Tawag ng Tanghalan, which translates to 'Call of the Stage', is a Philippine singing competition first broadcast in the 1950s and revived as a segment of ABS-CBN's noontime show It's Showtime in 2016. The fanfare-style theme plays as contestants walk on stage and before judges give their verdicts. Clips of the jingle spread through TikTok and Facebook edits where creators use it to frame karaoke battles, lip-sync performances and funny 'stage moment' memes. Its short, theatrical burst makes it a favourite sound for signalling that someone is about to perform.
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The iconic Tawag ng Tanghalan jingle from ABS-CBN's It's Showtime, a short singing-competition fanfare. Pinoy creators play it to hype karaoke performances.
The clip is the instantly recognisable opening jingle of Tawag ng Tanghalan, the long-running Filipino singing competition on ABS-CBN's It's Showtime. In just over two seconds it delivers a bright, punchy brass-and-percussion fanfare with a showy, almost Broadway-style flourish, the kind of sound that tells the audience a singer is about to take the stage. It feels celebratory, theatrical and a little over the top, which is exactly why it works. Hearing it primes viewers for a big vocal moment, a dramatic entrance or a joke about someone suddenly breaking into song.
