Philip is the first Pinoy Dream Academy Little Grand Star Dreamer

The 9 year old little dreamer from General Santos City emerged as the first Little Grand Star Dreamer of Pinoy Dream Academy. Philip Nolasco garnered a total of 40.47 percent of votes or 191,060 text votes among the Top 6 to seal his victory.

The prizes he won include a home theater with 32″ LCD Bravia from Sony, a House and Lot at St. Monique Valais, and 1 Million Pesos from ABS-CBN.

Amy Nobleza, 6-year-old of Las Piñas City was announced as the 2nd Little Star Dreamer and Angelo Garcia was the 3rd Little Star Dreamer. They each received 500,000 pesos and 300,000 pesos, respectively.

Laarni is the Grand Star Dreamer of Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2

Laarni Lozada, a 22-year-old working student from Sultan Kudarat, was voted winner of ABS-CBN's top-rated talent show Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2 Sunday night.

Laarni, who was dubbed the show's "Independent Woman" for her quicksilver temper and amazing vocal range, garnered a total of 651,696 votes or 35.21 percent to beat Jay "Bugoy" Bogayan, a canteen janitor and farm hand from Camarines Sur, who placed second with 547,760 votes.

It was an emotional victory for Laarni who struggled in the early part of the contest and was in danger of elimination in her very first week in the academy. She also got in spats with fellow scholars because of her moods but always impressed the audience and the judges week after week because of her performance.

After being declared Grand Star Dreamer, Laarni was in tears as she sang the show-stopping "Manalig Ka", which was included in the scholars' compilation album "Pinoy Dream Academy Season Two Scholars Sing Cayabyab." Her prize package includes a laptop computer, component and LCD television from Sony, kitchen showcase from Whirlpool, P1.5 million worth of Crystal Clear purified water store franchise, a brand new house and lot from Globe Asiatique and a check worth P1 million from ABS-CBN.

Second-placer Bugoy sang "Climb Every Mountain" and gave an emotional speech to his supporters for bringing him one step closer to his dreams. "Mangarap po tayo. Kahit simpleng tao pwedeng mangarap!" he said as his fans cheered.

Balladeer and former Philippine Idol finalist Miguel Mendoza placed third with 13.69 percent or 253,402 votes. Mendoza, who entered in the academy with his girlfriend Bea Munoz, had been in danger of elimination several times but was always saved through text votes.

Five-time Star Scholar Liezel Garcia placed fourth in the contest with 13.36 percent or a total of 247,346 votes. Garcia, an early favorite in the contest, thanked the mentors for the training while inside the academy.

Van Roxas placed fifth with 6.06 percent or a total of 112,065 votes. The 18-year-old Roxas (real name Van Louelle Pojas) had revealed early in the contest that he did not tell his mother about how long he would stay inside the academy since he had to skip school to join. He was later prevailed upon to stay in the academy by the PDA mentors.

In last place was Cristina Pastor, 21, with 36,487 votes.

Lozada is the second PDA scholar to win the top prize. The first was Yeng Constantino in 2006.

Source: abs-cbnNEWS.com

PDA Scholars' concert for a cause a success

The Pinoy Dream Academy Top 6 Scholars’ Dream BIGayan Concert for a Cause last Saturday was a huge success after it accumulated P266, 400 from tickets and merchandise sales.

The show was part of the Top 6 scholar’s mission to raise funds for their chosen charity institutions while showcasing show-stopping performances that the viewers loved.

The scholars’ hosting abilities were also put to the test when each of them got the opportunity to introduce a fellow scholar. They also got to answer intriguing questions from Toni Gonzaga in a mini-talk show part of the show.
Voting for the Top 6 Scholars is still very much open.

To support your favorite, key in PDA space BUGOY, PDA space LAARNI, PDA space MIGUEL, PDA space LIEZEL, PDA space VAN, or PDA space CRIS on your cellphones and send to 231 for Smart and Talk & Text, and Addict Mobile subscribers and 2331 for Globe, TM, and Sun subscribers.

You can also vote online thru www.pinoydreamacademy.com.ph.

Voting officially ends on September 14, 1 PM, on ASAP '08.

Be sure to catch the back-to-back Grand Dream Nights of Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2 on September 13 and 14 at the Cuneta Astrodome. The Performance Night will be on Saturday while the Awards Night will be on Sunday with both live specials starting at 7:45 PM.

Source: abs-CBNnews.com

Bea, expelled from Pinoy Dream Academy

Beatriz "Bea" Muñoz, the Sweet Chanteuse from Muntinlupa bids goodbye to the Pinoy Dream Academy during its 5th Gala Performance Night. She only got 25.15 % of text votes compared to the 75.85 % of votes garnered by her boyfriend Miguel.

Bea reprises the Apo Hiking Society original “Yakap Sa Dilim” during the performance night but resident juror Gerald Salonga said that he’s not sure if Bea has enough singing ability to become a good singer.

In the meantime, Miguel was again included in the bottom 4 after their performances together with Bunny, Christian and Iñaki. However, Miguel was saved by the mentors. Don’t fail to watch the exciting Pinoy Dream Academy season 2 on ABS-CBN’s primetime bida.

List of Pinoy Dream Academy scholars

The sixteen scholars of the Pinoy Dream Academy season 2 are:
1. Hansen Nichols (The Cancer Survivor)
2. Michelle Belmonte (a stand-up comedian)
3. Jay Bogayan (The Farmer's Son)
4. Van Louelle Pojas (The Teen Heartthrob)
5. Jun Ross Dio (The Stylist's Son)
6. Cris Pastor (The Singing Interior Designer)
7. Miguel Mendoza (The Romantic Crooner)
8. Beatriz Muñoz (The Sweet Chanteusse)
9. Maria Liezel Garcia (The Pride of Puerto Galera)
10. Apple Abarquez (The Different Couple's Daughter)
11. Christian Alvear (Small Boy Wonder)
12. Rafael " Iñaki" Ignacio Ting (The Stage Performer)
13. Laarni Losala (The Pride of Sultan Kudarat).
14. Chivas Anton Malunda (The Student husband)
15. Jovannie Malunda (The Teacher's Wife)
16. Ranjit "Jet" Singh (The Videojock)

Headed by Maestro Ryan Cayabyab, the faculty of PDA is composed of Joey Reyes (Media Performance Mentor), Kitchy Molina (Overall Voice Mentor), and Monet Silvestre (Voice Mentor).

Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2 airs weeknights on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida while PDA Uberture, hosted by Billy Crawford, airs weekdays at 5:15 pm. PDA is hosted by Toni Gonzaga, Billy, and Nikki Gil.

PDA season 2 premieres on June 14.

The second season of Pinoy Dream Academy will premiere on June 14, 2008 replacing the Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus that will end this Saturday. 16 new scholars chosen from more than 10,000 hopefuls will compete for the second “Star Dreamer” title of Pinoy Dream Academy season 2.

This season will be hosted by Toni Gonzaga, Nikki Gil and the newest Kapamilya star Billy Crawford.

32 semi-finalists were introduced in the Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2 primer which was incorporated on the Saturday edition of Pinoy Big Brother which was hosted by first Star Dreamer Yeng Constantino.

The new Headmaster is Ryan Cayabyab; Performance Master is Joey Reyes; UP College of Music Voice and Music Theater chairman and this season’s Voice Master is Kitchy Molina; and the Voice Mentor is Monet Silvestre.