StarStruck (season 1)
The first season of StarStruck premiered on October 27, 2003. The council was formed with Joey de Leon (dubbed as the Entertainment Guru), Joyce Bernal (multi-awarded directress), and Ida Henares (by then GMA Networks Artist Center Head) representing it. The show was co-hosted by Dingdong Dantes and Nancy Castiglione.
| StarStruck (season 1) | |
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| Created by | GMA Network |
| Directed by | Lino Cayetano |
| Presented by | Dingdong Dantes Nancy Castiglione |
| Judges | Joey de Leon Joyce Bernal Ida Henares |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| No. of episodes | 71 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Wilma Galvante |
| Running time | Ordinary: 30-60 minutes The Final Judgment: 2 hours |
| Release | |
| Original network | GMA Network |
| Original release | October 27, 2003 – February 1, 2004 |
| External links | |
| StarStruck Website | |
Overview
StarStruck was first announced on GMA Network program SOP, where the hosts invited teenagers from 14–18 years old to audition for the upcoming StarStruck season. Much of the auditions were held at the GMA Network's headquarters and at SM Supermalls throughout the Philippines.
The first season of StarStruck was directed by Lino Cayetano, who has studied and taught film in the University of the Philippines, aside from his film and audiovisual communications course in New York Film Academy.
The pilot episode was aired on October 27, 2003. StarStruck is shown only weekdays having Mondays to Thursdays will be tests and Fridays would be the elimination night. The show held its "The Final Judgment" on February 1, 2004 at the Araneta Coliseum.
In the first year of the reality-talent search, Out of thousands who auditioned, only the top 100 was chosen for the first cut. From the top 100, it was trimmed down to the top 60, then from the top 60 to the top 30, and from the top 30 to the final 14 finalists. The final 14 survivors underwent various workshops and training in order to develop their personalities, talents, and charisma. But, the twist is that every week, two of the Final 14 may have to say goodbye until only four remain. Those who were eliminated were dubbed as "StarStruck Avengers".
The final 4 survivors vied for the coveted the "Ultimate Survivors" titles, the "Ultimate Male Survivor" and the "Ultimate Female Survivor" each received (P1,000,000) pesos and exclusive contracts from GMA Network and the runner-up, received (P100,000) each. The "StarStruck Avengers" (the losing contestants) also received an exclusive contracts from the network.
The Survivors
The Final 14
When the Final 14 was chosen, they are assigned to different challenges every week that will hone their acting, singing, and dancing abilities. Every Friday, one is meant to leave the competition until there were just six others who are left. From survivor six, there will be two of them who will be eliminated and after the elimination of the two; the final four will be revealed.
The Final 4 will be battling with each other on the Final Judgment. People will choose who they want to win the competition by online voting and text voting. 30% of the result will come from the online and text votes and the remaining 70% is from the Council.
| Name | Age | Hometown | Exited | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Herras | 16 | Laguna | February 1, 2004 | Ultimate Male Survivor |
| Jennylyn Mercado | 16 | Las Piñas | February 1, 2004 | Ultimate Female Survivor |
| Rainier Castillo | 18 | Quezon City | February 1, 2004 | First Prince |
| Yasmien Kurdi | 15 | San Juan | February 1, 2004 | First Princess |
| Nadine Samonte | 15 | Germany | January 9, 2004 | Avenger |
| Dion Ignacio | 17 | Laguna | January 9, 2004 | Avenger |
| Christian Esteban | 18 | Tuguegarao City | December 26, 2003 | Avenger |
| Katrina Halili | 17 | Palawan | December 19, 2003 | Avenger |
| Tyron Perez† | 18 | Tarlac | December 12, 2003 | Avenger |
| Sheena Halili | 16 | Pampanga | December 5, 2003 | Avenger |
| Jade Lopez | 16 | Batangas | November 28, 2003 | Avenger |
| Anton dela Paz | 17 | Quezon City | November 21, 2003 | Avenger |
| Cristine Reyes | 15 | Marikina | November 14, 2003 | Avenger |
| Alvin Aragon | 15 | San Juan | November 7, 2003 | Avenger |
The winner was announced on a two-hour TV special dubbed StarStruck: The Final Judgment was held on February 1, 2004 at the Araneta Coliseum, the venue of the event was jampacked with an estimated 15,000 StarStruck Fans and supporters and almost the same number of fans used to wait outside the venue because of seats' insufficiency.
The opening StarStruck dance number, together with the StarStruck Avengers, and they were joined by this season's Final 4. Hosted by Dingdong Dantes and Nancy Castiglione. The council was formed with Joey de Leon (dubbed as the Entertainment Guru), Joyce Bernal (multi-awarded directress), and Ida Henares (by then GMA Networks Artist Center Head) representing it.
The Final 4 then performs their solo performances. Rainier Castillo a dance number by a song of Klippers’s Step Into The Rhythm performs a solo dance number with the Abstract dancers, and Mark Herras a dance number by a song of Britney Spears’s Outrageous performs a solo dance number with the Manoeuvres, Yasmien Kurdi sang Christina Aguilera’s The Voice Within, Jennylyn Mercado sang Alicia Keys’s Fallin.
The StarStruck Avengers performance came in next, in a song and dance medley detailing the journey of the survivors from the audition process, the four International contenders and the elimination of the tenth Avengers for a sing and dance number.
The male survivors, Rainier Castillo and Mark Herras dancing together with Joshua Zamora dance number with the Manoeuvres. Next the female survivors, Yasmien Kurdi and Jennylyn Mercado singing together with The Nightingale Lani Misalucha sang Mananatili Kang Mahal, the Queen of Soul Jaya sang Wala Na Bang Pag-ibig, and the Asia Song Bird Regine Velasquez sang Dadalhin.
Announcement come, Jennylyn Mercado of Las Piñas is the Ultimate Female Survivor and Mark Herras of Laguna is the Ultimate Male Survivor were proclaimed as the Ultimate Survivors and each of them received P1,000,000 pesos each plus exclusive contracts from GMA Network.
While Yasmien Kurdi of San Juan and Rainier Castillo of Quezon City were proclaimed as the Runner-ups each of them received P100,000 pesos each and exclusive GMA Network contracts. The StarStruck Avengers (the losing contestants) also received an exclusive contract from the network. During the Judgment Day, it was also announced that the Final 14 will be having our own show.
The Final Judgment rated 42.8%, impressively high for a late Sunday night telecast; The StarStruck Final Judgment was the only TV event that narrowly matched the Eat Bulaga Silver anniversary special.
The First Final Judgment night's theme was based on the popular film The Matrix.
Signature Dances
There are signature dances and songs made in each batch. With this batch, their signature dances and songs are:
- Step Into The Rhythm
- Rubber Necking
- Milkshake
- Hey Yah
- Outrageous
- Average Joe
Stage 1: The StarStruck Playhouse and Stage 1: LIVE!
Because of the StarStruck fever, GMA Network created a new show, "Stage 1: The StarStruck Playhouse". The StarStruck test continues on this show where the "Final 14" have to prove their staying power in the business. Every week from Mondays to Thursdays, the show presents a miniseries starring the StarStruck 1 Final 14, but this time their acting prowess is put into test. The show already went off the air with high ratings.
Fridays would serve as critical day because the audience will judge their performance for the week through text messaging. An acting award is also given to the survivor who excelled in that week. "Stage 1: LIVE!" is also somewhat a variety show for the Survivors.
If Mondays to Thursdays, they showed their acting skills, during Fridays, they are able to show their dancing, singing and hosting prowess. The show was hosted by Chynna Ortaleza and Cogie Domingo with Raymond Gutierrez. The show already went off the air.
Elimination Chart
| Male | Female | Final 14 | Final 4 |
| StarStruck Avenger | Runner-up | Ultimate Survivor |
| Challenge Winner | Safe | Bottom Group | Eliminated |
| Finals | ||||||||||||
| Week (2003-2004) | 11/07 | 11/14 | 11/21 | 11/28 | 12/05 | 12/12 | 12/19 | 12/26 | 01/021 | 01/092 | 02/01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Contestant | Result | ||||||||||
| 1–2 | Mark Herras | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 5 | Bottom 5 | CW | Safe | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Final 4 | Ultimate Male Survivor |
| Jennylyn Mercado | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Safe | CW | Safe | CW | Bottom 3 | Safe | Final 4 | Ultimate Female Survivor | |
| 3–4 | Rainier Castillo | Safe | Safe | CW | Bottom 5 | Safe | Bottom 4 | Safe | CW | Safe | Final 4 | First Prince |
| Yasmien Kurdi | Bottom 3 | Safe | Safe | CW | Bottom 5 | Safe | Safe | Safe | CW | Final 4 | First Princess | |
| 5-6 | Nadine Samonte | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 5 | Bottom 5 | Safe | Bottom 3 | Safe | Bottom 3 | Elim | StarStruck Avenger |
| Dion Ignacio | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 4 | Bottom 3 | Safe | Bottom 3 | |||
| 7 | Christian Esteban | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 5 | Safe | Safe | Safe | Elim | |||
| 8 | Katrina Halili | CW | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 4 | Elim | ||||
| 9 | Tyron Perez | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Safe | Bottom 5 | Elim | |||||
| 10 | Sheena Halili | Safe | CW | Safe | Bottom 5 | Elim | ||||||
| 11 | Jade Lopez | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Safe | Elim | |||||||
| 12 | Anton dela Paz | Safe | Bottom 3 | Elim | ||||||||
| 13 | Cristine Reyes | Safe | Elim | |||||||||
| 14 | Alvin Aragon | Elim | ||||||||||
- Notes
- ^ It was a non-elimination week. The bottom group are Mark Herras, Nadine Samonte and Dion Ignacio, But next week the two survivors were eliminated from the competition on January 9, 2004.
- ^ The Final 4 was chosen on January 9, 2004. And the last avengers are Dion Ignacio and Nadine Samonte, The first called to eliminated is Dion Ignacio and the second called is Nadine Samonte.
External links
- StarStruck on IMDb