The X Factor Philippines Final 12 Revealed!

The X Factor Philippines revealed tonight, July 29 the Top 12 contestants who will move on to the live shows of the competition next week.

From the Top 20 contestants, these 12 hopefuls were chosen after their performance in the Judges' Home Round which happened at different places where the judges had to mentor the respective categories assigned to them. 

Martin Nievera got to mentor the boys with Arnel Pineda where they had a bonding at Club Balai Isabel in Batangas. Charice, with the help of Cheesa Laureta mentored the girls which happened at the Bellevue Hotel in Manila. Pilita Corrales had the over 25's and Rico J. Puno helped her chose the top 3 from the said category while Gary Valenciano mentored the groups with Jed Madela at the Tagaytay Highlands.

While early favorites Daddy's Home and KZ Tandingan made it to the Final 12, Michael Pangilinan did not. Will there be a wildcard round so that 4 from the eliminated hopefuls will still make it to the live shows? That is what we need to find out in the coming episodes.

Meanwhile, here are the Final 12 contestants of The X Factor Philippines:

Boys
Jeric Medina
Gabriel Anciano Maturan
Kedebon Colim

Girls
KZ Tandingan
Allen Jane Sta. Maria
Jerrianne Mae Templo

Over 25's
Mark Mabasa
Modesto Taran
Joan Da

Groups
Lucky Girls
Takeoff
Daddy's Home

The hopefuls who did not make it to the live shows were Sweet Bliss and 5th Avids from the Groups category, Cristine Ledesma and Paulo Castro from Over 25's, Abigail Mendoza and Angelica Prado from the Girls, Anton Paolo Antenorcruz and Michael Pangilinan from the Boys.

What can you say about The X Factor Philippines Final 12? Do you think there will be a wildcard round to accommodate the equally deserving contestants, increasing the number of finalists from 12 to 16? Drop your comments below.

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The X Factor Philippines Top 20 Advances to the Judges' Home Round, Only 12 to Make the Final Cut

The country’s biggest musical event of the year “The X Factor Philippines” finally named the top 20 contestants who will advance to the Judges’ Homes round of the competition. 

Making it to the list of Boys (solo male performers 16-25 yrs old) are Anton AntenorCruz, Jeric Medina, Michael Pangilinan, Gabriel Anciano Maturan, and Kedebon Colim while Allen Jane Sta. Maria, Jerrianne Mae Templo, KZ Tandingan, Abigail Mendoza, and Angelica Prado made it to the Girls (solo female performers 16-25 yrs old) category. 

Contestants aged 26 and above also prove to be strong contenders with Joan Da, Paulo Castro, Cristine Ledesma, Mark Mabasa, and Modesto Taran comprising the Over 25s (solo performers 26 yrs old and above). 

Completing the top 20 are the Groups (16 yrs old and above) namely Daddy’s Home, 5th Avids, Take Off, Sweet Bliss, and Lucky Girls. The Lucky Girls are composed of five different solo female performers who didn’t quite make the cut in the Girls category. Judge-mentors Martin Nievera, Gary Valenciano, Charice, and Pilita Corrales saw a lot of potential in them that they decided to merge them in one group so as to advance to the next round. 

All 20 contestants will join their respective group mentors in their houses or the mentor’s location of choice where they will be thoroughly trained to become better performers. The competition definitely gets more exciting and eliminations gets even more dramatic as only 12 contestants— three from each category— shall advance to the next and final round. 

Who will mentor the Boys, Girls, Over 25s, and Groups? Who will make the cut and who will bid goodbye as the judge-mentors finally name the top 12 finalists who must impress the public via the live shows? 

Don’t miss the country’s biggest and grandest musical event of the year, “The X Factor Philippines,” with KC Concepcion as host, every Saturday, after “MMK,” and every Sunday, after “Sarah G Live” on ABS-CBN. Follow the show’s official Twitter account at @thexfactorphil and tweet your thoughts and reactions using the hashtag #XFactorPH. You can also like its official Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/XFactorPhOfficial.

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The X Factor Philippines Top 20 Finalists Revealed!

The X Factor Philippines revealed tonight, July 22 the top 20 hopefuls who will move to the Judges' Home Round. 

After the heated Boot Camp Round and from 172 contestants, only 20 had impressed  the judges and will move to the next round of competitions. There were four categories for the Top 20 finalists - boys, girls, over 25s and groups. After the Judges' Home Round, only 12 finalists (3 from each category) will make it to the live show rounds which will start on August 4.

Early favorites KZ Tandingan, Michael Pangilinan and group Daddy's Home made it as top 20 finalists. The judges also formed a group out of the others who did not make it to their respective categories. Six girls were chosen to form the group 'Lucky Girls' which completed the four groups announced. 'Lucky Girls' is made up of Katrina Velarde, Alyssa Quijano (former New Born Divas members of Talentadong Pinoy), Auriette Divina (former Star Magic talent), Monique Lualhati, Jhelsea Maine Flores and Ashley Campbell.

Here are the Top 20 Finalists of The X Factor Philippines:

BOYS	GIRLS
Anton Paolo Antenorcruz Jeric Medina Michael Pangilinan Gabriel Maturan Anciano Kedebon Colim	KZ Tandingan Allen Jane Sta. Maria Jerriane Mae Templo Abigail Mendoza Angelica Prado
OVER 25s	GROUPS
Mark Mabasa Cristine Ledesma Joan Da Paulo Castro Modesto Taran	Takeoff Sweet Bliss 5th Avids Daddy's Home Lucky Girls

Next week, we will learn which category will be assigned to each of the four judges as the contestants move to the Judges' Home Round. Don't miss The X Factor Philippines next week, Saturday after MMK and Sunday after Sarah G Live!

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