Superstar Duets is a 2016 Philippine television reality show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Jennylyn Mercado, it premiered on September 3, 2016 on the network's Sabado Star Power sa Gabi line up. The show concluded on December 17, 2016, with a total of 16 episodes.
Cast
Host Jennylyn Mercado Regine Velasquez
Judges Allan K. Aicelle Santos Christian Bautista
Contestants Michael "Pekto" Nacua Joross Gamboa Jerald Napoles Rita Daniela Denise Barbacena Divine Aucina Nar Cabico Jeffrey "Osang" Soliven
International star impersonators 1st batchEpisodes 1-4 2nd batchEpisodes 5-7 3rd batch (UPM)Episodes 8-10 4th batchEpisode 11 Celine Dionesia Seeyah Later Adele Antada Samboy Smith Justin Tatlong Bibe Nicki Balaj Ariana Venti Jessie J. Puno Tina Torture Ma. Katy Perry Ibon Jovi Gutom Jones Cher Gil White Lady Gaga Whitney Usedto Amy Beerhouse Michael Jackstone Freddie Mercules Luther Vandolph Punk Sinatra Bruno Marshmallow Meghanon Trainor Piggy Azalea Adam Levintador Christina Basagulera 5th batchEpisode 13 6th batchEpisode 14 7th batchEpisode 15 A. Bono Kabibeyonce Diana Chos Rihanna Ramos Drake Vargas Stevie Wonder Woman Madonna Cruz Vinaboy George Prince Epal Miley Virus Pinkantadia Adele Antada
International star impersonator performed in the wildcard round. The Top 5 celebrity contestants were also the international star impersonators on this episode. International star impersonator performed in the grand finals.
Preliminary rounds Color key Contestant safe from elimination Contestant placed in bottom group Contestant eliminated Contestant granted immunity Contestant re-enters the competition
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.
Episode Order Contestant Partner Song Score Episode 1 1 Mike 'Pekto' Nacua Seeyah Later "Chandelier" 14 stars 2 Denise Barbacena Nicki Balaj "Super Bass" 17 stars 3 Rita Daniela Ariana Venti "Break Free" < 14 stars 4 Jeffrey 'Osang' Soliven Justin Tatlong Bibe "Baby" 19 stars Episode 2 1 Divine Aucina Jessie J. Puno "Domino" 15 stars 2 Jerald Napoles Celine Dionesia "The Prayer" 13 stars 3 Nar Cabico Samboy Smith "Lay Me Down" 19 stars 4 Joross Gamboa Adele Antada "Rolling in the Deep" < 13 starsEpisode 3:First elimination 1 Jerald Napoles Celine Dionesia "Power of Love" 16 stars 2 Rita Daniela Ariana Venti "One Last Time" 19 stars 3 Joross Gamboa Adele Antada "Someone Like You" 15 stars 4 Pekto Nacua Seeyah Later "Titanium" 14 starsEpisode 4:Immunity round 1 Osang Soliven Justin Tatlong Bibe "Eenie Meenie" < 19 stars 2 Nar Cabico Samboy Smith "Stay with Me" 19 stars 3 Divine Aucina Jessie J. Puno "Price Tag" < 19 stars 4 Denise Barbacena Nicki Balaj "Starships" < 21 stars
Round 2 The same rule applies for this round except for the immunity round.
Episode Order Contestant Partner Song ScoreEpisode 5 1 Osang Soliven Tina Torture "Proud Mary" 17 stars 2 Rita Daniela Ma. Katy Perry"California Gurls" < 17 stars 3 Joross Gamboa Ibon Jovi "It's My Life" < 17 starsEpisode 6 1 Denise Barbacena Cher Gil "Believe"Did not reveal 2 Jerald Napoles Gutom Jones "Sexbomb"Did not reveal 3 Divine Aucina White Lady Gaga "Bad Romance" Episode 7:Second Elimination 1 Jerald Napoles Gutom Jones "Kiss" > 12 stars 2 Rita Daniela Ma. Katy Perry "Firework" > 12 stars 3 Denise Barbacena Cher Gil "Strong Enough" 12 stars 4 Joross Gamboa Ibon Jovi "You Give Love A Bad Name"> 12 stars
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.
Episode Order Contestant Partner Celebrity Resbaker Song ScoreEpisode 8 1 Nar Cabico Whitney Usedto rowspan="3" "I Will Always Love You" Did not reveal 2 Osang Soliven Amy Beerhouse "Rehab" Did not reveal 3 Divine Aucina Michael Jackstone "I'll Be There" Did not revealEpisode 9 1 Joross Gamboa Freddie Mercules rowspan="3" "Bohemian Rhapsody" 18 stars 2 Rita Daniela Luther Vandolph "Dance With My Father" 17 stars 3 Jerald Napoles Punk Sinatra "Fly Me To The Moon" < 17 starsEpisode 10:Third Elimination 1 Rita Daniela Luther Vandolph Julie Anne San Jose "I'd Rather" 16 stars 2 Divine Aucina Michael Jackstone Jak Roberto "Beat It" 18 stars 3 Osang Soliven Amy Beerhouse Kim Idol "Valerie" 14 stars 4 Jerald Napoles Punk Sinatra Boobsie "New York, New York" 16 stars
Round 4 The five remaining contestants will perform. The contestant with lowest star rating from the judges will be eliminated from the competition.
Episode Order Contestant Partner Song ScoreEpisode 11 1 Joross Gamboa Bruno Marshmallow "Uptown Funk" 16 stars 2 Nar Cabico Meghanon Trainor "Like I'm Gonna Lose You"> 16 stars 3 Rita Daniela Piggy Azalea "Fancy" > 16 stars 4 Divine Aucina Adam Levintador "Moves Like Jagger" 15 stars 5 Jerald Napoles Christina Basagulera "Fighter" > 16 stars
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 Aegis.
Episode Order Contestant Partner Song ScoreEpisode 12 1 Mike "Pekto" Nacua Tina Torture "Basang-basa Sa Ulan" < 18 stars 2 Denise Barbacena Michael Jackstone "Halik" < 18 stars 3 Osang Soliven Adele Antada "Luha" < 18 stars 4 Divine Aucina Freddie Mercules "Sinta" 18 stars
Finals Color key Contestant safe from elimination Contestant eliminated Contestant announced as the runner-up Contestant announced as the grand winner
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.
Episode Order Contestant Partner Song ScoreEpisode 13 1 Joross Gamboa as A. Bono Jett Pangan "With or Without You" / "Salamat" 2 Rita Daniela as Kabibeyonce Joey Generoso "Love on Top" / "Tuloy Pa Rin Ako" Did not reveal 3 Nar Cabico as Diana Chos Imelda Papin "It's My Turn" / "Bakit" Did not reveal4 Divine Aucina as Rihanna Ramos Jessa Zaragosa "Umbrella" / "Bakit Pa" Did not reveal 5 Jerald Napoles as Drake Vargas Andrew E. "Hotline Bling" / "Humanap Ka Ng Panget" Did not reveal
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 Regine Velasquez.
Episode Order Contestant Partner Song ScoreEpisode 14 1 Nar Cabico Stevie Wonder Woman "Hanggang Ngayon" > 15 stars 2 Divine Aucina Madonna Cruz "Dadalhin" 15 stars 3 Jerald Napoles Vinaboy George "Pangako" > 15 stars 4 Rita Daniela Prince Epal "Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw" 20 stars
Semi finals The final 3 contestants perform. The celebrity contestant with lowest star rating will be eliminated from the competition. Ai-Ai delas Alas served as a judge.
Episode Order Contestant Partner Song ScoreEpisode 15 1 Jerald Napoles Miley Virus "Wrecking Ball" 24 stars 2 Rita Daniela Pinkantadia "Just Give Me a Reason" 23 stars 3 Nar Cabico Adele Antada "All I Ask" 28 stars
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. 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. Ai-Ai delas Alas served as the 4th judge.
Episode Round Contestant Partner Song Score Episode 16 1 Jerald Napoles Lani Misalucha "Queen of the Night" 19 stars Nar Cabico 19 stars 2 Jerald Napoles rowspan=2 "24K Magic" 19 stars Nar Cabico 19 stars 3 Jerald Napoles Michael Jackstone "Smooth Criminal" 24 stars Nar Cabico Christina Basagulera "Lady Marmalade" 26 stars
Ratings Urban Luzon and NUTAM (Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement) ratings are provided by AGB Nielsen Philippines while Kantar Media Philippines provide Nationwide ratings (Urban + Rural).
Episode Original air date AGB Nielsen Urban Luzon Kantar Media Nationwide Rating Timeslot rank Primetime rank Rating Timeslot rank Primetime rank 1 "Round 1–part 1" September 3, 2016 #1 #4 #2 #9 2 "Round 1–part 2" September 10, 2016 13.0% #2 #7 9.8% #2 #9 3 "First Elimination Night" September 17, 2016 15.1% #1 #6 10.7% #2 #9 4 "Immunity Round" September 24, 2016 13.9% #2 #7 10.5% #2 5 "Round 2–part 1" October 1, 2016 14.3% #1 #6 10.4% #2 #9 6 "Round 2–part 2" October 8, 2016 12.9% #2 #9 9.3% #2 #9 7 "Second Elimination Night" October 15, 2016 14.3% #1 #8 10.1% #2 #9 8 "Round 3–part 1" October 22, 2016 14.3% #1 #7 #2 #9 9 "Round 3–part 2" October 29, 2016 13.3% #1 #7 9.3% #2 #9 10 "Third Elimination Night" November 5, 2016 13.3% #1 #7 9.6% #2 #9 11 "Round 4" November 12, 2016 14.0% #1 #6 9.5% #2 #9 12 "Wildcard Round" November 19, 2016 15.1% #1 #5 13 Round 5" November 26, 2016 13.1% #1 #5 9.5% #2 #9 14 "Quarter Finals" December 3, 2016 #1 #8 9.5% #2 #9 AGB Nielsen NUTAM Kantar Media Nationwide 15 "Semi Finals" December 10, 2016 12.0% #1 #8 10.9% #2 #9 16 "Grand Finals" December 17, 2016 11.8% #3 #8 9.9% #2 #8
Accolades + Accolades received by Superstar Duets Year Award Category Recipient Result 2017 31st PMPC Star Awards for Television Best Game Show Superstar Duets Best Game Show Host Jennylyn Mercado
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