Pinoy Pop Superstar
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| Pinoy Pop Superstar | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality television |
| Running time | 1 hour |
| Creator(s) | GMA Network |
| Starring | Regine Velasquez |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original channel | GMA Network |
| Original run | July 3, 2004–present |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
Pinoy Pop Superstar is a Philippine television show featuring a year-long talent search for the best Filipino amateur singers. It is broadcast every Saturday evening on GMA. The format is loosely patterned on American Idol.
The program is hosted by Asia's Songbird Regine Velasquez who is an amateur singing contest veteran. In the 2006 Star Awards for Television, Velasquez was awarded the "Best Talent Search Program Host" for the show.
The planned name for this program is Pinoy Pop Idol, but because this program is an unlicensed version of American Idol, GMA Network had decided to change it to Pinoy Pop Superstar.
The prizes at stake include a house (from Crown Asia in 2005 and Filinvest in 2006), a car (Toyota Innova in 2005 and Chevrolet Optra in 2006, a recording contract with GMA Records, and 1,000,000 pesos.
The competition begins with a long audition period; then for forty weeks, three contestants would compete each week in front of a panel of judges. The weekly winner challenges the winner the week before. The winner must be able to defend his or her title for four consecutive weeks in order to automatically qualify for the grand final at the end of the forty weeks. Then, a Pinoy Pop Superstar grand champion is crowned. The first two seasons' grand showdown took place in Araneta Coliseum on May 2005 and 2006 respectively, and was judged by Floy Quintos, Jaya, Danny Tan, Kyla, and Jay-R.
The third season is currently being aired. However, there are new rules in the third season after the three contenders sing their songs on their own rendition, the second round would force them to sing their song, but not in their music type. For the weekly winner of four consecutive weeks, he or she will qualify for the prelimination showdown. The remaining finalists will compete for the grand showdown.
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[edit] The series-one finalists
- Finalists from the Philippines:
- Jonalyn Viray — the winner
- Brenan Espartinez
- Charmaine Piamonte
- Michael Gracia
- Kristel Astor
- MC Monterola
- Finalists from overseas:
- Philbert de Torres — from Canada
- Sheila Ferrari — from the United States
[edit] The series-two finalists
- Finalists From The Philippines
- Gerald Santos — the Winner
- Aicelle Santos
- Harry Santos
- Denver Regencia
- Irra Cenina
- Finalists From Overseas
- Elise Estrada — from Canada
- Rosemarie Tan — from the United States
- One grand contender, Ronnie Liang is disqualified before the roadshow begins due to technicality, on which he revealed that he was already handled by a talent agency. The rule of the contest is that a contender is not yet handled by any talent agency. Few months later, he joined ABS-CBN's Pinoy Dream Academy and made it to the top 20.
[edit] Albums released
- Pinoy Pop Superstar The Finalists (2005)
- Jonalyn: On My Own (2005)
- BMC (Brenan Espartinez, Michael Garcia, Charmaine Piamonte) (2006)
- The Pinoy Pop Superstar Year 2 Grand Contenders' Album (2006)
