Talentadong Pinoy

Talentadong Pinoy

Written by	Paolo Bustamante
Directed by	Rich Ilustre
Starring	Robin Padilla (2014–present) Mariel Rodriguez (2014–present) Tuesday Vargas (2014–present) Ryan Agoncillo (2008–2013)
Theme music composer	Ney Dimaculangan
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language(s)	Mainly Filipino, with English
No. of seasons	7
Production
Executive producer(s)	Malou Gascon
Producer(s)	TV5 Network, Inc.
Location(s)	TV5 Studios, Quezon City (2008–2009) Sky Dome, SM City North EDSA, Quezon City (2010–2012) NBC Tent, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City (2012–2013), TV5 Broadway Centrum (2014-present)
Running time	1 hour
Release
Original network	TV5
Picture format	NTSC (480i)^[1]
Original release	First incarnation: August 16, 2008 (2008-08-16) – August 18, 2013 (2013-08-18) Second incarnation: August 16, 2014 (2014-08-16) – December 13, 2014 (2014-12-13)
External links
Website

Talentadong Pinoy (English: Talented Filipino) is a Philippine reality talent show. Hosted initially by Ryan Agoncillo in its first five seasons, the show is handled currently by Robin Padilla and Mariel Rodriguez,^[2] it displays performances from singers, dancers, actors, musicians and comedians, to contortionists, impressionists, jugglers, ventriloquists and magicians. Contestants are allowed to perform any act they want. One difference to the Got Talent series is that the judges give their opinions on the performance of the performer and grades only 50% of the final score while the jury also grades the 50% of the score to determine the winner. Its recent season aired every Saturday at 7 p.m. (PST).

Overview

Talentadong Pinoy audition at SM City Baliwag in Baliuag, Bulacan

The show aims to display and advance performances considered as talented by the judges. The audition process is mostly held in SM locations all over the Philippines. The judging panel is composed of "talent scouts" (three famous persons who decide if the performers are passed on their performances) and the "jury" (composed of about eight to ten ordinary persons with professions or occupations and are the main judges in the contest). (If several contestants are passed by the talent scouts, the jury will decide who will become the winner. The jury is changed randomly in every show.)

The contestants perform on stage within 1 minute and 30 seconds. When the performers successfully do their act in that time, the bell rings, indicating that the contestant succeeded. If the talent scouts don't like the act, they simply press their respective buzzers and the curtain will be closed partially. When the contestants receive three strikes from the talent scouts, the curtain will be completely closed accompanied by the buzzer, notifying that the performer's act is terminated. Mostly seven competitors will compete if there is a defending champion; there are eight contestants if it is searching for a new defending champion. He/she/they will become the defending champion when the performer wins on the contest either by unanimous or split-decision by the jury. He/she/they must defend his/her/their title for five consecutive weeks against other performers. If he/she succeeds on defending the title, the defending champion becomes a "Hall of Famer."^[3]

Hosts

Current

Robin Padilla (2014)
Mariel Rodriguez (2014)
Tuesday Vargas (2014; Audience and Backstage Host)

Ryan Agoncillo (2008–2013)

Seasons

Season 1

In the first season, a contestant is hailed a "Hall of Fame" winner when he/she/they defend their title for five consecutive weeks.

Battle of the Champions was held during 19:30 UTC on March 6, 2010 at the Cuneta Astrodome. It was a competition for the seven Hall of Famers to become "Philippine's Ultimate Talentado" and Grand Prize of 1,000,000 pesos. Joining them is a "Wildcard Competitor", who is a failed Talentado with a chance to compete with the Hall of Famers. Jackielyn from Cavite was revealed on March 1, 2010 as the Wildcard Competitor.

The criteria for judging consists of 50% text votes and 50% jury's decision (which was composed of 6-8 judges). Some notable contestants of Talentadong Pinoy appear on the intermission numbers of the Battle of the Champions. Yoyo Tricker was declared the first "Ultimate Talentado" and won for 1,000,000 pesos in cash.

Season 2

Following the first Battle of the Champions there were some changes on Talentadong Pinoy:

The stage is now on 180-degree view.
For a contestant to be part of the "Hall of Fame", they must defend their title for eight consecutive episodes.
The color of the curtain is changed from black to red.
There are now four talent scouts. They can now handle the decision of the contestants' performance.
The criteria for judging is obtained by 1/3 from talent scouts and 2/3 from the jury.
The after the talent scouts' evaluation the contestant's rating from the talent scout will be shown in four red bar graphs but the ratings' form the jury is in the one green bar which is not shown instead it display as a question mark.
The program is aired on Saturdays and Sundays.

On March 12 and 13, 2011, the Battle of the Champions was held at Ynares Center, Antipolo City. A Celebrity Edition was announced to be held on the Grand Finals. Each celebrity will be accompanied by Season 1 Hall of Famers. Ciara Sotto (with Far East Acrobats) [Winner], Valeen Montenegro (with The Tribal Dancers), Regine Tolentino (with Makata Tawanan), and Rosanna Roces (with Leah Patricio) will compete respectively.^[4] Joseph the Artist declared the second Ultimate Talentado, taking home 1,000,000 pesos, a new car, four-year college scholarship, and a chance to represent the Philippines at the World Championships of the Performing Arts (WCOPA) to be held in Hollywood, USA. In addition to the major prizes, three contestants (including Joseph the Artist) won PHP 10,000 for being the Champion Detergent Bar's Kahanga-Hangang Performance Awardees.^[5]

Season 3

Astroboy became the Third Ultimate Talentado in the Battle of the Champions held at the Quezon City Memorial Circle on May 6, 2012. He won P1 million cash with a brand new car. He was also given the opportunity to represent the country in the world Championship of the Performing arts (WCOPA) in Hollywood.

Season 4

Talentadong Pinoy was revived in 2014 with Robin Padilla and Mariel Rodriguez as the new hosts. Meanwhile, Tuesday Vargas was added as the backstage and audience host.

Spin-offs

After season 3's Battle of the Champions, Talentadong Pinoy launched new spin-offs aside from the current competition: Talentadong Pinoy Kids, Talentadong Pinoy International Edition, Talentadong Pinoy Worldwide and Talentadong Pinoy Junior.

Hall of Famers/Battle of the Champions contestants/current champions

Season 1

Key	First Ultimate Talentado

Rank	Professional Name	Hometown	Talent
1st Hall of Famer	Far East Acrobats	Pampanga	Acrobatics
2nd Hall of Famer	Wanlu	Rizal	Ventriloquism
3rd Hall of Famer	Yoyo Tricker (first Ultimate Talentado)	Quezon City	Yoyo Tricks
4th Hall of Famer	Tribal Dancers	Laguna	Fire dancing
5th Hall of Famer	Leah Patricio	Manila	Singing
6th Hall of Famer	Omar the Ladder Balancer	Marinduque	Ladder Tricks
7th Hall of Famer	Makata Tawanan	Bulacan	Poetry
Wildcard Grand Finalist	Jackielyn	Cavite	Singing

Season 2

Key	Philippines' Ultimate Talentado 2011	Champion Detergent Bar's Kahanga-Hangang Performance Awardees

Rank	Professional Name	Hometown	Talent
8th Hall of Famer	Beatbox Gor	Davao	Beatbox
9th Hall of Famer	The Believers	Muntinlupa	Musical Theatre
10th Hall of Famer	Joseph the Artist (Second Ultimate Talentado)	Laguna	Sand Art
11th Hall of Famer	New Born Divas	Quezon City	Singing trio
12th Hall of Famer	Sfazhiva (Ana Marie Garbo)	Caloocan City	Pole dancing
13th Hall of Famer	Zion Show	Laguna	Acrobatics/Magic
14th Hall of Famer	Fire Attraction	Lahug, Cebu	Fire Poi
15th Hall of Famer	RR Friends	Naic, Cavite	Isolation Duo & Breakdance
Wildcard Grand Finalist	Belinda Adora's Step Kids	Antipolo, Rizal	Ballroom Dancing

^ Joseph the Artist originally lost to Cedie (singer/one-time defending champion). However, after the 8-win rule was implemented, Joseph was placed in the Hall of Fame having won nine times.

Season 3

Rank	Professional Name	Hometown	Talent
16th Hall of Famer	Ayegee	Bukidnon	Singing
17th Hall of Famer	Melbelline	Bulacan	Kundiman-style Singing
18th Hall of Famer	Dancing Is Fun	Northern Samar	Ballroom Dancing
19th Hall of Famer	Craig & Samantha	New Jersey	Dancing
20th Hall of Famer	Astroboy (Third Ultimate Talentado)	Quezon City	Hula Hoop Dancing
21st Hall of Famer	Sustantivo	Quezon City	Pole Dancing
22nd Hall of Famer	Monica	Bulacan	Sand Art
Wild Card Contender	Rhyzza	San Mateo, Rizal	RNB Singing

^ Dancing is Fun won the "Make It or Break It" edition, a wildcard show competed by former champions who did not made the Hall of Fame.
^ Melbelline performed "waray-waray" with a modern twist, but later perform a kundiman as a request of a talent-scout