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Season of television series

The fourth season of the singing impersonation competition Your Face Sounds Familiar premiered on Kapamilya Channel on October 4, 2025. The season is presented by new hosts Vhong Navarro and Jhong Hilario. Gary Valenciano, Ogie Alcasid, and Sharon Cuneta all returned to serve as the jury.

It was also the first and only season that aired on TV5, where it aired there until December 28, 2025. Additionally, it is the first season to air on ALLTV, beginning on January 3, 2026.^[1][2]

Development

On August 14, 2025, it was announced at the “Iisang Tahanan: Kapamilya Forever Trade Launch” that it will have a fourth season. Jhong Hilario and Vhong Navarro were named as the new hosts, replacing Luis Manzano.^[3][4][5] To promote the season, Navarro and Hilario appeared as guest performers in the final episode of Idol Kids Philippines on September 28, 2025.^[6]

On January 2, 2026, the show and other remaining ABS-CBN programs airing on TV5 were transferred to AMBS‘ ALLTV, marking its return to channels 2 and 16 in Mega Manila and regional channels previously held by ABS-CBN until 2020. This occurred after TV5 Network‘s decision to terminate its content partnership deal with ABS-CBN, which effectively ceased broadcasting programs produced by the latter on TV5, due to financial disputes involving blocktime fees which was subsequently settled.^[7][8][9]

Format

The season features several new mechanics and changes in the format:

Round length

In previous seasons of Your Face Sounds Familiar and Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids, one round typically lasted one week, consisting of performances aired on Saturday and Sunday. In the current season, the duration of each round has been extended to two weeks, lasting for two consecutive weekends, with performances aired on both Saturday and Sunday.

Steal

Based on “Te lo robo” from the original Spanish version of the format, the Steal allows a performer to take another performer’s assigned icon for the following week by pressing the red button during the Iconizer segment. Each performer may use this power only once throughout the season. When a performer uses the Steal button after already receiving an icon, their original icon is transferred to the person they stole from. If the performer being stolen from already has already received an icon, the two performers simply swap icons. Else, if the stealing performer has not yet received an icon, the performer who was stolen from must press the Iconizer button again to receive a new one. It is currently unknown how this rule will apply to JMielle as they are a duo.

The Iconizer button has been changed to blue following the introduction of the Steal button.

Battle of One Icon

Debuting in Round 4, the Battle of One Icon is a new mechanic in which two or more celebrity performers are assigned to impersonate the same icon but perform different songs separately. The selection is made randomly by the Iconizer.

• Round 4: Alexa Ilacad and Jason Dy were assigned to transform into Britney Spears. Dy was assigned the artist first with “Toxic” as the song, followed by Ilacad with “I’m a Slave 4 U“.
  • Ilacad later won the round with 36 points, followed by Dy in second place with 21 points. Ilacad emerged as the winner of the first Battle of One Icon round.
• Round 7: Dia Maté and Rufa Mae Quinto were assigned to transform into Jennifer Lopez. Quinto was assigned the artist first with “On the Floor” as the song, followed by Maté with “Papi“.
  • Only Maté was able to perform as Lopez and placed fifth in that round with 6 points, as Quinto was unable to proceed due to a medical emergency that occurred prior to her scheduled performance.

Hosts, judges, and mentors

Hosts

The season is hosted by the tandem of Vhong Navarro and season 3 contestant Jhong Hilario. Both replaced Luis Manzano, who was unavailable due to other commitments.^[10][11]

Online hosts

The show’s online companion show, Your Face Sounds Familiar: KaFamilar Online Live, is hosted by season 3 contestant Vivoree Esclito, Kids season 2 contestant Krystal Brimner, and Showtime Online Ü host AC Soriano. It features exclusive content, such as behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the hosts and the contestants.

Fellow Kids season 2 contestant and co-winner Mackie Empuerto of the TNT Boys served as a substitute host.

Judges

The judges, dubbed as “The Jury” in the show:

The Jury

Guest judges

• Nyoy Volante (Valenciano’s substitute judge for Round 2 and Rounds 3-5 and 8 alongside with de Guzman)
• Klarisse de Guzman (Cuneta’s subsititute judge for Rounds 2 and 9, Valenciano’s substitute judge for Rounds 3-5 and 8 alongside with Volante)
• Erik Santos (Alcasid’s substitute judge for Round 7)
• Karla Estrada (Alcasid’s substitute judge for Round 9)

Mentors

Klarisse de Guzman, winner of season 3, and Nyoy Volante, runner-up of season 1, serve as mentors for the season for vocals and character and movement, respectively. The former replaced Jed Madela, who was the previous mentor for vocals.^[12]

Performers

The eight contestants were first teased on September 24, 2025, and were revealed two days later on September 26.^[13][14]

On the November 15, 2025 episode (Episode 13), it was announced that Pepe Herrera had withdrawn from the competition for health reasons. He left the competition with 49 points and no weekly wins in three rounds. He joined Jhong Hilario from season 3 as the only contestants in the series to withdraw.

Contestant	Notability	Result
Akira Morishita	Member of BGYO	Participating (1 win, 107 points)
Alexa Ilacad	Singer, actress and host	Participating (1 win, 161 points)
Dia Maté	Singer and beauty pageant titleholder	Participating (1 win, 77 points)
Jarlo Bâse	Singer-songwriter	Participating (1 win, 101 points)
Jason Dy	Singer	Participating (1 win, 159 points)
JMielle (JM Dela Cerna & Marielle Montellano)	Singers	Participating (3 wins, 185 points)
Rufa Mae Quinto	Actress and comedian	Participating (0 wins, 58 points)
Pepe Herrera	Theater actor and comedian	Withdrawn (0 wins, 49 points)

Results summary

Contestant	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8	Round 9	Round 10	Current Total Points	Finals
JMielle	1st 33 points	2nd 24 points	3rd 21 points	4th 12 points	1st 36 points	2nd 18 points	1st 24 points	3rd 17 points			1st 185 points
Alexa	5th 14 points	3rd 21 points	2nd 27 points	1st 36 points	2nd 21 points	5th 14 points	4th 7 points	2nd 21 points			2nd 161 points
Jason	2nd 27 points	1st 33 points	4th–5th 15 points	2nd 21 points	4th 12 points	4th 16 points	2nd 22 points	4th 13 points			3rd 159 points
Akira	4th 16 points	4th 17 points	7th 6 points	5th 9 points	7th 3 points	3rd 17 points	6th 5 points	1st 34 points			4th 107 points
Jarlo	6th–8th 7 points	8th 5 points	1st 33 points	3rd 15 points	3rd 18 points	7th 3 points	3rd 17 points	7th 3 points			5th 101 points
Dia	6th–8th 7 points	7th 9 points	8th 5 points	7th 4 points	6th 6 points	1st 29 points	5th 6 points	5th 11 points			6th 77 points
Rufa Mae	6th–8th 7 points	6th 10 points	6th 10 points	6th 8 points	5th 9 points	6th 8 points	Could Not Perform	6th 6 points			7th 58 points
Pepe	3rd 21 points	5th 13 points	4th–5th 15 points	Withdrawn							8th 49 points	Withdrawn (Round 4)

Legend

Performances

The eight performances are divided into four nights over two weeks, with one to three contestants performing each episode, unlike in previous seasons, where four or five performed on the Saturday episode, with the remaining on Sundays. The winner of the round receives a cash prize of ₱50,000.

Color key

Round 1 (October 4, 5, 11, & 12)

All performers revealed their first round icon by opening a gift box. Despite the stretched-out format, JMielle’s win check is displayed as October 5, which is the date if the show used the original format from previous seasons.

Non-competition performance

Episode Hashtag

• #YFSFIsBack (October 4)
• #YFSFKaFace (October 5)
• #YFSFKaSound (October 11)
• #YFSF1stWinner (October 12)

Notes

Round 2 (October 18, 19, 25, & 26)

Gary Valenciano was not present for the entire round, while Sharon Cuneta was only present in Episodes 5 and 6.

Guest jurors

Episode Hashtag

• #YFSFKabog (October 18)
• #YFSFHaveFun (October 19)
• #YFSFTransform (October 25)
• #YFSF2ndWinner (October 26)

Notes

Round 3 (November 1, 2, 8, & 9)

For this round, Pepe, who received the icon Adam Levine, used his steal to swap icons with Dia, who was assigned to impersonate Juan Karlos Labajo. JMielle were assigned the icons Regine Velasquez and Ogie Alcasid, performing “Hanggang Ngayon”. However, due to Marielle’s illness, JM proceeded with the performance solo, impersonating Alcasid only with an alternative song.

Guest jurors

Episode Hashtag

• #YFSFBloom (November 1)
• #YFSFSweet (November 2)
• #YFSFPuso (November 8)
• #YFSF3rdWinner (November 9)

Notes

Round 4 (November 15, 16, 22, & 23)

This round marked the first implementation of the Battle of One Icon format, with both Alexa and Jason impersonating Britney Spears. JMielle were assigned the icons Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers, performing “Islands in the Stream“. However, due to Marielle’s continued absence, JM proceeded with the performance solo, impersonating Rogers only with an alternative song.

Pepe withdrew from the competition at the start of this round due to health reasons, leaving the show with 49 points without any weekly wins.^[15] Had he continued, he would have impersonated Vhong Navarro and performed “Mr. Suave.” Several changes were implemented following his withdrawal. Beginning with this round, guest performers are invited to perform during every second Sunday episode of each round, after which the scoring and Iconizer segments are conducted.

Non-competition performance

Guest jurors

Episode Hashtag

• #YFSFHeartAndBeat (November 15)
• #YFSFPopAndSoul (November 16)
• #YFSFBattleOf1Icon (November 22)
• #YFSF4thWinner (November 23)

Notes

Round 5 (November 29, 30, December 6, & 7)

Non-competition performance

Guest jurors

Episode Hashtag

• #YFSFied (November 29)
• #YFSFZoomIn (November 30)
• #YFSFDivine (December 6)
• #YFSF5thWinner (December 7)

Notes

Round 6 (December 13, 14, 20, & 21)

For this round, performers are assigned a Christmas song by the artist they are impersonating.

During Akira’s performance as Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys, his fellow BGYO members made a surprise appearance by performing alongside him. Gelo Rivera impersonated Kevin Richardson, JL Toreliza portrayed Howie Dorough, Mikki Claver took on the role of AJ McLean, and Nate Porcalla impersonated Brian Littrell.

Non-competition performance

Episode Hashtag

• #YFSFPaskoFeels (December 13)
• #YFSFHolidaySurprise (December 14)
• #YFSFHoHoHo (December 20)
• #YFSF6thWinner (December 21)

Notes

Round 7 (December 27, 28, January 3, & 4)

This round featured the second Battle of One Icon, with both Dia and Rufa Mae impersonating Jennifer Lopez. However, a medical emergency prevented the latter from proceeding with her performance, cancelling her performance of “On the Floor“. As a result, the maximum points that can be given in this round was reduced to 33.

This round was the last to be aired on TV5, with episode 26 being the last episode to air on the network as the show moved to ALLTV beginning with episodes 27 and 28.

Elha Nympha, the runner-up of Kids season 1, appeared as this rounds’ guest performer.

Non-competition performance

Guest juror

Episode Hashtag

• #YFSFHitmakers (December 27)
• #YFSFThankYou2025 (December 28)
• #YFSFHello2026 (January 3)
• #YFSF7thWinner (January 4)

Notes

Round 8 (January 10, 11, 17, & 18)

For this round, Alexa, who was assigned the icon Lisa, used her steal to swap icons with Akira, who was assigned to impersonate Yeng Constantino. Guest juror Erik Santos pressed the Iconizer button on behalf of Rufa Mae, during her absence in Round 7.

During Alexa’s performance in Episode 30, Enchong Dee appeared as a surprise guest, while Yeng Constantino was also present in the audience during her performance.

Akira is the second performer in the series to receive all three points from his fellow competitors, following Geneva Cruz in the previous season.

Non-competition performance

Guest jurors

Episode Hashtag

• #YFSFSoulGood (January 10)
• #YFSFPopRock (January 11)
• #YFSFEnergy (January 17)
• #YFSF8thWinner (January 18)

Notes

Round 9 (January 24, 25, 31, & February 1)

For this round, Akira, who was assigned the icon Michael Bolton, used his steal to swap icons with Jason, who was assigned to impersonate James Reid.

The guest performance was moved to the first episode instead of the usual fourth. Season 1 contestant Karla Estrada impersonated Lady Gaga and was later appointed as a member of the jury, serving as a temporary substitute for Ogie Alcasid.

Non-competition performance

Guest jurors

Episode Hashtag

• #YFSFRemember (January 24)
• #YFSFPalagi (January 25)
• #YFSF9thWinner (February 1)

Notes

Notes

References