''Ang Bagong Kampeon'' () was a nationally televised amateur singing contest that aired on Radio Philippines Network (Solar TV) in the Philippines. It aired from 1982 to October 1988. It was hosted by

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. The television show has launched the careers of several successful singers, notably,

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. The show also had a contestant named Josephine Roberto (aka "Banig"), who later defeated

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on the way to become Female Vocalist Champion in the 1989 edition of ''

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'' in the

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. Later in 1989, Ang Bagong Kampeon was again aired on RPN 9 which was hosted by Pepe Pimentel and Amy Perez. Among the notable contestant was Teofanes Barbi Daclan who sang songs of Matt Monro and made up to the grand finals.

Awards and recognitions

* Best Talent Show Winner — PMPC Star Awards for Television (1987–1988)

References

Philippine reality television series 1985 Philippine television series debuts 1988 Philippine television series endings Radio Philippines Network original programming 1980s Philippine television series {{Philippines-tv-prog-stub