Pilipinas Got Talent season 1 explained

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Host:Got Talent
Billy Crawford
Luis Manzano
Got More Talent
Marc Abaya
Judges:Freddie M. Garcia
Kris Aquino
Ai-Ai de las Alas
Winner:Jovit Baldivino
Runner Up:Baguio Metamorphosis
Network:ABS-CBN

The first season of Pilipinas Got Talent aired on ABS-CBN from February 20 to June 13, 2010, replacing The Singing Bee, George and Cecil and was replaced by Twist and Shout.[1] Billy Crawford and Luis Manzano take role as the hosts of the show. The judges include former ABS-CBN executive Freddie M. Garcia, Kris Aquino, and Ai-Ai delas Alas. Auditions were then held in several key cities in the Philippines including Batangas, Cebu, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, and Davao for three days and Manila for four days.

Auditions

The audition process took place throughout November and December 2009. The judges visited Philippine cities including Batangas, Cebu, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, and Davao for three days and Manila for four days.[2] The first eighteen shows reflected on the successful, and unsuccessful auditions overall. The first audition episodes were followed in a particular city. However, in later episodes until the seventeenth, aired auditions featured all random cities visited.

Date of AuditionAudition VenueCity
November 6, 7 and 8, 2009Lyceum of the Philippines University - BatangasBatangas City
November 11, 12 and 13, 2009Cebu Institute of TechnologyCebu City
November 19, 20 and 21, 2009University of BaguioBaguio
November 25, 26 and 27, 2009Liceo de Cagayan University
November 30 – December 1, 2, 2009Rizal Memorial CollegesDavao City
December 5, 6, 12, 13, 2009PAGCOR Grand TheaterParañaque

Judges' Cull

The second round is the Judges' Cull of all 220 successful auditioned acts. It was held in the Bellevue Hotel located in Metro Manila. This is the round where the judges pick the best 36 acts to enter the live semi-finals. The cull was divided in half throughout the country, 19 acts were picked from the Visayas and Mindanao auditions and the other 17 were taken from Luzon and Metro Manila auditions. The top 36 acts will compete for the live semi-finals round for six weeks.[3]

Top 36 Results Summary

Name of actdata-sort-type="number" style="width:05%" Age(s)GenreActHometownSemifinal WeekResult
Jovit Baldivino16SingingSingerBatangas1
Baguio MetamorphosisDancingBelly Dance Fusion and Hip HopBaguio6
Velasco BrothersDancingBreakdancingManila3
Ingrid Payaket21SingingSingerBaguio6
Ezra BandMusicAcoustic BandDavao del Sur4
Ruther Urquia31VarietyVentriloquistLas Piñas1
Alakim29VarietyMagicianQuezon City2
Keith Clark Delleva14MusicElectric Guitar PlayerPasay3
Sherwin Baguion20SingingSingerLanao del Norte4
Luntayao FamilySingingSinging groupNegros Occidental5
Maria Jeline Oliva13MusicViolinistNaga City5
Markki Stroem20SingingSingerQuezon City2
ImusicapellaMusicShow choirCavite6Eliminated
Carl Malone Montecido11SingingSingerBacolod6Eliminated
Hello WorldDancingDance crewDavao City6Eliminated
Josephine Aton32SingingSingerCebu City6Eliminated
Powerpuff CornSingingAcoustic duoBaguio5Eliminated
Experience KidzDancingDance crewGeneral Santos5Eliminated
Harold Jomar Gesulga17MusicBeatboxerGeneral Santos5Eliminated
Jzan Vern Tero12SingingSingerCebu City5Eliminated
Gerphil Geraldine "Fame" Flores19SingingOpera SingerParañaque4Eliminated
Big Mouth "BM"32VarietySinger with animal soundsManila4Eliminated
Goldies & Goodies48–69DancingDance groupCebu City4Eliminated
Reiniel Tulabing11SingingSingerCainta, Rizal4Eliminated
Rolando Ng IIISingingSingerCagayan de Oro3Eliminated
Alexis Carpena21DancingIsolation DancerLaguna3Eliminated
Manolito "Manoling" Saldivar51SingingOpera SingerDumaguete3Eliminated
Reggie Ramirez33SingingDouble-character SingerDavao City3Eliminated
Kapidamu Band10–16MusicBandQuezon2Eliminated
Florante Inutan41MusicHuman SaxophoneDavao City2Eliminated
Garrett Devan Bolden, Jr.18SingingSingerOlongapo City2Eliminated
Mae Lozada & Anselmo EstilloreDancingBallroom Dancing duoCebu City2Eliminated
Rolando Permangil35SingingSingerDavao City1Eliminated
Baguio SiblingsDancingBallroom Dancing duoCebu City1Eliminated
Snap BoyzDancingDance crewCebu1Eliminated
Xavier University Cultural Dance TroupeDancingCultural Dance TroupeCagayan de Oro1Eliminated

Semifinals

The semifinals ran from May 1 to June 6, 2010. The first four weeks were held in AFP Theater in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City and in Tanghalang Pasigueño in Pasig for the fifth and sixth week. The result shows were always held in Dolphy Theater in ABS-CBN Studios.

There are two ways to vote — SMS and online voting.

The three acts that received the lowest votes are automatically eliminated. The act with the highest number of votes advances to the grand finals. The acts that placed second and third are subject to judges' vote. The act that receives at least 2 votes proceeds to the grand finals, while the other is eliminated.

Semifinals summary

Week 1 (May 1 & 2)

ContestantOrderActBuzzes and judges' votesPercentageResult
FMGKrisAi-ai
Snap Boyz1Dance crew2.21%Eliminated
Rolando Permangil2Singer5.22%Eliminated
Baguio Siblings3Ballroom Dancing duo0.60%Eliminated
Ruther Urquia4Ventriloquist9.77%Advanced
Xavier University Cultural Dance Troupe5Cultural Dance troupe2.20%Eliminated
Jovit Baldivino6Singer80.00%Advanced

Week 2 (May 8 & 9)

ContestantOrderActBuzzes and judges' votesPercentageResult
FMGKrisAi-ai
Kapidamu Band1Band 17.18%Eliminated
Alakim2Magician28.49%Advanced
Mae Lozada & Anselmo Estillore3Ballroom Dancing Duo9.06%Eliminated
Florante Inutan4Human Saxophone4.19%Eliminated
Markki Stroem5Singer25.32%Advanced
Garrett Devan Bolden, Jr.6Singer15.77%Eliminated

Week 3 (May 15 & 16)

ContestantOrderActBuzzes and judges' votesPercentageResult
FMGKrisAi-ai
Keith Clark Delleva1Electric Guitar Player23.95%Advanced
Velasco Brothers2Breakdancing Crew21.83%Advanced
Alexis Carpena3Isolation Dancer17.69%Eliminated
Rolando Ng III4Singer20.89%Eliminated
Manolito "Manoling" Saldivar5Opera Singer11.92%Eliminated
Reggie Ramirez6Double character singer3.73%Eliminated

Delleva originally got three buzzers due to noisy and pitchy sound caused by the sound system. He was however given the chance to perform again without being buzzed out by the judges.

Week 4 (May 22 & 23)

ContestantOrderActBuzzes and judges' votesPercentageResult
FMGKrisAi-ai
Big Mouth "BM"1Singer with animal sounds7.11%Eliminated
Sherwin Baguion2Singer17.99%Advanced
Goldies & Goodies3Dance Troupe5.67%Eliminated
Reiniel Tulabing4Singer11.30%Eliminated
Gerphil Geraldine "Fame" Flores5Opera Singer25.05%Eliminated
Ezra Band6Acoustic Band 33.08%Advanced

Tulabing also had an initial three buzzes due to low microphone volume. He actually had to repeat three times as his hat was missing on his second attempt.

Week 5 (May 29 & 30)

ContestantOrderActBuzzes and judges' votesPercentageResult
FMGKrisAi-ai
Experience Kidz1Dance crew12.29%Eliminated
Jzan Vern Tero2Singer5.64%Eliminated
Maria Jeline Oliva3Violinist20.62%Advanced
Harold Jomar Gesulga4Beatboxer14.56%Eliminated
Powerpuff Corn5Acoustic duo18.71%Eliminated
Luntayao Family6Singing group28.19%Advanced

Week 6 (June 5 & 6)

ContestantOrderActBuzzes and judges' votesPercentageResult
FMGKrisAi-ai
Baguio Metamorphosis1Hiphop and Belly Dancing group28.78%Advanced
Josephine Aton2Singer2.56%Eliminated
Imusicapella3Show choir26.32%Eliminated
Ingrid Payaket4Singer17.97%Advanced
Carl Malone Montecido5Singer15.94%Eliminated
Hello World6Dance crew8.43%Eliminated

Grand Finals

The grand finals were held in the Araneta Coliseum. Twelve acts that won in the semifinals performed again to win the title of the first Pilipinas Got Talent grand winner. Jovit Baldivino was declared as the winner, besting 11 talents in the grand finals.

Color key
  • Winner
  • Runner-up
ContestantOrderActBuzzesPercentageResult
FMGKrisAi-ai
Alakim1Magician2.91%7th
Sherwin Baguion2Singer2.15%9th
Markki Stroem3Singer1.20%12th
Ezra Band4Acoustic Band5.46%5th
Velasco Brothers5Breakdancing group7.27%3rd
Maria Jeline Oliva6Violinist2.07%11th
Baguio Metamorphosis7Hip hop and belly dancing group15.39%2nd
Jovit Baldivino8Singer48.41%1st
Ruther Urquia9Ventriloquist5.45%6th
Ingrid Payaket10Singer5.87%4th
Keith Clark Delleva11Electric guitar player2.82%8th
Luntayao Family12Singing group2.07%10th

National Ratings

Pilipinas Got Talent Season 1 hits all-time high 43.3% national rating.[4]
The National Ratings came from the whole-wide Philippine coverage of TV audience ratings from Kantar Media Philippines.

ShowDateShareRank (Night / Primetime)Source
1st AuditionFebruary 2038.7%1[5]
2nd AuditionFebruary 2137.5%1
3rd AuditionFebruary 2737.7%1[6]
4th AuditionFebruary 2843.1%1
5th AuditionMarch 634.3%1[7]
6th AuditionMarch 739.1%1
7th AuditionMarch 1337.7%1[8]
8th AuditionMarch 1431.6%2
9th AuditionMarch 2037.4%1[9]
10th AuditionMarch 2139.4%1
11th AuditionMarch 2735.9%1[10]
12th AuditionMarch 2834.6%1
13th AuditionApril 436.4%1[11]
14th AuditionApril 1031.1%2[12]
15th AuditionApril 1133.6%1
16th AuditionApril 1733.9%1[13]
17th AuditionApril 1832%1
18th AuditionApril 2434.6%2[14]
19th AuditionApril 2530.7%1
Semi-finals 1 (Performance Night)May 136.5%1[15]
Semi-finals 1 (Results Night)May 233.3%1
Semi-finals 2 (Performance Night)May 834.4%1[16]
Semi-finals 2 (Results Night)May 929.7%1
Semi-finals 3 (Performance Night)May 1534.9%1[17]
Semi-finals 3 (Results Night)May 1630.7%1
Semi-finals 4 (Performance Night)May 2234.2%1[18]
Semi-finals 4 (Results Night)May 2330.4%1
Semi-finals 5 (Performance Night)May 2935.7%1[19]
Semi-finals 5 (Results Night)May 3027.1%1
Semi-finals 6 (Performance Night)June 536.9%1[20]
Semi-finals 6 (Results Night)June 631.5%1
Grand Finals (Performance Night)June 1237%1[21]
Grand Finals (Results Night)June 1343.3%1

Notes and References

  1. News: Pilipinas Got Talent will air pilot episode this Saturday, February 20 . Philippine Entertainment Portal . February 11, 2010 . March 21, 2011.
  2. Web site: Auditions for 'Pilipinas Got Talent' begin next month . October 28, 2009. ABS-CBN News. February 21, 2010.
  3. News: Pilipinas Got Talent airs semi-finals this weekend . Philippine Entertainment Portal . April 12, 2010 . May 1, 2013.
  4. Web site: TNS National Household Ratings (June 11–14): Pilipinas Got Talent ends on a high note.
  5. News: Santiago . Erwin . TNS National TV Ratings (Feb. 19-22): New Kapamilya shows off to a very good start . Philippine Entertainment Portal . February 23, 2010 . March 21, 2011.
  6. News: Santiago . Erwin . UPDATED TNS National TV Ratings (Feb. 26-March 1): Pilipinas Got Talent soars higher . Philippine Entertainment Portal . March 2, 2010 . March 21, 2011.
  7. News: Santiago . Erwin . TNS National TV Ratings (March 5–8): Agua Bendita and Wowowee lead ABS-CBN's domination . Philippine Entertainment Portal . March 9, 2010 . March 21, 2011.
  8. News: Santiago . Erwin . TNS National TV Ratings (March 12–15): Agua Bendita and Wowowee keep their lead . Philippine Entertainment Portal . March 16, 2010 . March 21, 2011.
  9. News: Santiago . Erwin . TNS National TV Ratings (March 19–22): Wowowee and Showtime dominate daytime race . Philippine Entertainment Portal . March 23, 2010 . March 21, 2011.
  10. News: Santiago . Erwin . TNS National TV Ratings (March 26–30): ASAP XV remains strong despite threat from Party Pilipinas . Philippine Entertainment Portal . March 30, 2010 . March 21, 2011.
  11. News: Santiago . Erwin . TNS National TV Ratings (March 31-April 6): Agua Bendita marathon triumphs during the Holy Week . Philippine Entertainment Portal . April 6, 2010 . March 21, 2011.
  12. News: Santiago . Erwin . TNS National TV Ratings (April 7–11): Gretchen Barretto's MMK episode tops Saturday primetime race . Philippine Entertainment Portal . April 12, 2010 . March 21, 2011.
  13. News: Santiago . Erwin . TNS National TV Ratings (April 16–19): Agua Bendita and Pilipinas Got Talent lead primetime races . Philippine Entertainment Portal . April 20, 2010 . March 21, 2011.
  14. News: Santiago . Erwin . TNS National TV Ratings (April 23–26): Maalaala Mo Kaya and Pilipinas Got Talent are weekend winners . Philippine Entertainment Portal . April 27, 2010 . March 21, 2011.
  15. News: Santiago . Erwin . TNS National TV Ratings (May 1–4): Pilipinas Got Talent dominates weekend primetime race . Philippine Entertainment Portal . May 5, 2010 . March 21, 2011.
  16. News: Santiago . Erwin . TNS National TV Ratings (May 5–10): Agua Bendita stays afloat . Philippine Entertainment Portal . May 11, 2010 . March 21, 2011.
  17. News: Santiago . Erwin . TNS National TV Ratings (May 14–17): Wowowee and ASAP XV top weekend daytime race . Philippine Entertainment Portal . May 18, 2010 . March 21, 2011.
  18. News: Santiago . Erwin . TNS National TV Ratings (May 21–24): Momay scares off competition on its debut . Philippine Entertainment Portal . May 25, 2010 . March 21, 2011.
  19. News: Santiago . Erwin . TNS National TV Ratings (May 25–31): Wowowee and Agua Bendita maintain lead in the weekday race . Philippine Entertainment Portal . May 31, 2010 . March 21, 2011.
  20. News: Santiago . Erwin . TNS National TV Ratings (June 1–6): ABS-CBN afternoon soap Impostor zooms to No. 1 | PEP.ph: The Number One Site for Philippine Showbiz . Philippine Entertainment Portal . June 7, 2010 . March 21, 2011.
  21. News: Santiago . Erwin . TNS National Household Ratings (June 11–14): Pilipinas Got Talent ends on a high note . Philippine Entertainment Portal . June 15, 2010 . March 21, 2011.