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Tawag ng Tanghalan hopefuls now have to sing different versions of the same song in new format

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Miguel Dumaual, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Tawag ng Tanghalan launches its sixth year with a new format on Monday. ABS-CBN" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/tvpatrol/11/16/tawag-ng-tanghalan-(2).jpg"/><figcaption>Tawag ng Tanghalan launches its sixth year with a new format on Monday. <em>ABS-CBN</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The iconic singing competition Tawag ng Tanghalan launched its sixth year on Monday with a new format on “It’s Showtime.”</p><p>The ABS-CBN program introduced changes to the contest mechanics, notably the first round dubbed “Battle of Versions,” where the hopefuls perform the same assigned song but with different renditions.</p><p>The winner of the first round will proceed to the “Face Off,” where they will attempt to clinch the “Golden Mikropono” from the defending champion.</p><p>In this round, the contenders get to perform their own choice of song.</p><p>A five-day winning streak will secure a contestant a slot in the quarter finals. Reaching an eighth day as a defending champion will catapult them to the semifinals.</p><p>The criteria for judging was also detailed: voice quality, which includes intonation, enunciation, voice projection, and technique, comprises 50% of the score; while overall performance, including timing and stage presence, accounts for the other half.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pG9CTi2fjyg?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Returning as judges so far in the season opener are OPM pillars Ogie Alcasid, Louie Ocampo, and Zsa Zsa Padilla.</p><p>For the launch, three contenders took the stage in “Battle of Versions” — Sen Diaz of Parañaque, Mary Mae Javellana of Masbate, and Eli Angela Cartagena of Cebu.</p><p>Cartagena won the two rounds, making her the first defending champion of the sixth year of Tawag ng Tanghalan.</p><p>Since its revival via “It’s Showtime,” Tawag ng Tanghalan has produced nine champions for different editions, including Kids, Celebrity, and All-Star.</p><p>“It’s Showtime” airs weekdays and Saturdays and can be accessed via Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, A2Z, Jeepney TV, and iWantTFC.</p>

The ABS-CBN program introduced changes to the contest mechanics, notably the first round dubbed “Battle of Versions,” where the hopefuls perform the same assigned song but with different renditions.

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Tawag ng Tanghalan hopefuls now have to sing different versions of the same song in new format

Miguel Dumaual,

ABS-CBN News

Published November 22, 2021 04:39 PM PHT

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