Pinoy Dream Academy

The second season of Pinoy Dream Academy formally began on
June 14, 2008. Nikki Gil reprises her role as the main host of this
season, but she also alternates her role with Toni Gonzaga, who is
also expected to reprise her role as the Saturday Gala Night host.
Billy Crawford has joined this season as the host of the late afternoon
edition Pinoy Dream Academy Über-ture.
A new logo is also being used for this season, having an old-fashioned microphone and the word "Dream" using a different font than the rest of the title. Also, a new version of the theme song Awit ng Pangarap sang by first season winner Yeng Constantino is being used for this season, although the original version was also used, especially during Gala Nights.
Thirty-two potential scholars were introduced with their backgrounds documented their primer segment aired as part of Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition Plus. They were also interviewed on the radio segment Pinoy Dream Academy Dream Minute on WRR 101.9. These thirty-two will go through a primary elimination selection from which the final roster of scholars is chosen. These eliminations will be aired as a series of episodes called The Dream BIGins from June 9 to 13, 2008.
Added for that, auditions for "Little Dreamers," aged 6 to 10, had also been announced. On July 2, 2008, during the commerical break of Übertrue, the Little Dreamer competition is set to launch on Sunday, July 6, 2008 for twelve children to become the Academy's resident Little Scholars. [2]

SCHOLARS
From the thirty-two potential scholars, the primary eliminations saw the number dwindle to twenty-five. From that number, the faculty re-examined the performances of the scholars to choose the final list of scholars who would enter the Academy. The final roster was announced one-by-one on the Grand Opening Night on June 14, 2008. Only fifteen were chosen and entered the Academy on that day; the sixteenth chosen scholar, Maria Consuelo Osorio, backed out of the competition and the slot left behind would be occupied by one of four "wait-listers" to be decided by viewers. The wait-lister chosen to be the new sixteenth scholar would enter the Academy the next day. That chosen waitlister was Ranjit "Jet" Singh with 51.70% of the overnight voting. The other three waitlisters Lamberto "Lambert" Reyes, Catherine "Poy" Palma, and Hera "Banig" Redoblado got 20.16%, 17.46%, and 10.68% of the votes respectively.

ORGANIZATIONS
Unique to the season is the division of the scholars into two groups called "organizations" (sometimes shortened to orgs). The two orgs compete against each other in inter-org games wherein members of the losing org would do the domestic chores inside the Academy, such as maintenance and cooking, while members of the winning org will not only have no chores, they will also get to assist the teachers and mentors during classes.

The orgs each have a weekly budget of P500 per member. During the gala nights, points are scored for each student as usual. Then, the scores for each of an org's members are totaled and the average is obtained. An average score of 7.5 should be obtained for the org to have a new budget for the week.

Because of the odd number of initial scholars in the Academy and the subsequest decision by the last scholar to enter, there was an uneven distribution of scholars in the two orgs.

Pupilars

Hansen "Sen" Nichols (25, thyroid cancer survivor from Taguig City) ♠
Songs Performed

Kailangan Kita - Piolo Pascual

I Believe I Can Fly - R. Kelly

Michelle "Sheng" Belmonte (25, stand-up comic from Quezon City)

Songs Performed

Salamat - Yeng Constantino

Time and Tide - Basia

Jay "Bugoy" Bogayan (18, canteen janitor and farm hand from Camarines Sur)

Songs Performed

You'll Never Walk Alone - Frank Sinatra

Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli
Maria Liezel Garcia (23, OFW from Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

Songs Performed

Dance With My Father - Luther Vandross

Count On Me - Whitney Houston

Laarni Losala (22, working student from Sultan Kudarat) ♦
Songs Performed

In Your Eyes - Regine Velasquez

As If We Never Said Goodbye - Barbra Streisand

Jovannie "Bunny" Malunda (22, teacher and mother from Negros Oriental; Chivas's wife) ♦

Songs Performed

Thanks To You - Tyler Collins

You've Got A Friend - James Taylor

Cristina "Cris" Pastor (21, interior designer from Paranaque City)
Songs Performed

Papa Oom Mow Mow - Beachboys

Come Together - The Beatles

Van Louelle Pojas (18, physical theraphy student and band vocalist from Cebu)
Songs Performed

Can't Fight This Feeling - Air Supply (Originally performed by REO Speedwagon)

Next In Line - Wency Cornejo

Chivas Anton Malunda (22, college student, father, and husband from Negros Oriental)

Songs Performed

After The Lovin' - Engelbert Humperdinck, Expelled by Mentors - June 26, 2008

Just Like A Pill - Pink1


One Voice

Apple Abarquez (18, college student from Cebu)
Songs Performed

Papa, Can You Hear Me? - Barbra Streisand

Through the Years - Kenny Rogers

Christian Alvear (25, voice dubber, singer, and actor with a growth hormone deficiency from Taguig City)
Songs Performed

Laklak - The Teeth

Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal - Lea Salonga

Miguel Mendoza IV (18, former Philippine Idol finalist from Muntinlupa)
Songs Performed

A House Is Not A Home - Luther Vandross

Farewell - Raymond Lauchengco
Beatriz "Bea" Muñoz (18, HRIM student from Muntinlupa; Miguel's girlfriend)
Songs Performed

Moon River - Frank Sinatra

Runaway - The Corrs

Ranjit "Jet" Singh (25, former VJ and perennial reality show auditioner/contestant from Rizal)
Songs Performed

Skyline Pigeon - Elton John

I Will Be Here - Gary Valenciano

Rafael Ignacio "Iñaki" Ting (18, stage performer from Pasig)
Songs Performed

Close To You - Rick Astley

Superstar - The Carpenters

Jun Ross Dio (25, band singer and stylist's son from Quezon City) ♠
Songs Performed

Father and Son - Cat Stevens

King and Queen of Hearts - David Pomeranz, Dropped Out - June 30, 2008