StarStruck season 7

The seventh and final season of StarStruck, is a 2019 Philippine television reality talent competition show, was broadcast on GMA Network. Hosted by Dingdong Dantes and Jennylyn Mercado, it premiered on June 15, 2019. The council was composed of Heart Evangelista, Cherie Gil and Jose Manalo. The season ended with 28 episodes on September 15, 2019, having Shayne Sava and Kim de Leon as the Ultimate Survivors.
The series is streaming online on YouTube.

Overview

Auditions

In the last quarter of 2018, GMA Network announced the audition requirements and dates through a series of television plugs The StarStruck Experience TV commercials and website articles. For this season, the age limit is set from 16 to 21 years old. Much of the auditions were held at the GMA Network Center and at SM Supermalls throughout the Philippines.
The following dates and key cities for the auditions are as follows:

Casting Dates	Key Cities
January 21	Manila
January 26	Cagayan de Oro
January 27	Butuan
February 9–10	Naga
February 16–17	Cebu
March 2–3	Davao
March 9	Iloilo
March 10	Bacolod
March 23–24	Dagupan

This season was directed by Monti Parungao and Rommel Gacho. Aside from the six seasons, The season marked the first time that can be only aired on weekends, with Saturdays and Sundays having either tests or elimination night. The show held its the Final Judgment on September 15, 2019, at the GMA Network Studio Annex.
A companion online show, Inside StarStruck, was hosted by Kyline Alcantara. It aired every weekday on the show's Facebook and YouTube accounts.

Selection process

In the seventh year of the reality-talent search, Out of numerous who auditioned nationwide, only the Top 80 dreamers were chosen for the call-back. The screening committee for this stage was composed of the Gina Alajar, Mark Reyes and Tony Tuviera. After which, the number was trimmed down to Top 40 for the Judges Preview, and finally, Top 22 hopefuls wherein the selected hopefuls will compete for a spot in final fourteen finalists as they face their Final Audition.
After the Final 14 were chosen, the season introduced a new twist called the Second Chance Challenge, wherein the Top 22 hopefuls who were originally eliminated in the Final Audition were given the opportunity to be reinstated in the competition by performing a dramatic acting test by pairs. Before the second live results, the council will select one male and one female contestant from the semi-finalists to advance in the finals after the elimination of the original batch of final fourteen hopefuls by each gender.
The new set of Final 14 underwent various workshops and trainings in order to develop their personalities, talents, and charisma. But, the twist is that every week, one or two of the final fourteen may have to say goodbye until only four remain. Those who were eliminated were dubbed as StarStruck Avengers.
The Final 4 will vied for the coveted the Ultimate Survivors titles, the Ultimate Male Survivor and Ultimate Female Survivor, both of them received P1,000,000 pesos each plus and a five year an exclusive management contract from GMA Network worth P5,000,000 pesos each, and a house and lot from Camella Homes.
The First Prince and First Princess, both of them received P250,000 pesos each plus and an exclusive management contract from the network. The StarStruck Avengers also received an exclusive contract from the network..
It also featured two batches in StarStruck History, the original and new set of Final 14 in the third week.

Hopefuls

Final Audition

In this season, a new stage call the Final Audition was introduced wherein the Top 22 hopefuls were paired by twos or threes, according to their performances from previous stages. A hopeful will be given the chance to showcase his or her chosen talent, aside from an acting piece through a form of a video clip that will later be shown. The council will then pick one or two hopefuls that will qualify to the next round and will be included in the show's Final 14.
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	Contestant was chosen to the Final 14
	Contestant was eliminated

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Second Chance Challenge

After the first live results on June 30, 2019, the season introduced a new twist called the Second Chance Challenge, wherein the Top 22 hopefuls who were originally eliminated in the Final Auditions were given the opportunity to be reinstated in the competition by performing a dramatic acting test by pairs. Except, Nahuel Prieto and MJ Felizarta chose not to participate in this challenge.
Before the second live results, the council will select one male and one female contestant from the semi-finalists to advance in the finals after the elimination of Angelic Guzman and Gelo Alagban, the two original batches of final fourteen by each gender. Crystal Paras and Radson Flores were reinstated in the competition on July 7, 2019.
When the new set of Final 14 was chosen, they are assigned to different challenges every week that will hone their acting, singing, and dancing abilities. Every Saturday and Sunday, one is meant to leave the competition until there were just six others who are left. From final six, there will be two of them who will be eliminated and after the elimination the two; the final four' will be revealed.
The Final 4 will be battling with each other on the Final Judgment. People will choose who they want to win the competition by online voting via Google accounts and text voting. 50% of the result will come from the online and text votes and the remaining 50% is from the council.

Last Chance Challenge

Originally, two contestants will be sent home on August 4, 2019, Sunday live results, until the second twist of the season was introduced called the Last Chance Challenge. Ella Cristofani and Jeremy Sabido, who got the lowest combined scores, will be competing against next week's bottom two performers for a spot in the Final 8. From it, the council will then choose two hopefuls to advance in the completion.
The bottom two finalists from each gender will face Ella Cristofani and Jeremy Sabido in the last chance challenge to determine the council's vote to advance in the final eight. The host, Dingdong Dantes took over the council member, Jose Manalo to grade the contestants for this family remembrance scene to announce the council's vote to advance in the final eight week, with the bottom two revealed, the contestants act out in their individual performances in a short play of an Ella Cristofani and Jeremy Sabido is the Challenger last week. Lexi Gonzles and Radson Flores is the bottom two this week. The council Save: Jeremy Sabido and Lexi Gonzales, while Ella Cristofani and Radson Flores was eliminated on August 11, 2019.
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Place	Contestant	Age	Hometown	Exit	Result
1	Shayne Sava	17	Binangonan, Rizal	September 15, 2019	Ultimate Female Survivor
2	Kim de Leon	19	Balayan, Batangas	September 15, 2019	Ultimate Male Survivor
3	Lexi Gonzales	19	Sampaloc, Manila	September 15, 2019	First Princess
4	Allen Ansay	16	Sagñay, Camarines Sur	September 15, 2019	First Prince
5	Pamela Prinster	18	Cavite City	September 8, 2019	Avenger
6	Abdul Raman	16	Marikina	September 7, 2019	Avenger
7	Dani Porter	17	Quezon City	August 25, 2019	Avenger
8	Jeremy Sabido	21	Liliw, Laguna	August 18, 2019	Avenger
9	Radson Flores	19	Taguig	August 11, 2019	Avenger
10	Ella Cristofani	18	Pateros, Metro Manila	August 11, 2019	Avenger
11	Rere Madrid	18	Marikina	July 28, 2019	Avenger
12	Jerick Dolormente	20	Libmanan, Camarines Sur	July 21, 2019	Avenger
13	Crystal Paras	21	Quezon City	July 14, 2019	Avenger
14	Karl Aquino	18	Imus, Cavite	July 13, 2019	Avenger
15	Gelo Alagban	17	Iloilo City	July 7, 2019	Avenger
16	Angelic Guzman	18	Biñan, Laguna	July 7, 2019	Avenger
17	MJ Felizarta	18	Cebu City	June 23, 2019	Top 18
18	Maynard Fullido	19	Tagbilaran, Bohol	June 22, 2019	Top 18
19	Janelle Lewis	17	Angeles, Pampanga	June 22, 2019	Top 18
21	Marc David	19	Marikina	June 16, 2019	Top 22
20	Kyle Lucasan	21	Antipolo, Rizal	June 16, 2019	Top 22
22	Nahuel Prieto	19	Sydney, Australia	June 15, 2019	Top 22

Weekly Artist Tests

Color key:

	Contestant with the highest Public Vote and Council Vote
	Contestant was saved by the Public Vote and Council Vote
	Contestant was in the Bottom Group
	Contestant was Eliminated
	Contestant was in the Final 14 and Final 4
	Contestant was advanced to the competition
	Contestant was did not participated to the competition
	Contestant was in the Wild Card and saved by the Council
	Contestant was unannounced to the competition
	Contestant was the Runner-up
	Contestant was the Winner

Week 1-2: This season, a new stage call the Final Audition was introduced wherein the Top 22 hopefuls, the council was to select the Final 14 hopefuls.

Mark A. Reyes instructed the Final 14 who were divided into pairs to face the first challenge by acting in a small scene of any genre while focusing into the characters' reactions at the same time. The StarStruck alumni who were assigned to each pair's scene were Rich Asuncion, Katrina Halili, Liezel Lopez, Nikki Co, Dave Bornea, Chariz Solomon, and Dion Ignacio.

Michael V. and Bubble Gang writer and director Caesar Cosme assigned the finalists by pairs to perform two comedy skits with the show's cast and perform a short clip of a comedic reaction. Before the live results, the StarStruck council selected Radson Flores and Crystal Paras who won the Second Chance Challenge to advance in the Finals before the elimination of the two from the original Final 14 by each gender.

The finalists are grouped into twos and threes by gender on their on screen take set by director Gil Tejada with veteran actress Aiko Melendez. They are assigned with a different script and scenario for the boys and girls. The live results for the boys are revealed on July 13 while the girls on July 14.

The six remaining finalists are divided into two groups to act in a short thriller play challenged by Jorron Monroy, director of the upcoming afternoon drama series Hanggang sa Dulo ng Buhay Ko. The first group will act out in the school shooting scene with Gabby Eigenmann while the last group portrayed in the home invasion story with Kris Bernal.

The eleven finalists portrayed their on-screen heartbreak romance scenes with actors Ken Chan from My Special Tatay for the girls and Barbie Forteza from Kara Mia for the boys, instructed by director LA Madridejos. During the live results, the contestant with the lowest number of votes from the public and the StarStruck council will be sent to The Danger Seat before the final results are revealed on July 28.

Council member Cherie Gil was joined with Gina Alajar to direct the ten finalists who portray siblings with the actress in a family drama short play. The setting of the story was a family memorial. Originally, two contestants were sent home on the Sunday live results, until the second twist of the season was introduced called "The Last Chance Challenge". Jeremy Sabido and Ella Cristofani, who got the lowest combined scores will be competing against next week's bottom two performers for a spot in the Final 8. From it, the StarStruck council will then choose two hopefuls to advance in the competition.

Director Dominic Zapata instructs the eight finalists by pairs to perform the scenes of a school fight with actress Jean Garcia who portrays the school principal. The bottom two finalists from each gender will face Cristofani and Sabido in the Last Chance Challenge to determine the council's vote to advance in the Top 8. Host Dingdong Dantes took over council member Jose Manalo to grade the contestants for this week. With the Bottom 2 revealed, the contestants act out in their individual performances in a short play of a family remembrance scene to announce the council's vote to advance in the Top 8.

The final eight finalists used their skills of perception to portray in an Action-fantasy drama play instructed by Rico Gutierrez, director of Daig Kayo ng Lola Ko, with actress Rhian Ramos portraying the villain in two segments for the boys and girls. The girls portrayed witches fighting for the spell book against the evil witch while the boys portrayed superhuman mutants fighting against a rebel mutant. The Danger Seat was re-introduced on the Saturday night live results until the Sunday night live eliminations.

The 7 on 7 twist was introduced. The final seven finalists will be assisted and mentored by StarStruck graduates from previous seasons until the show's Final Judgment. As for their acting test, the hopefuls were tasked to test their versatility as actors and portray dual opposite roles. Helping them in this challenge were The Better Woman director Mark Sicat dela Cruz and actress Carmina Villarroel. The boys portrayed their dual roles with their ailing mother while the girls portrayed as a barrio worker and a mean rich sister.

As the battle for the Final 4 begins, the StarStruck alumni were tasked to guide the remaining six finalists in a musical play under the direction of theater director Rem Zamora. The musical Star Perya, featuring various music hits, stars the Final 6, together with the premiere comedians Kiray Celis, Cai Cortez, Gladys Guevarra, Betong Sumaya, and Pekto.

The Final 6 finalists prepare for their last challenge before The Final Judgment next week. They have to act out in a Heavy Drama Challenge with the setting of the aftermath of a fire tragedy. Directed by Don Michael Perez, the finalists portrayed their characters searching for their younger sibling. The final results for this week are separated on Saturday for the boys and Sunday for the girls.

On Saturday, the Final 4 survivors are interviewed by the StarStruck council who asked some of the hardest questions before performing their individual performances and face The Final Judgment. They portrayed their roles in their respective short films, both directed by Monti Parungao centering on youth. Allen and Kim portrayed brothers who are drug users, entitled "Pag-Uwi" while Lexi and Shayne portrayed in "Our Father" as grief-stricken sisters with mental disorders. The Ultimate Male and Female Survivors will each receive an exclusive management contract from GMA Network worth 5 million pesos, 1 million pesos cash, and a house and lot from Camella Homes.

Final Judgment

The winner was announced on a two-hour TV special dubbed as StarStruck: The Final Judgment was held live on September 15, 2019, at the GMA Network Studio Annex on the same event.
Hosted by Dingdong Dantes and Jennylyn Mercado with the Insider host, Kyline Alcantara. The opening number consisted of the council formed with Heart Evangelista, Cherie Gil and Jose Manalo. Together with the ultimate final four performing American Authors's Best Day of My Life.
Before the female survivors sang Meghan Trainor's Better When I'm Dancin with Jennylyn Mercado and the Graduates mentors with Yasmien Kurdi mentor of Lexi Gonzales, Katrina Halili mentor of Shayne Sava, Mark Herras mentor of Kim de Leon and Kris Bernal mentor of Allen Ansay. The next intermission features the council's sang Bill Medley's and Jennifer Warnes's The Time Of My Life before closing the opening performances with the dance performance of the final four and their graduates mentors to the StarStruck theme sung by Kyline Alcantara.
The avengers votes their choice of Ultimate Survivors before performing their dance number with Kyline Alcantara. The special guest, Alden Richards performed December Avenue's Kung Di Rin Lang Ikaw with Lexi Gonzales and Shayne Sava. After commercial break, Alden Richards performed his dance number with Kim de Leon and Allen Ansay. Before the final results, Aicelle Santos performed the StarStruck Journey song Fight For You while the final four and their mentors appears on stage followed by the avengers.
Announcement come, Kim de Leon of Balayan, Batangas is the Ultimate Male Survivor with a score of 97.4% and Shayne Sava of Binangonan, Rizal is the Ultimate Female Survivor with a score of 96.9% were proclaimed as the Ultimate Survivors, each of them received P1,000,000 pesos each plus and a five year an exclusive management contract from GMA Network worth P5,000,000 pesos each, and a house and lot from Camella Homes.
While, Allen Ansay of Sagñay, Camarines Sur is the First Prince with a score of 95.2% and Lexi Gonzales of Sampaloc, Manila is the First Princess with a score of 94.8% were proclaimed as the Runners-up, each of them received P250,000 pesos each plus and an exclusive management contract from the network. The StarStruck Avengers also received an exclusive contract from the network. Also received the graduates mentors with Mark Herras, Yasmien Kurdi, Katrina Halili and Kris Bernal received their special awards for their mentorship to the final four.

Signature dances

There are signature dances and songs made in each batch. With this batch, their signature dances and songs are:

Hey Julie!
Fight For You

Elimination chart

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