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Pilipinas Got Talent season 7

The seventh season of Pilipinas Got Talent premiered on Kapamilya Channel with simulcasts on A2Z and TV5 on March 29, 2025, replacing Rainbow Rumble.

Returning judge Freddie M. Garcia was joined by new panelists Kathryn Bernardo, Eugene Domingo, and Donny Pangilinan, who also replaced Robin Padilla, Angel Locsin, and Vice Ganda. Robi Domingo and Melai Cantiveros took over hosting duties from Billy Crawford and Toni Gonzaga.

This season's premiere represented the show's return after a seven-year absence, following the conclusion of its sixth season in 2018.

The show did not air on April 19, 2025 due to Holy Week special programming from Maundy Thursday until Black Saturday.

Development

Robi Domingo
Melai Cantiveros
Donny Pangilinan
Eugene Domingo
Kathryn Bernardo
From left to right: Robi Domingo and Melai Cantiveros as the new hosts. Donny Pangilinan, Eugene Domingo, and Kathryn Bernardo as new judges; not in the gallery is Freddie M. Garcia.

On March 29, 2018, a month before the finale of the sixth season, ABS-CBN announced the initial audition dates for the seventh season.[1] However, despite this announcement, the season did not air as planned. The network's shutdown in 2020, and COVID-19 pandemic that same year and its aftermath, contributed to the delay.

In a presentation held on November 23, 2022 at Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila, TV5 initially announced the new season of Pilipinas Got Talent as part of its 2023 programming.[2] However, the planned season was subsequently delayed. Later, on October 16, 2024, ABS-CBN announced the show's return and the upcoming commencement of online auditions for the seventh season, indicating the show's return to air.[3] On December 15, 2024, during Shine Kapamilya, Tulong-Tulong Ngayong Pasko: The ABS-CBN Christmas Special 2024, the show's return was reconfirmed, and it was announced that new judges would soon be revealed.[4]

On February 21, 2025, ABS-CBN revealed the new panel of judges for this season. Freddie M. Garcia returns for his seventh season, and he will be joined by newcomers Kathryn Bernardo, Eugene Domingo, and Donny Pangilinan. Robi Domingo and Melai Cantiveros were confirmed as the new hosts.[5][6] At a media conference on March 19, 2025, it was announced that Pilipinas Got Talent would also simulcast on TV5 and A2Z, while it will also be streamed live through ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Online Live.[7][8][9] The conference were also attended by the four judges and the new hosts.[10][11] It was also announced that the new season will premiere on March 29, 2025.[9]

Companion show

During commercial breaks of the televised broadcast, PGT Exclusives, an online companion program, streams concurrently on Kapamilya Online Live. Hosted by Wize Estabillo and Lorraine Galvez, this segment features supplementary content, including behind-the-scenes footage and contestant interviews, distinct from the primary television broadcast.[12][13]

Auditions

Online auditions were first announced on October 17, 2024. On-ground auditions began on December 14 and lasted until March 2025.

On-ground auditions of Pilipinas Got Talent season 7
Date Venue Location Refs.
October 17, 2024 Online Auditions [3]
December 7, 2024 City Hall Building San Jose, Nueva Ecija [14]
December 14, 2024 ABS-CBN Center Road Quezon City [15][16]
January 19 & 25, 2025
February 9, 2025 Albuera Municipal Gym Albuera, Leyte
March 6, 2025 Handuraw Pizza Mandaue City, Cebu
March 7–8, 2025 LaVenue at Halal House Davao City
March 8, 2025 Island City Mall Activity Center Tagbilaran City, Bohol
Camaligan River Park (The Wharf) Camaligan, Camarines Sur
March 21, 2025 SM City Puerto Princesa Puerto Princesa, Palawan
March 27, 2025 Capitol Training Center Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro
March 28, 2025 Municipal Town Plaza San Jose, Occidental Mindoro

Live auditions

Live auditions for the seventh season were conducted from February 21, 2025 to March 11, 2025, and March 18, 2025, at Studio 10 in the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Quezon City. During these live auditions, auditionees were required to secure three 'yes' votes from the four judges to advance to the Judges' cull. Alternatively, a golden buzzer, activated by any of the judges or the hosts, would automatically advance the auditionee to the semi-final rounds.

Successful auditionees

The following is a list of auditionees during the Live auditions that either received a Golden Buzzer (marked with the symbol ) or were confirmed on the program to have advanced after receiving at least three "yes" votes from the judges. It is important to note that this list is not exhaustive. Due to broadcast time constraints, some acts that passed the audition stage may have been edited out entirely and are not included. In other cases, the outcomes of certain auditions may be partially documented, with only one or two "yes" votes being known:

As of April 20, 2025, twenty-seven acts have advanced to the next round, including three that received a golden buzzer from the judges and hosts. Note that the ages listed below are as of the stage at which the auditions were recorded. Some of the acts do not reveal their ages during auditions.

Top 28 result summary

Name of act Age(s) Genre Act Hometown Semifinal Week Result
Femme MNL Various Dance Hiphop dance group — TBA TBA
Jeffrey Bangcaya — Stunt Fire balancing Muntinlupa City TBA TBA
Fire Motion Lightrix — Dance Light dance group Cebu TBA TBA

Notes

  1. ^ The youngest member of the child group BINI Mini is six years old; the maximum age is unknown because the lowest age was only revealed during the group's audition.
  2. ^ Owen intended to audition with his wife Shine as a duo act, but due to the latter's nodules on her vocal cords, only Owen appeared in front of the judges. Owen was later joined by his wife following the auditions. Judge Freddie M. Garcia also stated that if Owen or both of them are chosen for the live shows, they will be able to perform in the following round.
  3. ^ The Pandalan Twins are Raymart and Raymond Pandalan, twin siblings aged 27. Raymart first performed in front of the judges, and Raymond later appeared during his performance to reveal their secret as twins.
  4. ^ At the beginning of the trios' audition, Pedro introduced himself and gave the first performance in front of the judges. Hasty and Leaf then joined Pedro in his performance and were later identified as members of the trio.
  5. ^ Ages of dogs Milo and Ovaltine, respectively. Tristan, the dogs' owner, did not reveal his age during the audition.

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