Pilipinas Got Talent season 2

Pilipinas Got Talent
Season 2
Hosted byBilly Crawford
Luis Manzano
JudgesFreddie M. Garcia
Kris Aquino
Ai-Ai de las Alas
WinnerMarcelito Pomoy
Runner-upHappy Feet
Release
Original networkABS-CBN
Original releaseFebruary 26 (2011-02-26) –
June 26, 2011 (2011-06-26)
Season chronology
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Season 3

The second season of Pilipinas Got Talent premiered on ABS-CBN from February 26 to June 26, 2011, replacing Star Power.

Billy Crawford and Luis Manzano returned as hosts for the season, while Marc Abaya, the presenter of Got More Talent, did not reprise his role. Freddie M. Garcia, Kris Aquino, and Ai-Ai delas Alas also returned as jury members.

Marcelito Pomoy, a 26-year-old falsetto singer from Imus, Cavite, was crowned the season's winner. Tap-dancing duo Happy Feet from Bukidnon finished as the runner-up, while the dance crew Freestylers from Calamba, Laguna secured third place. This marked the second consecutive season where a singer emerged as the winner.

Auditions

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Cities where the major auditions were held.

The auditions for the second season takes place in key cities in the Philippines. Major auditions are held in Cebu, Davao, Naga, Batangas, Dagupan and Metro Manila where the hopefuls are judged by Kris Aquino, Ai-Ai de las Alas and Freddie "FMG" Garcia. Also, micro-auditions are also held in other cities including Laoag, Tuguegarao, Baguio, Nueva Ecija, Olongapo, Pampanga, Laguna, Lucena, Legazpi City, Roxas City, Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, and General Santos and judged by the staff of Pilipinas Got Talent.[1]

Date of Audition Audition Venue City
December 1 & 2, 2010 Cebu Institute of Technology – University Cebu City, Cebu
December 4 & 5, 2010 Philippine Women's University Davao Davao City, Davao del Sur
December 11 & 12, 2010 Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges Naga City, Camarines Sur
December 15 & 16, 2010 Lyceum-Northwestern University Dagupan
December 18 & 19, 2010 ABS-CBN Compound Quezon City, Metro Manila
January 13 & 14, 2011 University of Mindanao Davao City, Davao del Sur
January 17, 2011 University of Batangas Batangas City, Batangas
February 22, 2011 Tanghalang Pasigueño Pasig, Metro Manila

Judges Cull

After the nationwide auditions, 174 acts made it to the Judges Cull where the judges select the top 36 semi-finalists. The Judges Cull for Luzon and Visayas auditions were held at Dolphy Theater in ABS-CBN where 26 acts made it to the semi-finals. On the other hand, the remaining 10 acts from Mindanao were personally visited by the judges in their hometown to inform the news that they are qualified for the semi-finals.[2]

Top 36 Results Summary

Color Key

Name of act Age(s) Genre Act Hometown Semifinal Week Result
Marcelito Pomoy 26 Singing Falsetto Singer Imus, Cavite 6 Winner
Happy Feet 21 & 12 Dancing Tap dancing duo Bukidnon 3 Runner-up
Freestylers — Dancing Dance crew Calamba 1 Third place
B4 — Dancing Dance crew Baguio 2 Fourth place
Buildex Pagales 15 Singing Singer Digos 5 Fifth place
NielBeth — Dancing Ballroom dancing duo Bacolod 6 Sixth place
Rico the Magician 60 Magic Magician Caloocan 1 Seventh place
John Michael Narag 16 Singing Singer Mabini, Pangasinan 4 Eighth place
Madrigal Siblings 11 - 16 Singing Singing trio Cainta, Rizal 1 Ninth place
Skeights — Music Band Davao City 2 Tenth place
Jose Emmanuel "Jem" Cubil 17 Singing Singer Talisay City, Cebu 3 Eleventh place
DJP Trio 10 Singing Singing trio Negros Occidental 5 Twelfth place
Angel Calalas 22 Variety Hula Hoop tricker Cainta, Rizal 2 Thirteenth Place
Filogram — Dancing Dance crew Baguio 4 Fourteenth Place
Joy's Divas 17 - 18 Singing Singing trio Batangas 6 Wild card
Kapidamu Band2 11 - 17 Music Band Quezon 6 Eliminated
Larvae 17 - 20 Acrobatics Acrobatics group / Contortionists Digos 6 Eliminated
Suwahib Samplidan 31 Singing Peanut-eating singer Davao City 6 Eliminated
Kenny Padalla 23 Singing Singer Baguio 5 Wild card
Bourbon Duo1 23 Dancing Pole dancer Makati 5 Eliminated
Jacqueline Schubert 20 Singing Singer Cebu City 5 Eliminated
Karinyoso Boys — Dancing Comedic dance crew Dumaguete 5 Eliminated
Next Generation Band 7 - 14 Music Band Davao del Norte 4 Wild card
First Beat Effect — Music Beatboxing quartet Bacolod 4 Eliminated
Genevieve Rochelle "Ivy" Arandia 20 Singing Singer Las Piñas 4 Eliminated
Maribeth Callanta 19 Singing Singer Dagupan 4 Eliminated
Collins Gutierrez 24 Singing Singer San Pedro, Laguna 3 Wild card
Dance Selection — Dancing Cheerdancers / Acrobatics troupe Taguig City 3 Eliminated
Rafael Pavia 5 Singing Singer Davao City 3 Eliminated
Zaldy Carlos 38 Singing Singer Manila 3 Eliminated
Lapinid Sisters 14 & 11 Singing Singing duo North Cotabato 2 Eliminated
Madonna Pianista 24 Music Pianist Albay 2 Eliminated
Virgilio del Carmen 28 Singing Impressionist / Singer Cebu City 2 Eliminated
Brian Brady 10 Singing Singer Laoag City 1 Eliminated
Jeremie Tampoy 29 Singing Singer / Pianist Davao City 1 Eliminated
Light Gauge Acoustic — Singing Acoustic duo Bacolod 1 Eliminated

^1 Only one half of the Bourbon Duo appeared on stage; the other half was injured during rehearsals.
^2 The Kapidamu Band was among the previous season's second group of semi-finalists, taking third place; they lost the Judges' Choice vote to Markki Stroem . The rule that allowed auditioners from previous seasons to reaudition seemingly extends to include unsuccessful semi-finalists and those who did not pass the Judges' Cull in their seasons, thus paving the way for the band's return to the semi-finals this season.

Live shows

Semi-finals

The semi-finals was held in PAGCOR Grand Theater in Casino Filipino, Parañaque City where the 36 acts competed in six weeks for the twelve slots in the Finals. Every week, two acts will make it to the Finals through public vote and judges' vote.

Color key

Week 1 (April 30 & May 1)

Contestant Order Act Buzzes and judges' votes Percentage Result
FMG Kris Ai-ai
Freestylers 1 Dance crew 46.32% Advanced
Brian Brady 2 Singer 7.80% Eliminated
Light Gauge Acoustic (Sol & Ven) 3 Acoustic duo 4.36% Eliminated
Madrigal Siblings 4 Singing trio 14.11% Advanced
Jeremie Tampoy 5 Singer/Pianist 5.09% Eliminated
Rico the Magician 6 Magician 22.31% Wild Card

Week 2 (May 7 & 8)

Contestant Order Act Buzzes and judges' votes Percentage Result
FMG Kris Ai-ai
Virgilio del Carmen 1 Impressionist / Singer 2.54% Eliminated
B4 2 Dance crew 51.47% Advanced
Lapinid Sisters 3 Singing duo 4.75% Eliminated
Madonna Pianista 4 Pianist 2.83% Eliminated
Skeights 5 Band 14.40% Wild Card
Angel Calalas 6 Hula Hoop Tricker 24.00% Advanced

Week 3 (May 14 & 15)

Contestant Order Act Buzzes and judges' votes Percentage Result
FMG Kris Ai-ai
Dance Selection 1 Cheerdancers / Acrobatics troupe 4.86% Eliminated
Jose Emmanuel "Jem" Cubil 2 Singer 23.20% Advanced
Rafael Pavia 3 Singer 3.74% Eliminated
Zaldy Carlos 4 Singer 2.28% Eliminated
Collins Gutierrez 5 Singer 15.40% Wild Card
Happy Feet 6 Tap Dancing duo 50.51% Advanced

Week 4 (May 21 & 22)

Contestant Order Act Buzzes and judges' votes Percentage Result
FMG Kris Ai-ai
Filogram 1 Dance crew 27.09% Advanced
Maribeth Callanta 2 Singer 6.06% Eliminated
Genevieve Rochelle "Ivy" Arandia 3 Singer 5.47% Eliminated
First Beat Effect 4 Beatboxing group 7.48% Eliminated
Next Generation Band 5 Band 22.04% Wild Card
John Michael Narag 6 Singer 31.85% Advanced

Week 5 (May 28 & 29)

Contestant Order Act Buzzes and judges' votes Percentage Result
FMG Kris Ai-ai
Jacqueline Schubert 1 Singer 3.66% Eliminated
Karinyoso Boys 2 Comedians / Dance Crew 6.75% Eliminated
Kenny Padalla 3 Singer 10.33% Wild Card
Ariana of the Bourbon Duo 4 Pole Dancer 4.91% Eliminated
DJP Trio 5 Singing Trio 47.36% Advanced
Buildex Pagales 6 Singer 26.99% Advanced

Week 6 (June 4 & 5)

Contestant Order Act Buzzes and judges' votes Percentage Result
FMG Kris Ai-ai
Joy's Divas 1 Singing trio 28.58% Wild Card
NielBeth (Leoniel Enopia & Elizabeth Dazo) 2 Ballroom dancing duo 34.06% Advanced
Kapidamu Band 3 Band 5.96% Eliminated
Suwahib Samplidan 4 Peanut-eating singer 3.20% Eliminated
Larvae 5 Acrobatics troupe / Contortionists 4.49% Eliminated
Marcelito Pomoy 6 Singer 23.71% Advanced

Wild Card Round

While this season's semi-final went through the same procedure are the previous season, this season introduced the wild card round in which the judges' vote losers in the first six rounds were given a second chance to compete for two more spots in the Finals. Finalists selected from the wild card round would entirely be determined by public vote; this section only covers buzz-outs since the judges' observations and comments would not largely affect the outcome of the voting. Voting procedure is slightly different is this round; in the results night, the top 3 compete in a second round of performances and voting from which the top two would advance to the Finals.[3]

The wild card round was announced near the end of the sixth semi-finals round and was held on June 11 and 12, 2011. This was also the first time in the entire Got Talent franchise that wild card competitors were given a chance to have spots in the finale.

Color Key:

Round 1 (June 11)

Contestant Semifinal Week Act Buzzes Percentage Result
FMG Kris Ai-ai
Joy's Divas 6 Singing trio unrevealed1 Top 3
Kenny Padalla 5 Singer 18.42%Eliminated
Next Generation Band 4 Band 8.17% Eliminated
Collins Gutierrez 3 Singer 4.23% Eliminated
Skeights 2 Band unrevealed1 Top 3
Rico the Magician 1 Magician unrevealed1Top 3
^1 The top 3 got 25.54%, 22.31%, and 21.33% of the Round 1 vote respectively. However, which act got what percentage was never revealed as they were called out "in no particular order."

Round 2 (June 12)

Contestant Semifinal Week Act colspan="3" style="width:20%;" Buzzes Percentage Result
FMG Kris Ai-ai
Joy's Divas 6 Singing trio 28.15% Eliminated
Skeights 2 Band 30.16% Advanced
Rico the Magician (Romarico Sanorjo) 1 Magician 41.68%Advanced

Finals

The Finals was held at the Araneta Coliseum on June 25–26, 2011. Twelve acts from the Semi-Finals round and Wild Card winners performed again to win the title of the second Pilipinas Got Talent winner. A week before the Finals, two special episodes called "The Road to the Finals" was aired, profiling the fourteen Finalists. For the performance night, Nikki Gil took co-hosting duties from Luis Manzano, who was having another commitment at the time.

Another change for the Finals was the limits in public voting. A user of one SIM card number or e-mail address could only give up to 30 or 32 votes (depending on the method of voting) to a single act per day to ensure fairness.

Performances

Contestant Order Act Performance Description Buzzes Percentage Result
FMG Kris Ai-ai
Freestylers 1 Dance crew Performed a multitrack dance and stunts performance, including a 12-foot dismount and somersault. 9.46% 3rd
DJP Trio 2 Singing Trio Sang "You'll Always Be My Number One" by Vernie Varga. 2.60% 12th
Happy Feet 3 Tap dancing duo Performed a tap dancing routine to the tune of "Close to You" by Whigfield. 18.32% 2nd
John Michael Narag 4 Singer Sang "Kahit Isang Saglit" by Martin Nievera. 5.30% 8th
B4 5 Dance crew Performed a multitrack popping routine, using "I Gotta Feeling," "Boom Boom Pow," and "The Time (Dirty Bit)" by The Black Eyed Peas, "OMG" by Usher, "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B and Bruno Mars, and "Fire" by 2NE1. 9.13% 4th
Rico the Magician 6 Magician Magic performance involving driving his wife and assistant through a spike and magically catching two geese, one of which transformed into a 70-pound python. 7.59% 7th
Madrigal Siblings 7 Singing trio Sang a patriotic medley composed of "Bayan Ko," "Dakilang Lahi," and "Magkaisa." 3.68% 9th
Marcelito Pomoy 8 Singer Sang both male and female parts of "The Prayer" by Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion distinctly. 19.56% 1st
Filogram 9 Dance crew Performed a multitrack dance routine, mainly using "Push It" by Salt-n-Pepa and "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees. 0.40% 14th
Buildex Pagales 10 Singer Sang "The Lazy Song" by Bruno Mars 8.25% 5th
NielBeth (''Leoniel Enopia & Elizabeth Dazo'') 11 Ballroom dancing duo Performed a salsa and cha cha dance routine to the tune of "Let's Get Loud" by Jennifer Lopez, highlighted by an impromptu costume change in the middle. 7.81% 6th
Jose Emmanuel "Jem" Cubil 12 Singer Sang "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman" by Bryan Adams. 2.86% 11th
Skeights 13 Band Performed "Liwanag sa Dilim" by Rivermaya. 3.04% 10th
Angel Calalas 14 Hula hoop tricker Twirled flaming hula hoops and multiple hula hoops and spun herself while hanging upside-down, all to the tune of "One Night Only" from the musical Dreamgirls. 1.99% 13th

National Ratings

Pilipinas Got Talent Season 2 hits all-time high 38.2% national rating.[4]
The National Ratings came from the whole-wide Philippine coverage of TV audience ratings from Kantar Media Philippines.

Show Date Share Rank ( Night / Primetime ) Source
1st Audition February 26 29.5% 1 [5]
2nd Audition February 27 27.6% 1 [5]
3rd Audition March 5 31.3% 2 [6]
4th Audition March 6 31.7% 1 [6]
5th Audition March 12 29.3% 1 [7]
6th Audition March 13 28% 1 [7]
7th Audition March 19 30.5% 1 [8]
8th Audition March 20 32.1% 1 [8]
9th Audition March 26 27.4% 1 [9]
10th Audition March 27 30.7% 1 [9]
11th Audition April 2 31.9% 2 [10]
12th Audition April 3 31.4% 1 [10]
13th Audition April 9 27.8% 2 [11]
14th Audition April 10 29.6% 1 [11]
15th Audition April 16 30.3% 2 [12]
16th Audition April 17 32% 1 [12]
Judges' Cull April 24 22.9% 1 [13]
Semi-finals 1 (Performance Night) April 30 27.5% 2 [14]
Semi-finals 1 (Results Night) May 1 22.4% 2 [14]
Semi-finals 2 (Performance Night) May 7 24.7% 2 [15]
Semi-finals 2 (Results Night) May 8 18.3% 4 [15]
Semi-finals 3 (Performance Night) May 14 25% 2 [16]
Semi-finals 3 (Results Night) May 15 21.7% 1 [16]
Semi-finals 4 (Performance Night) May 21 24.1% 2 [17]
Semi-finals 4 (Results Night) May 22 24.5% 1 [17]
Semi-finals 5 (Performance Night) May 28 25.7% 2 [18]
Semi-finals 5 (Results Night) May 29 26% 1 [18]
Semi-finals 6 (Performance Night) June 4 25.4% 2 [19]
Semi-finals 6 (Results Night) June 5 26.1% 1 [19]
Wild Card Week (Performance Night) June 11 23% 2 [20]
Wild Card Week (Results Night) June 12 23.9% 1 [20]
The Road to Finals 1 June 18
The Road to Finals 2 June 19
Finals (Performance Night) June 25 34.5% 1 [21]
Finals (Results Night) June 26 38.2% 1 [21]

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