The fourth season of the singing impersonation competition Your Face Sounds Familiar premiered on Kapamilya Channel on October 4, 2025. The season is presented by new hosts Vhong Navarro and Jhong Hilario. Gary Valenciano, Ogie Alcasid, and Sharon Cuneta all returned to serve as the jury.
It was also the first and only season that aired on TV5, where it aired there until December 28, 2025. Additionally, it is the first season to air on ALLTV, beginning on January 3, 2026.[1][2]
Development
On August 14, 2025, it was announced at the "Iisang Tahanan: Kapamilya Forever Trade Launch" that it will have a fourth season. Jhong Hilario and Vhong Navarro were named as the new hosts, replacing Luis Manzano.[3][4][5] To promote the season, Navarro and Hilario appeared as guest performers in the final episode of Idol Kids Philippines on September 28, 2025.[6]
On January 2, 2026, the show and other remaining ABS-CBN programs airing on TV5 were transferred to AMBS' ALLTV, marking its return to channels 2 and 16 in Mega Manila and regional channels previously held by ABS-CBN until 2020. This occurred after TV5 Network's decision to terminate its content partnership deal with ABS-CBN, which effectively ceased broadcasting programs produced by the latter on TV5, due to financial disputes involving blocktime fees which was subsequently settled.[7][8][9]
Format
The season features several new mechanics and changes in the format:
Round length
In previous seasons of Your Face Sounds Familiar and Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids, one round typically lasted one week, consisting of performances aired on Saturday and Sunday. In the current season, the duration of each round has been extended to two weeks, lasting for two consecutive weekends, with performances aired on both Saturday and Sunday.
Steal
Based on "Te lo robo" from the original Spanish version of the format, the Steal allows a performer to take another performer’s assigned icon for the following week by pressing the red button during the Iconizer segment. Each performer may use this power only once throughout the season. When a performer uses the Steal button after already receiving an icon, their original icon is transferred to the person they stole from. If the performer being stolen from already has already received an icon, the two performers simply swap icons. Else, if the stealing performer has not yet received an icon, the performer who was stolen from must press the Iconizer button again to receive a new one. It is currently unknown how this rule will apply to JMielle as they are a duo.
The Iconizer button has been changed to blue following the introduction of the Steal button.
Battle of One Icon
Debuting in Round 4, the Battle of One Icon is a new mechanic in which two or more celebrity performers are assigned to impersonate the same icon but perform different songs separately. The selection is made randomly by the Iconizer.
Ilacad later won the round with 36 points, followed by Dy in second place with 21 points. Ilacad emerged as the winner of the first Battle of One Icon round.
Only Maté was able to perform as Lopez and placed fifth in that round with 6 points, as Quinto was unable to proceed due to a medical emergency that occurred prior to her scheduled performance.
Hosts, judges, and mentors
Hosts
The hosts and judges of Your Face Sounds Familiar 4
The show's online companion show, Your Face Sounds Familiar: KaFamilar Online Live, is hosted by season 3 contestant Vivoree Esclito, Kids season 2 contestant Krystal Brimner, and Showtime Online Ü host AC Soriano. It features exclusive content, such as behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the hosts and the contestants.
Nyoy Volante and Klarisse de Guzman (Cuneta and Valenciano's substitute judges for Round 2, Valenciano's substitute judges for Rounds 3-5 and 8)
Erik Santos (Alcasid's substitute judge for Round 7)
Mentors
Klarisse de Guzman, winner of season 3, and Nyoy Volante, runner-up of season 1, serve as mentors for the season for vocals and character and movement, respectively. The former replaced Jed Madela, who was the previous mentor for vocals.[12]
Performers
The eight contestants were first teased on September 24, 2025, and were revealed two days later on September 26.[13][14]
On the November 15, 2025 episode (Episode 13), it was announced that Pepe Herrera had withdrawn from the competition for health reasons. He left the competition with 49 points and no weekly wins in three rounds. He joined Jhong Hilario from season 3 as the only contestants in the series to withdraw.
Top 7 contestants with the highest final total points
Contestant won that particular week
Contestant placed last that particular week
Contestant was not able to perform that particular week due to some reasons
Contestant withdrew from the competition due to personal reasons
Performances
The eight performances are divided into four nights over two weeks, with one to three contestants performing each episode, unlike in previous seasons, where four or five performed on the Saturday episode, with the remaining on Sundays. The winner of the round receives a cash prize of ₱50,000.
Color key
Contestant won that particular week
Contestant placed last that particular week
Round 1 (October 4, 5, 11, & 12)
All performers revealed their first round icon by opening a gift box. Despite the stretched-out format, JMielle's win check is displayed as October 5, which is the date if the show used the original format from previous seasons.
For this round, Pepe, who received the icon Adam Levine, used his steal to swap icons with Dia, who was assigned to impersonate Juan Karlos Labajo. JMielle were assigned the icons Regine Velasquez and Ogie Alcasid, performing "Hanggang Ngayon". However, due to Marielle's illness, JM proceeded with the performance solo, impersonating Alcasid only with an alternative song.
↑3 points each from Pepe, Alexa, JM, Akira, and Jason
Round 4 (November 15, 16, 22, & 23)
This round marked the first implementation of the Battle of One Icon format, with both Alexa and Jason impersonating Britney Spears. JMielle were assigned the icons Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers, performing "Islands in the Stream". However, due to Marielle's continued absence, JM proceeded with the performance solo, impersonating Rogers only with an alternative song.
Pepe withdrew from the competition at the start of this round due to health reasons, leaving the show with 49 points without any weekly wins.[15] Had he continued, he would have impersonated Vhong Navarro and performed “Mr. Suave.” Several changes were implemented following his withdrawal. Beginning with this round, guest performers are invited to perform during every second Sunday episode of each round, after which the scoring and Iconizer segments are conducted.
Non-competition performance
Marko Rudio as Yoyoy Villame – "Magellan" (November 23)
↑3 points each from Alexa, JMielle, Akira, and Jason
Round 7 (December 27, 28, January 3, & 4)
This round featured the second Battle of One Icon, with both Dia and Rufa Mae impersonating Jennifer Lopez. However, a medical emergency prevented the latter from proceeding with her performance, cancelling her performance of "On the Floor". As a result, the maximum points that can be given in this round was reduced to 33.
This round was the last to be aired on TV5, with episode 26 being the last episode to air on the network as the show moved to ALLTV beginning with episodes 27 and 28.
For this round, Alexa, who was assigned the icon Lisa, used her steal to swap icons with Akira, who was assigned to impersonate Yeng Constantino. Guest juror Erik Santos pressed the Iconizer button on behalf of Rufa Mae, during her absence in Round 7.
During Alexa’s performance in Episode 30, Enchong Dee appeared as a surprise guest, while Yeng Constantino was also present in the audience during her performance.
Akira is the second performer in the series to receive all three points from his fellow competitors, following Geneva Cruz in the previous season.
Note: In italics, the original series of each version
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