The Singing Bee (Philippine game show)
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The Singing Bee is a Philippine musical karaoke game show premiered on April 21, 2008 on ABS-CBN. It is based on the American version of the same name. A combinination of karaoke singing and a spelling bee-style competition, this show features contestants trying to remember the lyrics to popular songs.[1]
The Singing Bee | |
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Genre | Game show |
Created by | Phil Gurin Bob Horowitz |
Based on | The Singing Bee by Phil Gurin and Bob Horowitz |
Directed by | Bobet Vidanes |
Presented by | Cesar Montano (2008–2010) Amy Perez and Roderick Paulate (2013–2015) |
Starring | The Honeybees The Songbees The Bandble Bee led by Mel Villena |
Opening theme | The Singing Bee theme song (English version) (2008–2010) The Singing Bee theme song (Filipino version) (2013–2015) |
Country of origin | Philippines |
Original languages | Filipino English |
No. of seasons | 7 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Carla St. Anne Burwell |
Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
Running time | Season 1: 30-45 minutes (Weekdays) Season 2–4: 1 hour (Weekends) Season 5: 1 hour (Saturdays) Season 6-7: 1 hour (Saturdays and Weekdays) |
Production companies | Juma Entertainment The Gurin Company ABS-CBN Studios |
Original release | |
Network | ABS-CBN |
Release | April 21, 2008 (2008-04-21) – February 6, 2010 (2010-02-06) |
Release | November 16, 2013 (2013-11-16) – February 6, 2015 (2015-02-06) |
Related | |
All Star K All Star Videoke Everybody, Sing! |
In each episode, six contestants will be selected from the audience to play a series of games that test their knowledge of song lyrics. Contestants making an error forfeit their chance to get into the "musical chairs". Contestants not in a musical chair position when the round is over are eliminated. The grand prize is P1,000,000. It was presented by Amy Perez and Roderick Paulate for its sixth and seventh seasons; it was previously hosted by Cesar Montano for five seasons.[2] The house band, Bandble Bee, is led by Mel Villena, with several house singers called The Songbees. Dancing to the band are the house dancers, The Honeybees.