8.2 /10 1 Votes
First episode date 14 March 2015 Genre Reality television | 8.2/10 IMDb Country of origin Philippines No. of seasons 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Based on Your Face Sounds Familiar No. of episodes 78 (as of April 8, 2017) Similar It's Showtime, Ang Probinsyano, Kris TV, ASAP, FlordeLiza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Your Face Sounds Familiar is a singing and impersonation competition for celebrities and is based on the Spanish version of the same name. It debuted on March 14, 2015 on ABS-CBN. It is hosted by Billy Crawford; and for the second season, also co-hosted by Melai Cantiveros. Jed Madela, Gary Valenciano and Sharon Cuneta served as the show's judges for the first two seasons. In Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids, Ogie Alcasid replaces Madela, while Valenciano and Cuneta will reprise their roles as judges. The Kids season premiered on January 7, 2017.
Contents
- Your face sounds familiar kids awra briguela as mommy dionesia pacquiao
- Your face sounds familiar kids xia vigor as taylor swift you belong with me
- Development
- Format
- Prize
- Hosts
- Judges
- References
Your face sounds familiar kids xia vigor as taylor swift you belong with me
Development
The Philippine version was first announced by ABS-CBN on its trade show for advertisers in Rockwell Tent, Makati City. In this show, 8 celebrities will complete in a song and dance number while impersonating iconic singers. Each week, the "Iconizer" (called the "Randomizer" in other franchises) will assign the artists of whom they will impersonate.
The first season of the show replaced the timeslot of the second season of the The Voice of the Philippines, which ended on March 1, 2015. On March 9, 2015, Sharon Cuneta made a comeback in ABS-CBN; one of her first projects would be to sit as a judge in the show with Madela and Valenciano. In earlier announcements, Toni Gonzaga was reported to be one of the judges; however, she was replaced by Cuneta.
On April 5, 2015, due to Holy Week, the show only had duets, as Black Saturday pre-empts all non-cable shows.
On April 18–19, 2015, Gary Valenciano temporarily left the show to fulfill his commitment of performing in a series of concerts in Papua New Guinea, Spain and Qatar. He was substituted by Boy Abunda. The same instance happened on May 16–17, 2015, and he was substituted by Vice Ganda.
On June 6, 2015, it was announced that the show will return for a second season in the same year, which premiered on September 12, 2015, replacing the timeslot of the second season of The Voice Kids. By August 2015, Melai Cantiveros, the winner of the first season was announced to co-host the show, impersonating different people.
On August 15, 2016, Crawford announced that the show will return for a third season; which was later on revealed as the Kids edition entitled Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids. On November 22, 2016, Ogie Alcasid, who made a comeback on ABS-CBN, was revealed as the newest addition to the show's judges, replacing Madela. The Kids season premiered on January 7, 2017. It replaced the timeslot of Kapamilya Weekend Specials filler block, which was served as the temporary replacement for Pinoy Boyband Superstar.
On March 5, 2017, Xia Vigor could not perform on the show because of sickness and was announced to impersonated artist Jennifer Lopez on Week 10 instead.
Format
For 12 weeks, all the celebrity contestants will complete for a cash prize, half of which will go to their chosen charity. The contestant with the highest points per week will become the weekly winner, and will receive 100,000 pesos. The top four contestants will complete for the public's votes, and the artist with the highest votes will be declared the winner.
Prize
Every week the winner will win a cash prize of 100,000 pesos, half of which would be given to his or her chosen charity. The grand prize is 2 million pesos, half of which would be given to his or her chosen charity.
Hosts
Billy Crawford serves as the host of the local version of Your Face Sounds Familiar. Melai Cantiveros, the winner of the first season, was also added as Billy Crawford's co-host for the second season.
Judges
The judges, dubbed as "The Jury" in the show: