Season 5

Prodigy Mania had its fifth season in 2019.

Auditions
Open casting auditions began on April 4, 2019 in Shreveport and concluded on April 30 in Philadelphia. Participants were required to be between the ages of 7 and 15 at the time of auditions.

Contestants
(Ages stated are at time of contest)

Head Start (July 12, 2019)

 * Special guests: Contestants from Prodigy Mania 2018 - "Every Minute"
 * End credits song: "Me!" by Taylor Swift and Brendon Urie

Level 1 (July 19, 2019)

 * Group performance: "I'm Gonna Find My Way"
 * End credits song: "Broken &amp; Beautiful" by Kelly Clarkson

Level 2 (July 26, 2019)

 * Group performance: "It Don't Mean a Thing"
 * Special guests: Paul Thibert and Adolf Charroin - "Love of History" (English version)
 * End credits song: "Put Your Hearts Up" by Ariana Grande

Level 3 (August 2, 2019)

 * Group performance: "Theme from New York, New York"
 * End credits song: "Simply Irresistible" by Robert Palmer

Level 4 (August 9, 2019)

 * Group performance: "Toy"
 * End credits song: "Naturally" by Selena Gomez &amp; the Scene

Level 5 (August 16, 2019)

 * Group performance: "Human"
 * End credits song: "Never Too Late" by Elton John

Level 6 (August 23, 2019)

 * Group performance: "Sunny"
 * End credits song: "Sweet but Psycho" by Ava Max

Grand Finale (August 30, 2019)
In the final, the winner of the season was decided by public vote. Each finalist performed Hollywood/Broadway song that was never performed in previous episodes, and after that, the first round of voting ended. The two finalists with the fewest votes were eliminated. A second round of voting began to determine the winner of the season, and the three remaining finalists performed the song they had sung on Head Start.


 * Group performances:
 * "This Is Me" (Top 5)
 * "I'm Gonna Find My Way" (all 10 contestants)
 * End credits song: "High Hopes" by Panic! at the Disco

Christmas special (December 25, 2019)
On December 25, 2019, a Christmas special aired on NV4. The show was prerecorded on December 17 in order to let everyone head back home in time for Christmas.


 * Group performance: "I'm Gonna Find My Way"
 * End credits song: TBA