Your Face Sounds Familiar (Philippine season 1)
The first season of Your Face Sounds Familiar was a singing and impersonation competition for celebrities and was based on the Spanish version of the same name. It aired on March 14, 2015 in ABS-CBN and ended on June 7, 2015. It was hosted by Billy Crawford; Jed Madela, Gary Valenciano, and Sharon Cuneta served as the show's judges.
After 13 weeks, Melai Cantiveros emerged as the winner after garnering 51.93% of the public's votes.
Development
The Philippine version was first announced by ABS-CBN in its trade show for advertisers in Rockwell Tent, Makati City. In this show, 8 celebrities will compete in a sing and dance number while impersonating iconic singers. Each week, the "Iconizer" will assign the artists of whom they will impersonate.The show replaced the time slot of the second season of The Voice of the Philippines which ended on March 1, 2015.
On March 9, 2015, Sharon Cuneta made a comeback in ABS-CBN; one of her first projects would be to sit as a judge in the show with Madela and Valenciano. In earlier announcements, Toni Gonzaga was reported as one of the judges; however, she was replaced by Cuneta. Every week, the performers would be guided by Teacher Annie Quintos of The Company and Teacher Georcelle of the G-Force for vocals and choreography respectively.
On April 5, 2015, due to Holy Week, the show only had duets, as Black Saturday pre-empts all non-cable shows.
On April 18–19, 2015, Gary Valenciano temporarily left the show to fulfill his commitment of performing in a series of concerts in Papua New Guinea, Spain and Qatar. He was substituted by Boy Abunda. The same instance happened on May 16–17, 2015, and he was substituted by Vice Ganda.
Prize
Every week the winner will win a cash prize of 100,000 pesos, half will be given to his or her chosen charity. The grand prize is 2 million pesos.Host
serves as the host of the local version of Your Face Sounds Familiar.The judges, dubbed as "The Jury" in the show:
;The Jury
- Sharon Cuneta
- Gary Valenciano
- Jed Madela
- Boy Abunda
- Vice Ganda
Performers
- Karla Estrada – actress, singer
- Jolina Magdangal – actress, singer
- Tutti Caringal – band frontman
- Edgar Allan Guzman – actor
- Nyoy Volante – singer-songwriter
- Maxene Magalona – actress
- Jay R – singer-songwriter
- Melai Cantiveros – actress, comedian
Results summary
Contestant | #Week 1 | | #Week 2 | | #Week 3 | | #Week 4 | | #Week 5 | | #Week 6 | | #Week 7 | | #Week 8 | | #Week 9 | | #Week 10 | | #Week 11 | | #Week 12 | | Points | ||
Melai | 5th 12 points | 5th 14 points | 2nd 25 points | 4th 18 points | 2nd 24 points | 8th 7 points | 2nd 22 points | 4th/5th 13 points | 1st 42 points | 7th/8th 6 points | 6th/7th 7 points | 5th/6th 12 points | 3rd/4th 202 points | Winner 51.93% | |
Nyoy | 4th 17 points | 2nd/3rd 21 points | 4th 21 points | 8th 4 points | 1st 27 points | 3rd 23 points | 4th 19 points | 2nd 25 points | 2nd 19 points | 2nd/3rd 23 points | 3rd 25 points | 1st 33 points | 1st 257 points | Runner-up 24.51% | |
Jay R | 1st 36 points | 2nd/3rd 21 points | 5th 14 points | 1st 33 points | 3rd 18 points | 6th 11 points | 5th 12 points | 4th/5th 13 points | 3rd 18 points | 2nd/3rd 23 points | 2nd 26 points | 3rd 21 points | 2nd 246 points | 3rd Place 16.10% | |
Edgar Allan | 2nd 23 points | 8th 10 points | 3rd 24 points | 5th 13 points | 5th 15 points | 5th 12 points | 3rd 21 points | 3rd 21 points | 4th 17 points | 1st 27 points | 6th/7th 7 points | 5th/6th 12 points | 3rd/4th 202 points | 4th Place 7.47% | |
Jolina | 6th 9 points | 6th 13 points | 1st 26 points | 2nd 21 points | 4th 17 points | 1st 28 points | 8th 3 points | 8th 10 points | 5th 14 points | 5th 19 points | 4th 21 points | 7th/8th 6 points | 5th 187 points | Eliminated | |
Karla | 3rd 20 points | 1st 24 points | 8th 3 points | 7th 11 points | 6th/7th 14 points | 4th 15 points | 7th 8 points | 1st 28 points | 6th 10 points | 4th 21 points | 8th 4 points | 2nd 23 points | 6th 181 points | Eliminated | |
Tutti | 8th 7 points | 4th 18 points | 7th 9 points | 3rd 20 points | 6th/7th 14 points | 2nd 27 points | 6th 10 points | 6th/7th 11 points | 7th 9 points | 6th 7 points | 1st 27 points | 4th 19 points | 7th 178 points | Eliminated | |
Maxene | 7th 8 points | 7th 11 points | 6th 10 points | 6th 12 points | 8th 3 points | 7th 9 points | 1st 37 points | 6th/7th 11 points | 8th 3 points | 7th/8th 6 points | 5th 15 points | 7th/8th 6 points | 8th''' 131 points | Eliminated |
;Legend
Performances
Week 1 (March 14 & 15)
;Non-competition performances- Gary Valenciano as Bruno Mars – "Uptown Funk"
- Jed Madela as Elvis Presley – "Teddy Bear"
- Sharon Cuneta as Adele – "Someone Like You"
Order | Contestant | Impersonated artist | Song | Total Points | Rank |
1 | Karla Estrada | Sharon Cuneta | "Sana'y Wala ng Wakas" | 20 | 3rd |
2 | Nyoy Volante | Michael Jackson | "Thriller" | 17 | 4th |
3 | Tutti Caringal | Freddie Aguilar | "Anak" | 7 | 8th |
4 | Maxene Magalona | Taylor Swift | "Shake It Off" | 8 | 7th |
5 | Jay R | Pepe Smith of Juan de la Cruz Band | "Beep Beep" | 36 | 1st |
6 | Jolina Magdangal | Lady Gaga | "Bad Romance" | 9 | 6th |
7 | Edgar Allan Guzman | Usher | "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" | 23 | 2nd |
8 | Melai Cantiveros | Nora Aunor | "Pearly Shells" | 12 | 5th |
Week 2 (March 21 & 22)
;Non-competition performance- Billy Crawford as Boy George of Culture Club – "Karma Chameleon"
Order | Contestant | Impersonated artist | Song | Total Points | Rank |
1 | Melai Cantiveros | Britney Spears | "...Baby One More Time" | 14 | 5th |
2 | Jay R | Stevie Wonder | "I Just Called to Say I Love You" | 21 | 2nd/3rd |
3 | Jolina Magdangal | Sampaguita | "Bonggahan" | 13 | 6th |
4 | Maxene Magalona | Pilita Corrales | "Kapantay Ay Langit" | 11 | 7th |
5 | Tutti Caringal | Adam Levine of Maroon 5 | "Moves like Jagger" | 18 | 4th |
6 | Nyoy Volante | Yoyoy Villame | "Butse Kik" | 21 | 2nd/3rd |
7 | Karla Estrada | Chaka Khan | "Through the Fire" | 24 | 1st |
8 | Edgar Allan Guzman | Gary Valenciano | "Eto Na Naman" | 10 | 8th |
Week 3 (March 28 & 29)
Week 4 (April 5)
;Episode was a duet special, as Black Saturday pre-empts all programming in favor of special programming.Order | Contestant | Impersonated artist | Song | Total Points | Rank |
1 | Melai Cantiveros | Mad Killah of Salbakuta | "Stupid Love" | 18 | 4th |
1 | Tutti Caringal | Bendeatha of Salbakuta | "Stupid Love" | 20 | 3rd |
2 | Edgar Allan Guzman | John Travolta | "You're the One That I Want" | 13 | 5th |
2 | Maxene Magalona | Olivia Newton-John | "You're the One That I Want" | 12 | 6th |
3 | Jolina Magdangal | Juliet Sunot of Aegis | "Sinta" | 21 | 2nd |
3 | Nyoy Volante | Rey Abenoja of Aegis | "Sinta" | 4 | 8th |
4 | Karla Estrada | Dolly Parton | "Islands in the Stream" | 11 | 7th |
4 | Jay R | Kenny Rogers | "Islands in the Stream" | 33 | 1st |
Week 5 (April 11 & 12)
Week 6 (April 18 & 19)
;Guest juror- Boy Abunda
Order | Contestant | Impersonated artist | Song | Total Points | Rank |
1 | Jay R | Tom Jones | "Sexbomb" | 11 | 6th |
2 | Karla Estrada | Mariah Carey | "I'll Be There" | 15 | 4th |
3 | Maxene Magalona | Vhong Navarro | "Totoy Bibbo" | 9 | 7th |
4 | Tutti Caringal | Steven Tyler of Aerosmith | "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" | 27 | 2nd |
5 | Nyoy Volante | apl.de.ap of The Black Eyed Peas | "Bebot" | 23 | 3rd |
6 | Melai Cantiveros | Cyndi Lauper | "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" | 7 | 8th |
7 | Jolina Magdangal | Manny Pacquiao | "Para Sayo Ang Laban Na To" | 28 | 1st |
8 | Edgar Allan Guzman | Toni Gonzaga | "Catch Me, I'm Falling" | 12 | 5th |
Week 7 (April 25 & 26)
Week 8 (May 2 & 3)
Week 9 (May 9 & 10)
Week 10 (May 16 & 17)
;Guest juror- Vice Ganda
Order | Contestant | Impersonated artist | Song | Total Points | Rank |
1 | Jay R | Billy Crawford | "Bright Lights" | 23 | 2nd/3rd |
2 | Jolina Magdangal | Celine Dion | "Because You Loved Me" | 19 | 5th |
3 | Maxene Magalona | Vanilla Ice | "Ice Ice Baby" | 6 | 7th/8th |
4 | Karla Estrada | Angela Bofill | "This Time I'll Be Sweeter" | 21 | 4th |
5 | Nyoy Volante | Katy Perry | "Firework" | 23 | 2nd/3rd |
6 | Melai Cantiveros | Shirley Bassey | "Big Spender" | 6 | 7th/8th |
7 | Tutti Caringal | Arnel Pineda of Journey | "Faithfully" | 7 | 6th |
8 | Edgar Allan Guzman | Vice Ganda | "Boom Karakaraka" | 27 | 1st |
Week 11 (May 23 & 24)
Week 12 (May 30 & 31)
Finals: Week 13 (June 6 & 7)
The finals was held in Resorts World Manila. Unlike the previous weeks where each of the contestants were assigned of a music icon, the top 4 contestants in the finals had a chance to personally handpick the one they are going to impersonate.;Non-competition performances
;June 6
- Billy Crawford and Sharon Cuneta – "I Want You To Know" by Zedd featuring Selena Gomez
- Jed Madela and Gary Valenciano – "Good Time" by Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen
- Enrique Gil and Liza Soberano – "Kiss You" by One Direction
- Jolina Magdangal as Karen Carpenter of The Carpenters – "I Won't Last a Day Without You"
- Maxene Magalona as Nicki Minaj – "Super Bass"
- Tutti Caringal as Bryan Adams – "Heaven"
- Karla Estrada as Gloria Gaynor – "I Will Survive"
Order | Contestant | Impersonated artist | Song | Vote percentage | Rank |
1 | Jay R | Frank Sinatra | "New York, New York" | 16.10% | Third place |
2 | Edgar Allan Guzman | Chris Brown | "Turn Up The Music" | 7.47% | Fourth Place |
3 | Melai Cantiveros | Miley Cyrus | "Wrecking Ball" | 51.93% | Winner |
4 | Nyoy Volante | Whitney Houston | "I Will Always Love You" | 24.51% | Second place |