Protégé: The Battle For The Big Artista Break

Protégé: The Battle For The Big Artista Break
Season's title card
Created by	GMA Entertainment TV Group Rommel Gacho Real Florido
Written by	Stann Go Florence Rosini
Directed by	Albert Langitan (Inside Protege) Rommel C. Gacho (Protege)
Starring	Hosts: Dingdong Dantes Jennylyn Mercado Carla Abellana Maxene Magalona Judges: Bert de Leon Joey de Leon Cherie Gil Annette Gozon-Abrogar
Country of origin	Philippines
No. of episodes	77
Production
Executive producer(s)	Reylie F. Manalo (Inside Protege) Erika D.V. De Leon (Protege)
Running time	1 hour (Gala night) 15 minutes (Inside Protege)
Release
Original network	GMA Network
Original release	July 23 – October 21, 2012
External links
Website

Protégé: The Battle For The Big Artista Break is a reality TV series created by GMA Network. This show is the second season of Protégé where Krizza Neri won in 2011. Unlike the previous season, the age limit has been set from 13 to 21 years old to find new acting talent. The show premiered on July 23, 2012 (Inside Protégé) and hosted by Jennylyn Mercado and under the direction of Albert Langitan, while the Protégé Gala Night premiered on August 5, 2012 and presented by Dingdong Dantes, together with Carla Abellana and Maxene Magalona. The gala nights were directed by Rommel Gacho.

According to the show's fan page, there will be a "new kind of battle". Rumor has it that the incoming season will feature the other talent like acting or dancing and eventually will be an artista search like StarStruck did and it turned out to be true.

The show follows the same format as the previous season, except that it is no longer a singing competition but a talent artista search. Aspirants with ages 13 to 21 will be filtered until the two winners emerge - one male and one female protégé. In this battle, they are looking for a total package - an artist who can sing, dance, act, and possess that charismatic appeal over T.V. Like the first Protégé competition, this season will have judges/mentors who will be responsible for training and mentoring the chosen candidates.

Twenty contestants will then be selected from thousands of hopefuls. These 20 potential artists will live in the Protégé house complete with amenities including bedrooms for each contestant, a living room, dining area with 20 seating capacity, a rehearsal area where they can practice dancing, singing, and acting, and a confession room where they will be asked to explain themselves in case of issues within the house or if a task is to be assigned privately. They will also battle it out head to head for audience votes. The Protégé house was just recently blessed and featured over the news of GMA Network long before contestants reside there.