The first season of Your Face Sounds Familiar was a singing and impersonation competition for celebrities and was based on the Spanish version of the same name. It aired on March 14, 2015 in ABS-CBN and ended on June 7, 2015. It was hosted by Billy Crawford; Jed Madela, Gary Valenciano, and Sharon Cuneta served as the show's judges.
After 13 weeks, Melai Cantiveros emerged as the winner after garnering 51.93% of the public's votes.
Development The Philippine version was first announced by ABS-CBN in its trade show for advertisers in Rockwell Tent, Makati. In this show, 8 celebrities compete in a sing and dance number while impersonating iconic singers. Each week, the "Iconizer" (called the "Randomizer" in other franchises) assigns the artists at the end of each Sunday episode of whom they have to impersonate for the following week. Each of the artists must face the iconizer at the end of each episode from last place to first place and press the iconizer to reveal the icon they have to impersonate in the following week, and after pressing, the icon is revealed, and a sample playback of the song they have to perform will be played upon revealing the icon.
The show replaced the time slot 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 to sit as a judge in the show with Madela and Valenciano. In earlier announcements, Toni Gonzaga was reported as one of the judges; however, she was replaced by Cuneta. Every week, the performers are guided by Teacher Annie Quintos of The Company and Teacher Georcelle of the G-Force for vocals and choreography respectively.
On April 5, 2015, the show aired a duet special episode, as Holy Week programming on Black Saturday pre-empts all non-cable shows. However, the eight celebrity contestants were still scored individually.
On April 18–19, 2015, Gary Valenciano temporarily left the show to fulfill his commitment of performing in a series of concerts in Papua New Guinea, Spain and Qatar. He was substituted by Boy Abunda. The same instance happened on May 16–17, 2015, and he was substituted by Vice Ganda.
Prize Every week the winner wins a cash prize of 100,000 pesos, half of which was given to his or her chosen charity. The grand prize is 2 million pesos.
Host, Judges and Mentors
Host Billy Crawford serves as the host of the local version of Your Face Sounds Familiar.
Judges The judges, dubbed as "The Jury" in the show:
The Jury Sharon Cuneta Gary Valenciano Jed Madela
Guest judges Boy Abunda (Valenciano's substitute judge for Week 6) Vice Ganda (Valenciano's substitute judge for Week 10)
Mentors Annie Quintos of The Company served as the mentor for vocals while Georcelle Dapat of the G-Force served as the mentor for choreography and movement.
Contestants
The following are the participating performers in the show's season: They were revealed on March 5, 2015.
+ Celebrity performers of Your Face Sounds Familiar 1 Contestant Notability Result Actress and comedianWinner Singer-songwriterSecond Place Singer-songwriterThird Place Singer and actorFourth Place Singer and actressDid not qualify Singer and actressDid not qualify Band frontmanDid not qualify ActressDid not qualify
Results summary The table below shows the corresponding total points earned per week: Each performance is ranked in two parts. In the first part, The Jury gives 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 points to the performers respectively. In the second part, all of the performers give 3 points to another contestant other than him or her. Contestant Points Melai 5th12 points 5th14 points 2nd 4th18 points 2nd 8th7 points 2nd 4th/5th 1st 7th/8th6 points 6th/7th7 points 5th/6th12 points 3rd/4th202 points Winner51.93% Nyoy 4th17 points 2nd/3rd21 points 4th21 points 8th4 points 1st 3rd 4th19 points 2nd25 points 2nd19 points 2nd/3rd23 points 3rd25 points 1st33 points 1st257 points 24.51% Jay R 1st 2nd/3rd21 points 5th14 points 1st 3rd18 points 6th11 points 5th12 points 4th/5th13 points 3rd18 points 2nd/3rd23 points 2nd26 points 3rd21 points 2nd246 points 3rd Place16.10% Edgar Allan 2nd23 points 8th10 points 3rd 5th13 points 5th15 points 5th12 points 3rd21 points 3rd21 points 4th17 points 1st27 points 6th/7th7 points 5th/6th12 points 3rd/4th202 points 4th Place7.47% Jolina 6th9 points 6th13 points 1st 2nd21 points 4th17 points 1st 8th3 points 8th10 points 5th14 points 5th19 points 4th21 points 7th/8th6 points 5th187 points Eliminated Karla 3rd 1st24 points 8th3 points 7th11 points 6th/7th14 points 4th15 points 7th8 points 1st28 points 6th10 points 4th21 points 8th4 points 2nd23 points 6th181 points Tutti 8th7 points 4th18 points 7th9 points 3rd 6th/7th14 points 2nd 6th10 points 6th/7th11 points 7th9 points 6th7 points 1st27 points 4th19 points 7th178 points Maxene 7th8 points 7th11 points 6th10 points 6th12 points 8th3 points 7th9 points 1st 6th/7th11 points 8th3 points 7th/8th6 points 5th15 points 7th/8th6 points 8th131 points Legend
Performances The eight performances are divided into two nights – the first five contestants perform during Saturdays and the remaining three during Sundays.
Week 1 (March 14 & 15) Non-competition performances Gary Valenciano as Bruno Mars – "Uptown Funk" Jed Madela as Elvis Presley – "Teddy Bear" Sharon Cuneta as Adele – "Someone Like You" Episodes Hashtag
#YourFaceSoundsFamiliar (Saturday) #KaFaceNaKaSoundPa (Sunday)
Order Contestant Performance Total points Rank 1 Karla Estrada Sharon Cuneta – "Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas" 20 3rd 2 Nyoy Volante Michael Jackson – "Thriller" 17 4th 3 Tutti Caringal Freddie Aguilar – "Anak" 7 8th 4 Maxene Magalona Taylor Swift – "Shake It Off" 8 7th 5 Jay R Pepe Smith of Juan de la Cruz Band – "Beep Beep" 36 1st 6 Jolina Magdangal Lady Gaga – "Bad Romance" 9 6th 7 Edgar Allan Guzman Usher – "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" 23 2nd 8 Melai Cantiveros Nora Aunor – "Pearly Shells" 12 5th
Week 2 (March 21 & 22) Non-competition performance Billy Crawford as Boy George of Culture Club – "Karma Chameleon" Episodes Hashtag
#YFSFWeekendHabit (Saturday and Sunday)
Order Contestant Performance Total points Rank 1 Melai Cantiveros Britney Spears – "...Baby One More Time" 14 5th 2 Jay R Stevie Wonder – "I Just Called to Say I Love You" 21 2nd-3rd 3 Jolina Magdangal Sampaguita – "Bonggahan" 13 6th 4 Maxene Magalona Pilita Corrales – "Kapantay Ay Langit" 11 7th 5 Tutti Caringal Adam Levine of Maroon 5 – "Moves like Jagger" 18 4th 6 Nyoy Volante Yoyoy Villame – "Butse Kik" 21 2nd-3rd 7 Karla Estrada Chaka Khan – "Through the Fire" 24 1st8Edgar Allan GuzmanGary Valenciano – "Eto na Naman"108th
Week 3 (March 28 & 29) Episodes Hashtag #YFSFTransformation (Saturday and Sunday) Order Contestant Performance Total points Rank 1 Nyoy Volante Tina Turner – "Proud Mary" 21 4th 2 Tutti Caringal April Boy Regino – "Di Ko Kayang Tanggapin" 9 7th 3 Jolina Magdangal Cher – "Believe" 26 1st 4 Jay R Bamboo Mañalac of Bamboo – "Noypi" 14 5th5Karla EstradaMeghan Trainor – "All About That Bass"38th 6 Melai Cantiveros Blakdyak – "Modelong Charing" 25 2nd 7 Maxene Magalona Ariana Grande – "Break Free" 10 6th 8 Edgar Allan Guzman Daniel Padilla – "Nasa Iyo Na ang Lahat" 24 3rd
Week 4 (April 5) Due to Holy Week pre-empting regular programming from Thursday to Saturday, the episode was solely a Sunday-only episode that featured duets instead of individual performances. However the contestants were still scored individually.
Episode Hashtag
#YFSFDuets (Sunday) Order Contestant Performance Total points Rank 1 Melai Cantiveros Bendeatha and Mad Killah of Salbakuta – "S2pid Love" 18 4th Tutti Caringal 20 3rd 2 Edgar Allan Guzman John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John – "You're the One That I Want" 13 5th Maxene Magalona 12 6th 3 Jolina Magdangal Juliet Sunot and Rey Abenoja of Aegis – "Sinta" 21 2ndNyoy Volante48th 4 Karla Estrada Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers – "Islands in the Stream" 11 7th Jay R 33 1st
Week 5 (April 11 & 12)
Episodes Hashtag
#YFSFIcons (Saturday and Sunday)
Order Contestant Performance Total points Rank 1 Edgar Allan Guzman Ricky Martin – "She Bangs" 15 5th2Maxene MagalonaMadonna – "Like a Virgin" 3 8th3Nyoy VolanteJustin Bieber – "Baby" 271st 4 Karla Estrada Psy – "Gentleman" 14 6th/7th 5 Jay R Alice Cooper – "I Never Cry" 18 3rd 6 Jolina Magdangal Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses – "Sweet Child o' Mine" 17 4th 7 Tutti Caringal Rico J. Puno – "Macho Gwapito" 14 6th/7th8 Melai Cantiveros Jolina Magdangal – "Chuva Choo Choo" 24 2nd
Week 6 (April 18 & 19) Guest juror Boy Abunda (substitute for Gary Valenciano) Episodes Hashtag
#YFSFGoodVibes (Saturday and Sunday)
Order Contestant Performancw Total points Rank 1 Jay R Tom Jones – "Sexbomb" 11 6th 2 Karla Estrada Mariah Carey – "I'll Be There" 15 4th 3 Maxene Magalona Vhong Navarro – "Totoy Bibo" 9 7th 4 Tutti Caringal Steven Tyler of Aerosmith – "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" 27 2nd 5 Nyoy Volante apl.de.ap of Black Eyed Peas – "Bebot" 23 3rd6Melai CantiverosCyndi Lauper – "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" 78th 7 Jolina Magdangal Manny Pacquiao – "Para Sa'yo ang Laban Na 'To" 28 1st 8 Edgar Allan Guzman Toni Gonzaga – "Catch Me, I'm Falling" 12 5th
Week 7 (April 25 & 26) In this round, Magalona will impersonate her late father Francis Magalona.
Episodes Hashtag #YFSFShine (Saturday and Sunday) Order Contestant Performance Total points Rank 1 Nyoy Volante Sylvia La Torre – "Sa Kabukiran" 19 4th 2 Edgar Allan Guzman Ed Sheeran – "Thinking Out Loud" 21 3rd3Jolina MagdangalJaya – "Dahil Tanging Ikaw"38th4Maxene Magalona Francis Magalona – "Mga Kababayan Ko" 371st 5 Karla Estrada Dulce – "Paano" 8 7th 6 Jay R Beyoncé – "Single Ladies" 12 5th 7 Tutti Caringal Lou Bega – "Mambo No. 5" 10 6th 8 Melai Cantiveros Rihanna – "Umbrella" 22 2nd
Week 8 (May 2 & 3) Episodes Hashtag #YFSFLevelUp (Saturday and Sunday) Order Contestant Performance Total points Rank1Jolina MagdangalShakira – "Whenever, Wherever"108th 2 Tutti Caringal Yeng Constantino – "Chinito" 11 6th/7th 3 Edgar Allan Guzman Andrew E. – "Humanap Ka ng Panget" 21 3rd 4 Jay R Vic Sotto of VST & Co. – "Ipagpatawad Mo" 13 4th/5th 5 Maxene Magalona Missy Elliott – "Work It" 11 6th/7th 6 Melai Cantiveros Jay Contreras of Kamikazee – "Narda" 13 4th/5th7Karla EstradaAnn Wilson of Heart – "Alone"281st 8 Nyoy Volante Freddie Mercury of Queen – "Bohemian Rhapsody" 25 2nd
Week 9 (May 9 & 10) Episodes Hashtag #YFSFFiesta (Saturday) #YFSFPerforMOMs (Sunday)
Order Contestant Performance Total points Rank 1 Jay R Justin Timberlake – "SexyBack" 18 3rd 2 Victor Wood – "Carmelita" 17 4th 3 Tutti Caringal Jon Bon Jovi of Bon Jovi – "Bed of Roses" 9 7th4Maxene MagalonaSelena Gomez of Selena Gomez & the Scene – "Love You Like a Love Song"38th 5 Nyoy Volante Mike Hanopol of Juan de la Cruz Band – "Laki sa Layaw" 19 2nd 6 Jolina Magdangal Prince of Prince and The Revolution – "Kiss" 14 5th 7 Karla Estrada Manilyn Reynes – "Sayang na Sayang" 10 6th 8 Melai Cantiveros Elizabeth Ramsey – "Waray Waray" 42 1st
Week 10 (May 16 & 17) Guest juror Vice Ganda (substitute for Gary Valenciano) Episodes Hashtag #YFSFUnkabogable (Saturday and Sunday) Order Contestant Performance Total points Rank 1 Jay R Billy Crawford – "Bright Lights" 23 2nd/3rd 2 Jolina Magdangal Celine Dion – "Because You Loved Me" 19 5th3Maxene MagalonaVanilla Ice – "Ice Ice Baby"67th/8th 4 Karla Estrada Angela Bofill – "This Time I'll Be Sweeter" 21 4th 5 Nyoy Volante Katy Perry – "Firework" 23 2nd/3rd6Melai CantiverosShirley Bassey – "Big Spender"67th/8th 7 Tutti Caringal Arnel Pineda of Journey – "Faithfully" 7 6th 8 Edgar Allan Guzman Vice Ganda – "Karakaraka" 27 1st
Week 11 (May 23 & 24) Episodes Hashtag #YFSFPasiklaban (Saturday and Sunday)