StarStruck season 6

StarStruck season 6
File:StarStruck 6 titlecard.jpg StarStruck: VI Dream, Believe, Survive, Once Again!
Created by	GMA Network
Directed by	Rico Gutierrez
Presented by	Dingdong Dantes Megan Young
Judges	Joey de Leon Regine Velasquez-Alcasid Jennylyn Mercado Dingdong Dantes
Country of origin	Philippines
No. of episodes	40 (as of October 30, 2015)
Production
Running time	40-50 minutes
Original release
Network	GMA Network
Release	September 7, 2015 (2015-09-07) – present

StarStruck
Season 6 Final 14 (2015–present)
Migo Adecer	Ultimate Final 11
Jay Arcilla	Ultimate Final 11
Analyn Barro	Ultimate Final 11
Elyson de Dios	Ultimate Final 11
Liezel Lopez	Ultimate Final 11
Ayra Mariano	Ultimate Final 11
Avery Paraiso	Ultimate Final 11
Klea Pineda	Ultimate Final 11
Kevin Sagra	Ultimate Final 11
Arra San Agustin	Ultimate Final 11
James Teng	Ultimate Final 11
Koreen Medina	October 30, 2015
Joemarie Nielsen	October 23, 2015
Princess Guevarra	October 16, 2015
Top 18 Survivors
Chat Bornea	October 2, 2015
Nikki Co	October 2, 2015
Beatriz Imperial	October 2, 2015
Camille Torres	October 2, 2015
Top 22 Survivors
Mariam Al-Alawi	September 25, 2015
Carl Cervantes	September 25, 2015
Faith da Silva	September 25, 2015
Kyle Vergara	September 25, 2015
Top 28 Survivors
Prince Clemente	September 18, 2015
Allysa de Real	September 18, 2015
Marion Garcia	September 18, 2015
Arjan Jimenez	September 18, 2015
April Scott	September 18, 2015
Claire Vande	September 18, 2015
Note: The First Prince and First Princess designations were applied retroactively in 2006.

The sixth season of StarStruck premiered on September 7, 2015 replacing Reply 1997. After more than five years of hiatus, GMA Network re-launched the Philippines' original "artista" search on television for its sixth season.

Dingdong Dantes reprises his role as the host for this edition He has been the host of Starstruck since the first season. After signing an exclusive contract of one year in GMA Network in March 2015, Miss World 2013 Megan Young, who is an alumna from the second season, joins Dantes as main host for this season.

Joining Dingdong Dantes and Megan Young as segment hosts are StarStruck graduates Mark Herras (The first ever Ultimate Male Survivor), Miguel Tanfelix (StarStruck Kids First Prince), Kris Bernal as Social Media Bae (Season 4 Ultimate Love Team (with Mart Escudero)) and Rocco Nacino (Season 5 Second Prince). They serve as Journey Hosts who are tasked to join the hopefuls as they go through every phase of the competition.

There are four judges known as The Council to oversee the finalists. Joey de Leon, dubbed as the Entertainment Guru comes back as part of the StarStruck Council. The Asia's Songbird, Regine Velasquez sits in as a first-time member of the Council. (The first ever Ultimate Female Survivor), now a prime actress, singer and host, Jennylyn Mercado is also part of the panel While serving as a host, Dantes also sits as a judge for this season.

Auditions

Naga

Cebu

Iloilo

Batangas

Pampanga

Davao

Metro Manila

Dagupan

Bacolod

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Key cities for the auditions.

In the last quarter of 2014, GMA Network announced that the distribution of the application form will be on September 6 and 7 and would be distributed nationwide through various malls. For this season, the age limit is set from 15 years old to 20 years old. There was a live coverage of the said event during Startalk on September 6 and at Sunday All Stars on September 7. The said event was called as "StarStruck Weekend". The first 500 registrants in Metro Manila were accommodated on September 7 for the auditions kick off and was shown the previews in Sunday All Stars.

The following dates and key cities for the auditions are as follows:

Casting Dates (2014)	Key Cities
September 8–12	Metro Manila
September 15–19
September 22–26
September 29–30
October 3
October 6–111
September 13–14	Dagupan and Batangas
September 20–21	Cebu and Bacolod
September 21–22	Naga
September 27–29	Pampanga
October 11–12	Iloilo
October 18–19	Davao

Bootcamp

After the nationwide auditions, 35 hopefuls were selected to advance to the next round of the competition. Their names were revealed during the August 20, 2015 episode of Eat Bulaga!.

In this phase, they faced different stages in order to determine if they will move on and be part of the next round of the competition.

The first stage was the Talent Showcase round wherein they presented to the judges the talents they are most comfortable at. The next stage is the Workshops wherein they were tested and criticized by different coaches. Resident acting coach Gina Alajar once again led the acting workshop for the semifinalists. Christian Bautista and Prof. Jai Sabas-Aracama sit as the singing mentors, while another resident mentor, Douglas Nierras, trained the semifinalists in dancing. After workshop stage is the Screen test. The final stage for the semifinal round is the Director's Night wherein the Top 35 semifinalists faced different well-known directors of the industry to give their opinions and critiques and deliberate who would advance to the next round.

The Door

One of the new twists added to StarStruck VI is the introduction of The Door. Upon crossing The Door, the hopefuls would determine whether or not they will still continue on with their StarStruck journey. When a contestant touches a hand-shaped portal, s/he will hear one of three things:

• “Congratulations” if s/he makes it to the next round;
• "Thank You” if not; or
• “Result will be announced on the first live broadcast. Until then, good luck!”.

The following is a list of hopefuls who have failed to enter the semifinals:

Contestant	Age	Hometown
Rojean delos Reyes	-	Bulacan
Rachel Dimaculangan	-	Batangas
Frederick Fructuoso	-	Parañaque
Alicia Lacap	-	Quezon City
Kyle Manalo	-	Quezon City
Jefferlyn Serrano	-	Marikina
Karessa Toring	-	Cebu

Semifinals

As an exciting twist to the show, Dantes announced during the first live episode last September 11, that for the sixth season, instead of having just the traditional Final 14, there will be two sets of 14 hopefuls who will compete in various challenges. The hopefuls who will standout and survive these challenges will be part of the "Ultimate Final 14".

The first 12 finalists whose names were announced during the first four episodes, and the 2 finalists who were announced during the first live episode compose the first group which is dubbed as the "Dream 14". The second set of 14 hopefuls, who were initially expected to be eliminated, compose the group called "Believe 14".

The following is a list of Top 28 semi-finalists who were eliminated in the first week of the semi-finals:

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Team
Prince Clemente	18	Cavite	Believe 14
Allysa de Real	19	Las Piñas	Believe 14
Marion Garcia	18	Pampanga	Dream 14
Arjan Jimenez	19	Quezon City	Believe 14
April Scott	20	Taguig	Dream 14
Claire Vande	16	Cebu	Believe 14

The following is a list of Top 28 semi-finalists who were eliminated in the second week of the semi-finals:

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Team
Mariam Al-Alawi	18	Manila	Dream 14
Carl Cervantes	20	Rizal	Dream 14
Faith de Silva	15	Laguna	Believe 14
Kyle Vergara	18	Las Piñas	Dream 14

The following is a list of Top 28 semifinalists who failed to reach the finals:

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Team
Chat Bornea	20	Cebu	Believe 14
Nikki Co	19	Manila	Believe 14
Beatriz Imperial	16	Rizal	Believe 14
Camille Torres	18	Dumaguete	Believe 14

The Winners

The winners, tagged as the Ultimate Male and Female Survivors, will receive PhP 1 million cash, a house and lot from Camella Homes and 5-year exclusive GMA contract.

The Final 14 Survivors

When the Final 14 was chosen, they are assigned to different challenges every week that will hone their acting, singing, and dancing abilities. Every week, one is meant to leave the competition until there were just 6 others who are left. From Final 6, there will be one of them who will be eliminated and after the elimination the one, the Final 5 will be revealed. The Final 5 will be battling with each other on the Final Judgment. People will choose who they want to win the competition by text voting. 30% of the result will come from the text votes and the remaining 70% is from the StarStruck council.

Contestant	Age	Hometown
Migo Adecer	15	Mandaluyong
Jay Arcilla	19	San Pablo, Laguna
Analyn Barro	18	Bacolod
Elyson De Dios	16	Cebu
Princess Guevarra	16	Dasmarinas, Cavite
Liezel Lopez	18	Olongapo City, Zambales
Ayra Mariano	17	Paombong, Bulacan
Koreen Medina	20	Laguna
Joemarie Nielsen	21	Tarlac
Avery Paraiso	21	Antipolo
Klea Pineda	16	Caloocan City
Kevin Sagra	20	South Cotabato
Arra San Agustin	20	Cavite
James Teng	17	Bulacan

Finalists

• Migo Adecer of Mandaluyong - Migo was born in Bacolod but grew up in Australia where he became part of Glee Australia in 2012.
• Jay Arcilla of San Pablo, Laguna - He studies in San Pablo, Laguna and into dancing, volleyball and basketball. He joined Eat Bulaga's "That's My Bae" segment in 2015.
• Analyn Barro of Bacolod - Analyn is a Marketing Management major student. Despite working as a model, she also dreams of becoming a newscaster someday.
• Elyson De Dios of Cebu - Elyson is an athletic teen who plays basketball and volleyball. He wants to follow the footsteps of Chris Tiu.
• Liezel Lopez of Olongapo City, Zambales - Liezel was a choir member in high school and a former member of a community theater group.
• Ayra Mariano of Paombong, Bulacan - Ayra was born in Northern Marianas. At 7, she started doing commercial stints and became popular recently because of her appearance in a facial cleanser brand commercial.
• Avery Paraiso of Antipolo - Avery is a half Filipino - half Irish commercial model who has a twin sister. In 2014, Avery also appeared in the film Once a Princess, in which Erich Gonzales plays the lead role. Avery has a featured minor role as a bully.
• Klea Pineda of Caloocan City - Klea knows how to play ukelele and an adventurous girl. Her hobbies include trekking and surfing.
• Kevin Sagra of South Cotabato - Kevin is a martial arts enthusiast. He also knows how to play beatbox, drums and piano.
• Arra San Agustin of Cavite - Arra is a Psychology major student at De La Salle University in Manila. She is a ballerina who knows figure skating.
• James Teng of Bulacan - James just graduated high school before joining StarStruck. He already works as a model. His list of hobbies includes volleyball, basketball and chess.
• Koreen Medina of Laguna - Before joining the show, Koreen was first identified as the Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia Pacific International that paved a way for her to be the country's representative at Miss Intercontinental 2013 wherein she finished as third runner-up. She is a Marketing Management student at La Consolacion College-Biñan. She was eliminated on October 30, 2015 and came in twelfth place.
• Joemarie Nielsen of Tarlac - Joemarie is half Filipino - half Thai. His idol in music is Sam Smith. Joemarie also knows how to play guitar and cooks well. He was eliminated on October 23, 2015 and came in thirteenth place.
• Princess Guevarra of Dasmarinas, Cavite - Princess is already a commercial model. Aside from being a commercial model, Princess already owns a catering business. She also hopes to be a host of her own show. She is the first finalist to be eliminated on October 16, 2015 and came in fourteenth place.

Challenges

Week 1: Kilig Serye

Guest directors, Mark A. Reyes and Louie Ignacio challenges The Final 14, grouped by couples (1 boy and 1 girl), to act in a short romance-drama with guest comedians and actors from Bubble Gang. The assigned couples are also challenged to perform in a romantic music video.

• • Challenge Winner: Avery Paraiso, Koreen Medina, Elyson De Dios and Ayra Mariano
  • Bottom Group: Jay Arcilla, Princess Guevarra, Liezel Lopez¹ and Joemarie Nielsen
  • Eliminated Contestant: None (The scores for Week 1 tests including the councils' scores and public votes will be carried over for Week 2 results.)

Week 2: Sampal Serye and Direct Action

Director Mark Dela Cruz and veteran actress, Jaclyn Jose of MariMar, were tasked to test the versatility of the StarStruck survivors in a dramatic short film. The assigned couples had the same script and scenario but all with a different ending. In the end, Dela Cruz chose Liezel Lopez and Joemarie Nielsen as his Best Performers, while he named Analyn Barro and Migo Adecer as the Best Pair. Jose, on the other hand chose Migo Adecer and Liezel Lopez as her Best Performers, while Arra San Agustin and Jay Arcilla got the praises of the veteran actress, and named them as the Best Pair as well. Veteran director, Joel Lamangan tested their acting skills. The finalists were first asked to introduce themselves in a creative manner and was then instructed to act according to his direct action. In the end, at the show's elimination night, it was revealed that Liezel Lopez was jointly chosen by the council, acting mentors and directors as the best performing survivor for this week.

• • Challenge Winner: Liezel Lopez
  • Bottom Group: Princess Guevarra², Joemarie Nielsen, Klea Pineda and James Teng
  • Eliminated Contestant: Princess Guevarra

Week 3: Survivors and Graduates Face-Off

For this week's challenge, the remaining survivors will face another acting test with StarStruck graduates from past seasons. Directed by film and television director, Neal Del Rosario. The first group was composed of Liezel Lopez, Arra San Agustin and Jay Arcilla with LJ Reyes (StarStruck: Season 2 First Princess), Katrina Halili (StarStruck: Season 1 Avenger) and Mike Tan (StarStruck: Season 2 Ultimate Male Survivor). Their group was assigned to do a short provocative drama play. The second group was composed of Ayra Mariano, Kevin Sagra and Migo Adecer with Ryza Cenon (StarStruck: Season 2 Ultimate Female Survivor), Kevin Santos (StarStruck: Season 2 Avenger) and Diva Montelaba (StarStruck: Season 5 First Princess). Their group was assigned to do a short comedy play. The next group which composed of Klea Pineda, Avery Paraiso, Analyn Barro and Joemarie Nielsen with Nadine Samonte and Jade Lopez (StarStruck: Season 1 Avenger) were assigned to do a short heavy-family drama play. And the last group composed of Elyson De Dios, James Teng and Koreen Medina with Enzo Pineda (Starstruck: Season 5 First Prince), Jackie Rice (Starstruck: Season 3 Ultimate Female Survivor) and Jade Lopez (StarStruck: Season 1 Avenger) for the second time were assigned to do a short comedy-horror play. At the end of each episodes, it was announced that the guest director and former StarStruck graduates will have a special power to automatically make one survivor part of this week's bottom group. As a result, they chose Jay, Kevin, Joemarie, and Elyson. However, Sagra was automatically saved in the results show and it went to James Teng instead.

• • Challenge Winner: Not Awarded
  • Bottom Group: Jay Arcilla³, Elyson De Dios, Joemarie Nielsen and James Teng
  • Eliminated Contestant: Joemarie Nielsen

Week 4: Immersion Test

The finalists were tasked to know the responsibilities and difficulties as an actor or actress by assigning them to appear as minor roles in GMA-7's television shows. The first three finalists to perform are Migo, Klea and Avery. Migo Adecer and Klea Pineda were tasked to guest in the top-rating afternoon soap, The Half Sisters while Avery Paraiso was tasked to guest in Bubble Gang. The next three were Ayra, Kevin and Jay. Ayra Mariano was assigned to guest in the sitcom, Pepito Manaloto. Like Ayra, Kevin Sagra was also assigned in a sitcom. But unlike her, Sagra guest in Ismol Family. Jay Arcilla had a special appearance in the afternoon soap, Buena Familia where he played the role of Marco, Edwin's friend. In day 3, Liezel Lopez and James Teng guest in Destiny Rose as they were both assigned in the said show. Elyson De Dios also guest in Pepito Manaloto like his partner, Ayra but not the same set. In its Thursday episode (a day before the live eliminations), Arra San Agustin had a special appearance in a primetime series which is My Faithful Husband where she played the role of Ana. Analyn Barro and Koreen Medina guest as a host in iBilib with Chris Tiu, Moymoy Palaboy and Solenn Heussaff. They were also challenged by their fellow finalists through a new segment, StarStruck Time Out. In "Isang Tanong, Isang Tanong", One of the 14 finalists were free to ask different questions from their companions. In "Hugot", One of the finalists were free to say what they want to say with their fellow finalists. In "Push Mo 'to ah!", The survivors should do something they hate to overcome their fears. And last, The "May alam ako sa 'yo" They should let their close friend reveal something about them the audience didn't know.

• • Challenge Winner: Not Awarded
  • Bottom Group: Jay Arcilla, Liezel Lopez, Koreen Medina and James Teng
  • Eliminated Contestant: Koreen Medina

Week 5: TBA

• • Challenge Winner: TBA
  • Bottom Group: TBA
  • Eliminated Contestant: TBA

Notes

1. ^ Liezel Lopez was automatically included to the bottom group for having majority of the votes (to eliminate) from her co-StarStruck finalists via The Destinator.
2. ^ Princess Guevarra was automatically included to the bottom group for having majority of the votes (to eliminate) from her co-StarStruck finalists via The Destinator.
3. ^ Jay Arcilla, Kevin Sagra, Joemarie Nielsen and Elyson De Dios were jointly chosen by the guest director and StarStruck graduates to be automatically part of this week's bottom group. However, Sagra was automatically saved in the results show and it went to James Teng instead.

Elimination Chart

Legend

Male

Female

Dream 14

Believe 14

Top 28

Top 14

Fast-Tracked

StarStruck Avenger

Runner-up

Ultimate Survivor

Safe

Challenge Winner

Council's Save

Bottom Group

Eliminated

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Stage			Semifinals			Finals
Week (2015)			9/182	9/25	10/23	10/94	10/16	10/23	10/30	11/6	11/13	11/20	11/27	12/4	12/11	12/18
Place	Contestant	Team	Result
	Migo Adecer		CW		Final 14
	Jay Arcilla					Bottom 4		Bottom 4	Bottom 4
	Analyn Barro
	Elyson de Dios			Bottom 8		CW		Bottom 4
	Liezel Lopez					Bottom 4	CW		Bottom 4
	Ayra Mariano				Final 14	CW
	Avery Paraiso				Final 14	CW
	Klea Pineda		CW		Final 14		Bottom 4
	Kevin Sagra
	Arra San Agustin
	James Teng						Bottom 4	Bottom 4	Bottom 4
12	Koreen Medina			Bottom 8		CW			Elim							StarStruck Avenger
13	Joemarie Nielsen		CW			Bottom 4	Bottom 4	Elim								StarStruck Avenger
14	Princess Guevarra					Bottom 4	Elim									StarStruck Avenger

Top 28

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Notes

1. ^ The original last day of auditions for Metro Manila was October 10, 2014. However, due to insistent public demand, GMA Network decided to extend the auditions for one day.
2. ^ Migo Adecer won the award for best in singing; Klea for best in acting in girls category; Joemarie for best in acting in boys category; Faith got the award for best in dancing. These winner were chosen by the mentor from the survivors' set of challenges.
3. ^ One of the council's powers is to choose a contestant to advance directly to the Ultimate Final 14. The council chose four contestants each to be in their consideration. Dingdong Dantes chose Klea; Jennylyn Mercado chose Avery; Joey De Leon chose Ayra; Regine Velasquez chose Migo.
4. ^ Avery and Koreen won the award for Best Actor and Actress respectively while Ayra and Elyson jointly won Best Love Team in their first Challenge, The Kilig Serye.

References

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