''Superstar Duets'' is a 2016

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broadcast by

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. Hosted by

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, it premiered on September 3, 2016 on the network's Sabado Star Power sa Gabi line up replacing ''

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''. The show concluded on December 17, 2016 with a total of 16 episodes.

Overview

''Superstar Duets'' debuted on

, last September 3, 2016. The game pits one ''Kapuso'' celebrity with International star impersonators. The one who will get a lowest score from the judges will be eliminated.

Mike "Pekto" Nacua Mike Nacua (born June 14, 1973), better known as Pekto, is a Filipino actor, comedian and television host. Career Born and raised in the province of Cebu, Mike "Pekto" Nacua was discovered by GMA Network in 2003 as an actor and comedian. He sta ...

and Seeyah Later was the first who has been eliminated receiving 14 stars. After the first elimination the Kapuso celebrities will meet the second batch of International Stars.

Cast

;Host *

Regine Velasquez Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez ( ; born April 22, 1970) is a Filipina singer, actress, and record producer. She is considered one of the most influential figures in Philippine popular culture and is known for her vocal range and beltin ...

;Judges *

Allan K. Allan Quilantang (born December 13, 1958), popularly known by his stage name Allan K., is a Philippines, Filipino comedian, actor, singer and TV host. He is one of the co-hosts of the noontime variety show ''Eat Bulaga!'' Career Allan K's first ...

Aicelle Santos Aicelle Anne Coronel Santos-Zambrano (born February 24, 1985), is a Filipino singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress who. She has been known as the "First Undefeated Pinoy Pop Superstar", when she achieved eight straight wins in GMA Network's ...

Christian Bautista Christian Joseph Morata Bautista (born October 19, 1981) is a Filipino singer, actor, host, and model. He was a finalist of ''Star in a Million'', a Philippine reality show aired on ABS-CBN channel, winning 4th place in the competition in 2003. ...

;Contestants * Michael "Pekto" Nacua *

Joross Gamboa John Ross Sanchez Gamboa (born November 28, 1984), known professionally as Joross Gamboa, is a Filipino actor and model who was a 2nd runner-up in the 1st season of Star Circle Quest. Career After four years of being with ABS-CBN Star Magic, ''J ...

Jerald Napoles Jerald Napoles (born March 2, 1983) is a Filipino theater actor and comedian known for his role as Tolits in the musical stage play ''Rak of Aegis''. He is a talent of Triple A Management and has worked in the GMA Network as a host in the weekly ...

Rita Daniela Rita Daniela de Guzman Iringan (born September 15, 1995), popularly known as Rita Daniela (), is a Filipino actress, singer and television host. Grand Champion of the very first season of '' Popstar Kids''. She and Ken Chan became a popular ...

Denise Barbacena Denise Ysabel Barbacena (born November 2, 1994) is a Filipina actress, singer, and popularly known as finalist of the first season of the reality show, '' Protégé: The Battle For The Big Break'', a reality search contest, created by GMA Netwo ...

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Nar Cabico Russ Narcies "Nar" Cabico (born September 16, 1990) is a Filipino singer, stage and TV actor known after being the grand champion of GMA Network's singing contest, ''Superstar Duets''. Career Before entering showbiz, Cabico was already a th ...

* Jeffrey "Osang" Soliven

International star impersonators

# International star impersonator performed in the wildcard round. # The Top 5 celebrity contestants were also the international star impersonators on this

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. # International star impersonator performed in the

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Preliminary rounds

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Round 1

The contestants will be divided into two batch. Each batch will have two contestants who got the lowest score placed in the bottom group . Bottom group contestants will face the elimination round while the safe contestants will fight for immunity.

Round 2

The same rule applies for this round except for the immunity round.

Round 3

The same rule applies for this round except for the third elimination wherein each of the bottom group contestants will have their Celebrity resbaker.

Round 4

The five remaining contestants will perform. The contestant with lowest star rating from the judges will be eliminated from the competition.

Wildcard round

The 4 eliminated contestants perform again for a second chance to be back at the competition. The contestant with highest star rating will re-enter the competition. All songs performed on this episode are songs of

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Finals

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Round 5

The Final 5 contestants will impersonate an international star of their choice instead of having an impersonator partner as duet. Each celebrity contestant will be paired to OPM icons. The contestant with lowest score will be eliminated from the competition.

Quarter finals

The Final 4 contestants perform. The celebrity contestant with lowest star rating will be eliminated from the competition. All songs performed are songs of

Semi finals

The final 3 contestants perform. The celebrity contestant with lowest star rating will be eliminated from the competition.

Ai-Ai delas Alas Martina Eileen Hernandez delas Alas-Sibayan (born November 11, 1964), known professionally as Ai-Ai delas Alas, is a Filipino actress and comedian. She is widely regarded as the country's "Queen of Comedy" for her comedic talent and best know ...

served as a judge.

Grand finals

The grand finals consists of 3 rounds wherein the final 2 contestants will perform. On the first round, they will have a concert style duet with

Lani Misalucha Lani Bayot Misalucha (; born Lani Dimalanta Bayot; August 3, 1969) is a Filipino singer who performs pop, rock, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, and operatic arias. Her ability to sing across several genres gave her the title "Asia's Nightingale ...

. The second round will be video mirroring challenge wherein they will copy a music video content. And for the third round, the final 2 will have a duet with international superstar of their choice.

served as the 4th judge.

Elimination chart

Ratings

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and NUTAM (Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement) ratings are provided by

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while

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provide Nationwide ratings (Urban + Rural).

Accolades

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 6000680 2016 Philippine television series debuts 2016 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network original programming Philippine reality television series