Pinoy Dream Academy (season 1)


The pilot season of Pinoy Dream Academy formally began on August 27, 2006 and ended on December 16 of the same year. Nikki Gil was the main host of this season, while joining her in the Saturday Gala Nights were Bianca Gonzalez, Roxanne Barcelo, and Toni Gonzaga. Sam Milby was also part of the Saturday shows, but had stopped appearing mid-season. Barcelo also hosted the UpLate edition of the show.
Yeng Constantino of Rizal was proclaimed as the "Grand Star Dreamer" of the first season on December 16, 2006. Jay-R Siaboc of Cebu and Ronnie Liang of Pampanga were proclaimed as the runners-up. The other finalists of the competition were Panky Trinidad of Cebu, Irish Fullerton of the United States of America and Chad Peralta of Australia. Constantino eventually became a successful recording artist in her own right.
Thirty-Eight contestants were chosen from different areas around the world. The Metro Manila dreamers all came from Metro Manila and nearby provinces. The dreamers from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao are called the regional dreamers. The dreamers from Australia, San Francisco, Dubai, Japan and Europe are called the global dreamers.

Contestants

On August 27, 2006, the Academy Dream Night took place in front of Cebu Provincial Capitol Grounds, hosted by Nikki Gil, Acoustic Jamming Section, where members were asked to sing their original composition; Music and Dance Section, where members sang popular dance songs; Music Literature Section, where members sang romantic ballads; Musicthectics Section, where members were asked to sing songs of the band, The Eraserheads, in their own style; Language of Music Section, where members sang native songs; and Rockers' Section, where members sang rock version of popular novelty songs. After two sections had performed, the hosts then announced the Academy finalists.
The selection of accepted finalists was done thrice, and 16 finalists accepted into the Academy on August 28. As a surprise twist, four more finalists were added to the roster and they entered the Academy the following day. The Scholars are expelled on the Saturday Gala Nights and Exit the Academy the next day.
Yeng Constantino was proclaimed the Grand Star Dreamer, followed by Jay-R Siaboc as the 2nd Star Dreamer and Ronnie Liang as the 3rd Star Dreamer. Panky Trinidad, Irish Fullerton and Chad Peralta were the other finalists of the competition.
Yeng Constantino
Songs Performed
  1. Hawak Kamay - Yeng Constantino, with Davey, Joan, Jun and Ronnie
  2. Dinggin - Davey Langit, with Iya, Kristoff, Michelle and RJ
  3. The Day You said Goodnight - Hale, with Chad, Michelle, RJ and Yvan
  4. Ang Pag-ibig Kong Ito - Moonstar88, medley with Michelle and Oona
  5. Ligaya - The Eraserheads, duet with RJ
  6. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
  7. Pangarap Lang - Alvin K. Gonzales, medley with Jay-R, Panky and Rosita
  8. In My Life - Patti Austin
  9. Together Again - Janet Jackson, medley with Eman and Panky
  10. You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette, medley with Chad and Panky
  11. Bulag, Pipi at Bingi - Freddie Aguilar
  12. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
  13. I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me - Exposé
  14. Pag-alis - Barbie Almalbis, performance with Barbie Almalbis
  15. Awit ng Kabataan - Rivermaya, trio with Irish and Panky, Winner - December 16, 2006
  16. Queen of the Night - Whitney Houston, medley and trio with Irish and Panky, Winner - December 16, 2006
  17. Respect - Aretha Franklin, medley and trio with Irish and Panky, Winner - December 16, 2006
  18. I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan, medley and trio with Irish and Panky, Winner - December 16, 2006
  19. Lady Marmalade - Labelle, medley and trio with Irish and Panky, Winner - December 16, 2006
  20. Himala - Rivermaya, duet with Jay-R, Winner - December 16, 2006
  21. Salamat - Yeng Constantino, Winner - December 16, 2006
Jay-R Siaboc
Songs Performed
  1. Babalik Rin - Yvan Lambatan, with Irish, Kristoff, Oona and Yvan
  2. Hilot - Jay-R Siaboc, with Chad, Eman, Jun and Yvan
  3. Isang Linggong Pag-ibig - Imelda Papin, with Geoff, Irish, Iya, Jun and Panky
  4. Arigato Tomodaci - Eman Abatayo, Jun Hirano and Jay-R Siaboc, with Eman, Kristoff and RJ
  5. Nanliligaw, Naliligaw - Lloyd Umali and Ima Castro, duet with Iya
  6. Hanggang - Wency Cornejo, medley with Chai, Irish, Ronnie and Rosita
  7. May Tama Ako - Rickenson Calubad, medley with Panky, Rosita and Yeng
  8. Ang Seksing Nobya Ko - unknown performer, medley with Iya
  9. Banal na Aso - Yano
  10. Too Much Love Will Kill You - Queen
  11. Salamat - Dawn, medley with Davey, Ronnie and Yvan
  12. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland
  13. Naglibog - Scrambled Eggs
  14. Ever Since the World Began - Survivor
  15. Bitiw - Sponge Cola, performance with Sponge Cola
  16. Superhero - Rocksteddy, trio with Chad and Ronnie, 1st Runner-Up - December 16, 2006
  17. Kiss - Prince and The Revolution, medley and trio with Chad and Ronnie, 1st Runner-Up - December 16, 2006
  18. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart, medley and trio with Chad and Ronnie, 1st Runner-Up - December 16, 2006
  19. Simply Irresistible - Robert Palmer, medley and trio with Chad and Ronnie, 1st Runner-Up - December 16, 2006
  20. Himala - Rivermaya, duet with Yeng, 1st Runner-Up - December 16, 2006
  21. Kisapmata - Rivermaya, 1st Runner-Up - December 16, 2006
Ronnie Liang
Songs Performed
  1. Hawak Kamay - Yeng Constantino, with Davey, Joan, Jun and Yeng
  2. Salamat Sa'Yo Ina - Ronnie Liang, with Davey, Gemma, Joan and Oona
  3. Karaniwang Tao - Joey Ayala, with Chai, Davey, Eman and Joan
  4. Magdalena - Freddie Aguilar, with Chad, Irish and Joan
  5. Kailangan Mo, Kailangan Ko - Richard Tan and Bambi Bonus, trio with Michelle and Oona
  6. Maging Sino Ka Man - Rey Valera, medley with Chai, Irish, Jay-R and Rosita
  7. Kung Kailangan Mo Ako - Rey Valera
  8. Macho Gwapito - Rico J. Puno
  9. Paglisan - Color It Red. medley with Chai and Jay-r
  10. Pangako Sa'yo - Sharon Cuneta
  11. Narda - Kamikazee, medley with Davey, Jay-R and Yvan
  12. Sana Ngayong Pasko - Ariel Rivera
  13. You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban
  14. Babaero - Randy Santiago
  15. Nakapagtataka - Sponge Cola, performance with Sponge Cola
  16. Superhero - Rocksteddy, trio with Chad and Jay-R, 2nd Runner-Up - December 16, 2006
  17. Kiss - Prince and The Revolution, medley and trio with Chad and Jay-R, 2nd Runner-Up - December 16, 2006
  18. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart, medley and trio with Chad and Jay-R, 2nd Runner-Up - December 16, 2006
  19. Simply Irresistible - Robert Palmer, medley and trio with Chad and Jay-R, 2nd Runner-Up - December 16, 2006
  20. Habang May Buhay - Donna Cruz, duet with Irish,
2nd Runner-Up - December 16, 2006
  1. Nais Ko - Basil Valdez, 2nd Runner-Up - December 16, 2006
Panky Trinidad
Songs Performed
  1. Sunshine - Chad Peralta, with Chad, Chai, Gemma, and Rosita
  2. Behind Those Eyes - Panky Trinidad, with Chai, Geoff, Irish and Rosita
  3. Isang Linggong Pag-ibig - Imelda Papin, with Geoff, Irish, Iya, Jay-R and Jun
  4. No Touch - Rico J. Puno, with Chai, Davey, Geoff, Rosita and Yvan
  5. Yugyugan Na - Pot, duet with Eman
  6. Hard to Handle - Black Crowes
  7. Karamay - Gabriel Jesse T. Guevarra, medley with Jay-R, Rosita and Yeng
  8. Point of No Return -Zsazsa Padilla, medley with Irish
  9. Bring Me to Life - Evanescence, medley with Eman and Yeng
  10. Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival, medley with Chad and Yeng
  11. Beep Beep - Juan Dela Cruz, medley with Chad and Joan
  12. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Dolly Parton
  13. Crazy - Aerosmith
  14. T-R-O-U-B-L-E - Elvis Presley
  15. Taralets - Imago, performance with Imago
  16. Awit ng Kabataan - Rivermaya, trio with Irish and Yeng, Top 4 Finalist - December 16, 2006
  17. Queen of the Night - Whitney Houston, medley and trio with Irish and Yeng, Top 4 Finalist - December 16, 2006
  18. Respect - Aretha Franklin, medley and trio with Irish and Yeng, Top 4 Finalist - December 16, 2006
  19. I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan, medley and trio with Irish and Yeng, Top 4 Finalist - December 16, 2006
  20. Lady Marmalade - Labelle, medley and trio with Irish and Yeng, Top 4 Finalist - December 16, 2006
  21. Gemini - Sponge Cola, duet with Chad, Top 4 Finalist - December 16, 2006
  22. We Will Rock You - Queen, Top 4 Finalist - December 16, 2006
Irish Fullerton
Songs Performed
  1. Babalik Rin - Yvan Lambatan, with Jay-R, Kristoff, Oona and Yvan
  2. Behind Those Eyes - Panky Trinidad, with Chai, Geoff, Panky and Rosita
  3. Isang Linggong Pag-ibig - Imelda Papin, with Geoff, Iya, Jay-R, Jun and Panky
  4. Magdalena - Freddie Aguilar, with Chad, Joan and Ronnie
  5. I Finally Found Someone - Barbra Streisand and Bryan Adams, duet with Chad
  6. Kailan Kaya - Sheryn Regis, medley with Chai, Jay-R, Ronnie and Rosita
  7. You Moved Me - Elisette Blancaflor, medley with Chad, Chai and Joan
  8. Larger than Life - Zsazsa Padilla, medley with Panky
  9. Somewhere - West Side Story
  10. I'll Never Love This Way Again - Dionne Warwick, medley with Joan and Michelle
  11. Ang Himig Natin - Juan Dela Cruz, medley with Rosita and Yeng
  12. O Holy Night - Mariah Carey
  13. Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland
  14. Hiram - Zsazsa Padilla
  15. Ewan - Imago, performance with Imago
  16. Awit ng Kabataan - Rivermaya, trio with Panky and Yeng, Top 5 Finalist - December 16, 2006
  17. Queen of the Night - Whitney Houston, medley and trio with Panky and yeng, Top 5 Finalist - December 16, 2006
  18. Respect - Aretha Franklin, medley and trio with Panky and Yeng, Top 5 Finalist - December 16, 2006
  19. I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan, medley and trio with Panky and Yeng, Top 5 Finalist - December 16, 2006
  20. Lady Marmalade - Labelle, medley and trio with Panky and Yeng, Top 5 Finalist - December 16, 2006
  21. Habang May Buhay - Donna Cruz, duet with Ronnie, Top 5 Finalist - December 16, 2006
  22. Sana'y Maghintay Ang Walang Hanggan - Zsazsa Padilla, Top 5 Finalist - December 16, 2006
Richard "Chad" Peralta
Songs Performed
  1. Sunshine - Chad Peralta, with Chai, Gemma, Panky and Rosita
  2. Hilot - Jay-R Siaboc, with Eman, Jay-R, Jun and Yvan
  3. The Day You said Goodnight - Hale, with Michelle, RJ, Yeng and Yvan
  4. Magdalena - Freddie Aguilar, with Irish, Joan and Ronnie
  5. I Finally Found Someone - Barbra Streisand and Bryan Adams, duet with Irish
  6. Bitiw - Sponge Cola, medley with RJ and Yvan
  7. Krishna's Eyes - Edgardo P. Miraflor Jr., medley with Chai, Irish and Joan
  8. Anak - Freddie Aguilar
  9. Bed of Roses - Bon Jovi
  10. Put Your Head on My Shoulder - Paul Anka, medley with Panky and Yeng
  11. Laklak - Teeth, medley with Joan and Panky
  12. Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid
  13. If Tomorrow Never Comes - Garth Brooks
  14. With or Without You - U2
  15. Stars - CallaLily, performance with CallaLily
  16. Superhero - Rocksteddy, trio with Jay-R and Ronnie, Top 6 Finalist - December 16, 2006
  17. Kiss - Prince and The Revolution, medley and trio with Jay-R and Ronnie, Top 6 Finalist - December 16, 2006
  18. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart, medley and trio with Jay-R and Ronnie, Top 6 Finalist - December 16, 2006
  19. Simply Irresistible - Robert Palmer, medley and trio with Jay-R and Ronnie, Top 6 Finalist - December 16, 2006
  20. Gemini - Sponge Cola, duet with Panky, Top 6 Finalist - December 16, 2006
  21. Love Story - Francis Lai, Top 6 Finalist - December 16, 2006
Rosita Bareng
Songs Performed
  1. Sunshine - Chad Peralta, with Chad, Chai, Gemma and Panky
  2. Behind Those Eyes - Panky Trinidad, with Chai, Geoff, Irish and Panky
  3. Tuwing Umuulan - Regine Velasquez
  4. No Touch - Rico J. Puno, with Chai, Davey, Geoff, Panky and Yvan
  5. Halik - Aegis
  6. Bituing Walang Ningning - Sharon Cuneta, medley with Chai, Irish, Jay-R and Ronnie
  7. Tanging Ikaw Lamang - Markel Cesar A. Luna, medley with Jay-R, Panky and Yeng
  8. Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas - Sharon Cuneta
  9. Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler, medley with Davey and Joan
  10. Bakit Ako Mahihiya - Didith Reyes
  11. Bakit - Aegis, medley with Irish and Yeng
  12. Christmas All Over the World - Sheena Easton
  13. Basang-basa sa Ulan - Aegis
  14. Ako ang Nasawi, Ako ang Nagwagi - Dulce
  15. When I Met You - Barbie Almalbis, performance with Barbie Almalbis, Expelled - December 9, 2006
  16. Hindi Ako Laruan - Imelda Papin, Expelled - December 9, 2006
Yvan Lambatan
Songs Performed
  1. Babalik Rin - Yvan Lambatan, with Irish, Jay-R, Kristoff and Oona
  2. Hilot - Jay-R Siaboc, with Chad, Eman, Jay-R and Jun
  3. The Day You said Goodnight - Hale, with Chad, Michelle, RJ and Yeng
  4. No Touch - Rico J. Puno, with Chai, Davey, Geoff, Panky and Rosita
  5. Dahil Ikaw - True Faith
  6. Tuloy pa Rin - Neocolours, medley with Chad and RJ
  7. Pag Nandiyan Siya - Ernest Yvan Cruz Esguerra, medley with Davey and Eman
  8. Eto Na Naman - Gary Valenciano, duet with Eman
  9. Say You'll Never Go - Neocolours
  10. Overjoyed - Stevie Wonder
  11. Sandalan - 6 Cycle Mind
  12. Pasko Na, Sinta Ko - Gary Valenciano
  13. Alipin - Shamrock
  14. Open Arms - Journey
  15. Take My Hand - CallaLily, performance with CallaLily, Expelled - December 9, 2006
  16. Iris - Goo Goo Dolls, performance with CallaLily, Expelled - December 9, 2006
Eman Abatayo
Songs Performed
  1. Miss Kita Pag Tuesday - RJ Jimenez, with Geoff, Iya, Michelle and RJ
  2. Hilot - Jay-R Siaboc, with Chad, Jay-R, Jun and Yvan
  3. Karaniwang Tao - Joey Ayala, with Chai, Davey, Joan and Ronnie
  4. Arigato Tomodaci - Eman Abatayo, Jun Hirano and Jay-R Siaboc, with Jay-R, Kristoff and RJ
  5. Yugyugan Na - Pot, duet with Panky
  6. Daliri - Kjwan
  7. Wishing Lampara - Mark Eduard de Mesa and Michael Sapico, medley with Davey and Yvan
  8. Eto Na Naman - Gary Valenciano, duet with Yvan
  9. Sometimes a Fantasy - Billy Joel, medley with Panky and Yeng
  10. You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi
  11. Tayo'y Mga Pinoy - Francis Magalona
  12. Merry Christmas, Break na Tayo - Eman Abatayo
  13. I'll Be - Edwin McCain
  14. Higher - Creed, Expelled - December 2, 2006
Davey Langit
Songs Performed
  1. Hawak Kamay - Yeng Constantino, with Joan, Jun, Ronnie and Yeng
  2. Salamat Sa'Yo Ina - Ronnie Liang, with Gemma, Joan, Oona and Ronnie
  3. Karaniwang Tao - Joey Ayala, with Chai, Eman, Joan and Ronnie
  4. No Touch - Rico J. Puno, with Chai, Geoff, Panky, Rosita and Yvan
  5. Maling Akala - Brownman Revival, duet with Kristoff
  6. There is No Easy Way - James Ingram
  7. Ako - Soc Villanueva, medley with Eman and Yvan
  8. Mamang Kutsero - APO Hiking Society, duet with Chai
  9. Kahit Ika'y Panaginip Lamang - Basil Valdez, medley with Joan and Rosita
  10. Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel, medley with Jay-R
  11. Jeepney - Sponge Cola, medley with Jay-R, Ronnie and Yvan
  12. Miss Kita Kung Christmas - Sharon Cuneta
  13. Spending My Life With You - Davey Langit, Expelled - November 25, 2006
Joan Jane Ilagan
Songs Performed
  1. Hawak Kamay - Yeng Constantino, with Davey, Jun, Ronnie and Yeng
  2. Salamat Sa'Yo Ina - Ronnie Liang, with Davey, Gemma, Oona and Ronnie
  3. Karaniwang Tao - Joey Ayala, with Chai, Davey, Eman and Ronnie
  4. Magdalena - Freddie Aguilar, with Chad, Irish and Ronnie
  5. Broken Vow - Lara Fabian
  6. It's All Coming Back to Me Now - Celine Dion, medley with Iya and Michelle
  7. Go With My Heart - Gino Torres, medley with Chad, Chai and Irish
  8. Movie Fans - Maricel Soriano
  9. One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, medley with Davey and Rosita
  10. All At Once - The Fray, medley with Irish and Michelle
  11. Nosi Balasi - Sampaguita, medley with Chad and Panky
  12. Silent Night - Mariah Carey - Expelled - November 18, 2006
Michelle Bond
Songs Performed
  1. Miss Kita Pag Tuesday - RJ Jimenez, with Eman, Geoff, Iya and RJ
  2. Dinggin - Davey Langit, with Iya, Kristoff, RJ and Yeng
  3. The Day You said Goodnight - Hale, with Chad, RJ, Yeng and Yvan
  4. Mahal Kita, Walang Iba - Ogie Alcasid, medley with Oona and Yeng
  5. Kailangan Mo, Kailangan Ko - Richard Tan and Bambi Bonus, trio with Oona and Ronnie
  6. We Belong - Toni Gonzaga, medley with Iya and Joan
  7. Don't Cry for Me Argentina - Madonna
  8. Without You - Mariah Carey
  9. Love Moves in Mysterious Ways - Julia Fordham
  10. I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John, medley with Irish and Joan, Expelled - November 5, 2006
Chai Fonancier
Songs Performed
  1. Sunshine - Chad Peralta, with Chad, Gemma, Panky and Rosita
  2. Behind Those Eyes - Panky Trinidad, with Geoff, Irish, Panky and Rosita
  3. Karaniwang Tao - Joey Ayala, with Davey, Eman, Joan and Ronnie
  4. No Touch - Rico J. Puno, with Davey, Geoff, Panky, Rosita and Yvan
  5. Anungan - Grace Nono
  6. Kung Ako na Lang Sana - Bituin Escalante, medley with Irish, Jay-R, Ronnie and Rosita
  7. Unfair - Michael Plaga Ong, medley with Chad, Irish and Joan
  8. Mamang Kutsero - Apo Hiking Society, duet with Davey
  9. Sino ang Baliw - Kuh Ledesma, medley with Jay-R and Ronnie
  10. Get Here - Brenda Russell, Expelled - November 4, 2006
Iya Ginez
Songs Performed
  1. Miss Kita Pag Tuesday - RJ Jimenez, with Eman, Geoff, Michelle and RJ
  2. Dinggin - Davey Langit, with Kristoff, Michelle, RJ and Yeng
  3. Isang Linggong Pag-ibig - Imelda Papin, with Geoff, Irish, Jay-R, Jun and Panky
  4. Kahit Na - Ogie Alcasid
  5. Nanliligaw, Naliligaw - Lloyd Umali and Ima Castro, duet with Jay-R
  6. Stay - Carol Banawa, medley with Joan and Michelle
  7. Minsan ang Minahal ay Ako - Celeste Legaspi
  8. Ang Boyfriend Kong Baduy - Cinderella, medley with Jay-R
  9. Sweet Love - Anita Baker, Expelled - October 28, 2006
Kristoff Abrenica
Songs Performed
  1. Babalik Rin - Yvan Lambatan, with Irish, Jay-R, Oona and Yvan
  2. Dinggin - Davey Langit, with Iya, Michelle, RJ and Yeng
  3. Kailangan Kita - Martin Nievera
  4. Arigato Tomodaci - Eman Abatayo, Jun Hirano and Jay-R Siaboc, with Eman, Jay-R and RJ
  5. Maling Akala - Brownman Revival, duet with Davey
  6. Win - Brian McKnight
  7. She's Out of My Life - Michael Jackson
  8. Let Me - Kristoff Abrenica, Automatically Expelled - October 21, 2006
RJ Jimenez
Songs Performed
  1. Miss Kita Pag Tuesday - RJ Jimenez, with Eman, Geoff, Iya and Michelle
  2. Dinggin - Davey Langit, with Iya, Kristoff, Michelle and Yeng
  3. The Day You said Goodnight - Hale, with Chad, Michelle, Yeng and Yvan
  4. Arigato Tomodaci - Eman Abatayo, Jun Hirano and Jay-R Siaboc, with Eman, Jay-R and Kristoff
  5. Ligaya - the Eraserheads, duet with Yeng
  6. She Could Be - Corbin Bleu, medley with Chad and Yvan
  7. 1000 Things - Jason Mraz, Expelled - October 14, 2006
Oona Barretto
Songs Performed
  1. Babalik Rin - Yvan Lambatan, with Irish, Jay-R, Kristoff and Yvan
  2. Salamat Sa'Yo Ina - Ronnie Liang, with Davey, Gemma, Joan and Ronnie
  3. Paalam Na - Dingdong Avanzado
  4. Sana Maulit Muli - Gary Valenciano, medley with Michelle and Yeng
  5. Kailangan Mo, Kailangan Ko - Richard Tan and Bambi Bonus, trio with Michelle and Ronnie
  6. Out Here on My Own - Irene Cara, Expelled - October 7, 2006
Geoff Taylor
Songs Performed
  1. Miss Kita Pag Tuesday - RJ Jimenez, with Eman, Iya, Michelle and RJ
  2. Behind Those Eyes - Panky Trinidad, with Geoff, Irish, Panky and Rosita
  3. Isang Linggong Pag-ibig - Imelda Papin, with Irish, Iya, Jay-R, Jun and Panky
  4. No Touch - Rico J. Puno, with Chai, Davey, Panky, Rosita and Yvan
  5. Ako'y Sa'yo Ika'y Akin - Iaxe, Expelled - September 30, 2006
Jun Hirano
Songs Performed
  1. Hawak Kamay - Yeng Constantino, with Davey, Jun, Ronnie and Yeng
  2. Hilot - Jay-R Siaboc, with Chad, Eman, Jay-R and Yvan
  3. Isang Linggong Pag-ibig - Imelda Papin, with Geoff, Irish, Iya, Jay-R and Panky
  4. Sukiyaki - Kyu Sakamoto, Dropped Out - September 23, 2006
Gemma Fitzgerald
Songs Performed
  1. Sunshine - Chad Peralta, with Chad, Chai, Panky and Rosita
  2. Salamat Sa'Yo Ina - Ronnie Liang, with Davey, Joan, Oona and Ronnie
  3. Ikaw - Regine Velasquez, Expelled - September 16, 2006''

    Faculty

Week 1 and Week 2: Gala Performance Night

In Weeks 1 and 2, the show was called the 1st and 2nd Gala Performance Night, respectively. In both gala nights, the contestants were put into four groups and they sang the original compositions of seven of the contestants, and one of the NCR Dreamers. These were Yeng's "Hawak Kamay", Richard's "Sunshine", Yvan's "Babalik Rin", RJ's "Miss Kita Pag Tuesday", Davey's "Dinggin", Panky's "Behind Those Eyes", Jay-R's "Hilot" and Jenner Mallari's "Salamat Sa'Yo Ina".

Week 2: 1st Nomination Night

Three prominent people from the Philippines' music industry, termed the jurors, were invited to this week's show, as well as to the succeeding performance nights up to the present, to judge the performance of the contestants. In this show, the contestants they nominated for expulsion were Kristoff, Rosita, Oona, and Gemma.

Week 3: 1st Expulsion Night

This show had a different format from the Gala Performance Nights, and this format has been implemented ever since. The probationary students each had to give solo performances, while the contestants not on probation were put into groups of varying number and they either sing as a group or perform a medley. Gemma was the first expelled scholar from the Academy. Kristoff was saved by the viewers, Rosita was saved by the faculty and Oona was saved by her co-scholars winning 14 out of 18 votes. For the 1st Expulsion Night, the theme of the songs performed by the contestants not on probation was a crossing over of genres. The novelty song "Isang Linggong Pag-ibig" was given a Latin flavor. The folksong "Karaniwang Tao" was sung in an ethnic rock version, and Hale's song "The Day You Said Goodnight" was performed with a techno-alternative vibe.

Week 4: 2nd and 3rd Nomination Night

Week 4's Monday episode was the 2nd Nomination Night wherein Oona, Michelle, Yeng and Jun were nominated for expulsion. Week 4's Saturday show was called the 3rd Nomination Night instead of the 2nd Expulsion Night, because of Jun. He was not expelled because he opted to drop out from the academy. He was one of the four probationary students named in the 2nd Nomination Night, and his actions saved the other three nominees. The theme of the songs performed by the non-probationary seemed to coincide with Jun's departure, for the lyrics of their performance songs were translated to other languages and Filipino dialects. Freddie Aguilar's "Magdalena" was partly translated to Italian. "No Touch" was sung in Ilocano and Visayan. Eman and Jun's composition "Arigato Tomodachi" had some lines in Japanese. The coincidence is due to the fact that Jun did not develop a fluency in Tagalog during his stay in the Academy.

Week 5: 3rd Expulsion Night

Week 5's Saturday show was the 3rd Expulsion Night and in this episode, out of the 4 probationary contestants, Geoff was the expelled student. Yvan was saved by the viewers, Rosita was saved by the faculty and Chai was saved by her co-contestants winning 11 out of 16 votes. The contestants not on probation sang in duets.

Week 6: 4th Probation and Expulsion Night

The Sunday night after the 3rd Expulsion Night came the 4th Probation Night wherein Kristoff, Oona, Davey and Yeng were named the probationary contestants. For the 4th Expulsion Night, Oona was the expelled student. Kristoff was saved by the viewers, Yeng was saved by the faculty and Davey was saved by his co-contestants winning 10 out of 15 votes. The non-nominees sang popular songs in a medley format.

Week 7: 5th Probation and Expulsion Night

After the 4th Expulsion Night came the 5th Probation Night on Sunday. It was Kristoff, Michelle, Iya and RJ who were nominated. On the 5th Expulsion Night, RJ was the expelled student. Kristoff was saved by the viewers, Iya was saved by the faculty and Michelle was saved by her co-contestants winning 12 out of 14 votes. Those not in probation sang some of the winning songs of the Dream Songwriting Competition. The songs performed were "Pag Nandiyan Siya" by Ernest Yvan Cruz Esguerra, "Wishing Lampara" by Mark Eduard de Mesa and Michael Sapico, "Ako" by Soc Villanueva, "Unfair" by Michael Plaga Ong, "Krishna's Eyes" by Edgardo P. Miraflor Jr., "You Moved Me" by Elisette Blancaflor, "Go with My Heart" by Gino Torres, "May Tama Ako" by Rickenson Calubad, "Tanging Ikaw Lamang" by Markel Cesar A. Luna, "Karamay" by Gabriel Jesse T. Guevarra, and "Pangarap Lang" by Alvin K. Gonzales.

Week 8: 6th Probation and Expulsion Night

The 6th Expulsion Night took place on week 8, and Kristoff was the expelled student. He was automatically expelled because he received one of the four low grades from the jurors of the performances that week. His scores made him a probationary student for the following week's expulsion night, and it would have been his fifth time of being on probation. His automatic expulsion was due to an additional rule implemented by the academy on week 7. The new rule stated that contestants who get nominated five times will be automatically expelled so that the academy can maintain its standard of excellence.

Week 9: Midterm Exams, 7th Probation and Expulsion Night

The probationary contestants were Yvan, Iya, Irish and Michelle. During this week, the contestants faced their midterm exams. They were tested by the academy's faculty on their knowledge in musical theories, their media and dance performances, their fitness, and their diction. On the expulsion night, Iya was the expelled student. Giving the best in her rendition of Anita Baker's Sweet Love, some of the audiences were shocked in her expulsion. Irish was saved by the viewers, Yvan was saved by the faculty and Michelle was saved by her co-contestants winning 9 out of 12 votes.

Week 10: 8th Probation and Expulsion Night

Last 7th Expulsion Night, Rosita was automatically put on probation because she got the lowest score in the midterm exams. During the 8th Probation Night, Eman, Chai, and Ronnie got the lowest marks from the jurors and they completed the list of four contestants on probationary status. This week was the start of the 2nd semester inside the Academy. At the 8th Expulsion Night, Chai was the expelled student. Ronnie was saved by the viewers, Rosita was saved by the faculty and Eman was saved by his co-contestants winning 6 out of 11 votes. All the contestants sang classics from world icons Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, Billy Joel, among others, as well as Filipino hitmakers like Didith Reyes and Rey Valera.

Week 11: 9th and 10th Probation Night

On the 9th Probation Night, Michelle was automatically expelled. It was her fifth time being on probation, for she received one of the four low grades from the jurors of the 8th Expulsion Night. As with Kristoff's case, her automatic expulsion was due to the five-probation rule. Her expulsion ensured the safety of the three other probationary students, namely Jay-R, Davey, and Irish. Because of Michelle's exit, the Performance Night on Saturday became the 10th Probation Night. In this episode, all finalists sang Filipino rock songs. The finalists who were put on probation were Joan, Jay-R, Davey, and Irish. The other 7 finalists who were not nominated were put on the Headmaster's List and have been guaranteed spots in the final 10.

Week 12: 10th Expulsion Night

At the beginning of the episode, 7 finalists were already confirmed to be in the Headmaster's List. The finalists sang their own renditions of classical and modern Christmas songs. Joan was expelled from the Academy, as she got only 4 save votes from her co-finalists. Jay-R was saved by viewer's votes, Irish was saved by the faculty and Davey got the 5 save votes from his co-finalists.

Week 13: 11th Probation and Expulsion Night

Davey was expelled from the academy, he got the lowest votes from the viewers.

Week 14: 12th Expulsion Night

Eman was expelled from the academy. There will be no Probation nights starting this week.
The new rule is that, the finalists who has the lowest number of votes next expulsion night will be expelled. The viewers have the fate of the finalists till this day on.
The viewers will decide who will be at the Honors list of 6.

Week 15: Final Expulsion Night

The two finalists, who has the lowest number of votes this week, are Yvan and Rosita. They are the ones who were expelled from the academy. The six finalists left are Jay-R, Yeng, Panky, Irish, Ronnie, and Chad. They are the one who will face-off at the Grand Dream Night.

Week 16: Preparations for the Grand Dream Night

The finalists prepared themselves for their biggest night ever. They were busy all week long. Doing rehearsals for their performances, for both dance and songs. Also they had a special taping for the ABS-CBN Christmas special. At the same time they had a chance to meet their own idols and fans of their own.

Finale: ''Grand Dream Night''

After sixteen weeks of training, six finalists remained. The Pinoy Dream Academy culminated with the "Grand Dream Night", which will proclaim the "Grand Star Dreamer", held on December 16, 2006 at the Araneta Coliseum packed with thousands of fans and supporters.
After the honor list of six performed along with guest singers, voting was temporarily closed to find out who made it in the top three. Panky, Chad, and Irish rounded out the bottom three while Ronnie, Jay-R, and Yeng had the highest number of votes. The top three faced off each other with solo performances.
Garnering 558,912 votes or 29.9% of the total votes, Ronnie was declared as Pinoy Dream Academy's second runner-up. Yeng won the competition becoming the first "Grand Star Dreamer" getting a total of 697,648 votes placing Jay-R as the first runner-up with 612,767 votes. The total number of votes of the top 6 from December 2–16, 2006 was 2,956,362 votes. During the finale, ABS-CBN launched their new Philippine National Anthem music video that was aired on the network together with Studio 23 during Sign-on and sign-off until June 12, 2011. The 2006 national anthem MTV is still played on radio via DZMM Radyo Patrol 630, and MOR 101.9.

Prizes

All finalists received Belgian Waffle Mallcarts. The runners-up received an additional motorcycle from Suzuki, a brand new condominium unit in Chateau Valenzuela from Globe Asiatique, cash prizes from Fitrum and a recording contract.
The Grand Star Dreamer, Yeng Constantino, received a brand-new Suzuki Swift, a condo unit at G.A. Towers, a 60-inch SXRD Sony Bravia, a Touch music video unit, a Belgian Waffle dine-in franchise, a recording contract, and 1 million pesos from Fitrum.

Scholars' Grades

Grades in RED indicate that the scholar is on probationary status.
Grades in DARK GREEN indicate that the contestant was the Star Scholar of the week.
Grades in YELLOW GREEN indicate that the scholar received the highest grade for the week, but was not the Star Scholar.
Grades highlighted in BLACK indicate that the scholar's grade was not counted for the organization's grade and their average grade.

Expulsion Nights

The four scholars with the lowest scores of the Gala Night will be put on probation. These four scholars will be voted by the viewing public from the said Gala Night until the next Gala Night. The scholar with the highest text votes will be saved. Among the three remaining probationary scholars, the mentors will be choosing the scholar to save. The remaining two probationary scholars will then be voted by the scholars and the scholar with the lower number of votes from the scholars is expelled from the Academy.
The Number indicated in the first row are the Gala Nights wherein the scholar indicated in the last row was expelled. There were no probationary scholars during the 1st Gala Night. The first set of Probationary scholars were announced during the 2nd Gala Night and the first expulsion happened in the 3rd Gala Night. In the 14th Gala Night, there was no probation as the top 8 scholars were voted by the viewing public. The two scholars with the lowest vote turn-out were expelled from the Academy in the 15th Gala Night. Therefore, the 15th Gala Night was just a Gala Night for the expulsion of the last two scholars and the announcement of the Honor List of 6.