Prodigies (Philippine TV series)

Prodigies is a Philippine classical music talent show for singers, dancers, and musicians aged 8 to 16 and is based on the French reality competition Prodiges. All performances are accompanied by a choir of roughly 40 voices and a full orchestra of approximately 60 members under the direction of Sheryl Malixi.

Unlike the original series in France, for which both episodes in each season are pre-recorded, the season finale in the Philippine version is a live show for which the overall winner is decided solely by televoting despite the super finalists from each category being decided by the corresponding judge. The semi-final, however, is pre-recorded.

Series overview

 * Contestant mentored by Alegria Ferrer (singers)
 * Contestant mentored by Jay Cayuca (musicians)
 * Contestant mentored by Stella Abrera (dancers)
 * Contestant mentored by Lani Misalucha (singers)
 * Contestant mentored by Lisa Macuja Elizalde (dancers)
 * Contestant mentored by Clarissa Ocampo (singers)
 * Contestant mentored by Lorenzo Medel (musicians)

Season 1 (2020)

 * Main article: Prodigies (Philippine season 1)

Here are the contestants and performance details from the inaugural season. Contestants whose names are in bold qualified for the season finale, while contestants whose names are underlined were the super finalists of their respective categories.


 * Musicians
 * Antonio, age 14, piano - "Hungarian Rhapsody #2" by Liszt / "Fantaisie-Impromptu" by Chopin
 * Esmeralda, age 12, flute - "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran / "Chôros bis" by Villa-Lobos
 * Miguel, age 8, cello - "Adagio con gran espressione" by Kodály
 *  Sofia , age 9, violin - "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins / "Flower Duet" from Lakmé
 * Uno, age 11, organ - "Auf meinen lieben Gott" by Bach


 * Singers
 * Danilo, age 11 - "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis Presley / "Voi che sapete" from The Marriage of Figaro
 *  Janelle , age 15 - "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz / "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" from Carmen
 * Kathleen, age 16 - "Ombra mai fu" from Serse
 * Mark, age 16 - "The Cold Song" from King Arthur / "Nessun dorma" from Turandot
 * Oriana, age 13 - "Casta Diva" from Norma


 * Dancers
 *  Carlo , age 14 - "Gladiator" by Hanz Zimmer / "Allegro con brio" by Beethoven
 * Dalisay, age 16 - "La gazza ladra Overture" by Rossini
 * Ella, age 12 - "My True Love's Eyes" by Goldsmith / "Csárdás" by Monti
 * Heather, age 13 - "Swan Lake" by Tchaikovsky
 * Mayumi, age 12 - "Lento non troppo" by Bernstein / "Neville's Waltz" from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Results
The overall winner was 15-year-old Janelle from the singers category, after she won the public vote by a landslide.