Tawag ng Tanghalan

Tawag ng Tanghalan
Logo of the 2016 segment
Genre	Singing competition
Developed by	ABS-CBN Entertainment
Directed by	Bobet Vidanes
Presented by	Vice Ganda Anne Curtis Amy Perez Mariel Rodriguez
Judges	Rey Valera Yeng Constantino Karla Estrada Karylle Billy Crawford Nyoy Volante K Brosas Bobot Mortiz Rico J. Puno Mitoy Yonting Louie Ocampo Kyla Erik Santos Jaya
Narrated by	Tawag ng Tanghalan Updates Jugs Jugueta Teddy Corpuz Amy Perez Mariel Rodriguez Vice Ganda #Hashtags
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language(s)	Filipino
Production
Location(s)	ABS-CBN Studio 3
Release
Original network	ABS-CBN
Original release	January 2, 2016 – present
Chronology
Related shows	Drama sa Tanghalan
External links
Tawag ng Tanghalan

Tawag ng Tanghalan (TNT) is a singing competition conducted as one of the segments of the noontime show It's Showtime, airing its first episode on January 2, 2016. Originally it was the first talent search show of ABS-CBN which was broadcast from 1953 to 1972 and was revived from 1987 to 1988.

In 2015, it was first announced that it will be back on TV as a reality show, but it was tapped as one of the segments of the noontime show It's Showtime. It is hosted by Vice Ganda, Amy Perez, Mariel Rodriguez, and Anne Curtis. Vhong Navarro serves as a reliever when any of the hosts is absent, and on occasion, Kim Chiu. The standards of the reformatted version is the same as the original. The daily contender will win ₱10,000, and a consolation prize of ₱5,000 to the other contenders, while the defending champion will win a pot money of ₱25,000. It is being simulcast in the ABS-CBN Entertainment YouTube channel.^[1]

Overview

The segment is marketed as "Your all time favorite search for outstanding amateur talent." OPM legends like Nora Aunor, Pepe Pimentel and Bobot Mortiz became contenders of TNT. The competition is open for contenders among Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, and NCR.^[2]

Singer and actor Diomedes Maturan also became a TNT contender.^[3]

Format

Four singers, one each in Metro Manila, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, are competing every day to prove their skills in singing for the madlang people (audience) and the hurados (judges). However, if the contender goes off tunes, the head judge will signal either "GONG-cilor Jhong" (formerly "Jhong Gong") (Jhong Hilario), "Teddy Get-set-Gong" (Teddy Corpuz), or "Ryan bang-bang-bang" (Ryan Bang) to beat the gong 'three times to let the singer stop his singing.^[4]

The contestant who earned the highest score from the judges wil be hailed champion and have the opportunity to hold the golden microphone to be watched by fighting with other regional bets within five consecutive days to advance to the next level of competition, Semi-Final Rounds. At the end of each quarter, five Finalists are competing with their pangmalakasang boses (strong voice) and the two contenders that received the highest score from the combined hurados scores and public votes will be advancing to the Grand Finals. The Grand Finalists will receive ₱ 150,000 and a golden medal.

Spin-Offs

Drama sa Tanghalan

Drama sa Tanghalan is a parody of a soap opera that is aired live within the "Tawag ng Tanghalan" segment of the Filipino noontime variety show It's Showtime on ABS-CBN in the Philippines and worldwide through The Filipino Channel. The mini-show, focuses on the comedic sketch of Vice Ganda, Vhong Navarro, Anne Curtis and Jhong Hilario. Drama sa Tanghalan has elements of comedy-drama, parody, romantic comedy and reality television. The name "Drama sa Tanghalan" was coined by Jhong Hilario, one of the co-hosts of It's Showtime, to refer to the name of the primary segment.

Hosts

• Vice Ganda
• Anne Curtis
• Amy Perez-Castillo
• Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla (on hiatus)
• Vhong Navarro (reliever)
• Jhong Hilario (reliever)
• Jugs Jugueta (reliever)
• Teddy Corpuz (reliever)
• Kim Chiu (reliever)
• Alex Gonzaga (guest)
• Robi Domingo (guest)

Judges

Y He/She has been a judge for that certain quarter.

Name of Judge	Quarter 1	Quarter 2	Quarter 3	Quarter 4
Rey Valera	Y	Y	Y	Y
Yeng Constantino	Y	Y	Y	Y
Karla Estrada	Y	Y	Y	Y
Karylle	Y	Y	Y	Y
Billy Crawford	Y	Y	Y	Y
Nyoy Volante	Y	Y	Y	Y
K Brosas	Y	Y	Y	Y
Bobot Mortiz	Y	Y
Rico J. Puno	Y		Y	Y
Mitoy Yonting	Y	Y	Y	Y
Louie Ocampo			Y	Y
Kyla			Y	Y
Erik Santos			Y	Y
Jaya			Y	Y

Semi-Finals

The score of each Semi-Finalists will be based with the combined total of hurados 'score' (50%) and public votes '(50%) during the' week-long competition .

Quarter I

The first quarter of the contest covered the months from January to March. The 'week-long showdown' 'took place on 28 March to 2 April 2016.^[5]

Maricel Callo (Mindanao) and Mary Gidget Dela Llana (Luzon) were the first two grand finalists.^[6]

Note: The performances of the ff. semi-finalists can be seen through the YouTube Channel of ABS-CBN Entertainment. Click the link below. kawing.

Quarter II

The second quarter of the contest covered the months of April and May. The 'week-long showdown' 'took place on 6 and 11 June 2016.^[7]

Pauline Agupitan (Luzon) and Marielle Montellano (Visayas) were the announced as the 3rd and 4th grand finalists.^[8]

Note: The performances of the ff. semi-finalist can be seen through the YouTube Channel of ABS-CBN Entertainment. Click the link below. kawing.

Quarter III

The third quarter of the contest covered the months from June to September. The 'week-long showdown' 'took place on October 3–8, 2016.

Eumee Capile (Luzon) and Noven Belleza (Visayas) were announced as the 5th and 6th grand finalists.

Quarter IV

The fourth and final quarter of the contest is ongoing. Semi-finals will start by either December 2016 or January 2017.

References

External links

• Official website
• Official website
• It's Showtime on Facebook
• It's Showtime on Twitter