Protégé: The Battle for the Big Break

• Aiza Seguerra
• Claire de la Fuente
• Gloc-9
• Imelda Papin
• Janno Gibbs
• Jaya
• Jay-R
• Joey Generoso
• Rachelle Ann Go
• Rey Valera
• Julie Anne San Jose
• Sam Pinto
• Nikki Bacolod
• Ashley Rivera
• Rivermaya
• Sam Concepcion
• Kris Bernal

• Joey de Leon (Face-off and Gala Judge)
• Bert de Leon (Face-off and Gala Judge)
• Louie Ocampo (Gala Judge)
• Homer Flores (Face-off Judge)
• Eula Valdez (Gala Judge)

• Cherie Gil (October 30, 2011, Finals December 18, 2011)

• Krizza Neri (RnB Sistah) (born June 28, 1995) is from Cagayan de Oro, Philippines and was 16 years old at the time of the show. She auditioned at SM City Cagayan de Oro in front of the assigned mentor, Aiza Seguerra with Beyoncé Knowles' "Halo and Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass". She also performed "No One" in the Face-off Round. Neri was announced as the winner on December 18, 2011.

• Lirah Bermudez ("Pop Sweetheart") (born April 9, 1998) is from Capiz and was 13 years old at the time of the show. She auditioned at SM City Iloilo in front of the assigned mentor, Janno Gibbs with Train's "Hey, Soul Sister. She also performed "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor and Pussycat Dolls' "Hush Hush". During the show, she said that she is dedicating her entire performances in the competition for her brother who just died recently due to brain tumor.[8] Bermudez was announced as the runner-up with Lovely Embuscado on December 18, 2011.
• Lovely Embuscado ("The Singing Cinderella") (born October 25, 1998) who grew up in Tagum at Davao is the official protégé of Jaya, the . Lovely used to sing in front of her pet pigs.[9] She was 12 years at the time of the show. She auditioned at SM City Davao in front of Jaya with Celine Dion's "Then You Look at Me". She sang "Hurt" in the face-off round and advanced to the finals. She was eliminated on November 20, 2011 but was able to come back due to the wildcard round. Embuscado was announced as the runner-up with Lirah Bermudez on December 18, 2011.

• Jensen Teñoso ("The Sultry Charmer") (born September 29, 1993) is from Batangas and celebrated her 18th birthday at the time of the show. She auditioned at SM City Batangas wherein she was chosen as one of the protégés of the assigned mentor, Claire de la Fuente. She performed Destiny's Child's "Stand Up for Love in the face-off round and advanced to the finals. Teñoso was eliminated on December 11, 2011 and came in fourth or fifth place with Nomer Limatog, Jr..
• Nomer Limatog, Jr. ("Bibong Showstopper") who hails from Cebu is the official protégé of the Rachelle Ann Go. Joining the competition at the age of 10, he is the youngest among the finalists. He sang "Don't Stop Believin' by The Journey in the face-off round. Limatog was eliminated on November 13, 2011 but was able to comeback due to the wildcard round. Limatog finished in fourth or fifth place with Jensen Teñoso on December 11, 2011.
• Kenneth Monico ("Soul Heartthrob") (born September 18, 1991) who represents Cabanatuan is the official protégé of the Jay-R. While in the audition, Monico said that he recently suffered from dengue before joining the show. He auditioned at NE Pacific Mall and chose as one of Jay-R's protégés. He sang Boyz II Men's "On Bended Knee" in the face-off round and advanced to the finals. He was eliminated on December 4, 2011 and came in sixth or seventh place with Rey Valera's So Wat?.
• So Wat? ("Lovesome Foursome") is the only group entry in this competition. They are Janina Gonzales, Kyrsty Alde, Sander Sigurdson and Ermund Regacion,[10] who auditioned individually; the group was formed by their mentor, Rey Valera. The day before the face-off round, the two girls finally came back to the show as the mentor thought that Janina and Kyrsty would not join anymore since they were not allowed at first by their respective parents. They performed "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" in the face-off round with negative comments. They were eliminated on December 4, 2011 and came in sixth or seventh place with Kenneth Monico. Prior to their elimination, So Wat? had never been in the bottom group.
• Denise Barbacena ("Sweet Siren") (born October 31, 1994) is a 16-year-old aspiring singer in the time of the show representing Manila. She is the official protégé of Gloc 9. After her audition, Gloc 9 told her that she has that "magic" that Gloc 9 has been looking for. She advanced to the finals in the face-off round with Faith Cuneta's "Pag-ibig Ko'y Pansinin". She was eliminated on November 6, 2011 and finished in eighth place.
• Samantha Felizco ("Urban Pop Gurl") who auditioned from Dagupan is the official protégé of Joey Generoso. Felizco is originally from Marikina as it was seen on the television during her audition. Joey's way of mentoring Samantha is through exposing her in Side A's concerts as an opening act. With Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" in the face-off round, she advanced to the finals. She got eliminated on October 30, 2011 and came in ninth place.
• Rosalyn Navarro ("Prima Biritera") is the official protégé of Imelda Papin representing the Bicol Region. She sang Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" in the face-off round that gave her a spot in the finals. She was eliminated on October 23, 2011 and came in tenth place.

The protégés' kababayan (town-mate) chose the song for their favorite via Facebook poll.

A mentor chooses a competition piece for a rival protégé.[11]
Guest Judge: Cherie Gil¹

• ^Note 1 Joey de Leon was out of the country by that time and so Cherie Gil takes the seat as a guest judge.

The Protégé-Mentor tandems should outshine their opponents with their chosen live gala piece.[12]

• Note: Pinoy Pride was the original theme for the week which was later changed to My Shining Moment.

Original Pilipino Music (OPM) songs with a twist.

The 5 ex-Protégés battle to regain a spot in the contest.

• Group performance: "Perfect" (Pink)

• Top 10: Song mashup of "Under Pressure" / "Ice Ice Baby" by Queen ft. David Bowie / Vanilla Ice
• Top 8 Mentors: Medley of "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers and "I'll Stand by You" by The Pretenders
• Top 7 Protégés (Week 5): "Don't Wanna Go Home" by Jason Derulo
• Rank 7-10 Protégés: "Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson
• Top 5 Protégés (Week 7): Mashup of "Mangarap Ka" by Afterimage and "Pagsubok" by Orient Pearl
• Top 7 Protégés (Week 8): "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene Cara
• Top 5 Protégés (Week 9): "Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5