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Viva Records | |
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Parent company | Viva Music Group [1] |
Founded | 1988 |
Founder | Vicente del Rosario, Jr. |
Status | Active |
Distributor(s) | self-distributed |
Genre | P-pop, OPM |
Country of origin | Philippines |
Location | 7/F East Tower, Tektite Towers, [2] Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines |
Official website | vivavicor |
Viva Records Corporation, commonly known as Viva Records, is a Philippine record label [3] owned by Viva Music Group, a subsidiary of Viva Communications.
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