Pinoy Idol tops weekend primetime race TV RATINGS for August 15-19, 2008

The Final Showdown and Results Night of Pinoy Idol topped the daytime race last weekend. The Final Showdown of the remaining finalists—Jayann Bautista, Ram Chaves, and Gretchen Espina—last Saturday, August 16, tied with Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho at No. 1 with identical 29.9 percent rating. FEED BACK From: “Vanrich D. Bautista” Dear Sir/Madam: That’s the [...]

The FIRST Pinoy IDOL!!!

After eight months of grueling eliminations and challenges, the search for the very first Pinoy Idol is over. Last night, Gretchen Espina, the pride of Visayas, won the prestigious title along with P5.7 million worth of cash and prizes. Text by Loretta G. Ramirez. Photos by Mitch S. Mauricio. The journey is finally over and [...]

Jayann, Gretchen and Ram to compete for “Pinoy Idol” title

(From left) Gretchen Espina, Ram Chaves, and Jayann Bautista will compete for the Pinoy Idol title during the grand finals on August 17, 2008. Courtesy of GMA-7 Emotions ran high at the Pinoy Idol stage last weekend when two of the five remaining hopefuls were taken out of the reality singing competition. During the double [...]

The Pinoy IDOL TOP Six Balladeers

Twenty-one year old Jayann sang first, and she was also the only one who performed an English song, “You.” Unfortunately, the judges didn’t like the way she added fancy styling to her delivery, saying that there were “too many things going on.” Kid, 25, gave his rendition of “Paano Ba ang Mangarap,” and the VTR [...]

Pinoy Idol: A Night of Surprises

The weather seemed to be an uncanny metaphor for last night’s eliminations. A heavy downpour and strong gusts of wind heightened the drama that was happening on the Pinoy Idol stage. What was about to happen? What surprises awaited the Idol hopefuls and viewers? Text by Loretta G. Ramirez. Photos by Mitch S. Mauricio At [...]

Pinoy Idol: Rakrakan Na!

The Idols’ sixth Gala Performance was the toughest test to date, as each of the seven remaining contestants was teamed up with a top Pinoy band. Text by Jillian Q. Gatcheco. Photos courtesy of GMA Network. Pupil, Cueshe, Itchyworms, Brownman Revival, 6 Cyclemind, Freestyle and Southborder became mentors to the Idol hopefuls as the bands’ [...]

Pinoy Idol: Goodbye, Penelope

An emotional night ensued as another contestant got eliminated from the first Pinoy Idol competition. Penelope, the youngest among the Idol hopefuls bid the audience and the judges goodbye last night and sang her last song on the Idol stage. Text by Loretta G. Ramirez. Photos courtesy of GMA Network Sunday, the last day of [...]

Pinoy Idol TOP 7

Toffer Rei, one of the Idol rockers, got voted out yesterday, leaving four boys and three girls to battle it out under the guidance of top OPM bands this week. Text by Jillian Q. Gatcheco. Photo courtesy of GMA Network. For July 19′s Performance Night, the eight contestants sang their own versions of Jaya’s songs, [...]

Pinoy idol Lucky TOP 8

After the nine contenders for the Pinoy Idol title collaborated with Asia’s Songbird , Sue Ellen was voted out of the lineup, leaving eight hopefuls for next week’s elimination. Text by Jillian Q. Gatcheco. Photo courtesy of GMA Network. For last Saturday’s Performance Night, four girls and five guys did their own rendition of Regine [...]

Sing (un)like the Songbird

Actually, they didn’t try to sing like the songbird, Regine Velasquez. If there is something almost refreshing and positive about Pinoy Idol, or the Idol Hopefuls is that nobody sounds like Regine. Of course, the Regine-signature-belting-style has become the staple of singing contests, gay impersonators and diva-wannabes. She has somehow become the benchmark of vocal [...]