Tawag ng Tanghalan ''Tawag ng Tanghalan'' (, abbreviated as TNT) is a Philippines, Philippine amateur singing competition currently airing as a segment of the noon time program, ''It's Showtime (Philippine TV program), It's Showtime'' on ABS-CBN. It airs on the Ka ...

Kids'' was an amateur singing competition currently aired as a segment of the noontime show '' It's Showtime'' from March 13 to June 10, 2017. Dubbed as ''"Your all time favorite search for outstanding amateur talents"'', the competition is open to

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child contenders from

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. This is the only kids season for ''Tawag ng Tanghalan'' Franchise. Tawag ng Tanghalan Kids was the next season intended for young contenders ages 7 to 13 years. Auditions started on December 4, 2016 and on March 13, 2017, following the conclusion of the ''Tawag ng Tanghalan'' on March 11, 2017 held at

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. Its grand finale was held on June 10, 2017. Jhon Clyd Talili of

emerged as the grand champion for the kids edition that spanned for three months. Keifer Sanchez was declared runner-up, Mackie Empuerto finished as third place, Sheena Belarmino emerged as fourth place, and Francis Concepcion finished at fifth place. However, after an impromptu sing-off on a show went viral; Sanchez, Empuerto and Concepcion became international sensations and hugely popular trio collectively known as

TNT Boys The TNT Boys (also known as The Big Shot Trio or Tawag ng Tanghalan Boys) are a Filipino boy band made up of three of the pre-to-early teen finalists of the 2017 television competition '' Tawag ng Tanghalan Kids''. The members are Keifer Sanchez ...

Hosts and judges

Yeng Constantino Josephine Eusebio Constantino-Asuncion (born December 4, 1988), professionally known as Yeng Constantino, is a Filipino pop rock singer-songwriter, occasional actress and host. She is referred to as the ''Philippines Pop Rock Royalty'' and ...

served as the head judge for the kids season, with

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, Jaya,

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, serving as fill-in for Constantino. Judges

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returned as judges for the kids season. Both

Jed Madela John Edward Tiña Tajanlangit (born July 14, 1977), professionally known as Jed Madela, is a Filipino singer, recording artist, songwriter, TV host, entertainer, and occasional actor. He was the first Filipino to win the World Championships o ...

and

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were added as new judges.

Vhong Navarro Ferdinand Hipolito Navarro (born January 4, 1977), known professionally as Vhong Navarro, is a Filipino comedian, actor, dancer, recording artist and television host. He is a regular host on ABS-CBN's noontime variety show '' It's Showtime''. H ...

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, Amy Perez-Castillo, and

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served as hosts for the kids season, with

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Teddy Corpuz Theodore M. Corpuz Sr. (; born December 4, 1979), better known as Teddy Corpuz, is a Filipino singer, television presenter, actor and comedian. He is a regular host and judge on ABS-CBN's noontime variety show '' It's Showtime''. Career Corpuz ...

, and

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serving as co-hosts. James Reid and

Nadine Lustre Nadine Alexis Paguia Lustre (, ; born October 31, 1993) is a Filipino actress and singer. She rose to fame after playing the lead role of Eya Rodriguez in the film ''Diary ng Panget'' (2014). Lustre has since starred in the television series ...

also served as co-hosts.

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and

Robi Domingo Robert Marion Eusebio Domingo (, born September 27, 1989), professionally known as Robi Domingo, is a Filipino VJ, actor, dancer, and host. He first gained fame as a reality show contestant by joining and ending up as the first runner-up of t ...

served as guest hosts in the absence of the main hosts.

Prizes

The winner as the Kids Grand Champion of Tawag ng Tanghalan will receive ''negosyo'' package from Siomai House, a house and lot from Camella and a trophy plus ₱1,000,000 from Topps. The 2nd placer will receive ₱200,000, the 3rd placer will receive ₱100,000 and the 4th and 5th placers will receive ₱50,000.

''Resbak''

The ''resbakers'' took place on May 27 to June 3, 2017. Results Details: * Contestant advanced to the next round and last round to ''Resbak'' * Contestant advanced to the semi-finals * Contestant was eliminated

May 27, 2017

May 29, 2017

May 30, 2017

May 31, 2017

June 1, 2017

June 2, 2017

Final (June 3, 2017)

Semifinals

The semi-finals took place on June 5 to June 9, 2017. Results Details: * Contestant advanced to the next round * Contestant advanced to the Grand Finals * Contestant was eliminated

Round 1 (June 5–6, 2017)

Round 2 (June 7–8, 2017)

Round 3 (June 9, 2017)

Grand Finals

The grand finals took place on June 10, 2017 held at ABS-CBN Studio 3 instead of large venues. Results Details Jhon Clyd Talil from

emerged as the winner, followed by Kiefer Sanchez as the runner-up, Mackie Empuerto placing third, Sheena Belarmino fourth. Francis Concepcion coming fifth.

Elimination table

Color Key: Results Details

References

External links

Tawag ng Tanghalan Kids
{{Tawag ng Tanghalan Tawag ng Tanghalan seasons 2017 Philippine television seasons