February 13 (2016-02-13)– April 23, 2016 (2016-04-23)
I Love OPM (stylized as I ♥ OPM: Original Pinoy Music) is a Philippine television reality competition show broadcast by ABS-CBN. Hosted by Anne Curtis and Eric Nicolas, it aired on the network's Yes Weekend! line up from February 13 to April 23, 2016, replacing Dance Kids and was replaced by We Love OPM.[1]
100% foreigners will compete against each other in singing competition using Filipino songs and most notably the Original Pilipino Music genre. Originally conceived in 2014, the show initially had apl.de.ap as the host but had to decline after scheduling conflicts. Upon being requested as judges, Martin Nievera and Lani Misalucha agreed to participate. Singer-actress Donna Cruz was originally the third judge but the delay in production forced her to withdraw due to personal commitments. Cruz vouched for singer and friend Regine Velasquez to take her place, but since Velasquez renewed her contract with rival station GMA Network, Velasquez was unable to commit despite expressing interest to reunite with peers Nievera and Misalucha. Toni Gonzaga was tapped to be the third judge.
The contestants dubbed as "Touristars" must initially go through 2 rounds which each advancement to another round being termed as "passing a Gate". The audition phase shall determine the 24 contestants to "pass through Gate 1" or qualify to the next round. On the second round to pass Gate 2, the 24 contestants that qualified the audition phase will be group into 4 to compete against each other. Only two contestants per group can advance to the next round. The top two contestants will automatically get a chair, while the third and fourth contestants needs to Bump Off the former by surpassing the current high scores. On the third round, the contestants are grouped in to three to compete for Kababayan's Choice and Judge's Choice. After each performance, the live audience will give a Love Heart or Broken Heart to vote. The contestant with the highest Love Heart will be the Kababayan's Choice. The judges will then choose between the two remaining contestant to be the Judge's Choice.
Each gates corresponds to audition (Gate 1: The Audition), elimination round (Gate 2: The Bump Off), quarter finals (Gate 3: The Kababayan Bump Off), semi-finals (Gate 4: The Take Off), and finals (Gate 5: The Grand Destination).
Episodes
I ♥ OPM: Original Pinoy Music premiered on ABS-CBN and worldwide on The Filipino Channel on February 13, 2016 and ended on April 23, 2016, taking over the original timeslot of Pilipinas Got Talent season 5, after Dance Kids ended, which caused the former to take the latter's old timeslot.[2]
Gate 1: The Audition
Each touristars must get at least 2 Approved from Himigration Officers (Himigration is a portmanteau of the Filipino word himig which means "melody" and the word immigration) to proceed to the next round. When they get 2 Denied, they are eliminated from the competition.
The 24 Touristars will be grouped into 4 that will be competing against each other. Only two Touristars per group can pass Gate 2. The first two Touristars will automatically get a chair, while the third and fourth Touristars needs to Bump Off the former by surpassing the current high scores.
The Touristars is divided into group of three. Each Himigration Officer will have a karaoke session with the three Touristars. Only two of these three will proceed to next round. The first Touristar will be chosen by 100 Kababayan (studio audience) which will give Love Heart or Broken Heart, the Kababayan's Choice. The second Touristar will be chosen by the Himigration Officers, the Judge's Choice.
Like the previous gate, there will be a Kababayan's Choice and Judge's Choice. There will be two Kababayan's Choice which are the ones who will receive the most number of Love Hearts from the 100 Kababayan (studio audience), including Filipino music celebrities, music composers, and music personalities like Jason Dy, Morissette Amon, Michael Pangilinan, Hazel Faith Dela Cruz, Nyoy Volante, Davey Langit and DJ Chacha. There will also be two Judge's Choice which are the ones who will get the unanimous votes from the judges. Instead of karaoke sessions with the Himigration Officers, the Touristars had a mentoring session with two guest celebrities; Erik Santos and Yeng Constantino.
The Himigration Officer will give score after each performance of the Touristars which will become the 50% of the total score. The remaining 50% will be from the public votes (Kababayan's Score). The winner as the Grand Touristar, will receive a 1-year singing contract, a vacation package and a plaque plus ₱2,000,000 (about £29,875, €37,950, US$42,850) cash.
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