StarStruck (season 7)

In the last quarter of 2018, GMA Network announced the audition requirements and dates through a series of television plugs and website articles. For this season, the age limit is set from 16 years old to 21 years old.[1][2]

The following dates and key cities for the auditions are as follows:

The seventh season of StarStruck was originally slated to air in 2018, as it was included in the network's omnibus plug for their upcoming shows.[3] The pilot episode was aired on June 15, 2019. This is the first time in six seasons that the show will only be aired on weekends.

When the Ultimate Final 14 was chosen, they are assigned to different challenges every week that will hone their acting, singing, and dancing abilities. People will choose who they want to win the competition by text voting. 50% of the result will come from public vote and the remaining 50% is from the StarStruck council.

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Week 1: Acting Reacting

Mark A. Reyes instructed the Final 14 who were divided into pairs (one boy and one girl) to face the first challenge by acting in a small scene of any genre while focusing into the characters' reactions at the same time. The StarStruck alumni who were assigned to each pair's scene were Rich Asuncion, Katrina Halili, Liezel Lopez, Nikki Co, Dave Bornea, Chariz Solomon and Dion Ignacio.[9]

Week 2: Comedy Challenge

Michael V. and Bubble Gang writer and director Caesar Cosme assigned the finalists by pairs to perform two comedy skits with the show's cast and perform a short clip of a comedic reaction. Before the live results, the StarStruck Council selected Radson Flores and Crystal Paras who won the Second Chance Challenge to advance in the Finals before the elimination of the two from the original Final 14 by each gender.[10]

Week 3: Sampal Serye and Direct Action

The finalists are grouped into twos and threes by gender on their on screen take set by director Gil Tejada with veteran actress Aiko Melendez. They are assigned with a different script and scenario for the boys and girls. The live results for the boys are revealed on July 13 while the girls in July 14.

Week 4: Kilabot Serye

The six remaining finalists are divided into two groups to act in a short thriller play challenged by Jorron Monroy, director of the upcoming afternoon drama series Hanggang sa Dulo ng Buhay Ko. The first group will act out in the school shooting scene with Gabby Eigenmann while the last group portrayed in the home invasion story with StarStruck season 4 winner Kris Bernal.

Week 5: Hugot Challenge

The eleven finalists portrayed their on-screan heartbreak romance scenes with actors Ken Chan for the girls and Barbie Forteza for the boys, instructed by director LA Madridejos. During the live results, the contestant with the lowest number of votes from the Public and the StarStruck Council will be sent to The Danger Seat before the final results are revealed on July 28.

Week 6: Conflict Challenge with Ms. Cherie Gil

Council member Cherie Gil was joined with Gina Alajar to direct the ten finalists who portray siblings (5 brothers and 5 sisters) with the actress in a family drama short play. The setting of the story was a family memorial. Originally, two contestants were sent home on the Sunday live results, until the second twist of the season was introduced called The Last Chance Challenge. Jeremy Sabido and Ella Cristofani, who got the lowest combined scores will be competing against next week's bottom two performers for a spot in the Final 8. From it, the StarStruck council will then choose two hopefuls (one per gender) to advance in the competition.

Week 7: Action Challenge

Director Dominic Zapata instructs the eight finalists by pairs (one boy and one girl) to perform the scenes of a school fight with actress Jean Garcia who portrays the school principal. The bottom two finalists from each gender will face Cristofani and Sabido in the Last Chance Challenge to determine the Council's vote to advance in the Top 8. Host Dingdong Dantes took over council member Jose Manalo to grade the contestants for this week. With the Bottom 2 revealed, the contestants act out in their individual performances in a short play of a family remembrance scene to announce the council's vote to advance in the Top 8.

Week 8: Fiction Drama Test

The final eight finalists used their skills of perception to portray in an Action-fantasy drama play instructed by Rico Gutierrez, director of Daig Kayo ng Lola Ko, with actress Rhian Ramos portraying the villain in two segments for the boys and girls. The girls portrayed witches fighting for the spell book against the evil witch while the boys portrayed superhuman mutants fighting against a rebel mutant. The Danger Seat was re-introduced on the Saturday night live results until the Sunday night live eliminations.

Week 9: Versatility Challenge

The 7 on 7 twist was introduced. The final seven finalists will be assisted and mentored by StarStruck graduates from previous seasons until the show's Final Judgment. As for their acting test, the hopefuls were tasked to test their versatility as actors and portray dual opposite roles. Helping them in this challenge were The Better Woman director Mark Sicat dela Cruz and actress Carmina Villaroel. The boys portrayed their dual roles with their ailing mother while the girls portrayed as a barrio worker and a mean rich sister.

Week 10: Star Perya Musical

As the battle for the Ultimate Final 4 begins, the StarStruck alumni were tasked to guide the remaining six finalists in a musical play under the direction of theater director Rem Zamora. The musical Star Perya, featuring various music hits, stars the Final 6, together with the premiere comedians Kiray Celis, Cai Cortez, Gladys Guevarra, Betong Sumaya, and Pekto.

Week 11: Heavy Drama Challenge

The Final 6 finalists prepare for their last challenge before The Final Judgement next week. They have to act out in a Heavy Drama Challenge with the setting of the aftermath of a fire tragedy. Directed by Don Michael Perez, the finalists portrayed their characters searching for their younger sibling (played by Yuan Francisco for the boys and Leanne Bautista for the girls). The final results for this week are separated on Saturday for the boys and Sunday for the girls.

Week 12: The Final Judgement

On Saturday, the Final 4 survivors are interviewed by the StarStruck council who asked some of the hardest questions before performing their individual performances and face The Final Judgement. They portrayed their roles in their respective short films, both directed by Monti Parungao centering on youth. Allen and Kim portrayed brothers who are drug users, entitled "Pag-Uwi" while Lexi and Shayne portrayed in "Our Father" as grief-stricken sisters with mental disorders. The Ultimate Male and Female Survivors will each receive an exclusive management contract from GMA Network worth 5 million pesos, 1 million pesos cash, and a house and lot from Camella Homes.[11]

The Final Judgment for the seventh season dubbed StarStruck The Final Judgment was held live on September 15, 2019 at the StarStruck Studio. On the said event, hosted by Dingdong Dantes (the primetime king) and Jennylyn Mercado (the ultimate star).

The opening number consisted of the council formed with Heart Evangelista (actress and model), Cherie Gil (veteran actress), and Jose Manalo (actor and comedian) representing it. Together with the Ultimate Final 4 performing American Authors’s Best Day of My Life. Before the female survivors sang Meghan Trainor’s Better When I’m Dancin with Jennylyn Mercado and the StarStruck Graduates Mentors Yasmien Kurdi mentor of Lexi Gonzales, Katrina Halili mentor of Shayne Sava, Mark Herras mentor of Kim de Leon and Kris Bernal mentor of Allen Ansay.

The next intermission features the StarStruck council sang Bill Medley’s and Jennifer Warnes’s (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life before closing the opening performances with the dance performance of the Ultimate Final 4 and their alumni mentors to the StarStruck theme sung by StarStruck Insider Kyline Alcantara. The twelve StarStruck Avengers vote for their choice of Ultimate Male and Female Survivors before performing their dance number with Kyline Alcantara.

Alden Richards (asia's multi-media star), performed December Avenue’s Kung Di Rin Lang Ikaw with Lexi Gonzales and Shayne Sava. After commercial break, Alden Richards performed his dance number with Kim de Leon and Allen Ansay. Before the final results, Aicelle Santos (singer and actress) performed the StarStruck Journey song Fight For You while the Ultimate Final 4 metors appears on stage followed by this season twelve StarStruck Avengers.

Announcement come, Kim de Leon of Balayan, Batangas is the Ultimate Male Survivor with a score of 97.4% and Shayne Sava of Binangonan, Rizal is the Ultimate Female Survivor with a score of 96.9% were proclaimed as the Ultimate Survivors and each of them received P1,000,000 pesos each, a house and lot from Camella Homes, plus a five year exclusive management contracts from GMA Network worth P5,000,000 pesos.

While Allen Ansay of Sagñay, Camarines Sur is the First Prince with a score of 95.2% and Lexi Gonzales of Sampaloc, Manila is the First Princess with a score of 94.8% were proclaimed as the Runner-ups each of them received P250,000 pesos each and exclusive GMA Network contracts.

The StarStruck Avengers (the losing contestants) also received an exclusive contract from the network. Also received the StarStruck Graduates Mentors Mark Herras, Yasmien Kurdi, Katrina Halili and Kris Bernal received their special awards for their mentorship to the Ultimate Final 4 survivors.

There are signature dances and songs made in each batch. With this batch, their signature dances and songs are:

• Hey Julie!
• Fight For You

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