Philippine Idol
| Philippine Idol | |
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Philippine Idol logo
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| Created by | Simon Fuller |
| Directed by | Rich Ilustre Mark Reyes |
| Presented by | Ryan Agoncillo |
| Starring |
Heart Evangelista Mel Villena |
| Judges |
Ryan Cayabyab Pilita Corrales Francis Magalona |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| No. of episodes | 34 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Perci Intalan |
| Location(s) |
SM Megamall Cinema 3, Mandaluyong City; Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |
| Running time | Varies |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC 5 |
| Original release | July 30 – December 10, 2006 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Pinoy Idol |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Philippine Idol | |
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Philippine Idol finalists (with dates of elimination) |
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| Season 1 (2006) | |
| Mau Marcelo | Winner |
| Gian Magdangal | December 10 |
| Jan Nieto | December 10 |
| Miguel Mendoza | November 27 |
| Pow Chavez | November 20 |
| Ken Dingle | November 13 |
| Apple Chiu | November 6 |
| Arms Cruz | October 30 |
| Jeli Mateo | October 30 |
| Reymond Sajor | October 15 |
| Drae Ybañez | October 8 |
| Stef Lazaro | October 8 |
Philippine Idol is the first version of the Idol series in the Philippines, the 35th country in the world to air a local Idol adaptation and the sixth in Asia. The franchise was first awarded by FremantleMedia, 19 Entertainment and CKX, Inc. to ABC Development Corporation (ABC now TV5) in 2006 and then to GMA Network in 2008. Just like the premise of original show Pop Idol, Philippine Idol aims to find the best singer in the country who can be defined as the "national" singer. Local television personality Ryan Agoncillo hosted the program.Ryan Cayabyab (musical composer), Pilita Corrales (singer, known as Asia's Queen of Songs) and Francis Magalona (rapper and producer) were also judges of the show. Agoncillo, Corrales and Magalona auditioned to be part of the program, while Cayabyab was chosen by the program's producers. Meanwhile, actress Heart Evangelista hosted the daily updates program I ♥ Philippine Idol: Exclusive. Composer Mel Villena was the show's musical director.
Mau Marcelo, an aspiring singer from Lucena City, defeated two other contenders on the show's Finale to become the first Philippine Idol. FremantleMedia subsequently awarded the franchise to GMA Network and their version of the program was named Pinoy Idol, which does not recognize the results of ABC's franchise.
ABC started negotiating with FremantleMedia in order to acquire a Philippine franchise of Idol in 2004, when Filipino-American Jasmine Trias placed third in American Idol's third season. It reportedly cost millions of dollars. During the program's development stage, notable personalities in music and recording industries tried out to become Idol judges, including former Eraserheads vocalist Ely Buendia, singer-actress Pinky Marquez, and talent manager Wyngard Tracy. The chosen judges were addressed according to their agreed-upon nicknames: Cayabyab was called "Mr. C", Corrales called "Mamita", and Magalona, "Kiko".
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