Social media indicates Jessica is next 'Idol'

MANILA, Philippines - The American Idol finals night has come and gone. Both finalists delivered performances that had the judges evenly split with the performances. What did Rappler see online?

Online sentiment has returned in favor of Jessica Sanchez.

At least 90 minutes before the finals, Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips were tied in online sentiment. Our final tracker for this year’s American Idol finalists show Jessica continuing to grow and in fact accelerating in Twitter follower growth while Phillip’s follower growth actually slowed down.

Socialmention.com is showing Jessica’s sentiment score growing from before the finals (11:1) to 19:1 after her finals performance. Phillip’s sentiment score slightly declines (from 6:1 to 5:1) over the same time period.

Tracking their Twitter handles, we see an even bigger decline in sentiment for Phillip (from 25:1 down to 11:1) while Jessica’s sentiment score grew (from 16:1 to 19:1). Jessica’s passion score also grew.

Based on the significant increase in positive sentiment, the indicators point to Jessica as this year’s new American Idol. The growth in passion (which is a measure of the frequency of people speaking about Jessica), also favors Jessica.

Sentiment140.com tracks a rise in negatives for both finalists – indicating a polarization of the fan base.

This is natural as people cast their votes for one finalist over the other. While there seems to be a bigger rise in negatives toward Jessica, the change in negatives for their Twitter handles is negligible.

Tracking their real names, there was a big spike in Jessica’s negatives (a 13% increase) but sentiment remained significantly positive for both finalists.

To this end, we believe social media is indicating that Jessica Sanchez will be the next American Idol.

Finally, Zaba Research has also released the result of their predictive engine model. Zaba also predicts that Jessica Sanchez will be the next American Idol.

Should these predictions come true, Jessica will be the first American Idol winner to have been voted off the show and saved by the judges.

A win by Jessica will also break a streak of male winners since David Cook’s win in 2008 all the way to last year’s winner, Scotty McCreery. There have been 6 male American Idol winners and 4 female winners. - Rappler.com

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Pure divahood: Jennifer Holliday and Jessica Sanchez duet on AI

MANILA, Philippines - Young singer Jessica Sanchez did not win this year's American Idol, but her "killer duet" with Tony Award-winning actress Jennifer Holliday will likely be one of the most viewed clips from this season of the hit contest.

On Thursday, May 4, no one held back. It was pure divahood as they went back and forth, with their huge voices in full display as they sang And I Am Telling You.

Holliday's iconic performance of the song in the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, where she originated the role of Effie, catapulted her to national stardom. She's 51.

Sanchez, a 16-year-old bet with Filipino roots, sang it on Top 4 performance night and got rave reviews.

Watch their power performance below:

Netizens shared their reactions on the Jennifer-Jessica duet.

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Phillip is America's Idol but Jessica the world's?

THE IDOLS. American Idol Season 11 finalists Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez.

MANILA, Philippines - The Americans have spoken (or voted). Phillip Phillips is their new Idol.

But Jessica Sanchez, who has Filipino and Latino roots, is the world's idol, according to netizens who took to social media to express awe of the 16-year-old's power vocals.

On May 24, Phillips, the dreamy white-guy-with-guitar who fit the mold of previous American Idol winners, got bulk of the record 130 million votes, to be the 11th winner of the hit show.

Sanchez, the sassy "diva-in-training," however, has made her mark, especially with her killer duet with Tony Award-winning Jennifer Holliday on results night.

Sanchez's fans deal with upset and Phillips' celebrated -- in a passionate, emotional and witty fashion -- by flooding the social media space.

Read on.

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Ana Julaton Defeats Jessica Villafranca, Retains WBO Title

Ana Julaton, touted as “the Hurricane,” defeated Mexican Jessica Villafranca last Saturday, October 1, via unanimous decision.

The scores were 97-92, 96-93 and 98-91, all in favor of Julaton despite the fact that referee Miguel Angel Canul deducted a point from Pinay boxer in round six for holding and hitting behind the head.

Julaton now has a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw. She retains her WBO female super bantamweight title.

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‘Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho’ and ‘Rated K’ Top Weekend Viewing in Mega Manila

AGB Nielsen Mega Manila People Ratings (Sept. 2 to 5, 2011) – “Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho” and “Rated K” are weekend primetime leaders in Mega Manila.

Here are the Top 10 daytime and primetime programs in Mega Manila from September 2 to 5, 2011 according to AGB Nielsen People Ratings:

September 2, Friday

Daytime:

1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) – 11.6%
2. Sisid (GMA-7) – 7.2%
3. Sinner Or Saint (GMA-7) – 6.8%
4. Pahiram ng Isang Ina (GMA-7) – 6.4%
5. Slam Dunk (GMA-7) – 6%
6. Kapuso Movie Festival: Wala Na Bang Pag-ibig (GMA-7) – 5.4%
7. Super Sine 5: Komodo vs. Cobra (TV5) – 5.3%
8. One Piece (GMA-7) – 5.2%
9. Face To Face (TV5) / Gourmet (GMA-7) – 4.6%
10. Showtime (ABS-CBN) – 4.3%

Primetime:

1. Amaya (GMA-7) – 14.5%
2. Munting Heredera (GMA-7) – 13.5%
3. Iglot (GMA-7) – 12.4%
4. Time of My Life (GMA-7) – 12.1%
5. 100 Days To Heaven (ABS-CBN) – 10.2%
6. My Binondo Girl (ABS-CBN) – 10%
7. Bubble Gang (GMA-7) – 9.5%
8. 24 Oras (GMA-7) – 9.4%
9. Guns And Roses (ABS-CBN) – 9%
10. TV Patrol (ABS-CBN) – 8.3%

September 3, Saturday

Daytime:

1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) – 13.9%
2. World Press Tour: Pacquiao vs. Marquez III Manila Leg (GMA-7) – 7.5%
3. Kapuso Movie Festival: In Your Eyes (GMA-7) – 7.1%
4. Wish Ko Lang! (GMA-7) / 24 Oras Weekend (GMA-7) – 5.7%
5. Sabado Sineplex: Golden Eye (TV5) – 4.7%
6. Maynila (GMA-7) / Showtime (ABS-CBN) – 4.5%
7. TV Patrol Weekend (ABS-CBN) – 3.8%
8. Spongebob Squarepants (TV5) / Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! (GMA-7) – 3.1%
9. Johnny Bravo (TV5) – 2.9%
10. I Love So: Autumn’s Concerto (ABS-CBN) – 2.8%

Primetime:

1. Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho (GMA-7) – 11.6%
2. Maalaala Mo Kaya (ABS-CBN) – 10.6%
3. Spooky Nights Presents Ang Munting Heredera (GMA-7) – 10.2%
4. Pilipinas Got Talent (ABS-CBN) – 8.8%
5. Junior Masterchef Pinoy Edition (ABS-CBN) – 8.7%
6. Wil Time Bigtime (TV5) – 8.2%
7. Imbestigador (GMA-7) – 8.1%
8. Manny Many Prizes (GMA-7) – 7.3%
9. Wansapantaym: Ningning Kuting (ABS-CBN) – 6.4%
10. R U Kidding Me? Owws? Hindi Nga? (TV5) – 6.2%

September 4, Sunday

Daytime:

1. ASAP Rocks (ABS-CBN) – 5.5%
2. Iglot Ang Egg-citing Beginning (GMA-7) / Party Pilipinas (GMA-7) – 5.4%
3. Tween Hearts (GMA-7) – 4.9%
4. One Piece (GMA-7) / Growing Up (ABS-CBN) – 4.4%
5. Sunday Sineplex: Lemony Snickets A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV5) – 4.1%
6. The Buzz (ABS-CBN) – 4%
7. Dragon Ball (GMA-7) / TV5 Kids Presents A Disney Movie – 3.9%
8. AHA! (GMA-7) – 3.8%
9. Pinoy Samurai (TV5) – 3.4%
10. Ninoy Sa Puso Ng Pinoy (ABS-CBN) – 3.2%

Primetime:

1. Rated K (ABS-CBN) – 10.9%
2. Pilipinas Got Talent (ABS-CBN) – 10%
3. Kap’s Amazing Stories (GMA-7) – 9.9%
4. Talentadong Pinoy (TV5) – 8.6%
5. Goin’ Bulilit (ABS-CBN) – 8.5%
6. Pepito Manaloto (GMA-7) – 8.4%
7. Gandang Gabi Vice (ABS-CBN) – 8.3%
8. Sunday Night Box Office: Thunderbolt (GMA-7) – 8.2%
9. Protégé (GMA-7) – 7.6%
10. Sunday Night Box Office: Balasubas (GMA-7) – 7.5%

September 5, Monday

Daytime:

1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) – 11.1%
2. Sisid (GMA-7) – 6.6%
3. Slam Dunk (GMA-7) – 6.4%
4. Sinner Or Saint (GMA-7) – 5.8%
5. One Piece (GMA-7) / Pahiram ng Isang Ina (GMA-7) – 4.8%
6. Gourmet (GMA-7) – 4.5%
7. Showtime (ABS-CBN) – 4.4%
8. Kapuso Movie Festival: Kastilyong Buhangin (GMA-7) / The Fierce Wife (ABS-CBN) – 4.1%
9. Face To Face (TV5) / Super Sine 5: Die Hard 2 (TV5) – 4%
10. T3 Kapatid Sagot Kita! (TV5) – 3.8%

Primetime:

1. Munting Heredera (GMA-7) – 13.6%
2. Amaya (GMA-7) – 13.3%
3. Time of My Life (GMA-7) – 12.1%
4. 100 Days To Heaven (ABS-CBN) – 11.6%
5. Iglot (GMA-7) – 10.9%
6. My Binondo Girl (ABS-CBN) – 10.3%
7. Guns And Roses (ABS-CBN) – 9.6%
8. TV Patrol (ABS-CBN) – 9.3%
9. 24 Oras (GMA-7) – 9.2%
10. Big Thing (GMA-7) – 8.8%

Source: AGB Nielsen Phils. via PEP

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