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She completed Elementary Teacher"s Certificate at the National University.
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Alice Doria-Gamilla
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The song was later on recorded by "Asia"s Queen of Songs", Pilita Corrales which hit the millionth mark in sales which was a first in the Philippine recording history. lieutenant eventually became the signature song of Pilita"s longest running musical show on television, "An Evening with Pilita". lieutenant was later recorded by Bobbi Martin of the "Jackie Gleason Show" in the United States under Coral Records.
The song was such a big hit, it was recorded in 7 different languages after.
Born in Nagcarlan, Laguna, Philippines, Doria-Gamilla could play the piano by ear at the age of three. Afterwards she was given formal instructions when she was six.
She first worked as a critic teacher for two years at the Elementary Department of National University. As a new discovered composer in 1964, she was featured as a pianist playing her own compositions in The Television Filipinesque Show in Channel 3 sponsored by Northern Motors in coordination with Music Promotion Foundation of the Philippines.
Another composition she made which was to become as popular as "A Million Thanks to You" was her "Sa Lahat ng Oras".
She took up Bachelor of Science in Education and graduated as Magna Cum Laude at the National University, Manila in 1965. She continued her music studies at the University of Santo Tomas majored in Piano under Professor Bernardino Custodio. Alice took up further studies in composition under Professor Felipe Padilla de Leon.
To date, she had composed more than 300 published & unpublished, recorded and unrecorded songs.
But she considers as her crowning glory when she was bestowed the "Gintong Ina" award for the Musical Arts Sector in 1982. She was a member/board of trustee of the Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers FILSCAP for many years.
