Philippine Idol
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| Philippine Idol | |
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 Philippine Idol logo |
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| Genre | Interactive reality singing competition |
| Creator(s) |  Simon Fuller |
| Starring |  Ryan Agoncillo Ryan Cayabyab Pilita Corrales Francis Magalona Heart Evangelista |
| Country of origin |  Philippines |
| Production | |
| Running time | Varies |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Associated Broadcasting Company |
| Original run | July 30, 2006 – December 10, 2006 |
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| Official website | |
| Philippine Idol | |
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| Philippine Idol finalists (with dates of elimination) |
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| Season 1 (2006) | |
| Mau Marcelo | Winner |
| Gian Magdangal | December 10 |
| Jan Nieto | December 10 |
| Miguel Mendoza | November 27 |
| Pow Chavez | November 20 |
| Ken Dingle | November 13 |
| Apple Chiu | November 6 |
| Arms Cruz | October 30 |
| Jeli Mateo | October 30 |
| Reymond Sajor | October 15 |
| Drae Ybañez | October 8 |
| Stef Lazaro | October 8 |
| Season 2 (2007) | |
| Upcoming season | |
Philippine Idol is the franchise of the Idol series in the Philippines. The franchise was awarded by Fremantle Media, 19 Entertainment and CKX, Inc. to the Associated Broadcasting Company (ABC), which also broadcasts American Idol and World Idol in the Philippines. Just like the premise of the original show Pop Idol, Philippine Idol aims to find the best young singer in the country.[1]
Local television personality Ryan Agoncillo is the host of the program.[2] Ryan Cayabyab (musical composer), Pilita Corrales (singer, known as Asia's Queen of Songs) and Francis Magalona (rapper and producer) are the judges of the show. Agoncillo, Corrales and Magalona auditioned to be a part of the program, while Cayabyab was chosen by the program's producers. [3] Actress Heart Evangelista hosts the daily updates program, I ♥ Philippine Idol. Composer Mel Villena is the musical director beginning at the semifinal round.
In the first season, Mau Marcelo of Lucena City defeated two other contenders at the finale to become the first Philippine Idol. A second season is currently in the works.
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[edit] First season (2006)
The debut season of Philippine Idol saw auditions held in three cities: Manila, on June 3 at the Philippine International Convention Center; Davao City, on June 23 at the Waterfront Insular Hotel; and Cebu City, on July 4 at Bigfoot Entertainment’s International Academy of Film and Television. In the television broadcast, the Cebu auditions were first aired before those in Davao.
From these, 169 were chosen to compete in the theater round in the Cultural Center of the Philippines on August 1, 2006. During the three days, the numbers were trimmed down to 84 to 40 and finally the Top 24. There were also reports of contestants backing out for various reasons as well as allegations of talent piracy against agents of ABS-CBN, who were convincing some auditioners to join Pinoy Dream Academy (see below).
The top 24 then competed in the semi-final, wildcard rounds, where their number was halved. From the group of 12, Mau Marcelo emerged as the first season's winner on December 10, 2006, defeating runners-up Gian Magdangal and Jan Nieto.
[edit] Second season (2007)
It has been announced in a report in ABC 5's late night news show Sentro that a second season is in the works. This was also announced by Mau Marcelo during the concert of the first season's final 12 at the Araneta Coliseum in late March, 2007. While there are no other details, it is possible that it will start soon after the airing of the finale of the sixth season of American Idol on May 24, 2007 in the Philippines.
[edit] I ♥ Philippine Idol: Exclusive
I ♥ Philippine Idol: Exclusive, originally Philippine Idol: Exclusive, is a thirty-minute daily program that features updates, news and behind-the-scene footages of the show. Since its premiere on August 14, 2006, a male voice talent (who also voices the plugs for ABC programs) has been facilitating the program, with appearances by Jmie Mempin who is also a production associate of Philippine Idol.
Actress Heart Evangelista took over the show on September 4, 2006. Accordingly, Philippine Idol: Exclusive was renamed I Love Philippine Idol: Exclusive with the heart shape reflecting the new host.[4]
[edit] Controversies
[edit] Auditions
A fast-track audition that was to be held at SM City Sta. Mesa was cancelled leading to complaints from hopefuls and parents. After several hours of waiting, a representative of ABC-5 arrived and relocated each of the 160 frustrated applicants to other scheduled Fast-Track auditions. [5]
Several Filipinos living in Mindanao reacted negatively to what the Philippine Idol judges said after a low Gold Pass turnout at the Davao Main Auditions, with Corrales (a Cebuana herself) was quoted as: "Davao is not the place to look for an Idol. All the good ones are in Cebu." [6] Corrales later clarified in the Wildcard Round that she said such a statement because of the low turnout in the Davao auditions and the even lower Gold Pass output; she further said that "Davao's best talents" might probably have already auditioned in Manila.
[edit] ABS-CBN's talent piracy
Another controversy came out when ABC confirmed that a Gold Passer (later identified in the show's official website as Czarina Rosales [7]) was pirated by ABS-CBN's Pinoy Dream Academy, the Philippine franchise of Star Academy. Sources said that some employees of ABS-CBN even approached a judge to “just let (some of) the contestants go.” [8]
This came after news that ABS-CBN wanted to co-produce Philippine Idol with ABC, but was denied.[9]
However, ABS-CBN, through a letter sent to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the newspaper that published the said report, denied the allegations, saying that they successfully staged competitions without poaching contestants from other contests and would fully respect a contestant's choice in which competition one would join.[10] Auditions for Pinoy Dream Academy were already held before the theater rounds.
In the aftermath of the "talent piracy" issue, ABC sent a formal letter of complaint to ABS-CBN, alleging that three Gold Passers of Philippine Idol became contestants of rival Pinoy Dream Academy. ABS-CBN did not comment on the letter, as neither of the three talents questioned became a finalist of that show.[11]
[edit] Vote padding
Upon the announcement of the Top 4 Male finalists, many viewers of the show had negative reactions regarding its format. Some were shocked, some disappointed, and others were left complaining. Apparently, two of the contestants that were favored by the judges based on their performances failed to make the cut. Instead, two others who had rather bad reviews from the jurors took the spot. Thus, many critics concluded that Philippine Idol is just another "popularity contest" rather than a singing competition. One of the judges, Ryan Cayabyab, mentioned that people should not be "kampante" or complacent regarding any of the contestants status on the show. Instead, he advised them to keep on voting for their favorites because of the show's factors such as its uncertainty. [12] This criticism about the show being a mere "popularity contest" was also reflected during the Women's Semi-finals, as talent critics believed that two contenders that failed the cut should had have made the Top 4. The critics also noted that the viewers did not take heed to the judges' remarks about the contender's performance. [13] Columnist Nestor U. Torre of the Philippine Daily Inquirer stated in his article about the format that the results revealed that viewers were not yet knowledgeable or objective enough to pick the first Idol and he also pointed the compromised voting on "subjective campaigns" from some of the semi-finalists' backers.[14] Torre would later use the reason of the other finalists' "vote-generating machines" in a later article against the show's mainly SMS-based voting system in his column.[15]
This fear can be supported on a report published by the Manila Bulletin about some contestants buying their way to the top, eliminating Ybañez and Lazaro-Bainbrige. Cayabyab divulged that he didn't expect the way people voted and would see if that trend will continue in the next week. He admitted however that it was all part of the game.[16]
During the Results Show of the Wildcard Round, Mau Marcelo jokingly said that Philippine Idol is "not a singing contest" but rather as "pagandahan" (beauty contest), which received a thunderous applause and laughter (especially from Cayabyab). Her statement was interpreted by fans in two ways: as a way of venting out her frustrations in the voting process; or as a means of sarcasm (she, along with the judges, was disappointed because of the top 8 result). In a later interview at I ♥ Philippine Idol: Exclusive!, she said that she did not mean anything. And instead of being criticized by the voting public, she was supported by the majority thus making her part of the Top 12. Marcelo later apologized on the Finale's post-results show press conference.[17]
[edit] References
- ^ Finally, Philippine Idol, INQ7.net, February 11, 2006 issue
- ^ Cruz, Marinel R.. "Mr. C, 'Idol' judge: Tough job", Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 11, 2006, pp. A2-1.
- ^ San Diego, Bayani Jr.. "Pilita, Francis M complete trio of RP 'Idol' judges", Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 30, 2006, pp. A16. (No online version)
- ^ Cruz, Marinel R.. "Heart is 'Idol' host, too", Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 3, 2006, pp. F-1.
- ^ ‘Philippine Idol’ organizers no-show at mall audition, INQ7.net, May 28, 2006 issue
- ^ No 'Idols' Here, INQ7.net, June 28, 2006 issue
- ^ Philippine Idol, The Journey Has Just Begun, Philippine Idol Official Website Features
- ^ ABC-5 Confirms Talent 'Piracy', INQ7.net, August 7, 2006 issue
- ^ Was ABS-CBN eyeing ‘Idol’ co-prod deal with ABC 5? INQ7.net. Published, April 30, 2006; accessed August 13, 2006.
- ^ Feedback, p. F3, Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 13, 2006.
- ^ "Heart, Host ng Philippine Idol Exclusive!", Pilipino Star Ngayon, September 2, 2006. (Article written in Tagalog language; no online version)
- ^ Philippine Idol Fans, Not Happy With The Voting Results Philippine Idol Official Website
- ^ Popularity reigns on Philippine Idol Yehey! Entertainment
- ^ Torre, Nestor U.. "Text votes compromise search for best on ‘Philippine Idol’", Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 9, 2006, p. F1.
- ^ Torre, Nestor U.. "Viewfinder: Images on my TV screen", Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 2, 2006, p. F1.
- ^ Villagomez, Kaye. "Are ‘Idol’ contestants buying their way to the top?", Manila Bulletin, October 11, 2006.
- ^ Lucena singer chosen first "Philippine Idol" by Marinel Cruz, Delfin Mallari Jr. INQ7.net INQ7.net. Accessed December 11, 2006.
[edit] External links
International franchises: Arab world • Latin America • West Africa • The former Yugoslavia • World Idol
