The fourth season of the Philippine television reality competition show, The Clash was broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Rayver Cruz, Julie Anne San Jose, Ken Chan and Rita Daniela, it premiered on October 2, 2021, on the network's Sabado Star Power and Sunday Grande line up.
The season ended with a total of 24 episodes on December 19, 2021, having Mariane Osabel as the winner. It was replaced by Happy ToGetHer in its timeslot.
Online hosts
Golden Cañedo
Garrett Bolden
Anthony Rosaldo
Lyra Micolob
Muriel Lomadilla
Dani Ozaraga
Jeremiah Tiangco
Thea Astley
Jennifer Maravilla
Jessica Villarubin
Jennie Gabriel
Sheemee Buenaobra
Online auditions
The show opens online auditions on May 3 for the season to singers aged 21 and above, following strict guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
Top 30
The first ten clashers, from Metro Manila, of the Top 30 was announced on August 21, 2021 followed by the next group from Luzon on August 22 and the last ten singers (2 from Visayas and 8 from Mindanao) on August 23. Before the show's premiere, Iris Jule from Davao City and Mike Luna from Pangasinan withdrew from the competition due to prior commitments. They were replaced by Yvette Celoso from Lanao del Norte and Kaye Eliseo from Muntinlupa.
One of the 30 clashers will be electronically selected and will choose the opponent to battle it out in a singing duel with the winner advancing to the next round. For the fifteen temporarily eliminated clashers; five of them will be saved by the judges but in the following battles, one clasher would later be swapped out to another until the end of Round 1. Melanie Guevarra quit the show for unknown reasons during the second round until the last battle of the remaining three clashers from each group. Originally, a wild card round for the sixteenth spot was contended for the five losing clashers in each battle in Round 2 after Guevarra's departure until the judges choose two of them to complete the Top 16.
Color key
Winner
Runner-up
Finalists
Eliminated in the Fifth Round
Eliminated in the Fourth Round
Eliminated in the Third Round
Eliminated in the Second Round
Eliminated in the First Round
Withdrew
Italicized names are the clashers selected by the judges in The Clash Rebound. Underlined names are the clashers selected by the judges in the Danger Zone.
aRaffy Roque and Sky Valentine participated in The Clash Back in place of Eliseo and Uy.bVilmark Viray was reinstated in the competition after beating out Renz Fernando in The Clash Back on December 12, 2021.
Round 1: One on One
For the fourth season; the first round changed to the format of the Laban kung Laban round from season 2 and Kakulay Kalaban from season 3, where the show divides the 30 clashers into three groups. Below is the groupings selection.
The randomizer will select the clasher to choose their opponent from their respective group to advance in the next round with the majority of the panel's votes. This season introduces The Clash Rebound where the Top 30 clashers who lost in the first round will be given an opportunity to be reinstated in the competition. The judges will select the majority of the losing contestants they wanted to advance in the second round and fill in the five seats of the blue group. However, if all five clashers are already selected, the judges could replace them if they preferred a later performer until the end of the first round.
Color key
Episode 1 (October 2) The episode opens with performances of season 3 winner Jessica Villarubin and her single "Beautiful", SB19's "Go Up" by the hosts and judges before joining the season 4 top 30 clashers to perform the show's theme song "Mangarap Ka, Laban Pa" by Quest.
Episode hashtag: #TheClash2021
Episode 2 (October 3)
Episode hashtag: #TheClashOneOnOne
1The clasher was originally selected in The Clash Rebound.
Episode 3 (October 9)
Episode hashtag: #TheClashKakulayKalaban
Episode 4 (October 10)
Episode hashtag: #TheClashAgawanNgUpuan
Episode 5 (October 16)
Episode hashtag: #TheClashRebound
1The clasher was selected by the host.