Your Face Sounds Familiar

***Your Face Sounds Familiar*** is a singing and impersonation competition for celebrities and is based on the Spanish version of the **same name**. It debuted on March 14, 2015 on ABS-CBN. It is hosted by Luis Manzano since season 3. Previously, Billy Crawford hosted the show, and for the second season, also co-hosted by Melai Cantiveros. Jed Madela, Gary Valenciano and Sharon Cuneta served as the show's judges for the first two seasons. In ***Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids***, Ogie Alcasid replaces Madela, while Valenciano and Cuneta reprised their roles as judges. The Kids season premiered on January 7, 2017.

## Development

The Philippine version was first announced by ABS-CBN on its trade show for advertisers in Rockwell Tent, Makati. In this show, 8 celebrities will compete in a song and dance number while impersonating iconic singers. Each week, the "Iconizer" (called the "Randomizer" in other franchises) will assign the artists of whom they will impersonate. When the iconizer is pressed, the icon the contestant is assigned will be shown, along with a preview of the song they have to perform.

The first season of the show replaced the timeslot of the second season of *The Voice of the Philippines*, which ended on March 1, 2015. On March 9, 2015, Sharon Cuneta made a comeback in ABS-CBN; one of her first projects would be a judge in the show with Madela and Valenciano. In earlier announcements, Toni Gonzaga was reported to be one of the judges; however, she was replaced by Cuneta. Every week, the performers would be guided by Annie Quintos of The Company and Georcelle Dapat-Sy of the G-Force for vocals and choreography respectively.

On April 5, 2015, due to Holy Week, the Week 4 of the first season show only had duets, as Black Saturday pre-empted all special programmings.

On April 18–19, 2015, Gary Valenciano temporarily left the show to fulfill his commitment of performing in a series of concerts. He was substituted by Boy Abunda. The same instance happened on May 16–17, 2015, and he was substituted by Vice Ganda.

On June 6, 2015, it was announced that the show will return for a second season in the same year, which premiered on September 12, 2015, replacing the timeslot of the second season of *The Voice Kids*. On August 2015, Melai Cantiveros, the winner of the first season was announced to co-host the show, impersonating different people. Sharon Cuneta, Gary Valenciano, Jed Madela, and Billy Crawford were announced to return to the show to reprise their former duties.

On August 15, 2016, Crawford announced that the show will return for a third season; which was later on revealed as the Kids edition entitled *Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids* at the ABS-CBN Trade Launch. On November 22, 2016, Ogie Alcasid, who made a comeback on ABS-CBN, was revealed as the newest addition to the show's judges, replacing Madela. The Kids edition premiered on January 7, 2017. It replaced the timeslot of *Kapamilya Weekend Specials* filler block, which temporary filled the vacated timeslot of *Pinoy Boyband Superstar*.

On March 5, 2017, Xia Vigor could not perform on the show because of sickness and was announced to impersonated artist Jennifer Lopez on Week 10 instead.

On March 28, 2018, ABS-CBN released a teaser for its upcoming season (season 2 as "Kids" edition, season 4 overall). It premiered on May 5, 2018.

On May 5, 2018, the second season of the Kids edition premiered, replacing the timeslot of the sixth season of *Pilipinas Got Talent*. Billy Crawford returned as the host of that season. The jury, who serves as the judges of the show, are Ogie Alcasid, Sharon Cuneta and Gary Valenciano. In this season, Jed Madela (vocals) and Nyoy Volante (choreography and movement) will serve as the kids' mentors, replacing Annie Quintos of The Company for vocals and Georcelle Dapat-Sy of the G-Force for choreography, however, Valenciano missed most of the season due to his heart surgery. Season 1 contestants Sam Shoaf, AC Bonifacio and Awra Briguela host the online companion show. The online companion show *Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids: Breaktime* is hosted by season 1 contestants Sam Shoaf, AC Bonifacio and Awra Briguela. It airs simultaneously with the main show, being streamed live on both the official Facebook page and YouTube channel of the show. *Breaktime* features behind-the-scene exclusives which are usually not aired on the main show. It also includes interviews of the cast and live comments from the viewers. It may or may not air in future seasons. Gary Valenciano had an emergency heart surgery weeks before the taping. Mentors Jed Madela and Nyoy Volante served as the guest judges until week 13. They gave stars to the kid celebrity performers as one. On Week 15, a duet reunion between Season 1 and Season 2 Kids contestants happened on the show. However, Xia Vigor was unable to perform due to prior commitments. Because of this, Bella Echarri, sister of Kyle Echarri, was invited to perform.

In January 2020, ABS-CBN announced that the show will have a third season after Sharon Cuneta renewed her contract with the network. Also, the first Kids season was being re-aired on the primetime slot from March–May 2020 as part of the network's temporary programming changes caused by the Enhanced community quarantine in Luzon. However, the reruns were abruptly stopped after May 3, 2020 due to the temporary closure of ABS-CBN following the cease and desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission on account of its franchise expiration.

In December 2020, during the trade launch for 2021 held during the ABS-CBN Christmas Special, it was revealed the show will have a 3rd season, with this season being the first regular season since 2015 after two straight Kids seasons. However, due to Crawford being focused on blocktime shows on TV5, including Lunch Out Loud, Luis Manzano replaced him as host for Season 3. The 3rd season premiered on February 20, 2021.

On April 4, 2021, due to Holy Week, the Week 7 of the third season was originally going to have duet episodes, as Black Saturday pre-empted all regular programming. but however, as an enhanced community quarantine was reimposed in the Greater Manila Area, a replay of Week 1's performances was re-aired instead.

The season resumed on April 12, 2021, however, Jhong Hilario withdrew from the competition for the wellbeing of his newborn baby.

### Format

For 12, 13 or 15 weeks, all the celebrity contestants (four male, four female) will complete for a cash prize, half of which will go to their chosen charity. The contestant with the highest points per week will become the weekly winner, and will receive ₱100,000. The top four, five or eight contestants will complete for the public's votes, and the artist with the highest votes will be declared the winner.

### Prize

Every week the winner will win a cash prize of ₱100,000, half of which would be given to his or her chosen charity. The grand prize is ₱2,000,000, half of which would be given to his or her chosen charity. Every week, the winner will win a cash prize of ₱100,000, half will be given to his or her chosen charity. The grand prize is ₱1,000,000, tickets for 4 to South Korea plus a house and lot. The grand prize of the competition is ₱1,000,000 cash prize. Other prizes for the grand winner include a gadget showcase and a house and lot.

## Hosts

Billy Crawford served as the host of the local version of *Your Face Sounds Familiar* from Season 1-Kids Season 2. Melai Cantiveros, the winner of the first season, was also added as Billy Crawford's co-host for the second season. However, as Crawford focused on blocktime shows on TV5, Luis Manzano hosts the third season instead.

## Judges

The judges, dubbed as "The Jury" in the show:

* Sharon Cuneta
* Gary Valenciano
* Jed Madela (season 1-2; guest judge season 3)
* Ogie Alcasid (kids season 1-2; season 3)

### Guest judges

* Boy Abunda (season 1, week 6; season 2, week 3)
* Vice Ganda (season 1, week 10)
* Rico J. Puno (season 2, week 10)
* Karla Estrada (season 2, week 10)
* Randy Santiago (season 2, week 11)
* Nyoy Volante (kids season 2, week 3-12)
* Jed Madela (kids season 2, Week 3-11)
* Annie Quintos (season 2, week 6 and 13)
* Georcelle Dapat-Sy (season 2, week 6 and 13)

## Mentors

* Annie Quintos (vocals, season 1-2; kids season 1)
* Georcelle Dapat-Sy (choreography, season 1-2; kids season 1)
* Jed Madela (vocals, kids season 2; season 3)
* Nyoy Volante (choreography, kids season 2; season 3)

## References

1. ↑ Your Face Sounds Familiar
2. ↑ 'Your Face Sounds Familiar' coming to ABS-CBN
3. ↑ Meet 8 celebs joining 'Your Face Sounds Familiar'
4. ↑ For Sharon, there's no place like home
5. ↑ Gary V leaving 'Your Face'; replacement named
6. ↑ MJ Felipe @mjfelipe - THIS JUST IN: Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids to air in January 2017 - Sharon Cuneta, Gary V and newest Kapamilya - OGIE ALCASID.
7. ↑ 'Your Face Sounds Familiar,' ipapalit sa 'The Voice of the Philippines'
8. ↑ Sharon Kapamilya again
9. ↑ Meet jury of 'Your Face Sounds Familiar'
10. ↑ Melai to co-host season 2 of 'Your Face Sounds Familiar'
11. ↑ 'Your Face Sounds Familiar' season 2 celebrity contestants revealed
12. ↑ Meet the 8 cuties of your face sounds familiar kids
13. ↑ Your Face Sounds Familiar 2018 Contestants
14. ↑ Gary Valenciano undergoes heart surgery
15. ↑ Celebrities impersonate Legendary Music Performers in "Your face Sounds Familiar"
16. ↑ How 'Your Face Sounds Familiar' game show works}
17. ↑ Melai to co-host season 2 of 'Your Face Sounds Familiar'
18. ↑ Your Face Sounds Familiar - Jury

## External links

* *Your Face Sounds Familiar* on ABS-CBN
* *Your Face Sounds Familiar* on Facebook
* *Your Face Sounds Familiar* on Twitter
* *Your Face Sounds Familiar* on Instagram