On March 13, 2025, it was announced that ABS-CBN will broadcast the spin-off of Idol franchise in the Philippines after 3 years of the second season of the main franchise.
Broadcast
The show airs on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z at 7:15pm with a delayed telecast on TV5 at 8:00 pm on Saturdays and 8:30pm on Sundays. It also airs on Kapamilya Online Live and streams on the show's official channels and pages on Facebook and YouTube.
Regine Velasquez and Gary Valenciano, who judged the second season of the main season, reprised their roles as judges of the kids version, and they were joined by Angeline Quinto and Juan Karlos.[6][7][8] With Velasquez returning from the franchise, she becomes the only judge to have served for both main seasons and the kids season.
Companion online show
An online show airs named Idol Kids Philippines Spotlight together with the main program on Idol Philippines'Facebook and YouTube accounts; it is hosted by former contestant Shanaia Gomez and Emilio Daez during the pre-taped rounds.[1]Jeremy Glinoga joined Gomez during the Live Semifinals Round.
Competition summary
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Winner
Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
Eliminated in the Live Finale
Eliminated in the Semifinals
Eliminated in the Midrounds
Top 67 contestants
Alexa Mendoza
Kleid Cojuangco
MJ Alcano
Quinn Holmes
Sean Lorenz Bernardez
Yassi Abaya Estrera
Abatar Dakdak
Andrea Flores
Francheska Paula Cape
Gab Balasabas
Jirah Giganto
Kara Gabrielle Lopez
Kean Vicente
Keisha Auron
Khasy Moreno
Leisah Baconga
Miggy Agulay
Samantha Braga
Aleina Magbuhatan
Alex Patricio
Alexis Dela Cruz
Arwen Delfin
Ayen Manzano
Bella Alodia
Belle Almasin
Billy Luntayao
Cataleya Cruz
Chloe Simbirio
Dani Espina
Dexter Salvacion
Divine Damos
Ethan Gaspe
Fatima Sala
Franchesca Aleia Payunan
Gianna Salva
Jay-R Cayago
Jenard Cuestas
Jewel Arintoc
Jinwen Sumanda
John Paul Miguel Ramusu Nabong
Johnny Morris
Julia Rinoah Francisco
Kai Capiral
Katherine Rollins
Kiel Colonel
Kiko Valenzuela
Marchelle Mercado
Marcio Cano
Marvian Malabanan
Matteo Liam delos Ama
Meerah Respicio
Monique Naga
Natalie Javier
Prince Luna
Rain Sally Enero
Rain Vinegas
Rifa Amatonding
Safhia Legaspi
Samantha Romano
Sayen Silva
Sofia Andrea Pacencia
Sofie Marco
Theon Noyales
Uzzia Benedicto
Yanyan Atienza
Zian Visitacion
Zoe Aguilar
Auditions
The initial auditions for the season opened on March 27, 2025, for Idol hopefuls aged 6 to 13 years old.[9] To advance and receive a golden ticket to the next round, an auditionee needed to receive at least three "yes" votes from the judges. The first audition episode was aired on June 28, 2025, with the final audition episode being aired on August 17, 2025. 67 Hopefuls advanced to the next round.
The midrounds were recorded at Studio 10 in ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center at Dilliman, Quezon City and first aired on August 23, 2025. All 67 hopefuls were grouped to six, with each group consisting of eleven (5 groups) or twelve (1 group) members. Each group only has three hopefuls advancing to the semifinals–two selected by the judges and one selected by audience score. The audience score has the audience grade each of the remaining hopefuls from 1 to 100. In total, 18 hopefuls advanced to the live semifinals.
Composer Raul Mitra and Ana Graham served as the guest mentors for this round, with Mitra mentoring the first, second, and fifth groups and Graham for the third, fourth, and sixth groups.
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Contestant was saved by the audience votes and advanced to the semifinals
Contestant was selected by the judges to advance to the semifinals
The semifinals aired for two weeks from September 13 to 21, 2025 at ABS-CBN Studio 10. Each week, nine hopefuls performed, with three advancing to the grand finals. The first slot was awarded to the contestant who received the highest percentage of votes from the public, while the other two were chosen based on the judges’ top two scores. Voting opened after all hopefuls had performed, conducted through online voting via joinnow.ph. Raul Mitra reprised his role as the overall mentor for this round.
In a unique mechanic of Idol Kids Philippines, the usual weekly themes used in the regular editions were not applied during the live shows, allowing each hopeful to freely choose any song they wished to perform.
Jeremy Glinoga served as a guest online host for this round.
Nashrifa "Rifa" Amatonding is a cast member of the 2024 revival of Goin' Bulilit.
Billy Luntayao joined the fifth season of The Voice Kids, but was eliminated in the Battle Rounds. He also joined Tawag ng Tanghalan Kids 2 as one of the Semifinalists.
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