Grand Finalists Sam Concepcion - Brightest Star Gian Barbarona - 2nd Honor Charice Pempengco - 3rd Honor Rachel Pegason- 4th Ronald Humarang- 5th Carl Camo- 6th Melvin Rimas- 7th Season two Season 2 began the week after the grand finals of season 1. After a little over two months of competition, ABS-CBN pulled the plug on the series after experiencing a decline in ratings as well as the network focusing on its new talent search, Pinoy Dream Academy. The season 2 grand finals aired on Saturday, July 1, 2006. Little Division Grand Finalists Robert Villar - Brightest Star Christian Rico B. Olog - 2nd Honor Big Division Grand Finalists Angellie Urquico (Now Anja Aguilar) - Brightest Star Krisshajene "Khrissha" Viaje- 2nd Honor Dawn Amber Cortes- 3rd Honor Rafael Canillas - 4th Honor Laurice Bermillo- 5th Honor After Little Big Star A few of the first-season contestants have gone on to other projects at ABS-CBN. Both Sam Concepcion and Makisig Morales were offered lead roles in the network's newest fantaserye, Super Inggo, long before the finals even began. Meanwhile, Micah Torre was cast in host Sarah Geronimo's new soap opera Bituing Walang Ningning. Season 2's Robert Villar starred as Berto on Calla Lily, while Micah Torre and Kyle Balili sang the theme song for that soap opera. Villar is the only contestant who transferred from ABS-CBN to GMA Network. The other finalists have performed on the 2nd season of "Little Big Star" and a few other ABS-CBN programs. Kyle Balili appeared in the new soap opera Sana Maulit Muli. Charice Pempengco has also made a name for herself worldwide with her performances that were shown on YouTube. She has made appearances in The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Paul O'Grady Show, Good Morning America, and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. She has also shared the spotlight with the likes of Josh Groban, Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli, just to name a few. She released her self-titled international album CHARICE under the guidance of her mentor, David Foster. Her album made it to the #8 spot on the US Billboard chart, making her the first Asian artist in history to make it to the Billboard Top Ten. In June 2010, it was announced that Charice landed a recurring guest role in the hit Fox TV series Glee. Other finalists who appeared in Little Big Star are also participating in