Protégé: The Battle For The Big Artista Break

Dingdong Dantes serves as the host.

According to the show's fan page, there will be a "new kind of battle".[4] Rumor has it that the incoming season will feature the other talent like acting or dancing and eventually will be an artista search like StarStruck did and it turned out to be true.

The show follows the same format as the previous season, except that it is no longer a singing competition but a talent artista search. Aspirants with ages 13 to 21 will be filtered until the two winners emerge - one male and one female protégé. In this battle, they are looking for a total package - an artist who can sing, dance, act, and possess that charismatic appeal over T.V. Like the first Protégé competition, this season will have judges/mentors who will be responsible for training and mentoring the chosen candidates.

Twenty contestants will then be selected from thousands of hopefuls. These 20 potential artists will live in the Protégé house complete with amenities including bedrooms for each contestant, a living room, dining area with 20 seating capacity, a rehearsal area where they can practice dancing, singing, and acting, and a confession room where they will be asked to explain themselves in case of issues within the house or if a task is to be assigned privately. They will also battle it out head to head for audience votes. The Protégé house was just recently blessed and featured over the news of GMA Network long before contestants reside there.

The winner will get a 5-year contract with GMA Network.

Naga

Cebu

Iloilo

Batangas

San Fernando

Davao

Cagayan de Oro

Metro Manila

Rosales

Baguio

San Pablo

Bacolod

Laoag

Cities where the auditions are being held.

Auditions took place in the following cities:

• ^Note 1 The original schedule of auditions in SM Sucat is May 20, 2012
• ^Note 2 The original schedule of auditions in SM Mall of Asia is June 20–21, 2012

After the city auditions, Protégé also gave the hopefuls an alternative way to audition via online.

After a series of auditions, a mentor chose eight hopefuls from the shortlist and those who passed from the online auditions. These eight aspiring protégés, which were composed of four boys and four girls, were called to come back for the final deliberation to determine the official four protégés. The other four protégés who were not chosen were eliminated.

The twenty semifinalists who failed to advance in the finals are as follows:

Originally, there were four protégés per mentor for this season, totaling twenty protéges. However, during the first week of Top 10, each mentor chose one of his or her remaining protegés to stay under his or her guidance. The protégés who were not chosen were later picked by other mentors, making a new protégé-mentor tandem.

The twenty finalists were confirmed as follows:

Key:

  – Winner

  – Runner-up

Color key:

Mentor Key:

  – Gina Alajar

  – Ricky Davao

  – Jolina Magdangal

  – Roderick Paulate

  – Phillip Salvador

^Note 1 There was no elimination held but the Bottom 2 from each region were chosen.
^Note 2 The bottom two protégés (from each region) competed between each other to defend their slot.
^Note 3 The challenge winners were the protégés who received special awards and were granted an immunity from elimination for that week.
^Note 4 As part of the shock, the mentors had to choose a new protege from the other "mentor less proteges" who performed that night. The gala night was a non-elimination night.
^Note 5 That gala night was already the first part of The Final Battle.

• 10th Golden Screen TV Awards 2013
  • Outstanding Original Reality Competition Program Host Winner- Dingdong Dantes
• 27th PMPC Star Awards for Television 2013
  • Best Reality Competition Program - Pending
  • Best Reality Competition Program Hosts - Pending Nominees: Dingdong Dantes, Jennylyn Mercado, Carla Abellana, Maxene Magalona

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