. |
Garba Composed by Yasotha Somasundram |
| 5 |
Top Local Serious Music 最佳本地严肃音乐 Muzik Serius Tempatan Terbaik Highest Royalty Earning Local Composition in the serious music genre for the year in review. |
Street Calls Composed by Leong Yoon Pin 梁荣平 |
| 6 |
Top Local Instrumental Contemporary 最佳本地现代乐曲 Muzik Tempatan Bersifat Alatan Terbaik Highest Royalty Earning Local Composition in the instrumental contemporary genre for the year in review. |
Trick Rider Composed by Quadmix |
| 7 |
Top Local Composer of the Year 最佳本地词曲作者 Penggubah Tempatan Terbaik Local composer who has the highest royalty earnings for the year in review. |
Dick Lee 李迪文 |
| 8 |
COMPASS Young Composer of the Year 最佳本地青年词曲作者 Penggubah Muda Terbaik Local composer who has the highest royalty earnings for the year in review among those below the age of 35. |
Leong Wai Foong 梁伟丰 |
| 9 |
Top Local Publisher of the Year 最佳本地音乐出版商 Penerbit Tempatan Terbaik Local music publisher who has the highest royalty earnings for the year in review. |
Touch Music Publishing Pte Ltd 大石音乐 |
| 10 |
Top Publisher (Overall) of the Year 最佳音乐出版商 Penerbit Keseluruhan Terbaik Music publisher who has the highest royalty earnings for the year in review. |
EMI Music Publishing (Singapore) Pte Ltd 百代音乐 |
| 11 |
Top Local Artiste of the Year 最佳本地歌手 Artis Tempatan Terbaik Accorded based on the total amount of performing royalties generated from all songs performed by an artiste for the year in review. |
Mavis Hee 许美静 |
| 12 |
Wings of Excellence Award 海外成就奖 Anugerah Sayap Kecemerlangan Outstanding Individual who has achieved outstanding performance in the region. |
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| 13 |
Artistic Excellence Award 卓越才艺奖 Anugerah Artistik Cemerlang Outstanding individual who has excelled in their respective musical fields eg performing musicians, music arrangers, composers, music producers. |
Dick Lee 李迪文 Tonni Wei 魏仕人 M.S. Maniam |
| 14 |
Meritorious Award 卓越贡献奖 Anugerah Meritorious Prominent individual in the music industry who has contributed significantly or has made an impact on the development of local music in Singapore. |
Liang Wern Fook 梁文福 Ting Chu San Samuel 丁祝山 |
| 15 |
Lifetime Achievement Award 终生成就奖 Nationally renowned individuals who are outstanding musicians themselves and at the same time has made continuous contribution to the development and nurturing of the local music talents in his or her entire life. |
P Ramlee |