Pinoy Pop Superstar

infobox television
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show_name = Pinoy Pop Superstar


caption = "There can only be one... Pinoy Pop Superstar"
format = Talent Search Reality television
picture_format = 480i SDTV
runtime = 1 hour
creator = GMA Network
starring = Regine Velasquez
judges = Jaya, Floy Quintos and Danny Tan
country = Philippines
network = GMA Network
first_aired = July 3,2004
last_aired = July 2, 2007
num_episodes =
imdb_id = 0484530
website = http://www.igma.tv/show.php?showid=25

"Pinoy Pop Superstar" was a Philippine television show featuring a year-long talent search for the best Filipino amateur singers. It was broadcast every Saturday evening on GMA. The format is loosely patterned on the original "Tawag ng Tanghalan".

The program was hosted by Asia's Songbird Regine Velasquez who is an amateur singing contest veteran. In the 2006 Star Awards for Television, Velasquez was awarded the "Best Talent Search Program Host" for the show.

The planned name for this program is "Pinoy Pop Idol", but because this program was an unlicensed version of "American Idol", GMA Network had decided to change it to Pinoy Pop Superstar.

The prizes at stake include a house (from Crown Asia in 2005 and Filinvest in 2006), a car (Toyota Innova in 2005 and Chevrolet Optra in 2006, a recording contract with GMA Records, and 1,000,000 pesos.

The competition begins with a long audition period; then for forty weeks, three contestants would compete each week in front of a panel of judges. The weekly winner challenges the winner the week before. The winner must be able to defend his or her title for four consecutive weeks in order to automatically qualify for the grand final at the end of the forty weeks. Then, a Pinoy Pop Superstar grand champion is crowned. The first two seasons' grand showdown took place in Araneta Coliseum on May 2005 and 2006 respectively, and was judged by Floy Quintos, Jaya, Danny Tan, Kyla, and Jay-R.

On the third season, however, there had become new rules. After the three contenders sing their songs on their own rendition, the second round would force them to sing their song, but not in their music type. For the weekly winner of four consecutive weeks, he or she will qualify for the prelimination showdown. The remaining finalists will compete for the grand showdown.

Rules were then again changed after the Pinoy Pop Superstar Year 3 Special: Fast Forward to Superstardom "(this special consists of 12 wildcard finalists wherein Joyce Tanana won)". On the first round, six contenders sing their song prior to their capacity and genre. Three of them will be eliminated due to their average scores. On the second round, the remaining three contenders will sing a different kind/genre of song. The weekly challenger will then compete with the defending winner. The winner shall defend his/her for four consecutive weeks "(this time the defending winner can only reign his/her title for four weeks)". The gathered finalists will then compete for the grand showdown.

Year One Grand Contenders

Final Showdown

Finalists from the Philippines:

** Maricris Garcia — Winner "(Mega Manila & Mandaluyong Superstar of the Night)"
** Bryan Termulo — Runner-Up "(Pampanga & Cebu Superstar of the Night)"
** Joyce Tanana — Top Four "(Cebu Superstar of the Night)"
** Miguel Naranjilla — Top Four "(Text Votes Winner)"
** April delos Santos
** Jennie Escalada "(Best in Album Performance)"
** John Louie Abaigar
** Marvin Gagarin
*Finalists from overseas:
** Jae Buensuceso — from United States

"Criteria for Judging for the Grand Showdown: June 02, 2007"
* Grand Showdown Performance: 60%
* Roadshow Performance: 20%
* Text & Online Votes: 20%

Albums released

*"Pinoy Pop Superstar The Finalists" (2005)
*"" (2005)
*"BMC (Brenan Espartinez, Michael Garcia, Charmaine Piamonte) (2006)
*"The Pinoy Pop Superstar Year 2 Grand Contenders' Album" (2006)
*"" (2006)
*"Pinoy Pop Superstar Year 3 Grand Contenders' Album" (2007)
*"" (2007)
*"" (2008)

See also

*List of Philippine television shows
*List of GMA Network shows

External links

* [http://www.igma.tv GMA Network Site]
* [http://www.aratilis.org/pinoypopsuperstar Pinoy Pop Superstar East Coast USA]
* [http://www.eliseestradasource.com Elise Estrada Source]