Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids (Philippine TV series)
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Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids | |
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Genre | Reality competition |
Based on | Your Face Sounds Familiar ABS-CBN Entertainment Endemol Shine Group |
Presented by | |
Judges | |
Country of origin | Philippines |
Original languages | Filipino (primary) English (secondary) |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 60 (as of 2018) |
Original release | |
Network | ABS-CBN |
Release | January 7, 2017 August 26, 2018 | –
Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids was a spin-off of the singing and impersonation competition for celebrities Your Face Sounds Familiar. The show debuted on January 7, 2017, on ABS-CBN, replacing Pinoy Boyband Superstar which ended in December 2016. The show was hosted by Billy Crawford, with Sharon Cuneta, Gary Valenciano and Ogie Alcasid serving as the show's judges.[1] The second season ended on August 26, 2018, and was replaced by The Kids' Choice.
Overview
The show was a spin-off of
Format
The show challenges child celebrities to perform as different music icons for 14–16 weeks.
Each contestant impersonates a different singer each week, and performs an iconic song and dance routine well known by that particular icon. The "Iconizer" assigns icons to the contestants and can assign any icon living or dead regardless of its age, race or gender. The contestants must press the "Iconizer" at the end of every Sunday episode, in which they reveal the icon they have to impersonate in the following week, and a playback of the song assigned to them being played after they press it.
They are then judged a panel of celebrity judges called "The Jury". The contestants are awarded 4 to 8 stars by the jury. The total score of each contestant is counted by summing the stars from judges. In case of a tie, the judges will choose the week's winner.
Whoever is at the top of the leaderboard at the end of the each show receives a cash prize for themselves and a charity of their choice.
All contestants then advance after 13 or 15 weeks of competition into the finale called "The Grand Showdown". The contestants will personally select the icon they wish to pick for the said event. The winner is then decided by a score composed of the total stars from the jury and the votes cast by the public.
Development
On August 15, 2016, Billy Crawford announced that Your Face Sounds Familiar will return for a third season, which was later revealed as the "Kids" edition. The first Kids season premiered on January 7, 2017.
On March 5, 2017, Xia Vigor could not perform on the show because of her sickness and was announced to impersonate Jennifer Lopez on the following week instead.
On March 28, 2018, ABS-CBN released a teaser for its upcoming season (season 2 as "Kids" edition, season 4 overall). It premiered on May 5, 2018.
On May 5, 2018, the second season of the Kids edition premiered, replacing the timeslot of the
On March 21, 2020, the first season was re-run on the primetime lineup of ABS-CBN's Yes Weekend block, temporarily replacing the
Prize
Every week, the weekly winner would receive a medal and cash prize worth ₱100,000, where half would be given to the winner's charity of choice.
The grand prize was usually a trophy and a cash prize worth ₱1,000,000. Additional prizes such as a house and lot, tickets to a particular location and gadget showcases were also given to the champion but it varied per season.
Host and judges
Host
Billy Crawford served as a host for both seasons.
The Jury
In each season there are three members of the jury. In an event that a sitting jury member cannot fulfill their duties for a particular week, a temporary replacement will take their place in that particular week.
Regular
- Sharon Cuneta (season 1-)
- Gary Valenciano (season 1-)
- Ogie Alcasid (season 1-)
Guest Judges
- Nyoy Volante and Jed Madela (Valenciano's replacement judges for Week 3 to Week 10)
- Nyoy Volante (Valenciano's replacement judge for Week 11 and 12)
Mentors
In each season there are two mentors (one for vocals and another for choreography) to aid the contestant in impersonating the icon that was assigned to them.
Current
- Jed Madela (vocals) (season 2-)
- Nyoy Volante (choreography) (season 2-)
Former
- Annie Quintos (vocals) (season 1)
- Georcelle Dapat-Sy (choreography) (season 1)
Season summary
Season | Premiere | Finale | Winner | Second place | Third place | Fourth Place | Other Finalists | Host(s) | Judges |
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1
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January 7, 2017 | April 9, 2017 | Awra Briguela | Elha Nympha | AC Bonifacio | Justin Alva | Xia Vigor | Billy Crawford | Sharon Cuneta Gary Valenciano Ogie Alcasid |
Sam Shoaf | |||||||||
Lyca Gairanod | |||||||||
Alonzo Muhlach | |||||||||
2
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May 5, 2018 | August 26, 2018 | TNT Boys | Onyok Pineda | Esang de Torres | Sheena Belarmino | Krystal Brimner | ||
Noel Comia Jr. | |||||||||
Chun-sa Jung | |||||||||
Marco Masa |