1. PDA 16 scholars prepare for 1st Performance Night

The first week of Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2 kicked off with a heart-stopping opening night, and fans will be glad to know that another showstopper is in store to cap off an exciting week.

The 16 PDA scholars will be showcasing what they learned during the week at the very first Performance Night at the PDA Concert Hall on Saturday.

In preparation for the father-themed Performance Night, Teacher Monet gave the scholars their song assignments.

Sen will be singing "Kailangan Kita" while Chivas will be doing "After The Lovin." "You'll Never Walk Alone" will be Bugoy's piece while it will be "I Can't Fight this Feeling Anymore" for Van. "Dance With My Father" was assigned to Liezel, "Mama" to Cris, and "Salamat" to Sheng.

20/06/2008 | 776 Hits

2. Ryan Cayabyab is PDA's new headmaster

He's one of the best when it comes to music--"The Maestro" Ryan Cayabyab is now the newest headmaster of ABS-CBN's reality show "Philippine Dream Academy (PDA) Season  2."

In an interview with abs-cbnNEWS.com, Cayabyab--also known as Mr. C--said that after six years of working in the corporate world, he is now back in doing his passion -- music and teaching.

"This is an important show, PDA is a very important show and ako masaya ako, it's an honor for me to be part of the show. Sorry I was out for six years I'd been doing corporate work; tamang-tama pagkatapos noon ito si Lauren saying 'we want you in PDA if it's okay?' sabi ko sure," Cayabyab said.

Cayabyab replaced PDA's Season 1 headmaster Jim Paredes and as the newest head of the Academy, the former said audiences should expect so many changes in the academy. He will definitely give lessons that will surely mold the scholars' talents and personalities.

20/06/2008 | 1278 Hits

3. Pinoy Dream Academy

Pinoy Dream Academy (also known as PDA)Slogan: Ang drama sa likod ng pangarap (The drama behind dreams, in Filipino), is the Philippine version of Endemol's Star Academy. The format is similar to Big Brother, where 16, later 20, finalists (billed as "scholars" throughout the series) will live inside the Academy for four months and will be trained by guest teachers to be multimedia performers. Activities in the Academy will be monitored 24/7 by the headmaster.

23/04/2008 | 1011 Hits