Party Pilipinas | |
---|---|
Party Pilipinas title card used from 2010
|
|
Genre | Musical variety show |
Written by | Rommel Gacho Real Florido Yani Bautista Haydee Bellen Buboy Carreon Stann Go Irish Mangubat Florence Rosini Flow Ferrer |
Directed by |
Mark A. Reyes Rico Gutierrez Treb Monteras Rommel Gacho Louie Ignacio |
Presented by | Various |
Starring | see Performers |
Country of origin | Philippines |
No. of episodes | 160 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Lui Cadag |
Running time | 2 hours and 50 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | GMA Network |
Picture format | NTSC 480i |
Original release | 28 March 2010 | – 19 May 2013
Chronology | |
Preceded by | SOP (2 February 1997 – 28 February 2010) |
Followed by | Sunday All Stars (16 June 2013 – 2 August 2015) |
External links | |
Website |
Party Pilipinas (English: "Party Philippines") was a Sunday Philippine music variety show produced by GMA Network. The show premiered on 28 March 2010, replacing the defunct SOP Fully Charged. It also broadcasts worldwide through GMA Pinoy TV.
Each week, two teams alternate to give the audience a variety in theme and concepts. Director Mark A. Reyes, Margie Morrero (Music Head) and Miggy Tanchanco (Dance Head) leads A-Team's group while Director Rico Gutierrez, Georgy Sibal (Music Head), Shakira Villa-Symes (Lighting Director) and Joe Abuda of ADDLIB (Dance Head) along with DJ Funk Avy, DJ X-Factor and Manila's ultimate fashion design team are Team B's creative group. Each team also has different producers, writers and technical crew. The original writers who are also the creator of the show are Faith Monreal, Jaypee Miguel and Real Florido. The creative team was headed by Rey Agapay, who also became the head writer for both teams when it was divided into two. The writers of Team B are Haydee Belen, Stann Go, Florence Rosini and Mike Rivera.
A lineup of the country's best musical directors alternate every week - Raul Mitra, Tats Faustino, Mark Lopez, and Mon Faustino.
The show ended on 19 May 2013. Encore episodes were aired once again for four weeks until 16 June 2013, when the new Sunday musical game variety show of GMA Network will air entitled SAS (Sunday All Stars) with most of the cast of Party Pilipinas.
World-renowned artists like the Asia's Songbird Regine Velasquez, Singer and Songwriter Ogie Alcasid, Queen of Soul Jaya and King of Soul Janno Gibbs headline the group of the country's top performers, which includes R&B Prince and Princess Jay-R and Kyla, Jolina Magdangal, La Diva, Mark Bautista, Christian Bautista and Rachelle Ann Go, just to name a few. Various GMA Network's primetime stars also a regular performers including Marian Rivera, Rhian Ramos, Carla Abellana, Dingdong Dantes, Geoff Eigenmann, Dennis Trillo, Jennylyn Mercado and Mark Anthony Fernandez. New artists are also given a chance to party up with every Sunday. The StarStruck V winners Sarah Lahbati, Steven Silva, Diva Montelaba, Rocco Nacino, and Enzo Pineda joins the party every week, along with the youngest rising stars of today, Joshua Dionisio, Barbie Forteza, Jake Vargas, Bea Binene, Alden Richards, Louise delos Reyes, Derrick Monasterio, Lexi Fernandez, Kristoffer Martin, Joyce Ching, Elmo Magalona and Julie Anne San Jose. Party Pilipinas also marks the return of the most famous twin brothers in the country, Richard Gutierrez and Raymond Gutierrez, who host the show together with the group of partyjocks, which include Tim Yap, KC Montero, Isabelle Daza, and Isabel Oli.