China's Got Talent series 2 | |
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Hosted by | Cheng Lei Yang Lan (Finals) |
Judges | Gao Xiaosong (Until Audition 3) Zhou Libo Annie Yi Antonio Chen (Audition 3) Jerry Huang (Audition 4-8, Finals) Yang Lan (Semifinals) |
Winner | Zhuo Jun |
Runner-up | Cai Hongping |
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Original network | MediaCorp Channel U |
Original release | November 1, 2011 – February 5, 2012 |
Season chronology |
The second series of China's Got Talent , also known as Head & Shoulders China's Got Talent for sponsor reasons, premiered on MediaCorp Channel U on November 1, 2011. [1]
Auditions were held in Shanghai Concert Hall. During the third audition recorded on May 9, Judge Gao Xiaosong was detained by Beijing police on drunk driving charges and was sentenced to six months in jail. Taiwanese music composer Antonio Chen was announced as a replacement temporarily. Audition clips with either Gao or Chen were broadcast respectively. [2] [3] On November 22, Jerry Huang was announced to be a judge for the rest of this series. [4]
Audition 1 (November 1, 2011) [5] |
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Audition 2 (November 8, 2011) [6] |
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Audition 3 (November 15, 2011) [7] |
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Audition 4 (November 22, 2011) [8] |
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The show was pre-empted on November 29, 2011 due to the live telecast of the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards.
Audition 5 (December 6, 2011) [9] |
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Audition 6 (December 13, 2011) [10] |
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Audition 7 (December 20, 2011) [11] |
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Audition 8 (December 27, 2011) [12] |
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The semifinals began on January 3, 2012. The Great Hall of the People in Beijing was the venue for the semifinals. Yang Lan, a very popular Chinese host joins Zhou Libo and Annie Yi as judges.
Rules
A media jury are involved. Basketball star, Yao Ming was invited as a jury member in the first semifinals only. Yao's votes will be added to the media jury's votes for the overall votes. The most votes from the jury's votes will be automatically be in the finals. For second finalist, each of three judges has a chance of giving 10 votes to any one of the 7 remaining contestants. Contestant who gets the most votes advance to the final. For the third finalist, voting is based on best of three.
Italics indicate the second stage where each judges gave 10 points to their favorites. The contestants with the most votes combined with the jury points and judges' points will be the second finalist of the week.
Order | Performer | Act Description | Jury's Votes (of 110) | Judges' Choices | ||
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Yang | Yi | Zhou | ||||
1 | Countryside 456 | Dance troupe | 53+10(Yao) | — | — | — |
2 | Hu Qizhi | Street Performer | 96+9(Yao) | — | — | — |
3 | Cai Hongping | Singer | 73+9(Yao)+10(Yi)+10(Zhou) | — | — | — |
4 | Lu Yulong | Technological performance artist | 42+7(Yao) | — | — | — |
5 | Zheng Guigui | Disabled pianist | 84+10(Yao) | — | — | |
6 | Pang Tak-Ming | Escape Artist | 67+9(Yao) | — | — | — |
7 | Wang Aifeng | Singer | 26+(Yao did not give the votes) | — | — | — |
8 | Uudam | Folk Singer | 73+10(Yao)+10(Yang) | — | ||
Order | Performer | Act Description | Jury's Votes (of 100) | Judges' Choices | ||
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Yang | Yi | Zhou | ||||
1 | Bai Shuying | Michael Jackson impersonator | 84 | — | — | |
2 | Wu Yongqing | Singer | 29 | — | — | — |
3 | Zhuo Jun | Popper | 96 | — | — | — |
4 | Tang Kangmin | Yi traditional instrument performer | 78 | — | — | — |
5 | An Dong | Strength Act | 74+10(Yi)+10(Zhou) | — | — | — |
6 | Xiang Yanhong | Opera Singer | 60 | — | — | — |
7 | Kungfu Pop | Kungfu troupe | 75+10(Yang) | — | ||
8 | Xi Yue | Singer | 30 | — | — | — |
World-renowned and Britain's Got Talent runner up, Susan Boyle perform two songs; "Who I Was Born To Be" and "I Dreamed a Dream" at Shanghai Stadium. [15] Also Britain's Got Talent finalist Razy Gogonea performed his Matrix routine. Popular Mandopop singer Han Geng also performed his song "In A Dream."
Rules
Before the final 6 acts performed one last time, the judges picked two more contestants from the semifinals to the finals for second chance. They were Pang Tak-Ming and Tang Kangmin. Each 8 acts will perform for the judges and the judges will decide who will make it to the next stage. It is based on best of three. The second stage is by text voting by the Chinese public and it will determine the final four. The third stage will determine who is the top 2 and this is picked by the judges. The last stage, 100 selected jury will determine who is the winner. The individual who reaches 51 points will declared winner. [16]
Key | Yes to Second Stage | No to Second Stage | Winner | 2nd Place | Reached Final Four |
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Order | Performer | Act Description | Jury's Votes (of 100)-Final 2 | Judges' Choices-1st stage | ||
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Huang | Yi | Zhou | ||||
1 | Kungfu Pop | Kungfu troupe | Not in top 2 | |||
2 | Cai Hongping | Singer | 49 | |||
3 | Hu Qizhi | Street Artist | Not in top 2 | |||
4 | Tang Kangmin | Yi traditional instrument performer | Not in top 2 | |||
5 | Zhuo Jun | Popper | 51 | |||
6 | Pang Tak-Ming | Escape Artist | Not in top 2 | |||
7 | An Dong | Strength Act | Not in top 2 | |||
8 | Uudam | Singer | Not in top 2 | |||
Key | Winner | Runner-up | Finalist | Eliminated |
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Name/Name of Act | Age(s) | Genre | Act | Hometown | Position Reached |
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Zheng Guigui | 20 | Performing | Disabled pianist | Henan | Lost the Judges' choice |
Uudam | 12 | Singing | Folk singer | Hailar District, Inner Mongolia | Final (Top 4) |
Lu Yulong | 16 | Performing | Technological performance artist | Shenzhen | Semifinal |
Hu Qizhi | 30 | Performing | Street Artist | United States | Final (Top 4) |
Pang Tak-Ming | 23 | Performing | Escape Artist | Hong Kong | Finals (2nd Chance) |
Wang Aifeng | 38 | Singing | Singer | Jinzhou, Liaoning | Semifinal |
Cai Hongping | 55 | Singing | Singer | Shanghai | Runner Up |
Countryside 456 | 42-64 | Performing | Dancer Troupe | Shanghai | Semifinal |
Xiang Yanhong | 43 | Singing | Opera Singer | Hubei | Semifinal |
Bai Shuying | 65 | Performing | Michael Jackson impersonator | Beijing | Lost the Judge's choice |
Zhuo Jun | 19 | Performing | Popper | Nanning, Guangxi | Winner |
Tang Kangmin | 23 | Performing | Yi traditional instrument performer | Shanghai | Final (2nd Chance) |
Xi Yue | 32 | Singing | Singer | Beijing | Semifinal |
Kungfu pop | c.24 | Performer | Kungfu group | Sichuan | Finals (2nd Chance) |
An Dong | 39 | Performing | Strength Act | Dalian, Liaoning | Final |
Wu Yongqing | 19 | Singing | Singer | Hefei, Anhui | Semifinal |
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