Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga,, is a Filipina singer and actress, best known for her roles in musical theatre, for supplying the singing voices of two Disney Princesses, and as a recording artist and television performer.
Levi Celerio was a Filipino composer and lyricist who is credited to writing not less than 4,000 songs. Celerio was recognized as a National Artist of the Philippines for Music and Literature in 1997.
Francis Michael Durango Magalona, also known by the moniker Francis M, was a Filipino rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur & television personality. He is widely regarded as the best and the most successful local Filipino rapper of all-time. Born in Manila, he is often credited as the pioneer of Pinoy hip-hop as he was the first Filipino rapper in the Philippines to cross over into the mainstream. He became a significant influence to artists in the Pinoy hip-hop scene & the local rap community.
Raymond Gutierrez, is a TV host, editor, columnist, endorser, entrepreneur and occasional actor in the Philippines. He is best known for hosting Pinoy Idol in 2008. He was also one of the hosts of Showbiz Police.
Ryan Cayabyab, also known as Mr. C, is a Filipino musician, composer and conductor. He was the Executive and Artistic Director for several years for the defunct San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts. He was named as National Artist of the Philippines for Music in 2018.
Michael John Tumanguil Pestano Bustos is a Filipino Canadian singer and comedian who has appeared on the reality television show Canadian Idol. He is also the owner of AntsCanada, an online shop that specialises in ant-keeping.
Miguel Pamintuan de Leon, also known as Mike de Leon, is a Filipino film director, cinematographer, scriptwriter and film producer.
Philippine Idol is the first version of the Idol series in the Philippines, the 35th country in the world to air a local Idol adaptation and the sixth in Asia. The franchise was first awarded by FremantleMedia, 19 Entertainment and CKX, Inc. to ABC Development Corporation in 2006, then to GMA Network in 2008, then ABS-CBN in 2019. Just like the premise of original show Pop Idol, Philippine Idol aims to find the best singer in the country who can be defined as the "national" singer. Local television personality Ryan Agoncillo hosted the program. Ryan Cayabyab, Pilita Corrales and Francis Magalona were also judges of the show. Agoncillo, Corrales and Magalona auditioned to be part of the program, while Cayabyab was chosen by the program's producers. Meanwhile, actress Heart Evangelista hosted the daily updates program I ♥ Philippine Idol: Exclusive. Composer Mel Villena was the show's musical director.
Giancarlo "Gian" Alzate Magdangal, is a Filipino singer, performer, and theater actor currently signed to ABS-CBN. A former boy band member of 17:28, he rose to prominence as one of the runners-up of Philippine Idol in 2006. Magdangal was dubbed during the competition as the "Livewire Idol".
Maureen "Mau" Flores Marcelo is a Filipina soul singer and composer who rose to prominence as the first winner of Philippine Idol in 2006. She was dubbed as the "Soul Idol" and "The Black Belter" at the competition for her R&B-style vocals. She was also called "Philippines' Diamond Diva" after her much-applauded performance of "Diamonds Are Forever" by Shirley Bassey during the Movie and Musical Theme Week.
Pinoy Idol is a 2008 Philippine television interactive reality-based singing competition show broadcast by GMA Network. Created and developed by FremantleMedia and 19 Entertainment, the program is a franchise of Pop Idol created by British entertainment executive Simon Fuller, the show is the second incarnation of Philippine Idol.
Jan Kurt Anthony Pasion Nieto is a Filipino male singer who rose to prominence as one of the runners-up of Philippine Idol in 2006. With the height of 5' 10½" and weighing 165 pounds, he was dubbed as the "Hunky Idol" during the competition. He is currently a talent of GMA Network.
Vincent Mendoza Bueno is an Austrian singer of Filipino descent.
The Philippine version of The Singing Bee premiered April 21, 2008 on ABS-CBN. A combinination of karaoke singing and a spelling bee-style competition, this show features contestants trying to remember the lyrics to popular songs.
Laarni Lozada is a Filipino pop, ballad, classical, and soul singer. She is the winner of Pinoy Dream Academy , Philippine franchise of Endemol's Star Academy garnering more than 100,000 votes over the votes obtained by her closest contender Bugoy Drillon.
Angel James Dee III, professionally known as AJ Dee is a Filipino actor, model and swimmer. He is the brother of fellow swimmer and actor Enchong Dee.
Direk Freddie Santos is a Filipino theatre and concert director.
Bobet Vidanes is a Filipino television director known for his works such as It's Showtime and Pilipinas, Game KNB?, and also a recently actor for It's Showtime Holy Week Drama Specials every Lenten Season of every year since 2013. He is also the director of the Philippine adaptation of the Got Talent franchise, Pilipinas Got Talent, and also the director of the idol franchise of Idol Philippines.
Chuckie Dreyfus is a Filipino film actor. He received his first award as Best Child Performer 1984 at the Metro Manila Film Festival, won the FAMAS Award 1985 for Best Child Actor in the film Idol in which he played the sidekick of Philippine action star, Rudy Fernandez and in 1988 won Best Child Performer in Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) Award for Once Upon a Time.
Daniel Surian Tan, simply known as Danny Tan, is a Filipino musician known for his songwriting and musical directing for the Philippine movie, television, theatre, and recording industries. He is associated with Ryan Cayabyab, Raul Mitra, and Regine Velasquez. He was a student of National Artist Lucio San Pedro at the University of the Philippines College of Music. He was among those Filipino artists commissioned for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games opening performance, under the direction of Floy Quintos.
