The Singing Bee

The Philippine version of The Singing Bee from April 21, 2008 to February 6, 2010 on ABS-CBN. 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. If a contestant makes an error, he or she will forfeit her chance to get into the "musical chairs". If a contestant is not in a musical chair when the round is over, he or she is eliminated. The grand prize is P1,000,000. It is hosted by Cesar Montano. The house band, Bandble Bee, is led by Mel Villena, with several house singers. Dancing to the band are the house dancers, The Honeybees. On the August 22 episode, the show was supposed to end their first season but it was announced that the show was given an extended run due to insistent public demand. The show's first season finale was aired last September 5, 2008, and was replaced by I Love Betty La Fea. But after the end of Season 1 finale, it was revealed in a teaser wherein the bee singing "The Singing Bee" theme which means The Singing Bee will be returning soon. Recently, another teaser pertaining to its return was aired. The Season 2 is currently a 1-hour show and airs every weekend starting October 11, 2008.