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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The X Factor Philippines Hopefuls Enter Boot Camp Week (July 21)

Out of thousands of hopefuls from across the country, only 172 auditionees will advance to the next round and enter the Boot Camp this Saturday (July 21) as the competition continues in the top-rating and biggest musical event of the year, “The X Factor Philippines.” 

Inside the Boot Camp, contestants will undergo various trainings to prep up for another make-or-break performance before judge-mentors Martin Nievera, Gary Valenciano, Charice, and Pilita Corrales. 

From 172 contestants, the judge-mentors will have to make the cut and trim them down to only 20 contestants— five per category namely Girls (solo female performers 16-25 yrs old), Boys (solo male performers 16-25 yrs old), Adults (solo performers 26 yrs old and above), and Groups. 

Who will make the cut and who will get booted from the Boot Camp? 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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Video: Michael Pangilinan, The X Factor Philippines Heartthrob Performs 'Wonderful Tonight'

Michael Pangilinan's audition aired last night, July 14 on The X Factor Philippines. Michael Pangilinan, 16 years old,  captured the audience with his good looks and voice. Charice exclaimed that Michael has the total package.

Michael Pangilinan said he joined the X Factor to help his family and fulfill his dream of entering showbiz and eventually be a well-known singer. He did his rendition of Eric Clapton's Wonderful Tonight to the delight of the crowd. Fans scream and the judges were unanimous in bringing Michael to the Bootcamp round, giving him 4 nods. One good news to all the girls, he's sexy, free and single.

If he is familiar to you, then it was because you saw Michael Pangilinan in German "Kuya Germs" Moreno's Walang Tulugan and had already performed in several bar gigs with comedians Wally Bayola, Jose Manalo and Allan K.

According to reports, he was already one of the competition's Top 20 and will vie to get the slot in the Final 12 who will be on for the live performance shows. Another stand-out, KZ Tandingan may also be included in the finals (watch her live audition performances here).

Here is Michael Pangilinan's performance of Wonderful Tonight:

Photos courtesy of Michael Pangilinan Facebook

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Video: KZ Tandingan Impresses The X Factor Philippines Judges

On last night's episode (July 14) of The X Factor Philippines, we have met another stand-out contestant who easily captured the masses with her undeniably unique style and soothing voice. She was KZ Tandingan from Digos, Davao del Sur.

Twenty-year-old Kristine Zhenie "KZ" Tandingan earned a standing ovation from all the X Factor PH judges after hearing her rendition of Somewhere Over The Rainbow. She brought the house down with another performance, Ready Or Not (Can't Hide From Love) with a Tagalog rap twist after the audience asked for more.

Related: Michael Pangilinan, The X Factor PH Heartthrob Performs Wonderful Tonight

KZ Tandingan joined The X Factor not just to help her family but also to prove that the music industry is not all looking for singers with good looks and belters.

Watch KZ Tandingan's amazing performance on The X Factor Philippines below:

KZ will be one of those frontrunners and I will not be surprised if she make it long in the competition and even emerging as the winner. After all, the judges wanted to guest on her first solo concert.

Photo courtesy of KZ Tandingan Facebook

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Tension Heats Up Between Gary V and Martin Nievera in 'The X Factor Philippines'

Tension heated up in the country’s biggest musical event of the year, “The X Factor Philippines” last Saturday (July 7) after judge-mentors Martin Nievera and Gary Valenciano got into a small debate whether to put through an auditionee or not. 

After Allen Sta. Maria of Cabanatuan City performed her piece, Gary and fellow judge Charice instantly voted yes while Martin said no. 

Gary argued that the young girl has strong potential and her voice quality is current with what teenagers nowadays listen to but Martin remained unconvinced and thought that her performance fell short. 

In the end, Pilita Corrales casted the deciding vote and sided with Gary and Charice. Martin was dismayed and argued with the judges once more while Allen went backstage and rejoiced with her family. 

The task of spotting the ‘x factor’ is indeed getting tougher week by week. A single vote from the judge-mentors can make or break the chances of the country’s next singing superstar. 

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.

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Charice Goes Face to Face with Former Rivals in 'The X Factor Philippines'

Charice once again crossed paths with her former rivals in singing contests that she joined in the past.  But this time, she is sitting as a judge and the fate of her former rivals partly lied on her hands. 

In last Sunday’s “The X Factor Philippines,” Charice’s fellow judges Martin Nievera, Gary Valenciano, and Pilita Corrales were impressed that the international singing sensation remembered auditionees (one is Alyssa Quijano of Talentadong Pinoy's New Born Divas). Despite being the youngest judge in the show, Charice actively voices out her thoughts and carefully scrutinizes every hopeful so as to pick the ones who will proceed to next round and possibly be the next singing superstar of the country. Charice also continues to make buzz in the online world as more netizens watch what she is going to do in the show. 

Last weekend, some hopefuls stole the limelight like 31-year-old stand up comedian Osang. At first glance, audiences would think he would belt out a ballad as she told the judges that he would be singing an emotional song. But to everyone’s surprise, Osang started head banging and singing like real rockstar. All judge-mentors were in awe and were totally blown out by Osang’s performance that all of them gave him a big yes to advance to the next round. 

Another auditionee, 18-year-old Heley Vanessa Bayot, gave a tear jerking moment especially for judge Martin who cried while watching her give her own rendition to his song “Kahit Isang Saglit.” The young girl dedicated her soulful and heartfelt performance to her biological father who died because of cancer when she was just three years old. 

Heley, together with Osang, will now advance to the Boot Camp stage of the competition. Will they be able to survive the next round? 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 #thexfactorphil.

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ABS-CBN Clinches 12 of the 15 Top Programs for June 2012

Kantar Media released the list of the Top 15 most-watched programs nationwide (urban + rural Philippines) for the month of June 2012. ABS-CBN dominated the list with 12 programs figuring in the top 15.

“Walang Hanggan” remains to be the most watched program in the country with an average TV rating of 41.8%. The Coco Martin-starrer led the twelve ABS-CBN shows in the top 15 programs.

Royal teleserye “Princess and I” came in second place with a national TV rating of 38.6% followed by the number one weekend program “Maalaala Mo Kaya” on third with 35.9%.

RANK	CHANNEL	PROGRAMS	RTG%
1	ABS-CBN	WALANG HANGGAN	41.8
2	ABS-CBN	PRINCESS AND I	38.6
3	ABS-CBN	MAALAALA MO KAYA…	35.9
4	ABS-CBN	WANSAPANATAYM	33.2
5	ABS-CBN	TV PATROL (WEEKDAY)	31.8
6	ABS-CBN	RATED K HANDA NA BA KAYO?	26.0
7	ABS-CBN	DAHIL SA PAG-IBIG	25.3
8	ABS-CBN	THE X FACTOR PHILIPPINES	24.4
9	ABS-CBN	KAPAMILYA DEAL OR NO DEAL	23.1
10	ABS-CBN	ARYANA	22.4
11	ABS-CBN	GOIN’ BULILIT	22.3
12	ABS-CBN	SARAH G LIVE	20.3
13	GMA	THE GOOD DAUGHTER	20.2
14	GMA	KAP’S AMAZING STORIES	19.6
15	GMA	24 ORAS (WEEKDAY)	17.6

“TV Patrol,” on the other hand, remains to be the leading newscast in the country scoring a national TV rating of 31.8% vs rival “24 Oras” with 17.6%.

Making an entry in the top 15 are “The X Factor Philippines” and “Aryana” on the 8 th  and 10 th  spots respectively. The biggest musical event of the year scored a national TV rating of 24.4% while the story about a tween mermaid hit 22.4%.

Other Kapamilya programs in the top 15 are “Wansapanataym” (33.2%), “Rated K” (26%), “Dahil sa Pag-ibig” (25.3%), “Kapamilya Deal or No Deal” (23.1%), “Goin Bulilit” (22.3%), and “ Sarah G Live” (20.3%).

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Talentadong Pinoy Grand Finalist New Born Divas Auditions for X Factor Philippines

Spot the ‘x factor’ among Pinoy hopefuls right at your very homes as the top-rating and Twitter trending musical event of the year, “The X Factor Philippines,” continues this weekend. 

All set to impress celebrity judge-mentors Martin Nievera, Gary Valenciano, Charice, and Pilita Corrales this Saturday (June 30) are all girl group 5th Avids, and solo singers Ashley Campbell, Gabriel Anciano, Jelianne, Joebert Jumaoas, John Montera, Noel Cosca, and Princess Lucky while former Talentadong Pinoy grand finalists Alyssa Quijano and Katrina Velarde (New Born Divas), JC Erasga, Jerriane Templo, Jet Barrun, Marlo Mortel, Osang, duo D Crus Sisters and boy groups El Canta and Pilyo will show off this Sunday (July 1). 

Who will make it to the next round? Who will surprise the judge-mentors this time? 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 #thexfactorphil.

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