Pilipinas Got Talent season 5 explained

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The fifth season of Pilipinas Got Talent is a talent show on ABS-CBN. It aired from January 23 to May 22, 2016, replacing the second season of Your Face Sounds Familiar and was replaced by the third season of The Voice Kids.

Interpretative dance duo Power Duo winning the season — the first season not won by a singing act.[1]

Development

During the May 17, 2015, episode of ASAP, host Luis Manzano announced that the show will return for its fifth season, following the success of the four Filipino acts who competed in the grand finals of Asia's Got Talent. Two of those acts were formerly part of the show: singer Gerphil "Fame" Flores, who competed in the first season but lost the judges' vote in the fourth semifinal week, and shadow play group El Gamma Penumbra, who competed in the third season but placed fourth in the finals. Flores placed third while El Gamma won the inaugural season of the said regional franchise of Got Talent.[2] [3]

Host and judges

Billy Crawford and Luis Manzano are set to reprise their hosting duties although the judging panel will have significant changes.[4] Ai-Ai delas Alas and Kris Aquino will not return to the judging panel; the former due to her return to GMA Network, while the latter cited health problems and give time to her sons.[2] [5] ABS-CBN board member Freddie M. Garcia confirmed his return as judge for the fifth consecutive season.[6] On January 8, 2016, a teaser during FPJ's Ang Probinsyano revealed that actress Angel Locsin will be one of the judges.[7] On January 9, 2016, a teaser during It's Showtime revealed that actor Robin Padilla will join Garcia and Locsin in the judging panel.[8] The next day, January 10, a teaser during ASAP revealed that comedian Vice Ganda, who filled on delas Alas' slot last season as a guest judge, will be the fourth judge for this season.[9]

Voting mechanics

Aside from the usual SMS voting, new to this season is the addition of an online voting method done via Google Philippines. By typing the keyword in the search box, clickable photos of the contestants that had performed for that week will show up in the search results page; one Google account is entitled to one vote only.[10]

Timeslot

When the show initially premiered on January 23, 2016, it initially aired at 9:30 PM, filling the timeslot previously vacated by the second season of Your Face Sounds Familiar after it ended on December 13, 2015. Prior to the season's premiere, the temporary filler movie block Kapamilya Weekend Specials took over the said timeslot. On February 13, 2016, after Dance Kids ended, it was moved to an earlier timeslot of 7:30 PM to give its timeslot to I Love OPM.

Auditions

Pre-auditions

The pre-auditions for the fifth season took place in key cities in the Philippines. Pre-auditions were held in Manila, Batangas, Cebu, and Davao.[2] But this season, the pre-auditions are judged by Pilipinas Got Talent staff and those who passed will make it to the live audition.

There were also mini-auditions in several cities and provinces in the Philippines including Antique, Aurora, Cabanatuan, Cagayan de Oro, Catarman, Catbalogan, Guimaras, Imus, Kalibo, Legazpi, Roxas, Tacloban, and Tarlac City. These mini-auditions are judged by Pilipinas Got Talent staff and those who passed will make it to the live auditions.

In addition, online auditions was put up where contestants can upload their own audition video and send it to the website of Pilipinas Got Talent.

Date of Pre-Audition[11] Pre-Audition VenueCity
October 10–11, 2015North Gate, Faith Catholic SchoolTanauan City, Batangas
October 16–17, 2015Almendras Gym of Davao Recreational CenterDavao City
October 24–25, 2015Benedicto CollegeMandaue City
November 6–7, 2015ABS-CBN Broadcasting CenterQuezon City

Live auditions

The live auditions in front of the judges were held on January 12–14, 2016 at the Kia Theater in Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City (for the Manila auditions) and on January 21–23, 2016 at the Davao del Sur Coliseum in Digos (for the Visayas and Mindanao auditions). This fifth season, voting works on a majority-of-three basis (as there are now four judges). If an act receives three or more "yes" votes from the judges, they advance to the next round of the competition which is the judges cull.

Date of Live-AuditionLive-Audition VenueCity
January 12–14, 2016Kia TheaterAraneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City
January 21–23, 2016Davao del Sur ColiseumDigos

Below are the acts that had received at least three Yes votes from the judges, and as well as those Golden acts:

Golden buzzer

Another new addition to this season is the golden buzzer. During the live auditions, there is a golden buzzer placed in the center of the judges' table. The buzzer is pressed by a judge on an act to send directly to the live semi-finals. Each judge is allowed to press the buzzer only once during the whole duration of the auditions.[12]

Padilla was the first judge to use the golden buzzer, pressing it for acrobatic duo, Power Duo.[13] Locsin was the next to press for flair bartending couple Liquid Concepts. Then Vice Ganda was the third judge to press for collegiate Hip-Hop dance troupe, Power Impact Dancers, with Garcia coming in last, doing so for hat tricker/contortionist Mark Dune Basmayor. All four were found during the Manila auditions, hence the lack of calls for the use of the Golden Buzzer during the Davao auditions.

Judges Cull

There are 132 acts who made it to the Judges Cull. Out of 132 acts, only 36 will move forward to the Live Semi-Finals. There are four golden buzzer acts who instantly made it to the Semi-Finals and 27 acts were made it through the unanimous decisions of the judges. However, there are 16 acts in the waiting list who performed for the remaining five slots in the semi-finals and complete the Top 36.

Unanimous decision

These acts were chosen based on unanimous decisions by the judges to move forward to the Live Semi-Finals. Twenty-seven of these acts advanced to the live shows.

Standby Acts

The following acts who performed again for the remaining five slots.

Unknown decision

Several acts were unable to compete in the Judges Cull for personal reasons, or were not seen during the airing of the episodes. These acts were therefore automatically assumed as eliminated from the competition.

Top 36 results summary

Color key
  • Winner
  • Runner-up
  • Finalist
  • Semi-finalist (lost judges' or public vote)
  • Golden Buzzer
Name of actdata-sort-type="number" style="width:05%Age(s)GenreActHometownSemifinal WeekResult
Power Duo DanceContemporary Dance DuoAngono, Rizal4Winner
Amazing Pyra
(Marianne Madrigal)
21DangerPoi DancerAntipolo3Runner-up
Ody Sto. Domingo31MagicMagicianSanta Mesa, Manila4Third place
Mastermind18 - 26DanceDance GroupEastern Samar2Fourth place
Kurt Philip Espiritu14MusicSingerBacolod6Fifth place
Power Impact Dancers DanceDance groupManila6Sixth place
Crossover FamilyDanceDance GroupDavao City1Seventh place
Dino Splendid AcrobatsVarietyAcrobatSanto Tomas, Batangas5Eighth place
Sto. Tomas Bulilit Generation7 - 11DanceAcrobatic Dance GroupDavao del Norte2Ninth place
UA MindanaoDangerMotocross PerformersKidapawan City3Tenth place
The Chosen Ones9 - 12MusicBand Imus, Cavite5Eleventh place
Next Option18 - 20MusicBoy BandDavao City1Twelfth place
Percival Denolo43VarietyMud ArtistValenzuela City6Eliminated
Celine Velayo19DancePole DanceParañaque6Eliminated
Rayner Dalde26MusicTenorSan Fabian, Pangasinan6Eliminated
Rouge MusicRock Band Quezon City6Eliminated
Mark Dune Bismayor 27VarietyHat Tricker / ContortionistCalamba, Laguna5Eliminated
Dona Gomez Aguirre53MusicSingerKalibo, Aklan5Eliminated
Twin BrothersDanceContemporary Dance DuoDavao City5Eliminated
Vernon de Vera47VarietyEscape ArtistMarikina5Eliminated
DMX Comvalenoz18 - 24DanceDance GroupCompostela Valley4Eliminated
Francis Anne Virtudazo36MusicKundiman Singer4Eliminated
M.A.T.T.I.12VarietyArnis PerformersBacolod4Eliminated
The Raes 17 - 53MusicAcoustic trioCebu City4Eliminated
F.A. Flow Circle17 - 33DanceLight Performance Dance Group Cebu City3Eliminated
Liquid Concepts VarietyFlairtending Duo3Eliminated
Legendary Fire ArtistsDangerFire Artists3Eliminated
Likhain Dance TroupeDanceCultural Dance TroupeTondo, Manila3Eliminated
Deniel Sarmiento15DanceDancerBoracay, Aklan2Eliminated
Derf Cabael33MusicSingerBacoor, Cavite2Eliminated
Angel Fire18 - 21DanceBelly Dancing Group Cebu City2Eliminated
LezboysMusicSinging groupAntipolo2Eliminated
The Poor VoiceMusicSinging DuoPasig1Eliminated
Philip Galit a.k.a. Shadow Ace19VarietyShadow PlayCalatagan, Batangas1Eliminated
SplittersDanceDance Group Manila1Eliminated
Arangka La Castellana Bailes de LucesDanceBlacklight PerformersNegros Occidental1Eliminated

Semifinals

The Semifinals began on April 9, 2016, in Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila in Pasay, Metro Manila, where five of the six semi-final rounds took place. Each week, performances from four out of six acts took place on Saturday nights, while during Sunday nights, the two remaining acts performed and the results were announced on the same night.

Semifinals summary

Week 1 (April 9 & 10)

ContestantOrderActBuzzes and judges' votesPercentageResult
FMGAngelRobinVice
Crossover Family1Dance group12.14%Advanced
Philip Galit a.k.a. Shadow Ace2Shadow play performer10.94%Eliminated
Bailes de Luces la Castellana3Blacklight performers6.23%Eliminated
The Poor Voice4Singing duo11.57%Eliminated
Splitters5Dance group8.97%Eliminated
Next Option6Boy band50.16%Advanced

Week 2 (April 16 & 17)

ContestantOrderActBuzzes and judges' votesPercentageResult
FMGAngelRobinVice
Angel Fire1Belly dancing group2.96%Eliminated
Deniel Sarmiento2Dancer10.48%Eliminated
Lezboys3Singing group2.66%Eliminated
Mastermind4Dance group57.56%Advanced
Sto. Tomas Bulilit Generation5Acrobatic dance group23.18%Advanced
Derf Cabael6Singer3.16%Eliminated

Week 3 (April 23 & 24)

This particular semi-finals week was held outdoors at the MX Messiah Fairgrounds in Taytay, Rizal due to the size of stage required for UA Mindanao's performance and the dangerous nature of the fire acts. Also, the show temporarily vacated the Newport Performing Arts Theater to accommodate the finals nights of another competition program I Love OPM. Additionally, the Sunday telecast was moved from the usual early evening slot to past 9:45 pm due to the airing of the Luzon leg of the 2016 PiliPinas Debates.

ContestantOrderActBuzzes and judges' votesPercentageResult
FMGAngelRobinVice
Amazing Pyra1Poi dancer34.90%Advanced
Likhain Dance Troupe2Cultural dance troupe6.36%Eliminated
FA Flow Circle3Light performance dancers 6.45%Eliminated
UA Mindanao4Motocross performers45.12%Advanced
Legendary Fire Artists5Fire artists2.18%Eliminated
Liquid Concepts 6Flair tending duo4.99%Eliminated

Week 4 (April 30 & May 1)

The live shows returned indoors to the Newport Performing Arts Theater for this round. This round saw the first judges' vote impasse, forcing a return to the public's vote results for the second grand finalist from this round.

ContestantOrderActBuzzes and judges' votesPercentageResult
FMGAngelRobinVice
The Raes1Acoustic trio 2.06%Eliminated
M.A.T.T.I.2Arnis performers1.11%Eliminated
Francis Anne Virtudazo3Kundiman singer1.29%Eliminated
Power Duo 4Interpretative dancesport duo 57.38%Advanced
DM-X Comvaleñoz5Dance group 7.76%Eliminated
Ody Sto. Domingo6Magician30.41%Advanced

Week 5 (May 7 & 8)

ContestantOrderActBuzzes and judges' votesPercentageResult
FMGAngelRobinVice
Vernon de Vera1Escape Artist 4.79%Eliminated
Twin Brothers2Contemporary dance duo5.89%Eliminated
Dona Gomez Aguirre3Singer3.58%Eliminated
Dino Splendid Acrobats4Acrobatic group13.32%Advanced
The Chosen Ones5Band 39.94%Advanced
Mark Dune Bismayor 6Hat tricker / Contortionist32.48%Eliminated
Robin chose not to reveal his vote as the Dino Splendid Acrobats had already accumulated three votes.

Week 6 (May 14 & 15)

ContestantOrderActBuzzes and judges' votesPercentageResult
FMGAngelRobinVice
Power Impact Dancers 1Dance group15.05%Advanced
Rayner Dalde2Tenor2.12%Eliminated
Percival Denolo3Mud artist13.79%Eliminated
Rouge4Rock band 5.07%Eliminated
Celine Velayo5Pole dancer9.33%Eliminated
Kurt Philip Espiritu6Singer54.64%Advanced

Grand Finals

The live shows of the grand finale premiered at the Mall of Asia Arena over a span of two nights, the performance night (May 21) and the results night (May 22). For the first time in Pilipinas Got Talent, the winner was based from the public votes (50%) and the scores of the judges (50%).

UA Mindanao and the Amazing Pyra each held the outdoor parts of their performances a few days in advance at the MX Messiah Fairgrounds in Taytay, Rizal. Robin and Vice Ganda were personally present during those performances.

Color key
  • Winner
  • Runner-up
  • Golden Buzzer
ContestantOrderActBuzzesPercentageResult
FMGAngelRobinVice
Crossover Family1Dance group46.81%
The Chosen Ones2Band44.23%
UA Mindanao3Motocross performers45.90%
Kurt Philip Espiritu4Singer47.97%
Dino Splendid Acrobats5Acrobatic group46.77%
Mastermind6Dance group50.02%
Ody Sto. Domingo7Magician50.61%
Sto. Tomas Bulilit Generation8Acrobatic dance group46.26%
Next Option9Boy band42.93%
Amazing Pyra10Fire poi dancer66.57%
Power Impact Dancers 11Dance group47.12%
Power Duo 12Interpretative dancesport duo100.00%

Notes and References

  1. News: Power Duo wins 'Pilipinas Got Talent' season 5 . May 23, 2016 . . October 4, 2017.
  2. News: Pilipinas Got Talent (PGT) Season 5 is coming soon . The Summit Express . May 17, 2015 . January 9, 2016.
  3. Web site: 4 Filipino 'Asia's Got Talent' acts bring pride to Philippines . . July 20, 2015 . January 10, 2016 . Tan, Lara . December 29, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151229164452/http://cnnphilippines.com/entertainment/2015/05/12/Filipino-Asias-Got-Talent-acts-bring-pride-to-the-Philippines.html . dead .
  4. Web site: Angel Locsin and Robin Padilla tapped as judges of Pilipinas Got Talent Season 5 . Philippine Entertainment Portal . January 10, 2016 . January 10, 2016.
  5. Web site: Mag-ingat sa pagpili ng kaibigan, ibasura ang walang paninindigan . . Bandera . January 8, 2016 . January 10, 2016 . Bonoan, Reggee . Filipino.
  6. News: Kris tsugi na bilang judge ng PGT 2016, naghahanap din ng kapalit ni Ai Ai . . January 4, 2016 . January 9, 2016 . Reggee . Filipino . Bonoan.
  7. Web site: Angel Locsin is 'Pilipinas Got Talent 5' judge . . January 9, 2016 . January 9, 2016.
  8. Web site: Robin joins Angel as 'Pilipinas Got Talent 5' judge . . January 9, 2016 . January 9, 2016.
  9. Web site: Vice Ganda completes 'Pilipinas Got Talent' judging panel . . January 10, 2016 . January 10, 2016.
  10. Web site: Pilipinas Got Talent Season 5: Google & Mobile Voting Mechanics . . . April 9, 2016 . April 10, 2016.
  11. Pilipinas Got Talent Season 5: Mag-Audition na Kapamilya! . . September 24, 2015.
  12. News: PAISTARAN: Golden Buzzer, bagong kapamilya ng PGT! . . January 23, 2016 . January 23, 2016 . Sermino, Dondon . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160124023851/http://www.abante.com.ph/ent/showbiz-column/paistaran/41190/paistaran-golden-buzzer-bagong-kapamilya-ng-pgt-.html . January 24, 2016 .
  13. Web site: Robin Padilla presses the golden buzzer for Power Duo. entertainment2.abs-cbn.com. January 25, 2016. ABS-CBN.