The Singing Bee (Philippine game show)
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| The Singing Bee | |
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 The Singing Bee title screen. |
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| Format | Game Show |
| Created by | Phil Gurin Bob Horowitz |
| Presented by | Cesar Montano |
| Starring | The Honeybees Bandble Bee lead by Mel Villena |
| Opening theme | The Singing Bee theme |
| Country of origin |  Philippines |
| No. of episodes | 35 (as of June 6, 2008) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30-45 mins. |
| Production company(s) |
Juma Entertainment The Gurin Company |
| Distributor | Zeal Entertainment |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABS-CBN |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original run | April 21, 2008 – present |
The Philippine version of The Singing Bee premiered on April 21, 2008 on ABS-CBN. A combinination of karaoke singing and a spelling bee-style competition, this show features contestants trying to remember the lyrics to popular songs.
In each episode, six contestants will be selected from the audience to play a series of games that test their knowledge of song lyrics. If a contestant makes an error, he or she will forfeit her chance to get into the "musical chairs". If a contestant is not in a musical chair when the round is over, he or she is eliminated. The grand prize is P1,000,000. It is hosted by Cesar Montano[1]. The house band, Bandble Bee, is led by Mel Villena, with several finalists from Philippine Idol and Star in a Million Season 2 and others as house singers. Dancing to the band are the house dancers, The Honeybees.
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[edit] Gameplay
At the start of the show, the band plays a song and the host "randomly" gives audience members a chance to sing part of the song. If they sing it correctly, they become one of the contestants on the show. This part of the show is actually staged, and the contestants are preselected.
[edit] To Bee Continued
The host would provide the year the song was released, the performer, and the title of the song. A portion of the song is performed, and then the contestant has to attempt to sing the next line of the song. If correct, they advance to the next round, and a new song is introduced, which the next contestant in line must attempt; if not, they have to step back, and the next person in line tries the same song. A song is thrown out if none of the remaining contestants get the lyric correct. The first four people who get a song lyric correct move on to the second round.
[edit] Jumble Bee
Similar to Scrambled Lyrics in the US version, while the band is performing, words from the next line are shown scrambled on screen. The contestant is required to sing the line in its correct order. When one contestant is correct and the other is wrong at any point, the one who was correct moves on to the Chorus Showdown Round.
[edit] Showdown
This follows a similar format to the first round, but instead of singing a line, the contestant is required to sing the entire chorus without mistakes from the song performed. If both are correct or incorrect (sometimes after two rounds), then they go to a tiebreaker, where they are given the year and the name of the performer and the first person to buzz in will be given the option of singing or passing. If the singer is correct, they win. If the singer is wrong, the other contestant wins.
The winner moves on to the Final Countdown.
[edit] The Final Countdown
Mel Villena introduces this concluding round by announcing in song: "It's the Final Countdown!" (based on a song called "The Final Countdown" by hard rock band Europe.) Up to 7 songs are performed in a similar manner to the first round, but the contestant knows nothing about the song, (artist, title, year) and thus must use the lyrics in order to win the big money. For each song lyric that is sung correctly, the player wins P20,000. If the player gets five right, then they win P1,000,000. However, if they sing a lyric incorrectly, a strike is given. If three strikes are given at any point, the game is over, but the contestant still wins whatever money was accumulated up to that point.
Later, a few modifications were changed in which the champion and a challenger try to sing the correct lyrics to seven songs. In case of a tie, the title stays with the defending champion.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- The Singing Bee at ABS-CBN.com
- The Singing Bee at Telebisyon.net
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