''Little Big Star'' is a singing contest aired every Saturday afternoon on

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in the

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and worldwide on

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. The show was hosted by a Filipina singer and actress

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. the series premiered on Saturday, from September 24, 2005, to February 3, 2007, replacing '' Hoy Gising! Kapamilya'' and was replaced by ''

Little Big Superstar ''Little Big Superstar'' is a Philippine reality - variety show for kids, that airs every Saturday afternoon on ABS-CBN. It is a spin-off of ''Little Big Star'', also with the same format, but only searched for singers. Now, Little Big Superstar ...

''. The show features aspiring young singers who battle it out each week to become the next Little Big Star. The "Little Big Star" competition is divided into two "divisions"; the Little Division for contestants ages 6 to 9 years old and the Big Division with contestants ages 10 to 13 years old.

Hosts

Sarah Geronimo

heads the nationwide broadcast of Little Big Star. In Little Big Star Manila, finalists from the regional shows are sent to battle in the grand finals. Sarah herself won a singing competition, IBC 13's '' Star for a Night''.

Sheryn Regis

Sheryn Regis is the host of Little Big Star Cebu, aired on ABS-CBN Channel 3 Cebu. LBS Cebu was recognized as the fourth top-rating show in ABS-CBN's Nationwide Charts. Sheryn won 1st runner-up in ''

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'' back in 2004.

Nikki Bacolod

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is the face and voice behind Little Big Star Davao, airing on ABS-CBN Channel 4 Davao. Nikki placed 2nd to Jerome Sala in '' Search for the Star in a Million'' (Season 2), which coincidentally, Sarah was also hosting with her co-champions.

Season one

In the first season, contestants competed each week to become part of the Honor Roll. Those in the Honor Roll at the end of the month would compete in the Monthly Finals for the title of "Star of the Month." The "Star of the Month" would secure a spot in the finals.

Little Star TOP 25

* Rhap Salazar *

Makisig Morales Makisig Morales appeared on the TV reality-show '' Little Big Star'' and is the delivery man of the boy band Mak and the Dudes. As a child actor, he played the lead role in the ''International Emmy-nominated fantaserye, ''Super Inggo''.'' At the ...

* Kyle Balili *

Sam Concepcion Samuel Lawrence Lopez Concepcion (born October 17, 1992) is a Filipino singer, dancer, actor, VJ and host. Concepcion emerged as the winner for the Big Division of the first season of ''Little Big Star'' in April 2006. Concepcion currently h ...

* Micah Torre * Randy De Silva * Jaya Sto. Domingo * Shane Velasco *

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(now Jake Zyrus) *

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* Nicole Marasigan * Andrea Mendoza * Kiara Dominante * Medzar Oroña * Leo Padilla * Mark Venzon Madriaga * Shane Gonzales * Ralph Morris * Christian Leroi * Mackenzie De Guzman * Clarence Torres * Mico Dela Pena * Nikka Del Valle * Ciara Santos * Alexander Gomez * Tricia Delos Santos * Jhonifer Alvaire Cruz * Andrew Mariano * Lorenz Sarrondo

Little Division Grand Finalists

* Rhap Salazar- Brightest Star * Makisig Morales- 2nd Honor * Kyle Balili- 3rd Honor * Micah Torre- 4th * Nic Jim Oliver- 5th * Jaya Sto. Domingo- 6th * Shane Velasco- 7th

Big Division Grand Finalists

- Brightest Star * Gian Barbarona - 2nd Honor *

- 3rd Honor * Rachel Pegason- 4th * Ronald Humarang- 5th * Carl Camo- 6th * Melvin Rimas- 7th

Season two

Season 2 began the week after the grand finals of season 1. After a little over two months of competition, ABS-CBN pulled the plug on the series after experiencing a decline in ratings as well as the network focusing on its new talent search, '' Pinoy Dream Academy.'' The season 2 grand finals aired on Saturday, July 1, 2006.

Little Division Grand Finalists

* Robert Villar - Brightest Star * Christian Rico B. Olog - 2nd Honor

Big Division Grand Finalists

* Angellie Urquico (Now Anja Aguilar) - Brightest Star * Krisshajene "Khrissha" Viaje- 2nd Honor * Dawn Amber Cortes- 3rd Honor * Rafael Canillas - 4th Honor * Laurice Bermillo- 5th Honor

After Little Big Star

A few of the first-season contestants have gone on to other projects at ABS-CBN. Both

and

were offered lead roles in the network's newest

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, ''

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'', long before the finals even began. Meanwhile, Micah Torre was cast in host Sarah Geronimo's new soap opera ''

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''. Season 2's Robert Villar starred as Berto on ''

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'', while Micah Torre and Kyle Balili sang the theme song for that soap opera. Villar is the only contestant who transferred from ABS-CBN to GMA Network. The other finalists have performed on the 2nd season of "Little Big Star" and a few other ABS-CBN programs. Kyle Balili appeared in the new soap opera ''

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has also made a name for herself worldwide with her performances that were shown on YouTube. She has made appearances in ''

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''. She has also shared the spotlight with the likes of

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and

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, just to name a few. She released her self-titled international album CHARICE under the guidance of her mentor,

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. Her album made it to the #8 spot on the US Billboard chart, making her the first Asian artist in history to make it to the Billboard Top Ten. In June 2010, it was announced that Charice landed a recurring guest role in the hit Fox TV series ''

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''. Other finalists who appeared in Little Big Star are also participating in various local reality shows and talent searches. A reality talent search on TV5 called Star Factor. These include Krissha Viaje (who finished second place in the second season of Little Big Star) who finished seventh. Morissette (who was a finalist in Little Big Star Cebu) made it to second place in Star Factor, and years later went on to be a semi-finalist in the first season of The Voice Of The Philippines. On the other hand, former Big Division contestants of the first season Alyssa Kate Quijano, Jennifer Maravilla, and Katrina Velarde formed a singing trio called New Born Divas where they made it to the grand finals of the second season of ''

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'' in TV5. In 2010, Alyssa Quijano has crowned the winner of the teen category of Karaoke Next Level Under Worlds of fun. Later on, Alyssa Kate Quijano and Katrina Velarde joined the first season of the X-Factor Philippines and formed a group there called AKA JAM and later placed 10th. Also, Laurice Bermillo (fourth place in Little Big Star Season 2) made it as a contender in Star Power and finished 9th. and Akiko Solon (a monthly finalist in Little Big Star Cebu) who finished 5th in the said singing contest. Angellie Urquico, the winner of little big star season 2 big division, later signed a contract with ABS-CBN's '' ASAP'' under her new screen name Anja Aguilar.

Hosts

Sarah Geronimo

Sheryn Regis

Nikki Bacolod

Season one

Little Star TOP 25

Little Division Grand Finalists

Big Division Grand Finalists

Season two

Little Division Grand Finalists

Big Division Grand Finalists

After Little Big Star

Releases

See also