Search for the Star in a Million
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Search for the Star in a Million is a television program
in ABS-CBN
. The shows premise is almost the same to that of American Idol
, although the format is derived from GMA
's Search for a Star
and ASAP Mania's Star in a Million segment.
in the Philippines
. Started on 2003, the search has already produced some of the country's singing talents such as Erik Santos
, Frenchie Dy, Sheryn Regis
, OJ Mariano
and Christian Bautista
. The grand champion will be given a contract with Star Records
and a hosting stint on ASAP Mania.
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
in ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
. The shows premise is almost the same to that of American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
, although the format is derived from GMA
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
's Search for a Star
Search for a Star
Search for a Star was a Philippine singing contest produced by Viva Television and co-produced and broadcasted by GMA Network in 2003. The host was Regine Velasquez and the only champion here is Rachelle Ann Go. This was the second season of “Star For A Night” which was broadcast by IBC and where...
and ASAP Mania's Star in a Million segment.
Star in a Million
Star In A Million is a singing contest on ABS-CBNABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. Started on 2003, the search has already produced some of the country's singing talents such as Erik Santos
Erik Santos
Rhoderick Ramos Santos , more commonly known as simply Erik Santos, is a Filipino singer, actor, TV host, commercial model, and the winner of the ABS-CBN program Star In A Million Season 1 in January 2004.-Early life:...
, Frenchie Dy, Sheryn Regis
Sheryn Regis
Sheryn Mae Poncardas Regis , better known as simply Sheryn Regis, is a Filipina pop singer, composer, host and actress. Sheryn was a consistent top scorer of Star in a Million, where she eventually ended as runner-up to Erik Santos in January 2004...
, OJ Mariano
OJ Mariano
OJ Mariano is a Filipino singer. He is the second runner-up of the second season of ABS-CBN's reality singing competition Star in a Million. After the competition, he released an album under Star Records entitled One Dream Come True. For his first album, he received Awit Awards' 2006 "Best New Male...
and Christian Bautista
Christian Bautista
Christian Joseph Morata Bautista , more popularly known by his screen name Christian Bautista, is a Filipino singer, actor, host, and model. He was a finalist of Star In A Million, a Philippine reality show aired on ABS-CBN channel, winning the 4th place in the competition in 2003...
. The grand champion will be given a contract with Star Records
Star Records
Star Records, referring loosely to two companies, Star Recording and Star Songs Music Publishing, is an ABS-CBN Entertainment Group company whose main lines of business include: producing, developing and distributing audio and video content; music publishing; events production and music artists...
and a hosting stint on ASAP Mania.
Judges
- Dingdong AvanzadoDingdong AvanzadoDingdong Avanzado is a singer and composer in Philippine music industry. Regarded as one of the most outstanding Concert performers, this multi-platinum recording artist/ songwriter/ director and total entertainer garnered several attributes such as “Kilabot Ng Mga Kolehiyala”, “Crush Ng Bayan” and...
- Ana Fegi
- Cherie GilCherie GilCherie Gil is a Filipino actress of Swiss German American, Spanish, and Filipino descent.-Biography:Cherie Gil is the daughter of Filipino actors Eddie Mesa and Rosemarie Gil and sister to actors Mark Gil and Michael De Mesa .She was formerly married to Rony Rogoff, an internationally-renowned...
- Nanette Inventor
- Gerald Salonga
- Vernie Varga
- Mel VillenaMel VillenaMel Villena, a Filipino musician, composer and musical director who has worked with various artists such as Sharon Cuneta, Pops Fernandez, Martin Nievera, Lea Salonga, The CompanY, and Mitch Valdez...
- Fritz Ynfante
- Arnel Ignacio
Contestants (Season 1)
- Erik SantosErik SantosRhoderick Ramos Santos , more commonly known as simply Erik Santos, is a Filipino singer, actor, TV host, commercial model, and the winner of the ABS-CBN program Star In A Million Season 1 in January 2004.-Early life:...
, Winner - Sheryn RegisSheryn RegisSheryn Mae Poncardas Regis , better known as simply Sheryn Regis, is a Filipina pop singer, composer, host and actress. Sheryn was a consistent top scorer of Star in a Million, where she eventually ended as runner-up to Erik Santos in January 2004...
, 1st Runner Up - Marinel Santos , 2nd Runner Up
- Christian BautistaChristian BautistaChristian Joseph Morata Bautista , more popularly known by his screen name Christian Bautista, is a Filipino singer, actor, host, and model. He was a finalist of Star In A Million, a Philippine reality show aired on ABS-CBN channel, winning the 4th place in the competition in 2003...
- Teresa Garcia
- Michell San Miguel
- DK Tijam
- Johann Escañan
- Gayle Dizon
- Czarina Rosales
Results summary
| Female | Male | Winner | Runners-Up |
| Safe | Bottom Pair/Group | Eliminated |
| Week number: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Grand Finals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elimination date: | 11/08/03 | 11/15/03 | 11/22/03 | 11/29/03 | 12/06/03 | 12/13/03 | 12/20/03 | 12/27/03 | 01/03/04 | |
| Place | Contestant | Result | ||||||||
| 1 | Erik Santos Erik Santos Rhoderick Ramos Santos , more commonly known as simply Erik Santos, is a Filipino singer, actor, TV host, commercial model, and the winner of the ABS-CBN program Star In A Million Season 1 in January 2004.-Early life:... |
Winner | ||||||||
| 2 | Sheryn Regis Sheryn Regis Sheryn Mae Poncardas Regis , better known as simply Sheryn Regis, is a Filipina pop singer, composer, host and actress. Sheryn was a consistent top scorer of Star in a Million, where she eventually ended as runner-up to Erik Santos in January 2004... |
1st Runner-up | ||||||||
| 3 | Marinel Santos | 2nd Runner-up | ||||||||
| 4 | Christian Bautista Christian Bautista Christian Joseph Morata Bautista , more popularly known by his screen name Christian Bautista, is a Filipino singer, actor, host, and model. He was a finalist of Star In A Million, a Philippine reality show aired on ABS-CBN channel, winning the 4th place in the competition in 2003... |
Elim | ||||||||
| 5 | Teresa Garcia | Elim | ||||||||
| 6 | Michell San Miguel | Elim | ||||||||
| 7 | DK Tijam | Elim | ||||||||
| 8 | Johann Escañan | Elim | ||||||||
| 9 | Gayle Dizon | Elim | ||||||||
| 10 | Czarina Rosales | Elim | ||||||||
Contestants (Season 2)
- Frenchie Dy , Winner
- Nyco Maca , 1st Runner Up
- OJ MarianoOJ MarianoOJ Mariano is a Filipino singer. He is the second runner-up of the second season of ABS-CBN's reality singing competition Star in a Million. After the competition, he released an album under Star Records entitled One Dream Come True. For his first album, he received Awit Awards' 2006 "Best New Male...
, 2nd Runner Up - Michael Cruz
- Shanna Hife
- Ralph David
- Emman Omaga
- Jasmine Fitzgerald
Results summary
| Female | Male | Winner | Runners-Up |
| Safe | Bottom 2/3/4 | Eliminated |
| Week number: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Grand Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elimination date: | 07/17/04 | 07/24/04 | 07/31/04 | 08/07/04 | 08/14/04 | 08/21/04 | ||
| Place | Contestant | Result | ||||||
| 1 | Frenchie Dy | Btm 2 | Winner | |||||
| 2 | Nyco Maca | Btm 4 | 1st Runner-up | |||||
| 3 | OJ Mariano OJ Mariano OJ Mariano is a Filipino singer. He is the second runner-up of the second season of ABS-CBN's reality singing competition Star in a Million. After the competition, he released an album under Star Records entitled One Dream Come True. For his first album, he received Awit Awards' 2006 "Best New Male... |
2nd Runner-up | ||||||
| 4 | Michael Cruz | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | Elim | ||||
| 5 | Shanna Hife | Btm 4 | Btm 4 | Btm 3 | Elim | |||
| 6 | Ralph David | Btm 4 | Btm 4 | Elim | ||||
| 7 | Emman Omaga | Btm 4 | Elim | |||||
| 8 | Jasmine Fitzgerald | Elim | ||||||
Search for the Star in a Million
Search for the Star in a Million is a reality singing competition produced by ABS-CBN and Viva TelevisionVIVA Entertainment
VIVA Entertainment, Inc., also known as Viva Entertainment Group is a Philippine entertainment company. Its history started in 1981 when Vicente "Vic" del Rosario, Jr. founded Viva Films.-Divisions:*Viva Productions, Inc...
and being aired over ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
Channel 2. This was the second project of relationship of ABS-CBN and Viva after The Sharon Cuneta Show
The Sharon Cuneta Show
The Sharon Cuneta Show was a Sunday night musical variety show that starred the Philippines' megastar Sharon Cuneta....
. The second season is now finished and had Kris Lawrence as its Grand Champion.
Hosts
- Christian BautistaChristian BautistaChristian Joseph Morata Bautista , more popularly known by his screen name Christian Bautista, is a Filipino singer, actor, host, and model. He was a finalist of Star In A Million, a Philippine reality show aired on ABS-CBN channel, winning the 4th place in the competition in 2003...
(Season 1 only) - Mark BautistaMark BautistaMark Bautista is a Filipino singer, actor and commercial model. Born into a large, impoverished family in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. Bautista received his career break when he was a Grand finalist on Philippine reality TV talent search Star for a Night and eventually placed second behind...
- Sarah GeronimoSarah GerónimoSarah Asher Tua Geronimo is a Filipino recording artist, actress and dancer. Geronimo started her career appearing in children's variety shows such as Pen-pen de Sarapen, Ang TV and NEXT...
(Season 1 only) - Rachelle Ann GoRachelle Ann Go-External links:*...
(Season 2 only and recent guest host during Season 1) - Sheryn RegisSheryn RegisSheryn Mae Poncardas Regis , better known as simply Sheryn Regis, is a Filipina pop singer, composer, host and actress. Sheryn was a consistent top scorer of Star in a Million, where she eventually ended as runner-up to Erik Santos in January 2004...
(Season 2 only) - Erik SantosErik SantosRhoderick Ramos Santos , more commonly known as simply Erik Santos, is a Filipino singer, actor, TV host, commercial model, and the winner of the ABS-CBN program Star In A Million Season 1 in January 2004.-Early life:...
Contestants (Season 1)
- Jerome SalaJerome SalaJerome Sala is Filipino singer who was dubbed "Balladeer Extraordinaire." He was discovered on the ABS-CBN series Search for Star in a Million in 2005...
, Winner - Nikki BacolodNikki BacolodNikki Bacólod , is a Filipina singer, television host, swimmer and actress. She is best known for placing as first runner up in the 2005 season of ABS-CBN's Search for the Star in a Million...
, 1st Runner Up - Mabel Bacusmo , 2nd Runner Up
- Jona Lumbera , 3rd Runner Up
- Ryan Racal , 4th Runner Up
- Myke Caluma
- Jorell Canuel
- Dianafe Castillo
- Christine Fernandez
- Billy Joel Bartolome
- Hans Lee
- Veejay Aragon
Results summary
| Female | Male | Winner | Runners-Up |
| Hitzone | Dangerzone | Eliminated |
| Week number: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Grand Finals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elimination date: | 03/13/05 | 03/20/05 | 03/27/05 | 04/03/05 | 04/10/05 | 04/17/05 | 04/24/05 | 05/15/05 | |
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||
| 1 | Jerome Sala Jerome Sala Jerome Sala is Filipino singer who was dubbed "Balladeer Extraordinaire." He was discovered on the ABS-CBN series Search for Star in a Million in 2005... |
Hitzone | Hitzone | Dangerzone | Hitzone | Dangerzone | Hitzone | Hitzone | Winner |
| 2 | Nikki Bacolod Nikki Bacolod Nikki Bacólod , is a Filipina singer, television host, swimmer and actress. She is best known for placing as first runner up in the 2005 season of ABS-CBN's Search for the Star in a Million... |
Dangerzone | Hitzone | Hitzone | Hitzone | Dangerzone | Hitzone | Hitzone | 1st Runner-up |
| 3 | Mabel Bacusmo | Dangerzone | Hitzone | Hitzone | Hitzone | Hitzone | Hitzone | Hitzone | 2nd Runner-up |
| 4 | Jona Lumbera | Hitzone | Hitzone | Hitzone | Hitzone | Hitzone | Hitzone | Hitzone | 3rd Runner-up |
| 5 | Ryan Racal | Dangerzone | Hitzone | Hitzone | Dangerzone | Dangerzone | Hitzone | Hitzone | 4th Runner-up |
| 6 | Myke Caluma | Dangerzone | Dangerzone | Dangerzone | Hitzone | Hitzone | Dangerzone | Elim | |
| 7 | Jorell Canuel | Hitzone | Hitzone | Dangerzone | Dangerzone | Hitzone | Elim | ||
| 8 | Dianafe Castillo | Hitzone | Dangerzone | Hitzone | Dangerzone | Elim | |||
| 9 | Christine Fernandez | Dangerzone | Dangerzone | Dangerzone | Elim | ||||
| 10 | Billy Joel Bartolome | Dangerzone | Hitzone | Elim | |||||
| 11 | Hans Lee | Hitzone | Elim | ||||||
| 12 | Veejay Aragon | Elim | |||||||
Contestants (Season 2)
- Kris LawrenceKris LawrenceKristofer Lawrence Cadevida , better known as simply Kris Lawrence, is a Filipino-American singer.-Early life:Lawrence was born in Los Angeles, California on Sept 1st 1982...
, Winner - Tata Villaruel , 1st Runner up
- Jimmy Marquez , 2nd Runner up
- Vino Bello , 3rd Runner up
- Lance Oñate , 4th Runner up
- Jay Perillo
- Ais Roxas
- Tony dela Paz
- Shake Valerio
- Francis Ong
- Joey Ignacio
- Anna Baluyot
Results summary
| Female | Male | Winner | Runners-Up |
| Top 1 | Safe | Bottom 2/3 | Eliminated |
| Week number: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Grand Finals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elimination date: | 09/04/05 | 09/18/05 | 10/02/05 | 10/16/05 | 11/06/05 | 11/20/05 | 12/04/05 | 12/18/05 | 01/08/06 | 01/22/06 | |
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||
| 1 | Kris Lawrence Kris Lawrence Kristofer Lawrence Cadevida , better known as simply Kris Lawrence, is a Filipino-American singer.-Early life:Lawrence was born in Los Angeles, California on Sept 1st 1982... |
Top 1 | Top 1 | Winner | |||||||
| 2 | Tata Villaruel | Top 1 | Top 1 | Btm 2 | 1st Runner-up | ||||||
| 3 | Jimmy Marquez | Btm 3 | 2nd Runner-up | ||||||||
| 4 | Vino Bello | Top 1 | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | Elim | ||||
| 5 | Lance Oñate | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||||
| 6 | Jay Perillo | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||||
| 7 | Ais Roxas | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||
| 8 | Tony Dela Paz | Top 1 | Elim | ||||||||
| 9 | Shake Valerio | Elim | |||||||||
| 10 | Francis Ong | Btm 3 | Elim | ||||||||
| 11 | Joey Ignacio | Btm 3 | Elim | ||||||||
| 12 | Anna Baluyot | Elim | |||||||||
See also
List of Philippine television shows- Born DivaBorn DivaBorn Diva is a television reality show that airs in the Philippines.-See also:List of Philippine television shows*Little Big Star*Little Big Superstar*Philippine Idol*Pinoy Idol*Pinoy Dream Academy*Pinoy Pop Superstar*Popstar Kids...
- Little Big StarLittle Big StarLittle Big Star is a singing contest aired every Saturday afternoon on ABS-CBN in the Philippines and internationally on The Filipino Channel. The show was hosted by a Filipina singer and actress Sarah Geronimo. The series premiered on Saturday, September 24, 2005...
- Little Big SuperstarLittle Big SuperstarLittle Big Superstar is a Filipino reality- variety show for kids, that airs every Saturday afternoon on ABS-CBN.It is a spin-off of Little Big Star, also with the same format, but only searched for singers...
- Philippine IdolPhilippine IdolPhilippine Idol was the first franchise of Idol series in the Philippines, the 35th country in the world to air a national Idol franchise and the sixth in Asia. The franchise was first awarded by FremantleMedia, 19 Entertainment and CKX, Inc. to Associated Broadcasting Company in 2006 and then to...
- Pinoy IdolPinoy IdolPinoy Idol was a Philippine interactive reality-based singing competition created and developed by FremantleMedia and 19 Entertainment which aired on GMA Network...
- Pinoy Dream AcademyPinoy Dream AcademyPinoy Dream Academy is the Philippine version of Endemol's Operación Triunfo . The format is similar to Big Brother, where a set number of finalists would live inside the Academy for four months and will be trained by guest teachers to be multimedia performers...
- Pinoy Pop SuperstarPinoy Pop SuperstarPinoy 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....
- Popstar KidsPopstar KidsPopstar Kids was a Philippine television singing talent show aimed to discover new juvenile singing sensations. It was broadcast every Sunday evening on Q...
- Search for a StarSearch for a StarSearch for a Star was a Philippine singing contest produced by Viva Television and co-produced and broadcasted by GMA Network in 2003. The host was Regine Velasquez and the only champion here is Rachelle Ann Go. This was the second season of “Star For A Night” which was broadcast by IBC and where...
- Star for a NightStar for a NightStar for a Night is a British television singing competition that ran for five annual episodes from 1999 to 2002. It was presented by Jane McDonald and the judges were Nigel Martin Smith and Barbara Windsor.-Famous alumni:...