Everybody, Sing!

***Everybody, Sing!*** is a Philippine musical game show that premiered on June 5, 2021, and has aired three seasons as of July 2023. The show features several community groups, consisting of 25 to 100 individuals each, who compete in various singing challenges for a chance to win cash prizes and share a winning jackpot. The production of the game show originally started in early-2020 and was set to premiere on March 15, 2020, on ABS-CBN. However, the production and premiere of the game show were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. Reruns of Gandang Gabi, Vice! temporarily filled in the network's programming until the network's shutdown on May 5, 2020. The show eventually premiered on June 5, 2021, on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z. The game show is hosted by Vice Ganda.

## Gameplay

Before the COVID-19 pandemic and ABS-CBN's franchise renewal controversy, a community group in the show Everybody, Sing! could have up to 100 individuals and could win as much as ₱2,000,000 to be shared among everyone. However, due to the pandemic and controversy, changes were made. A community group now consists of 25, 50, or 100 individuals aged 18-59 and is divided equally into five or ten rows. Each round, one row is chosen to play a particular game. Each game has different mechanics but the same goal: each contestant has one attempt to complete a line of a song. They receive ₱1,000 for each correct guess and the community group gets an additional 2-4 seconds added to the Jackpot round's timer. The more correct guesses, the more chances of winning the jackpot. The community group then participates in the jackpot round where they name each song being played. If they name all 10 songs (later 20 in the third season), they can share the winning jackpot of ₱500,000, ₱1,000,000, ₱2,000,000 or more.

### Introduced in Season 1

These are the games that first appeared in the series' debut. Some of them were changed in later seasons to accommodate the season's twists.

#### Sing in the Blank

See also: Sing in the Blank
*Sing in the Blank* is first game featured in the show, the goal of this game is to sing the missing lyrics and fill in the blanks. The melody or singing style has no bearing on the answer; the emphasis is on providing the correct song lyrics. In this game, each correct answer is worth 2 seconds on the jackpot timer, and the player will receive one thousand pesos (₱1,000).

#### PicSing a Broken Song

See also: Pic-Sing A Broken Song
*Pic-Sing a Broken Song* takes place after the completion of "Sing in the Blank" and aims to "fix" a "broken song" by utilizing picture clues displayed on the screen, allowing players to accumulate extra time for the jackpot round. In this game, each correct answer is worth 2 seconds on the jackpot timer, and the player will receive one thousand pesos (₱1,000).

#### EngliSing ang Lyrics

See also: Engli-Sing Ang Lyrics
*Engli-Sing ang Lyrics* focuses on translation, with the chosen group tasked with translating Tagalog words into their English equivalents. The song that the resident band will perform will be in English. In this game, each correct answer is worth 2 seconds on the jackpot timer, and the player will receive one thousand pesos (₱1,000).

#### TagaliSing

See also: TagaliSing
*TagaliSing* adds an intriguing twist by serving as the polar opposite of EngliSing ang Lyrics. The chosen row of participants in this game will be tasked with translating English words into Tagalog equivalents. The song will be performed in Tagalog by the resident band. In this game, each correct answer is worth 2 seconds on the jackpot timer, and the player will receive one thousand pesos (₱1,000).

#### The ChooSing One

See also: The ChooSing One
*The ChooSing One* entails selecting the appropriate set of lyrics. There will be two options, one correct and one incorrect. In this game, each correct answer is worth 2 seconds on the jackpot timer, and the player will receive one thousand pesos (₱1,000).

#### ReverSing

See also: ReverSing
*ReverSing* is a challenge in which you must return one reversed line of a song lyric to its correct position. For the third season, instead of the usual one line to transpose, each player will be given two reversed lines to transpose; in order for this order to be correct, the player must sing the exact lyrics of those missing lyrics. In this game, each correct answer is worth 4 seconds towards the jackpot timer, and the player will receive one thousand pesos (₱1,000).

#### Lip-Sing

See also: Lip-Sing
*Lip-Sing* requires players to correctly guess the lyrics by watching a video clip of someone lip syncing the correct lyrics while the audio is muted. It debuted in the "25 Street Vendors" episode. In the third season, a celebrity guest is also tasked with figuring out the missing lyric (note that the celebrity guests are not given the answer; they must also guess what it is). It is up to the player to decide whether or not to believe the celebrity guest. In this game, each correct answer is worth 4 seconds towards the jackpot timer, and the player will receive one thousand pesos (₱1,000).

#### Vice Sing Ganda

See also: Vice Sing Ganda
Vice Sing Ganda is completely devoted to home viewers. Vice Ganda will pique the audience's interest by posing a thought-provoking question, which is usually related to his costume or the Songbayanan at work. To win a cash prize of 5,000, viewers must tweet their response using the following format: "Vice Sing Ganda the letter of their answer (A or B)> + the current episode's hashtag," which is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen. After a commercial break, Vice will reveal the correct answer, followed by the announcement of the episode's home winner. Before claiming their prize, the winner of that episode will be asked to wait for an official text from the show's social media accounts.

### Introduced in Season 2

#### A-B-Sing!

See also: A-B-Sing
*A-B-Sing* challenged its players to sing their assigned lyric using syllables as a guide. The number of syllables required to complete the missing word determines the clue provided by the resident band. For example, if "singing" is the missing lyric, the resident band will sing "S-S" as the clue. In this game, each correct answer is worth 2 seconds on the jackpot timer, and the player will receive one thousand pesos (₱1,000).

#### Ayu-Sing Mo!

See also: Ayu-Sing Mo
*Ayu-Sing Mo* requires players to put four jumbled lyrics in the correct order. This minigame was featured in the "50 Funeral & Cemetery Workers" episode on October 29, 2022, as an alternative to the ReverSing segment. The goal of this game is to arrange the lyrics in the correct order. In this game, each correct answer is worth 4 seconds towards the jackpot timer, and the player will receive one thousand pesos (₱1,000).

#### Singko Segundo Challenge

See also: Singko Segundo Challenge
*Singko Segundo Challenge* is a minigame that occurs prior to the jackpot round. This challenge was introduced in the second season with the goal of giving the Songbayanan the opportunity to add 5 seconds to their jackpot timer. After each group has completed its game, the Songbayanan will choose a representative known as the Repre-SING-tative for the pre-jackpot round. Once chosen, the representative's task is to guess the song sung by Vice Ganda using only a relevant word from the Songbayanan. For example, if the Songbayanan are beauticians, Vice will sing the word "kilay" ("eyebrow"). After completing the song's tune, Vice Ganda will signal the representative to provide their response.

### Introduced in Season 3

#### Lights, Camera, Act-Sing!

See also: Lights, Camera, Act-Sing!
"Lights, Camera, Act-Sing!" is a game in which players guess the song lyric based on the celebrity guest's live actions. The players must deduce what the missing song lyric is. The resident band will continue to play the song until the celebrity guest acts out the missing lyric. In this game, each correct answer is worth 2 seconds on the jackpot timer, and the player will receive one thousand pesos (₱1,000).

#### Sing Tunog

See also: Sing-Tunog
"Sing-Tunog" is a game in which the player must find the correct song lyric by listening to a similar word to the actual song lyric as a clue. The player's goal is to correctly guess the song lyric based on the clue. In this game, each correct answer is worth 2 seconds on the jackpot timer, and the player will receive one thousand pesos (₱1,000).

### Jackpot Round

#### Everybody, GuesSing?

See also: Everybody, GuesSing
The Songbayanan will enter the jackpot round "Everybody GuesSing?" after completing five or ten games. To win the jackpot prize in this round, they must correctly guess 10 (later 20) song titles. The time allotted for this round will be the total jackpot seconds earned by the first five or ten rows during the preliminary rounds.

The countdown of their accumulated jackpot timer will begin once the resident band begins playing the first song in the first and second seasons. In this final game, their goal is to win the jackpot round. Each player is only allowed to respond once by pressing their individual buzzer. They cannot respond again once they have made their initial response. Each correct guess is worth 5,000 pesos (5,000) in the first season and 10,000 pesos (₱10,000) in the second season (100,000 for the 100 Songbayanan special). The total amount of money they will receive is multiplied by the number of correct answers. For example, if the Songbayanan correctly guessed eight song titles, they would receive 40,000 pesos, with each player receiving 1,600 pesos. However, if a player's guess is incorrect, they can only make another guess if there is enough time left. The game ends if either all players have exhausted their attempts or there is no time remaining.

However, if they correctly guess all ten song titles, they will win the jackpot prize of 500,000 pesos (₱500,000) or one million pesos (₱1,000,000), with each player receiving 20,000 pesos (₱20,000).

#### Ultimate Everybody, GuesSing

See also: Ultimate, Everybody GuesSing and Golden Time Bonus
The third season's jackpot round follows the same rules as previous seasons: each player can only provide an answer once by pressing their individual buzzer; once they have responded, they cannot respond again. Over the course of the weekend, each Songbayanan must guess twenty songs. This is divided into two rounds, with each round airing before the end of each episode. The Songbayanan receives ten thousand pesos (₱10,000) for each correct guess of a song title.

Round 1
The Songbayanan decides unanimously how many songs they will try to guess using the accumulated jackpot time from the first five games, up to a maximum of ten in the first round. If they reach their objective, their prize will be doubled. Once they've determined their goal, they must guess the song titles using a word from the Songbayanan. In addition, the number of unanswered song titles made in this round will be revealed and added to the number of songs the Songbayanan must guess in the second round the next day. If a Songbayanan meets their goal but does not finish in time, the unused time will be added to the next round.

Round 2
For the second round, the Songbayanan must answer the remaining song titles on their board using the accumulated jackpot time from the previous five games (and any unused time from the first round, if any). The Songbayanan is also given a Golden Time Bonus, which adds ten seconds to their jackpot timer if they guess the correct song title when the selected song title containing the bonus is approached and played. Before the round begins, the Songbayanan will decide where to place the bonus on the board. The resident band will not sing the song using a word this time, as they did in the first round, but will instead play the instrumental version of the song.

When the Songbayanan correctly answers all twenty song titles, they will add two million pesos (₱2,000,000) to their pot, including the pot money from the previous round, which will be shared with everyone. A Songbayanan can bank up to two million two hundred thousand pesos (2,200,000) if they reach their maximum target of ten correct song titles during the first round and answer the remaining ten song titles during the second round.

## Development and production

The Philippine game show was first revealed as an upcoming show in early 2020, with plans to air the same year as part of ABS-CBN original programming. It was also revealed that the game show will replace Vice Ganda's late-night comedy talk show Gandang Gabi, Vice! on ABS-CBN on March 15, 2020. However, Vice Ganda announced on March 13, 2020, in Piling Lucky, a segment of It's Showtime, that the production of the game show has been postponed, and the game show's pilot episode on March 15, 2020, has been cancelled due to safety and health concerns brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Promotion

Vice Ganda revealed in the final episode of Gandang Gabi, Vice! before the game show was interrupted. His late-night comedy talk show will be replaced by his game show on March 8, 2020. Vice Ganda appeared as a celebrity guest in the final episode of the third season of Your Face Sounds Familiar on May 30, 2021, to promote his game show, which will take the place of the singing and impersonation competition.

### Broadcast

The game show first aired on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z from June 5 to October 10, 2021, replacing the third season of Your Face Sounds Familiar and was replaced by Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity Season 10. Vice Ganda confirmed the second season of the show on his noontime show It's Showtime on February 28, 2022. The second season premiered on September 24, 2022, replacing Idol Philippines' second season. On May 14, 2023, the show's social media accounts posted a quick teaser of the show's set, and then announced a day later that the show had been renewed for a third season. The third season premiered on June 3, 2023, replacing The Voice Kids' fifth season.

The game show is also available on The Filipino Channel, a global subscription television network, and on online streaming platforms Kapamilya Online Live and iWantTFC.

## 100 Songbayanan Special

See also: 100 Songbayanan Special
The show aired its original iteration of the series dubbed as the **100 *Songbayanan* Special** after the 25 *Perya Performers* episode starting on September 25, 2021, and was aired for three consecutive weeks until October 10, 2021, in celebration for the finale of the first season. The episodes shown were taped before the COVID-19 pandemic and the ABS-CBN shutdown and legislative franchise denial.

The game was originally played with five games, consisting of two rounds per game that were played by two different groups, whose each row is referred to as *SONGpu* (lit. 'ten'), and the group that will play each game will be still randomly chosen by *ChooSera*. Once a group has been chosen to play a game, each correct lyric that a contestant gives will receive one-thousand pesos (₱1,000) if he or she sings his/her assigned line correctly (that will be also instantly given to them after their game) and adds one second to their jackpot timer. The first five (or in rare cases, six) rounds will be aired on a Saturday episode, while the remaining five (or four) rounds and the Jackpot round will be played on a Sunday episode.

Once all ten groups have played, the *Songbayanan* will then proceed to the Jackpot round, where all of them must accurately name ten song titles using their collected time from the preliminary rounds. The same mechanics are in place as with the modified version, where all contestants are only allowed to answer once. Once they have touched their individual buzzer to respond, they are unable to do so again. One hundred thousand pesos (₱100,000) is given to the *Songbayanan* per every song title that they correctly guess. Just like the modified version, the basis for their take-home prize money will be multiplied to the number of their correct answers. For example, if a *Songbayanan* had only guessed 7 correct song titles, then they will only take home seven hundred thousand pesos (₱700,000) and each contestant will only receive seven thousand pesos (₱7,000) each. However, if the *Songbayanan* correctly guesses all ten song titles without fully consuming their jackpot timer, they will take home and divide equally the jackpot prize of two million pesos (₱2,000,000), with each individual receiving twenty thousand pesos (₱20,000) each.

The 100 *Taal* Survivors were the only group that took home and divided equally the two-million peso jackpot prize. Their episode was aired during the final week of the first season, which was on October 9–10, 2021.

This format was brought back for the third season.

## Reception

During the pilot episode of the game show on June 5, 2021, the episode received an 1.8% rating from AGB Nielsen Philippines, and the hashtag #EverybodySing became the top trending hashtag in Twitter nationwide. LionhearTV, an entertainment news website, wrote "ABS-CBN's new singing game show [*Everybody Sing*] is a blast of fun, excitement, and inspiration, as it unites Filipino communities and working groups from every walk of life." They also added, "There has been a bunch of game shows with similar formats, but this one differs in its unique motive to unite community groups, and by highlighting the undying ‘Bayanihan’ spirit."

## References

1. ↑ PEP Troika (June 7, 2021). GMA-7 TV special tampok si John Lloyd Cruz, panalo sa ratings; pilot episode ng Template:Sic, Sing ni Vice Ganda kumusta ang ratings? (tl-PH).
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mia, Ron (June 9, 2021). How did Vice Ganda's 'Everybody Sing' pilot fare in TV ratings?.
3. ↑ LionhearTV (June 9, 2021). Review: ABS-CBN's 'Everybody, Sing!' A Blast of Fun, Excitement, and Inspiration.