Here is the link:http://www.philippineidol.com/
It officially starts June 2006.Full Version: Philippine Idol - Talent Search on ABC channel 5
This will give the 2 rival stations ABS-CBN channel 2 and GMA channel 7 a run for their money!
we already have lots of singing contests here in the country, well i hope this show will be successful.
Gudluck!
Gudluck!
Super hype din itong show na ito! Basta malaki ang prices kakagat ang publiko
ABC channel 5 should have done it earlier !
Star in a Million, Pinoy Pop Superstar, etc....
Star in a Million, Pinoy Pop Superstar, etc....
im AI fan.
sana nga matuloy ito
sana nga matuloy ito
Finally someone thought of Franchising AI in the Phils. 
franchising cost a lot of money like the Pinoy Big Brother
ABS-CBN had spend around P100 million just for the franchise alone!
ABS-CBN had spend around P100 million just for the franchise alone!
haaaayy salamat!!!! meron na tayo. panahon na.
this channel's still alive?
Yup , Channel 5 is still alive! But under the Cojuangco management
‘Philippine Idol’ organizers no-show at mall audition
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
By Edson C. Tandoc Jr.
Last updated 10:20am (Mla time) 05/28/2006
Published on page A1 of the May 28, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
THEY arrived in their best clothes and with full makeup, hoping to become the first “Philippine Idol.”
But the more than 200 people who showed up to audition for the new television show on ABC 5, a franchise of the hugely popular “American Idol,” ended up waiting for more than six hours and belting out complaints.
With feeling
“This is an insult. We have been waiting for several hours,” a 47-year-old father, who came with his 17-year-old daughter, told the Inquirer as the rest of the hopefuls gathered at the food court of the SM Centerpoint in Sta. Mesa, Quezon City yesterday.
Those who trooped to the mall as early as 7:30 a.m. had planned to join the fast-track auditions scheduled there.
According to ABC 5 announcements, those chosen at the mall auditions would be given special passes so they will no longer line up during the audition proper. They will also get free transportation and accommodation.
The hopefuls had been waiting for hours when they learned, an hour after the scheduled 10 a.m. registration, that the mall audition had been canceled.
“ABC 5 canceled the audition last Wednesday. As far as we are concerned, there are no scheduled events here,” said a marketing officer of the mall, who asked the hopefuls to leave.
“We were not prepared for this big gathering,” she added, frowning as she observed the crowd of applicants seated on tables and chairs, arguing, but not ordering food.
Why it was canceled
The reason for the cancellation: The mall had designated its open parking area as the venue for the screenings, but judges and program organizers reportedly found the area too hot and uncomfortable, a security official of the mall said.
Perci Intalan, vice president for Creative and Entertainment Production of ABC 5, told the Inquirer that the organizers decided to cancel the screenings yesterday because they found the venue “too small.”
He said the cancellation was aired last week on radio stations 101.1 Yes FM and 90.7 Love Radio. A print advertisement in the Inquirer’s May 26 issue also announced the “revised schedule” of the fast-track screenings, he added.
It was nobody’s fault, Intalan said, adding that fast-track screenings were handled by Manila Broadcasting Corp., ABC 5’s media partner for “Philippine Idol.”
The next screenings will be held on May 30 at SM Valenzuela, on June 1 at SM Manila and June 2 at SM San Lazaro.
Feeling sorry
Feeling sorry for their wasted time, effort and money, some of the hopefuls started their own attendance sheet. They went up to the mall’s fourth floor to submit the sheet to the mall administration office.
There were at least 159 applicants based on the attendance sheet, but scores of other hopefuls, who did not know an attendance sheet was being passed around, failed to write their names.
Mell, 22, who did not give his real name, afraid it would ruin his chances in the next audition, said he decided to phone ABC 5 shortly before noon. He came all the way from his hometown in Laguna and had been waiting at the mall since 8 a.m.
He reached the network officials, who in turn, contacted mall officials and promised to send a representative.
More promises
The network officials said they would redistribute the applicants to the other scheduled fast-track auditions in other SM malls this week. They also promised to send a representative at 1:30 p.m.
The appointed time came. Still, no one from the TV network showed up. There were still over a hundred hopefuls at the food court, displacing mall customers. Mell and his friend Corvin, 24, (also not his real name), facilitated a second attendance sheet.
Those who signed the earlier list were again asked to sign the new sheet, this time choosing which among the next fast-track auditions they preferred to attend.
But many applicants had already gone home—frustrated.
Keeping fingers crossed
Finally, a representative from ABC 5 arrived at 2:30 p.m. The hopefuls, who were still gathered at the food court, were asked to go to the fourth floor, clogging the escalators.
The representative, who introduced herself as Judith, told the tired applicants they were assured of slots in the next fast-track auditions. Only 150 hopefuls are allowed per fast track audition.
“We are very sorry,” Judith told the already irritated applicants. She had to repeat her explanation three times because of the huge crowd. Mall officials later lent her a megaphone.
Hours later, the applicants finally went home—fingers crossed—hopeful that Judith and ABC 5 would keep their promises this time. With a report from Marinel R. Cruz
Link below:
Philippine Daily Inquirer
By Edson C. Tandoc Jr.
Last updated 10:20am (Mla time) 05/28/2006
Published on page A1 of the May 28, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
THEY arrived in their best clothes and with full makeup, hoping to become the first “Philippine Idol.”
But the more than 200 people who showed up to audition for the new television show on ABC 5, a franchise of the hugely popular “American Idol,” ended up waiting for more than six hours and belting out complaints.
With feeling
“This is an insult. We have been waiting for several hours,” a 47-year-old father, who came with his 17-year-old daughter, told the Inquirer as the rest of the hopefuls gathered at the food court of the SM Centerpoint in Sta. Mesa, Quezon City yesterday.
Those who trooped to the mall as early as 7:30 a.m. had planned to join the fast-track auditions scheduled there.
According to ABC 5 announcements, those chosen at the mall auditions would be given special passes so they will no longer line up during the audition proper. They will also get free transportation and accommodation.
The hopefuls had been waiting for hours when they learned, an hour after the scheduled 10 a.m. registration, that the mall audition had been canceled.
“ABC 5 canceled the audition last Wednesday. As far as we are concerned, there are no scheduled events here,” said a marketing officer of the mall, who asked the hopefuls to leave.
“We were not prepared for this big gathering,” she added, frowning as she observed the crowd of applicants seated on tables and chairs, arguing, but not ordering food.
Why it was canceled
The reason for the cancellation: The mall had designated its open parking area as the venue for the screenings, but judges and program organizers reportedly found the area too hot and uncomfortable, a security official of the mall said.
Perci Intalan, vice president for Creative and Entertainment Production of ABC 5, told the Inquirer that the organizers decided to cancel the screenings yesterday because they found the venue “too small.”
He said the cancellation was aired last week on radio stations 101.1 Yes FM and 90.7 Love Radio. A print advertisement in the Inquirer’s May 26 issue also announced the “revised schedule” of the fast-track screenings, he added.
It was nobody’s fault, Intalan said, adding that fast-track screenings were handled by Manila Broadcasting Corp., ABC 5’s media partner for “Philippine Idol.”
The next screenings will be held on May 30 at SM Valenzuela, on June 1 at SM Manila and June 2 at SM San Lazaro.
Feeling sorry
Feeling sorry for their wasted time, effort and money, some of the hopefuls started their own attendance sheet. They went up to the mall’s fourth floor to submit the sheet to the mall administration office.
There were at least 159 applicants based on the attendance sheet, but scores of other hopefuls, who did not know an attendance sheet was being passed around, failed to write their names.
Mell, 22, who did not give his real name, afraid it would ruin his chances in the next audition, said he decided to phone ABC 5 shortly before noon. He came all the way from his hometown in Laguna and had been waiting at the mall since 8 a.m.
He reached the network officials, who in turn, contacted mall officials and promised to send a representative.
More promises
The network officials said they would redistribute the applicants to the other scheduled fast-track auditions in other SM malls this week. They also promised to send a representative at 1:30 p.m.
The appointed time came. Still, no one from the TV network showed up. There were still over a hundred hopefuls at the food court, displacing mall customers. Mell and his friend Corvin, 24, (also not his real name), facilitated a second attendance sheet.
Those who signed the earlier list were again asked to sign the new sheet, this time choosing which among the next fast-track auditions they preferred to attend.
But many applicants had already gone home—frustrated.
Keeping fingers crossed
Finally, a representative from ABC 5 arrived at 2:30 p.m. The hopefuls, who were still gathered at the food court, were asked to go to the fourth floor, clogging the escalators.
The representative, who introduced herself as Judith, told the tired applicants they were assured of slots in the next fast-track auditions. Only 150 hopefuls are allowed per fast track audition.
“We are very sorry,” Judith told the already irritated applicants. She had to repeat her explanation three times because of the huge crowd. Mall officials later lent her a megaphone.
Hours later, the applicants finally went home—fingers crossed—hopeful that Judith and ABC 5 would keep their promises this time. With a report from Marinel R. Cruz
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