(Left) Mart Escudero and Kris Bernal were named StarStruck The Next Level Ultimate Loveteam. (Right) Aljur Abrenica and Jewel Mische were declared this year's StarStruck The Next Level Ultimate Hunk and Sweetheart, respectively. The Final Judgment took place last March 25 at the Marikina Sports Park.

The six StarStruck The Next Level finalists have much to be proud of. They dreamed of joining the reality artista search of GMA-7, they believed they be chosen out of the thousands who auditioned, and they survived the three-month long elimination process that tested their will to succeed.

For the past few months, StarStruck Council members have seen the fourth batch of StarStruck contestants become the next generation of potential stars. The Council—composed of (from left) Louie Ignacio, Lorna Tolentino, and Douglas Quijano—was joined by GMA-7's senior vice-president for entertainment-TV Wilma Galvante and GMA Films president Anette Gozon-Abrogar (both not pictured) for the Final Judgment night.

StarStruck hosts (L-R) Raymond Gutierrez, Jolina Magdangal, and Dingdong Dantes explained the criteria in determining the show's winners. Half of the contestants' scores were based on SMS/text votes while the other half came from the judges that night. The criteria for the judges are the following: Onscreen appeal (20%), Star potential (20%), and Versatility (10%).

The past winners of StarStruck were present that night. They include StarStruck winners Mark Herras, Mike Tan, and Marky Cielo. As for the females, they are Jennylyn Mercado, Ryza Cenon, and Jackie Rice.

Aljur Abrenica of Pampanga channeled his boy band fantasies by performing the song "Best in Me," popularized by Blue. Wilma Galvante criticized his performance by saying he could have picked a more difficult song to show off his vocal range.

Cavite's Next Superstar Mart Escudero performed a stomp-and-dance routine that had the crowd roaring for more. GMA-7 executive Wilma Galvante observed that, "You know that you had to perform well kasi alam mong may demerit ka." This refers to the fact that Mart was almost disqualified from the competition recently. But the Council members relented and instead, penalized Mart for his misbehavior that involves a staff of the show.

Iloilo's Finest Prince Stefan prepared a medley of songs that night for the StarStruck judges and the hundreds of fans who watched in Marikina Sports Park. After his performance, Douglas Quijano told him, "Sa laban ni David and Goliath, you are now a Spartan."

Bulacan's Most Precious Gem Jewel Mische heated up the night with her lively performance of "Temperature Rising" by Tata Young. The judges couldn't help themselves from gushing over her excellent projection in front of the camera. "You are telegenic pero kelangan pantayan mo yan ng exceptional talent," reminded Wilma Galvante.

Bohol's Most Beautiful Rich Asuncion gave a good fight with her song-and-dance production number of "One Night Only." At the start of the song, she was wearing a long gown but when the music shifted to a faster tempo, a back-up dancer pulled off her detachable skirt to reveal a skimpy, silver dress. "It was a like a concert performance," declared Annette Gozon-Abrogar.

Quezon's Newest Cutie Kris Bernal wore killer boots and lots of bling bling to match her Jamaican inspired number. Sunshine Dizon of Bakekang fame gave her message to Kris and congratulated her for being named Best Actress in a StarStruck flick directed by Laurice Guillen. Annette Gozon-Abrogar noted that Kris was "very consistent throughout the search."

During the show, the hosts announced the text votes received by each StarStruck Survivor. (From left) Prince Stefan got 193,503, Aljur Abrenica got 280,084 votes while Mart Escudero got 267,703 votes from the audience.

As for the female Survivors, (from left) Kris Bernal got 177,600 votes, Rich Asuncion got 151,981 votes while Jewel Mische received 157,618 votes.

The StarStruck Avengers prepared a funny song-and-dance number that poked fun at the way they were eliminated from the competition. It's a good thing all of them were such good sports!

Ibang Level Awardees honored that night were (from left) Jan Manual for Dats Entertaining Award, Dex Quindoza for Male with the Most Dramatic Exit, Stef Prescott for Female With the Most Dramatic Exit, and Jesi Corcuera for the Taktak Award.

Regine Velasquez sang a medley of songs as each Survivor's pre-taped message was flashed onscreen. Her powerful vocal chords were put to good use in interpreting the song "I Can Go The Distance."

When Jewel Mische was called as the Ultimate Sweetheart, she calmly accepted the award but tears welled up in her eyes as she came forward to greet the crowd. Like the other four winners, she took home one million pesos in cash; two million pesos-worth of management contract with GMA-7; P250,000 worth of business package from Belgian Waffles; P50,000 pesos in cash plus P150,000 peso-worth of gift certificate from Calayan, and P120,000 worth of scholarship grants.

Aljur Abrenica (pictured) is the Ultimate Hunk of StarStruck The Next Level. The First Prince of the competition is Prince Stefan while Rich Asuncion is the First Princess (both not pictured).

Mart Escudero and Kris Bernal were named StarStruck Ultimate Loveteam. In addition to her prize as one of the four winners that night, Kris also bagged the texters' choice award for the females, giving her a commercial endorsement from BNY. The texters' choice award for the male category went to Aljur.

The StarStruck Final Judgment Night ended on a happy note, as all the Avengers and Survivors congratulated each other for dreaming, believing, and surviving the fourth edition of this reality artista search. The show started at 8 in the evening and ended past midnight.