StarStruck Kids is the junior season of StarStruck, is a 2004 Philippine television reality talent competition show, was broadcast on GMA Network. Hosted by Jolina Magdangal, the segment hosts are the 14 finalists of StarStruck season 1: Mark Herras, Jennylyn Mercado, Rainier Castillo, Yasmien Kurdi, Nadine Samonte, Dion Ignacio, Christian Esteban, Katrina Halili, Tyron Perez, Sheena Halili, Jade Lopez, Anton dela Paz, Cristine Reyes and Alvin Aragon, all of whom serve as the junior hopefuls as they go through every phase of the competition. It premiered on March 20, 2004, replacing Search for a Star. The council was composed of Christopher de Leon, Janice de Belen and Aiza Seguerra. The season ended with 72 episodes on June 26, 2004, having Kurt Perez and Sam Bumatay as the junior Ultimate Survivors. It was replaced by Pinoy Pop Superstar in its timeslot.

StarStruck Kids
Title card 2004
Country of originPhilippines
No. of episodes72
Original release
NetworkGMA Network
ReleaseMarch 20 (2004-03-20) –
June 26, 2004 (2004-06-26)

Overview

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The junior spin-off season of StarStruck was first announced by the hosts Dingdong Dantes and Nancy Castiglione after the season finale. This was an offshoot of the successful senior season, also announced on GMA Network program SOP, where the hosts invited kids from 5 to 7 years old to audition for the upcoming season. Most of the auditions were held at the GMA Network's headquarters and at SM Supermalls throughout the Philippines.

The pilot episode was aired on March 20, 2004. Like the senior version, the same rules were applied in selecting the Ultimate Survivors. This junior version of StarStruck is shown only on weekdays; Mondays to Thursdays would be tests and Fridays would be the elimination night. It became an emotional journey for the kids who had to leave the show. Nonetheless, they thoroughly enjoyed the workshops. The show held its the Final Judgment on June 26, 2004, at the Aliw Theater.

Selection process

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In the spin-off year of the reality-talent search, out of hundreds who auditioned nationwide, only the top 100 were chosen for the first cut. From the top 100, it was trimmed down to the top 60, then to the top 30, and at last to the final 14 finalists.

The Final 14K underwent various workshops and training in order to develop their personalities, talents, and charisma. Every week, one or two hopefuls from the junior final 14 may have to say goodbye until only four remain. Those who were eliminated were dubbed as the juniors StarStruck Avengers.

The Final 4K will vie for the coveted the junior Ultimate Survivors titles, the juniors Ultimate Male Survivor and Ultimate Female Survivor, both of them would receive P1,000,000 pesos each plus an exclusive management contract from GMA Network.

The juniors Runners-up, both of them would receive P100,000 pesos each plus an exclusive management contract from the network. The juniors StarStruck Avengers (the losing contestants) also received an exclusive contract from the network.

Hopefuls

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When the juniors Final 14K was chosen, they are assigned to different challenges every week that will show their acting, singing, and dancing abilities. Every Friday, one is meant to leave the competition until there were just six others who are left. From juniors’ survivor six, there will be two of them who will be eliminated and after the elimination of the two; the juniors final four will be revealed.

The juniors Final 4K will be battling with each other on the Final Judgment. People will choose who they want to win the competition by online voting and text voting. 30% of the result will come from the online and text votes and the remaining 70% is from the council.

Color key:

  Male contestant
  Female contestant
  Finalist
  Runner-up
  Winner
Place Contestant Age Hometown Exit Result
1 Kurt Perez 6 Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija June 26, 2004 Ultimate Male Survivor
2 Sam Bumatay 5 Metro Manila Ultimate Female Survivor
3 Miguel Tanfelix 5 Dasmariñas, Cavite First Prince
4 Ella Guevara 5 Quezon City First Princess
5 JM Reyes 5 Valenzuela June 4, 2004 Avenger
6 Bea Binene 6 Quezon City
7 Gabriel Roxas 6 Quezon City May 21, 2004
8 Sandy Talag 6 Baguio, Benguet May 14, 2004
9 Shamel Leask 6 Antipolo, Rizal May 7, 2004
10 Paul Salas 5 Quezon City April 30, 2004
11 Uno Guerta 6 Metro Manila April 23, 2004
12 Serge Septimo 7 Dasmariñas, Cavite April 16, 2004
13 Renz Juan 6 Quezon City April 9, 2004
14 Madi Yu 5 Metro Manila April 2, 2004

Weekly Artista Tests

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Color key:

       Contestant with the Challenge Winner
       Contestant was saved by the Public Vote and Council Vote
       Contestant was in the Bottom Group
       Contestant was Eliminated
       Contestant was in the Final 4K
       Contestant was advanced to the Grand Finals
       Contestant was the Runner-up
       Contestant was the Winner
Week 1: The official Final 14K hopefuls have been chosen.
    • Challenge Winner Contestant: (Searching the Information)
    • Bottom Group Contestant: (Searching the Information)
Contestant Result
Uno Guerta Safe
Kurt Perez Safe
JM Reyes Safe
Gabriel Roxas Safe
Paul Salas Safe
Serge Septimo Safe
Miguel Tanfelix Safe
Contestant Result
Bea Binene Safe
Sam Bumatay Safe
Ella Guevara Safe
Renz Juan Safe
Shamel Leask Safe
Sandy Talag Safe
Madi Yu Eliminated
Week 2: The Final 13K hopefuls.
    • Challenge Winner Contestant: (Searching the Information)
    • Bottom Group Contestant: (Searching the Information)
Contestant Result
Uno Guerta Safe
Kurt Perez Safe
JM Reyes Safe
Gabriel Roxas Safe
Paul Salas Safe
Serge Septimo Safe
Miguel Tanfelix Safe
Contestant Result
Bea Binene Safe
Sam Bumatay Safe
Ella Guevara Safe
Renz Juan Eliminated
Shamel Leask Safe
Sandy Talag Safe
Week 3: The Final 12K hopefuls.
    • Challenge Winner Contestant: (Searching the Information)
    • Bottom Group Contestant: (Searching the Information)
Contestant Result
Uno Guerta Safe
Kurt Perez Safe
JM Reyes Safe
Gabriel Roxas Safe
Paul Salas Safe
Serge Septimo Eliminated
Miguel Tanfelix Safe
Contestant Result
Bea Binene Safe
Sam Bumatay Safe
Ella Guevara Safe
Shamel Leask Safe
Sandy Talag Safe
Week 4: The Final 11K hopefuls.
    • Challenge Winner Contestant: (Searching the Information)
    • Bottom Group Contestant: (Searching the Information)
Contestant Result
Uno Guerta Eliminated
Kurt Perez Safe
JM Reyes Safe
Gabriel Roxas Safe
Paul Salas Safe
Miguel Tanfelix Safe
Contestant Result
Bea Binene Safe
Sam Bumatay Safe
Ella Guevara Safe
Shamel Leask Safe
Sandy Talag Safe
Week 5: The Final 10K hopefuls.
    • Challenge Winner Contestant: (Searching the Information)
    • Bottom Group Contestant: (Searching the Information)
Contestant Result
Kurt Perez Safe
JM Reyes Safe
Gabriel Roxas Safe
Paul Salas Eliminated
Miguel Tanfelix Safe
Contestant Result
Bea Binene Safe
Sam Bumatay Safe
Ella Guevara Safe
Shamel Leask Safe
Week 6: The Final 9K hopefuls.
    • Challenge Winner Contestant: (Searching the Information)
    • Bottom Group Contestant: (Searching the Information)
Contestant Result
Kurt Perez Safe
JM Reyes Safe
Gabriel Roxas Safe
Paul Salas Safe
Miguel Tanfelix Safe
Contestant Result
Bea Binene Safe
Sam Bumatay Safe
Ella Guevara Safe
Shamel Leask Safe
Sandy Talag Eliminated
Week 7: The Final 8K hopefuls.
    • Challenge Winner Contestant: (Searching the Information)
    • Bottom Group Contestant: (Searching the Information)
Contestant Result
Kurt Perez Safe
JM Reyes Safe
Gabriel Roxas Safe
Miguel Tanfelix Safe
Contestant Result
Bea Binene Safe
Sam Bumatay Safe
Ella Guevara Safe
Shamel Leask Eliminated
Week 8: The Final 7K hopefuls.
    • Challenge Winner Contestant: (Searching the Information)
    • Bottom Group Contestant: (Searching the Information)
Contestant Result
Kurt Perez Safe
JM Reyes Safe
Gabriel Roxas Eliminated
Miguel Tanfelix Safe
Contestant Result
Bea Binene Safe
Sam Bumatay Safe
Ella Guevara Safe
Week 9: The Final 6K hopefuls.
    • Challenge Winner Contestant: (Searching the Information)
    • Bottom Group Contestant: (Searching the Information)
    • Eliminated Contestant: None
Contestant Result
Kurt Perez Bottom 6
JM Reyes Bottom 6
Miguel Tanfelix Bottom 6
Contestant Result
Bea Binene Bottom 6
Sam Bumatay Bottom 6
Ella Guevara Bottom 6
Week 10: The Survivor 6K hopefuls, The official Final 4K hopefuls have been chosen.
    • Challenge Winner Contestant: (Searching the Information)
    • Bottom Group Contestant: (Searching the Information)
Contestant Result
Kurt Perez Final 4K
JM Reyes Eliminated
Miguel Tanfelix Final 4K
Contestant Result
Bea Binene Eliminated
Sam Bumatay Final 4K
Ella Guevara Final 4K
Week 11-12: The Final 4K Homecoming
Contestant Result
Kurt Perez Advanced
Miguel Tanfelix Advanced
Contestant Result
Sam Bumatay Advanced
Ella Guevara Advanced
Week 13: The Final Judgment, the junior Ultimate Survivors have been proclaimed.
Contestant Result
Kurt Perez Ultimate Male Survivor
Miguel Tanfelix First Prince
Contestant Result
Sam Bumatay Ultimate Female Survivor
Ella Guevara First Princess

Final Judgment

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The winner was announced on a two-hour TV special dubbed as StarStruck Kids: The Final Judgment was held live on June 26, 2004, at the Aliw Theatre.

The opening dance number, together with this season's juniors avengers, were joined by this junior season's final four and those of the senior season's.

Announcement came, Sam Bumatay of Metro Manila was the junior Ultimate Female Survivor and Kurt Perez of Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija was the junior Ultimate Male Survivor. The two were proclaimed as junior Ultimate Survivors and each of them received P1,000,000 pesos each plus and an exclusive management contract from GMA Network.

While, Ella Guevara of Quezon City and Miguel Tanfelix of Dasmariñas, Cavite were proclaimed as the juniors Runners-up, each of them received P100,000 pesos each plus and an exclusive management contract from the network. The juniors StarStruck Avengers (the losing contestants) also received an exclusive contract from the network.[1]

The Final Judgment gained 35.2% in ratings. Plans for a second junior season were cancelled probably because of too much psychological pressure on children during their talent tests.

TV Assignment

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For their first TV Assignment, the junior final four Kurt Perez, Sam Bumatay, Miguel Tanfelix and Ella Guevara with the junior avengers Paul Salas and Shamel Leask joined the recurring cast of the telefantasya, Mulawin.

Signature dances

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There are signature dances and songs made in each batch. With this batch, their signature dances and songs are:

  • Baby Superstar

Elimination chart

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Color key:

  Male contestant
  Female contestant
  Challenge Winner
  Safe
  Bottom Group
  Eliminated
  Final 4K
  Advanced
  Finalist
  Runner-up
  Winner
Results per public and council votes Challenge Winner Contestant (searching the real information) Bottom Group Contestant (searching the real information)
Place Contestant Top 14 (Week 1) Top 13 (Week 2) Top 12 (Week 3) Top 11 (Week 4) Top 10 (Week 5) Top 9 (Week 6) Top 8 (Week 7) Top 7 (Week 8) Top 6 (Week 9–10) Top 4 (Week 11–13)
4/2/04 4/9/04 4/16/04 4/23/04 4/30/04 5/7/04 5/14/04 5/21/04 5/28/04 1 6/4/04 2 6/11/04 6/18/04 6/26/04 3
1–4 Kurt Perez Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom 6 Final 4K Advanced Advanced Ultimate Male Survivor
Sam Bumatay Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom 6 Final 4K Advanced Advanced Ultimate Female Survivor
Miguel Tanfelix Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom 6 Final 4K Advanced Advanced First Prince
Ella Guevara Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom 6 Final 4K Advanced Advanced First Princess
5–6 JM Reyes Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom 6 Eliminated Avenger
Bea Binene Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Bottom 6 Eliminated
7 Gabriel Roxas Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated
8 Shamel Leask Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated
9 Sandy Talag Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated
10 Paul Salas Safe Safe Safe Safe Eliminated
11 Uno Guerta Safe Safe Safe Eliminated
12 Serge Septimo Safe Safe Eliminated
13 Renz Juan Safe Eliminated
14 Madi Yu Eliminated
Notes
  1. ^ It was a non-elimination week. The following week the two contestants were eliminated.
  2. ^ The first one to be eliminated was Bea Binene and the second was JM Reyes.
  3. ^ In the final judgment night, Kurt Perez and Sam Bumatay were proclaimed as the junior Ultimate Survivors.

References

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  1. ^ "LOOK 'Starstruck Kids' hold a reunion". June 4, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
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