The Singing Bee (Philippine game show)
| The Singing Bee | |
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| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Phil Gurin Bob Horowitz |
| Based on | The Singing Bee by Phil Gurin and Bob Horowitz |
| Directed by | Bobet Vidanes |
| Presented by | Cesar Montano (2008–2010) Amy Perez and Roderick Paulate (2013–2015) |
| Starring | The Honeybees The Songbees The Bandble Bee led by Mel Villena |
| Opening theme | The Singing Bee theme song (English version) (2008–2010) The Singing Bee theme song (Filipino version) (2013–2015) |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original languages | Filipino (primary) English (secondary) |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Carlo L. Katigbak Cory V. Vidanes Laurenti M. Dyogi Luis L. Andrada Paeancyd Pearl Sabangan Carla St. Anne Burwell |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | Season 1: 30-45 minutes (Weekdays) Season 2–4: 1 hour (Weekends) Season 5: 1 hour (Saturdays) Season 6-7: 1 hour (Saturdays and Weekdays) |
| Production companies | Juma Entertainment The Gurin Company ABS-CBN Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABS-CBN |
| Release | April 21, 2008 – February 6, 2010 |
| Release | November 16, 2013 – February 6, 2015 |
| Related | |
| All-Star K All Star Videoke Everybody, Sing! | |
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The Singing Bee is a Philippine television karaoke game show broadcast by ABS-CBN. The show is a based on the American version of the same title. Originally hosted by Cesar Montano, it aired on the network's Primetime Bida line up from April 21, 2008, to February 6, 2010, replacing Kung Fu Kids and was replaced by Pilipinas Got Talent. The show returned on the network's Yes Weekend line up from November 16, 2013, to February 6, 2015, replacing ABS-CBN Sabado Specials: Shake, Rattle & Roll and was replaced by Kapamilya Blockbusters. Amy Perez and Roderick Paulate serve as the final hosts. A combinination of karaoke singing and a spelling bee-style competition, this show features contestants trying to remember the lyrics to popular songs.
In each episode, six contestants will be selected from the audience to play a series of games that test their knowledge of song lyrics. Contestants making an error forfeit their chance to get into the "musical chairs". Contestants not in a musical chair position when the round is over are eliminated. The grand prize is P1,000,000. It was presented by Amy Perez and Roderick Paulate for its sixth and seventh seasons; it was previously hosted by Cesar Montano for five seasons. The house band, Bandble Bee, is led by Mel Villena, with several house singers called The Songbees. Dancing to the band are the house dancers, The Honeybees.