Born to be a Star

Born to be a Superstar is a Philippine reality singing contest based on the American reality talent search series franchise with the same name which originally with Coco Lee, the phenomenal reality singing competition is produced by Viva Television and broadcast Sunday nights on IBC in the Philippines and internationally on Global IBC. The reality talent show is hosted by Anja Aguilar, Sam Concepcion, Marvin Ong and Khalil Ramos. Gino Padilla, Paula Bianca, Joey Albert and Dingdong Avanzado will serve as the four judge panel of the reality talent show. The reality singing search show is premiered on Sunday, September 30, 2012. Viewers are able to join through text and online registration via Internet.

The singing reality show derived from TV shows of ABS-CBN's Search for the Star in a Million, Little Big Star, Pinoy Dream Academy, Little Big Superstar, Star Factor, Pilipinas Got Talent, The X Factor Philippines and The Voice of the Philippines, and GMA Network's Search for a Star and Pinoy Pop Superstar and IBC's Star for a Night and Born to be a Star.

A groundbreaking program in Philippine entertainment television becoming more popular, the nationwide reality singing search shows features aspiring young singers who battle it out each week to become the next singing idol superstars with a Filipino male and female, solo or group performers, age 12 to 23 years old and above are quallified to join the contest aims to discover prospective singing superstars.

Regional-wide searches began in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao as for audition dates, the prizes at stake when a finalists from weekly winner home for P50,000, P100,000 for semi-finals and P1 million pesos for the grand finals with the music recording contract from IBC Records, Viva Records and Vicor Music.

Development and filming
It was in July 31, 2012 when IBC in partnership with Viva Entertainment had announced that it has acquired the exclusive rights of Endemol to air a local version of the original reality talent search show Born to be a Star franchise in the Philippines with behind-the-scenes of the reality talent search for superstar which is hosted by Coco Lee with the judges Flo Rida, Vanessa Williams, Katy Perry and Nate Ruess of Fun was conceptualized advertising it as "the biggest Sunday primetime TV nationwide singing reality talent search in the Philippines". This was in reference to two singing contest in talent search from other networks being held during that time of Little Big Star on ABS-CBN and Search for a Star on GMA Network. IBC officials at the results producer of Viva Television, considering they were up against the giant networks was Star for a Night hosted by the Asia's songbird Regine Velasquez from 2002 to 2003 for being winner of popstar princess Sarah Geronimo. Rich Ilustre, a Filipino director who has a huge success with the phenomenal reality talent search show for singing superstar fans.

Initially, the program was scheduled to begin on September 9, 2012, but Viva moved it to September 30, 2012. Since then, Born to be a Star as a newest reality talent search show in the Philippines complete success like the local version of the popular and top-rating game shows of Viva Television for IBC like Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and The Weakest Link.

Judges and hosts
On August 2012, a certified singing champion Anja Aguilar was announced as the host of the show. Before the program was officially announced, Viva-TV showed Born to be a Star logo after the end of some of its programs on IBC; a new teaser was later revealed bearing the announcement of the Philippine version of the series.

In September 2012, Gino Padilla and Paula Bianca were announced as the first two judges together with the Asia's female singer Joey Albert and the original prince of pop Dingdong Avanzado to complete the set of judges for the show every number is treated like a production number from different high-schools.

Viva-TV continued to advertise the show on IBC with its short commercials which displayed the text "the biggest Sunday primetime TV nationwide reality singing and talent search in the Philippines" as the first winner will be awarded with a P1 million peso recording contract and a report on IBC's flagship news program Express Balita that now have Born to be a Star in a phenomenal TV primetime ratings from the established popular shows.

On September 15, 2013, Sam Concepcion, Marvin Ong and Khalil Ramos will joined Anja Aguilar as the main hosts for Born to be a Superstar.

About the show
The show on IBC and Viva Entertainment is a local franchise of the huge hit of the American hit reality talent search show Born to be a Star which is produced by Endemol, the same company that brought Big Brother, which is locally franchised by the Philippine television network ABS-CBN. It seems that the country’s TV network wars have elevated from soap operas, drama anthologies, comedies, reality shows and game shows with the network's goal of providing high-quality and top-rating programs and the Sunday primetime reality talent search show host contest, the Philippine certified singing champion and award-winning show.

Born to be a Superstar is a trend-setting, poineering, popular, top-rating and award-winning reality singing search show contest on the reality franchise of the American production company Endemol hopes to discover and develop its own talents in a prize of P1,000,000 in the partner of Center for Pop Music Philippines. Becoming the next singing idol superstars with a stardom superstar every showbiz discovering and developing Philippine Television’s biggest new singing superstar fans when a finalists from the weekly winner brings home for P50,000, P100,000 for the semi–finals and P1,000,000 million pesos for grand finals with a talent management contract of Viva Artist Agency and a music recording contract of IBC Records.

Synopsis
This conept that differentiated Born to be a Superstar from other reality talent searches which airs on the television station such as The X Factor franchise, the Got Talent franchise, The Voice franchise and the Idol franchise.

Sam Concepcion himself won a singing competition of Little Big Star, a certified singing champion and powerhouse singer Anja Aguilar herself won a singing competition ABS-CBN's Little Big Star and Marvin Ong as the golden voice for the singer turned TV hosts and actor when Concepcion, Aguilar and Ong heads the nationwide broadcast of Born to be a Superstar. They serves as a lunching pad for fresh and new stars in the making will perform before industry professionals who will tell them if they have what it takes to be a star will provide chosen contestants with mentors in singing, stage performance for the high-school students as the star-maker, the personality development, style and fashion to help package them into the next singing sensations from different college high-schools for young singers. Auditions are open to all genres of music including the OPM, pop, acoustic, rap/hip-hop, rock/alternative, R&B, dance and novelty.

Future singing superstars were definitely discovered. Girls that brought their stage to life while boys taking their rockstar onto the platform looked ready for stardom. Fans of her current show wore t-shirts and accessories. Some even auditioned with songs inspired by her. These songs were some that she sang on her show, to songs written by the fan for their Anja fan club with a grand prize, to record an album and sing in a concert showcased the best among the young Filipino singing talents dressed up in a professional setting from the pioneer in pop singing training Center for Pop Music Philippines, biggest training school in pop singing. Auditions are nationwide in which, in moments of high emotion, our cameras surprise the lucky who get through at home, school and work offers them to be in the spotlight. In the studio, contestants face the music industry professionals.

The show has the local Philippines version of the American phenomenal Born to be a Star from the United States and auditioned singers across the country with the same top quality production values of the original high-rating American show to perform on a 1-hour Sunday night show, broadcast from 8:30-9:45pm on IBC to becoming the next singing idol superstars with training facilities, music library and a concert when a finalists from the weekly winner brings home for P50,000, P100,000 for the semi–finals and P1 million for the grand finals with the music recording contract of IBC Records.

The weekly winner of Born to be a Superstar will take home P50,000. The semi-finals winner will earn P100,000 and a chance to compete in the finals later this year, where P1 million is at stake as well as the newest contestants from franchised of Endemol will participated by young students like the singing stars.

Radio screenings were called Born to be a Radio Superstar, were in daily and weekly winners have the chance to directly the superstar auditions at the radio stations like iDMZ, Mellow 947, 93.9 iFM, 96.3 Easy Rock, 97dot9 Home Radio, 99.5 Play FM, 101.1 Yes FM and 90.7 Love Radio for the radio partners.

Main host

 * Anja Aguilar (2012-present)
 * Sam Concepcion (2013-present)
 * Marvin Ong (2013-present)
 * Khalil Ramos (2013-present)

Judges

 * Gino Padilla
 * Paula Bianca
 * Joey Albert
 * Dingdong Avanzado

Former Hosts

 * Juan Miguel Urquico (Season 2, May-September 8, 2013)
 * Juan Carlos Urquico (Season 2, May-September 8, 2013)

Season 1
The first season began on September 30, 2012. It was held in some major cities in the Philippines like Baguio, Iloilo, Cebu, Davao and Metro Manila where the hopefuls are judged by the judges are Gino Padilla, Paula Bianca, Joey Albert and Dingdong Avanzado. From 20 auditioned in the young singer in the champion from different schools, to perform at the production number where the top 12 semi-finalist were selected in 2013.

IBC, Viva Entertainment, Inc. and its radio partners like 90.7 Love Radio, 93.9 iFM, Mellow 947, 96.3 Easy Rock, 99.5 Play FM, 101.1 Yes FM and iDMZ provided free transportation, food and lodging for Theater Eliminations.

The live studio audience were held at Aliw Theater of Star City in Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City, Philippines to perform at the production number On April 28, 2013, the season ended in the Smart Araneta Coliseum where the teen rock princess Jea Marie Reyes in runner-up and finalist Joshua Cadelina from Quezon City, sang his way to balladeer prince of OPM victory and won the prize of ₱2,000,000

Season 2
A teaser for the second season with Anja Aguilar announced in the live grand finals of Season 1 that premiered on Season 2 premieres May 5, 2013. respectively. Gino Padilla, Paula Bianca, Joey Albert and Dingdong Avanzado in the judging duties from first season. Anja meets new co-host are twins Juan Miguel Urquico and Juan Carlos Urquico. The major auditions for the second season were held in Baguio, Iloilo, Cebu, Davao and Metro Manila in other cities and provinces in the Philippines where hopefuls are judged by the Born to be a Star staff in high-school students for the singing idol phenomenon contest. As of September 15, 2013, Aguilar confirmed that she will be joined by Sam Concepcion, Marvin Ong and Khalil Ramos as the main hosts of the show.

There are also the 20 aspiring young singers in the audition of the judges. The Luzon and Visayas auditionees where selected in the Smart Araneta Coliseum where the 20 singers about the 13 to 24-year old. In addition, there are online auditions where participants are asked to upload their videos in Born to be a Star website.

Season 3
The upcoming third season of Born to be a Superstar become the huge success in the worldwide reality singing search contest in the next singing superstar fans to be the superstar champion discover the best singer in the country through worldwide audition judges are Gino Padilla, Paula Bianca, Joey Albert and Dingdong Avanzado.

Judges and hosts
Viva Entertainment and IBC acquired the Born to be a Star franchise Endemol is the franchise of Born to be a Star, which originated in the United States in 2012.

Born to be a Superstar is hosted by a certified singing champion and powerhouse singer Anja Aguilar. The judges of the show consists of Gino Padilla, backed from the judging at the first time. They will joining by Paula Bianca, the Asia's female singer Joey Albert and the original prince of pop Dingdong Avanzado.

As of September 15, 2013, a new host are Sam Concepcion, Marvin Ong and Khalil Ramos joining Aguilar as the main hosts of the reality singing search show.

Judges' categories and their finalists
In each series, each judge is allocated a category to mentor and chooses a three acts to progress to the live shows. This table shows, for each series, which category each judge was allocated and which acts he or she. Winning judge/category. Winners are in bold, eliminated contestants in small font.
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Season 4

 * Carmina Topacio
 * Christian Sy
 * Angeline delos Santos
 * Jzan Vern Tero
 * Genevieve Rochelle Arandia
 * Nicole Marasigan
 * Loppo Maniquiz
 * Devanni Tusi
 * Louissa Pressman
 * Anthony Calvo
 * Jose Emmanuel Cubil
 * Reiniel Tulabing
 * Maribeth Callanta
 * Kristell Llono
 * Buildex Pagales
 * Justin Francis
 * Sherwin Baguion
 * Cara Quiapos
 * Jacqueline Schubert
 * Allan Parel

Season 5

 * Kristele Musica Cristobal
 * Ralph Morris
 * Andrea Mendoza
 * Kiara Dominante
 * Mico Dela Pena
 * Medzar Oroña
 * Shane Gonzales
 * Miguel Orleans
 * Noel Sandino
 * Zara Zaldua
 * Christian Leroi
 * Amber Cortes
 * Bobby Solomon
 * Clarence Torres
 * Aljon Palafox
 * Nikka Del Valle
 * Ciara Santos
 * Alexander Gomez
 * Tricia Delos Santos
 * Andrew Mariano

Season 6

 * Maegan Bascug
 * Roy Requejo
 * Rona Libby
 * Rebecca Chiongbian
 * Mariz Rañese
 * Kazel Kinouchi
 * Sheraine Querol
 * Sophia Ko
 * Kyra Custodio
 * April Sun
 * Angelo Pasco
 * Ianah Perez
 * Eslove Briones
 * Dustin Valdez
 * Maichel Fideles
 * Elaver Pacatang
 * Josef Elizalde
 * Ehlae Kobayashi
 * Jack Yoon
 * Tom Doromal

Season 7

 * Meggie Velarde
 * Mykel Ong
 * Kristine Sanchez
 * Jalynna Magadia
 * Monique Lualhati
 * Suzette Soyangco
 * Marion Torres
 * Patricia Gerona
 * Aljon Palafox
 * Dino Canido
 * Joshua Fresco
 * Tabitha Caro
 * Kristina Laguitan
 * Gidget Dila Llana
 * Jensen Teñoso
 * Jomar del Pena
 * Kate Gellian Vina
 * Mark Gregory
 * Rosalyn Navarro
 * Jefferson Barte

Season 8

 * Harry Arellano
 * Ann Mateo
 * Julie Anne Nicole Chua
 * Paulo Selvino
 * Jeanne Lucero
 * Byron Anasco
 * Abegail Suarez
 * Lance de Ocampo
 * Syd Ponferrada
 * Donnalyn Bartolome
 * Sam Lee
 * Ranz Kyle Viniel E.
 * Kurt Kaizer Ong
 * Paolo Nepomuceno
 * Sam Santiago
 * Judson Raniego
 * Tyna Patuga
 * Keno Ogoc
 * Carmina Mae Saguin
 * Kimberly Fatima Tan

Season 9

 * Dea Formilleza
 * Joshua de Villa
 * Zari Bilon
 * Adrian Tabaldo
 * Von Flores
 * Xien Ronan
 * Mary Heart
 * Justin Fukuda
 * Christine Allado
 * Amir Lance Bichara
 * Esther Martinez
 * Victoria Omega
 * Allison Gonzales
 * Jessamin Lauron
 * Francesca Rojas
 * Andrei Sepe
 * Kaffey Rose Kemp
 * Antonette Salibio
 * Kristoffer Pedroza
 * Janeth Gomez

Season 10

 * Franzin Navarro
 * Chrisdane Andreu Galero
 * Roann de Veyra
 * Jessica Reynoso
 * Benz Bastian
 * Abby Peñaranda
 * Lambert Chan
 * Kate Gellian Viñas
 * Mary Jean Banaban
 * Jessamin Lauron
 * Benjie Bastian
 * Anilyn Bastian
 * Mikhaela Harder
 * John Novilla
 * Luke James Alfor
 * Angel Asakawa
 * Jonathan Zoreta
 * Gabrielle Ramos
 * Rose Kemp
 * Renato Gabayeron

Season 11

 * Jane Clemente
 * Dareen Aguilar
 * Justine Salas
 * Ralph Capanzana
 * Nicole Ran
 * Kyle Manoza
 * Amelia Mignonnete
 * Chelsea Fernandez
 * Jhade Telimban
 * Cassandra Santos
 * Alyssa Mae Avila
 * Jaime Lorenzo Cordero
 * Trixie Salazar
 * Marie Jaralbio
 * Icee Galvez
 * Marc Quiambao
 * Shihara Pengco
 * Aaron Pascual
 * Erika Rabara
 * Mariz Uytingco

Season 12

 * Rojean de los Reyes
 * Brandon Duñgo
 * Azila Alonzo
 * Martin Repuyan
 * John Bacarro
 * Trixia Samartino
 * JP Leonidas
 * Alexandrine Delfin
 * Darlene Basilio
 * Owy Posadas
 * Mon Cruz
 * Aubrey Anne
 * Patricia Nicole Samartino
 * Cliff Hogan
 * Jude Sinahon
 * Gerald Gallardo
 * Angela Esmino
 * Oliver Posadas
 * JM Sochayseng
 * Zandee Rise

Season 13

 * Jessica dela Cruz
 * Russel Estrella
 * Haidee Briones
 * Johnrey Manio
 * Mariane Viterbo
 * Gabriel Iguico
 * Kimpoy Feliciano
 * Blessie Alope
 * George Kinderson
 * Joyce Villareal
 * Joshua Banares
 * King Perez
 * Nikki Honrado
 * Angelo Martin
 * Jonathan David
 * Keno Ogoc
 * Camille Rae
 * Rufino Roxlee San Juan
 * Chloe Laarni Lazo
 * Michelle Liggayu

Ratings
According the data released by Kantar Media/TNS, on premiere Born to be a Star become the #1 most-watched TV program on Philippine TV as the talent search program in the country during its timeslot while it premiered on September 30, 2012 within registered a 20.5% in the ratings according to an independent survey, in dominated its competitor Kap's Amazing Stories got 18.7% and Sarah G. Live which only got 11.5 behind the #1 phenomenal game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire? also on IBC got 22.6%. The talent search as the No.1 remained its lead despite its 4-month-airing and the entrance of ABS-CBN's Sarah G. Live and GMA7's Imbestigador in the month of January with an average rating of 41.8% ratings share nationwide while on Saturdays within Born to be a Star: The Road to Stardom has a third of 18.5% against the drama anthology series like Magpakailanman with 21.9% and Maalaala Mo Kaya with 20.8%.

As of February 17, 2013, Born to be a Star garnered a first place in a 28.4% in the rating than Pilipinas Got Talent got a 25.8% and Imbestigador which only got 20%.

Seasonal television ratings for Born to be a Star on IBC under Viva-TV block are gathered from two major sources, namely from AGB Nielsen Philippines and Kantar Media - TNS. AGB Nielsen Philippines covers Mega Manila only, while Kantar Media - TNS covers most of the Philippines.

PMPC Star Awards for Television

 * 27th PMPC Star Awards for Television (Best Talent Search Program Host) - Won (Anja Aguilar, Sam Concepcion, Marvin Ong and Khalil Ramos)
 * 27th PMPC Star Awards for Television (Best Talent Search Program) - Won

Catholic Mass Media Awwards

 * 35th Catholic Mass Media Awards (Best Reality Talent Show Hosts) - Won (Anja Aguilar, Sam Concepcion, Marvin Ong and Khalil Ramos)
 * 35th Catholic Mass Media Awards (Best Reality Talent Show) - Won

International Emmy Awards

 * 2013 International Emmy Awards (Best Reality Talent Search Show) - Won

KBP Golden Dove Awards

 * 21st KBP Golden Dove Awards (Best Talent Program Host) - Won (Anja Aguilar)
 * 21st KBP Golden Dove Awards (Best Talent Program) - Won

Golden Screen TV Awards

 * 10th Golden Screen TV Awards (Outstanding Talent Search Program Host) - Won (Anja Aguilar)
 * 10th Golden Screen TV Awards (Outstanding Talent Search Program) - Won

USTv Student Choice Awards

 * 10th USTv Student's Choice Awards (Students’ Choice of Reality Show Host) - Won (Sam Concepcion and Anja Aguilar)
 * 10th USTv Student's Choice Awards (Students’ Choice of Reality Show) - Won
 * 9th USTv Student's Choice Awards (Best Talent Search Program) - Won

Gawad Tanglaw Awards

 * 2014 12th Gawad Tanglaw Awards (Best Reality Show) - Won
 * 2013 11th Gawad Tanglaw Awards (Best Talent Search Program Host) - Won (Anja Aguilar)
 * 2013 11th Gawad Tanglaw Awards (Best Talent Seatch Program) - Won

Anak TV Seal Awards

 * 2013 Anak TV Seal Awardee (Most Well-Liked TV Programs) - Won
 * 2012 Anak TV Seal Awardee (Most Favorite TV Programs) - Won