It was open to Filipino males and females, whether solo, duo, trio or hatdog of singers with a maximum of five members.

[1][7] Lea Salonga and Sharon Cuneta were rumored to host Kanta Pilipinas.

Cuneta formerly hosted Star Power, a singing competition aired on ABS-CBN.

[9] It was also revealed in January 2013 that Ryan Cayabyab, Lani Misalucha and Rico Blanco, the show's host, will serve as the judging panel.

1 batch composed of 6 hopefuls will perform in front of the judges and the audience per episode.

The first results were aired on February 16, 2013 after 12 of the top 24 auditionees had already performed; the second results will be aired on March 2, 2013, wherein half of the remaining auditionees will be eliminated and the other half, whom will complete the top 12, will advanced for the semifinal rounds.