Pinoy Pop Superstar

Pinoy Pop Superstar was a Philippine television show featuring a year-long talent search for the best Filipino amateur singers. It was broadcast every Saturday evening on GMA. The format is loosely patterned on the original Tawag ng Tanghalan.

The program was hosted by Regine Velasquez. In the 2006 Star Awards for Television, Velasquez was awarded the "Best Talent Search Program Host" for the show.

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.

On the third season, however, there had become new rules. 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.

Rules were then again changed after the Pinoy Pop Superstar Year 3 Special: Fast Forward to Superstardom (this special consists of 12 wildcard finalists wherein Joyce Tanana won). On the first round, six contenders sing their song prior to their capacity and genre. Three of them will be eliminated due to their average scores. On the second round, the remaining three contenders will sing a different kind/genre of song. The weekly challenger will then compete with the defending winner. The winner shall defend his/her for four consecutive weeks (this time the defending winner can only reign his/her title for four weeks). The gathered finalists will then compete for the grand showdown.

Year One Grand Contenders

Final Showdown: May 7, 2005

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Finalists ! Final Four ! Final Two ! Winner |- | Michael Garcia
Kristel Astor
Charmaine Piamonte
MC Monterola
Brenan Espartinez
Jonalyn Viray
Philbert de Torres
Sheila Ferrari | Jonalyn Viray
Michael Garcia
Charmaine Piamonte
Brenan Espartinez | Jonalyn Viray
Brenan Espartinez | Jonalyn Viray |- |}

''' Finalists from the Philippines:'''

Michael Garcia

Kristel Astor

Charmaine Piamonte

MC Monterola

Brenan Espartinez

Jonalyn Viray

Finalists from overseas:

Philbert de Torres — from Canada

Sheila Ferrari — from the United States

Year Two Grand Contenders

Final Showdown: May 6, 2006

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Finalists ! Final Four ! Final Two ! Winner |- | Harry Santos
Gerald Santos
Aicelle Santos
Denver Regencia
Irra Cenina
Rosemarie Tan
Elise Estrada | Aicelle Santos
Gerald Santos
Harry Santos
Denver Regencia | Aicelle Santos
Gerald Santos | Gerald Santos |- |}

Finalists from the Philippines:

Harry Santos

Gerald Santos — (Text Votes Winner)

Aicelle Santos — (Over-all Roadshow Superstar & Recording Superstar)

Denver Regencia

Irra Cenina

Ronnie Liang — Disqualified (2nd runner-up at Pinoy Dream Academy)

Finalists from overseas:

Elise Estrada — from Canada

Rosemarie Tan — from the United States

Criteria for Judging for the Grand Showdown:

Grand Showdown Performance: 70%

Roadshow Performance: 10%

Album Performance: 10%

Text Votes: 10%

Year Three Grand Contenders

Final Showdown: June 2, 2007

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Finalists ! Final Four ! Final Two ! Winner |- | Joyce Tanana,
Miguel Naranjilla
Maricris Garcia
Jennie Escalada
Marvin Gagarin
Bryan Termulo
John Louie Abaigar
April delos Santos
Jae Buensuceso | Maricris Garcia
Bryan Termulo
Joyce Tanaña
Miguel Naranjilla | Maricris Garcia
Bryan Termulo | Maricris Garcia |- |}

Finalists from the Philippines:

Joyce Tanaña — (Cebu Superstar of the Night)

Miguel Naranjilla — (Text Votes Winner)

Maricris Garcia — (Mega Manila & Mandaluyong Superstar of the Night)

Jennie Escalada — (Best in Album Performance)

Marvin Gagarin

Bryan Termulo — (Pampanga & egypt Superstar of the Night)

John Louie Abaigar

April delos Santos

Finalists from overseas:

Jae Buensuceso — from United States

Criteria for Judging for the Grand Showdown:

Grand Showdown Performance: 60%

Roadshow Performance: 20%

Text & Online Votes: 20%

Albums released

Pinoy Pop Superstar The Finalists (2005)

Jonalyn Viray: On My Own (2005)

''BMC (Brenan Espartinez, Michael Garcia, Charmaine Piamonte) (2006)

The Pinoy Pop Superstar Year 2 Grand Contenders' Album (2006)

(2006)

Pinoy Pop Superstar Year 3 Grand Contenders' Album (2007)

Aicelle Santos: Make Me Believe (2007)

Maricris Garcia: Mahal Kita (2008)

External links

GMA Network Site

Pinoy Pop Superstar East Coast USA

Elise Estrada Source

Category:GMA Network Category:Philippine reality television series

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