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For the GMA Network program, see Pinoy Idol.
Philippine Idol

Philippine Idol logo
Created by Simon Fuller
Starring Ryan Agoncillo
Ryan Cayabyab
Pilita Corrales
Francis Magalona
Heart Evangelista
Country of origin Philippines
Production
Running timeVaries
Broadcast
Original channelAssociated Broadcasting Company
Original runJuly 30, 2006 – December 10, 2006
External links
Official website
Philippine Idol
Philippine Idol finalists
(with dates of elimination)
Season 1 (2006)
Mau MarceloWinner
Gian MagdangalDecember 10
Jan NietoDecember 10
Miguel MendozaNovember 27
Pow ChavezNovember 20
Ken DingleNovember 13
Apple ChiuNovember 6
Arms CruzOctober 30
Jeli MateoOctober 30
Reymond SajorOctober 15
Drae YbañezOctober 8
Stef LazaroOctober 8


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Philippine Idol host Ryan Agoncillo with judges Ryan Cayabyab, Pilita Corrales and Francis Magalona.


Philippine Idol was the first franchise of the Idol series in the Philippines. The franchise was awarded by FremantleMedia, 19 Entertainment and CKX, Inc. first to the Associated Broadcasting Company (ABC) in 2006 and then to GMA Network in 2008. 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 hosted the program.[2] Ryan Cayabyab (musical composer), Pilita Corrales (singer, known as Asia's Queen of Songs) and Francis Magalona (rapper and producer) were 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.

Mau Marcelo of Lucena City defeated two other contenders at the finale to become the first Philippine Idol.

Fremantle Media subsequently awarded the franchise to GMA Network and hence will be renamed as Pinoy Idol; GMA won't be recognizing the results of the ABC franchise.

Auditions

The main auditions were held in 3 cities: Manila, on June 3 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City; 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.

Fast-track screenings were also held at satellite venues in SM Supermalls located in key cities such as Baguio City, Lucena City, Batangas City, Iloilo City, and Cagayan de Oro City in May and June. Several fast-track auditions were also done in cities without an SM Mall such as Dagupan City, Ilagan, Isabela, Tacloban City, and Zamboanga City. Applicants were asked to fill up necessary forms and to perform two songs before a set of judges, usually from the local radio and music industries. Successful applicants of the Fast-Tracks were given a pass for the audition proper. ABC and its media partners Radio Mindanao Network and Manila Broadcasting Company provided free transportation, food and lodging to those who passed the main auditions.

A total of 169 aspirants received the Gold Pass from the three main judges. 119 were from Luzon and Metro Manila, while 17 and 33 were from Davao and Cebu respectively. However, according to an article in Philippine Daily Inquirer, three Gold Passers backed out before the Theater Rounds. The reasons for backing out range from family problems to accepting an overseas job offer. [4] The remaining contenders battled it out during the Theater Eliminations that were held in Cultural Center of the Philippines from August 1 to 3. They were billeted at the Bayview Park Hotel, where the provincial Gold Passers arrived via first-class in Super Ferry, while the Luzon contenders were picked-up in selected SM Malls. It was from the Theater Eliminations that the "Top 24" finalists were selected.

Initially, the program was scheduled to begin on July 29, 2006, but ABC moved it to July 30, 2006 (a Sunday) to strengthen its Sunday line-up, when other local stations have talk shows and game shows on that day.

Rejected

This is a list of notable contestants who were rejected at the auditions:

List of notable auditioners who failed  

Passed

Below is a list of the notable contestants that qualified for the second round, but did not pass the theater rounds at one point or another, divided as to the location of their auditions. The full list of those who passed can be found here.

Manila

List of auditioners who passed in Manila  

Cebu

List of auditioners who passed in Cebu  

Davao

List of auditioners who passed in Davao  

Theater round

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Kenneth Paul "Yova" Alonzo, eventual winner of the "Kakaibang Idol" special title, during the Cebu Auditions.
The Theater round of the show was held on August 1, 2006 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. A total of 169 contestants from the nationwide auditions were gathered in the venue for their second step to become one of the 24 finalists for the chance to become the first Philippine Idol.

The contestants are grouped into 11 with 15 members where each one will perform in acapella. Right then and there after all the 15 rendered their songs, the judges selected who would go home and who would advance to the next round.

From 169 contestants, 84 were chosen to proceed to the next test—the group performance. Each group has 3 all-male/all-female members.

From 84 contenders, the list was trimmed down to 40, and eventually the judges selected the top 24 who would compete for the live show semi-final round. The list of the top 84 can be found here.

The top 24 was announced on August 27, 2006. They are listed under the Semi-Finals section.

Semifinal round

The 24 semi-finalists, announced August 27, 2006. After the semifinalists were selected and divided by gender, the two groups will alternately perform at SM Megamall Cinema 3, where a stage was specially built for the semi-finals round. The top 4 contestants of each group will enter the Top 12. Then ten (as opposed to all) of the remaining 16 will then perform in a Wildcard round, with the Top 4 completing the Top 12. This was announced after the second semi-finals night.

The following were not called to be among the finalists during the semi-finals and were shut out of the wild card round, therefore eliminating them completely from the competition.
List of eliminated semi-finalists  

Wildcard round

The following were chosen by the judges to perform in the wild card round, but did not make it to the Final 12. The announcement was made public on September 11, 2006.
List of eliminated wildcard semi-finalists  

Final round

The Finals started on September 30, 2006. The elimination process in this leg is one by one or can be two on special circumstances such as suspension of eliminations on previous weeks. As a bonus for the finalists' achievement, it was confirmed that all 12 finalists will record an album compilation of OPM songs, in which each will contribute a track. The finalists are:
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The Final 12, as they appeared in an advertisement for the program.

Weekly themes

Guest judges

A guest judge was enlisted each week for five weeks beginning October 14 while resident judge Magalona was away in Europe. Additionally, a sixth guest judge supplemented the panel on the week of Magalona's return. Each guest judge generally had some expertise relating to that week's theme.

Results summary

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Week number:*1 2 3 *4 5 6 7 8 9 11
Elimination date:10/1 10/8 10/15 10/22 10/30 11/6 11/13 11/20 11/27 12/10
Place Contestant Result
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2nd-3rdGian MagdangalSafeBtm 4Btm 3SafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeRunner-up
Jan NietoSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBtm 3Btm 3HSRunner-up
4thMiguel MendozaSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBtm 3Elim
5thPow ChavezSafeBtm 4SafeSafeBtm 4Btm 3SafeElim
6th''Ken DingleSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeBtm 3Elim
7thApple ChiuSafeSafeSafeSafeBtm 4Elim
8thJeli MateoHSSafeSafeSafeElim
9thArms CruzHSSafeSafeSafeElim
10thReymond SajorSafeSafeElim
11thDrae YbañezSafeElim
12thStef LazaroSafeElim

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Legend
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Bottom 3/4
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Notable events

  • On the first week, no contestants were eliminated, due to disrupted telephone and mobile phone services in many areas in Luzon caused by Typhoon Milenyo. In the results show, the finalists still went through the scare of the familiar elimination routine: Agoncillo called 3 contestants to the area dubbed the "Hot Spot" before revealing that no one would be eliminated and that all votes would be carried over to the succeeding week. The reason this was done was that there were no official results at all to be announced to the public, according to sources from the network; the votes were not yet counted at the time. [5] ABC-5 Director for Creative and Entertainment Production Perci Intalan also clarified that the three finalists who were put in the "Hot Spot" (production had arbitrarily selected Marcelo, Cruz and Mateo) were not necessarily the bottom three. Intalan said, "We were not allowed to announce who the bottom three were because the votes will be carried over next week and it might affect the voting if people know who the bottom three were." [6]
  • On the second week, two contenders were eliminated in view of the preceding week's non-eliminations.
  • On the fourth week, no one was eliminated once again due to reports of disrupted voting (among Sun Cellular and Smart subscribers). All votes amassed for this week were carried over to Week 5. Through the rest of the results night, each of the judges picked one finalist to give an encore performance: Cornejo picked Cruz, Corrales chose Marcelo, and Cayabyab picked Magdangal.
  • Starting on the fifth week, performance nights were held on Sundays while elimination nights are on Mondays, as opposed to the previous setup of Saturday performances and Sunday eliminations. Also, voting time was shortened to 2 hours (from 22 hours). This change was adopted (partly due to public clamor) to pattern the voting from American Idol, which limits voting to a window of two hours after performance night. On results night, two contenders were eliminated in light of the prior week's non-eliminations.
  • On the seventh week, each finalist sang a song chosen for them by a fellow Idol based on these assigned pairings: Magdangal and Nieto, Marcelo and Mendoza, Chavez and Dingle. After the night's performances, Mo Twister expressed with certainty that Dingle would be eliminated the next night, the guest judge wagering that he would go to work in a dress for a week if his prediction proved wrong. Dingle was indeed eliminated the following night.
  • On the eighth week, each of the remaining 5 contestants performed two songs. This was the reason cited for a thirty-minute extension for voting during that night.
  • On the 9th week, the remaining 4 finalists gave "mini-concerts", each performing 2 song numbers with a short spiel to the audience in between. On results night, Agoncillo initially called Marcelo and Nieto to the Hot Spot, then sent Nieto back and retained Marcelo. Agoncillo then posed to Marcelo the scripted question of whom she thought should accompany her to the Hot Spot. When Marcelo picked Mendoza, Agoncillo confirmed the correctness of her choice, then immediately went on to reveal that Mendoza was the one eliminated.
  • The tenth week was a special week to profile the final three finalists Marcelo, Magdangal, and Nieto.

Finale

On December 9, 2006, show held its performance night finale at the Araneta Coliseum dubbed The Big 3 at the Big Dome. As denoted, the final group contained three finalists (Magdangal, Marcelo, and Nieto) rather than a final two and they each performed three songs, one personally chosen by the contesant, one by the judges and one by Sony BMG. Agoncillo hosted the performance night alone; he was then joined the next night by Heart Evangelista.

The next night at the same venue, the star-studded results show was held, headlined by Magdangal, Marcelo, and Nieto together with the rest of the Final 12. The show also included performances from Cueshé, Aiza Seguerra, the SexBomb Girls, G Toengi, Hajji Alejandro, and Gary Valenciano, as well as resident judges Francis Magalona and Pilita Corrales. Ryan Cayabyab also performed his compositions by joining the finalists through his piano accompaniment.

In what can be regarded as the climax of the show, the Final 12 and resident judges Corrales and Cayabyab performed a medley of songs composed by Cayabyab, including an original one which he made with finalist Miguel Mendoza entitled "Here I Am".

Mau Marcelo was voted as the first Philippine Idol, amassing about 35.26% of the vote. The vote was a hotly contested one with the runners-up earning about 33.84% and 30.90% of the votes. It was not revealed, however, which runner-up garnered which percentage, but they each received PHP250,000. Aside from the title, Marcelo also earned a contract with Sony BMG, a management contract with an agency of Fremantle Media's choice, a PHP1,000,000 non-exclusive contract with ABC, and a cash prize of PHP1,000,000.

Post-Idol

Runner-up Gian Magdangal signed a non-exclusive contract to GMA network and is a regular on Sunday noon-time variety show SOP (Sobrang Okey Pare). Aside from the public announcement, Magdangal himself confirmed it on his Yahoo! Groups site. [7] However, a stipulation in Magdangal's contract states that he is not supposed to mention "Philippine Idol" in any of his appearances on GMA Network, and this has been noticeable since his first appearance.[8] Meanwhile, fellow runner-up Jan Nieto signed a contract with GMA Network and was introduced in SOP on October 2007 as its newest "Kapuso".

On the other hand, winner Mau Marcelo still remains as the finalist with a recording contract with the Sony BMG company with the release of her new album, entitled On My Own, derived from its carrier track "Try It on My Own." She had also appeared on the ABS-CBN show ASAP '07 alongside Sarah Geronimo, Rachelle Ann Go, Frenchie Dy, and Yeng Constantino, all winners of singing competitions themselves (Star for a Night, Search for a Star, Star in a Million, and Pinoy Dream Academy).

Marcelo has also released her first post-Idol full-length album entitled "I Shine for You." The title track, which was its carrier single, played on radio stations in the Philippines. A remixed version of "I Shine for You" is used as a theme song for a local television show "Shall We Dance: The Celebrity Dance Challenge", which is being shown on ABC-5.

Meanwhile, Drae Ybañez was featured in the February 6, 2007 edition of the ABS-CBN late evening news program Bandila. Philippine Idol was not explicitly mentioned in the report; rather, it focused on his charity work. He announced during a performance in De La Salle System's grand reunion that he is taking up Music Production in De La Salle University-College of Saint Benilde.

Nieto and Miguel Mendoza has also appeared on the ABS-CBN show "ASAP '07" alongside Piolo Pascual, Sam Milby, Jay-R Siaboc, and Ronnie Liang. Moreover, Nieto was also interviewed in "TV Patrol World" about his appearance on "ASAP '07". Along with Jelli Mateo, Nieto also sang a food condiment jingle that was rearranged by Ryan Cayabyab.

Mateo briefly appeared in ABS-CBN's noontime show Wowowee as one of its co-hosts.

Reymond Sajor has appeared in the Philippine theater version of the TV movie High School Musical. He also won in the Senior Vocalist category in the World Championship of the Performing Arts 2007, which was held in Los Angeles, USA. [9]

Armarie Cruz, Ken Dingle, and Apple Chiu formed "AKA", a singing group that performs in Metro Manila's bar and hotel circuits.

Pow Chavez returned to her band "Joint" and continued to perform around Metro Manila bars.

Kakaibang Idol

On September 23, 2006, a special edition was held for the contestants with the most notable auditions who didn't make the performance rounds and from the elimination round. The special edition was called the search for "Kakaibang Idol" (a very different Idol) because the seven auditioners' takes made an impact among viewers of the show. The following (in order of performance in the show), along with nicknames, are:

List of Kakaibang Idol contestants  
The songs that they each used during the auditions were the same ones which they performed that night except for Perey who performed Lara Fabian's version of "Broken Vow" (he used the "his name" lyric rather than the "her name" lyric in Groban's version). Also, most of the performances were accompanied by back-up dancers, something the semi-finalists' performances never had.

The twelve finalists were present that night, but they only performed at the beginning and end of the show. Likewise, Magalona, Corrales, and Cayabyab took a back seat, appearing in clips taking their "time off" and near the end of the show. Taking over jury duties that night were comedic performers Ethel Booba, Arnell Ignacio, and Tuesday Vargas.

Although that night was a breather night for the finalists, voting was still active, involving viewers to pick the performer who should be proclaimed "Kakaibang Idol." The next night, with the presence of the finalists, Magalona, Corrales, and Cayabyab, Yova Alonzo was chosen by the viewers as "Kakaibang Idol."

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.[10]

Controversies

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. [11]

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." [12] 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.

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 [13]) 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.” [14]

This came after news that ABS-CBN wanted to co-produce Philippine Idol with ABC, but was denied.[15]

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.[16] 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.[17]

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. [18] 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. [19] 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.[20] 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.[21]

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.[22]

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.[23]

Pinoy Idol

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It had been announced in a report in ABC'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.

After several negotiations however, FremantleMedia (Idol franchise holder) has officially decided to have the second season aired on another major rival GMA Network, slated for a 2008 premiere. The franchise holder's representative said that it is "very fortunate" to find a new partner.[24] This came as ABC earlier asserted that it was still under negotiation with FremantleMedia about the second season and had earmarked Asian Idol as its "big launch."[25] Interestingly, first season runner-up Gian Magdangal is now a talent of GMA and fellow runner-up Jan Nieto is set to follow suit.[24]

ABC was reportedly sore about the deal, saying through its senior vice president for Corporate Affairs Terra Daffon that ABC was willing to buy only Idol with no other packages attached, but FremantleMedia has apparently found a better deal with GMA, "a giant" according to ABC (a "Jack trying to climb the beanstalk"). ABC was also saddended by rumors that GMA will relaunch the show instead of recognizing the first season and therefore not acknowledge Mau Marcelo as the first Philippine Idol. Daffon did admit however that GMA's move to acquire FremantleMedia programs (Idol, Celebrity Duets: Philippine Edition, Whammy! Push Your Luck, and Kakasa Ka Ba sa Grade 5? to name a few) is a complete turnaround from its previous vow not to buy any foreign franchise. Daffon also observed that GMA seems to be set in battling rival ABS-CBN anew as the latter now has four franchises from Endemol.[27]

See also

References

1. ^ Finally, Philippine Idol, INQ7.net, February 11, 2006 issue
2. ^ Cruz, Marinel R.. "Mr. C, 'Idol' judge: Tough job", Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 11, 2006, pp. A2-1. 
3. ^ San Diego, Bayani Jr.. "Pilita, Francis M complete trio of RP 'Idol' judges", Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 30, 2006, pp. A16.  (No online version)
4. ^ Idol begins today, INQ7.net, July 30, 2006 issue
5. ^ ‘Idol’ eliminations moved to next Saturday Manila Bulletin 10/4/06 Issue, Entertainment Section.
6. ^ Idol Results Shocking! Malaya Newspaper 10/5/06 Issue, Entertainment Section.
7. ^ Gian Magdangal's Official Yahoo! Group
8. ^ "SOP" lets go of co-hosts for major revamp
9. ^ "List of WCOPA 2007 Winners" (pdf file)
10. ^ Cruz, Marinel R.. "Heart is 'Idol' host, too", Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 3, 2006, pp. F-1. 
11. ^ ‘Philippine Idol’ organizers no-show at mall audition, INQ7.net, May 28, 2006 issue
12. ^ No 'Idols' Here, INQ7.net, June 28, 2006 issue
13. ^ Philippine Idol, The Journey Has Just Begun, Philippine Idol Official Website Features
14. ^ ABC-5 Confirms Talent 'Piracy', INQ7.net, August 7, 2006 issue
15. ^ Was ABS-CBN eyeing ‘Idol’ co-prod deal with ABC 5? INQ7.net. Published, April 30, 2006; accessed August 13, 2006.
16. ^ Feedback, p. F3, Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 13, 2006.
17. ^ "Heart, Host ng Philippine Idol Exclusive!", Pilipino Star Ngayon, September 2, 2006.  (Article written in Tagalog language; no online version)
18. ^ Philippine Idol Fans, Not Happy With The Voting Results Philippine Idol Official Website
19. ^ Popularity reigns on Philippine Idol Yehey! Entertainment
20. ^ Torre, Nestor U.. "Text votes compromise search for best on ‘Philippine Idol’", Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 9, 2006, p. F1. 
21. ^ Torre, Nestor U.. "Viewfinder: Images on my TV screen", Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 2, 2006, p. F1. 
22. ^ Villagomez, Kaye. "Are ‘Idol’ contestants buying their way to the top?", Manila Bulletin, October 11, 2006. 
23. ^ Lucena singer chosen first "Philippine Idol" by Marinel Cruz, Delfin Mallari Jr. INQ7.net INQ7.net. Accessed December 11, 2006.
24. ^ San Diego Jr., Bayani.GMA 7 bags ‘RP Idol’, Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 16, 2007, p. G1
25. ^ San Diego Jr., Bayani.ABC 5: ‘RP Idol is ours’, Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 5, 2007, p. E1
26. ^ San Diego Jr., Bayani.GMA 7 bags ‘RP Idol’, Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 16, 2007, p. G1
27. ^ San Diego Jr., Bayani.ABC 5 sore about ‘Idol’ move, Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 20, 2007, p. D1

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Key people Robert F.X. Sillerman, CEO & Chairman
Michael Ferrel, President
Simon Fuller, CEO & Director
Thomas P.
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Associated Broadcasting Company

Type Broadcast television network
Country Philippines
Availability    National
Owner ABC Development Corporation
Key people Chino Roces, founder
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GMA Network, Inc.

Public (PSE: GMA7 and GMAP )
Founded March 1, 1950
Headquarters Quezon City, Philippines

Key people Felipe Gozon, CEO
Industry Broadcast television and radio network
Revenue P 11 billion PHP ( 12%) (2006) [1]
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Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on October 5 2001; the show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer, or 'pop idol', in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation.
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Ryan Agoncillo

Birth name Kristoffer Ryan Agoncillo
Born March 10 1979 (1979--) (age 28)
Manila, Philippines

Kristoffer Ryan Agoncillo
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Ryan Cayabyab (born Raymundo Cipriano Pujante Cayabyab but affectionately known as Mr. C) is a renowned Filipino musician and the current Executive and Artistic Director of the San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts.
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Pilita Corrales (born 22 August, 1939 in Cebu City, Philippines) is a famous Filipino folk musical recording artist, who is widely referred to as Asia's Queen of Songs, having produced over 135 albums in her music career spanning over four decades.
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Francis "Kiko" Magalona or as he is also known FrancisM, Master Rapper, and The Man From Manila is credited as being the first Filipino rapper in the Philippines to successfully crossover to the mainstream.
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Love Marie Payawal Ongpauco, better known in her stage name as Heart Evangelista, is a Filipino/Japanese actress, singer, model and VJ.

Biography

Childhood


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Mel Villena, a Filipino musician, composer and musical director of vocalist Sharon Cuneta. He is also, at present, the musical director of the Associated Broadcasting Company's (ABC) Philippine Idol.
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The title of music director or musical director is used by many symphony orchestras to designate the primary conductor and artistic leader of the orchestra. Titles such as "principal conductor" or "chief conductor" are also common, especially in Europe.
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Maureen "Mau" Marcelo (born May 13, 1980) is a Filipina singer who rose to prominence as the winner of the first season of Philippine Idol in 2006. Her father is an American citizen of African and Spanish blood from Puerto Rico.
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City of Lucena
Lungsod ng Lucena

Seal
Map of Quezon showing the location of Lucena City Coordinates: 13°56' N, 121°37' E
Country Philippines
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GMA Network, Inc.

Public (PSE: GMA7 and GMAP )
Founded March 1, 1950
Headquarters Quezon City, Philippines

Key people Felipe Gozon, CEO
Industry Broadcast television and radio network
Revenue P 11 billion PHP ( 12%) (2006) [1]
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