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''Search for the Star in a Million'' (formerly ''Star in a Million'' after two seasons) is a Philippine television reality competition show broadcast by
ABS-CBN ABS-CBN is a leading Philippine media and content company. It serves as the flagship media brand of ABS-CBN Corporation, a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation. Once the country's largest free-to-air television network, ABS-CBN has since ...
. Hosted by
Ryan Agoncillo Kristoffer Lou "Ryan" Gonzales Agoncillo (; born April 10, 1979) is a Filipino actor, model, host, musician, and photographer. Career Modelling and hosting Agoncillo started as a model at the age of 15, beginning as one of the early Penshoppe's ...
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Agot Isidro Maria Margarita Amada Fteha Isidro (born 20 July 1966), professionally known as Agot Isidro, is a Filipino actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in several telenovelas including '' Tayong Dalawa'', '' Tanging Yaman'', '' Nasaan K ...
,
Edu Manzano Eduardo "Edu" Barrios Manzano (; born September 14, 1955) is a Filipino actor, television presenter, and politician. He hosted the game shows ''The Weakest Link'', '' Pilipinas, Game KNB?'', '' 1 vs. 100'', '' Asar Talo Lahat Panalo!'', and '' ...
and
Zsa Zsa Padilla Esperanza "Zsa Zsa" Perez Padilla (born May 28, 1964) is a Filipino singer, actress, television host, music producer and businesswoman. Referred to as the "''Divine Diva''", Padilla is recognized as one of the top female recording artists in th ...
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Sarah Geronimo Sarah Asher Tua Geronimo-Guidicelli ( ; born July 25, 1988) is a Filipino singer and actress. List of awards and nominations received by Sarah Geronimo, Her accolades include a Billboard Women in Music, ''Billboard'' Women in Music Award, an ...
(for Season 1 only),
Erik Santos Rhoderick Ramos Santos (born October 10, 1982) is a Filipino singer. He rose to prominence after winning the reality talent competition '' Star in a Million'' in 2003. He has been referred to as the “King of Pinoy Teleserye Theme Songs.” Hi ...
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Mark Bautista Mark Arazo Bautista (born August 10, 1983) is a Filipino singer and commercial model. Bautista received his career break when he became a grand finalist on the Philippine reality TV talent search ''Star for a Night'' where he placed third behi ...
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Christian Bautista Christian Joseph Morata Bautista (born October 19, 1981) is a Filipino singer, host, and model. He was a finalist of '' Star in a Million'', a Philippine reality show aired on ABS-CBN channel, winning 4th place in the competition in 2003. Af ...
(for Season 2 only),
Rachelle Ann Go Rachelle Ann Villalobos Go (born August 31, 1986) is a Filipino singer and actress. Known primarily for her work in musical theatre, theater, she has starred in musicals on Broadway theatre, Broadway and in the West End theatre, West End. She ...
(for Season 2 only) and
Sheryn Regis Sheryn Mae Poncardas Regis (; born November 26, 1980) is a Filipino singer and songwriter. She rose to fame after finishing as first runner-up of the television talent show ''Search for the Star in a Million, Star in a Million'' in 2003. Dubbed ...
(for season 2 only). It aired from November 8, 2003 to January 22, 2006.


''Star in a Million''

''Star in a Million'' is a singing contest on
ABS-CBN ABS-CBN is a leading Philippine media and content company. It serves as the flagship media brand of ABS-CBN Corporation, a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation. Once the country's largest free-to-air television network, ABS-CBN has since ...
in the
Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
. For season 1 from November 8, 2003 to January 3, 2004, the search produced some of the country's singing talents such as
Erik Santos Rhoderick Ramos Santos (born October 10, 1982) is a Filipino singer. He rose to prominence after winning the reality talent competition '' Star in a Million'' in 2003. He has been referred to as the “King of Pinoy Teleserye Theme Songs.” Hi ...
, Frenchie Dy, Marinel Santos,
Sheryn Regis Sheryn Mae Poncardas Regis (; born November 26, 1980) is a Filipino singer and songwriter. She rose to fame after finishing as first runner-up of the television talent show ''Search for the Star in a Million, Star in a Million'' in 2003. Dubbed ...
, OJ Mariano and
Christian Bautista Christian Joseph Morata Bautista (born October 19, 1981) is a Filipino singer, host, and model. He was a finalist of '' Star in a Million'', a Philippine reality show aired on ABS-CBN channel, winning 4th place in the competition in 2003. Af ...
. The grand champion was given a contract with
Star Records Star Music (also known as Star Records and corporately as Star Recording, Inc.) is a Philippine record label owned and operated by ABS-CBN Corporation. It was formerly a separate company operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corpora ...
and a hosting stint on '' ASAP Mania''. The most votes a contestant had was on season 2 from July 17 to August 21, 2004, when Ralph David drew 1 million votes for 4 hours later replaced by ''
Born Diva ''Born Diva'' is a Philippine television reality competition show broadcast by ABS-CBN. Hosted by Zsa Zsa Padilla, it aired from August 28 to November 13, 2004, replacing ''Star in a Million''. Overview Finalists *Shayne Corpuz *Reema Lucida *Ra ...
''.


Hosts

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Ryan Agoncillo Kristoffer Lou "Ryan" Gonzales Agoncillo (; born April 10, 1979) is a Filipino actor, model, host, musician, and photographer. Career Modelling and hosting Agoncillo started as a model at the age of 15, beginning as one of the early Penshoppe's ...
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Agot Isidro Maria Margarita Amada Fteha Isidro (born 20 July 1966), professionally known as Agot Isidro, is a Filipino actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in several telenovelas including '' Tayong Dalawa'', '' Tanging Yaman'', '' Nasaan K ...
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Edu Manzano Eduardo "Edu" Barrios Manzano (; born September 14, 1955) is a Filipino actor, television presenter, and politician. He hosted the game shows ''The Weakest Link'', '' Pilipinas, Game KNB?'', '' 1 vs. 100'', '' Asar Talo Lahat Panalo!'', and '' ...
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Zsa Zsa Padilla Esperanza "Zsa Zsa" Perez Padilla (born May 28, 1964) is a Filipino singer, actress, television host, music producer and businesswoman. Referred to as the "''Divine Diva''", Padilla is recognized as one of the top female recording artists in th ...


Judges

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Dingdong Avanzado Fernando Cyril "Dingdong" Veloso Avanzado (born July 7, 1968, Quezon City, Philippines) is an entertainer and politician. He has been called "Prince of Pinoy pop". His career began as a singer-songwriter of popular music, leading to the relea ...
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Anna Fegi Anna Fegi (born April 18, 1977) is a Filipinos, Filipino singer and actress. She has performed internationally in over seventy countries and is known for her work on the popular show ''ASAP (TV program), ASAP'' on the ABS-CBN Corporation, ABS- ...
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Cherie Gil Evangeline Rose Gil Eigenmann (; June 21, 1963 – August 5, 2022), known professionally as Cherie Gil (), was a Filipino actress. With a career spanning nearly 50 years, she was dubbed the "''La Primera Contravida''" ("The Prime Villain") " ( ...
*Nanette Inventor *
Gerard Salonga Gerard Imutan Salonga (born October 11, 1973) is a Filipino musical conductor, composer, and arranger. From 2012 to 2020, he was the music director of the ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra, assistant conductor of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orches ...
*Vernie Varga *
Mel Villena Mel Villena is a Filipino musician, composer and musical director who has worked with various artists such as Sharon Cuneta, Pops Fernandez, Martin Nievera, Lea Salonga, The Company, and Mitch Valdez. He was also the musical director of Associate ...


Contestants (season 1)

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Erik Santos Rhoderick Ramos Santos (born October 10, 1982) is a Filipino singer. He rose to prominence after winning the reality talent competition '' Star in a Million'' in 2003. He has been referred to as the “King of Pinoy Teleserye Theme Songs.” Hi ...
, Grand Champion *
Sheryn Regis Sheryn Mae Poncardas Regis (; born November 26, 1980) is a Filipino singer and songwriter. She rose to fame after finishing as first runner-up of the television talent show ''Search for the Star in a Million, Star in a Million'' in 2003. Dubbed ...
, 2nd Placer *Marinel Santos, 3rd Placer *
Christian Bautista Christian Joseph Morata Bautista (born October 19, 1981) is a Filipino singer, host, and model. He was a finalist of '' Star in a Million'', a Philippine reality show aired on ABS-CBN channel, winning 4th place in the competition in 2003. Af ...
*Teresa Garcia *Michell San Miguel *DK Tijam *Johann Escañan *Gayle Dizon *Czarina Rosales


Results summary


Contestants (season 2)

*Frenchie Dy, Grand Champion *Nyco Maca, 2nd Placer * OJ Mariano, 3rd Placer *Michael Cruz *Shanna Hife *Ralph David *Emman Omaga *Jasmine Fitzgerald


Results summary


''Search for the Star in a Million''

''Search for the Star in a Million'' is a reality singing competition produced by ABS-CBN and
Viva Television Studio Viva (formerly Viva Television Corporation) is a Philippine television and film production company owned by Viva Communications. It was founded in 1986. History Viva Communications ventured into television production in 1986 with ''The ...
and being aired over
ABS-CBN ABS-CBN is a leading Philippine media and content company. It serves as the flagship media brand of ABS-CBN Corporation, a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation. Once the country's largest free-to-air television network, ABS-CBN has since ...
. It aired for first season from March 13 to May 15, 2005. This was the second project of relationship of ABS-CBN and Viva after ''
The Sharon Cuneta Show ''The Sharon Cuneta Show'' (also known as ''"Sharon"'' and ''"TSCS"'') is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by IBC and ABS-CBN. Hosted by Sharon Cuneta, it aired from September 14, 1986 to June 15, 1997 and was replaced by ''Wansap ...
''. The second season aired from September 4, 2005 to January 22, 2006 and had Kris Lawrence as its Grand Champion.


Hosts

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Erik Santos Rhoderick Ramos Santos (born October 10, 1982) is a Filipino singer. He rose to prominence after winning the reality talent competition '' Star in a Million'' in 2003. He has been referred to as the “King of Pinoy Teleserye Theme Songs.” Hi ...
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Mark Bautista Mark Arazo Bautista (born August 10, 1983) is a Filipino singer and commercial model. Bautista received his career break when he became a grand finalist on the Philippine reality TV talent search ''Star for a Night'' where he placed third behi ...
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Sarah Geronimo Sarah Asher Tua Geronimo-Guidicelli ( ; born July 25, 1988) is a Filipino singer and actress. List of awards and nominations received by Sarah Geronimo, Her accolades include a Billboard Women in Music, ''Billboard'' Women in Music Award, an ...
(Season 1 only) *
Christian Bautista Christian Joseph Morata Bautista (born October 19, 1981) is a Filipino singer, host, and model. He was a finalist of '' Star in a Million'', a Philippine reality show aired on ABS-CBN channel, winning 4th place in the competition in 2003. Af ...
(Season 1 only) *
Rachelle Ann Go Rachelle Ann Villalobos Go (born August 31, 1986) is a Filipino singer and actress. Known primarily for her work in musical theatre, theater, she has starred in musicals on Broadway theatre, Broadway and in the West End theatre, West End. She ...
(Season 2 only and recent guest host during Season 1) *
Sheryn Regis Sheryn Mae Poncardas Regis (; born November 26, 1980) is a Filipino singer and songwriter. She rose to fame after finishing as first runner-up of the television talent show ''Search for the Star in a Million, Star in a Million'' in 2003. Dubbed ...
(Season 2 only)


Judges

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Agot Isidro Maria Margarita Amada Fteha Isidro (born 20 July 1966), professionally known as Agot Isidro, is a Filipino actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in several telenovelas including '' Tayong Dalawa'', '' Tanging Yaman'', '' Nasaan K ...
* Rowell Santiago *
Wyngard Tracy Wyngard Tracy (February 7, 1952 – November 16, 2010)Panaligan, Jojo P. (November 16, 2010)Talent manager Wyngard Tracy passes away ''The Manila Bulletin.'' Retrieved November 20, 2010. was a Filipino talent manager who had represented various ...


Contestants (season 1)

*Jerome Sala, Grand Champion *
Nikki Bacolod Nikki Bacólod-Lopez (born Monique Echieverri Bacólod on August 18, 1989), is a Filipino singer, television host, and actress. She is best known for placing as first runner up in the 2005 season of ABS-CBN's '' Search for the Star in a Million' ...
, 2nd Placer *Mabel Bacusmo, 3rd Placer *Jona Lumbera, 4th Placer *Ryan Racal, 5th Placer *Myke Caluma *Jorell Canuel *Dianafe Castillo *Christine Fernandez *Billy Joel Bartolome *Hans Lee *Veejay Aragon


Results summary


Contestants (season 2)

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Kris Lawrence Kristoffer Lawrence Cadevida (born September 1, 1982), commonly known as Kris Lawrence, is a Filipino-American singer-songwriter and actor. Early life and career Lawrence was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. His father is Loret ...
, Grand Champion *Tata Villaruel, 2nd Placer *Jimmy Marquez, 3rd Placer *Vino Bello, 4th Placer *Lance Oñate, 5th Placer *Jay Perillo *Ais Roxas *Tony dela Paz *Shake Valerio *Francis Ong *Joey Ignacio *Anna Baluyot


Results summary


External links


Erik Santos - Prince of Pop Fansite


See also

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List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN The following is a list of original programming previously broadcast by ABS-CBN, a defunct free-to-air commercial broadcasting television network in the Philippines, owned by ABS-CBN Corporation. It was headquartered on the ABS-CBN Broadcastin ...
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Born Diva ''Born Diva'' is a Philippine television reality competition show broadcast by ABS-CBN. Hosted by Zsa Zsa Padilla, it aired from August 28 to November 13, 2004, replacing ''Star in a Million''. Overview Finalists *Shayne Corpuz *Reema Lucida *Ra ...
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Little Big Star ''Little Big Star'' is a Philippine television reality competition show broadcast by ABS-CBN. Hosted by Sarah Geronimo, it aired on the network's Saturday afternoon line up from September 24, 2005 to February 3, 2007, replacing '' Hoy Gising! Kap ...
* Little Big Superstar *
Tawag ng Tanghalan ''Tawag ng Tanghalan'' (, abbreviated TNT) is a Philippine television reality competition show broadcast by ABS-CBN. Originally hosted by Jaime dela Rosa, Patsy and Lopito, it aired as a reality competition from 1954 to September 1972 and f ...
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