Tawag ng Tanghalan (season 6 semifinals and finals)

The sixth season of Tawag ng Tanghalan ran as a segment of the noontime variety show It's Showtime from November 22, 2021, to May 6, 2023, the longest season of the show at a year and six months between premiere and the finals. This article outlines the semifinals and finals of the sixth season.

Semifinals

Summary of Semifinalists

Contender's Information

Contender from Metro Manila

Contender from Luzon

Contender from Visayas

Contender from Mindanao

Results Details

Semifinalist received the highest judges' score and advanced to the Grand Finals   Semifinalist received the Hurado's save and advances to the Friday round   Semifinalist immune in the round.

Semifinalist did not participate in that day.   Semifinalist was eliminated.   Semifinalist was gonged and eliminated.

Summary of Semifinalists

Contender			Hometown	Became a Semifinalist	Total Prize	Results
						Three-way Battle				Last chance
						Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
II		Jezza Quiogue	Tanza, Cavite	October 15, 2022[1]	₱80,000	Grand Finalist				Immune
II		Marko Rudio[a]	San Nicolas, Pangasinan	June 3, 2022[3]	₱80,000		Grand Finalist			Immune
UR		Nowi Alpuerto	San Rafael, Bulacan	April 29, 2023[4]	₱45,000			Grand Finalist		Immune
II		Villier Villalobo	Tiaong, Quezon	October 15, 2022[1]	₱100,000				Grand Finalist	Immune
III		Lyka Estrella	General Santos City	April 22, 2023[5]	₱80,000			Hurados' save		Grand Finalist
I		Lee'Anna Layumas	San Carlos City, Negros Occidental	April 9, 2022[6]	₱90,000	Hurados' save				Eliminated
I		JR Oclarit	Davao City	April 9, 2022[6]	₱100,000		Hurados' save			Eliminated
III		Ralph Angelo Merced	Davao City	April 21, 2023[7]	₱80,000				Hurados' save	Eliminated
I		Adrian Nebreja[b]	Sorsogon City, Sorsogon	January 26, 2022[9][10]	₱80,000				Eliminated	Eliminated (Day 4)
II		Kelvin Silvestre	San Ildefonso, Bulacan	October 14, 2022[11]	₱75,000			Eliminated	Eliminated (Day 3)
III		Mark Justo[c]	Isabela	November 8, 2022[13]	₱80,000		Eliminated	Eliminated (Day 2)
I		Trixie Dayrit	Sta. Maria, Bulacan	April 9, 2022[6]	₱75,000	Eliminated	Eliminated (Day 1)

Semifinal Details

The Semifinal round airs on May 1 to 5, 2023. For the first four days, the twelve semifinalists are divided into four groups. Each day, a group of three contenders performs a three-way battle performance, followed by a solo performance. The contender garnering the highest average score of the day advances directly to the Grand Finals. Additionally, the judges can vote on a conteder that will be saved from elimination. The four hurado's save shall advance on the Friday round.

For the first time since the third season, there is a homecoming and featurette for the semifinalists due to the eased COVID-19 restrictions after nearly two and a half years under pandemic-induced restrictions. Additionally, the judging panel reverted to five judges for the first time since the pandemic episodes.

Results Details

Semifinalist received the highest judges' score and advanced to the Grand Finals   Semifinalist received the Hurado's save and advances to the Friday round

Hurado's save vote   Eliminated in the Semifinals   Gonged in the Semifinals

Day	Semifinal Details
Monday (May 1, 2023)	Semifinalist	Featurette	Order	Three-way battle	Song	Hurados					Average Score	Result	Hosts	Gong
						Jed	Jolina	Louie	Jona	Nyoy
	Lee'Anna Layumas	Halaman (Plant)	1	"Fighter"	"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"						—	Hurado's save[14]	Vhong Navarro Vice Ganda Anne Curtis Amy Perez Jhong Hilario Karylle Ogie Alcasid	Ryan Bang
	Jezza Quiogue	Dagat (Sea)	2		"Ako'y Sa'yo"						98.4%	Grand Finalist[14]
	Trixie Dayrit	Kundiman (Love Song)	3		"Queen of the Night"						—	Eliminated
Tuesday (May 2, 2023)	Semifinalist	Featurette	Order	Three-way battle	Song	Hurados					Average Score	Result	Hosts	Gong
						Jed	Jolina	Louie	Jona	Nyoy
	JR Oclarit	Road Trip	1	"Man in the Mirror"	"Jealous"						—	Hurado's save[15]	Vhong Navarro Vice Ganda Anne Curtis Jhong Hilario Ogie Alcasid	Ryan Bang
	Mark Justo	Kuntador (Electric meter)	2		"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"						—	Eliminated
	Marko Rudio	Gitara (Guitar)	3		"Upuan"						98.8%	Grand Finalist[15]
Wednesday (May 3, 2023)	Semifinalist	Featurette	Order	Three-way battle	Song	Hurados					Average Score	Result	Hosts	Gong
						Jed	Jolina	Louie	Jona	Erik
	Kelvin Silvestre	Bidyoke (Videoke)	1	"Salamat"	"You Are My Song"						—	Eliminated	Vhong Navarro Vice Ganda Amy Perez Kim Chiu Ogie Alcasid Jugs Jugueta	Ryan Bang
	Lyka Estrella	Puno (Tree)	2		"Hanggang Kailan Kita Mamahalin"						—	Hurado's save[16]
	Nowi Alpuerto	Medalya (Medal)	3		"Killing Me Softly with His Song"						97.6%	Grand Finalist[16]
Thursday (May 4, 2023)	Semifinalist	Featurette	Order	Three-way battle	Song	Hurados					Average Score	Result	Hosts	Gong
						Darren	Erik	Louie	Jona	Marco
	Adrian Nebreja	Butcheron (Fried chicken esophagus)	1	"On the Wings of Love"	"Feeling Good"						—	Eliminated	Vhong Navarro Vice Ganda Anne Curtis Amy Perez Jhong Hilario Kim Chiu	Ryan Bang
	Villier Villalobo	Tricycle	2		"Kapalaran"						97.6%	Grand Finalist[17]
	Ralph Angelo Merced	Tahanan (Home)	3		"I Believe I Can Fly"						—	Hurado's save[17]
Hurado's Save
Friday (May 5, 2023)	Semifinalist		Order	Song		Hurados					Average Score	Result	Hosts	Gong
						Jed	Erik	Louie	Klarisse	Marco
	Ralph Angelo Merced		1	"Incomplete"							96.0%	Eliminated	Vhong Navarro Vice Ganda Anne Curtis Amy Perez Jhong Hilario	Ryan Bang
	Lee'Anna Layumas		2	"Huwag Na Huwag Mong Sasabihin"							97.0%	Eliminated
	JR Oclarit		3	"Every Time I Close My Eyes"							96.0%	Eliminated
	Lyka Estrella		4	"Patuloy ang Pangarap"							99.2%	Grand Finalist[18]

Ang Huling Tapatan (Grand Finals)

TNT 6 Ang Huling Tapatan Prizes
Grand Champion	₱1,000,000 ABS-CBN Music Recording Contract Talent Management Contract under Polaris of Star Magic Tawag ng Tanghalan Year 6 Trophy Brand New House and Lot from Camella worth ₱2.5 Million
2nd Placer	₱150,000
3rd Placer	₱100,000

Summary of Grand Finalists

Color Key:

Grand Finalist from Metro Manila

Grand Finalist from Luzon

Grand Finalist from Visayas

Grand Finalist from Mindanao

Results Details

Grand Champion   Second Place   Third Place

Eliminated   Grand Finalist did not perform in this particular day

Advanced to the Final 3   Contestant withdrew from the competition

Grand Finalist			Hometown	Hurado- collaborator	Elimination and Scores Summary		Total Prize Won
					Top 5	Final 3
III		Lyka Estrella	General Santos City	Klarisse de Guzman	Top 3	Winner 98.9%	₱1,080,000
UR		Nowi Alpuerto	San Rafael, Bulacan	Erik Santos	Top 3	Runner-up 95.1%	₱195,000
II		Jezza Quiogue	Tanza, Cavite	Jona Viray	Top 3	Third place 89.6%	₱180,000
II		Marko Rudio	San Nicolas, Pangasinan	Jed Madela	Bottom 2	Eliminated (Top 5)	₱80,000
II		Villier Villalobo	Tiaong, Quezon	Darren Espanto	Bottom 2		₱100,000

Live Finale (May 6, 2023)

Live Finale Details
Venue	ABS-CBN Studio 10 (ASAP Studio)
Episode Hashtag	#TNT6AngHulingTapatan
Hurados[note 1]	Louie Ocampo
	Marco Sison Jed Madela Jolina Magdangal Jona Viray	Nyoy Volante Erik Santos Klarisse De Guzman Darren Espanto Gary Valenciano
Hosts	Vhong Navarro Vice Ganda Anne Curtis Jhong Hilario Amy Perez Kim Chiu Ogie Alcasid Ryan Bang Jugs Jugueta Ion Perez Jackie Gonzaga MC "Muah" Calaquian Lassy Marquez Cianne Dominguez

Both Karylle and Teddy Corpuz weren't able to join in hosting the finals due to unknown reasons.

Results Details:

•   Grand Champion
•   Second Place
•   Third Place
•   Advanced to the Final 3
•   Eliminated

Top 5

Theme: Solo Songs and Hurado's Collaboration

Episode	Grand Finalist	Order	Solo Song	Order	Hurado's Collaboration	with	Result
Saturday (May 6, 2023)	Marko Rudio	1	"Beep Beep"	7	"I Made It Through the Rain"	Jed Madela	Eliminated
	Jezza Quilogue	2	"Hanggang Sa Huli"	10	"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"	Jona Viray	Advanced[19]
	Nowi Alpuerto	3	"I'm Every Woman"	8	"Shallow"	Erik Santos	Advanced[19]
	Lyka Estrella	4	"Ngayon At Kailanman"	6	"Dream On"	Klarisse de Guzman	Advanced[19]
	Villier Villalobo	5	"Magsimula Ka"	9	"You Raise Me Up"	Darren Espanto	Eliminated

Final 3

Theme: Medley Songs

Episode	Order	Grand Finalist	Medley				Average Score	Result
			Artist	Song 1	Song 2	Song 3
Saturday (May 6, 2023)	1	Nowi Alpuerto	Jaya	"Dahil Tanging Ikaw"	"Hanggang Dito Na Lang"	"Laging Naroon Ka"	95.1%	Runner-up
	2	Lyka Estrella	Jessie J	"Nobody's Perfect"	"Domino"	"Mamma Knows Best"	98.9%	Grand Champion
	3	Jezza Quiogue	Morissette	"'Di Mapaliwanag"	"Akin Ka Na Lang"	"Diamante"	89.6%	Third Place

Lyka Estrella from Mindanao emerges as the Grand Champion,[20] followed by Nowi Alpuerto as the second placer, and Jezza Quiogue as the third placer.

References

Notes

1. For the live finale, Judges' name in boldface indicates that judge or hurado is the head judge or punong hurado

1. He became a quarterfinalist on May 31, 2022.[2]
2. He became a quarterfinalist on January 22, 2022.[8]
3. He became a quarterfinalist on November 4, 2022.[12]

Scores

Sources

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