GMA Network's reality singing competition "PROTEGE" premieres September 4

iGMA:

After scouring the entire archipelago for potential aspirants, GMA Network's all-original singing talent search, PROTÉGÉ: The Battle for the Big Break, makes its grand and highly-anticipated premiere on Philippine Television on September 4.

Protégé invades Filipino homes with a new breed of performers with unique voices and raw talents who will soon become the contry's next batch of singing sensations.

This first-of-its-kind singing competition showcasing 10 of the industry's most adored legends as mentors, will be hosted by a fresh combination of Kapuso stars including singer-songwriter Ogie Alcasid as Journey Host, multi-awarded drama actor Dingdong Dantes as Gala Presentor and versatile actress Jennylyn Mercado as Reality Host. Ogie delivers the backstage drama and the emotional highs and lows in teh life of every aspirant while Dingdong hosts the live Sunday gala night presentations and Jennylyn takes over the 10-minute Mondays - Saturdays updates on the aspirants' quest for musical stardom.

The 10 highly-respected mentors who were sent out to different parts of the country to find the three protégés include The King of Soul JANNO GIBBS for Iloilo, The Queen of Soul JAYA for Davao, The Prince of R&B JAY-R for Cabanatuan, The Ultimate Singing Champion RACHELLE ANN GO for Cebu, The Wordsmith of Rap GLOC-9 for Manila, The Acoustic Sensation AIZA SEGUERRA for Cagayan de Oro, The Sentimental Songstress MS. IMELDA PAPIN for Naga, The Country's Sweetest Voice MS. CLAIRE DELA FUENTE for Batangas, The Platinum-Selling Vocalist JOEY GENEROSO of SIDE A for Dagupan, and Mr. Hitmaker REY VALERA for Pampanga.

These award-winning music personalities will not only share their professional guidance to their protégés in every rehearsal, vocal workshop and studio recording but also invest on their looks, and over-all packaging and showmanship in hopes of winning over the judges' and the viewers' votes.

The three formidable and high-profile Protégé Judges are well-renowned composer/musical director/writer LOUIE OCAMPO, well-respected talent manager/director BERT DE LEON and entertainment guru, JOEY DE LEON.

Who will stand out among the 10 mentor-protégé tandems? Can they survive the intense and emotional battle of the singing search? How far will they go to snatch the coveted votes of the judges and the viewers now that at stake are big prizes for both the Ultimate protégé and his or her mentor?

Catch the unparalleled display of singing sensations as Protégé: The Battle for the Big Break premieres September 4 on GMA. -- Text and photo courtesy of GMA Network

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GMA Network's reality singing competition "PROTEGE" premieres September 4

iGMA:

After scouring the entire archipelago for potential aspirants, GMA Network's all-original singing talent search, PROTÉGÉ: The Battle for the Big Break, makes its grand and highly-anticipated premiere on Philippine Television on September 4.

Protégé invades Filipino homes with a new breed of performers with unique voices and raw talents who will soon become the contry's next batch of singing sensations.

This first-of-its-kind singing competition showcasing 10 of the industry's most adored legends as mentors, will be hosted by a fresh combination of Kapuso stars including singer-songwriter Ogie Alcasid as Journey Host, multi-awarded drama actor Dingdong Dantes as Gala Presentor and versatile actress Jennylyn Mercado as Reality Host. Ogie delivers the backstage drama and the emotional highs and lows in teh life of every aspirant while Dingdong hosts the live Sunday gala night presentations and Jennylyn takes over the 10-minute Mondays - Saturdays updates on the aspirants' quest for musical stardom.

The 10 highly-respected mentors who were sent out to different parts of the country to find the three protégés include The King of Soul JANNO GIBBS for Iloilo, The Queen of Soul JAYA for Davao, The Prince of R&B JAY-R for Cabanatuan, The Ultimate Singing Champion RACHELLE ANN GO for Cebu, The Wordsmith of Rap GLOC-9 for Manila, The Acoustic Sensation AIZA SEGUERRA for Cagayan de Oro, The Sentimental Songstress MS. IMELDA PAPIN for Naga, The Country's Sweetest Voice MS. CLAIRE DELA FUENTE for Batangas, The Platinum-Selling Vocalist JOEY GENEROSO of SIDE A for Dagupan, and Mr. Hitmaker REY VALERA for Pampanga.

These award-winning music personalities will not only share their professional guidance to their protégés in every rehearsal, vocal workshop and studio recording but also invest on their looks, and over-all packaging and showmanship in hopes of winning over the judges' and the viewers' votes.

The three formidable and high-profile Protégé Judges are well-renowned composer/musical director/writer LOUIE OCAMPO, well-respected talent manager/director BERT DE LEON and entertainment guru, JOEY DE LEON.

Who will stand out among the 10 mentor-protégé tandems? Can they survive the intense and emotional battle of the singing search? How far will they go to snatch the coveted votes of the judges and the viewers now that at stake are big prizes for both the Ultimate protégé and his or her mentor?

Catch the unparalleled display of singing sensations as Protégé: The Battle for the Big Break premieres September 4 on GMA. -- Text and photo courtesy of GMA Network

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GMA7 to give raw talents the big break this September

MALAYA:

AFTER scouring the entire archipelago for potential aspirants, GMA Network’s all-original singing talent search, "Protégé: The Battle for the Big Break," makes its premiere on September 4.

"Protégé" invades Filipino homes with a new breed of performers with unique voices and raw talents who will soon become the country’s next batch of singing sensations.

This first-of-its-kind singing competition showcasing 10 of the industry’s most adored legends as mentors, will be hosted by a fresh combination of Kapuso stars including singer-songwriter Ogie Alcasid as Journey Host, much-awarded drama actor Dingdong Dantes as Gala Presentor and versatile actress Jennylyn Mercado as Reality Host. Ogie delivers the backstage drama and the emotional highs and lows in the life of every aspirant while Dingdong hosts the live Sunday gala night presentations and Jennylyn takes over the 10-minute Mondays – Saturdays updates on the aspirants’ quest for musical stardom.

The 10 highly-respected mentors who were sent out to different parts of the country to find their three protégés include "The King of Soul" Janno Gibbs for Iloilo, "The Queen of Soul" Jaya for Davao, "The Prince of R&B" Jay-R for Cabanatuan, "The Ultimate Singing Champion" Rachelle Ann Go for Cebu, "The Wordsmith of Rap" Gloc-9 for Manila, "The Acoustic Sensation" Aiza Seguerra for Cagayan de Oro, "The Sentimental Songstress" Imelda Papin for Naga, "The Country’s Sweetest Voice" Claire dela Fuente for Batangas, "The Platinum-Selling Vocalist" Joey Generoso of Side A for Dagupan, and "Mr. Hitmaker" Rey Valera for Pampanga.

These award-winning music personalities will not only share their professional guidance to their protégés in every rehearsal, vocal workshop and studio recording but also invest on their looks, and overall packaging and showmanship in hopes of winning over the judges’ and the viewers’ votes.

The three formidable and high-profile Judges are well-renowned composer/musical director/writer Louie Ocampo, well-respected talent manager/director Bert de Leon and entertainment guru, Joey de Leon.

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MALAYA:

AFTER scouring the entire archipelago for potential aspirants, GMA Network’s all-original singing talent search, "Protégé: The Battle for the Big Break," makes its premiere on September 4.

"Protégé" invades Filipino homes with a new breed of performers with unique voices and raw talents who will soon become the country’s next batch of singing sensations.

This first-of-its-kind singing competition showcasing 10 of the industry’s most adored legends as mentors, will be hosted by a fresh combination of Kapuso stars including singer-songwriter Ogie Alcasid as Journey Host, much-awarded drama actor Dingdong Dantes as Gala Presentor and versatile actress Jennylyn Mercado as Reality Host. Ogie delivers the backstage drama and the emotional highs and lows in the life of every aspirant while Dingdong hosts the live Sunday gala night presentations and Jennylyn takes over the 10-minute Mondays – Saturdays updates on the aspirants’ quest for musical stardom.

The 10 highly-respected mentors who were sent out to different parts of the country to find their three protégés include "The King of Soul" Janno Gibbs for Iloilo, "The Queen of Soul" Jaya for Davao, "The Prince of R&B" Jay-R for Cabanatuan, "The Ultimate Singing Champion" Rachelle Ann Go for Cebu, "The Wordsmith of Rap" Gloc-9 for Manila, "The Acoustic Sensation" Aiza Seguerra for Cagayan de Oro, "The Sentimental Songstress" Imelda Papin for Naga, "The Country’s Sweetest Voice" Claire dela Fuente for Batangas, "The Platinum-Selling Vocalist" Joey Generoso of Side A for Dagupan, and "Mr. Hitmaker" Rey Valera for Pampanga.

These award-winning music personalities will not only share their professional guidance to their protégés in every rehearsal, vocal workshop and studio recording but also invest on their looks, and overall packaging and showmanship in hopes of winning over the judges’ and the viewers’ votes.

The three formidable and high-profile Judges are well-renowned composer/musical director/writer Louie Ocampo, well-respected talent manager/director Bert de Leon and entertainment guru, Joey de Leon.

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Filipino-Americans Marko Germar and Tadd Gadduang fail to clinch top prize in So You Think You Can Dance

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Nabigo ang Filipino-Americans Marko Germar at Tadd Gadduang na masungkit ang titulo sa Season 8 ng hit U.S. reality dance competition na So You Think You Can Dance.

Ang nanalo ay ang contemporary dancer na si Melanie Moore.

Si Marko ay pumangatlo, samantalang si Tadd naman ay pumang-apat.

Ang isa pang finalist na si Sasha Mallory ang naging first runner-up.

Si Melanie ay nanalo ng $250,000 at ng titulong "America's Favorite Dancer."

Ang pagpili ng winner ay base sa dami ng audience votes through phone and online.

Si Melanie ay nakakuha ng 47 percent of the total votes, samantalang si Sasha naman ay 32 percent.

The rest of the votes ay pinaghatian nina Marko at Tadd.

Bagamat hindi pinalad sina Marko at Tadd na tanghaling America's favorite dancer ngayong season, isang malaking karangalan pa rin ang hinatid nila hindi lang sa mga Pinoy at Filipino-Amercans kundi maging sa lahat ng Amerasians.

Ito ang kauna-unahang pagkakataon sa kasaysayan ng So You Think You Can Dance na dalawang Filipino-Americans ang nakapasok sa Top 4.

Magkaibang-magkaiba ang dance styles nina Marko at Tadd.

Si Marko, 22, ay modern dance ang forte; samantalang si Tadd, 25, ay sa B-Boying naman nakilala.

Throughout the competition, hindi nanganib sa elimination si Marko, gaya ng nanalong si Melanie. Ni minsan ay hindi sila napasama sa bottom group.

Si Marko rin ang "favorite contestant" this season ng isa sa judges na si Mary Murphy.

Si Tadd naman ay tatlong beses na napasama sa bottom group. Pero madalas siyang purihin dahil sa kanyang pagiging "entertainer."

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Filipino-Americans Marko Germar and Tadd Gadduang fail to clinch top prize in So You Think You Can Dance

BY PEP

Nabigo ang Filipino-Americans Marko Germar at Tadd Gadduang na masungkit ang titulo sa Season 8 ng hit U.S. reality dance competition na So You Think You Can Dance.

Ang nanalo ay ang contemporary dancer na si Melanie Moore.

Si Marko ay pumangatlo, samantalang si Tadd naman ay pumang-apat.

Ang isa pang finalist na si Sasha Mallory ang naging first runner-up.

Si Melanie ay nanalo ng $250,000 at ng titulong "America's Favorite Dancer."

Ang pagpili ng winner ay base sa dami ng audience votes through phone and online.

Si Melanie ay nakakuha ng 47 percent of the total votes, samantalang si Sasha naman ay 32 percent.

The rest of the votes ay pinaghatian nina Marko at Tadd.

Bagamat hindi pinalad sina Marko at Tadd na tanghaling America's favorite dancer ngayong season, isang malaking karangalan pa rin ang hinatid nila hindi lang sa mga Pinoy at Filipino-Amercans kundi maging sa lahat ng Amerasians.

Ito ang kauna-unahang pagkakataon sa kasaysayan ng So You Think You Can Dance na dalawang Filipino-Americans ang nakapasok sa Top 4.

Magkaibang-magkaiba ang dance styles nina Marko at Tadd.

Si Marko, 22, ay modern dance ang forte; samantalang si Tadd, 25, ay sa B-Boying naman nakilala.

Throughout the competition, hindi nanganib sa elimination si Marko, gaya ng nanalong si Melanie. Ni minsan ay hindi sila napasama sa bottom group.

Si Marko rin ang "favorite contestant" this season ng isa sa judges na si Mary Murphy.

Si Tadd naman ay tatlong beses na napasama sa bottom group. Pero madalas siyang purihin dahil sa kanyang pagiging "entertainer."

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Fil-Ams Marko Germar and Tadd Gadduang enter Top 4 of So You Think You Can Dance

Fil-Am dancers Markko Germar and Tadd Gadduang have entered the Top 4 of So You Think You Can Dance, which will have its finale on August 11, 2011.

Their individual and "pair" performances thrilled the judges and audience alike. Marko was paired up with Caitlin.

Dancing to "Heavy in your arms" by Florence + the Machine, the pair moved with fierceness and their powerful emotions were very much evident. As a result, their performance impressed producer and choreographer Nigel Lythgoe, ballroom expert Mary Murphy, Cristina and krumper Lil C.

Lil C was the first judge to express his view. "When I want to emphasize and put my intensity into something, I put a hash tag on it. This routine was 'buck.' This routine was double hash tag buck...so reckless. It was murder risk. Loved it. That's all I gotta say."

Judge Cristina remarked, "Wow...Marko, they keep referring to the woman as the beast. My friend you are a beast. Your aggression was so powerful, so palpable. It was wonderful. Caitlin, finally...that was your moment. It's your time."

Mary Murphy commented on Caitlin first. "This one was one of your best numbers, Caitlin. You had another breakthrough...When you dream about something you really want it, you can make those changes in your emotion tonight. You have this amazing facility, flexibility...But this time you brought the true grit to it. You did take it to another level.

Regarding Marko's, she pointed out: "You've always been a beast. You've always been my favorite dancer on the show...You're just fearless. You're not afraid of anything. I love yah!"

Nigel, on the other hand, gave credit to the choreographer by saying, "Sonya Tayeh, I was a little upset with the chandelier routine. This routine more than makes up for it. You are a world-class choreographer."

He also said, "Caitlin, you came of age tonight. You showed us how mature you can be...So many people look on you and say 'she's a pretty girl.' You don't realize what a brilliant dancer you are..."

His comment on Markko was short but sweet. "You showed that every single time on that stage. You are sensational!"

TADD GROWS IN LEAPS AND BOUNDS. Dance partners Tadd and Melanie took on a different path, swaying with steamy seduction and tenderness as they danced to Shirley Bassey's "Love Story."

Impressed with Melanie, Nigel pointed out, "It's probably one of the best solos I've ever seen...Not only are you the original beast in this season, you are a brilliant actress as well as an incredible dancer. To star in that overdramatic piece where you're performing and its all drama...You did a wonderful arabesque on that chair, the technical side is there. But when he was about to kiss and you were open mouth, the breath in and the breath out, made just as much with all the technical dancing you did to me. You have all gone back to become my favorite dancer."

On Tadd's performance, he stated, "Tadd, to think that you are in this routine with probably one of the best dancers we've ever had in this series, to say you didn't suck is a compliment. The little things that you did like doing a cartwheel over the chair, you are outstanding in what you do so well. Many compliments to you!"

Krumper Lil C spoke to Melanie first. "If Tadd doesn't like you like that, I know that there are millions of men in America that will gladly fill in...I love that your artistry speaks for itself. You have this quiet fire. And I think that is what entices people. It just pulls everyone in...That was technical but at the same time sensual...You are extremely buck!"

"Your solo was so beefy!" was his emphatic remark on Tadd's performance. He added, "You are growing in leaps and bounds."

Judge Cristina, who was enthralled with Melanie's performance, said, "You've taken dance to another level for me...I love watching you! You are brilliant!"

On Tadd, she replied, "Your hands are so beautiful! I just watch your hands go... Wonderful! Keep surprising us."

Mary, the queen of ballroom, observed, "The love story here is that America has fallen in love with. I'm just privileged be here this season. It's fabulous!"

Joining Marko and Tadd in the Top Four of So You Think You Can Dance are Sasha Mallory and Melanie Moore.

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Fil-Ams Marko Germar and Tadd Gadduang enter Top 4 of So You Think You Can Dance

Fil-Am dancers Markko Germar and Tadd Gadduang have entered the Top 4 of So You Think You Can Dance, which will have its finale on August 11, 2011.

Their individual and "pair" performances thrilled the judges and audience alike. Marko was paired up with Caitlin.

Dancing to "Heavy in your arms" by Florence + the Machine, the pair moved with fierceness and their powerful emotions were very much evident. As a result, their performance impressed producer and choreographer Nigel Lythgoe, ballroom expert Mary Murphy, Cristina and krumper Lil C.

Lil C was the first judge to express his view. "When I want to emphasize and put my intensity into something, I put a hash tag on it. This routine was 'buck.' This routine was double hash tag buck...so reckless. It was murder risk. Loved it. That's all I gotta say."

Judge Cristina remarked, "Wow...Marko, they keep referring to the woman as the beast. My friend you are a beast. Your aggression was so powerful, so palpable. It was wonderful. Caitlin, finally...that was your moment. It's your time."

Mary Murphy commented on Caitlin first. "This one was one of your best numbers, Caitlin. You had another breakthrough...When you dream about something you really want it, you can make those changes in your emotion tonight. You have this amazing facility, flexibility...But this time you brought the true grit to it. You did take it to another level.

Regarding Marko's, she pointed out: "You've always been a beast. You've always been my favorite dancer on the show...You're just fearless. You're not afraid of anything. I love yah!"

Nigel, on the other hand, gave credit to the choreographer by saying, "Sonya Tayeh, I was a little upset with the chandelier routine. This routine more than makes up for it. You are a world-class choreographer."

He also said, "Caitlin, you came of age tonight. You showed us how mature you can be...So many people look on you and say 'she's a pretty girl.' You don't realize what a brilliant dancer you are..."

His comment on Markko was short but sweet. "You showed that every single time on that stage. You are sensational!"

TADD GROWS IN LEAPS AND BOUNDS. Dance partners Tadd and Melanie took on a different path, swaying with steamy seduction and tenderness as they danced to Shirley Bassey's "Love Story."

Impressed with Melanie, Nigel pointed out, "It's probably one of the best solos I've ever seen...Not only are you the original beast in this season, you are a brilliant actress as well as an incredible dancer. To star in that overdramatic piece where you're performing and its all drama...You did a wonderful arabesque on that chair, the technical side is there. But when he was about to kiss and you were open mouth, the breath in and the breath out, made just as much with all the technical dancing you did to me. You have all gone back to become my favorite dancer."

On Tadd's performance, he stated, "Tadd, to think that you are in this routine with probably one of the best dancers we've ever had in this series, to say you didn't suck is a compliment. The little things that you did like doing a cartwheel over the chair, you are outstanding in what you do so well. Many compliments to you!"

Krumper Lil C spoke to Melanie first. "If Tadd doesn't like you like that, I know that there are millions of men in America that will gladly fill in...I love that your artistry speaks for itself. You have this quiet fire. And I think that is what entices people. It just pulls everyone in...That was technical but at the same time sensual...You are extremely buck!"

"Your solo was so beefy!" was his emphatic remark on Tadd's performance. He added, "You are growing in leaps and bounds."

Judge Cristina, who was enthralled with Melanie's performance, said, "You've taken dance to another level for me...I love watching you! You are brilliant!"

On Tadd, she replied, "Your hands are so beautiful! I just watch your hands go... Wonderful! Keep surprising us."

Mary, the queen of ballroom, observed, "The love story here is that America has fallen in love with. I'm just privileged be here this season. It's fabulous!"

Joining Marko and Tadd in the Top Four of So You Think You Can Dance are Sasha Mallory and Melanie Moore.

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