Pinoy Idol Visayas Auditions. The most remarkable in this episode is Annie Rose Britania, 18 from Bacolod City a blind girl who sang "And I am Telling You" but sadly didn't make it to Manila! The girl told stories that she's being discriminated on other contest she has join, unfortunately she experienced the same in Pinoy Idol. Ogie Alcasid voted 'yes' Jolina Magdangal who even cried while she's singing, voted 'no' with a lame reason. Wyngard Tracy voted 'no' and said "Baka you need some more training" duh, as if he can sing. LOL
Who can forgot Glenn Genosa from Cebu, just found out why. A funny episode i must say, but the first one is much better, let's wait what will happen in Mindanao auditions. Watch the video after the jump.
video by: brinknotes
First Stop: City of Love, Iloilo then Cebu City. I Notice lang ba't ganun mag-host si Raymond Gutierrez, parang binubuga niya ung mga salita, 'la lang. :P
video by: videokeking2008
Annie Rose Britania, 18 from Bacolod City a blind girl who sang "And I am Telling You"
Pinoy Idol Versus Pinoy Dream Academy! Two new star search just started today, updates on Pinoy Idol Versus Pinoy Dream Academy:
Pinoy Idol
video from: idolflux
Raymond Gutierrez did a great job at hosting and i must say, one hour is not enough for the whole audition process episode they should allot atleast 2 hours for the primer, will GMA-7 make it a big hit this time? Yes i think! More on infos on Pinoy Idol here.
btw, the official website is not yet updated, when they will update that?
Pinoy Dream Academy Star Dreamer
video from: decoy448
A very fresh Yeng Constantino, presented the 31 Pinoy Dream Academy Hopefuls, take note of the guy named Glenn Ternal,24 from Lucena City at 3:58 LOL! He sang "Mukha Kang Sofa" with the lyrics:
"Mukha kang sofa, di nakakatuwa ang iyong mukha, Mukha kang sofa muntik na akong mapahiga at ngaun anong nang nangyari bakit di ka na sexy ang cute cute mo noon butete ka na ngaun"
Patawa to! LOL when i heard that! haha!
PDA Hopefuls:
Hansen Nichols, 23 Taguig City The Cancer Survivor
"Hansen was one of the 30 NCR finalists in Pinoy Dream Academy's first season but unfortunately he didn't make it to the scholar shortlist. However for this Fil-Am guy, he's not ready to give up on his dream just yet and he's back to give singing another shot. Although his identical twin brother is pursuing an acting career in Hollywood, Hansen chose to follow his career in his home country. Diagnosed with thyroid cancer after surviving a car crash, Hansen was told that he might not sing again and almost did not push through with his surgery. He's very thankful though for he still has his voice and is able to share it with others. "It's worth the move, worth the sacrifice...It was a tough battle, but I'm still here."
Christian Alvear, 25 Taguig City Small Boy Wonder
"He may be short in stature but this Taguig resident’s talents more than make up for his lack of height (due to a growth deficiency). Aside from his impressive singing talent, effortlessly hitting the high notes, Christian is also a dubber for anime shows on ABS-CBN and Hero Channel. This small but terrible contender is also into jujitsu, which landed him a sidekick role in Cesar Montano’s “Bullet.”
Jay Bogayan, 17 Camarines Sur The Farmer’s Son
Maria Carmela Tiodianco, 19 Surigao del Sur The Barrio Lass
The Lovers:
Miguel Mendoza, 18 Muntinlupa City The Romantic Crooner
Beatriz Munoz, 17 Muntinlupa City the Sweet Chanteusse
Chivas Anton Mallinda, 22 Tanjay, Negros Oriental The Student Husband
Jovannie Mallinda, 22 Tanjay, Negros Oriental The Teacher Wife
The Kids:
Jun Ross Dio, 25 Quezon City The Stylist’s Son
Catherine Palma, 22 Zamboanga City The Obedient Daughter
Maria Consuelo Osorio, 25 Pampanga The Director’s Daughter
Apple Abarquez, 18 Cebu Different Couple’s Daughter
The Professionals
Mark Macapinlac, 22 Pampanga The Singing Receptionist
Lamberto Reyes, 30 Bulacan The Singing Engineer
Cristina Pastor, 20 Paranaque City The Singing Interior Designer
Kristin Raiza Santosidad, 21 Cebu The Singing Instructor
The Students:
Kathrina Marie Pambuena, 21 Cainta, Rizal The Rebel Daughter
"When Kathrina's former group disbanded, she didn't feel sad at all and has instead seen this as an opportunity to grow as a solo perfomer. Upon learning of the Pinoy Dream Academy auditions, this Nursing student knew that this was her time to shine. Some people have told her that she doesn't have what it takes to be successful in the music industry but Kathrina did not let those words get her down. And she's going to make these detractors of hers sit up and listen when she becomes a scholar on PDA's second season.
Van Louelle Pojas, 17 Cebu The Young Heartthrob
^he's a cutie ^
Louise Christine Remata, 20 Sibalan, Negros Oriental The Unwed Mom
Rafael Ignacio Ting, 18 Pasig The Stage Performer
From the Foreign Land:
Mariel Reyes, 23 Singapore The Stage Performer
Cristina Aldecoa, 19 New York, USA The Filipino Dreamer
"Though she has been calling New York City home since she was 5-years-old, Cristina is always a Filipina at heart and visits her relatives in the Philippines as often as she could. They have deeply ingrained in her a love for music and she has since wanted to pursue her dream of performing. After meeting singer Carmen Patena in a charity event last July 2007, Cristina finally had the courage to leave everything behind in the US, including her studies as a first year pre-med student, and audition for Pinoy Dream Academy. Going after this ambition of hers is a big risk but for Cristina it’s now or never. “I realized that you don't let go of your dreams, I don’t want to be 30 and look back, tell myself 'di ko ginawa to. So I have to try.”
Rumailah Burden, 17 The Netherlands The Dutch Sacrifice
Maria Liezel Garcia, 22 Dubai Pride of Puerto Galera
The Power Women:
Hera “Banig” Redoblado, 20 Davao City The Fighting Davaoena
Reinaflor Layug, 22 Bataan The Spirited Soul Sistah
Laarni Losala, 22 Sultan Kudarat The Independent Woman
Mary Karen Malinao, 22 Antipolo The Superfan
The Faces:
Ranjit Singh, 24 Binangonan, Rizal The Videojock
Jorell Canuel, 19 Cavite Second Chance in a Million
Pinoy Idol is the second franchise of Idol series in the Philippines. It is set to replace Associated Broadcasting Company's (ABC) Philippine Idol, which was the first and the original franchise, after it was not been awarded by FremantleMedia to ABC for its supposed-to-be second season. GMA Network promoted Pinoy Idol as "the first Idol competition in the Philippines" during its New Year's Eve 2007 Presentation, and therefore will not recognize Philippine Idol and its winner Mau Marcelo. It will be hosted by Raymond Gutierrez, with Ogie Alcasid (singer, songwriter, and record producer), Jolina Magdangal (singer and actress), and Wyngard Tracy (retired talent manager) as judges. The winner will receive P1 million, brand new car, a recording contract with Sony BMG Music Philippines, a television contract with GMA Network among other prizes. It is set to premiere on April 5, 2008
ABC was supposed to have the second season for Philippine Idol, as announced in a report in ABC's late night news show Sentro. This was also announced by Marcelo during the concert of the first season's final 12 at the Araneta Coliseum in late March 2007. However, rumors began to spread that Philippine Idol would not be having its second season in 2007 as planned, while major station GMA Network was planning to acquire the Idol franchise.Sources claimed that ABC incurred heavy losses in the previous season, primarily because of the low number of advertisement placements despite being a widely-followed show. ABC asserted that it was still under negotiation with FremantleMedia about the second season and had earmarked Asian Idol as its "big launch", although there was a possibility that GMA was negotiating about Idol as well since the network already had local franchises of Celebrity Duets and Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?--both FremantleMedia franchises.
After several negotiations, FremantleMedia officially decided to move and to have the second season aired on GMA Network, slated for a 2008 premiere. FremantleMedia's representative Geraldine Bravo said that it is "very fortunate" to find a new partner, while GMA Network's Senior Vice President for Entertainment Wilma Galvante added that both parties have agreed that the network "has the experience, the resources, and the people to mount talent-search programs".
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" compared to their network which they described as a "Jack trying to climb the beanstalk". ABC was also saddended by rumors that GMA would relaunch the show instead of recognizing the first season and therefore not acknowledging Mau Marcelo as the first Philippine Idol. Daffon commented that GMA's move to acquire FremantleMedia programs was a complete turnaround from its previous vow not to "buy" any foreign franchise, and that it seemed set in battling rival ABS-CBN anew as the latter now has four franchises from Endemol. Galvante, meanwhile, countered that she will not back down from what she said that GMA will not "copy" foreign franchises completely, without making adjustments to entertain local viewers, which was different from her own statement over a year before that the GMA network didn't need to "buy" a foreign franchise to put up their own talent searches.
Auditions
Auditions for Pinoy Idol was held in the following cities: Cagayan de Oro, Batangas City, Iloilo City, Cebu City, Davao City, Pasay, Dagupan, and Angeles. Auditions in Naga City were canceled for unknown reasons. Out of thousands of aspirants, 179 passed through the next round of eliminations.
Production
Louie Ignacio, who directs GMA's variety program SOP Rules and was part of the network's own singing competition Pinoy Pop Superstar, is slated to direct the first season of Pinoy Idol. Ryan Agoncillo, who hosted Philippine Idol, will not reprise his hosting stint due to his contract with rival network ABS-CBN. Likewise, Philippine Idol judge Ryan Cayabyab will not return to his jury duties not only because of his previous connections with ABS-CBN, but also because he accepted the offer to appear in Pinoy Dream Academy's second season as its new "headmaster".
Eventually, Pilita Corrales and Francis Magalona, both judges from Philippine Idol with connections to GMA 7, were not selected to reprise their jury duties in Pinoy Idol as those roles were given to Alcasid, Magdangal, and Tracy. Hosting chores were given to Raymond Gutierrez. Veteran TV host Paolo Bediones and singer-actress Regine Velasquez were considered for the role as Pinoy Idol host, but were rejected due to being overaged under Idol franchise standards.Additionally, FremantleMedia personnel did not want a singer like Velasquez to host the show so as not to take attention away from the eventual finalists. Meanwhile, GMA does not recognize Philippine Idol winner Marcelo as the first-season winner although her runners-up Jan Nieto and Gian Magdangal are both part of GMA's roster. As their preparation for Pinoy Idol, GMA Network shelved all of their other talent search programs such as Celebrity Duets: Philippine Edition, Pinoy Pop Superstar, and StarStruck.Meanwhile, FremantleMedia has given GMA Network the right to broadcast Pinoy Idol on its U.S. cable channel GMA Pinoy TV.
Controversy
Early into the development of Pinoy Idol, there is a growing petition in online forums requesting for Ignacio's exclusion as its program director primarily because of his frequent use of butterflies (whether live butterflies or having people wear butterfly wings) on every project he has directed. He commented that he would still stick to his "lucky trademark" and even taunted petitioners to direct the show and put beetles or mosquitoes on the set if that is what they want.
The Bb. Pilipinas Beauty Pageant officially kicked off with the press presentation of the 24 candidates who will vie for the three crowns at stake: Bb. Pilipinas-World, Bb. Pilipinas-International, and Bb. Pilipinas-Universe. The presentation was held Thursday, February 21, at the Sunset Pavilion of Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila located at the CCP Complex, Roxas Blvd., Pasay City.
Looking all gorgeous and sexy in their red-metallic swimsuits provided by Cumbia at the Gateway, the latest batch of
official candidates is as promising as ever—with law students, CPAs, medical professionals, teachers, and even an SK chairman in the roster.
This year's candidates are: 1—Eizza Rancesca Lim; 2—Patricia Fernandez; 3—Toni Alyessa Hipolito; 4—Karla Paula Henry; 5—Ma. Kristelle Lazaro; 6—Evangeline Mae Castillo; 7—Jenniffer Barrientos; 8—Danielle Castaño;
Dubbed as the most prestigious beauty pageant in the Philippines, the Bininibing Pilipinas beauty pageant—started in 1964 by former Miss Columbia and the very first Miss International Stella Marquez-Araneta—has produced two Miss Universe winners (Gloria Diaz in 1969 and Maria Margarita Moran in 1973) and three Miss International winners (Aurora Pijuan in 1970, Melanie Marquez in 1979, and Precious Lara Quigaman in 2005).
However, it has yet to claim a Miss World crown, coming only second in 1973 (with Evangeline Pascual) and third in 1993 (with Ruffa Gutierrez). In 2005, Carlene Aguilar was predicted to win because she was a heavy favorite among Internet users. However, she only made it to the semifinals.
The annual Bb. Pilipinas Beauty Pageant is the main source of funds of the Bb. Pilipinas Charities, Inc., (BPCI) which helps indigent families, less fortunate members of Philippine society, and calamity-stricken victims. BPCI also contributed to the global effort of aiding tsunami victims when it made its donation during the MTV Asia Aid Event at the Araneta Center in 2005.
Paolo Bediones will host the coronation night of Binibining Pilipinas 2008 on March 8 at the Araneta Coliseum with Raymond Gutierrez and 1994 Bb. Pilipinas-Universe winner Charlene Gonzalez-Muhlach. This will be aired in GMA-7.
Isang bonggang presscon ang ibinigay ng QTV-11 para sa former Bb. Pilipinas-Universe na si Charlene Gonzalez. Si Charlene na kasi ang maghu-host ng Proudly Filipina starting
Friday, February 29, at 7 p.m. Si Daphne Oseña-Paez ang dating host ng show.
Sa Meeting Room 3 & 4 sa Mezzanine ng Dusit Hotel, kung saan ginanap ang presscon, malugod na nakipag-usap si Charlene sa PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) at sa iba pang press people na naroon.
THE "ACCIDENTAL ARTISTA." Kuwento ni Charlene, 16 years na pala siya sa showbiz. Akala niya kasi noon, matapos manalo as Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 1994 at mag-compete that same year sa Miss Universe Pageant na ginanap din dito sa Pilipinas, one or two years lang siyang tatagal sa show business.
"Akala ko talaga accidental artista or celebrity lang ako," nakangiti niyang pagbabalik-alaala. "Pero until now, nandito pa rin ako, inspirado pa ring magtrabaho."
Hindi ba tumanggi ang husband niyang si Aga Muhlach na muli siyang mag-show?
"Nagulat nga ako na may VTR pala siya. Na sinabi pa niyang nagdasal siya na makapasok ako sa ganitong programa. He's really happy for me," sambit ni Charlene.
Pagmamalaki pa ni Aga sa VTR, makikilala raw ng mga manonood kung gaano kabait at kahusay si Charlene bilang isang wife, mother to their children, and daughter to her parents.
ATASHA AND ANDRES. Speaking of their children, Atasha and Andres, tanggap na raw ng mga ito ang trabaho nila ni Aga bilang mga artista. In fact, akala nga raw ng mga ito ay kasing-normal lang ng kahit na anong activity sa bahay ang mga trabahong ginagawa nilang mag-asawa.
"Noong mag-taping nga ako ng OBB [opening billboard] ng Proudly Filipina, gusto nilang sumama, kaya lang pinigilan ko," kuwento ni Charlene. "Sabi ko baka magulo sila, pero sa mga susunod na taping, isasama ko na sila."
Kuwento pa ni Charlene, normal na rin nga raw sa kambal yung pakaway-kaway sa fans. "Happy sila na lagi silang kumakaway at bumabati sa mga taong nakikita nila sa set o kahit saan kami pumunta. Feeling kasi nila, kilala sila ng lahat.
"Noon ngang pumunta kami sa States, they say ‘hi!' to everybody dahil akala nila, ganoon dapat. Hindi pa nila alam ang magnitude ng trabaho namin ni Aga. Akala nila naglalaro lang sila, like noong nagsu-shoot kami ng Jollibee commercial, akala nila we're playing with them," nangingiting lahad ni Charlene.
Tuluyan na ba nilang ipapasok ni Aga sa showbiz ang kambal after gumawa ng TV commercial?
"Ayaw na muna namin," sagot ni Charlene. "Sa commercial, very selective kami ni Aga, sa Jollibee lang talaga kami pumayag dahil ang laki ng nagawa ng Jolibee sa amin. Yung pag-aartista, siguro kapag nakatapos na sila ng college at gusto pa nila, hindi namin sila pipigilan. As of now, we have to protect and shelter them as much as possible. We want them to live a normal life."
May ipinapakita na bang talents ang kambal?
"Atasha plays the piano very well. Andres loves to dance. Nagko-choreo na nga siya ng sarili niya. Minsan nga, tinanong ko siya kung ano ang ginagawa niya dahil tahimik siya. Sabi niya, he's concentrating daw on his choreography. Nakakatuwa! Wala namang nagtuturo sa kanya. Biro nga sa akin, namana raw siguro ni Andres ang hilig ko sa pagsayaw,"pagmamalaki ni Charlene about their twins.
DOING DYESEBEL. Ire-remake ang Dyesebel ng GMA-7 na si Marian Rivera ang gaganap. Sabi-sabi ay may io-offer daw na role kay Charlene sa said soap. Ano ang reaksiyon dito ni Charlene?
"Wow! Si Marian, she's very beautiful," bulalas niya. "Bagay na bagay sa kanya ang Dyesebel. As of now, wala pa namang formality. Kung may offer man sila, if ever, why not? But I will be meeting pa with everyone. Ang commitment ko pa lang talaga, sa QTV-11 at sa Proudly Filipina. One at a time muna.
"Saka we're leaving kasi, kami ni Aga at ang kambal, for the States next month. Gusto naming manood ng fight ni Manny Pacquiao, kung makabibili pa kami ng tickets. Kaya sana, may mabili pa kami.
"Pero hindi magtatagal si Aga. Mauuna siyang bumalik dito, kasi tatapusin niya ang movie nila ni Anne Curtis, ang Waiting For You. Me and the twins will stay in the States. Matagal-tagal na rin kasi akong hindi nakakabisita sa relatives namin doon. Pero hindi rin naman kami gaanong magtatagal, kasi nga mag-a-advanced taping lang ako ng Proudly Filipina, enough hanggang sa makabalik kami ng kambal."
OF BERNARD BONNIN AND BURNING BRIDGES. Tinantiya muna namin si Charlene kung sasagot ng personal question hinggil sa daddy niya, si Bernard Bonnin, na meron daw personal request sa kanya. Ibinulong na lamang namin sa kanya ang tanong, at ang sagot niya:
"Basta, mahal ko silang lahat. Yes, why not? My dad, I love him very much. I'm happy na he's working again, napapanood ko siya sa Palos," saad ni Charlene.
Hiningan pa ng komento si Charlene kung ano ang masasabi niya na nasa iba na siyang network.
"Nagpaalam din naman ako sa ABS-CBN, dahil alam ko, maliit lang ang industry natin. Sooner or later, mami-meet mo pa rin yung mga una mong nakatrabaho, kaya I don't burn bridges. Like me, nag-start ako sa GMA-7, napunta ako sa ABC-5, ‘tapos sa ABS-CBN, at ngayon, nasa QTV-11 na ako. I can only say na, ‘ang isang magandang pamilya ay may malaking puso.'"
May sumingit ng tanong kung may gagawin na rin siya sa GMA-7.
Pagtawa lang muna naging sagot ng former beauty queen, na sinundutan pa uli ng tanong kung tuloy ang pagiging anchor niya sa Binibining Pilipinas beauty pageant sa Araneta Coliseum on March 8.
"Yes, with Raymond Gutierrez and Paolo Bediones," kumpirma niya.
Napahalakhak na lang si Charlene nang i-remind siya ng kaharap na press na unwittingly ay nasagot na niya ang tanong kung may gagawin siya sa GMA-7.
Hindi ba't sa GMA-7 ipapalabas ang Binibining Pilipinas?
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