The Singing Bee (Philippine game show)

The Singing Bee
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Genre	Game show
Created by	Phil Gurin Bob Horowitz
Based on	The Singing Bee by Phil Gurin and Bob Horowitz
Directed by	Bobet Vidanes
Presented by	Cesar Montano (2008–2010) Amy Perez and Roderick Paulate (2013–2015)
Starring	The Honeybees The Songbees The Bandble Bee led by Mel Villena
Opening theme	The Singing Bee theme song (English version) (2008–2010) The Singing Bee theme song (Filipino version) (2013–2015)
Country of origin	Philippines
Original languages	Tagalog English
No. of seasons	7
Production
Executive producer	Carla St. Anne Burwell
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	Season 1: 30-45 minutes (Weekdays) Season 2–4: 1 hour (Weekends) Season 5: 1 hour (Saturdays) Season 6-7: 1 hour (Saturdays and Weekdays)
Production companies	Juma Entertainment The Gurin Company ABS-CBN Studios
Original release
Network	ABS-CBN
Release	April 21, 2008 (2008-04-21) – February 6, 2010 (2010-02-06)
Release	November 16, 2013 (2013-11-16) – February 6, 2015 (2015-02-06)
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The Singing Bee is a Philippine television karaoke game show broadcast by ABS-CBN. The show is a based of American version of the same title. Originally hosted by Cesar Montano, it aired on the network's Primetime Bida line up from April 21, 2008 to February 6, 2010, replacing Kung Fu Kids and was replaced by Pilipinas Got Talent. The show returned on the network's Yes Weekend line up from November 16, 2013 to February 6, 2015, replacing ABS-CBN Sabado Specials: Shake, Rattle & Roll and was replaced by Kapamilya Blockbusters. Amy Perez and Roderick Paulate serve as the final hosts. A combinination of karaoke singing and a spelling bee-style competition, this show features contestants trying to remember the lyrics to popular songs.^[1]

In each episode, six contestants will be selected from the audience to play a series of games that test their knowledge of song lyrics. Contestants making an error forfeit their chance to get into the "musical chairs". Contestants not in a musical chair position when the round is over are eliminated. The grand prize is P1,000,000. It was presented by Amy Perez and Roderick Paulate for its sixth and seventh seasons; it was previously hosted by Cesar Montano for five seasons.^[2] The house band, Bandble Bee, is led by Mel Villena, with several house singers called The Songbees. Dancing to the band are the house dancers, The Honeybees.