Pilipinas Got Talent (PGT) Season 4 Wildcard Possible

The fourth season of Pilipinas Got Talent has just revealed its first batch of grand finalists on Sunday, May 19 during the live semifinals results night. The outcome of the show, however, was met with criticisms from netizens.

Many netizens were disappointed with the inclusion of MP3 Band in the set of PGT 4 grand finalists. The three-member band from Davao got the highest percentage of text and online votes (25.69%) which automatically earned them a slot in the grand finals.

The band trended on Twitter right after the announcement Sunday night and as of this writing, MP3 Band still   appeared as one of the top ten trending topics in the said micro-blogging site. The band is trending though because of many negative tweets saying that they don't deserve the finals slot.

Netizens sided with Chaeremon Basa, a young flair tender from Bacolod who wowed many, including the judges, during his semifinals performance. The judges and the audience from PAGCOR Grand Theater even gave him a standing ovation right after.

Many believed that Chaeremon very much deserved to be in the grand finals and even blamed the voting public and the judges for picking Youtube sensation Roel Manlangit over the guy. But much of their ire was on MP3 Band which according to them is undeserving and if only votes will not be the basis, it could have been Chaeremon, Zilent Overload and Roel taking the first three finals slots.

Rumors also surfaced that the judges decided that two of them will vote for Chaeremon and one will go with Roel but apparently, judge FMG chose the singer over the flair tender based on their performance come results night. That decision shocked the whole PAGCOR, even judge Kris. Talks also said that even the hosts and the staff of the show were rattled with what transpired Sunday night.

With these reactions, there's a huge possibility that we will be seeing another wildcard round just like what happened in season 2 wherein heavy favorite Rico, The Magician was eliminated during the first semifinals round but the show introduced a wildcard round, a first in PGT history, perhaps to accommodate the bigger audience's choice.

If the wildcard round will be implemented this season, the audience will be solely determining which act or two acts will be going to the finals. The people love wildcard contestants and it's a known truth that many wildcard contestants like Erik Santos, XB Gensan and Agravante Family of It's Showtime had remarkable comebacks and won the whole thing.

Are you for PGT 4 wildcard or are you satisfied with the first set of grand finalists? Drop your comments below.

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PGT 4 Semifinals Results Night (May 19): MP3 Band, Zilent Overload and Roel Manlangit Enter Grand Finals

The first batch of grand finalists of Pilipinas Got Talent Season 4 was revealed Sunday, May 19 on the show's live semifinals results night held at the PAGCOR Grand Theater in Paranaque.

Before the big reveal, Pilipinas Got Talent presented a birthday surprise for Billy Crawford. The show prepared a "Sine Mo 'To" segment just for the birthday boy participated by his girlfriend Nikki Gil, Bugoy Carino, Sam Concepcion, Kris Lawrence, and Eric ' Eruption' Tai.

The first slot on PGT 4 grand  finals was taken by MP3 Band. The acoustic trio got the highest number of votes (25.69%) from among the first batch of semifinalists even though they did not get good reviews from the judges on last night's performance show. This just means that the band had a huge fan base at this early.

Flair tender Chaeremon Basa, black light dancers Zilent Overload and singer Roel Manlangit all performed for the judges' votes. After their performances, the big three judges were unanimous in making Zilent Overload part of the grand finals, hence the black light performers took the second finals slot.

However, the judges were split between Chaeremon and Roel. Kris and FMG voted for Roel Manlangit while it was only Ai Ai who chose Chaeremon Basa. Based on majority votes, the young YouTube sensation beat the flair tender for tonight's last grand finals slot.

Many were disappointed with the inclusion of MP3 Band to the list of grand finalists, the reason they trended on Twitter. Netizens opined that Chaeremon should be the one joining the finals together with Zilent Overload and Roel Manlangit. Others were also shocked with FMG's decision on going with Roel instead of Chaeremon who received a standing ovation from all three judges and made the PAGCOR audience wild with his performance the other night.

Meanwhile, aside from Chaeremon, other acts which failed to advance to the grand finals were mask man and quick change artists Tito Cris Castro and dancing twins Symmetry. Next week, the last batch of semifinalists will perform to capture the last three grand finals slots.

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PGT 4 Semifinals Starts May 18; to Reveal First Batch of Grand Finalists

The race to the grand finals finally begins as ABS-CBN’s biggest and grandest talent-reality show “Pilipinas Got Talent” kicks off its semi-finals round this Saturday (May 18) where the top 12 semi-finalists will compete in an intense live talent showdown to take one of six grand finalist slots. 

Expect leveled up performances and leveled judges power as the Big Three judges Kris Aquino, Ai Ai Delas Alas, and Freddie “FMG” Garcia will now choose two acts to make it to the grand finals. The act voted by viewers via text and online will again automatically take a grand finalist slot while the judges pick their top two bets among the acts that will rank 2nd, 3rd, and 4th in the nationwide votes. 

First up to compete this week are quick mask artist Tito Cris Castro, twin dance group Symmetry, unconventional acoustic band Mp3, YouTube sensation Roel Manlangit, flairtender Chaeremon Basa, and black light dancers Zilent Overload. 

Just recently, folk dancers Bughaw Folkloric Dance Group and car drifters Lateral Drift Productions completed the roster of semi-finalists during the 6th and last quarterfinal match. Who will become the first three grand finalists of season four?   

Don’t miss the first live semi-final performance night this Saturday (May 18) after “MMK,” and watch the first live semi-final results night on Sunday (May 19), after “Rated K” on ABS-CBN. Tweet your thoughts on the show using the hashtag #PGT4.

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Flair Tender Chaeremon Basa and The Miss Tres Takes First 2 Slots in PGT 4 Semis

Flair tender Chaeremon Basa and transgender singing trio The Miss Tres ruled the first quarterfinals results night and advanced to the semi-finals of the country’s biggest and grandest talent-reality show “Pilipinas Got Talent 4.”

The 16-year-old talent from Bacolod, who showcased his leveled up flair tending skills during last Saturday’s (Apr 6) first quarterfinal performance night, topped the nationwide votes with 28.09%, thereby securing the first out of 12 semi-finalist slots. 

The singing transgenders from the Bulacan, on the other hand, won the unanimous judges’ votes after competing against The Security and Escort Battalion Combo of the Philippine Army in the battle for survival round. 

Chaeremon and The Miss Tres will advance to the semi-finals and battle ten other semi-finalists who have yet to be named in the coming weeks. 

“Pilipinas Got Talent 4” proved to be the biggest edition yet as it welcomed more diverse acts, conducted auditions online and abroad, and created a quarterfinal round that will further intensify the screening process. The show created a buzz online recently after The Miss Tres and All in One Crew trended worldwide on micro-blogging site Twitter. 

This Saturday (Apr 13), black light dancers Zilent Overload, flagtwirlers Si.Co.Gu., acrobats Eyx-Point, boy crooner John Neil Roa, singer Eumee Lyn Capile, and belly dancer with sword Sundee Viñas will battle it out for the viewers’ and judges’ votes in the second quarterfinal performance night. 

Who will join Chaeremon and The Miss Tres in the semi-finals? Don’t miss the “Pilipinas Got Talent 4,” hosted by Luis Manzano and Billy Crawford, every Saturday, after “MMK,” and every Sunday, after “Rated K” on ABS-CBN. Tweet your thoughts on the show using the hashtage #PGT4.

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PGT Season 4 Quarterfinals Begin this April 6; Finalists Battle for 12 Semi-finals Slot

Exciting new acts ranging from car drifting, synchronized swimming, motor stunts, flairtending, and dog tricks made it to this season’s “Pilipinas Got Talent” top 36 acts that will compete in the much-awaited quarterfinals of the country’s biggest and grandest talent-reality search on television.

The 36 quarterfinalists are composed of 14 dance acts; seven singing acts; three musical acts; and 12 variety/novelty acts that include various stunts, outdoor acts, magic acts, and a whole lot more.

Aside from welcoming a variety of new acts this season, PGT 4 also proved to be the biggest PGT edition yet as the show conducted worldwide and online auditions. Among those who auditioned abroad via TFCkat, two of them made it through namely Russel Figueroa of Canada and Cris Bernardo of Dubai (Click here to see all 36 quarterfinalists).

First to battle it out for the judges’ and viewers’ votes this Saturday (April 6) in the first quarterfinals match are The Security and Escort Battalion Combo of the Philippine Army; light dancer All In One Crew; arnis stunt act Segutier Triplets; gay singers The Miss Tres; magician Marvin Arquero; and flairtender Chaeremon Basa. Who will make it as the first set of semi-finalists?

The competition is definitely tougher now as PGT enters the quarterfinals. Judge Ai Ai Delas Alas was first to express how high her expectations are on all 36 quarterfinalists. In a VTR, she quipped “Lahat sila ineexpect naming maglevel up.”

Meanwhile, since voting season is about to begin for PGT, judges Kris Aquino and Freddie “FMG” Garcia appealed to the viewers to vote for the acts that deserve to make it through the next round of the competition.

“Kung favorite niyo at gusto niyo talaga manalo, gastusan sana ninyo,” Kris said.

“Sa inyong boboto, sana piliin niyo talaga kung sino may talent,” added FMG.

Don’t miss the first quarterfinals performance night of “Pilipinas Got Talent 4,” hosted by Luis Manzano and Billy Crawford, this Saturday (Apr 6), after “MMK,” and first quarterfinals results night this Sunday (Apr 7), after “Rated K” on ABS-CBN.

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