Filipino idol) is a 2008 Philippine television interactive reality competition show broadcast by GMA Network.

Hosted by Raymond Gutierrez, with Ogie Alcasid (singer, songwriter, and record producer), Jolina Magdangal (singer and actress), and Wyngard Tracy (retired talent manager) as judges, it premiered on April 4, 2008.

[5][6] Sources claimed that ABC incurred heavy losses in the previous season, primarily because of the low number of advertisement slots despite being a widely followed show.

[5] ABC asserted that it was still under negotiation with FremantleMedia about the second season and had earmarked Asian Idol as its "big launch", although there was a possibility that GMA was negotiating about Idol as well since the network already had local versions of Celebrity Duets and Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?—both FremantleMedia franchises.

[6][7] After several negotiations, FremantleMedia had officially decided to move and to have the second season aired on GMA Network, which premiered on April 5, 2008.

FremantleMedia's representative Geraldine Bravo said that it is "very fortunate" to find a new partner, while GMA Network's Senior Vice President for Entertainment Wilma Galvante added that both parties have agreed that the network "has the experience, the resources, and the people to mount talent-search programs".

[9] During the Pasay auditions, Ida Henares, head of the GMA Artist Center, took over Magdangal's seat in the judges' panel as the latter was in the United States at the time.

[11] The 179 audition passers gathered in Manila for the theater rounds in Cinema 6 of SM City North EDSA.

The 2008 Beijing Olympics song "Ready to Fly" by Amy Pearson was used extensively throughout the audition and theatre phases of the competition.

In 2004, she joined and topped the Pop Star Search in Dubai, organized by The Filipino Channel.

She is the daughter of a former singer and a real estate broker whose achievement is finishing her course in nursing while singing in a band.

She impressed the judges by singing a wide range of songs, and is equally known for her self-made vintage dresses.

A daughter of a police officer, she joined several singing tilts as a child, including Ang Batang Kampeon and Tuklas Talino.

She is a daughter of a company driver and is proud of graduating from high school and winning pageants.

After the eliminating the eleventh and twelfth semi-finalists from the competition, the Final 12 was formally announced on June 15, 2008.

He considers fatherhood as his most cherished accomplishment as his audition in Pasay coincided with his wife giving birth.

He currently works for a BPI branch in Quezon City, to which his introductory profile refers as his residence.

He was once part of a singing group called the Wise Guys, but made a difficult decision to go solo, which he claims is paying off.

She competed in the talent show Star for a Night, the same one in which Sarah Geronimo and Mau Marcelo participated.

Pinoy Idol held its Performance Night Finale on August 17, 2008, at the SMX Convention Center at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay.

The next night at the same venue, the star-studded results show was held, headlined by Bautista, Chaves, and Espina together with the rest of the Top 24, performing together with Hajji Alejandro, Jett Pangan, Luke Mejares, Verne Varga, and Duncan Ramos.

The third placer was immediately announced soon after with Chaves shut out of the final two, leaving Bautista and Espina in the running for the title.

[15] To date, Valdez and Cueshé were the only acts so far that have performances in both Philippine Idol grand finals shows.

He commented that he would still stick to his "lucky trademark" and even taunted petitioners to direct the show and put beetles or mosquitoes on the set if that is what they want - a statement which only added to the collective anger of fans.

[19] However, once the show went underway, those hopes seem to dampen as Torre noted on the first episode alone some mediocre talent and Gutierrez not yet becoming his own as host.

Torre did laud the judging styles of Alcasid and Magdangal and Tracy's emerging Simon Cowell-like demeanor.

[20] One viewer, who wrote to the Philippine Daily Inquirer about the show, was not as impressed when comparing it to Philippine Idol, complaining about Gutierrez's nasal and unnatural hosting style, Magdangal's immaturity as a judge and Tracy seemingly imitating Cowell more as compared to Cayabyab.

[23] GMA Network was initially deciding on whether to produce a second season of Pinoy Idol.

"[24] Eventually, GMA reportedly decided not to renew the franchise for 2009, and instead released details on another new singing competition, Are You the Next Big Star?

[25] Meanwhile, the Associated Broadcasting Company is reportedly prepared to take over the franchise if necessary, though GMA Network still has the option to renew it.