Anja Auilar Host for IBC-13's 'Born to be a Star' Premieres September 30

September 29, 2012

Actress, singing champion and powerhouse singer Anja Aguilar hosts Born to be a Star, the local version of the US top-rating reality talent show in the newest sensation, which started airing in the Philippines on September 30, 2012 and airing every Sunday at 7:30 to 9 p.m. after the PBA games.

The innovative reality singing search show is being brought to local televiewers via IBC-13, the local franchisee of such high-rating game shows as The Weakest Link and Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, is taped weekly at the Star Theater of Star City in Roxas Boulevard.

Born to be a Star marks the debut of the local Young Singing Diva as host of an internationally famous program on primetime TV. Anja, who also started her singing career by competing in ABS-CBN's reality talent show Little Big Star is very excited about this new phase in her career." I am so proud and excite. I really feel so honored that I was asked to host the show," says Anja. "It is now time to give others the break that helped me gets started as a singer. This is my chance to help and I am sure that we will find a lot of new stars."

With Born to be a Star, Anja joins the elite company of Richard Yap of The Weakest Link and Drew Arellano of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? as the star hosts of IBC-13's top-rating shows.

Also, IBC-13 is known for sports program block AKTV on IBC including the PBA (Wednesday and Friday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and 7:15 to 9 p.m. and Sunday 3 to 7:30 p.m.), NCAA (Monday and Thursday 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and Saturday 4 to 6 p.m.), NBA (Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 12 noon), United Football League (UFL) (Tuesday 4:30-6:30 p.m.), PXC, The Main Event (Sunday 12 noon) and Bigtime Bakbakan (Sunday 1 to 2:30 p.m.), as well as Whacked Out Sports (Monday 7:15 to 8 p.m.), WWE Bottom Line (Tuesday 7:15 to 8 p.m.) and WWE SmackDown! (Thursday 7:15 to 8 p.m.).

All events leading to the special night, like auditions, announcements, rehearsals, pictorials, and others, will also be documented for airing on the show. In the studio they will perform before music industry professionals who will tell them if they have what it take to be Born to be a Star.