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The first season of The Voice of the Philippines was a Philippine reality singing competition. It was part of The Voice franchise and was based from a similar competition format in the Netherlands called The Voice of Holland.[1] The show was hosted by Toni Gonzaga with Robi Domingo, and Alex Gonzaga serving as the V-Reporters or as the social media correspondents.[2] [3] Bamboo Mañalac, Sarah Geronimo, Lea Salonga, and apl.de.ap serves as the four coaches and the judging panel of the show.[4] [5] [6] [7]
The show had a primer called Mic Test: The Voice of the Philippines Primer and was aired on June 9, 2013.[8] [9] [10] The first season premiered on June 15, 2013 on ABS-CBN.[11] [12] [13] It aired every Saturdays at 9:00 p.m. (PST), and Sundays at 8:15 p.m. (PST).[14] It was also aired internationally via The Filipino Channel, ABS-CBN's international channel.[15]
On September 29, 2013, Mitoy Yonting of Team Lea won the competition winning the grand prize of two million pesos along with an Asian tour, a brand new car, an entertainment package, and a four-year recording contract.[16] [17] Klarisse de Guzman of Team Sarah was proclaimed as the runner-up.[18]
ABS-CBN acquired the rights of the franchise back in 2011 after the success of its US counterpart. The Philippines was then listed as one of the countries who bought the rights for the franchise as posted in Talpa's website.[19] The show was later confirmed by Laurenti Dyogi, a Filipino director who had notable success with reality shows like Pinoy Big Brother, Pinoy Dream Academy, and Junior MasterChef Pinoy Edition.[20]
A teaser was shown during the commercial break of Sarah G. Live and Gandang Gabi Vice last December 30, 2012. A teaser, showing the recorded snippets of the blind auditions, was aired on May 15, 2013.[21] Another trailer was posted in the show's official Facebook fan page on May 24, 2013, showing the coaches' bantering, rapport, and eagerness to fight over an auditionee.[22]
A teaser revealed the premier date of the show was aired during the final performance night of the fourth season of Pilipinas Got Talent. A primer, dubbed as Mic Test: The Voice of the Philippines Primer, was also announced in the same night. It aired on June 9, 2013.[12] [13] The primer had a special participation of Danny O'Donoghue, The Script's frontman, who at that time sits as a coach in The Voice UK.[23] [24]
Rumors had been circulating that Toni Gonzaga and Robi Domingo, and even Lea Salonga were said to host the show.[25] Also, Zsa Zsa Padilla was rumored as one of the coaches. However, all of these rumors were debunked as the production team stated that there were still no confirmed hosts or coaches for the reality show.[26] [27]
After months of speculations, Toni Gonzaga was confirmed to host the franchise. It was announced on Gonzaga's talk show, The Buzz.[28] Gonzaga later confirmed that she will be joined by Robi Domingo as the show's media correspondent. Incidentally, this marks Gonzaga and Domingo's third time to work together after and which were also under the unit of Director Lauren Dyogi.[2]
On February 6, 2013, it was announced that Sarah Geronimo will be one of the four coaches.[29] [30] During the last episode of Sarah G. Live on February 10, 2013, Bamboo Mañalac revealed that he was proud that he will be collaborating with Geronimo on a new big project, which will be The Voice of the Philippines. On February 14, 2013, ABS-CBN aired a promotional plug during the airtime of Kahit Konting Pagtingin, a pre-primetime television drama, confirming Bamboo Mañalac's stint in the show as coach and judge.[31] On the night of February 19, 2013, Lea Salonga confirmed her stint as an official coach in the show via her official Twitter account.[32] In the same night, ABS-CBN later confirmed Salonga's role on the show.[6] It was announced in early March 2013 that apl.de.ap of The Black Eyed Peas was being negotiated to join the said reality show.[33] [34] On March 7, 2013, it was announced through ABS-CBN's entertainment website, Push, that apl.de.ap will sit as the fourth coach.[7] On an article posted in the network's official website dated March 20, 2013, apl.de.ap was slated to do the initial promotional plug with TFC London and was scheduled to arrive in Manila by April to meet and work with the three other coaches and the rest of the show's team.[35]
On April 16, 2013, Alex Gonzaga, the younger sister of Toni Gonzaga, was revealed to join the show, teaming up with Robi Domingo as V-Reporters or as the show's social media correspondents.[3] [36]
The winner of The Voice of the Philippines is set to win an entertainment package from Sony Bravia, an Asian tour for two, a brand new car from Ford Philippines, a tax-free cash prize of 2 million pesos, and a four-year recording contract from MCA Universal.[37] [38] [39]
Auditions started in September 2012. Open Call Auditions were held on September 15, 2012 at Island Pacific Supermarket in Panorama City, Los Angeles, California and on September 16, 2012 at California's Great America Parkway in Santa Clara, California. The auditions were only open to people with Filipino ancestry in Southern California.[40] [41] [42] [43] [44]
Radio screenings were also held on January 7–11, 2013 at various ABS-CBN Radio stations in key cities such as Metro Manila, Naga, Legazpi City, Baguio, Tacloban, Cebu City, Davao City, General Santos, Zamboanga City, Cagayan de Oro, Bacolod, Iloilo City, and Dagupan. Radio screenings were called The Voice ng Radyo (The Voice of Radio), where daily and weekly winners will have the chance to participate in the Blind auditions.[45]
Auditions in key cities throughout the Philippines were announced in the finale episode of Sarah G. Live, Sarah Geronimo's night variety show, on February 10, 2013. On the same night, the online auditions were also introduced which ran from February 9 to 19, 2013.[46]
| +On-ground auditions of The Voice of the Philippines | ||
| Date | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Auditions held outside the Philippines | ||
| September 15, 2012 | Island Pacific Supermarket | |
| September 16, 2012 | California's Great America Parkway | Santa Clara, California, United States |
| Auditions held in the Philippines[47] | ||
| February 23, 2013[48] | ABS-CBN Bacolod Broadcasting Complex | Bacolod, Negros Occidental |
| Sarabia Manor Hotel & Convention Center | Iloilo City, Iloilo | |
| CCB Gym, Leyte Park Resort & Hotel | Tacloban, Leyte | |
| Cebu City, Cebu | ||
| March 2, 2013[49] | Ellis Arcade and Suites | General Santos, South Cotabato |
| ABS-CBN Zamboanga | Zamboanga City | |
| N Hotel | Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental | |
| ABS-CBN Davao Broadcasting Complex | Davao City | |
| March 9, 2013 | ABS-CBN Palawan Complex | Puerto Princesa, Palawan |
| Plaza Del Norte Hotel and Convention Center | Laoag, Ilocos Norte | |
| ABS-CBN Naga | Naga, Camarines Sur | |
| Porta Vaga Mall | Baguio, Benguet | |
| Studio 5, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center | Quezon City | |
| Coaches | Top 52 artists[50] [51] [52] [53] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| apl.de.ap | |||||
| Janice Javier | Thor | Jessica Reynoso | Penelope Matanguihan | Stan Perfecto | |
| Cora dela Cruz | Jessica Corpuz | Emmanuelle Vera | Lance Fabros | Cara Manglapus | |
| Moira Dela Torre | Sir Lord Lumibao | Lorenzana Siblings< | ---Grace & Guji Lorenzana, according to the official website, is referred as the 'Lorenzana Siblings'!---> | ||
| Lea Salonga | |||||
| Mitoy Yonting | Radha | Kimpoy Mainit | Darryl Shy | Diday Garcellano | |
| RJ dela Fuente | Marissa Saroca | Juvie Pelos | Rainer Acosta | MJ Podolig | |
| Taw Muhammad | Japs Mendoza | Chien Berbana | |||
| Sarah Geronimo | |||||
| Klarisse de Guzman | Morissette | Eva delos Santos | Maki Ricafort | Yuki Ito | |
| Junji Arias | Gabriel Ramos | Rouxette Swinton | Hans Dimayuga | Michaellen Temporada | |
| Dave Jonathan Lamar | Kathreen Castro | Lecelle Trinidad | |||
| Bamboo Mañalac | |||||
| Myk Perez | Paolo Onesa | Isabella Fabregas | Lee Grane Maranan | Angelique Alcantara | |
| Talia Reyes | John Philip Duka | Denise Sagun | Angelica Prado | < | ---the duo, according to the official website, is referred as the 'Cordovales Father & Son'!---> |
| Deborah Victa | Nicole Parada | Dan Billano | |||
The Blind auditions, which was the main highlight of the show, were filmed last April 2013.[35] [54] Geronimo, on an interview made by The Buzz last April 14, 2013, elaborated that the first day of taping for the blind auditions started on April 15, 2013 and ended on April 18, 2013 in Studio 2 – ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Quezon City, Metro Manila.[55] In an article published by Philippine Daily Inquirer and written by Lea Salonga, she wrote that a total of one hundred twenty one artists performed during the Blind auditions.[56]
During the guest appearance of the four coaches on July 11, 2013 in ABS-CBN's noontime variety show, It's Showtime, Salonga teased for a 'big twist' that will affect the mechanics of forming their final teams who will be going into the Battles.[57] Initially, it was reported that, from one hundred twenty one artists, only forty eight artists will advance to the Battles.[58] However, in the said twist revealed last July 21, 2013, an additional artist was added per team. Thus increasing the total number of artists advancing to the Battles to fifty two.[59] [60]
The Blind auditions, composed of thirteen episodes, were aired from June 15, 2013 until July 27, 2013.[12] [13] [61]
| Coach hit his/her "I WANT YOU" button | ---> | |
|---|---|---|
| Artist defaulted to this coach's team | ||
| Artist elected to join this coach's team | ||
| Artist eliminated with no coach pressing his or her "I WANT YOU" button | ||
The first episode was graced by an opening performance of the coaches and sang their own rendition of "Hall of Fame" by The Script.[62]
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| apl.de.ap | Lea | Sarah | Bamboo | ||||||
| 1 | Darryl Shy | 44 | Baguio | "Tatsulok" | — | — | |||
| 2 | Deborah Victa | 21 | Laguna | "American Boy" | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Romel Colao[63] | 32 | Bukidnon | "Natutulog Ba Ang Diyos" | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | Andy Go | 16 | Cagayan de Oro | "Ngayon at Kailanman" | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | Kevin Ibañez | "Let Me Be the One" | — | — | — | — | |||
| 6 | Chien Berbana[64] | 31 | Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay | "Sayang Na Sayang" | — | — | |||
| 7 | Thor[65] [66] | 32 | Davao del Norte | "I Have Nothing" | |||||
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| apl.de.ap | Lea | Sarah | Bamboo | ||||||
| 1 | Cora dela Cruz | 27 | Cavite | "Usok" | — | — | |||
| 2 | Edward Benosa[67] | 23 | Quezon City | "It Will Rain" | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | Taw Muhammad | 24 | Iloilo | "Ironic" | — | — | |||
| 4 | Junji Arias | 36 | Makati | "I'll Be There for You" | — | ||||
| 5 | Miriam Manalo | 24 | Pampanga | "A Natural Woman" | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 | Alden Asehan, Jr. | Cebu | "The Last Time" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 7 | Ian Masaga | "Yakap Sa Dilim" | — | — | — | — | |||
| 8 | Abby Asistio | 29 | Antipolo | "Girl on Fire" | — | — | — | — | |
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| apl.de.ap | Lea | Sarah | Bamboo | ||||||
| 1 | Monique delos Santos | 24 | Cebu | "Oh! Darling" | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Eva delos Santos | 51 | Cebu | "Proud Mary" | — | — | |||
| 3 | Lorenzana Siblings (Grace and Guji Lorenzana) | 25 & 33 | Taguig | "Need You Now" | — | — | |||
| 4 | Sir Lord Lumibao | 23 | Zamboanga City | "I'll Be" | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | Jasmine Abrenica | "Firework" | — | — | — | — | |||
| 6 | Raymund Portosa | "Use Somebody" | — | — | — | — | |||
| 7 | Lee Grane Maranan | 29 | Makati | "Anak" | — | — | |||
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| apl.de.ap | Lea | Sarah | Bamboo | |||||
| 1 | Morissette[68] | 16 | Quezon City | "Love on Top" | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Radha[69] | 36 | Parañaque | "What's Love Got to Do with It" | — | — | ||
| 3 | Abigail Garza | "21 Guns" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Marielle Mamaclay | 27 | Nueva Ecija | "Rolling in the Deep" | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Isabella Fabregas | 24 | Quezon City | "Lean on Me" | — | — | ||
| 6 | Jaron Liclican | 22 | California, USA | "Feeling Good" | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Michaellen Temporada[70] | 24 | Zamboanga del Sur | "Summertime" | ||||
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| apl.de.ap | Lea | Sarah | Bamboo | |||||
| 1 | Nicole Floirendo | 20 | Cagayan de Oro | "Titanium" | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Angelique Alcantara | 17 | Samal, Davao del Norte | "Diamonds" | — | — | — | |
| 3 | Moira Dela Torre[71] | 19 | Makati | "Hallelujah" | — | — | — | |
| 4 | Mac Escolano | 21 | Novaliches, Quezon City | "Maging Sino Ka Man" | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Gabriel Ramos | 21 | Laguna | "Tulak ng Bibig, Kabig ng Dibdib" | — | — | — | |
| 6 | Michael Salzsieder | 28 | Batangas | "Yugyugan Na" | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Mitoy Yonting | 43 | Pangasinan | "Bakit Ako Mahihiya" | — | — | ||
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| apl.de.ap | Lea | Sarah | Bamboo | |||||
| 1 | Cara Manglapus | 25 | Muntinlupa | "At Last" | — | — | — | |
| 2 | (Willy and Mark Cordovales) | 42/19 | Antipolo | "Pagsubok" | — | — | ||
| 3 | Hans Dimayuga | 24 | Parañaque | "Stand by Me" | — | — | — | |
| 4 | Andrea Koreen Medina | 18 | Santa Rosa City, Laguna | "River Deep, Mountain High" | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Joanne Bernal | 17 | "Mas que Nada" | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 | Jacob Benedicto | 21 | Parañaque | "The Way You Look Tonight" | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Myk Perez | 22 | Palawan | "I'm Yours" | ||||
| 8 | Robert Cozma | 36 | Angeles, Pampanga | "Habang May Buhay" | — | — | — | — |
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| apl.de.ap | Lea | Sarah | Bamboo | |||||
| 1 | Ramoncito Alfonso | 29 | Quezon City | "Di Na Natuto" | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Angelica Prado | 24 | Bacolod | "Dreams" | — | — | ||
| 3 | Paolo Onesa[72] | 19 | Zamboanga City | "Yakap Sa Dilim" | — | — | — | |
| 4 | Diday Garcellano | 21 | Quezon City | "Mercy" | — | — | — | |
| 5 | Janel Favila | 21 | Cainta, Rizal | "Oo" | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Katrina Madrigal | "Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 7 | Argel Laur | "Mahal Pa Rin Kita" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 8 | Juvie Pelos[73] [74] [75] | 21 | Surigao | "Uwahig" | ||||
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| apl.de.ap | Lea | Sarah | Bamboo | |||||
| 1 | Ayana Grico | 21 | General Santos | "Sweet Child o' Mine" | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Kathreen Castro | 20 | Davao | "Rolling in the Deep" | — | |||
| 3 | Lance Fabros | 28 | Valenzuela | "Chasing Cars" | — | — | — | |
| 4 | Stan Perfecto | 19 | Manila | "It Will Rain" | — | — | — | |
| 5 | Jumed Nicolas | "Forget You" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 6 | Lana Mariano | "Iisa Pa Lamang" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 7 | Nicole Parada | 23 | Batangas City | "Inseparable" | — | — | — | |
| 8 | Wilson Peñaflor | 26 | Pangasinan | "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Yuki Ito | 22 | Bulacan | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | — | — | ||
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| apl.de.ap | Lea | Sarah | Bamboo | |||||
| 1 | Sherin Hidayat | 18 | Antique | "Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal" | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Marissa Saroca[76] [77] | 28 | Australia | "Crazy in Love" | — | — | — | |
| 3 | Marian Kilroy | "Valerie" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Tori Ingram | "Where Have You Been" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | John Philip Duka[78] | 28 | Davao | "Secrets" | — | — | ||
| 6 | MJ Podolig | 32 | Sorsogon | "Handog" | — | — | — | |
| 7 | Genesis Butil | 25 | Bukidnon | "Grabe" | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Jennifer Bautista | "If I Ain't Got You" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 9 | Its Saludo | "Vision of Love" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 10 | Janice Javier[79] [80] | 38 | Pasay | "A Natural Woman"[81] | ||||
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| apl.de.ap | Lea | Sarah | Bamboo | |||||
| 1 | Rainer Acosta[82] | 29 | Bulakan, Bulacan | "Muli" | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Talia Reyes | 20 | Quezon City | "Sunday Morning" | — | — | — | |
| 3 | Angeline Paylado | "Come Together" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Abigail Alamo | "Tulak ng Bibig, Kabig ng Dibdib" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | Lecelle Trinidad | 17 | Gapan, Nueva Ecija | "Bust Your Windows" | — | — | ||
| 6 | Jordan Castillo, Jr. | 20 | Fairview, Quezon City | "Ordinary People" | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Penelope Ann Matanguihan | 21 | Batangas | "Love on Top" | — | |||
| 8 | Japs Mendoza[83] | 16 | Malolos, Bulacan | "Truth" | — | — | — | |
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| apl.de.ap | Lea | Sarah | Bamboo | |||||
| 1 | Nicole Angela Judalena[84] | 22 | Quezon City | "Sunday Morning" | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Maki Ricafort[85] | 34 | Tondo, Manila | "Foolish Heart" | — | — | — | |
| 3 | Charlene and Charmaine Albino | 18-18 | Quezon City | "Salamat" | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Jessica Corpuz[86] | 18 | Tarlac City | "Sana'y Wala ng Wakas" | — | — | ||
| 5 | Keane Andeza | 27 | Antipolo | "I Started a Joke" | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Klarisse de Guzman [87] | 21 | Makati | "Tulak ng Bibig, Kabig ng Dibdib" | ||||
| 7 | RJ dela Fuente | 27 | Parañaque | "Get Here" | — | — | — | |
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| apl.de.ap | Lea | Sarah | Bamboo | |||||
| 1 | Chivas Malunda | "Honestly" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2 | Aia De Leon[88] | 35 | Parañaque | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Micah Nepomuceno | 16 | "The Way You Look Tonight" | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | Regine Saga | 17 | Parañaque | "Human Nature" | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Denise Sagun[89] | 34 | Subic | "You Were Meant For Me" | — | — | — | |
| 6 | Jessica Reynoso[90] | 16 | San Pedro, Laguna | "Fallin'" | — | |||
| 7 | Kimpoy Mainit | 16 | Bohol | "Nobody's Perfect" | — | — | — | |
| 8 | Mavie Lozano | 19 | Quezon City | "Drive" | — | — | — | |
| 9 | Florie Mae Cruz | Zamboanga City | "We Found Love" | — | — | — | ||
| 10 | Dan Billano | 30 | Marikina | "This Love" | — | — | ||
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| apl.de.ap | Lea | Sarah | Bamboo | |||||
| 1 | Rouxette Swinton | 16 | Malolos, Bulacan | "Safe & Sound" | — | rowspan="6" | ||
| 2 | Emmanuelle Vera[91] | 18 | Manila | "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" | — | |||
| 3 | Mico Cruz | "Please Don't Stop The Music" | — | |||||
| 4 | Kate Torres | "Love Story" | — | |||||
| 5 | Bryan Aquino | "Someone Like You" | — | |||||
| 6 | Dave Jonathan Lamar | 22 | Quezon | "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" | ||||
The Battles were filmed on July 8 and 9, 2013 at the Studio 10 of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City.[92] [93] From the one hundred twenty one invited artists during the Blind auditions, only fifty two artists will proceed to the Battles.[60] [94] Each coach will pick two to three artists and pit them together into a battle of vocals.[95] The winner of the battle will only be determined by his or her coach. The other coaches can only provide their comments to the performances of the artists. The winner will earn a spot in the six artist-slots per team and will advance to the next round, the Live shows.[59] [61] [96]
Prior to the battle of vocals, each team will be guided and trained by their respective coaches with the aid of some "guest advisers." Arnel Pineda, the frontman of Journey, aided apl.de.ap's team;[97] while Gerard Salonga, an orchestrator and musical director, accompanied his sister Lea Salonga.[98] On the other hand, Gary Valenciano helped Sarah Geronimo;[99] while Joey Ayala, a contemporary pop music artist, joined Bamboo Mañalac.[100]
The first episode aired on July 28, 2013.[61] [101] [102] The Battles aired until August 17, 2013.[60]
In some episodes guests were invited to perform for the show, while the coaches and their guest advisers performed in the remaining episodes of the Battles. During the first episode, Yeng Constantino, KZ Tandingan, and Charice performed "Locked out of Heaven" by Bruno Mars.[103] On the second episode aired last August 3, 2013, coach Sarah Geronimo and her guest adviser, Gary Valenciano, performed "Clarity" by Zedd;[104] while Bamboo Mañalac and Joey Ayala performed Mañalac's "Ikot ng Mundo" on the third episode aired last August 4, 2013. In the fourth episode aired on August 10, 2013, it was Lea Salonga along with her brother, Gerard Salonga, performed in the Battle stage. Lea sang "Grenade" by Bruno Mars while Gerard was at the piano playing the song.[105] On August 11, 2013, apl.de.ap, together with A.K.A Jam member Jhelsea Flores, performed a medley of his songs and his group, The Black Eyed Peas.[106] In the middle of the episode aired on August 17, 2013, the Gonzaga sisters made a special number were they performed "Heart Attack" by Demi Lovato.[107]
| Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Live shows | |
| Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated | |
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artists< | ---The order of artists per battle pair/trio is based on who Toni Gonzaga calls first, second, third to the battle stage!---> | Song | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 14 | apl.de.ap | 1 | Stan Perfecto | Lorenzana Siblings | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" | |||
| Bamboo Mañalac | 2 | Lee Grane Maranan | Dan Billano | "One" | ||||
| Sarah Geronimo | 3 | Morissette | Lecelle Trinidad | "No More Tears" | ||||
| Lea Salonga | 4 | Mitoy Yonting | Chien Berbana | "Alone" | [108] [109] | |||
| Episode 15 | apl.de.ap | 1 | Sir Lord Lumibao | Thor | "I'll Make Love to You" | [110] | ||
| Lea Salonga | 2 | Diday Garcellano | Japs Mendoza | "Daylight" | ||||
| Sarah Geronimo | 3 | Kathreen Castro | Yuki Ito | "Baliw" | [111] | |||
| Bamboo Mañalac | 4 | Nicole Parada | Angelique Alcantara | Deborah Victa | "Set Fire to the Rain" | [112] | ||
| Episode 16 | Bamboo Mañalac | 1 | Cordovales Father & Son | Paolo Onesa | "Panalangin" | [113] | ||
| Lea Salonga | 2 | Taw Muhammad | Kimpoy Mainit | "Without You" | [114] | |||
| apl.de.ap | 3 | Cara Manglapus | Moira dela Torre | Penelope Matanguihan | "One Night Only" | [115] | ||
| Sarah Geronimo | 4 | Junji Arias | Dave Jonathan Lamar | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | [116] | |||
| Episode 17 | Bamboo Mañalac | 1 | Isabella Fabregas | Angelica Prado | "Don't Speak" | [117] [118] | ||
| apl.de.ap | 2 | Janice Javier | Lance Fabros | "Don't Stop Believin'" | [119] | |||
| Lea Salonga | 3 | MJ Podolig | Darryl Shy | "" | [120] | |||
| Sarah Geronimo | 4 | Eva delos Santos | Michaellen Temporada | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | [121] | |||
| Episode 18 | Sarah Geronimo | 1 | Maki Ricafort | Hans Dimayuga | "What About Love?" | [122] | ||
| apl.de.ap | 2 | Jessica Reynoso | Emmanuelle Vera | "Just Give Me a Reason" | [123] | |||
| Bamboo Mañalac | 3 | Denise Sagun | Talia Reyes | "Under the Bridge" | [124] | |||
| Lea Salonga | 4 | Juvie Pelos | Rainer Acosta | RJ dela Fuente | "What's Going On" | [125] | ||
| Episode 19 | apl.de.ap | 1 | Cora dela Cruz | Jessica Corpuz | "Makita Kang Muli" | [126] [127] | ||
| Bamboo Mañalac | 2 | Myk Perez | John Philip Duka | "Hey Jude"/"Come Together" | ||||
| Sarah Geronimo | 3 | Klarisse de Guzman | Gabriel Ramos | Rouxette Swinton | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | |||
| Lea Salonga | 4 | Radha | Marissa Saroca | "Respect" | [128] | |||
The Live Shows first aired on August 25, 2013 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, a theater with a 1,500 audience capacity, Resorts World Manila in Newport City, Pasay, Metro Manila. It aired every Sundays and was the only part of the show which was broadcast live.[129] A total of twenty-four artists, or six artists per team, made it to the last stage of the competition. For each live show, all four coaches pitted half of his/her team whom all performed a solo number on stage for the public's votes. Differentiating from its foreign counterparts, the performances and the results were aired on the same night. The voting lines were immediately opened after all the performances per team are finished. Viewers were then given approximately 10 minutes during commercial break to vote for which artist from each team should advance.[130] During Saturday episodes, the show highlighted the life stories of the artists, and coaching and mentoring sessions called The Life Shows. The show served as a companion episode to the Live show to be aired the following day. Prior to the Live shows, a special episode was aired on August 18, 2013 which highlighted the coaches and their respective artists' bonding and coaching moments, and their preparation for the Live shows.
The voting system for the Live shows was based on the public's decision through different platforms (text messaging, using vote cards, and iTunes downloads of the studio versions of the artists' performances), and by the coaches. Each week during the first two Live shows, the accumulated votes from the public chose the first artist to advance from each team. Their respective coaches chose the second. From the third Live shows, the iTunes bonus took effect and the artists' was decided by an equal say from both the public's vote and their respective coach's scores. In the Finals, each team was represented by one artist and the winner of the competition was only decided by the public's vote.[131]
On September 17, 2013, the setup for the fifth Live show was changed wherein it is composed of two episodes, one of which had replaced The Life Shows episode.[132] The voting mechanics was also changed. Voting lines were still opened during the 10-minute commercial gap wherein the accumulated votes for the Saturday and Sunday episodes were summed up.[133] [134] The fifth Live show also featured an à la Battle performance wherein the final two artists per team performed one song, deviating from the usual solo performances of the artists from the four other Live shows.[135]
| Artist was saved by the Public's votes | ||
| Artist was saved by his/her coach. | ||
| Artist's song reached in the Top 10 of iTunes | ||
| Artist was eliminated |
After the Top 24 were decided, with six finalists for each coach, August 25, 2013 saw the launching of the live shows with half of the teams performing.
Public voting across multiple platforms commenced at this point, with two artists eliminated from each participating team in the first two live shows. Voting lines were opened immediately after the broadcast of each live show. Each team will advance four artists, with two drawing from public votes and two from the coach's choice.
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist[136] [137] [138] [139] | Song[140] [141] | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 22 | Lea Salonga | 1 | Darryl Shy | "Danny's Song" | 51.41% | Public's choice |
| 2 | Radha | "River Deep – Mountain High" | Lea's choice | |||
| 3 | RJ dela Fuente | "I'll Stand by You" | Eliminated | |||
| apl.de.ap | 4 | Cora dela Cruz | "Nosi Ba Lasi" | Eliminated | ||
| 5 | Thor | "Narito" | 43.63% | Public's choice | ||
| 6 | Jessica Reynoso | "I Believe" | Apl's choice | |||
| Bamboo Mañalac | 7 | Talia Reyes | "You Oughta Know" | Eliminated | ||
| 8 | Myk Perez | 54.80% | Public's choice | |||
| 9 | Lee Grane Maranan | "Make You Feel My Love" | ||||
| Sarah Geronimo | 10 | Eva delos Santos | "So Far Away" | Sarah's choice | ||
| 11 | Junji Arias | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | Eliminated | |||
| 12 | Morissette | "Jar of Hearts" | 57.16% | Public's choice | ||
| Episode 24 | Bamboo Mañalac | 1 | Angelique Alcantara | "Nobela" | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Paolo Onesa | "You Give Me Something" | 46.37% | Public's choice | ||
| 3 | Isabella Fabregas | "You've Got a Friend" | ||||
| Sarah Geronimo | 4 | Yuki Ito | "A Song for You" | Eliminated | ||
| 5 | Klarisse de Guzman | "Beggin'" | Sarah's choice | |||
| 6 | Maki Ricafort | "Without You" | 36.75% | Public's choice | ||
| apl.de.ap | 7 | Penelope Matanguihan | "Ordinary People" | Apl's choice | ||
| 8 | Stan Perfecto | "When I Was Your Man" | Eliminated | |||
| 9 | Janice Javier | "I Believe I Can Fly" | 42.82% | Public's choice | ||
| Lea Salonga | 10 | Diday Garcellano | "Rumour Has It" | Eliminated | ||
| 11 | Kimpoy Mainit | "Hallelujah" | Lea's choice | |||
| 12 | Mitoy Yonting | "Don't Stop Me Now" | 82.29% | Public's choice | ||
| 22.1 | apl.de.ap, Bamboo Mañalac, and Week 1 performing artists | "The Apl Song" | |
| 22.2 | Lea Salonga, Sarah Geronimo, and Week 1 performing artists | "Tag-Ulan" | |
| 22.3 | Lea Salonga, apl.de.ap, and Week 2 performing artists | "I'd Do Anything for Love" | |
| 22.4 | Sarah Geronimo, Bamboo Mañalac, and Week 2 performing artists | "Live It Up" | |
| 24.1 | Sarah Geronimo, and Week 1 winning artists | "Roar" |
After the Top 16 were decided, with four finalists for each coach, August 25, 2013 saw the launching of the live shows with half of the teams performing.
Public voting across multiple platforms commenced at this point, with two artists eliminated from each participating team in the first two live shows. Voting lines were opened immediately after the broadcast of each live show.
For the first week, four artists reached the Top 10 of the Philippine iTunes chart. Darryl Shy peaked at #1, Paolo Onesa at #3, Morissette at #5, and Maki Ricafort at #10.
For the second week, Myk Perez peaked at #1, Radha at #2, Klarisse de Guzman at #3, and Isabella Fabregas' version of "No One" peaked at #9.
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist[142] [143] [144] | Song[145] | Summary of points | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach's | Public's | Total | ||||||
| Episode 26 | Sarah Geronimo | 1 | Morissette | "What About Love" | 60.00 | 50.41 | 110.41 | Safe |
| 2 | Maki Ricafort | "Every Breath You Take" | 40.00 | 49.59 | 89.59 | Eliminated | ||
| Lea Salonga | 3 | Darryl Shy | "Balita" | 40.00 | 55.89 | 95.89 | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Mitoy Yonting | "Paano" | 60.00 | 44.11 | 104.11 | Safe | ||
| Bamboo Mañalac | 5 | Lee Grane Maranan | "Losing My Religion" | 40.00 | 18.76 | 58.76 | Eliminated | |
| 6 | Paolo Onesa | "Skyfall" | 60.00 | 81.24 | 141.24 | Safe | ||
| apl.de.ap | 7 | Penelope Matanguihan | "Superstar" | 45.00 | 35.28 | 80.28 | Eliminated | |
| 8 | Thor | "Lately" | 55.00 | 64.72 | 119.72 | Safe | ||
| Episode 28 | apl.de.ap | 1 | Janice Javier | "Chain of Fools" | 65.00 | 39.88 | 104.88 | Safe |
| 2 | Jessica Reynoso | "Ikaw" | 35.00 | 60.12 | 95.02 | Eliminated | ||
| Sarah Geronimo | 3 | Eva delos Santos | "Ikaw Lang Ang Mamahalin" | 45.00 | 31.09 | 76.09 | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Klarisse de Guzman | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | 55.00 | 68.91 | 123.91 | Safe | ||
| Bamboo Mañalac | 5 | Isabella Fabregas | "No One"/"Where Is The Love?" | 45.00 | 33.87 | 78.87 | Eliminated | |
| 6 | Myk Perez | "Chasing Pavements" | 55.00 | 66.13 | 121.13 | Safe | ||
| Lea Salonga | 7 | Kimpoy Mainit | "Weak" | 40.00 | 34.50 | 74.50 | Eliminated | |
| 8 | Radha | "Time After Time" | 60.00 | 65.50 | 125.50 | Safe | ||
| 26.1 | Week 3 performing artists | "Another One Bites the Dust" | |
| 26.2 | Lea Salonga, Patti Austin, and Week 4 performing artists | "If I Believe" / "In my Life" | |
| 28.1 | Bamboo Mañalac and Week 3 winning artists | "Wonderwall" |
The fifth Live show was aired as a two-part episode. The September 21 episode also served as special charity event in benefit of the Payatas Kids Choir.[146]
Recorded versions of the Top 4’s performances on Sunday made the Top 10 iTunes charts, with De Guzman at No 3, Perez at No. 4, and Javier at No. 7. The Top 4 contestants' original songs peaked the top four slots of the chart.
| Coach | Artist | Episode 29 | Episode 30 | Summary of points[147] [148] | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order | à la Battles song | Order | Solo song | Coach's | Public's | Total | |||
| apl.de.ap | Thor | 1 | "Umagang Kay Ganda" | 7 | "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" | 45.00 | 42.15 | 87.15 | Eliminated |
| Janice Javier | 8 | "Imagine" | 55.00 | 57.85 | 112.85 | Safe | |||
| Bamboo Mañalac | Myk Perez | 2 | "Change the World" | 3 | 55.00 | 48.08 | 103.08 | Safe | |
| Paolo Onesa | 4 | "Elesi" | 45.00 | 51.92 | 96.92 | Eliminated | |||
| Lea Salonga | Mitoy Yonting | 3 | "Against All Odds"[149] | 1 | "The Power of Love" | 45.00 | 63.78 | 108.78 | Safe |
| Radha | 2 | "Let It Be" | 55.00 | 36.22 | 91.22 | Eliminated | |||
| Sarah Geronimo | 4 | "The Voice Within"[150] | 6 | "To Love Somebody" | 55.00 | 63.39 | 118.39 | Safe | |
| Morissette | 5 | "Who You Are" | 45.00 | 36.61 | 81.61 | Eliminated | |||
| 29.1 | Top 8 artists | "Hawak Kamay" | |
| 29.2 | Top 8 artists with the Payatas Kids Choir | "Paraiso" | |
| 30.1 | apl.de.ap, Venus Raj, and Top 8 Artists | "Balikbayan" | |
| 30.2 | Mitoy Yonting (team winner) | "Bulag" | |
| 30.3 | Myk Perez (team winner) | "Fix You" | |
| 30.4 | Klarisse de Guzman (team winner) | "Slowly" | |
| 30.5 | Janice Javier (team winner) | "Coming Home" |
Just like the previous Live show, the finale was also aired as a two-part episode. It also had a different set of voting mechanics. Eligibility to download songs from iTunes and through mobile truetone downloads were opened immediately after the end of the fifth Live show wherein each song downloaded was equal to 5 votes per artist.[151] Voting lines were opened at the start of the first episode of the finale and was temporarily paused after. The votes accumulated on Saturday were then summed up with the votes accumulated from the downloads. The results of the votes were then revealed on the second episode of the finals, where the final two artists had to perform in a final showdown. After the two top artists were revealed, the scores were reset to zero. The voting lines were then opened for the final two, wherein the artist who garnered the highest votes was declared the winner of the competition.[152] [153] The finals was held in Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila, Pasay.[154]
| Artist was proclaimed as the winner | ||
| Artist ended as the runner-up | ||
| Artist ended as the third placer | ||
| Artist ended as the fourth placer | ||
| Artist was advanced on the second round |
| Coach | Artist[155] | Episode 31 | Episode 32 | Votes[156] | Result[157] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order | Solo song | Order | Original song | Order | Performance with Coach and Guest | with | ||||
| apl.de.ap | Janice Javier | 1 | "The Greatest Love of All" | 4 | "Coming Home" | 3 | "Himig Ng Pag-ibig"/"The Time" | apl.de.ap & Lolita Carbon | 13.56% | Third place |
| Lea Salonga | Mitoy Yonting | 2 | "Anak" | 3 | "Bulag" | 4 | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | Lea Salonga & Vice Ganda | Advanced | |
| Bamboo Mañalac | Myk Perez | 3 | "Give Me Love" | 2 | "Fix You" | 2 | "Morning Rose" | Bamboo Mañalac & Lim Olmo | 12.81% | Fourth place |
| Sarah Geronimo | Klarisse de Guzman | 4 | "The Climb" | 1 | "Slowly" | 1 | "Your Song" | Sarah Geronimo & Robert Seña | Advanced | |
| Coach | Artist[158] | Order | Final showdown song | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Geronimo | Klarisse de Guzman | 1 | "Magsimula Ka" | 42.35% | Runner-up |
| Lea Salonga | Mitoy Yonting | 2 | "Help!" | 57.65% | Winner |
| 31.1 | Top 4 Artists | "Some Nights" / "We Are Young" | |
| 31.2 | Resorts World Special Acts | – | |
| 31.3 | Top 4 and their coaches | "Will You Be There" | |
| 32.1 | Klarisse de Guzman | "I'm Every Woman" | |
| 32.2 | Myk Perez | "Everything" | |
| 32.3 | Janice Javier | "We Found Love" | |
| 32.4 | Mitoy Yonting | "Leaving on a Jet Plane" | |
| 32.5 | Shane Filan and Top 4 Artists | "Fool Again" / "Uptown Girl" | |
| 32.6 | The Voice Coaches | "Man in the Mirror" |
| Artist | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||||
| Mitoy Yonting | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner | |||
| Klarisse de Guzman | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-up | |||
| Janice Javier | Safe | Safe | Safe | Third place | Eliminated (Week 6) | |||
| Myk Perez | Safe | Safe | Safe | Fourth place | ||||
| Morissette | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 5) | ||||
| Paolo Onesa | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | |||||
| Radha | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | |||||
| Thor | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | |||||
| Eva delos Santos | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 4) | |||||
| Isabella Fabregas | Safe | Eliminated | ||||||
| Kimpoy Mainit | Safe | Eliminated | ||||||
| Jessica Reynoso | Safe | Eliminated | ||||||
| Lee Grane Maranan | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 3) | |||||
| Penelope Matanguihan | Safe | Eliminated | ||||||
| Maki Ricafort | Safe | Eliminated | ||||||
| Darryl Shy | Safe | Eliminated | ||||||
| Angelique Alcantara | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 2) | ||||||
| Diday Garcellano | Eliminated | |||||||
| Yuki Ito | Eliminated | |||||||
| Stan Perfecto | Eliminated | |||||||
| Junji Arias | Eliminated | Eliminated (Week 1) | ||||||
| Cora dela Cruz | Eliminated | |||||||
| RJ dela Fuente | Eliminated | |||||||
| Talia Reyes | Eliminated | |||||||
| Artist | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||||
| Janice Javier | Public's Choice | Advanced | Advanced | Third place | |||||
| Thor | Public's Choice | Advanced | Eliminated | ||||||
| Jessica Reynoso | Coach's Choice | Eliminated | |||||||
| Penelope Matanguihan | Coach's Choice | Eliminated | |||||||
| Stan Perfecto | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Cora dela Cruz | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Mitoy Yonting | Public's Choice | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Winner | ||||
| Radha | Coach's Choice | Advanced | Eliminated | ||||||
| Kimpoy Mainit | Coach's Choice | Eliminated | |||||||
| Darryl Shy | Public's Choice | Eliminated | |||||||
| Diday Garcellano | Eliminated | ||||||||
| RJ dela Fuente | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Klarisse de Guzman | Coach's Choice | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Runner-up | ||||
| Morissette | Public's Choice | Advanced | Eliminated | ||||||
| Eva delos Santos | Coach's Choice | Eliminated | |||||||
| Maki Ricafort | Public's Choice | Eliminated | |||||||
| Yuki Ito | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Junji Arias | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Myk Perez | Public's Choice | Advanced | Advanced | Fourth place | |||||
| Paolo Onesa | Public's Choice | Advanced | Eliminated | ||||||
| Isabella Fabregas | Coach's Choice | Eliminated | |||||||
| Lee Grane Maranan | Coach's Choice | Eliminated | |||||||
| Angelique Alcantara | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Talia Reyes | Eliminated | ||||||||
Every week since the third Live show, the songs performed by the artists were digitally available on iTunes for download. The versions released on the online platform were studio versions of the songs they have performed.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | Artist | Song | Originally by | Released on | Source |
| Third Live show | Morissette | "What About Love" | Heart | Digitally released on iTunes (September 8, 2013) | [178] |
| Maki Ricafort | "Every Breath You Take" | The Police | |||
| Darryl Shy | "Balita" | Asin | |||
| Mitoy Yonting | "Paano" | Dulce | |||
| Lee Grane Maranan | "Losing My Religion" | R.E.M. | |||
| Paolo Onesa | "Skyfall" | Adele | |||
| Penelope Matanguihan | "Superstar" | Delaney & Bonnie and Friends | |||
| Thor | "Lately" | Stevie Wonder | |||
| Fourth Live show | Janice Javier | "Chain of Fools" | Aretha Franklin | Digitally released on iTunes (September 15, 2013) | [179] |
| Jessica Reynoso | "Ikaw" | Sharon Cuneta | |||
| Eva delos Santos | "Ikaw Lang Ang Mamahalin" | Joey Albert | |||
| Klarisse de Guzman | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | Bonnie Raitt | |||
| Isabella Fabregas | "No One" | Alicia Keys | |||
| Myk Perez | "Chasing Pavements" | Adele | |||
| Kimpoy Mainit | "Weak" | SWV | |||
| Radha | "Time After Time" | Cyndi Lauper | |||
| Fifth Live show | Thor | "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" | Shirley Bassey | Digitally released on iTunes (September 22, 2013) | [180] |
| "Antay" | Ariel Rivera | ||||
| Janice Javier | "Imagine" | John Lennon | |||
| "Coming Home" | Diddy – Dirty Money | ||||
| Paolo Onesa | "Elesi" | Rivermaya | |||
| "Lucky in Love" | The Rolling Stones | ||||
| Myk Perez | "Baby, I Love Your Way" | Big Mountain | |||
| "Fix You" | Coldplay | ||||
| Radha | "Let It Be" | The Beatles | |||
| "Huwag Kang Mainis" | Ed Lapiz | ||||
| Mitoy Yonting | "The Power of Love" | Jennifer Rush | |||
| "Bulag" | Randy Santiago | ||||
| Morissette | "Who You Are" | Jessie J | |||
| "Begin" | Morissette | ||||
| Klarisse de Guzman | "To Love Somebody" | Bee Gees | |||
| "Slowly" | |||||
| Finals | Janice Javier | "The Greatest Love of All" | Whitney Houston | Digitally released on iTunes (September 30, 2013) | [181] |
| Mitoy Yonting | "Anak" | Freddie Aguilar | |||
| Myk Perez | "Give Me Love" | Ed Sheeran | |||
| Klarisse de Guzman | "The Climb" | Miley Cyrus | |||
Two albums were released in September 2013 with the Top 16 artists' studio version of the songs they performed on the Third and Fourth Live shows,[182] and the Top 8 artists' original songs all produced and distributed by MCA/Universal.[183] [184]
See main article: Controversy and criticism of The Voice of the Philippines. During the pilot episode, the show received fairly negative reviews from the viewers emphasizing the design of the infamous red chairs, and set. The show was also observed having longer commercial loads ending up to a huge gaps per show.[185] The coaches' opening performance was also deemed unrehearsed.[186] Pooled reviews from novices of the franchise stated that the coaches were found to be a bit exaggerated on television. Avid fanatics of the franchise however explained that certain aspects of the said coaches can also be seen across franchises. Ms. Lea Salonga together with her fellow coaches were even bashed on Twitter.[187] [188] [189] On an article written by Joey Aquino of The People's Journal on June 21, 2013, Aquino commented that Salonga has already gave much prestige to the country and with the bashing that had happened on Twitter, Salonga deserves much respect that she is entitled.[190]
Aside from the pilot week reviews and criticisms, the show was also criticized for Bamboo Mañalac's controversial decisions. Mañalac received many negative comments after the season one's first episode of the Battles aired last July 28, 2013 after he made a controversial choice on picking Lee Grane Maranan over Dan Billano. The two performed the ballad song "One" by U2, wherein Maranan was vocally outperformed by Billano. Billano was even praised by Joey Ayala, Mañalac's guest adviser during the Battles, and that according to him Billano was the clear winner of that Team Bamboo's first vocal battle.[98] [191] Billano was also praised by apl.de.ap; while Maranan was praised by Lea Salonga for her emotional delivery of the song. Mañalac's choice of letting Maranan win over Billano was based on the former's soulfulness and emotions rather than basing the result on the two's vocal performances, which caused rave of negative comments from the netizens.[192] It is noted that Maranan was a crowd favorite during her Blind auditions. Maranan undeniably admitted her loss over Billano but he thanked her coach for picking her and later added a promise that she will do better in the next round of the competition.[193]
Television ratings for the first season of The Voice of the Philippines on ABS-CBN were gathered from two major sources, namely from AGB Nielsen and Kantar Media. AGB Nielsen's survey ratings were gathered from Mega Manila households, while Kantar Media's survey ratings were gathered from urban and rural households all over the Philippines.
| Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot (PST) | AGB Nielsen | Kantar Media | Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | Timeslot | Primetime | Rating | Timeslot | Primetime | |||||
| 1 | "The Blind auditions premiere" | June 15, 2013 | Saturday 9:00 p.m. | 27.8% |
|
| 30.5% |
|
| [194] [195] |
| 2 | "The Blind auditions – part 2" | June 16, 2013 | Sunday 8:15 p.m. | 24.2% |
|
| 27.7% |
|
| |
| 3 | "The Blind auditions – part 3" | June 22, 2013 | Saturday 9:00 p.m. | 28.5% |
|
| 32.0% |
|
| [196] [197] |
| 4 | "The Blind auditions – part 4" | June 23, 2013 | Sunday 8:15 p.m. | 25.3% |
|
| 29.2% |
|
| |
| 5 | "The Blind auditions – part 5" | June 29, 2013 | Saturday 9:00 p.m. | 26.3% |
|
| 28.0% |
|
| [198] [199] |
| 6 | "The Blind auditions – part 6" | June 30, 2013 | Sunday 8:15 p.m. | 26.6% |
|
| 29.1% |
|
| |
| 7 | "The Blind auditions – part 7" | July 6, 2013 | Saturday 9:00 p.m. | 25.8% |
|
| 27.4% |
|
| [200] [201] |
| 8 | "The Blind auditions – part 8" | July 7, 2013 | Sunday 8:15 p.m. | 27.5% |
|
| 30.8% |
|
| |
| 9 | "The Blind auditions – part 9" | July 13, 2013 | Saturday 9:00 p.m. | 27.3% |
|
| 29.9% |
|
| [202] [203] |
| 10 | "The Blind auditions – part 10" | July 14, 2013 | Sunday 8:15 p.m. | 25.7% |
|
| 31.3% |
|
| |
| 11 | "The Blind auditions – part 11" | July 20, 2013 | Saturday 9:00 p.m. | 27.4% |
|
| 28.7% |
|
| [204] [205] |
| 12 | "The Blind auditions – part 12" | July 21, 2013 | Sunday 8:15 p.m. | 26.2% |
|
| 27.8% |
|
| |
| 13 | "The Blind auditions – part 13" | July 27, 2013 | Saturday 9:00 p.m. | 24.9% |
|
| 26.7% |
|
| [206] [207] |
| 14 | "The Battles premiere" | July 28, 2013 | Sunday 8:15 p.m. | 26.2% |
|
| 28.9% |
|
| |
| 15 | "The Battles – part 2" | August 3, 2013 | Saturday 9:00 p.m. | 23.1% |
|
| 27.6% |
|
| [208] [209] |
| 16 | "The Battles – part 3" | August 4, 2013 | Sunday 8:15 p.m. | 23.7% |
|
| 29.2% |
|
| |
| 17 | "The Battles – part 4" | August 10, 2013 | Saturday 9:00 p.m. | 18.6% |
|
| 23.6% |
|
| [210] [211] |
| 18 | "The Battles – part 5" | August 11, 2013 | Sunday 8:15 p.m. | 15.7% |
|
| 20.8% |
|
| |
| 19 | "The Battles – part 6" | August 17, 2013 | Saturday 9:00 p.m. | 23.7% |
|
| 23.5% |
|
| [212] [213] |
| 20 | "Highlights" | August 18, 2013 | Sunday 8:15 p.m. | 17.8% |
|
| 20.0% |
|
| |
| 21 | "The Life shows premiere" | August 24, 2013 | Saturday 9:00 p.m. | 19.2% |
|
| 20.5% |
|
| [214] [215] |
| 22 | "The Live shows premiere" | August 25, 2013 | Sunday 8:15 p.m. | 22.8% |
|
| 22.5% |
|
| |
| 23 | "The Life shows – part 2" | August 31, 2013 | Saturday 9:00 p.m. | 18.3% |
|
| 21.1% |
|
| [216] [217] |
| 24 | "The Live shows – part 2" | September 1, 2013 | Sunday 8:15 p.m. | 17.4% |
|
| 21.4% |
|
| |
| 25 | "The Life shows – part 3" | September 7, 2013 | Saturday 9:00 p.m. | 17.0% |
|
| 20.3% |
|
| [218] [219] |
| 26 | "The Live shows – part 3" | September 8, 2013 | Sunday 8:15 p.m. | 18.6% |
|
| 22.4% |
|
| |
| 27 | "The Life shows – part 4" | September 14, 2013 | Saturday 9:00 p.m. | 16.0% |
|
| 17.2% |
|
| [220] [221] |
| 28 | "The Live shows – part 4" | September 15, 2013 | Sunday 8:15 p.m. | 17.6% |
|
| 19.8% |
|
| |
| 29 | "Semifinals – part 1" | September 22, 2013 | Saturday 9:00 p.m. | 19.0% |
|
| 18.5% |
|
| [222] [223] |
| 30 | "Semifinals – part 2" | September 23, 2013 | Sunday 8:15 p.m. | 21.3% |
|
| 23.4% |
|
| |
| 31 | "Finals – part 1" | September 28, 2013 | Saturday 9:00 p.m. | 22.8% |
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| 24.3% |
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| [224] [225] |
| 32 | "Finals – part 2" | September 29, 2013 | Sunday 8:15 p.m. | 27.7% |
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| 30.3% |
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| Season average | 22.81% |
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| 25.44% |
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