China's Got Talent series 4

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China's Got Talent
Series 4
Hosted by Cheng Lei
Judges
WinnerWang Jungru
Runner-upDuan Zhimin
Release
Original network DragonTV
Original releaseNovember 18, 2012 (2012-11-18) 
January 27, 2013 (2013-01-27)
Series chronology
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The fourth series of China's Got Talent , sponsored by Head & Shoulders, premiered on DragonTV on November 18, 2012.

Contents

Auditions

Auditions were held in Shanghai Concert Hall. In this series, it features four judges instead of three. Jerry Huang, Dou Wentao, Xu Jinglei, Leon Lai, Yang Wei, Gao Xiaosong, and Annie Yi has all been featured throughout the auditions.

Top 16 Summary

The top 16 were shown at the end of January 6 episode. They will be performing in Beijing at Great Hall of the People.

Key  Winner  Runner-up  Finalist  Eliminated in Semi-finals  Wildcard
Name/Name of ActAge(s)GenreActHometownPosition Reached
Wei Wei17PerformingContortionist Changchun, Jilin Eliminated
Jing Jing45SingingSinger Beijing Eliminated
Latin Duo~15DancingDance duo Beijing and Hong Kong Finalist
Zhang Ruofeng17PerformingContortionist/dancer Beijing Finalist
Ma Ziyue12SingingSinger Chengwu County, Shandong Wildcard
Lin Fei and Li Ming21-23PerformingDisabled dancers Changping District, Beijing Eliminated-Lost text-voting's votes
Li Peng44PerformingGymnast Tianjin Finalist
Yan Xu23SingingSinger Shanxi Eliminated
Tian Weiwei22DancingBellydancer Wuhan Eliminated
Qian Brothers31-33PerformingMouth sound effects Taipei Eliminated
Wang Jungru17PerformingAcrobat Wuhan, Hubei WINNER
Zhang Qianyun21SingingOpera Singer Beijing Wildcard
Dong Jilan20DancerEthnic dancer Yunnan Finalist-Winning text voting's votes
Duan Zhimin25PerformingYo-Yo player Taiwan Runner-up
Tibetan Choir~16SingingChoir Group Jinan, Shandong Lost Judges' votes
Shenyang Fantasy Dance Group25-30Technological performingGlowlight dance group Shenyang, Liaoning Eliminated

Semifinals

The semifinals began on January 13, 2013. The Great Hall of the People in Beijing was the venue for the semifinals.

Rules When the contestant is performing, judges can press their buzzers if the judges dislike the performance. When all 4 buzzers is pressed, the contestant must stop.

When the contestant is finished with their performance, a media jury of 100 can vote by raising their signs that was given to them. The most votes from the jury's votes will be automatically be in the finals. For second finalist, each of 4 judges has a chance of giving 10 votes to the 7 remaining contestants. The contestant that gets the most votes advance to the final. For the third finalist, judges vote between the third and fourth place contestants, and choose the best. If the result is tied, it goes to the public vote.

Key Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Buzzed Out Crystal Clear app clean.svg Judges' choice for third place
  Advanced to the finals. Highest votes of the night
  Finished in second place with the judges votes
  Finished in third place; Winning the text voting choice.
  Finished in fourth place; Losing the text voting choice.

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.

Week 1 (Jan 13, 2013)

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OrderPerformerAct DescriptionJury's Votes (Round 1)Jury's Votes (Round 2)Judges' Choices (Final Round)
Huang Lai Xu Dou
1Zhang Ruofeng [note 1] Contortionist/dancer87+10(Xu)=9791
2Wang JungruAcrobat93Advanced in Round 1
3Shenyang Fantasy Dance GroupGlowlight dance group69Eliminated
4Jing JingSinger59Eliminated
5Dong Jilan [note 2] Ethnic Dancer75+10(Dou)+10(Huang)=95Not the highest vote getter in Round 2 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg
6Qian BrothersMouth sound effects71Eliminated
7Lin Fei and Li MingDisabled dancers87+10(Lai)=9752 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg
8Ma ZiyueSinger85Eliminated
  1. Since Zhang Ruofeng and dancing duo, Lin Fei and Li Ming got the same votes, 97, the media jury had to vote again.
  2. Since judges were deadlock in the final round, both Dong Jilan and dancing duo, Lin Fei and Li Ming will be voted by the public via text voting.

Week 2 (Jan 20, 2013)

Key Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Buzzed Out Crystal Clear app clean.svg Judges' choice for third place
  Advanced to the finals. Highest votes of the night
  Finished in second place with the judges votes
  Finished in third place; Winning the judges' choice.
  Finished in fourth place; Losing the judges' choice.

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.

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OrderPerformerAct DescriptionJury's Votes (Round 1)Judges' Choices (Final Round)
Huang Lai Xu Dou
1Tian WeiweiDancer62
2Zhang QianyunOpera Singer72
3Duan ZhiminYo-Yo player90+10(Lai)+10(Huang)=110
4Latin DuoLatin dancers96
5Li PengGymnast94+10(Duo)=104 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg
6Wei WeiContortionist/dancer74
7Yan XuSinger58+10(Xu)=68
8Tibetan ChoirChoir84

Finals (Venue: Mercedes-Benz Arena)

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 Ma Ziyue and Zhang Qianyun. 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 six. 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, 101 selected jury will determine who is the winner. The individual who reaches 51 points will declared winner. [11]

Key Crystal Clear app clean.svg Yes to Second Stage Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg No to Second Stage
  Winner
  Runner-Up
  Reached Final Four
OrderPerformerAct DescriptionJury's Votes (of 101)-Final 2Judges' Choices-1st stage
Huang Yang Lai Xu Gao Dou
1Zhang RuofengContortionist/dancer Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg
2Zhang QianyunOpera singer Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg
3Latin DuoDancing Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg
4Wang JungruAcrobat55 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg
5Duan ZhiminYo-Yo player46 Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg
6Ma ZiyueSinger Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg
7Li PengGymnast Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg
8Dong JilanEthnic Dancer Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg Crystal Clear app clean.svg Crystal Clear action button cancel.svg

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References

Preceded by
series 3 (2011-2012)
China's Got Talent
series 4 (2012-2013)
Succeeded by