IN 2011, The Voice popularized blind auditions with judges hearing contestants without actually seeing them. If sufficiently impressed, the judges would turn their chairs and see the contestant for the first time. The concept was so popular that it became a franchise — the Philippine has its own version that has been running for several years. This year, ABS-CBN is making a case for a revolving set in Your Moment, where the judges and the audience will switch stages to see contestants perform.

The concept is by ABS-CBN in partnership with Dutch production company Fritz Production.

The show’s contestants — it starts airing on Nov. 9 — will come from all over the world, with contestants from Japan, India, and the Philippines, among others.

The show is a dancing and singing contest where pairs or groups compete in singing or dancing.

The judges — talk show host and talent manager Boy Abunda, and actor/singers Nadine Lustre and Billy Crawford — will mark the contestant on three separate occasions during their performance using an “emotion meter” which will reflect scores — 1 to 10 — in real-time.

“We have a lot of great talents on the show — there’s one group that hasn’t had time to practice before the show but onstage they were amazing,” Mr. Abunda said during a press conference on Oct. 21 at the Dolphy Theater in Quezon City.

The number of talents that joined the show also makes the judging process and the competition itself very difficult.

“This is not for the faint-hearted. Competition is tough,” Mr. Abunda explained.

The show will be hosted by Vhong Navarro and Luis Manzano. — ZBC

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