SINGING BEE
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. If a contestant makes an error,
he or she will forfeit her chance to get into the "musical
chairs". If a contestant is not in a musical chair when
the round is over, he or she is eliminated. The grand
prize is P1,000,000.
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.
the show was supposed to end their first season but it
was announced that the show was given an extended run
due to insistent public demand.
But after the end of Season 1 finale, it was revealed in a
teaser wherein the bee singing "The Singing Bee" theme
which means The Singing Bee will be returning soon.
Recently, another teaser pertaining to its return was aired.
the show started the BeeKada Edition wherein 5 groups
consisting of 3 members are the contestants. The
BeeDeoke Round was removed from the game format.
The prizes were increased as well including the Jackpot
prize on the Final Countdown which is now worth two million
pesos (P2,000,000).
On its Season 3, they replaced the segment Jumblebee
round with a new segment called Pics Bee With You Round.
On September 2009, the Season 4 finale of The
Singing Bee was aired. It was announced on this
episode that Season 5 will start on October 3, 2009
with their new schedule every Saturdays at 7:30
pm–8:30 pm.
On its Season 5, they brought back the segment Jumblebee
round to replace the Pics Bee With You Round based on
viewers' requests.
Gameplay
At the start of the show, the band plays a song and the host "randomly" gives audience members a chance to sing part of the song. The players are selected through a draw conducted by a private auditing firm. Five contestants will be chosen to compete in various rounds until the day's winner and defending champion are left standing in The Final
Countdown.
Current segments
To Bee Continued
One of the hosts would provide the year the song was released, the performer, and the title of the song. A portion of the song is performed, and then the contestant has to attempt to sing the next line of the song. If correct, they will claim a seat and advance to the next round, and a new song is introduced, which the next contestant in line must attempt; if not, they have to step back, and the next person in line tries the same song. A song is thrown out if none of the remaining contestants get the line correct. The first four contestants who claim a seat advance to the next round.
JumbleBee
While the band is performing, words of a next line are
shown scrambled on a screen. The contestant is required to sing the line in its correct order. Each correct line is worth two points that are accumulated for the final round.
During season one, four contestants were divided
into two head-to-head duos and the winners of
the duos go on to the Chorus Showdown Round.
During season two, the four contestants solely
completed for the next round's three spots.
BeeDeoke
The four remaining contestants try to sing a song
in a fill-in-the-blank format and correctly answer
twelve blanks (three blanks for each contestant).
Each correct word is worth three points accumulated
for the final round. After the JumbleBee and BeeDeoke
rounds, the contestant who accumulated the most points
will get to play in The Final Countdown.
The Final Countdown
Mel Villena introduces this concluding round by
announcing: "It's The Final Countdown!" (based on a
song called "The Final Countdown" by hard rock band Europe.)
The winner of the day competes against the defending
champion in seven songs, categorized in seven categories.
To determine who goes first, a toss-up called "Manuhan"
is started. The host gives a name of a song. The first
player to buzz in first with the correct artist will go first
and choose a category. They are given a song, the
year, and the artist. They will then need to sing the
correct missing line. For each line that is sung correctly,
a player wins P20,000. If not, the opposing player gets
the chance to steal the song. If any player sings the
correct lyrics, they will have the right to choose the
next category and sing first. If neither gets the right
lyrics, another toss-up is played again to determine who
will choose the next category. Whoever gets the most
lyrics correct in the end of seven songs becomes
champion, however, if a contestant can correctly identify
four lyrics, they will win P1,000,000.
Previously, the winner of the main game faces off against
the reigning champion. To determine who goes first, a
toss-up is started. The host gives a name of a song. The
first player to buzz in first with the correct artist will go
first. They are given a song, the year, and the artist. They
then will need to sing the correct lyrics. If correct, they
win P30,000. If not, the opposing player will need to sing
the correct lyrics to win the cash. If any player sings
the correct lyrics, they will have the right to start the
next song. If neither gets the right lyric, a toss-up is
played again to determine who will start the next song.
Seven songs are played. Whoever gets the most money
becomes champion, however, if a player can correctly
identify four lyrics, they will automatically win P2,000,000.
In the event of a tie, the champion always wins. It was
revised due to BeeKada Edition select 2 of the three
members of the group.
Former segments
To Bee Corrected
The host would provide the year the song was released,
the performer, and the title of the song. A portion of
the song is performed and wrong line is sung at the end,
and then the contestant has to attempt to correct the
wrong line of the song. If correct, they advance to the
next round, and a new song is introduced, which the
next contestant in line must attempt; if not, they have
to step back, and the next person in line tries the same
song. A song is thrown out if none of the remaining
contestants get the line correct. The first four
people who get a song line correct move on to the
second round.
Pics Bee With You
Contestants are shown pictures as clues use pictogram
to the line they are supposed to sing.
Singing with the Enemy
Only one song is sung during the whole round and
all the contestants take turns in singing parts the song
continuously.A correct lyrics is equal to one point and
the song continues to the next contestant.If a
contestant is wrong they lose the chance to gain a
point.The player with the least points in the end of the
round is eliminated and the 2 remaining contestants
move on to the Beedeoke round. However on BeeKada
Edition to eliminate 2 groups (1 group will eliminated if
in case of vacancy of the defending champion) then
proceed to the Final Countdown.
Showdown
This follows a similar format to the first round, but
instead of singing a line, the contestant is required to
sing the entire chorus without mistakes from the song
performed. If both are correct or incorrect (sometimes
after two rounds), then they go to a tiebreaker, where
they are given the year and the name of the performer
and the first person to buzz in will be given the
option of singing or passing. If the singer is correct,
they win. If the singer is wrong, the other contestant wins.
The winner moves on to the "Final Countdown".
House Singers
Since the show's inception, house singers provide the main vocals of the songs throughout the show. By the end of season two, the main house singers were referred to as the "Songbees". As of season six, none of the original Songbees remain. Five finalists from season one of The Voice of the Philippines are the current Songbees.