Idol Philippines season 1

Idol Philippines
Season 1
Hosted by	Billy Crawford
Judges	Regine Velasquez Vice Ganda Moira Dela Torre James Reid
Winner	Zephanie Dimaranan
Runner-up	Lucas Garcia
Finals venue	Newport Performing Arts Theater
Companion show	Idol on the Road (Digital)
No. of episodes	29
Release
Original network	ABS-CBN
Original release	April 21 (2019-04-21) – July 28, 2019 (2019-07-28)
Season chronology

The first season of Idol Philippines aired on ABS-CBN (under the full title Search for the Idol Philippines) from April 21 to July 28, 2019, replacing World of Dance Philippines and was replaced by the fourth season of The Voice Kids. It was the first season to air on the network following two defunct iterations from different networks. Billy Crawford hosted the season; while the judging panel was composed of singer-actress Regine Velasquez, comedian and television presenter Vice Ganda, singer-actor James Reid, and singer-songwriter Moira Dela Torre.

Zephanie Dimaranan of Biñan, Laguna was named Idol Philippines, winning an exclusive recording contract from Star Music and ₱2,000,000. Lucas Garcia of Lipa, Batangas finished as the runner-up with Lance Busa finishing in third place.

Overview

Development

On October 17, 2018, it was announced that ABS-CBN will broadcast the third incarnation of the Idol franchise in the Philippines after it had sealed a franchise deal with Fremantle and 19 Entertainment, the co-owners of the format.

Prizes

The winner of the season received ₱2,000,000, a paid vacation trip to Taiwan, a House & Lot from Camella Homes and an exclusive recording contract from Star Music

Judges and host

Judges and host of the first season of Idol Philippines

Regine Velasquez

James Reid

Vice Ganda

Moira Dela Torre

Billy Crawford

In October 2018, Regine Velasquez was revealed as the first judge after signing her exclusive contract with ABS-CBN. With her 32 years in the entertainment industry, this will be a first time for her to judge a singing competition. Following this announcement, there were rumors that Jessica Sanchez, the runner-up of the 11th season of American Idol, will be added as a judge but it has been denied by her. Speculations also circulated that David Archuleta, the runner-up of the seventh season of American Idol, was also considered to become a judge for the show, but the rumors were downplayed by him saying that he was not invited by the network's management.

In November 2018, Billy Crawford confirmed his role as the host of the local franchise which is part of his renewed contract deal with ABS-CBN.

On February 26, 2019, Philippine Entertainment Portal unofficially revealed that James Reid, Vice Ganda and Moira Dela Torre will join Velasquez as the show's judging panel. According to the website, a reliable source sent them a photo of the four judges standing behind a judges' table similar to those of the other Idol franchises. The three remaining judges' were later confirmed on the same day, after they were officially introduced on TV Patrol, ABS-CBN's primetime newscast. Among the four judges, Vice Ganda is an experienced judge—having been a judge for It's Showtime besides being a host, Pinoy Boyband Superstar, and two seasons of Pilipinas Got Talent. It was revealed in an interview that Vice Ganda was the only judge handpicked by Fremantle.

Companion online show

An online show, called Idol on the Road, airs together with the main program on Idol Philippines' Facebook and YouTube accounts; it is hosted by BoybandPH and comedian Jervi Li, commonly known as KaladKaren Davila. The said show airs live from the Idol Philippines Bus.

Pre-auditions

The pre-auditions for the premiere season took place in different key cities in the Philippines. Auditionees must be 16 to 28 years old.

Shortlist of the locations for the Idol Philippines' pre-auditions

Date	Venue	City	Ref.
November 15, 2018	Center for Multiple Intelligence School	Lapu-Lapu City
	Karesh Commercial Complex	Bogo, Cebu
	Rock Republic	Cebu City
	Tulay Bar	Maasin, Southern Leyte
November 16, 2018	Brown Academy School	Cebu City
	Monterey School, Inc.	Talisay, Cebu
	Pier Capitan Superdome	Ormoc, Leyte
November 17, 2018	Barili Gymnasium	Cebu City
	Manros Plaza Building	Cebu City
	Municipality of San Jose Function Room	San Jose, Antique
November 17 & 18, 2018	Palo Leyte Academic Center	Palo, Leyte
November 23, 2018	Bukidnon National High School	Malaybalay, Bukidnon
November 24, 2018	Sanguniang Panlungsod Building	Gingoog
November 24 & 25, 2018	Lipa City Youth and Cultural Center	Lipa, Batangas
November 25, 2018	University of the Philippines–Baguio	Baguio
November 30, 2018	Lyceum of the Philippines University Manila	Intramuros, Manila
December 1, 2018	Surigao State College of Technology–Del Carmen	Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte
December 1 & 2, 2018	University of Negros Occidental–Recoletos	Bacolod City
December 2, 2018	Lyceum of the Philippines University Manila	Intramuros, Manila
December 3, 2018	CFC School of Morning Star	Butuan
January 19 & 20, 2019	Pacific Mall	Mandaue City
	People's Gym	Digos, Davao del Sur
January 26 & 27, 2019	Starmall Alabang	Alabang, Muntinlupa

Aside from ground scouting and pre-auditions held all over the Philippines, the online auditions was also launched in November 20, 2018.

Competition summary

Color key

  Winner

  Runner-up

  2nd Runner-up

  Eliminated in the Live Shows

  Eliminated in the Theater Rounds – Solo Round

  Eliminated in the Theater Rounds – Do-or-Die Round

  Eliminated in the Theater Rounds – Group Round

Top 69 contestants
Zephanie Dimaranan	Lucas Garcia	Lance Busa	Dan Ombao	Miguel Odron
Elle Ocampo	Sheland Faelnar	Fatima Louise	Renwick Benito	Trish Bonilla
Rachel Libres	Matty Juniosa	Charmagne Algario	Denize Castillo	Enzo Almario
Jasper Lacson	Jeremiah Torayno	Kevin Hermogenes	Michelle Primavera	Roque Belino
Alyssa Quijano	Ameurfina Martinez III	Angie Kristine Gorbulev	Carlo Bautista	Diane Vergoza
Erika Tenorio	Gello Marquez	Ibrahim Onggo	Isaiah Tiglao	Jehramae Trangia
Julia Joaquin	Kier King	Krissha Viaje	Mia Villaflores	Rainier Natividad
Ramil Permigones	Trix Corpez	Vanya Castor	Yarah Estrella	Abby Manguinao
Ali Aguila	Ana May delos Reyes	Angelo Pineda	Bella Fall	Brandon Diamante
Calvin Encomienda	Carmella Ravanilla	Clyde Aquino	Cyra Jureidini	Dea Formilleza
Endy Asidor	Eunice Torion	Geca Morales	Jap-Jap Talania	Jhamil Villanueva
Juancho Gabriel	Julian Lee Vasquez	Kathleen Galula	Kyran Oliver	Leann Ganzon
Lucho Beech	Luvlou Ulanday	Margarette Jimenez	Micoline Acedera	Nic Galano
Nicoll del Finado	Sean Oliver	Shai Gomez	Zeke Villanueva

Auditions

The auditions were recorded at the One Canvas Events Place in Makati. In the televised auditions, contestants will perform in front of the panel of judges. Each contestant must receive three "yes" votes from the judges in order to advance and receive a golden ticket to Idol City. The first audition episode was aired on April 21, 2019, with the final audition episode being aired on June 8, 2019. 69 Idol hopefuls were able to advance and receive their respective golden ticket to Idol City.

Summary of the auditions for Idol Philippines season 1

Episode(s)	Air Date	Golden tickets
1	April 21, 2019	3
2	April 27, 2019	3
3	April 28, 2019	4
4	May 4, 2019	4
5	May 5, 2019	4
6	May 11, 2019	5
7	May 12, 2019	4
8	May 18, 2019	4
9	May 19, 2019	5
10	May 25, 2019	6
11	May 26, 2019	7
12	June 1, 2019	6
13	June 2, 2019	8
14	June 8, 2019	6
Total no. of contestants		69

Theater rounds

The theater rounds were recorded at the ABS-CBN Soundstage at San Jose del Monte, Bulacan and first aired on June 9, 2019. These are composed of three rounds – the Group, Do or Die, and Solo rounds.

Group round

In the Group round, the Idol hopefuls were grouped based on their genre and sound. As a group, they selected a song from a list that they think is the best for them, additionally they gave a name to their group. At the end of the group rounds, thirty-nine Idol hopefuls remained.

Color key:

	Contestant was chosen by the judges to advance to the Do or Die round
	Contestant was eliminated

Episode	Order	Group	Song	Contestant	Hometown	Result
Episode 15 (June 9, 2019)	1	4th Dimension	"Stay with Me" – Sam Smith	Ali Aguila	Quezon City	Eliminated
				Jap-Jap Talania	Nueva Ecija	Eliminated
				Kevin Hermogenes	Taguig City	Advanced
				Lucas Garcia	Lipa, Batangas	Advanced
	2	3GH	"Try" – Pink	Ameurfina Martinez III	Lucena	Advanced
				Charmagne Algario	Bulacan	Advanced
				Elle Ocampo	Pampanga	Advanced
				Krissha Viaje	Quezon City	Advanced
	3	Soul Effection	"Tila" – Lani Misalucha	Carmella Ravanilla	Taytay, Rizal	Eliminated
				Diane Vergoza	Parañaque City	Advanced
				Endy Asidor	Davao	Eliminated
				Rachel Libres	Pasay	Advanced
	4	Voltes 4	"Always Be My Baby" – David Cook	Dan Ombao	Bataan	Advanced
				Jhamil Villanueva	Taguig City	Eliminated
				Miguel Odron	Indiana, USA	Advanced
				Sean Oliver	Iloilo	Eliminated
	5	WHAMAS	"2002" – Anne-Marie	Abby Manguinao	Tagaytay City, Cavite	Eliminated
				Denize Castillo	Cavite	Advanced
				Eunice Torion	Cebu	Eliminated
				Margarette Jimenez	Lingayen, Pangasinan	Eliminated
				Vanya Castor	Mandaluyong	Advanced
	6	The Current	"Best Part" – Daniel Caesar feat. H.E.R.	Angie Kristine	Siargao	Advanced
				Bella Fall	Quezon City	Eliminated
				Erika Tenorio	Nueva Ecija	Advanced
				Leann Ganzon	Iloilo	Eliminated
				Mia Villaflores	Pasay	Advanced
	7	Beyonce3Men	"I'll Make Love To You" – Boyz II Men	Gello Marquez	Makati City	Advanced
				Lance Busa	Agusan Del Norte	Advanced
				Lucho Beech	USA	Eliminated
				Matty Juniosa	Mandaluyong	Advanced
Episode 16 (June 15, 2019)	1	Girls on Fire	"Fighter" – Christina Aguilera	Alyssa Quijano	Manila	Advanced
				Cyra Jureidini	Cavite	Eliminated
				Kathleen Galula	Los Baños, Laguna	Eliminated
				Michelle Primavera	Caloocan	Advanced
	2	Collidal District	"Iris" – Goo Goo Dolls	Carlo Bautista	Mandaluyong	Advanced
				Renwick Benito	Angeles City, Pampanga	Advanced
				Roque Belino	Baguio	Advanced
				Trix Corpez	Olongapo City	Advanced
	3	Rated PG	"Born This Way" – Lady Gaga	Ana May Delos Reyes	Lapu-Lapu City	Eliminated
				Dea Formilleza	Compostela Valley	Eliminated
				Luvlou Ulanday	Parañaque City	Eliminated
				Yarah Estrella	Parañaque	Advanced
				Zephanie Dimaranan	Biñan, Laguna	Advanced
	4	A-Boys	"214" – Rivermaya	Angelo Pineda	Digos	Eliminated
				Calvin Encomienda	Dasmariñas City	Eliminated
				Clyde Aquino	Cagayan de Oro City	Eliminated
				Jasper Lacson	Sorsogon City	Advanced
				Kyran Oliver	Parma, Italy	Eliminated
	5	Beautifour Voices	"It's All Coming Back to Me Now" – Celine Dion	Julia Joaquin	Bohol	Advanced
				Micoline Acedera	Antipolo City	Eliminated
				Nicoll del Finado	Binalonan, Pangasinan	Eliminated
				Trish Bonilla	Lucena City	Advanced
	6	Popsicles	"Mahal Na Mahal" – Sam Concepcion	Brandon Diamante	Bacolod City	Eliminated
				Isaiah Tiglao	—	Advanced
				Rainier Natividad	Sta. Maria, Bulacan	Advanced
				Zeke Villanueva	Bohol	Eliminated
	7	Blush	"Shout Out To My Ex" – Little Mix	Fatima Louise Lagueras	Quezon City	Advanced
				Geca Morales	Sampaloc City, Manila	Eliminated
				Jehramae Trangia	Talisay City, Cebu	Advanced
				Shai Gomez	Canada	Eliminated
				Sheland Faelnar	Caloocan	Advanced
	8	Power Pop Boys	"Stitches" – Shawn Mendes	Enzo Almario	Sta. Maria, Bulacan	Advanced
				Juancho Gabriel	Olongapo City	Eliminated
				Julian Lee Vasquez	Davao City	Eliminated
				Nic Galano	Iligan City, Isabela	Eliminated
	9	3 And 1	"Dancing On My Own" – Calum Scott	Ibrahim Onggo	Digos	Advanced
				Jeremiah Torayno	Cagayan de Oro City	Advanced
				Kier King	Sultan Kudarat	Advanced
				Ramil Permegones	Lucena City	Advanced

Do or Die round

In the Do or Die round, the judges divided the remaining Idol hopefuls into six and selected a song for them to perform. At the end of the second round, twenty contestants remained. The male hopefuls performed pop hits from female artists, while the female hopefuls performed hits from OPM Rock bands.

Color key:

	Contestant was chosen by the judges to advance to the solo round
	Contestant was eliminated

Episode	Order	Song	Contestant	Result
Episode 17 (June 16, 2019)	1	"I Have Nothing" – Whitney Houston	Renwick Benito	Advanced
			Ibrahim Onggo	Eliminated
			Jasper Lacson	Advanced
			Kier King	Eliminated
			Rainier Natividad	Eliminated
			Matty Juniosa	Advanced
	2	"Himala" – Rivermaya	Fatima Louise	Advanced
			Alyssa Quijano	Eliminated
			Mia Villaflores	Eliminated
			Yarah Estrella	Eliminated
			Krissha Viaje	Eliminated
			Erika Tenorio	Eliminated
			Michelle Primavera	Advanced
	3	"I'll Never Love Again" – Lady Gaga	Carlo Bautista	Eliminated
			Kevin Hermogenes	Advanced
			Dan Ombao	Advanced
			Isaiah Tiglao	Eliminated
			Roque Belino	Advanced
			Enzo Almario	Advanced
	4	"Narda" – Kamikazee	Vanya Castor	Eliminated
			Ameurfina Martinez III	Eliminated
			Julia Joaquin	Eliminated
			Trish Bonilla	Advanced
			Charmagne Algario	Advanced
			Rachel Libres	Advanced
			Sheland Faelnar	Advanced
	5	"My All" – Mariah Carey	Lucas Garcia	Advanced
			Ramil Permigones	Eliminated
			Miguel Odron	Advanced
			Trix Corpez	Eliminated
			Gello Marquez	Eliminated
			Lance Busa	Advanced
	6	"Ang Huling El Bimbo" – Eraserheads	Denize Castillo	Advanced
			Zephanie Dimaranan	Advanced
			Diane Vergoza	Eliminated
			Elle Ocampo	Advanced
			Angie Kristine Gorbulev	Eliminated
			Jeremiah Torayno	Advanced
			Jehramae Trangia	Eliminated

Solo round

The Solo round is the final round of the Theater Rounds where the remaining Idol hopefuls pick a solo song. Only the twelve hopefuls proceeded to the Live shows. The first episode aired the performances of the female Idol hopefuls; while the second episode aired the performances of the male Idol hopefuls.

Color key:

	Contestant was chosen by the judges to advance to the live shows
	Contestant was eliminated

Episode	Order	Contestant	Song	Result
Episode 18 (June 22, 2019)	1	Zephanie Dimaranan	"I Believe" – Fantasia	Advanced
	2	Fatima Louise Lagueras	"Feeling Good" – Michael Bublé	Advanced
	3	Rachel Libres	"Maybe This Time" – Sarah Geronimo	Advanced
	4	Charmagne Algario	"Stand Up for Love" – Destiny's Child	Eliminated
	5	Trish Bonilla	"One Night Only" – Jennifer Hudson	Advanced
	6	Michelle Primavera	"Banal Na Aso, Santong Kabayo" – Yano	Eliminated
	7	Denize Castillo	"Buwan" – Juan Karlos	Eliminated
	8	Elle Ocampo	"Ride" – Twenty One Pilots	Advanced
	9	Jeremiah Torayno	"Lay Me Down" – Sam Smith	Eliminated
	10	Sheland Faelnar	"Clarity" – Zedd feat. Foxes	Advanced
Episode 19 (June 23, 2019)	1	Matty Juniosa	"Proud Mary" – Tina Turner	Advanced
	2	Renwick Benito	"Kasalanan" – Orient Pearl	Advanced
	3	Lance Busa	"Ordinary People" – John Legend	Advanced
	4	Roque Belino	"Over and Over Again" – Nathan Sykes	Eliminated
	5	Enzo Almario	"Too Good at Goodbyes" – Sam Smith	Eliminated
	6	Dan Ombao	"I See Fire" – Ed Sheeran	Advanced
	7	Jasper Lacson	"Lately" – Stevie Wonder	Eliminated
	8	Kevin Hermogenes	"I Didn't Know My Own Strength" – Whitney Houston	Eliminated
	9	Lucas Garcia	"If I Ain't Got You" – Alicia Keys	Advanced
	10	Miguel Odron	"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" – Elton John	Advanced

Live shows

For the first time in the Idol franchise, the judges determined half of the contestants' score while the public determined the other half via public vote. The Hopefuls with the lowest scores were eliminated in varying amounts per week with the best possible score a contestant can receive is 100% per the format the network uses in scoring.

Color key:

	Contestant was saved by the public and judges' votes
	Contestant was in the bottom group
	Contestant was eliminated

Week 1: Top 12 – Songs of Ryan Cayabyab (June 29 & 30)

For the first week of the Live Shows, the Top 12 performed songs sung or composed by OPM Icon and National Artist Ryan Cayabyab with Cayabyab also serving as guest mentor.

Episode	Order	Contestant	Song	Score	Result
Episode 20 (June 29, 2019)	1	Lance Busa	"Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika" - Hajji Alejandro	56.61%	Safe
	2	Trish Bonilla	"Kailan" - Smokey Mountain	55.38%	Safe
	3	Lucas Garcia	"Sometime, Somewhere" - Basil Valdez	71.85%	Safe
	4	Matty Juniosa	"Nais Ko" - Basil Valdez	50.5%	Eliminated
	5	Elle Ocampo	"Paraisong Parisukat" - Basil Valdez	51.81%	Bottom three
	6	Dan Ombao	"Tuwing Umuulan at Kapiling Ka" - Basil Valdez	83.73%	Safe
	7	Sheland Faelnar	"Tunay na Ligaya" - Basil Valdez	60.67%	Safe
Episode 21 (June 30, 2019)	8	Renwick Benito	"Araw-Gabi" - Nonoy Zuñiga	53.41%	Safe
	9	Fatima Louise	"Limang Dipang Tao" - Celeste Legaspi	66.2%	Safe
	10	Zephanie Dimaranan	"Paraiso" - Smokey Mountain	99.75%	Safe
	11	Miguel Odron	"Kahit Ika'y Panaginip Lang" - Basil Valdez	63.73%	Safe
	12	Rachel Libres	"Paano Na Kaya?" - Bugoy Drilon	50.52%	Eliminated

Non-competition performances

Order	Performers	Song
21.1	Moira Dela Torre and I Belong To The Zoo	"Patawad, Paalam"

Week 2: Top 10 – The Champions (July 6 & 7)

For Week 2, the Top 10 performed songs written or performed by Star in a Million winner Erik Santos and Pinoy Dream Academy winner Yeng Constantino. Santos and Constantino also mentored the Top 10.

Episode	Order	Contestant	Song	Score	Result
Episode 22 (July 6, 2019)	1	Trish Bonilla	"Pagbigyang Muli" - Erik Santos	50.67%	Eliminated
	2	Renwick Benito	"Hawak Kamay" - Yeng Constantino	51.49%	Eliminated
	3	Elle Ocampo	"Ikaw" - Yeng Constantino	66.17%	Safe
	4	Lance Busa	"Ako Muna" - Yeng Constantino	58.49%	Bottom four
	5	Lucas Garcia	"Lupa" - Erik Santos	75.24%	Safe
	6	Zephanie Dimaranan	"Salamat" - Yeng Constantino	92.18%	Safe
Episode 23 (July 7, 2019)	7	Sheland Faelnar	"Pangarap Lang" - Yeng Constantino	54.77%	Bottom four
	8	Miguel Odron	"Kung Akin Ang Mundo" - Erik Santos	75.74%	Safe
	9	Fatima Louise	"I'll Never Go" - Erik Santos	61.01%	Safe
	10	Dan Ombao	"Cool Off" - Yeng Constantino	99.88%	Safe

Non-competition performances

Order	Performers	Song
23.1	Billy Crawford and James Reid	"Girls Like You" / "Filipina Girl"

Week 3: Top 8 – Philippines’ Most Streamed Hits (July 13 & 14)

For Week 3, the Top 8 performed the Philippines’ most streamed hits. Morissette served as guest mentor.

Episode	Order	Contestant	Song	Score	Result
Episode 24 (July 13, 2019)	1	Fatima Louise	"Kathang Isip" - Ben&Ben	52.13%	Eliminated
	2	Lance Busa	"Sana" - I Belong to the Zoo	56.49%	Bottom four
	3	Sheland Faelnar	"Hindi Na Nga" - This Band	52.27%	Eliminated
	4	Zephanie Dimaranan	"Isa Pang Araw" - Sarah Geronimo	99.88%	Safe
	5	Dan Ombao	"Kung 'di Rin Lang Ikaw" - December Avenue & Moira Dela Torre	77.73%	Safe
Episode 25 (July 14, 2019)	6	Elle Ocampo	"Story of My Life" - One Direction	54.7%	Bottom four
	7	Miguel Odron	"Scars to Your Beautiful" - Alessia Cara	67.53%	Safe
	8	Lucas Garcia	"Tagpuan" - Moira Dela Torre	98.36%	Safe

Non-competition performances

Order	Performers	Song
25.1	Regine Velasquez and Pinopela	"Halo"

Week 4: Top 6 – Songs of Gary Valenciano (July 20 & 21)

For Week 4, the Top 6 performed songs by singer-songwriter Gary Valenciano. He also served as guest mentor.

Episode	Order	Contestant	Song	Score	Result
Episode 26 (July 20, 2019)	1	Lance Busa	"Paano" - Gary Valenciano	56.57%	Bottom two
	2	Miguel Odron	"How Did You Know" - Gary Valenciano	56.65%	Safe
	3	Elle Ocampo	"Sana Maulit Muli" - Gary Valenciano	50.27%	Eliminated
	4	Zephanie Dimaranan	"Wag Ka Nang Umiyak" - Gary Valenciano	96.08%	Safe
Episode 27 (July 21, 2019)	5	Dan Ombao	"Kailangan Kita" - Gary Valenciano	73.45%	Safe
	6	Lucas Garcia	"Ikaw Lamang" - Gary Valenciano	99.88%	Safe

Non-competition performances

Order	Performers	Song
27.1	Bugoy Drilon, Daryl Ong, Michael Pangilinan, and Vice Ganda	"Get Here"

Week 5: The Final Showdown (July 27 & 28)

Part 1 - Top 5

The Top 5 performed live at Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila on July 27, 2019. Two contestants were eliminated by the end of night one, leaving the Top 3 to battle it out on July 28, 2019. In addition to the competition pieces sung by the Top 5, female winners from different singing competitions performed songs sung by American Idol winners as special guests.

Episode	Order	Contestant	Song	Score	Result
Episode 28 (Saturday July 27, 2019)	1	Dan Ombao	"The Last Time" - Eric Benet	62.48%	Eliminated
	2	Miguel Odron	"Rise Up" - Andra Day	53.39%	Eliminated
	3	Zephanie Dimaranan	"Lipad ng Pangarap" - Dessa	99.88%	Safe
	4	Lucas Garcia	"Bulag, Pipi at Bingi" - Freddie Aguilar	83.81%	Safe
	5	Lance Busa	"Lean on Me" - Bill Withers	69.45%	Bottom three

Non-competition performances

Order	Performers	Song
28.1	Lance Busa, Lucas Garcia and Dan Ombao with Jona and Elha Nympha	"I Believe" - Fantasia
28.2	Zephanie Dimaranan and Miguel Odron with Janine Berdin and KZ Tandingan	"A Moment Like This" - Kelly Clarkson
28.3	Top 5 with Janine Berdin, Elha Nympha, KZ Tandingan and Jona	"This Is My Now" - Jordin Sparks

Part 2 - Top 3

The Top 3 performed live at Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila on July 28, 2019. The winner was announced at the end of the show.

Contestant	Episode 29 (Sunday, July 28, 2019)				Score	Result
	Round 1		Round 2
	Order	Song	Order	Song
Zephanie Dimaranan	1	"Maghintay Ka Lamang" - Ted Ito	1	"Pangarap Kong Pangarap Mo"	100%	Winner
Lucas Garcia	2	"Hanggang" - Wency Cornejo	3	"Because You Believed"	70.2%	Runner-up
Lance Busa	3	"Akin Ka Na Lang" - Morissette	2	"Kapit Lang"	41.89%	Eliminated

Non-competition performances

Order	Performers	Song
29.1	Jessica Sanchez	"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"

Elimination chart

Color key

  Female contestant

  Male contestant

  Winner

  Runner-up

  Third place

  Did not perform

  Not Chosen

  Saved by Judges

  Safe

  Highest Score

  Bottom Group

  Eliminated

Results per round

Place	Contestant		Top 20		Top 12	Top 10	Top 8	Top 6	Finale
									Top 5	Top 3
			6/22	6/23	6/30	7/7	7/14	7/21	7/27	7/28
1		Zephanie Dimaranan	Safe	N/A	1st 99.75%	2nd 92.18%	1st 99.88%	2nd 96.08%	1st 99.88%	Winner 100.00%
2		Lucas Garcia	N/A	Safe	3rd 71.85%	4th 75.24%	2nd 98.36%	1st 99.88%	2nd 83.81%	Runner-up 70.20%
3		Lance Busa	N/A	Safe	7th 56.61%	7th 58.49%	5th 56.49%	5th 56.57%	3rd 69.45%	Third place 41.89%
4		Dan Ombao	N/A	Safe	2nd 83.73%	1st 99.88%	3rd 77.73%	3rd 73.45%	4th 62.48%
5		Miguel Odron	N/A	Safe	5th 63.73%	3rd 75.74%	4th 67.53%	4th 56.65%	5th 53.39%
6		Elle Ocampo	Safe	N/A	10th 51.81%	5th 66.17%	6th 54.70%	6th 50.27%
7		Sheland Faelnar	Safe	N/A	6th 60.67%	8th 54.77%	7th 52.27%
8		Fatima Louise	Safe	N/A	4th 66.20%	6th 61.01%	8th 52.13%
9		Renwick Benito	N/A	Safe	9th 53.41%	9th 51.49%
10		Trish Bonilla	Safe	N/A	8th 55.38%	10th 50.67%
11		Rachel Libres	Safe	N/A	11th 50.52%
12		Matty Juniosa	N/A	Safe	12th 50.50%
13–20		Enzo Almario	N/A	Eliminated
		Jasper Lacson	N/A
		Kevin Hermogenes	N/A
		Roque Belino	N/A
		Charmagne Algario	Eliminated
		Denize Castillo
		Jeremiah Torayno
		Michelle Primavera

Reception

Critical response

The televised auditions for the first season was met with mixed public reception. Netizens questioned Dela Torre and Reid's credibility as judges, although Reid was praised for his frankness. The show was compared in a negative light to other singing competitions, including The Voice of The Philippines, specially following the aftermath of the rejection of reggae artist Luke Baylon, in which only one judge, Velasquez voted to advance Baylon into the next round. Amid the criticism, Velasquez defended her fellow judges in an interview with reporters during the 35th PMPC Awards for movies, stating that "the three were chosen to be at the judging table because of their individual expertise".