Post-Idol
The Philippine Idol finalists reunited in a special concert that was held on March 23, 2007 in Araneta Coliseum. Reports said that major sections of the venue were not filled and the concert experienced major sound glitches from faulty microphones that shadowed their laudable performances.
Marcelo still remains as the finalist with a recording contract with Sony BMG Music Philippines with the release of her new album entitled On My Own, derived from its carrier track "Try It on My Own". Weeks after her winning (on December 20, 2006), Marcelo performed in Malacañan Palace for the Christmas party of Office of the President.
Marcelo has also released her first post-Idol full-length album entitled I Shine for You. A remixed version of "I Shine for You" is used as a theme song for local television show Shall We Dance: The Celebrity Dance Challenge, which is being shown on ABC.
On the other hand, runner-up Magdangal signed a non-exclusive contract to GMA Network a month after Philippine Idol and is a regular on Sunday noontime variety show SOP Rules, which he confirmed in his Yahoo! Group. However, it has been noticeable that he is not mentioning "Philippine Idol" in his appearances on GMA Network. He also won Best Performance by a New Male Artist at the 20th Awit Awards on August 2007 for his song "Himala" that was part of Philippine Idol: The Final 12 Album.
Meanwhile, fellow runner-up Nieto has since resigned from his high-paying job at Unilever Philippines to fully pursue his singing career. Nine months after Idol, he signed a contract with GMA Network and was introduced in SOP on October 2007 as its newest "Kapuso".
Nieto and Mendoza also appeared on the ABS-CBN variety show ASAP '07 alongside Piolo Pascual, Sam Milby, Jay-R Siaboc, and Ronnie Liang. Moreover, Nieto was also interviewed in TV Patrol World about his appearance on the show. Along with Mateo, Nieto also sang a food condiment jingle that was rearranged by Cayabyab.
Mateo is a co-host in Pilipinas Ngayon Na!, an infotainment program in state-owned National Broadcasting Network. She also briefly appeared in ABS-CBN's noontime show Wowowee as one of its co-hosts.
Meanwhile, Drae Ybañez was featured in the February 6, 2007 edition of the ABS-CBN late evening news program Bandila. Philippine Idol was not explicitly mentioned in the report; rather, it focused on his charity work. He announced during a performance in De La Salle Philippines' grand reunion that he is taking up Music Production in De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde.
Reymond Sajor won in the Senior Vocalist category in the World Championships of Performing Arts 2007, which was held in Los Angeles, USA. Sajor is also recording his debut album with musical direction by Gerard Salonga.
Armarie Cruz, Ken Dingle, and Apple Chiu formed "AKA", a singing group that performs in Metro Manila's bar and hotel circuits. It was formed by a former Idol writer, with former Mulatto band member Jun Lacanieta as the group's musical director. The group also admits that all the 12 finalists support each other even after the competition.
Pow Chavez announced in her Multiply site that she returned to her band "Joint" and continued to perform around Metro Manila bars.
Miguel Mendoza auditioned for the second season of Pinoy Dream Academy. He passed through the elimination rounds and was eventually chosen as one of its finalists. Coincidentally, Cayabyab is now that program's Headmaster.
Apple Chiu is currently one of the singers in the ABS-CBN show, The Singing Bee.
Mateo and Lazaro competed in Malaysia as a group called 3.5 in a show called Gangstarz.
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