Similar to singing competitions, the finalists are in a studio. From this, the council will then choose two hopefuls (one per gender) to save to advance in the completion. In The Last Chance Challenge, the two hopefuls who got the lowest combined scores, compete against next week's bottom two performers for a spot in the Final 8. In The Second Chance Challenge, after the two hopefuls of the original The Final 14 were eliminated, from the Final Auditions of the Top 22 finalists, one male and one female were able to return to the show and complete the new set of The Ultimate Final 14. In this season, two twists were introduced. The current season follows a different format from past editions. From there, the show determined who among the hopefuls would be part of the new Ultimate Final 14. The sixth season, which aired in 2015, had two sets of Final 14: the Dream 14 and the Believe 14. It introduced a twist called The Factor Five, where special powers were given to the council and the viewer's so they could save or vote out a particular finalists, and instead of the two first runner-ups, they are three, and the second runner-up called a Second Prince. The fifth season of StarStruck aired in 2009, and was dubbed StarStruck V. Additionally, two changes were introduced: The Final 20 gave finalists an exciting twist instead of the Final 14 and Wild Card, where an eliminated the two finalists were able to return to the show and completed the Danger 8 survivors. In 2006, StarStruck 's fourth season was dubbed "The Next Level" and had four winners for the new titles Ultimate Love Team, Ultimate Hunk and Ultimate Sweetheart titles and got an additional cash prize. The two runner-ups were called First Prince and First Princess. Of the two, the one who scored higher won the Ultimate Sole Survivor title and got an additional cash prize. The season still hailed an Ultimate Male Survivor and Ultimate Female Survivor.
It also introduced a winning title called the "Ultimate Sole Survivor". The third season aired in 2005, and was dubbed "The Nationwide Invasion" as StarStruck brought the search all over the Philippines. This was a deviation from the first season where the host would call the bottom group.Īlso in the second season, two changes were introduced: Pre-recognition Awardee, where the top-ranking finalist got a cash prize and Wild Card, where an eliminated finalist was able to return to the show and compete against the remaining finalist. In the second season, which aired in 2004, the host announced the names of safe finalists one by one, until the eliminated finalist remained on stage to take the final bow. With the exception of the fourth season, the Ultimate Male Survivor and Ultimate Female Survivor titles were given once again.Īfter the first season of StarStruck aired in 2003, the succeeding seasons had many twists and changes, including different elimination formats and even the number of winners, and to determine the Ultimate Male Survivor and Ultimate Female Survivor titles.
Winners are determined by averaging the amasses text and online votes, plus the decision of the StarStruck Council which comprises three members. There are two Ultimate Survivors- male and female–as the season concludes. The Final Judgment will award the finalists' respective titles. The fourth season is noted to have six finalists instead of the usual "final four" in determining the ultimate winners on the other hand, the fifth season chose five finalists. The format gains some tweaks depending on the show's production. The remaining four advances to the Final Judgment where the winners are proclaimed. After two weeks, one pair will be eliminated. During the finals, the finalists were eliminated one by one until three pairs remain. The competition heats up when 14 hopefuls are left as the contestants for a respective season. The audition process is long, beginning with thousands of hopefuls showcasing their talents and being interviewed by the panelists. ( October 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Īcross the Philippines, casting tours are held in different regions, wherein hopeful contestants are screened by preliminary panels to be selected for star quality, acting talent, or humorous potential and human interest.
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