Artista Academy has revealed the list of the Top 16 scholars who will undergo a rigorous training at the Asian Academy of Television Arts (AATA) to be the country's biggest stars.
The Top 16 scholars, consisting of eight male and eight female aspirants between the ages of 16 and 21 get a full scholarship at the said academy of television arts and will train under the industry's highly-regarded professionals in their respective fields including multi-awarded director Joel Lamangan, music master Louie Ocampo and dance guru Georcelle Dapat-Sy of G Force.
Artista Academy, dubbed as the country’s biggest and most inventive talent search will give away a P20 million worth of total prizes, the biggest amount ever given by any talent search. Two winners will walk away with the coveted Best Actor and Best Actress awards and the promise of fame, fortune and stardom.
Here are the Top 16 scholars of TV-5's Artista Academy:
Boys
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Girls
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Akihiro Blanco (Pasig)
Alberto Bruno (Marikina)
Benjo Leoncio (Cebu)
Brent Manzano (Quezon City)
Chris Leonardo (Laguna)
Jon Orlando (Quezon City)
Vin Abrenica (Pampanga)
Mark Neumann (Quezon City)
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Chanel Morales (Bacolod)
Julia Quisumbing (Makati)
Malak So Shdifat (Manila)
Marvelous Alejo (Valenzuela)
Nicole Estrada (Pasig)
Shaira Mae (Las Piñas City)
Sophie Albert (Mandaluyong)
Stephanie Rowe (Pampanga)
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Artista Academy employs Cesar Montano and Marvin Agustin as hosts while Lorna Tolentino, Gelli De Belen and TV-5 Talent Center head and director Mac Alejandre will be the Live Exam critics. In this curriculum-based training, scholars will be up for lessons in acting, singing, dancing, personality development, image-building and English proficiency.