Tawag ng Tanghalan

Tawag ng Tanghalan
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Genre	Singing competition
Developed by	ABS-CBN Entertainment
Directed by	Bobet Vidanes
Presented by	Vice Ganda Anne Curtis Amy Perez Mariel Rodriguez
Judges	Rey Valera Yeng Constantino Karla Estrada Karylle Billy Crawford Nyoy Volante K Brosas Bobot Mortiz Rico J. Puno Mitoy Yonting Louie Ocampo Kyla Erik Santos Jaya
Narrated by	Tawag ng Tanghalan Updates Jugs Jugueta Teddy Corpuz Amy Perez Mariel Rodriguez Vice Ganda #Hashtags
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Filipino
Production
Production location	ABS-CBN Studio 3
Original release
Network	ABS-CBN
Release	January 2, 2016 – present
Related
Drama sa Tanghalan

Tawag ng Tanghalan (TNT) is a singing competition conducted as one of the segments of the noontime show It's Showtime, airing its first episode on January 2, 2016. Originally it was the first talent search show of ABS-CBN which was broadcast from 1953 to 1972 and was revived from 1987 to 1988.

In 2015, it was first announced that it will be back on TV as a reality show, but it was tapped as one of the segments of the noontime show It's Showtime. It is hosted by Vice Ganda, Amy Perez, Mariel Rodriguez, and Anne Curtis. Vhong Navarro serves as a reliever when any of the hosts is absent, and on occasion, Kim Chiu. The standards of the reformatted version is the same as the original. The daily contender will win ₱10,000, and a consolation prize of ₱5,000 to the other contenders, while the defending champion will win a pot money of ₱25,000. It is being simulcast in the ABS-CBN Entertainment YouTube channel.

Overview

The segment is marketed as "Your all time favorite search for outstanding amateur talent." OPM legends like Nora Aunor, Pepe Pimentel and Bobot Mortiz became contenders of TNT. The competition is open for contenders among Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, and NCR.

Singer and actor Diomedes Maturan also became a TNT contender.

Format

Four singers, one each in Metro Manila, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, are competing every day to prove their skills in singing for the madlang people (audience) and the hurados (judges). However, if the contender goes off tunes, the head judge will signal either "GONG-cilor Jhong" (formerly "Jhong Gong") (Jhong Hilario), "Teddy Get-set-Gong" (Teddy Corpuz), or "Ryan bang-bang-bang" (Ryan Bang) to beat the gong 'three times to let the singer stop his singing.

The contestant who earned the highest score from the judges wil be hailed champion and have the opportunity to hold the golden microphone to be watched by fighting with other regional bets within five consecutive days to advance to the next level of competition, Semi-Final Rounds. At the end of each quarter, five Finalists are competing with their pangmalakasang boses (strong voice) and the two contenders that received the highest score from the combined hurados scores and public votes will be advancing to the Grand Finals. The Grand Finalists will receive ₱ 150,000 and a golden medal.

Spin-Offs

Drama sa Tanghalan

Main article: Drama sa Tanghalan

Drama sa Tanghalan is a parody of a soap opera that is aired live within the "Tawag ng Tanghalan" segment of the Filipino noontime variety show It's Showtime on ABS-CBN in the Philippines and worldwide through The Filipino Channel. The mini-show, focuses on the comedic sketch of Vice Ganda, Vhong Navarro, Anne Curtis and Jhong Hilario. Drama sa Tanghalan has elements of comedy-drama, parody, romantic comedy and reality television. The name "Drama sa Tanghalan" was coined by Jhong Hilario, one of the co-hosts of It's Showtime, to refer to the name of the primary segment.

Hosts

• Vice Ganda
• Anne Curtis
• Amy Perez-Castillo
• Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla (on hiatus)
• Vhong Navarro (reliever)
• Jhong Hilario (reliever)
• Jugs Jugueta (reliever)
• Teddy Corpuz (reliever)
• Kim Chiu (reliever)
• Alex Gonzaga (guest)
• Robi Domingo (guest)

Judges

Y He/She has been a judge for that certain quarter.

Name of Judge	Quarter 1	Quarter 2	Quarter 3	Quarter 4
Rey Valera	Y	Y	Y	Y
Yeng Constantino	Y	Y	Y	Y
Karla Estrada	Y	Y	Y	Y
Karylle	Y	Y	Y	Y
Billy Crawford	Y	Y	Y	Y
Nyoy Volante	Y	Y	Y	Y
K Brosas	Y	Y	Y	Y
Bobot Mortiz	Y	Y
Rico J. Puno	Y		Y	Y
Mitoy Yonting	Y	Y	Y	Y
Louie Ocampo			Y	Y
Kyla			Y	Y
Erik Santos			Y	Y
Jaya			Y	Y

Semi-Finals

The score of each Semi-Finalists will be based with the combined total of hurados 'score' (50%) and public votes '(50%) during the' week-long competition .

Quarter I

The first quarter of the contest covered the months from January to March. The 'week-long showdown' 'took place on 28 March to 2 April 2016.

Semi-Finalist	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Final Result	Order
	Audition Song	Awit sa Pamilya	Musical Influence	Greatest Love	Hurados' Song Choice	Semifinal Song
Jaime Navarro	Suddenly	Magsimula Ka	Said I Loved You... But I Lied	Bed of Roses	Faithfully	I Don't Want To Miss A Thing	64.41%	5
Rachel Gabreza	Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin	Shine	Say That You Love Me	Note to God	Miss You Like Crazy	I Believe I Can Fly	78.53%	4
Dominador Alviola Jr.	I Can't Stop Loving You	Il Mondo	I'll Never Fall in Love Again	She Believes in Me	May Bukas Pa	I Who Have Nothing	85.63%	3
Mary Gidget Dela Llana	Araw-Gabi	Home	Let It Go	You Are My Song	Hanggang	When You Believe	86.53%	2
Maricel Callo	One Moment in Time	Bridge Over Troubled Water	Sana Maulit Muli	Somewhere	People	Ever Since the World Began	93.45%	1

Maricel Callo (Mindanao) and Mary Gidget Dela Llana (Luzon) were the first two grand finalists.

Note: The performances of the ff. semi-finalists can be seen through the YouTube Channel of ABS-CBN Entertainment. Click the link below. kawing.

Quarter II

The second quarter of the contest covered the months of April and May. The 'week-long showdown' 'took place on 6 and 11 June 2016.

Semi-Finalist	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Final Result	Order
	Audition Song	Fight Song	Awit sa Pamilya	Musical Influence	Hurados' Song Choice	Semifinal Song
Andrey Magada	There's No Easy Way	Through the Fire	Forever	Fantasy	Lost Stars	I Believe	51.48%	5
Phoebe Salvatierra	I Wanna Dance With Somebody	And I Am Telling You	Wind Beneath My Wings	Rhythm is Gonna Get You	Paano	A Moment Like This	59.88%	4
Christofer Mendrez	Don't Stop Believin'	Something to Say	When I See You Smile	Heaven	Kiss From A Rose	Glory of Love	60.73%	3
Marielle Montellano	Inseparable	The Greatest Performance Of My Life	You Light Up My Life	You Don't Have to Say You Love Me	Bakit	You Raise Me Up	82.61%	2
Pauline Agupitan	All By Myself	Listen	Habang May Buhay	Luha	Killing Me Softly	Pangarap na Bituin	98.45%	1

Pauline Agupitan (Luzon) and Marielle Montellano (Visayas) were the announced as the 3rd and 4th grand finalists.

Note: The performances of the ff. semi-finalist can be seen through the YouTube Channel of ABS-CBN Entertainment. Click the link below. kawing.

Quarter III

The third quarter of the contest covered the months from June to September. The 'week-long showdown' 'took place on October 3–8, 2016.

Semi-Finalist	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Final Result	Order
	Audition Song	Fight Song	Awit sa Pamilya	Musical Influence	Hurados' Song Choice	Semifinal Song
Christopher Rodrigueza	Kahit Kailan	One Last Cry (Gonged while Singing)	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	N/A	6
Antonio Sabalza	September Morn	Disco Inferno	This Time I'll Be Sweeter	Come Fly With Me	Wala Na Bang Pag-ibig	All The Way	53.75%	5
Rufino Robles	Lay Me Down	Patuloy Ang Pangarap	Leader of the Band	Ikaw Ang Pangarap	Hanggang Ngayon	Take Me Out Of The Dark	54.42%	4
Jennie Gabriel	Listen	All At Once	Hanggang	Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin	Babalik Ka Rin	Natutulog Ba Ang Diyos	65.05%	3
Eumee Capile	Bang Bang	The Voice Within	Run To You	Flashlight	Pangako Sa 'Yo	Narito Ako	74.16%	2
Noven Belleza	Lean On Me	Someone Who Believes In You	Just As I Am	I Live My Life For You	Malayo Pa Ang Umaga	Kahit Ako'y Lupa	96.6%	1

Eumee Capile (Luzon) and Noven Belleza (Visayas) were announced as the 5th and 6th grand finalists.

Quarter IV

The fourth and final quarter of the contest is ongoing. Semi-finals will start by either December 2016 or January 2017.

Semi-Finalist	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Final Result	Order
	Audition Song	Fight Song	Awit sa Pamilya	Musical Influence	Hurados' Song Choice	Semifinal Song
Hazelyn Cascaño	Semifinal not Started	Semifinal not Started	Semifinal not Started	Semifinal not Started	Semifinal not started	Semifinal not Started	TBA	TBA
Jeramie Sanico	Semifinal not Started	Semifinal not Started	Semifinal not Started	Semifinal not Started	Semifinal not started	Semifinal not Started	TBA	TBA
Sam Mangubat	Semifinal not started	Semifinal not started	Semifinal not started	Semifinal not started	Semifinal not started	Semifinal not started	TBA	TBA
Froilan Canlas	Semifinal Not started	Semifinal not started	Semifinal not started	Semifinal not started	Semifinal not started	Semifinal not started	TBA	TBA
	Semifinal Not started	Semifinal not started	Semifinal not started	Semifinal not started	Semifinal not started	Semifinal not started	TBA	TBA

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