My Sassy Mind

Pinoy Idol on April 5, 2008 at GMA-7: Pinoy Idol will soon broadcasted or aired on GMA-7 Kapuso TV network on April 5, 2008, Saturday. Pinoy Idol is not the same as Philippine Idol, I guess. It will be hosted by Raymon Gutierrez. The judges are Jolina Magdangal, Ogie Alcasid and Wyngard Tracy. Can't wait to watch Pinoy Idol? Tune in to GMA-7 network around 8:00 PM this Saturday, April 5, right after Pinoy Records.

GMA Network promoted Pinoy Idol as "the first Idol competition in the Philippines" during its New Year's Eve 2007 Presentation, and therefore will not recognize Philippine Idol and its winner Mau Marcelo.

Pinoy Idol Prizes:
The winner will receive P1 million, brand new car, a recording contract with Sony BMG Music Philippines, a television contract with GMA Network among other prizes.

Pinoy Idol Audition
Auditions for Pinoy Idol was held in the following cities: Cagayan de Oro, Batangas City, Iloilo City, Cebu City, Davao City, Pasay, Dagupan, and Angeles.Auditions in Naga City were canceled for unknown reasons.[14] Out of thousands of aspirants, 179 passed through the next round of eliminations.

Pinoy Idol Controversy
Early into the development of Pinoy Idol, there is a growing petition in online forums requesting for Ignacio's exclusion as its program director primarily because of his frequent use of butterflies (whether live butterflies or having people wear butterfly wings) on every project he has directed. He commented that he would still stick to his "lucky trademark" and even taunted petitioners to direct the show and put beetles or mosquitoes on the set if that is what they want. (Source: Wikipedia.com)