The Singing Bee Airs Weekdays Starting February 24, Introduces 'Battle of the Champions'

ABS-CBN’s hit musical game show “The Singing Bee,” hosted by Roderick Paulate and Amy Perez, brings five times thefun and thrill as it starts airing on weekdays beginning this Monday (Feb 24).

Previously airing on Saturdays, “The Singing Bee” will now spice up viewers’ mornings as Kuya Dick, Amy, the Songbees, the Bandble Bee, and the Honeybees bring musical daily bonding to the family.

The chances of winning also double up, because there will be champion of the day every Monday to Thursday, who will return and face off in the battle of the champions on Fridays for the chance to win up to P1 million.

Kapamilya viewers, whether they’re at home or out on the streets, can also win exciting prizes as “The Singing Bee” goes out and roves around to test their musicality and knowledge in song lyrics.

Pinoy comedians Vice Ganda, Pokwang, K Brosas, and Anton Diva will bring more laughter to the show when they clash on singing this Monday (Feb 24). They will be followed by young stars Sam Concepcion, Nash Aguas, Julia Barretto, and Alexa Ilacad on Tuesday (Feb 25). The witty “Banana Split” cast members Angelica Panganiban, Ryan Bang, Alex Gonzaga, and Aiko Climaco will also join the fun on Wednesday (Feb 26). “Annaliza” stars Zanjoe Marudo, Denise Laurel, Kaye Abad, and Patrick Garcia, meanwhile, will take a break from acting to compete in the game show on Thursday (Feb 27).

Who among the four groups will emerge as daily winners and return on Friday (Feb 28) to take a shot at the coveted P1 million jackpot prize?

TV viewers can also audition to become studio contestants of “The Singing Bee.” To join, text BEE (name) / (age) / (gender) / (address) / (landline number) to 231 for Smart and Talk N Text subscribers and to 2331 for Globe, TM at Sun Cellular subscribers.

Don’t miss “The Singing Bee” hosted by Roderick Paulate and Amy Perez, from Mondays to Fridays, 11 AM on ABS-CBN. Tweet your thoughts and reaction using the hashtag #TheSingingBeePH.

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Minute to Win It Airs Finale Episode on February 21; Angel Locsin is Guest Player

After more than a year on ABS-CBN Prime Tanghali, hit game show Minute to Win It will finally bid goodbye. The game show hosted by Luis Manzano will air its final episode on February 21.

Minute to Win It premiered on January 14, 2013. The game show has contestants taking part in a series of 60-second challenges using objects commonly available around the house and the Philippine franchise particularly had aired four formats including the original, junior, head to head challenge and family and team challenge. 

According to the show's producer Rose Casala, Minute to Win It is supposed to air for only 11 weeks. However, it has been extended for more than a year. She's also hoping that the show will return after its hiatus.

On Twitter, host Luis Manzano posted a message of gratitude to all the fans which made the show a success.

"Today is the last taping day of #Minute2winitPH! :) wow, more than a year and the most successful franchise of the show! :) thank you guys!" Luis said.

For its last two episodes which will air on February 20 and 21, Angel Locsin will be the guest player. The actress recently admitted that she and Luis are setting things straight and are now exclusively dating.

Before the show goes off the air, the PHP 1,000,000 cash prize has been won for the first time by the chefs tandem of Tristan Encarnacion and Niño Logarta. 

Minute to Win It will be replaced by the singing game show The Singing Bee hosted by Roderick Paulate and Amy Perez. Previously airing on Saturdays after It's Showtime, the show will now be a daily habit starting February 24.

Photo courtesy of Mico del Rosario

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Eric Fructuoso Defends Title Against OPM Icons in 'The Singing Bee' (Nov 23)

OPM icons Andrew E, Randy Santiago, Jamie Rivera, Hajji Alejandro, and Jenine Desiderio will experience a different kind of sing-along this Saturday (Nov. 23) as they clash in the hit musical game show “The Singing Bee” to clinch the coveted P1 million jackpot prize. 

The pressure doubles up for this week’s contestants since they are well-known as artists and are considered veterans in the field of music. To loosen up things a bit, the OPM icons will give a “sample sample,” which not many people know was originally coined in the first season of “The Singing Bee.” 

Who among them will make it through the “Final Countdown”? Can he beat the original gwaping and defending champion Eric Fructuoso? Will Eric, who already took home P40,000, be able to defend his title? 

On its pilot episode last November 16, the new “The Singing Bee” instantly ruled on its timeslot by garnering a national TV rating of 12.9% vs GMA’s “Startalk” that only recorded 5.3%, according to Kantar Media. 

Don’t miss “The Singing Bee” hosted by Roderick Paulate and Amy Perez this Saturday, after “It’s Showtime” on ABS-CBN. For updates, visit its Facebook page at www.facebook.com/singingbeeabscbn; follow its Twitter account via @TheSingingBeePH; and follow its Instagram account via @thesingingbeeph. Tweet your thoughts and reaction using the hashtag #TheSingingBeePH.

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The Singing Bee Returns on TV this November 16

The well-loved hosting tandem of Roderick Paulate and Amy Perez is back and is set to bring total entertainment to every member of the family beginning Saturday (Nov 16) as the hit musical game show “The Singing Bee” returns to ABS-CBN.

Weekend bonding time will surely become more fun as the whole family can sing and play along with the game, regardless if he can sing or not, as long as he can guess the correct lyrics of popular songs. On top of that, returning Kapamilya Dick and Amy will complete the viewing experience with their exchange of witty banters.

“This will ease your problems and stress. The show fits in with everyone because Filipinos are natural music lovers,” Amy said.

“Viewers will love ‘The Singing Bee’ because the show is synonymous to fun and every Filipino likes to have fun. They will probably love the sing-along, the dancing, and the guessing game,” Dick added.

In its pilot episode this Saturday, Carmi Martin, Boboy Garovillo, Ogie Diaz, Eric Fructuoso and Kiray Celis — Dick and Amy’s closest friends in the entertainment industry — will play and compete to win the P1 million jackpot prize.

“The Voice of the Philippines” artists Isa Fabregas, Jessica Reynoso, Penelope Matanguihan, Maki Ricafort, and Yuki Ito are also part of “The Singing Bee” as the show’s resident singers called  the “Songbees.” The “Bandble Bees,” led by veteran musical director Mel Villena, will also stage a comeback along with sexy dancers “Honeybees.”

“The Singing Bee” will be composed of four exciting rounds. Five individuals will compete in the elimination round called “To Bee Continued,” where each contestant has to sing the next line of the song initiated by the “Songbees.” The first four people who sing the line correctly will qualify for the next two rounds “Jumble Bee” and “Beedeoke.”

In “Jumble Bee” round, lyrics from a particular song will be shown scrambled on screen and each of the contestants have to sing it in correct order to earn two points.

The four remaining contestants will consecutively sing a song in a fill-in-the-blanks format in the “Beedeoke” round. Each player has three blanks to fill in, where each correct answer is equal to three points.

The contestant with the highest of total points from the second and third rounds will advance to the jackpot round dubbed as the “Final Countdown” to face the defending champion.

In the final round, the contestants must first determine who between them will go first through the toss-up called “Manuhan.” One of the hosts will give an artist name and the contestants must provide any song title recorded by the given artist. Whoever buzzes in first with the correct answer will get the first bid at the jackpot and the privilege to choose a category.

The first finalist must then guess four missing lyrics in seven songs to be played in the “Final Countdown.” Each correct answer corresponds to P20,000 cash. If ever he completes all four, the first finalist wins the P1 million grand prize. But in the event that the first finalist commits a mistake, the second finalist will have the chance to steal and play for the jackpot. Whoever wins in the “Final Coundown” will be hailed as the champion and will return to the next week’s episode to defend his title.

Don’t miss the much-awaited comeback of hit musical game show “The Singing Bee” this Saturday (Nov 16), after “It’s Showtime” on ABS-CBN. For updates, visit its Facebook page at www.facebook.com/singingbeeabscbn; follow its Twitter account via @TheSingingBeePH; and follow its Instagram account via @thesingingbeeph. Tweet your thoughts and reaction using the hashtag #TheSingingBeePH.

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Penelope, Maki, Jessica, Yuki and Isa of The Voice PH Join 'The Singing Bee'

After conquering the battle stage in “The Voice of the Philippines,” artists Isa Fabregas, Jessica Reynoso, Penelope Matanguihan, Maki Ricafort and Yuki Ito once again embark on a new vocal journey as the “Songbees” in the highly-anticipated musical game show “The Singing Bee,” which is set to return on Philippine television this November.

As the program’s house singers, the “Songbees” will take the lead in singing the songs to be sung or guessed by studio contestants in various segments.

The program’s live band “Bandle Bee,” still led by musical director Mel Villena, will take charge of the musical accompaniment, while the sexy “Honeybees” will take care of the dancing to give audience a full musical experience.

The well-loved tandem and returning Kapamilya Roderick Paulate and Amy Perez, meanwhile, take the spotlight and lead the fun-filled show as hosts.

Don’t miss “The Singing Bee,” which is set to air this November. Watch the teaser below.

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Kung Fu Divas Starring Ai Ai Delas Alas and Marian Rivera Opens October 2

Two of the country’s “box-office divas” from rival TV networks—Kapamilya Comedy Queen AiAi delas Alas and Kapuso Primetime Queen Marian Rivera—will join forces in this year’s funniest epic comedy-adventure film titled “Kung Fu Divas,” which will hit cinemas nationwide on October 2 (Wednesday).

In celebration of its 20th anniversary, Star Cinema continues its two-decade tradition of sharing stories of pure laughter and entertainment to the Filipino audience by teaming up with co-producers Reality Entertainment and O & Co. Picture Factory to produce a world-class Onat Diaz masterpiece.

“Masayang-masaya kami ni Marian na part kami ng 20th anniversary celebration ng Star Cinema. Happy din ako dahil nakasama for the first time ang isa sa mga reyna ng GMA,” said AiAi. “Sa totoo lang, isa ito sa pinakamahirap na pelikulang ginawa ko–acting-wise and action-wise. Nag-training din kasi kami dito for martial arts kaya mahirap. Pero sa ganda ng movie, sulit ‘yung hirap. Fulfilled na fulfilled ako.”

Like AiAi, Marian takes pride in being part of “Kung Fu Divas.” In fact, she applauded upon learning about their milestone movie. “Happy ako na nagkakaroon ng ganitong pagkakaisa para sa isang pelikula at kabilang ako doon sa moment na ‘yun,” Marian expressed. “Napaka-memorable po nito sa akin dahil ang daming bago sa akin dito. Bukod sa unang pagsasama po namin ito ni Ate AiAi, first time ko rin pong nakatrabaho si Direk Onat, first time kong magkaroon ng comedy-action na pelikula, at syempre first movie ko po ito from Star Cinema.”

Aside from their newfound friendship, “Kung Fu Divas” was close to the heart of AiAi and Marian because of its top caliber concept and execution.

“Dahil sa movie na ito, mare-realize ng viewers na napaka-talented ng mga Pinoy at kaya nating gumawa ng pang-Hollywood na materyal,” AiAi said. “Marami na akong comedy films na nagawa pero ibang klase ang katatawanan dito, hindi mo mae-explain. Kailangan talaga siyang panoorin.”

“Bumilib talaga ako sa sa special effects ng movie. First time kong makagawa ng isang pelikula na halos lahat ng mga eksena ay nasa chroma,” added Marian. “Pero siyempre hindi lang sila maaaliw sa movie, madami rin silang matututunan lalo na tungkol sa pag-ibig at pamilya.”

“Kung Fu Divas” is a story about two bitter rivals in “Hiyas ng Dalampasigan” beauty pageant namely Charlotte (AiAi) and Samantha (Marian), who will be forced to become allies after an unexpected turn of events that put the lives of many in danger.

Can you set aside rivalry and sacrifice your own life for ‘world peace?’

Joining AiAi and Marian in “Kung Fu Divas” are Roderick Paulate, Edward Mendez, Bianca Manalo, Precious Lara Quigaman, Nova Villa and Gloria Diaz.

Don’t miss the world-class special effects, lessons, and the new flavor of comedy from the fresh dynamic duo of AiAi and Marian in the epic comedy-adventure film “Kung Fu Divas” showing on cinemas all over the country on October 2, 2013.

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Kung Fu Divas Full Trailer | Starring Ai Ai Delas Alas and Marian Rivera

The full trailer of action-comedy movie Kung Fu Divas starring Comedy Queen Ai Ai Delas Alas and Kapuso Queen Marian Rivera has been released.

Kung Fu Divas is a joint production of Star Cinema, Reality Entertainment, The O&Co. Picture Factory Inc., Ai-ai de las Alas, and Marian Rivera. The movie will be distributed by Star Cinema as part of its 20th anniversary presentation.

Also satrring Roderick Paulate, Edward Mendez, beauty queens Ruffa Gutierrez, Bianca Manalo, Precious Lara Quigaman, and Ms. Gloria Diaz, and directed by Onat Diaz, Kung Fu Divas will open in cinemas nationwide on September 25, 2013.

Watch the full trailer of Kung Fu Divas below.

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Protégé First Elimination Night: Five Hopefuls Eliminated!

The big showdown between the bottom two from each of the five groups in GMA-7's Protégé: The Battle For the Big Artista Break happened tonight, August 19 and five hopefuls were eliminated from the Top 20.

From last week's group performances, two from each group became part of the bottom two who will compete against each other for a slot in the competition.

The bottom 2 Protégés had a showdown showcasing their talents whether it was singing, dancing or acting to help their mentors decide on who to eliminate. The judges (composed of guru Joey De Leon, director Bert De Leon, actress Cherie Gil and GMA Films head Annette Gozon-Abrogar) made some remarks that could influence the decision of the mentors.

North and Central Luzon Protégé mentor Ricky Davao chose Japs De Luna over Glenn Roy while Mega Manila Protégé mentor Roderick Paulate voted Kelly D out and saved Vien Allen King. Visayas Protégé mentor Jolina Magdangal saved Zandra Summer and let go of Mitch Capili while South Luzon Protégé mentor Gina Alajar chose Arny Ross over Mykel Ong. Mindanao Protégé mentor Phillip Salvador had his thumbs up for Ruru Madrid and eliminated Apple Vega.

Now, only 15 finalists remain and will continue their journey for a big artista break. They are:

North and Central Luzon 

Japs de Luna

Reese Tayag

Shelly Hipolito

Mega Manila
Andres Vasquez
Elle Ramirez
Vien Alen King

South Luzon
Arny Ross
Jeric Gonzales
Thea Tolentino

Visayas
Bryan Benedict
Mikoy Morales
Zandra Summer

Mindanao
David John Llanas
Ruru Madrid
Steffi Pacheco

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Protégé Top 20 Finalists Revealed!

From thousands of aspirants nationwide, Protégé: The Battle for the Big Artista Break now reveals the Top 20 young dreamers who will be competing for a shot at stardom.

The list of the newest artista aspirants of GMA-7 was a narrowed selection from 15 cities all over the country. The Protégé Top 20 will be showcasing their talent and star power during weekly performance nights under the supervision of their respective mentors.

Here are the Top 20 finalists of the reality-based artista search of GMA-7, Protégé:

Protégés from Northern and Central Luzon
Mentor: Ricky Davao
(acclaimed actor-director)

Japs de Luna (Nueva Ecija)

Reese Tayag (Tarlac)

Shelley Hipolito (Nueva Ecija)

Glenn Roy (Tarlac)

Protégés from Southern  Luzon
Mentor: Gina Alajar 
(seasoned actress and director)


Arny Ross (Dasmariñas, Cavite)
Thea Tolentino (Calamba, Laguna)
Mykel Ong (Batangas)
Jeric Gonzales (Calamba, Laguna)

Protégés from Mega Manila
Mentor: Roderick Paulate 
(multi-awarded actor)


Andres Vasquez (Taguig)
Elle Ramirez (Angono, Rizal)
Vein Alen King (Tiaong, Quezon)
Kelly D (Pasig City)

Protégés from Visayas
Mentor: Jolina Magdangal 
(multimedia icon)


Bryan Benedict (Cebu City)
Mikoy Morales (Roxas City)
Mitch Capili (Bohol)
Zandra Summer (Cebu City)

Protégés from Mindanao
Mentor: Phillip Salvador 
(drama and action film legend)


Apple Vega (Dipolog City)
Steffi Pacheco (Davao City)
David John Llanas (Cagayan De Oro City)
Ruru Madrid (Zamboanga City)









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