Protégé: The Battle for the Big Artista Break is a 2012 reality TV series created by GMA Network.

[4] Rumor has it that the incoming season will feature the other talent like acting or dancing and eventually will be an artista search like StarStruck did and it turned out to be true.

In this battle, they were looking for a total package - an artist who can sing, dance, act and possess that charismatic appeal over TV.

These 20 potential artists lived in the Protégé house complete with amenities including bedrooms for each contestant, a living room, dining area with a 20 seating capacity, a rehearsal area where they could practice dancing, singing and acting, and a confession room where they were asked to explain themselves in case of issues within the house or if a task was to be assigned privately.

The Protégé house was blessed and featured over the news of GMA Network long before the contestants resided there.

[5] Aside from their respective mentors who served as their guardian all the way through their journey, the protégés had coaches who also helped them improve their chosen craft.

The twenty finalists were confirmed as follows: Key: The top 15 protégés were featured in five short films with special guest celebrity, Diamond Star Ms. Maricel Soriano.