Little Big Star
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Little Big Star is a singing contest aired every Saturday afternoon on ABS-CBN
in the Philippines
and internationally on The Filipino Channel
. The show was hosted by a Filipina singer and actress Sarah Geronimo
. The series premiered on Saturday, September 24, 2005. The show features aspiring young singers who battle it out each week to become the next Little Big Star.
The "Little Big Star" competition is divided into two "divisions;" the Little Division for contestants ages 6 to 9 years old and the Big Division with contestants ages 10 to 13 years old.
heads the nationwide broadcast of Little Big Star. In Little Big Star Manila, finalists from the regional shows are sent to battle in the grand finals.
Sarah herself won a singing competition, IBC 13's Star for a Night
.
is the host of Little Big Star Cebu, aired in the Visayas network of ABS-CBN. LBS Cebu was recognized as the fourth top-rating show in ABS-CBN's Nationwide Charts.
Sheryn won 1st runner-up in Star in a Million back in 2004.
is the face and voice behind Little Big Star Davao, airing on ABS-CBN's Mindanao network. Nikki placed 2nd to Jerome Sala
in Search for the Star in a Million
(Season 1), which coincidentally, Sarah was also hosting with her co-champions.
. The season 2 grand finals aired on Saturday, July 1, 2006.
and Makisig Morales were offered lead roles in the network's newest fantaserye, "Super Inggo
," long before the finals even began. Meanwhile, Micah Torre was cast in host Sarah Geronimo's new soap opera "Bituing Walang Ningning
". Season 2's Robert Villar starred as Berto on "Calla Lily
," while Micah Torre and Kyle Balili sang the theme song for that soap opera. Villar is the only contestant who transferred from ABS-CBN to GMA Network. The other finalists have performed on the 2nd season of "Little Big Star" and a few other ABS-CBN programs. Kyle Balili appeared in the new soap opera "Sana Maulit Muli
."
Charice Pempengco
has also made a name for herself worldwide with her performances that were shown on YouTube. She has made appearances in The Ellen Degeneres Show
, The Oprah Winfrey Show
, The Paul O'Grady Show
, Good Morning America
, and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
. She has also shared the spotlight with the likes of Josh Groban
, Celine Dion
and Andrea Bocelli
, just to name a few. She released her self-titled international album CHARICE under the guidance of her mentor, David Foster
. Her album made it to the #8 spot on the US Billboard chart, making her the first Asian artist in history to make it to the Billboard Top Ten. In June 2010, it was announced that Charice landed a recurring guest role in the hit Fox TV series Glee
.
Other finalists who appeared in Little Big Star are also participating in various local reality shows and talent searches. These include Krissha Viaje (who finished second place in the second season of Little Big Star) as a finalist in Star Factor, a reality talent search in TV5 as well as Morrissette Amon (who made it as a finalist in Little Big Star Cebu) where she make it as a second place in Star Factor.
On the other hand, former Big Division contestants of first season Alyssa Kate Quijano, Jennifer Maravilla and Katrina Velarde formed a singing trio called New Born Divas where they made it to the grand finals of the second season of Talentadong Pinoy
in TV5.
Also, Laurice Bermillo (fourth place in Little Big Star Season 2) made it as a contender in Star Power and Akiko Solon (a monthly finalist in Little Big Star Cebu) who finished fifth in the said singing contest.
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
and internationally on The Filipino Channel
The Filipino Channel
The Filipino Channel is an international television station owned by the Philippine-based multimedia conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is currently available in Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and the United States. It has over two million subscribers in these...
. The show was hosted by a Filipina singer and actress Sarah Geronimo
Sarah Gerónimo
Sarah Asher Tua Geronimo is a Filipino recording artist, actress and dancer. Geronimo started her career appearing in children's variety shows such as Pen-pen de Sarapen, Ang TV and NEXT...
. The series premiered on Saturday, September 24, 2005. The show features aspiring young singers who battle it out each week to become the next Little Big Star.
The "Little Big Star" competition is divided into two "divisions;" the Little Division for contestants ages 6 to 9 years old and the Big Division with contestants ages 10 to 13 years old.
Sarah Geronimo
Sarah GeronimoSarah Gerónimo
Sarah Asher Tua Geronimo is a Filipino recording artist, actress and dancer. Geronimo started her career appearing in children's variety shows such as Pen-pen de Sarapen, Ang TV and NEXT...
heads the nationwide broadcast of Little Big Star. In Little Big Star Manila, finalists from the regional shows are sent to battle in the grand finals.
Sarah herself won a singing competition, IBC 13's Star for a Night
Star for a Night
Star for a Night is a British television singing competition that ran for five annual episodes from 1999 to 2002. It was presented by Jane McDonald and the judges were Nigel Martin Smith and Barbara Windsor.-Famous alumni:...
.
Sheryn Regis
Sheryn RegisSheryn Regis
Sheryn Mae Poncardas Regis , better known as simply Sheryn Regis, is a Filipina pop singer, composer, host and actress. Sheryn was a consistent top scorer of Star in a Million, where she eventually ended as runner-up to Erik Santos in January 2004...
is the host of Little Big Star Cebu, aired in the Visayas network of ABS-CBN. LBS Cebu was recognized as the fourth top-rating show in ABS-CBN's Nationwide Charts.
Sheryn won 1st runner-up in Star in a Million back in 2004.
Nikki Bacolod
Nikki BacolodNikki Bacolod
Nikki Bacólod , is a Filipina singer, television host, swimmer and actress. She is best known for placing as first runner up in the 2005 season of ABS-CBN's Search for the Star in a Million...
is the face and voice behind Little Big Star Davao, airing on ABS-CBN's Mindanao network. Nikki placed 2nd to Jerome Sala
Jerome Sala
Jerome Sala is Filipino singer who was dubbed "Balladeer Extraordinaire." He was discovered on the ABS-CBN series Search for Star in a Million in 2005...
in Search for the Star in a Million
Search for the Star in a Million
Search for the Star in a Million is a television program in ABS-CBN. The shows premise is almost the same to that of American Idol, although the format is derived from GMA's Search for a Star and ASAP Mania's Star in a Million segment....
(Season 1), which coincidentally, Sarah was also hosting with her co-champions.
Season one
In the first season, contestants competed each week to become part of the Honor Roll. Those in the Honor Roll at the end of the month would compete in the Monthly Finals for the title of "Star of the Month." The "Star of the Month" would secure a spot in the finals.Little Division Grand Finalists
- Rhap SalazarRhap SalazarRhap Salazar is a Filipino singer/songwriter and recently now a movie actor. He has tied for first place in the 2010 Awit Awards in the category “Best Performance by a New Male Recording Artist" He has won two awards at the 13th World Championships of Performing Arts both the Junior Grand...
- Brightest Star - Makisig MoralesMakisig MoralesMakisig Morales appeared on the TV reality-show Little Big Star and is the lead singer of the boy band Mak and the Dudes. As a child actor, he played the lead role in Super Inggo'....
- 2nd Honor - Kyle Balili- 3rd Honor
Big Division Grand Finalists
- Sam ConcepcionSam ConcepcionSamuel Lawrence Lopez Concepcion born on October 17, 1992 in Manila, Philippines, is a Filipino singer, dancer, actor, host and model. He emerged as the winner for the Big Division of Little Big Star's Season 1 in April 2006. He is under STAGES and ABS-CBN's Star Magic.-Personal life:Concepcion was...
- Brightest Star - Gian BarbaronaGian BarbaronaGian Karl G. Barbarona is a young Filipino singer who was the 1st runner-up on the first season of ABS-CBN's Little Big Star.- Song List :...
- 2nd Honor - Charice PempengcoCharice PempengcoCharmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco , popularly known by the mononym Charice, is a Filipino recording artist and actress who rose to popularity through YouTube. Dubbed by Oprah Winfrey as the Most Talented Girl in the World, she released her first international studio album Charice in 2010...
- 3rd Honor
Season two
Season 2 began the week after the grand finals of season 1. After a little over two months of competition, ABS-CBN pulled the plug on the series after experiencing a decline in ratings as well as the network focusing on its new talent search, Pinoy Dream AcademyPinoy Dream Academy
Pinoy Dream Academy is the Philippine version of Endemol's Operación Triunfo . The format is similar to Big Brother, where a set number of finalists would live inside the Academy for four months and will be trained by guest teachers to be multimedia performers...
. The season 2 grand finals aired on Saturday, July 1, 2006.
Big Division Grand Finalists
- Angellie Urquico - Brightest Star
- Krisshajene "Khrissha" Viaje
- Dawn Amber Cortes
- Laurice Bermillo
After Little Big Star
A few of the first season contestants have gone on to other projects at ABS-CBN. Both Sam ConcepcionSam Concepcion
Samuel Lawrence Lopez Concepcion born on October 17, 1992 in Manila, Philippines, is a Filipino singer, dancer, actor, host and model. He emerged as the winner for the Big Division of Little Big Star's Season 1 in April 2006. He is under STAGES and ABS-CBN's Star Magic.-Personal life:Concepcion was...
and Makisig Morales were offered lead roles in the network's newest fantaserye, "Super Inggo
Super Inggo
Super Inggo is an International Emmy-nominated fantaserye aired on the Philippine television network ABS-CBN. Its main character is Budong , a 10-year-old kid who dreams of becoming a real life and full-fledged superhero. Unknown to him, he possesses superhuman strength and abilities which he...
," long before the finals even began. Meanwhile, Micah Torre was cast in host Sarah Geronimo's new soap opera "Bituing Walang Ningning
Bituing Walang Ningning
Bituing Walang Ningning is a Filipino television serial drama. It began airing on the ABS-CBN television network on May 15, 2006, and ended on October 6 of that same year. For most of its run, the soap opera was the network's highest rating show in primetime...
". Season 2's Robert Villar starred as Berto on "Calla Lily
Calla Lily (TV series)
-"Calla Lily" Summary:Sharlene San Pedro starred in this ABS-CBN teleserye, which premiered on May 29, 2006. She reunited once again with her highly successful Angel na Walang Langit family composed of directors Maryo J...
," while Micah Torre and Kyle Balili sang the theme song for that soap opera. Villar is the only contestant who transferred from ABS-CBN to GMA Network. The other finalists have performed on the 2nd season of "Little Big Star" and a few other ABS-CBN programs. Kyle Balili appeared in the new soap opera "Sana Maulit Muli
Sana Maulit Muli
Sana Maulit Muli is a Filipino primetime soap opera produced by ABS-CBN. It was considered as one of the most watched television shows in the Philippines for 2007. Its name is roughly translated in English: "I Wish It Could Happen Again"...
."
Charice Pempengco
Charice Pempengco
Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco , popularly known by the mononym Charice, is a Filipino recording artist and actress who rose to popularity through YouTube. Dubbed by Oprah Winfrey as the Most Talented Girl in the World, she released her first international studio album Charice in 2010...
has also made a name for herself worldwide with her performances that were shown on YouTube. She has made appearances in The Ellen Degeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it is produced by Telepictures and airs in syndication, including stations owned by NBC Universal. For its first five seasons, the show...
, The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
, The Paul O'Grady Show
The Paul O'Grady Show
The Paul O'Grady Show was a BAFTA award-winning British comedy chat show hosted by Birkenhead-born comedian Paul O'Grady. The format was originally devised by Granada Television and was broadcast on ITV before moving to Channel 4...
, Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
, and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, often shortened to Macy's Day Parade, is an annual parade presented by Macy's. The tradition started in 1924, tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States along with America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit, and four years younger than...
. She has also shared the spotlight with the likes of Josh Groban
Josh Groban
Joshua Winslow "Josh" Groban is an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and record producer. His four solo albums have been certified at least multi-platinum, and in 2007, he was charted as the number-one best selling artist in the United States with over 21 million records in that country...
, Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
and Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident....
, just to name a few. She released her self-titled international album CHARICE under the guidance of her mentor, David Foster
David Foster
David Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...
. Her album made it to the #8 spot on the US Billboard chart, making her the first Asian artist in history to make it to the Billboard Top Ten. In June 2010, it was announced that Charice landed a recurring guest role in the hit Fox TV series Glee
Glee (TV series)
Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States, and on GlobalTV in Canada. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues...
.
Other finalists who appeared in Little Big Star are also participating in various local reality shows and talent searches. These include Krissha Viaje (who finished second place in the second season of Little Big Star) as a finalist in Star Factor, a reality talent search in TV5 as well as Morrissette Amon (who made it as a finalist in Little Big Star Cebu) where she make it as a second place in Star Factor.
On the other hand, former Big Division contestants of first season Alyssa Kate Quijano, Jennifer Maravilla and Katrina Velarde formed a singing trio called New Born Divas where they made it to the grand finals of the second season of Talentadong Pinoy
Talentadong Pinoy
Talentadong Pinoy is a reality talent show. Hosted by Ryan Agoncillo, the show displays a variety of performances from singers, dancers, actors, musicians and comedians, to contortionists, impressionists, jugglers, ventriloquists and magicians. It was based from the Got Talent series in UK, USA,...
in TV5.
Also, Laurice Bermillo (fourth place in Little Big Star Season 2) made it as a contender in Star Power and Akiko Solon (a monthly finalist in Little Big Star Cebu) who finished fifth in the said singing contest.
Releases
| Album | Date of release | Track Listing | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Big Star | May 2006 Star Records Star Records Star Records, referring loosely to two companies, Star Recording and Star Songs Music Publishing, is an ABS-CBN Entertainment Group company whose main lines of business include: producing, developing and distributing audio and video content; music publishing; events production and music artists... |
1. Kaba - Makisig Morales 2. Kay Palad Mo - Rhap Salazar 3. Mr. Kupido - Micah Torre 4. Iingatan Ka - Kyle Balili 5. Sa Kandungan Mo - Jaya Sto.Domingo 6. Ako Ang Bukas - Shanne Velasco 7. Follow Your Dreams - Gian Barbarona Gian Barbarona Gian Karl G. Barbarona is a young Filipino singer who was the 1st runner-up on the first season of ABS-CBN's Little Big Star.- Song List :... 8. I'll Be There - Charice Pempengco Charice Pempengco Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco , popularly known by the mononym Charice, is a Filipino recording artist and actress who rose to popularity through YouTube. Dubbed by Oprah Winfrey as the Most Talented Girl in the World, she released her first international studio album Charice in 2010... 9. Pasulyap-sulyap - Rachel Pegason 10.Tara Tena - Sam Concepcion Sam Concepcion Samuel Lawrence Lopez Concepcion born on October 17, 1992 in Manila, Philippines, is a Filipino singer, dancer, actor, host and model. He emerged as the winner for the Big Division of Little Big Star's Season 1 in April 2006. He is under STAGES and ABS-CBN's Star Magic.-Personal life:Concepcion was... 11. Meron Ba - Melvin Rimas 12. Till It's Time - Randy de Silva 13. Iisa Lang Tayo - Ronald Humarang 14. May Bukas Pa - Carl Camo |
2 Discs Disc One: Music CD Disc Two: VCD with music videos |
| Little Big Deeds | May 2006 Star Records Star Records Star Records, referring loosely to two companies, Star Recording and Star Songs Music Publishing, is an ABS-CBN Entertainment Group company whose main lines of business include: producing, developing and distributing audio and video content; music publishing; events production and music artists... |
VCD | |