Campus SuperStar is a Singaporean reality television singing competition to find new singing talent, contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. The show began on 2 January 2006 and is broadcast on MediaCorp Channel U. It is a spin-off of Project SuperStar, and contestants comprise students from secondary schools, junior colleges and institutes of technical education.
Latin American Idol was the Hispanic American edition of the popular British franchise of Idols, well known for its American version American Idol. The show aimed to discover the pop idol of the Hispanic American region. The show was filmed in Buenos Aires and was transmitted to over 23 nations in the region via the Sony Entertainment Television network.
The third season of the Malaysian TV series One in a Million aired from 23 January to 1 May 2009, was won by Shah Indrawan Ismail, the first male and first established artist.
May Sweet is a Burmese singer and actress, and considered one of the most commercially successful female singers in the history of Burmese pop music. She is most famous for her Burmese covers of Euro disco and American rock and pop songs as well as classic Burmese songs from the pre- and post-war eras.
Hay Mar Nay Win is a Burmese singer who was popular during the late 1980s and early 1990s. She is considered one of the most successful singers of her generation, releasing over 25 albums since her debut. She began her singing career by making appearances on stage shows with Thein Tan's band LPJ, eventually singing songs written by Kaiser and Thukhamein Hlaing, such as "Butterfly" (လိပ်ပြာ) and "Where Does Love Start?" (အချစ်ကဘယ်ကစ).
The first season of The Final 1 premiered on MediaCorp Channel 5 on 24 April 2013. It is a Singaporean reality-singing competition programme created by the director of Hype Records Ken Lim. The judges were singer-songwriter Taufik Batisah, singer-actress Kit Chan and Ken Lim. Fly Entertainment artiste Vanessa Vanderstraaten was employed as the host of the show. Class 95FM radio personality Mike Kasem later joined the show as the second host, and hosted the finals together with Vanderstraaten.
The first season of Pakistan Idol premiered on Geo on 6 December 2013 and continued until 24 April 2014. It was won by Zamad Baig. The first season was hosted by Mohib Mirza, while Anoushey Ashraf joined in semi-finals and also hosted the spin-off show Pakistan Idol-Sur Ka Safar.
The third season of the Chinese reality talent show The Voice of China premiered on 18 July 2014 on Zhejiang Television. Hu Qiaohua returned as host. Na Ying and Wang Feng returned as coaches. A-mei and Harlem Yu did not return for season three, making room for the return of Yang Kun after a one-season absence, and an addition of a new coach, Chyi Chin. On 7 October 2014, Zhang Bichen of Team Na Ying was announced as the winner of the season, making her the first female winner of The Voice of China. Perhat Khaliq of Team Wang Feng, Ryan Yu of Team Yang Kun, and UZ Qin of Team Chyi Chin finished runner-up, third, and fourth places respectively.
The fifteenth season of American Idol, also branded as American Idol: The Farewell Season, premiered on the Fox television network on January 6, 2016. Ryan Seacrest continued as host, while Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Lopez, and Keith Urban returned as judges. Scott Borchetta also returned as the in-house mentor. On April 7, 2016, Trent Harmon was announced as this season's winner, while La'Porsha Renae was the runner-up.
MacKenzie Richard Bourg is an American singer-songwriter originally from Lafayette, Louisiana. He was placed fourth in the fifteenth season of the reality show American Idol. Prior to appearing on American Idol, Bourg competed in the third season of The Voice.
Myanmar Idol is a popular Myanmar singing contest television series that is broadcast on MNTV. Its first season, in 2015, was described by The Myanmar Times as a "wild success". Due to its popularity, it has been extended for a fifth season in 2020. Since Season 3, the competition format has utilized a wild card during the top 4+1 show.
Benjamin Sum is a Burmese singer of ethnic Chin descent. He rose to prominence following his finish as the runner-up on the fourth season of Myanmar Idol.
Aye Mya Phyu, also known as Moe Tho (မိုးသို), is a Burmese singer, actress and former child star. She became famous after competing in the fourth season of Myanmar Idol and finishing as runner-up.
Wint Yamone Naing, formerly known as Wint Yamone Hlaing (ဝင့်ယမုံလှိုင်), is a Burmese television and film actress. She gained popularity after starring her role as Mar Yar Cho in the Myanmar's first drama series The Sign of Love.
The first season of Myanmar Idol premiered on December 11, 2015, and continued until April 8, 2016. It was won by Saw Lah Htaw Wah. The first season was co-hosted by Kyaw Htet Aung, the latter of whom left the show after the season ended.
The second season of Myanmar Idol premiered on December 2, 2016 and continued until March 25, 2017. It was won by Thar Nge. The second season was co-hosted by Kyaw Htet Aung, the latter of whom left the show after the season ended.
The third season of Myanmar Idol premiered on April 17, 2018 and continued until August 11, 2018. It was won by Phyo Myat Aung. The third season was co-hosted by Kyaw Htet Aung, the latter of whom left the show after the season ended.
Esther Dawt Chin Sung is a Burmese singer-songwriter of Chin ethnicity. She achieved national recognition when she won the fourth season of Myanmar Idol. Esther became the first female to win the Myanmar Idol. She also won the Chin Idol in 2017 and was the first winner of the National Performing Arts Competition.
Hein Htet is a Burmese television and film actor. He is best known for his roles in television series A Yake (2018), The Seven Banknotes (2019), Tatiya Myaut Sone Mat (2019), Late Pyar Hnaung Kyo (2019) and G Hall Thu (2020).
The Mask Singer Myanmar is a singing competition television program presented by Paing Zay Ye Htun. It was based on the South Korea singing competition King of Mask Singer. Guessing mask celebrities were A Yine, Khine Thin Kyi, Htun Htun, Yadanar My.
