Makati teen named IBC Superstar Circle winner

December 25, 2013

Makati teen star Ellaine Serrano, was proclaimed the winner of IBC-13's reality talent show Superstar Circle. The show's Grand Finals was held on Sunday, December 21, at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.

Ellaine bested three other contestants: Brian Ciceron, Anne Discher, Donjeff Tejada, Sophia Tolentino and Deither Gaviola.. As the winner of Superstar Circle, Ellaine will become IBC's first homegrown talent superstar. Aside from the one-million-peso management contract with IBC-13's talent management and division group Kapinoy Talent Center, Ellaine also won one million pesos in cash, a house and lot from Moldex reality, a cellphone from Globe Prepaid and a college scholarship from AMA Education System.

The five finalists also received scholarships from AMA, as well as 100,000 pesos in cash.

The winner of Superstar Circle was decided based on their performance that day. Stage director Jeffrey Jeturian, love-team Jodi Sta. Maria and Richard Yap, talent manager Annabelle Rama, and musical composer Vehnee Saturno served as the competition's judges. For her performance during the show's live finale, Ellaine did a combination of acting and dancing to the tune of Selena Gomez's Round and Round. Second placer Brian will dance a disco tune of Bruno Mars's Treasure.

Anne, who did an elaborate dance number, placed fourth and was named Shining Superstar.

Expectations

When asked what gave her an edge against the other five finalists, Ellaine said it was her truthful final performance. As IBC-13's first homegrown star, the network's Head of Entertainment TV Production Jose Javier Reyes said there is only one expectation from Ellaine: that she grows with the network.

Intalan also said that, as of the moment, the network still has the budding dramatic actress since they had to wait who among the six "Star Factor" finalists, who each had different talents and distinct possible in the industry, will win. He confirmed that Ellaine's first projects with the network will have a "level of prestige."

"Si Ellaine, being the first Superstar Circle champion, hindi naman pwedeng nasa likod lang siya basta basta. Dapat project niya, which we will choose carefully, dapat lalabas yung acting prowess niya," Reyes explained.