Philippine Idol: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Philippine Idol is the first version of the Idol series in the Philippines, the 35th country in the world to air a local Idol adaptation and the sixth in Asia. The franchise was first awarded by FremantleMedia, 19 Entertainment and CKX, Inc. to ABC Development Corporation (ABC now TV5) in 2006 and then to GMA Network in 2008. Just like the premise of original show Pop Idol, Philippine Idol aims to find the best singer in the country who can be defined as the "national" singer. Local television personality Ryan Agoncillo hosted the program. Ryan Cayabyab (musical composer), Pilita Corrales (singer, known as Asia's Queen of Songs) and Francis Magalona (rapper and producer) were also judges of the show. Agoncillo, Corrales and Magalona auditioned to be part of the program, while Cayabyab was chosen by the program's producers.

Series details

• Title: Philippine Idol
• Format: Reality
• Language: Tagalog
• Genres: Music
• Premiere date: 2006-07-30
• Final broadcast date listed: 2006-12-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV5
• Network country: Philippines
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 29498
• IMDb ID: tt0953112

Cast and credited roles

• Ryan Agoncillo — Host
• Pilita Corrales — Judge
• Ryan Cayabyab — Judge
• Francis Magalona — Judge

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2006-07-30; final listed air date 2006-12-10; episode order: 34.

Source and licence

Adapted from Philippine Idol on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.