StarStruck (season 4)
The fourth season of StarStruck aka (StarStruck: The Next Level) premiered on December 4, 2006. The council was formed with Louie Ignacio (director), Lorna Tolentino (a Grandslam actress), and Douglas Quijano (one of showbiz industry's respected talent manager) representing it. The show was co-hosted by Dingdong Dantes, Jolina Magdangal and Raymond Gutierrez.
| StarStruck (season 4) | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | GMA Network |
| Directed by | Lino Cayetano |
| Presented by | Dingdong Dantes Jolina Magdangal Raymond Gutierrez |
| Judges | Louie Ignacio Lorna Tolentino Douglas Quijano |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| No. of episodes | 91 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Wilma Galvante |
| Running time | Ordinary: 30-60 minutes The Final Judgment: 2 hours |
| Release | |
| Original network | GMA Network |
| Original release | December 4, 2006 – March 25, 2007 |
| External links | |
| StarStruck Website | |
Overview
The fourth season of StarStruck was formally announced the return of their reality-based talent show on September 3, 2006. GMA Network's variety program, SOP, where the hosts invited teenagers from 16–21 years old to audition for the new upcoming StarStruck season. Much of the auditions were held at the GMA Network's headquarters and at SM Supermalls throughout the Philippines.
The pilot episode was aired on December 4, 2006. The new improve edition of the popular show. Like the season 3, "StarStruck " is shown only weekdays having Friday as Elimination Night, this season Mondays to Fridays will be tests and Sundays would be the elimination night. The show held its Final Judgment on March 25, 2007 again at the Marikina Sports Complex.
In the 4th year of the reality-talent search, Out of millions who auditioned, only TOP 100 was chosen for the first cut. From TOP 100, it was trimmed down to TOP 60, then from TOP 60 to TOP 30, and from TOP 30 to TOP 20. Unlike the previous batches which launched Final 14, this batch was trimmed down to twenty, dubbed as the TOP 20. The initial cut of TOP 20. The Final Twenty Survivors underwent various workshops and trainings in order to develop their personalities, talents, and charisma. The TOP 20 was reduced to TOP 16 until they formed the Final 14 finalists. But, the twist is that every week, two of the Final 14 may have to say goodbye and this time only six remain. Those who were eliminated were dubbed as "StarStruck Avengers".
The Final Six Survivors will vie for the coveted Ultimate Hunk, Ultimate Sweetheart and Ultimate Loveteam each of them has received (P 1,000,000) pesos and exclusive contracts from GMA Network. Belgian Waffle franchises worth (P 250,000) pesos each and (P 50,00) gift certificates to Manny Calayan, and scholarships to Informatics. "First Prince" and "First Princess", each of them has received (P 250,000) pesos each. The StarStruck Avengers (the losing contestants) also received an exclusive contracts from the network.
It also featured a new ultimate title in StarStruck history, an Ultimate Hunk, Ultimate Sweetheart and Ultimate Loveteam.
The Survivors
The One On One
Then the number was narrowed down to Top 80, Last Sunday night December 10, 2006. The TOP 80 hopefuls became TOP 40, TOP 20 females and TOP 20 males. These Top 40 hopefuls are now closer in their quest to become the Final 20.
In the fourth season, hopefuls has a One On One session interview in the council was formed with Louie Ignacio, Lorna Tolentino and Douglas Quijano.
The Top 40 Dreamers
These Top 40 dreamers will undergo their first artista test this week and ten hopefuls of them will be eliminated next Sunday, December 17, 2006. After which, second artista test and ten hopefuls more will be eliminated next Sunday, December 24, 2006 the following week, until only Final 20 survivors will be left.
The Final 20
As an exciting twist to the show, for the fourth season, instead of having just the traditional Final 14, there will be the Final 20 Survivors who will compete in various challenges. The hopefuls who will standout and survive these challenges will be part of the Final 14.
When the Final 20 was chosen, they are assigned to different challenges every week that will hone their acting, singing, and dancing abilities. Every Sunday, two is meant to leave the competition until there were just eight others who are left. From final eight, there will be two of them who will be eliminated and after the elimination the two; the final six will be revealed.
The Final 6 will be battling with each other on the Final Judgment. People will choose who they want to win the competition by online voting and text voting. 50% of the result will come from the online and text votes and the remaining 50% is from the Council.
The Avengers Strike's Back
This is a twist in season 4. The twist is that the an StarStruck Avengers (losing contestants) of the fourth season will be the competitors of the Survivors in the one week challenges. The Avengers competing with the Survivors are Lui Perez, Chariz Solomon, Jean de Castro, Chad Burden, Lizzy Pecson, Renee Lascuña, Hazel Uy, Dex Quindoza, Jan Manual and Rich Asuncion. On the first day of the Avengers challenge, two were eliminated since there were ten Avengers and only eight Survivors. Those that were eliminated were Jean de Castro and Renee Lascuña.
At the end of the Survivor Vs. Avenger week, four out of the eight avengers were eliminated and the other four were chosen to compete in the StarStruck Danger 8 challenge week. The four that were eliminated were Chad Burden, Chariz Solomon, Hazel Uy, and Lui Perez. The four that were chosen for the next weeks challenge were Dex Quindoza, Jan Manual, Lizzy Pecson, and Rich Asuncion.
Innovation: The Danger 8 Twist
The end of the Survivor Vs. Avenger week, four Avengers out of the eight were chosen to continue competing in the show to have the right to join the remaining Survivors. From the eight Survivors, Mart Escudero and Jesi Corcuera were eliminated and were asked to join the Avenger group to compete for the two Survivor spots available that will complete the StarStruck Danger 8. The avenger group consists of Dex Quindoza, Jan Manual, Jesi Corcuera, Lizzy Pecson, Mart Escudero and Rich Asuncion.
Voting for the remaining Survivors was temporarily closed and were opened for the six competing Avengers.
At the end of the week, Mart Escudero and Rich Asuncion were chosen for the two remaining Survivor spots and thus completed the final eight. The Danger 8 now consists of Jewel Mische, Kris Bernal, Rich Asuncion, Stef Prescott, Aljur Abrenica, Mart Escudero, Paulo Avelino and Prince Stefan.
| Name | Age | Hometown | Exited | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewel Mische | 16 | Bulacan | March 25, 2007 | Ultimate Sweetheart |
| Aljur Abrenica | 16 | Pampanga | March 25, 2007 | Ultimate Hunk |
| Kris Bernal | 17 | Quezon City | March 25, 2007 | Ultimate Loveteam |
| Mart Escudero** | 16 | Cavite | March 25, 2007 | Ultimate Loveteam |
| Rich Asuncion** | 17 | Bohol | March 25, 2007 | First Princess |
| Prince Stefan | 17 | Iloilo City | March 25, 2007 | First Prince |
| Stef Prescott | 16 | La Union | March 11, 2007 | Avenger |
| Paulo Avelino | 18 | Baguio | March 11, 2007 | Avenger |
| Jesi Corcuera | 16 | Pasay City | February 18, 2007 | Avenger |
| Mart Escudero | 16 | Cavite | February 18, 2007 | Avenger |
| Rich Asuncion | 17 | Bohol | February 4, 2007 | Avenger |
| Jan Manual | 20 | Laguna | February 4, 2007 | Avenger |
| Dex Quindoza | 17 | Manila | January 21, 2007 | Avenger |
| Hazel Uy | 19 | Cebu | January 21, 2007 | Avenger |
| Renee Lascuña | 17 | Davao | January 14, 2007 | Avenger |
| Dave Valentino | 20 | Manila | January 14, 2007 | Avenger |
| Lizzy Pecson | 19 | Pampanga | January 7, 2007 | Avenger |
| Chad Borden | 20 | Cebu | January 7, 2007 | Avenger |
| Jean de Castro | 17 | Mandaluyong City | December 31, 2006 | Avenger |
| Chariz Solomon | 17 | Pasay City | December 31, 2006 | Avenger |
| Lui Perez | 21 | South Cotabato | December 31, 2006 | Avenger |
| Kiko Junio | 16 | Pampanga | December 31, 2006 | Avenger |
| Rica Pijuan | 19 | Las Piñas | December 24, 2006 | Finalist |
| Nica Escandor | 16 | Muntinlupa | December 24, 2006 | Finalist |
| Jem Estrada | 21 | Marikina | December 24, 2006 | Finalist |
| Farina Runkle | 17 | Pasay City | December 24, 2006 | Finalist |
| Ann Tan | 17 | Laguna | December 24, 2006 | Finalist |
| Rando Stamatelaky | 21 | Pampanga | December 24, 2006 | Finalist |
| Jake Baste | 19 | Marikina | December 24, 2006 | Finalist |
| Drey Peñol | 17 | Bulacan | December 24, 2006 | Finalist |
| Don Perez | 21 | Cagayan de Oro | December 24, 2006 | Finalist |
| Amon Alcantara | 17 | Cebu | December 24, 2006 | Finalist |
| Rox Beldua | 19 | Davao | December 17, 2006 | Finalist |
| Lyka Ayuste | 16 | Davao | December 17, 2006 | Finalist |
| Ayin Solomon | 20 | Nueva Ecija | December 17, 2006 | Finalist |
| Ava Jugueta | 17 | Quezon Province | December 17, 2006 | Finalist |
| Amira Bartell | 18 | Sorsogon | December 17, 2006 | Finalist |
| Tycoon Carreon | 17 | Iloilo City | December 17, 2006 | Finalist |
| Ruji Fortuna | 20 | Laguna | December 17, 2006 | Finalist |
| Kasper Esguerra | 19 | Manila | December 17, 2006 | Finalist |
| Karl Escober | 21 | Laguna | December 17, 2006 | Finalist |
| Aldrin Gonzales | 20 | Cavite | December 17, 2006 | Finalist |
The Final Judgment
The Final Judgment for the fourth season dubbed StarStruck: The Next Level, The Final Judgment was held on the evening of March 25, 2007 at the Marikina Sports Center. StarStruck fans filled the Marikina Sports Center to capacity to witness the show's Final Judgment, which was hosted by Dingdong Dantes, Jolina Magdangal, and Raymond Gutierrez. A filled Marikina Sports Park was witness to the much-awaited event.
The Final 6 the opening number performance song and dance by Destiny Child’s Say My Name. Aside from being the Final Judgment, it was a celebration of the highly successful artista search and involved special performances from the StarStruck Graduates, both Survivors and Avengers a dance number performance song of DJ Webstar’s Chicken Noodle Soup.[1]
The council composed of Louie Ignacio (director) , Lorna Tolentino (a Grandslam actress), and Douglas Quijano (director) was joined by GMA-7's senior vice-president for entertainment-TV Wilma Galvante and GMA Films president Annette Gozon-Abrogar (both not pictured) for the Final Judgment night.[2]
The StarStruck Avengers performance came in next, in a song and dance medley detailing the journey of the Survivors from the audition process, until the introduction of the Final 20, the eight International contenders and the elimination of the eighth avengers for a dance number.
The Final 6 then performed their own dance numbers the male survivors, Aljur Abrenica sang and dance by a song of Blue’s Best In Me, Mart Escudero a dance number by a song of Alligator Project’s Stomp, Hip-Hop Dance Remix performing a solo dance number with the Manoeuvres and Prince Stefan a dance number by a song of ?’s ?, Perform a solo dance number with the Manoeuvres and next the Female Survivors, Jewel Mische a dance number by a song of Tata Young’s El Nin-Yo, Perform a solo dance number with the Manoeuvres, Kris Bernal a dance number by a song of ?’s ?, Perform a solo dance number with the Manoeuvres and Rich Asuncion a dance number by a song of Jennifer Hudson’s featuring Beyonce One Night Only, Perform a solo dance number with the Manoeuvres.
Other awards honored that night were Jan Manual for Dats Entertaining Award, Dex Quindoza for male with the Most Dramatic Exit, Stef Prescott for female with the Most Dramatic Exit, and Jesi Corcuera for the Best Taktak Award.[3]
Before the top winners were named, one final look of the Final 6 was made while Regine Velasquez (Asia's Songbird) sang a medley of the songs of Michael Bolton’s Go the Distance, Mariah Carey’s Can’t Take That Away, Carrie Underwood’s Jesus, Take the Wheel, Mariah Carey’s Never Too Far and Through the Rain, Patti LaBelle’s There’s a Winner in You, and Jekyll & Hyde’s This Is The Moment, for the remaining six contenders, while pre-taped played on a big screen of them thanking their supporters.[4]
Announcement come, Mart Escudero of Cavite got 267,703 votes, and Kris Bernal of Quezon City got 177,600 votes, they are the Ultimate Loveteam, Aljur Abrenica of Pampanga got 280,084 votes, is the Ultimate Hunk and Jewel Mische of Bulacan got 157,618 votes, is the Ultimate Sweetheart were proclaimed as the Ultimate Survivors, All four winners both received P1,000,000 each and exclusive GMA Network contracts worth P2,000,000 pesos each, Belgian Waffle franchises worth P250,000 pesos each, P50,00 gift certificates to Manny Calayan, and Scholarships to Informatics.
The winners will be included in the youth-oriented show Boys Nxt Door except Jewel Mische. The Ultimate Hunk and Ultimate Sweetheart will be part of a separate GMA teledrama and The Ultimate Loveteam will be introduced in a Regal Films movie with Judy Ann Santos and Dennis Trillo which is Mag-ingat Ka sa Kulam.
While Prince Stefan of Iloilo got 193,503 votes, is the First Prince and Rich Asuncion of Bohol got 151,981 votes, is the First Princess were proclaimed the Runner-ups each of them received P250,000 pesos each and exclusive GMA Network contracts. The StarStruck Avengers (the losing contestants) also received an exclusive contract from the network.
Thus, Kris Bernal and Aljur Abrenica received the Texter's Choice awards giving them both commercial endorsements for BNY.[5] Jewel Mische will also receive a modelling contract with the Dutch Mill Yogurt Drink because she wins the title "Ultimate Sweetheart".
The Final Judgment gained 24.1% rating, relatively high as the finale finished very late, reaching until 1:15 the following morning, but the ratings that they gained that very night was more than enough to beat their rival show that very night.
The Fourth Final Judgment night's theme was based on the Disney channel phenomenal made for TV film, "High School Musical".
Signature Dances
There are signature dances and songs made in each batch. With this batch, their signature dances and songs are:
- Fergalicious
- Mosquito
- Itaktak Mo
- El Nin-YO
Elimination chart
Color key:
| Place | Contestant | Top 40 | Top 20 | Top 16 | Top 14 | Top 12 | Top 10 | Top 8 | Top 6 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17-24/06 1 | 12/31/06 2 | 1/7/07 | 1/14/07 | 1/21/07 | 1/28/07 3 | 2/4/07 3 | 2/11/07 4 | 2/18/07 4 | 1/25/07 5 | 3/11/07 6 | 3/25/07 | |||
| 1–2 | Jewel Mische | Final 20 | Circle 16 | Final 14 | Bottom 4 | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 8 | Ultimate Sweetheart | |
| Aljur Abrenica | Final 20 | Circle 16 | Final 14 | Safe | Bottom 6 | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Challenge Winner | Bottom 8 | Ultimate Hunk | ||
| 3–4 | Kris Bernal | Final 20 | Circle 16 | Final 14 | Safe | Bottom 6 | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Challenge Winner | Bottom 8 | Ultimate Loveteam | |
| Mart Escudero | Final 20 | Circle 16 | Final 14 | Safe | Safe | Bottom 5 | Bottom 5 | Safe | Eliminated Advanced |
Wild Card | Bottom 8 | |||
| 5–6 | Rich Asuncion | Final 20 | Circle 16 | Final 14 | Safe | Challenge Winner | Safe | Eliminated | Advanced | Advanced | Wild Card | Bottom 8 | First Princess | |
| Prince Stefan | Final 20 | Circle 16 | Final 14 | Safe | Bottom 6 | Bottom 5 | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 8 | First Prince | ||
| 7–8 | Stef Prescott | Final 20 | Circle 16 | Final 14 | Safe | Challenge Winner | Bottom 5 | Bottom 5 | Safe | Bottom 4 | Safe | Eliminated | Avenger | |
| Paulo Avelino | Final 20 | Circle 16 | Final 14 | Bottom 4 | Challenge Winner | Safe | Bottom 5 | Safe | Bottom 4 | Safe | ||||
| 9 | Jesi Corcuera | Final 20 | Circle 16 | Final 14 | Safe | Bottom 6 | Bottom 5 | Safe | Safe | Eliminated Advanced |
Did Not Advanced | |||
| 10 | Jan Manual | Final 20 | Circle 16 | Final 14 | Safe | Challenge Winner | Bottom 5 | Eliminated | Advanced | Advanced | Did Not Advanced | |||
| 11–12 | Dex Quindoza | Final 20 | Circle 16 | Final 14 | Safe | Eliminated | Advanced | Advanced | Did Not Advanced | |||||
| Hazel Uy | Final 20 | Circle 16 | Final 14 | Safe | Advanced | Did Not Advanced | ||||||||
| 13–14 | Renee Lascuña | Final 20 | Circle 16 | Final 14 | Eliminated | Advanced | Did Not Advanced | |||||||
| Dave Valentino | Final 20 | Circle 16 | Final 14 | Did Not Participated | ||||||||||
| 15–16 | Lizzy Pecson | Final 20 | Circle 16 | Eliminated | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Did Not Advanced 4 | ||||||
| Dave Valentino | Final 20 | Circle 16 | Advanced | Did Not Advanced | ||||||||||
| 17–20 | Jean de Castro | Final 20 | Eliminated | Advanced | Did Not Advanced | |||||||||
| Kiko Junio | Final 20 | Did Not Participated | ||||||||||||
| Lui Perez | Final 20 | Advanced | Did Not Advanced | |||||||||||
| Chariz Solomon | Final 20 | Advanced | Did Not Advanced | |||||||||||
| 21–40 | Amon Alcantara | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| Lyka Ayuste | ||||||||||||||
| Amira Bartel | ||||||||||||||
| Jake Baste | ||||||||||||||
| Rox Beldua | ||||||||||||||
| Tycoon Carreon | ||||||||||||||
| Nica Escandor | ||||||||||||||
| Karl Escober | ||||||||||||||
| Kasper Esguerra | ||||||||||||||
| Jem Estrada | ||||||||||||||
| Ruji Fortuna | ||||||||||||||
| Aldrin Gonzales | ||||||||||||||
| Ava Jugueta | ||||||||||||||
| Drey Peñol | ||||||||||||||
| Don Perez | ||||||||||||||
| Rica Pijuan | ||||||||||||||
| Farina Runkle | ||||||||||||||
| Ayin Solomon | ||||||||||||||
| Rando Stamatelaky | ||||||||||||||
| Ann Tan | ||||||||||||||
- Notes
- ^ These Top 40 dreamers will undergo their first artista test this week and ten hopefuls of them will be eliminated next Sunday, December 17, 2006. After which, second artista test and ten hopefuls more will be eliminated next Sunday, December 24, 2006 the following week, until only Final 20 Survivors will be left.
- ^ The four Survivors were Eliminated from the first week. They are Kiko Junio, Lui Perez, Chariz Solomon and Jean de Castro. The two Survivors were Eliminated from the second week to complete the Final 14. They are Chad Burden and Lizzy Pecson.
- ^ It was a non-elimination week. The bottom group are Jan Manual, Jesi Corcuera, Mart Escudero, Stef Prescott and Prince Stefan was safe for the elimination on January 28, 2007.
- ^ The week ending February 11, 2007, includes The Avengers Strike Back Twist while the week ending February 25, 2007, includes The Danger 8 Twist. In the Avengers Strike Back twist, all Avengers from the Top 20 & Top 14 returned Chariz Solomon, Chad Burden, Jean de Castro, Lui Perez, Lizzy Pecson, Renee Lascuña, Hazel Uy, Dex Quindoza, Jan Manual, Rich Asuncion and Followed by Jesi Corcuera and Mart Escudero. (Excepted for Kiko Junio and Dave Valentino) where 4 will be chosen for the Danger 8 Twist. Out of all the Avengers who didn't make it in the Final 14, Lizzy Pecson is the only one who advanced in the Danger 8 Twist. However, she failed to advance in this round.
- ^ At the end of the week, Mart Escudero and Rich Asuncion were chosen for the two remaining Survivor spots and thus completed the Danger 8.
- ^ The Final 6 was chosen on March 11, 2007. And the last avengers are Paulo Avelino and Stef Prescott. The first called to eliminated is Paulo Avelino and the second called is Stef Prescott.
References
- Ultimate Survivors - StarStruck: The Next Level - iGMA.tv
- Philippine Entertainment Portal | Gallery | StarStruck The Next Level Final Judgment
- Philippine Entertainment Portal | Gallery | StarStruck The Next Level Final Judgment
- StarStruck The Next Level
- Philippine Entertainment Portal | Gallery | StarStruck The Next Level Final Judgment
External links
- StarStruck on IMDb