Pilipinas Got Talent Season 3: Top 36 semi-finalists

Pilipinas Got Talent Season 3 has revealed its Top 36 semi-finalists who will compete against each other in the next 6 weeks.

The 36 best acts from almost 200 successful auditionees were revealed on PGT Season 3's September 3 and 4 episodes.

Here they are:

Dolphy's grandson Rowell Quizon makes it to the Top 36 of PGT Season 3

FROM LUZON
1. El Gamma Penumbra, shadow play performers from Batangas City
2. Inner Core Band from Marilao, Bulacan
3. Jet Barrun, 22, singer from Pateros
4. Khalil Joseph Ramos, 15, singer from Paranaque City
5. Kim Tenorio, 35, puppeteer from Liliw, Laguna
6. Kiriko, rappers from Sta. Cruz, Laguna
7. Kristoffer Campos, 22, saxophonist from Baguio City
8. Lyn Del Rosario, 44, singer from Muntinlupa City
9. Marvic Alvarez, 8, from Biñan, Laguna
10. Pauline Agupitan, 11, singer from Lipa City, Batangas
11. Rowell Quizon, 28, singer from Tondo, Manila
12. Sandugo Band from San Pablo City, Laguna
13. Techno Jazz, cheerdancers from Sampaloc, Manila
14. Twin Divas (Honey & Mahal), singers and belly dancers from Nueva Ecija
15. Willy Cordovales, 40, singer from Antipolo City
16. Wushu Discovery, martial artists from Project 6, Quezon City

FROM VISAYAS
17. Geo Ed Rebucas, 20, singer from Cebu City
18. Jane Ann Arnado, 6, hula hoop tricker from Cebu City
19. Jeziel Dimagna-Ong, 36, singer from Tigbawan, Lazi Siquijor
20. Jive Dancers from Tacloban City
21. Lucky Twins, dancers from Tacloban City
22. Maasinhon Trio, singers from Southern Leyte
23. Muriel Lumadilla, 16, singer from Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu
24. Negros Dance Superstar from Negros Occidental
25. Saurog Dance Troupe from Eastern Samar
26. Seedz Band from Escalante City, Negros Occidental
27. Synergy, aerial acrobats from San Carlos City, Negros Occidental
28. Triple Sensez, dancers from Cebu City

FROM MINDANAO
29. Flip Duo, dancers from Quezon, Bukidnon
30. GenSan Contortionists from General Santos City
31. Jefferson and Kurt Bringas, singers from Bansalan, Davao del Sur
32. Loverkada Kids, gymnasts from Butuan City
33. Philippine Dubstep, beatboxers from Davao del Norte and General Santos City
34. Renagine Pepito, 11, singer from Cagayan De Oro City
35. Rhonsben Jonota, 11, singer from Negros Occidental

FROM HONGKONG
36. Rita Paraiso, 39, singer from Hong Kong

Did your favorites make it?

The first set of semi-finalists who will compete this Saturday, September 10, are the following:

El Gamma Penumbra
Rita Paraiso
Kristoffer Campos
Seedz Band
Pauline Agupitan
Lucky Twins

Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 Grand Winner is Marcelito Pomoy

Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2
Grand Finals (Results Night)
June 26, 2011

Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 has concluded Sunday night with the announcement of winner in Araneta Coliseum, the same venue where the 14 grand finalists showcased their talents on Saturday to win the public votes.

The votes have been counted and the Season 2 grand winner of Pilipinas Got Talent has been revealed.

Singer Marcelito Pomoy took center stage tonight as he was announced as the finalist with the highest vote percentage (19.56%) becoming Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 Grand Winner.

The 25-year-old Male Diva and former construction worker from Cavite took home a cash prize of P2 million.

It wasn't a landslide victory for Marcelito unlike in PGT Season 1 when Jovit Baldivino, also a singer, won bigtime with 48.41% of the votes, over Baguio Metamorphosis with a very far 15.39%.

This season's 2nd placer, the tap dancing duo Happy Feet composed of brothers Ramonito and Lolito Mata, came so close to Marcelito. Happy Feet got 18.32% of the votes and as the runner-up, they received P100,000 cash prize.

But with 19.56% and 18.32% respectively, Marcelito and Happy Feet were the clear top choices by most viewers as the rest of the finalists only got below 10% of the votes.

Dance group Freestylers from Calamba, Laguna was named 3rd Placer with 9.46% and also won P100,000 cash.

The rest of the 14 grand finalists were awarded P50,000 cash prize.

Here's the official results of Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 or the ranking of the 14 grand finalists based on the combined SMS and online votes:

1. Marcelito Pomoy, 25, Imus, Cavite (singer with dual voice) 19.56%
2. Happy Feet, Bukidnon (Tap Dancing Brothers/Duo) 18.32%
3. Freestylers, Calamba, Laguna (dance group) 9.46%
4. B4, Baguio City (dance group) 9.12%
5. Buildex Pagales, 15, Digos City, Davao del Sur (singer / musician) 8.25%
6. NielBeth (Leoniel Enopia and Elizabeth Dazo), Bacolod City (ballroom dancing duo) 7.81%
7. Rico The Magician (Romarico Sanorjo) 60, Caloocan City 7.59%
8. John Michael Narag, 16, Mabini,Pangasinan (singer) 5.30%
9. Madrigal Siblings, Cainta, Rizal (singing trio) 3.68%
10. Skeights, Davao City (band) 3.64%
11. Jose Emmanuel "Jem" Cubil, 17, Talisay City, Cebu (singer / musician) 2.86%
12. DJP Trio, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental (singers) 2.60%
13. Angel Calalas, 22, Cainta, Rizal (Hula Hoop Tricker) 1.99%
14. Filogram, Baguio City (dance group) 0.40%

It was also announced during the Season 2 finale that Pilipinas Got Talent Season 3 is going to start immediately and will already premiere on July 9.

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PILIPINAS GOT TALENT TRENDING WORLWIDE

At one point after the results show of Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2, five (5) of the Top 10 Trending Topics on Twitter worldwide at 10PM Sunday, June 26, (take note WORLDWIDE) were all PGT related.

1. #pgtgrandfinals
2. #ineedtostop
3. #ripnickiminaj
4. Congrats Marcelito
5. Grand Winner
6. Freestylers
7. Magic Alonso
8. Girls DIET
9. Jovit Baldivino
10. LuanSNoEsquenta

Marcelito Pomoy top favorite to be PGT Season 2 Grand Winner

Marcelito Pomoy from Cavite has topped Mykiru's Poll for all 14 grand finalists of Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2.

The poll asked the voters to pick their faves or bets to be the winner of PGT Season 2 Grand Winner and majority of them voted for Marcelito Pomoy, a straight guy who has a female voice.

On last night's performance show, Marcelito's performance of "The Prayer" received a standing ovation from the judges and the audience. (Watch Marcelito Pomoy singing "The Prayer")

Mykiru's PGT Season 2 Poll received a total of 1,440 votes and we'll see on tonight's official results if Marcelito Pomoy will end up as the grand winner:

1. Marcelito Pomoy, 25, Imus, Cavite (male singer with a female voice) (294) 20.42%
2. Rico The Magician, 60, Caloocan City (263) 18.26%
3. Happy Feet, Bukidnon (Tap Dancing Brothers/Duo) (193) 13.4%
4. NielBeth, Bacolod City (ballroom dancing duo) (156) 10.83%
5. Angel Calalas, 22, Cainta, Rizal (Hula Hoop Tricker) (138) 9.58%
6. Buildex Pagales, 15, Digos City, Davao del Sur (singer / musician) (117) 8.13%
7. Skeights, Davao City (band) (65) 4.51%
8. Jem Cubil, 17, Talisay City, Cebu (singer / musician) (58) 4.03%
9. Madrigal Siblings, Cainta, Rizal (singing trio) (40) 2.78%
10. John Michael Narag, 16, Mabini,Pangasinan (singer) (38) 2.64%
11. B4, Baguio City (dance group) (25) 1.74%
12. DJP Trio, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental (singers) (22) 1.53%
13. Freestylers, Calamba, Laguna (dance group) (17) 1.18%
14. Filogram, Baguio City (dance group) (14) 0.97%

During PGT Season 1, Jovit Baldivino also topped Mykiru's Poll and he also ended up the official grand winner as voted by the televiewers thru SMS and onlive votes.

Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 Grand Finals Performance Night Videos

PILIPINAS GOT TALENT SEASON 2
Grand Finals - Performance Night
June 25, 2011, Araneta Coliseum

Fourteen (14) grand finalists showcased their talents in Araneta Coliseum last night, June 25, 2011, all hoping to be the grand winner of Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 and win 2-million pesos.

Despite lacking in variety, the performances of the grand finalists were generally superb and (I think) more entertaining to watch than the last season.

Receiving standing ovation from all 3 judges last night was Marcelito Pomoy, who did an impressive rendition of "The Prayer" using both his male and female voices. Yeah, you've heard it right and he did it with perfection, as what judge Kris Aquino said.
Aside from Marcelito's performance, the following acts were also outstanding and highly-applauded on last night's grand finals of Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2:

NielBeth, ballroom dancing duo

Rico, the Magician


Happy Feet, tap dancing brother / duo


Freestylers



Here are the performances from the other grand finalists:

B4, dance group


Madrigal Siblings


Buildex Pagales, Bruno Mars of the Philippines


Angel Calalas, hula hoop tricker


Jem Cubil, singer


Skeights, band



Video courtesy of ABS-CBN / Uploaded on Youtube by pgtVEVO

Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 Grand Finals: Who should win? (Poll)

Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 Grand Finalists are now complete with Rico The Magician and the Skeights being named as the 13th and 14th grand finalists of the season after they won the wildcard round held on Independence Day, June 12 (Sunday), at the AFP Theater.

Of the 14 PGT Season 2 grand finalists, more than half come from Luzon (8) and three (3) each from the Visayas and Mindanao.

Just like in Season 1, the grand finalists are mostly singers.

PGT Season 2 is actually lacking in variety. 50% of the grand finalists are singers and 5 are dancers, 1 is a hula hoop tricker and 1 magician. (That explains why there was a need to hold a wildcard competition.)

Here are the 14 PGT Season 2 Grand Finalists and be sure to vote for your favorites on the poll below:

LUZON
Angel Calalas, 22, Cainta, Rizal (Hula Hoop Tricker)
B4, Baguio City (dance group)
Filogram, Baguio City (dance group)
Freestylers, Calamba, Laguna (dance group)
John Michael Narag, 16, Mabini,Pangasinan (singer)
Madrigal Siblings, Cainta, Rizal (singing trio)
Marcelito Pomoy, 25, Imus, Cavite (male singer with a female voice)
Romarico Sanorjo aka Rico The Magician, 60, Caloocan City

VISAYAS
DJP Trio, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental (singers)
Jose Emmanuel "Jem" Cubil, 17, Talisay City, Cebu (singer / musician)
Leoniel Enopia and Elizabeth Dazo aka NielBeth, Bacolod City (ballroom dancing duo)

MINDANAO:
Buildex Pagales, 15, Digos City, Davao del Sur (singer / musician)
Happy Feet, Bukidnon (Tap Dancing Brothers/Duo)
Skeights, Davao City (band)

Who's your favorite to be PGT Season 2 Grand Winner?


The 2-night Grand Finals of Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 will be held on June 25 and 26 at the Araneta Coliseum.

Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 7th & 8th Grand Finalists: John Michael Narag and Filogram

Pilipinas Got Talent (PGT) Season 2 7th and 8th Grand Finalists were named tonight, May 22, 2011, and they are 16-year-old singer John Michael Narag from Pangasinan and the dance group Filogram from Baguio City.

It was PGT Season 2's Semi-Finals Week 4 with 2 more acts were chosen to advance to the Grand Finals.

John Michael Narag, who sang "Open Arms" on Saturday's Performance Night, got the highest number of votes, 31.85%, becoming the 7th Grand Finalist of the Season.

Filogram and Next Generation Band, who got the 2nd and 3rd highest votes respectively, had to compete again for the 8th grand finalist slot, and the judges unamimously voted for Filogram.

SEMI-FINALS WEEK 4 (MAY 22, 2O11) RESULTS: 1. John Michael Narag, 16, Mabini,Pangasinan (singer) 31.85% - VOTERS' CHOICE
2. Filogram, Baguio City (dance group) 27.09% - JUDGES' CHOICE
3. Next Generation Band, Davao del Norte (kiddie band) 22.04%
4. First Beat Effect, Mansilingan, Bacolod City (beatboxers) 7.43%
5. Maribeth Callanta, 19, Dagupan City, Pangasinan (singer) 6.06%
6. Genevieve Ivy Arandia, 20, Las Piñas City (singer) 5.47%

Jem Cubil, Happy Feet advance to Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 grand finals (May 15 Results)

After 6 semi-finalists on Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 took the stage Saturday night, May 14, 2 of them were announced as grand finalists during the results night held Sunday, May 15.

And they are tap dancing brothers Ramonito and Lolito Mata or better known as the Happy Feet from Bukidnon Province and singing heart-throb Jem Cubil from Talisay City, Cebu.

As what Mykiru's Poll has predicted, Happy Feet got the highest number of text and online votes, a high 50.51%, and has automatically entered the grand finals.

The tap dancing duo is the first from Mindanao to enter Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 Grand Finals.

Jem Cubil, who got the 2nd highest votes, had to compete against another singer Collins Gutierrez, the 3rd highest vote-getter, in winning the judges' votes.

All three judges chose Jem, and this 17-year-old Cebuano cutie becomes the first from the Visayas to advance to the finals.

Here's the voting results for Pilipinas Got Talent (PGT) Season 2 Semi-Finals Week 3, May 15, 2011:
1. Happy Feet, Bukidnon (Tap Dancing Brothers/Duo) 50.51% - VOTERS' CHOICE
2. Jose Emmanuel "Jem" Cubil, 17, Talisay City, Cebu (singer / musician) 23.20% - JUDGES' CHOICE
3. Collins Gutierrez, 24, San Pedro, Laguna (singer) 15.40%
4. Dance Selection, Taguig City (cheerdancers / acrobats) 4.86%
5. Rafael Pavia, 5, Matina, Davao City (singer) 3.74%
6. Zaldy Carlos, 38, Tondo, Manila (singer) 2.28%

Happy Feet and Jem Cubil now join Freestylers, Madrigal Siblings, B4 and Angel Calalas in the PGT Season 2 Grand Finals.

For next week's semis (May 21), another batch of 6 semi-finalists will compete for the 2 slots in the finals and they are:

Filogram, Baguio City (dance group)
John Michael Narag, 16, Mabini,Pangasinan (singer)
Genevieve Rochelle Arandia, 20, Las Piñas City (singer)
Maribeth Callanta, 19, Dagupan City, Pangasinan (singer)
First Beat Effect, Mansilingan, Bacolod City (beatboxers)
Next Generation Band, Davao del Norte (kiddie band)

Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2: Jem Cubil Semi-Finals Performance

It's the 3rd week of Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 Semi-Finals and another batch of 6 semi-finalists took the stage tonight, May 14, 2011, to compete for 2 slots in the grand finals.

Who do you think would own those 2 slots in the finals?

This 3rd batch of semi-finalists of Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 actually isn't hard to judge, as opposed to what judge Ai-Ai delas Alas said that it was a tough batch just like the previous 2 semi-final weeks.

Among the 6 semi-finalists who competed tonight, I'm sure most of you would like 17-year-old Jem Cubil from Talisay City, Cebu to advance to PGT Season 2 finals, while the other slot could either be for Dance Selection or Happy Feet.

For his semi-final performance, Jem Cubil sang David Cook's "Time of My Life" as he played the guitar.

Did you like his performance? Or did you like him as he is, Jem Cubil a good-looking teen guy who can sing well and play the guitar?

Kris Aquino and Ai-Ai delas Alas, just like how they admired Markki Stroem in Season 1, have appreciated Jem's looks and charm more than his musical talent.

Ai-Ai said: "Napaka-fresh mo ngayong gabi na 'to. Ang cute cute mo ngayong gabing ito." while Kris said: "Pamatay ang kagwapuhan mo!"

As a viewer myself, I actually didn't care about his singing. I was just looking at his face and smile as he stood there on stage. He was looking his best tonight.

I know this is Pilipinas Got Talent and not a star-search hunting for both good-looking and talented, but I think having the ability to charm the audience, which is a quality that every performer should have, is a talent and Jem has it.

Watch Jem Cubil's PGT Semi-Finals Performance:


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This is how Mykiru's Poll ranks this week's batch of PGT Season 2 semi-finalists:

1. Happy Feet, Bukidnon (Tap Dancing Brothers/Duo)
2. Jose Emmanuel "Jem" Cubil, 17, Talisay City, Cebu (singer / musician)
3. Dance Selection, Taguig City (cheerdancers / acrobats)
4. Collins Gutierrez, 24, San Pedro, Laguna (singer)
5. Rafael Pavia, 5, Matina, Davao City (singer)
6. Zaldy Carlos, 38, Tondo, Manila (singer)

If Jem Cubil doesn't get the highest votes and be pitted against Happy Feet or Dance Selection for the judges' votes, he'll find it hard to enter the grand finals. Judge FHM might not pick him while judges Ai-Ai and Kris will be having a hard time to make a decision.

Here's how to vote for your favorite contestants:

Just type

PGT HAPPY for Happy Feet
PGT JEM for Jem Cubil
PGT DANCE for Dance Selection
PGT COLLINS for Collins Gutierrez
PGT RAFAEL for Rafael Pavia
PGT ZALDY for Zaldy Carlos

and send it to 2331 for Globe, TM and Sun Cellular subscribers or 231 for Smart and Talk 'N Text.

Video courtesy of ABS-CBN, uploaded on Youtube by princessanne228

Pilipinas Got Talent (PGT) Season 2's first 2 grand finalists: Freestylers, Madrigal Siblings

The Freestylers, a dance group from Calamba, Laguna, becomes the 1st Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 grand finalist when the group got the highest number of text and online votes during the first semi-finals' results night Sunday, May 1, 2011.

They got a high 46.32% of the total votes, which was more than half of the 2nd placer, Romarico Sanorjo aka Rico The Magician, who only had 22.31%.

Rico The Magician and the 3rd placer, the Madrigal Siblings which got 14.11%, had to compete against each other to win the judges' votes and earn the 2nd slot to the grand finals.

Judge FMG picked Rico The Magician while Kris Aquino and Ai-Ai delas Alas chose the Madrigal Siblings, who gave an outstanding performance of "Ako Ay Pilipino".

PILIPINAS (PGT) 1ST SEMI-FINALS RESULTS:
1. Freestylers, Calamba, Laguna (dance group) 46.32% - VOTERS' CHOICE
2. Romarico Sanorjo aka Rico The Magician, 60, Caloocan City 22.31%
3. Madrigal Siblings, Cainta, Rizal (singing trio) 14.11 - JUDGES' CHOICE
4. Brian Brady, 10, Cabungaan, Laoag City (Filipino-raised American singer) 7.80%
5. Jeremie Tampoy, 29, Maa, Davao City (Blind singer and pianist) 5.09%
6. Light Gauge Acoustic, Eroreco, Bacolod City (band) 4.36%

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It was actually a surprise that the Freestylers won the votes bigtime. I actually thought Rico The Magician will top the votes.

Mykiru has this poll for the Top 36 semi-finalists, and among the first batch of 6 semi-finalists who competed Saturday night, it's Rico The Magician who was ahead of the others.

Mykiru's PGT Poll Ranking, as of May 1:
1. Marcelito Po Moy
2.Rico The Magician
3. Buildex Pagales
4. Happy Feet
4. Madrigal Siblings
6. Kenny Padalla
7. Brian Brady
8. Karinyoso Boys
9. Angel Calalas
9. B4
9. Jeremie Tampoy
9. Kapidamu Band
9. Skeights
14. Freestylers
14. Suwahib Samplidan
16. Filogram
16. First Beat Effect
18. Jem Cubil
19. Collins Gutierrez
19. DJP Trio
19. Jacqueline Schubert
19. Larvae
23. Dance Selection
23. Gracelle & Kristelle Lapinid
23. Next Generation Band
23. Rafael Pavia
23. Virgilio Del Carmen
28. Genevieve Arandia
28. Madonna Pianista
28. Zaldy Carlos
31. John Michael Narag
31. Leoniel Enopia and Elizabeth Dazo
31. Light Gauge Acoustic
34. Bourbon
35. Joy's Divas
35. Maribeth Callanta

If you notice, except for Freestylers, the order in the poll ranking of the first batch of 6 semi-finalists is also the order in the actual results.

I actually sided with judges Kris and Ai-Ai in choosing the Madrigal Siblings over Rico The Magician. The latter was impressive, however, there was no more impact when he performed again Sunday the same tricks and magic he did Saturday night. He should have prepared a new magic to perform for the audience and the viewers.

Unlike the Madrigal Siblings, the trio were able to sustain tonight their great performance from last night's competition and you would love to hear them singing again and again even if they sang the same song.

As what Kris Aquino said, the Madrigal Siblings gave a hair-raising performance, to which I also agree.

But definitely, Rico The Magician was also deserving to be part of the grand finals, very much deserving.

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If you were to be asked, were you satisfied with tonight's results?

Program Rankings: April 18 to 22 (TNS / Kantar Media)

GMA 7's Eat Bulaga was the most-watched daytime program last Holy Week while ABS-CBN's Mara Clara was the most-watched on primetime, according to Kantar Media / TNS' latest national ratings for the period April 18 to 22.

Meanwhile, Pilipinas Got Talent, which revealed last Sunday its Top 36 Semi-Finalists, was the #1 program last weekend.

NATIONAL Weekday Daytime Program Rankings for Week 16 (April 18-22)
1 EAT... BULAGA! (GMA) 19.2
2 LET THE LOVE BEGIN (GMA) 18.8
3 JOSE RIZAL (GMA) 15.8
4 TEMPTATION OF WIFE (GMA) 15.6
5 LOVESTRUCK (GMA) 15.3
6 DRAGON BALL Z KAI (GMA) 14.5
7 TANIKALA: KULAM (GMA) 14.52
8 MOMENTS OF LOVE (GMA) 14.51
9 MATANGLAWIN (ABS-CBN) 13.9
10 GHOST FIGHTER (GMA) 13.7

NATIONAL Weekday Primetime Program Rankings for Week 16 (APRIL 18-22)
1 MARA CLARA (ABS-CBN) 32.6
2 YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING (GMA) 30.4
3 MUTYA (ABS-CBN) 30.4
4 TV PATROL (ABS-CBN) 26.3
5 WORKING GIRLS (GMA) 21.7
6 MINSAN LANG KITA IIBIGIN (ABS-CBN) 21.6
7 IMORTAL (ABS-CBN) 21.3
8 KAPUSO MO, JESSICA SOHO (GMA) 20.9
9 MY BESTFRIEND'S GIRLFRIEND (GMA) 20.6
10 THE PROMISE (GMA) 20.4

National Program Rankings for Weekend 16 (April 23-24) (Whole Day)
1 PILIPINAS GOT TALENT (ABS-CBN) 22.9
2 MULA SA PUSO MARATHON (ABS-CBN) 20.9
3 KAP'S AMAZING STORIES (GMA) 18.5
4 MINSAN LANG KITA IIBIGIN MARATHON (ABS-CBN) 17.8
5 GOIN' BULILIT (ABS-CBN) 17.5
5 PEPITO MANALOTO (GMA) 17.5
7 MAESTRA (GMA) 16.4
8 TV PATROL WEEKEND (ABS-CBN) 16
9 RATED K HANDA NA BA KAYO? (ABS-CBN) 15.9
10 MEL & JOEY (GMA) 15.4

Figures courtesy of TNS / Kantar Media

Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 Semi-Finals Fun Poll: Vote for your favorites!

The Top 36 semi-finalists of Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 were already revealed last night, and I'm sure you have your favorites from those 36 world-class and breath-taking acts.

Who are they?

Let us know by voting on Mykiru's Fun Poll...

Pilipinas Got Talent (PGT) Season 2 Top 36 semi-finalists named!

Pilipinas Got Talent (PGT) has named its Top 36 semi-finalists from over a hundred contestants who passed the nationwide auditions.

Of the 36 semi-finalists, 19 are from Luzon, 8 come from the Visayas and 9 from Mindanao.

Here's the complete list of the Top 36 semi-finalists of Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2...

LUZON:
Angel Calalas, 22, Cainta, Rizal (Hula Hoop Tricker)
B4, Baguio City (dance group)
Bourbon - Feliz Ria Pichay, 23, Makati City (Pole dancer)
Brian Brady, 10, Cabungaan, Laoag City (Filipino-raised American singer)
Collins Gutierrez, 24, San Pedro, Laguna (singer)
Dance Selection, Taguig City (cheerdancers / acrobats)
Fernan Santuyo aka Madonna Pianista, 24, Polangui, Albay
Filogram, Baguio City (dance group)
Freestylers, Calamba, Laguna (dance group)
John Michael Narag, 16, Mabini,Pangasinan (singer)
Genevieve Rochelle Arandia, 20, Las Piñas City (singer)
Joy's Divas, Batangas (singing trio)
Kenny Padalla, 23, Baguio City (singer)
Kapidamu Band, Atimonan, Quezon
Madrigal Siblings, Cainta, Rizal (singing trio)
Marcelito Po Moy, 25, Imus, Cavite (male singer with a female voice)
Maribeth Callanta, 19, Dagupan City, Pangasinan (singer)
Romarico Sanorjo aka Rico The Magician, 60, Caloocan City
Zaldy Carlos, 38, Tondo, Manila (singer)


VISAYAS:
DJP Trio, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental (singers)
First Beat Effect, Mansilingan, Bacolod City (beatboxers)
Jacqueline Schubert, 20, Talamban, Cebu City (beauty qeen singer)
Jose Emmanuel "Jem" Cubil, 17, Talisay City, Cebu (singer / musician)
Karinyoso Boys, Dumaguete City (dance group, comedians)
Leoniel Enopia and Elizabeth Dazo, Bacolod City (ballroom dancing duo)
Light Gauge Acoustic, Eroreco, Bacolod City (band)
Virgilio del Carmen, 28, Cebu City (singer / comedian)


MINDANAO:
Buildex Pagales, 15, Digos City, Davao del Sur (singer / musician)
Gracelle Lapinid & Kristelle Lapinid, Kidapawan, North Cotabato (singing duo)
Happy Feet, Bukidnon (Tap Dancing Brothers/Duo)
Jeremie Tampoy, 29, Maa, Davao City (Blind singer and pianist)
Larvae, Digos City (Gay dancers and contortionists)
Next Generation Band, Davao del Norte (kiddie band)
Rafael Pavia, 5, Matina, Davao City (singer)
Skeights, Davao City (band)
Suwahib Samplidan, 31, Davao City (gay singer who eats "mani" while singing)


Did your favorites make the cut? (How sad, no Kevin James Sisco there.)

[Vote for your favorite semi-finalist at Mykiru's Fun Poll]


The semi-finals competition will start on April 30 and the first elimination will be on May 1, both will be held at the PAGCOR Grand Theater, Casino Filipino in Parañaque City.

And the first 6 who will be pitted against each other this April 30 are:

Romarico Sanorjo aka Rico The Magician, 60, Caloocan City
Jeremie Tampoy, 29, Maa, Davao City (Blind singer and pianist)
Madrigal Siblings, Cainta, Rizal (singing trio)
Brian Brady, 10, Cabungaan, Laoag City (Filipino-raised American singer)
Light Gauge Acoustic, Eroreco, Bacolod City (band)
Freestylers, Calamba, Laguna (dance group)

Jovit Baldivino Story on MMK, most-watched last weekend: Kantar Media

Jovit Baldivino's life story on Maalaala Mo Kaya (MMK) last Saturday, April 2, 2011, got the highest nationwide ratings, based on the figures released awhile ago by Kantar Media / TNS.

The said episode which was entitled "Siomai" got a very high rating of 33.2% for MMK to lead all programs, beating Pilipinas Got Talent (PGT) which was the #1 program during the last 2 weeks.

Those two programs, MMK and PGT, are actually switching places in the top position of the nationwide programs since PGT debuted in February.

MMK's rating last Saturday featuring the life story of Jovit Baldivino was higher than the rating of its Mar. 12 episode about Angeline Quinto's life story which only had 27.6%.

It's also MMK's highest rating episode for 2011.

Apr. 2 ep. feat. Carl John Barrameda as Jovit Baldivino 33.2%
Mar. 26 ep. feat. Gabby Concepcion, Bangs Garcia and Rodjun Cruz 27.1%
Mar. 19 ep. feat. JM De Guzman 25%
Mar. 12 ep. feat. KC Concepcion as Angeline Quinto 27.6%
Mar. 5 ep. feat. Aiko Melendez and Dominic Ochoa 31.8%
Feb. 26 ep. feat. Shaina Magdayao and Rayver Cruz 25.7 %
Feb. 19 ep. feat. Melissa Ricks and Matt Evans 22.4%
Feb. 12 ep. feat. Bea Alonzo and Zanjoe Marudo 19.5%

Meanwhile, the battle on weekdays is still the same as in the previous weeks with Temptation Of Wife remains as #1 daytime program while Mara Clara still leads on primetime despite the debut of Captain Barbell last March 28.

For its debut week, Captain Barbell ranked 5th over-all.

NATIONAL Weekday Daytime Program Rankings for Week 13 (March 28 to April 1)
1 TEMPTATION OF WIFE GMA 19.7
2 EAT... BULAGA! GMA 17
3 MULA SA PUSO (pilot) ABS-CBN 16.8
4 MY LOVER MY WIFE GMA 14.2
5 SHOWTIME ABS-CBN 13
6 NITA NEGRITA GMA 12.8
7 DRAGON BALL Z KAI GMA 12.2
8 ONE PIECE GMA 12
9 GHOST FIGHTER GMA 12
10 ALAKDANA GMA 11.5

NATIONAL Weekday Primetime Program Rankings for Week 13 (March 28 to April 1)
1 MARA CLARA ABS-CBN 34
2 MUTYA ABS-CBN 33.5
3 MINSAN LANG KITA IIBIGIN ABS-CBN 31.4
4 TV PATROL ABS-CBN 27.3
5 IMORTAL ABS-CBN 21.3
6 CAPTAIN BARBELL (pilot) GMA 20.6
7 DWARFINA GMA 20.4
8 24 ORAS GMA 20.3
9 I HEART YOU PARE GMA 18.8
10 THE BAKER KING GMA 18.7

National Program Rankings for Weekend 13 (April 2-3) (Whole Day)
1 MAALAALA MO KAYA "Siomai" The Jovit Baldivino Story ABS-CBN 33.2
2 PILIPINAS GOT TALENT SEASON 2 ABS-CBN 31.7
3 WANSAPANATYM: INAY KO PO! ABS-CBN 24.8
4 RATED K HANDA NA BA KAYO? ABS-CBN 23.4
5 GOIN' BULILIT ABS-CBN 21.7
6 KAPUSO MO, JESSICA SOHO GMA 20.4
7 EAT... BULAGA! (SATURDAY) GMA 20.4
8 TV PATROL WEEKEND ABS-CBN 20.3
9 KAP'S AMAZING STORIES GMA 18.7
10 PEPITO MANALOTO GMA 17.8

Figures courtesy of Kantar Media / TNS

Collins Gutierrez, Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 contestant

Tonight's episode of Pilipinas Got Talent featured 24-year-old Collins Gutierrez, a music teacher and an experienced stage performer from San Pedro, Laguna.

For his audition piece, Collins sang Wency Cornejo's "Hanggang" which sounded so great and earned him a big "YES" from the 3 judges.

And definitely that's what others are also saying, especially those who have joined his newly-made Facebook Page.

When I visit the page, there were only 250 likes (as of 9:30 PM, Apr. 3) but only after 10 minutes, the number of likes doubled to 581, and still counting.

Collins Gutierrez Fleischner was born in Pasig City to an Austrian dad and a Filipino mom, but his parents got divorced when he was 4 and his father moved back to Austria since then.

He took up his high school at the Colegio San Agustin in Biñan, Laguna.

Collins finished his studies in Australia at the Sydney Conservatory of Music in 2008 and he already performed in various venues in Australia.

When he moved back to the Philippines the same year, he staged solo shows in different malls and later performed with the Serenata Strings band usually in SM Malls.

Watch him sing here:



In October 2010, he was awarded as one of the "Notable Global Pinoys" by SM Supermalls.


Video courtesy of Fi2pianist

Cutie Kenny Padalla on Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2

Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 has another cutie contestant and he's 23-year-old Kenny Padalla from Baguio City.

Kenny Padalla's PGT audition has just been shown on tonight's episode where he sang 'I Believe I Can Fly' and received 3 "YES" from the judges.

It's good to see Kenny joining a talent search again.

In 2009, he already joined StarStruck V on GMA 7 using the name Kenyn Padalla but he only made it to the Top 60.

Kenny is also a Registered Nurse. He graduated from the University of the Cordilleras-Baguio Colleges Foundation and passed the Nursing Board Exam in February 2009.

Photos from Kenz Padalla FB Page (http://facebook.com/kenpadalla)

Pilipinas Got Talent: Buildex Pagales dubbed as the Philippines' Bruno Mars

15-year-old Buildex Pagales singing two Bruno Mars hits ('Billionaire', 'Just The Way You Are') is among the favorite acts on Pilipinas Got Talent (PGT) Season 2.

Just minutes after his audition was shown on PGT's episode last Sunday, Buildex immediately made it to the Top 10 trending topics on Twitter worldwide as viewers expressed their admiration to this teenage boy from Digos City, who has an amazing Bruno Mars voice and is now being dubbed as the Bruno Mars of the Philippines.

It's only the audition stage, and yet a contestant of Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 has already made it to Twitter's trending topics. That's something!

Even PGT judge Kris Aquino, who's a Bruno Mars fan, posted a tweet on Twitter praising Buildex. "Yehey!!! I love Buildex - such an inspiring story!"

Yeah, he has an inspiring story to back him up just like Season 1 winner Jovit Baldivino. (Buildex shared that his mother is a "kakanin" vendor.)

Also in the same evening, two newly-made Facebook pages instantly reached 1,000 likes, and as I write this, one of those pages already has over 3k likes while the other one has more than 7k likes.

Buildex's audition video on Youtube is also getting lots of views and in just one day since it was posted, it already attracted 33k views.

Watch his video and help him reach 100k views:

With that, Buildex Pagales and male diva Marcelito Po Moy are already being expected to reach the finals. That's for sure!

Video upload courtesy of eb5teebee

Talentadong Pinoy dominates Mega Manila ratings as Pilipinas Got Talent leads on nationwide ratings

Talentadong Pinoy grand finale nights last Saturday and Sunday scored massive ratings in Mega Manila, according to the numbers released by AGB Nielsen Philippines.

The performance night of Talentadong Pinoy last Saturday registered 15.7% rating while the results night on Sunday had 16.2% rating, to top all weekend programs.

Talentadong Pinoy was the only show last Sunday which had over 10% rating.

AGB NIELSEN MEGA MANILA PEOPLE RATINGS (Primetime Saturday, March 12, 2011)
1. Talentadong Pinoy Battle of the Champions 2011 (TV5) 15.7%
2. Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (GMA) 11.6%
3. 24 Oras Weekend (GMA) 11.1%
4. Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 (ABS-CBN) 10.8%
5. MMK (ABS-CBN) 8.9%
6. Imbestigador (GMA) 8.4%
7. LOL: Laugh Or Lose (TV5) 8.2%
8. Kapuso Movie Festival: Kulimlim (GMA) 7.9%
9. Willing Willie (TV5) 7.4%
10. TV Patrol Weekend (ABS-CBN) 6.9%


AGB NIELSEN MEGA MANILA PEOPLE RATINGS (Primetime Sunday, March 13, 2011)
1. Talentadong Pinoy Battle of the Champions 2011 (TV5) 16.2%
2. Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 (ABS-CBN) 9.7%
3. Goin' Bulilit (ABS-CBN) 8.6%
4. Rated K (ABS-CBN) 8.4%
5. TV Patrol Weekend (ABS-CBN) 8.2%
6. Pepito Manaloto (GMA) 7.6%
7. Kap's Amazing Stories (GMA) 7.1%
8. Sunday's Best: Te Amo Mahal, the John Estrada - Priscilla Meirelles wedding special (ABS-CBN) 6.5%
9. My Darling Aswang (TV5) 6.4%
10. 24 Oras Weekend (GMA) 6.3%

Meanwhile, the national household ratings survey by Kantar Media / TNS tells a different story.

According to their figures, Pilipinas Got Talent was still the most-watched program last weekends.


KANTAR MEDIA / TNS NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD RATINGS (Primetime Saturday, March 12, 2011)
1. Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 (ABS-CBN) 29.3%
2. MMK (ABS-CBN) 27.6%
3. Wansapanataym: Buhawi Jack (ABS-CBN) 20.6%
4. Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (GMA) 20.1%
5. 24 Oras Weekend (GMA) 19.9%
6. TV Patrol Weekend (ABS-CBN) 18.4%
6. Talentadong Pinoy Battle of the Champions 2011 (TV5) 18.4%
8. Kapuso Movie Festival: Kulimlim (GMA) 15.5%
9. Imbestigador (GMA) 13.5%
10. Laugh Out Loud (ABS-CBN) 13.1%

KANTAR MEDIA / TNS NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD RATINGS (Primetime Sunday, March 13, 2011)
1. Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 (ABS-CBN) 28.0%
2. Rated K (ABS-CBN) 25.5%
3. Goin' Bulilit (ABS-CBN) 23.1%
4. Talentadong Pinoy Battle of the Champions 2011 (TV5) 20.6%
5. TV Patrol Weekend (ABS-CBN) 20.5%
6. Kap's Amazing Stories (GMA) 18%
7. Pepito Manaloto (GMA) 17.6%
8. 24 Oras Weekend (GMA) 13.6%
9. Sunday's Best: Te Amo Mahal, the John Estrada - Priscilla Meirelles wedding special (ABS-CBN) 13.1%
10. Show Me Da Manny (GMA) 12.3%

Figures courtesy of AGB Nielsen and Kantar Media via Pep.ph

Hottie Kevin James Sisco on Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2

This cutie, hottie guy named Kevin James Sisco has auditioned on Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2, as shown on tonight's episode.

What can you say?

Kevin James Sisco is 20 years old from San Francisco, California.

For his PGT audition, he performed a song and the crowd loved it (I guess the viewers too.). But the judges weren't one in giving a "yes" to him.

Sir FMG and Ai-Ai delas Alas gave him "YES" but Kris Aquino surprisingly said "NO". (Why Kris?)

But 2 "yes" is enough, so Kevin James is moving to the next round.

I think he's Markki Stroem of the Season.

According to bbdivine who posted the photos above at Missossology forum last September, Kevin James is Fil-Italian and was discovered by Arnold Vegafria (manager of PGT host Billy Crawford.)

More pics of Kevin James, who I think is a mixture of Rafael Rosell, Troy Montero and Orlando Bloom:

Hope to see him on the finals of PGT Season 2.

Pilipinas Got Talent, MMK battle for top nationwide | Eat Bulaga still rules weekend in Mega Manila

Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 was the #1 program nationwide during its pilot weekend (February 26 - 27, 2011), but for its 2nd weekend (March 5 - 6, 2011), PGT had to give way to MMK which landed on top of nationwide program rankings.

The MMK episode last Saturday, which featured Aiko Melendez and Dominic Ochoa, garnered 31.8% rating to rank #1, with PGT in close 2nd scoring 31.5%.

Meanwhile, Eat Bulaga was still #1 in Mega Manila last weekend, followed by Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho, MMK and PGT.

KANTAR MEDIA/TNS NATIONWIDE WEEKEND PROGRAM RANKINGS (March 5-6, 2011)
1. MMK (ABS-CBN) 31.8%
2. Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 (ABS-CBN) 31.5%
3. Rated K (ABS-CBN) 25.1%
4. Eat Bulaga (GMA) 22.5%
5. Goin' Bulilit (ABS-CBN) 22.3%
6. Wansapanataym: Buhawi Jack (ABS-CBN) 19.6%
7. Kap's Amazing Stories (GMA) 19.1%
7. Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (GMA) 19.1%
9. TV Patrol Weekend (ABS-CBN) 18.7%
10. Pepito Manaloto (GMA) 18.5%



KANTAR MEDIA/TNS MEGA MANILA WEEKEND PROGRAM RANKINGS (March 5-6, 2011)
1. Eat Bulaga (GMA) 29.3%
2. Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (GMA) 23.9%
3. MMK (ABS-CBN) 23.0%
4. Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 (ABS-CBN) 22.2%
5. Kap's Amazing Stories (GMA) 20.7%
6. Pepito Manaloto (GMA) 19.7%
7. Imbestigador (GMA) 19.6%
8. Kapuso Movie Sunday Festival (GMA) 17.9%
9. 24 Oras Weekend (GMA) 17.7%
10. Kapuso Movie Festival (GMA) 17.5%

Figures courtesy of TNS

Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2: Marcelito Pomoy, who sings like Regine Velasquez, is an early favorite

Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 contestant Marcelito Pomoy from Imus, Cavite, has become an instant favorite by the viewers of the said reality talent search after his audition was shown last night, March 5, 2011.

During the audition, Marcelito Pomoy sang Regine Velasquez's 'Narito Ako' to the surprise of the judges and the audience 'coz he sounds very much like Regine.

Yeah, and he is not an 'Anton Diva' 'coz when judge Kris Aquino asked, "Lalake ka talaga?" Marcelito said "yes".

He was also asked to sing more. He sang another Regine hit 'Sana Maulit Muli' and the song "Hanggang Ngayon", a duet of Ogie Alcasid and Regine.

For 'Hanggang Ngayon', he was able to do "doble-kara", sounding like both Ogie and Regine.

Marcelito's got an incredible talent that even judge Ai-Ai delas Alas commented, "Tapos na ang contest. May winner na."

Watch Marcelito Pomoy's audition video for Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 and be amazed:


Video upload courtesy of pgt2011season2