Campus SuperStar season 1

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Campus SuperStar season 1
Hosted by Hong Junyang
Dasmond Koh
Sugianto
Christina Lin (guest)
Ng Hui (guest)
Cruz Teng (guest)
Ben Yeo (guest)
JudgesFoong Wai See
Cavin Soh
Peter Tan
Li Feihui
Lee Shih Shiong (guest)
Lee Wei Song (guest)
Winner Ng Chee Yang
Runner-up Teresa Tseng
Release
Original network MediaCorp Channel U
Original release2 January (2006-01-02) 
3 April 2006 (2006-04-03)
Season chronology

Campus SuperStar is a Singaporean television music competition to find new singing talent. Contestants are students from secondary schools, junior colleges and institutes of technical education. The first season began airing on MediaCorp Channel U on 2 January, 2006 and ended on 3 April, 2006. The original lineup of judges were Foong Wai See, Cavin Soh and Peter Tan. Li Feihui was brought in as the fourth judge in the first week of semi-final. Hong Junyang, Dasmond Koh and Sugianto hosted the show.

Contents

The male category winner, Ng Chee Yang, a sixteen-year-old student from Hwa Chong Institution, was named the inaugural winner of Campus SuperStar, with female category winner Teresa Tseng from CHIJ Katong Convent named the runner-up. Ng received a two-year MediaCorp management contract and a cash prize of $2,000.

Judges and hosts

The original lineup of judges for season one were Y.E.S. 93.3FM programme director Foong Wai See, actor and singer Cavin Soh as well as vocal coach Peter Tan. From the first semi-final round, singer and songwriter Li Feihui brought in as the fourth judge. MediaCorp host Dasmond Koh, as well as Project SuperStar finalists Hong Junyang and Sugianto were announced as the hosts for the show. [1]

Selection process

Applications and first auditions

The audition was opened to students studying in secondary schools, junior colleges or institutes of technical education in Singapore. Auditionees must remain as a student in Singapore throughout the entire competition, from November 2005 to April 2006. Auditions in front of the judges for season 1 took place at Toa Payoh HDB Hub. The first auditions were held on the level 3 of Junction 8 Shopping Centre from 19 to 22 November. There were approximately 4,000 students applied to take part in the auditions. At the end of the first round of auditions, successful auditionees were put through by the judges to the second round of auditions. [2] [3] [4]

Second auditions

The second auditions took place at MediaCorp. The second auditions were held closed-door and there were five judges judging the contestants. At the end of the auditions, a small number of contestants were put through to the third and final round of the auditions.

Third auditions

The third and final round of auditions were held on 13 December, 2005, once again at Junction 8 Shopping Centre. At the end of the third auditions, the judges would select 10 contestants each from the male and female categories to form the final 20. The contestants who were selected as the final 20 were put through to the live shows. [2]

Finalists

Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
  – Gender/Category runner-up
  – Semi-finalist
Playing card club A.svg – Advanced via Revival
ActAge(s)SchoolGender/CategoryResult
Ng Chee Yang 黄智阳16 Hwa Chong Institution MaleWinner
Teresa Tseng 曾詠霖15 CHIJ Katong Convent FemaleRunner-up
Renfred Ng 黄业伦15Peicai Secondary SchoolMaleCategory Runner-up
Geraldine See 史心莹 Playing card club A.svg 17 ITE College West FemaleCategory Runner-up
Adriano Huang 黄俊辉 Playing card club A.svg 17 Temasek Secondary School MaleCategory 3rd place
Clara Tan 陈慧伶15 Dunman High School FemaleCategory 3rd place
Hong Yu Yang 洪裕阳16 Manjusri Secondary School MaleCategory 4th place
Ng Imm Khim 黄韵琴13 East Spring Secondary School FemaleCategory 4th place
Chen Yi Yuan 陈义元15 Presbyterian High School MaleCategory 5th place
Yvonne Chua 蔡嘉航16 Victoria Junior College FemaleCategory 5th place
Choo Siew Ping 朱秀苹15 Guangyang Secondary School FemaleCategory 6th-10th place
Sheena Goh 吴佩思17 Saint Andrew's Junior College FemaleCategory 6th-10th place
Shermaine Goh 吴佩音17 Tampines Junior College FemaleCategory 6th-10th place
Ho Chee Mun 何梓文17 Saint Andrew's Junior College MaleCategory 6th-10th place
Alejandro Hou 侯卓荣15Bendemeer Secondary SchoolMaleCategory 6th-10th place
Koh Bee Kwee 高美贵16 Temasek Junior College FemaleCategory 6th-10th place
Lee Yin Wei 李尹维15 Raffles Institution MaleCategory 6th-10th place
Kenneth Lim 林沛荣18 ITE College West MaleCategory 6th-10th place
Ng Yang Ce 黄扬策15 Jurong Secondary School FemaleCategory 6th-10th place
Samuel Tan 陈志龙17 Nanyang Junior College MaleCategory 6th-10th place

Live shows

The live shows began on 2 January. Each week, the contestants' performances took place on Monday at 8pm and the results were announced on the same night at 11.30pm. Each live show had a different theme.

The live final included performances from Nicholas Teo and Project SuperStar season one winner Kelvin Tan. Lee Shih Shiong and Lee Wei Song were brought in as guest judges during the live final as well.

Results summary

Colour key
  Contestant did not perform
  Contestant received the lowest judges' score
  Contestant received the lowest combined total and was eliminated
  Contestant received the highest judges' score or combined total
Weekly results per contestant
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12
Round 1Round 2
PSRSPSRSPSRSPSRSPSRSPSRSPSRSPSRSPSRSPSRSPSRSPSRSPSRS
Ng Chee Yang2nd(B)
20.5
Safe(B)3rd(B)
18.5
Safe(B)1st(B)
21.5
Safe(B)1st(B)
32.0
Safe(B)2nd(B)
29.0
Safe(B)1st(B)
35.5
Safe(B)1st(B)
48.5
1st(B)
53.7%
1st
51.0
Winner
61.0%
Teresa Tseng1st(G)
22.5
Safe(G)1st(G)
23.0
Safe(G)1st(G)
22.0
Safe(G)1st(G)
30.5
Safe(G)1st(G)
29.5
Safe(G)1st(G)
34.0
Safe(G)1st(G)
48.5
1st(G)
51.1%
2nd
45.5
Runner-up
39.0%
Renfred Ng4th(B)
17.5
Safe(B)4th(B)
17.0
Safe(B)3rd(B)
18.0
Safe(B)5th(B)
22.0
Safe(B)1st(B)
30.0
Safe(B)3rd(B)
26.5
Safe(B)2nd(B)
41.0
2nd(B)
46.3%
Eliminated
(week 12)
Geraldine See1st(G)
21.5
Safe(G)3rd(G)
18.0
Safe(G)2nd(G)
21.0
3rd(G)Eliminated
(week 5)
1st(G)
21.0
1st(G)3rd(G)
27.0
Safe(G)4th(G)
24.0
Safe(G)3rd(G)
27.5
Safe(G)2nd(G)
42.5
2nd(G)
48.9%
Eliminated
(week 12)
Adriano Huang1st(B)
19.5
Safe(B)2nd(B)
19.5
Safe(B)2nd(B)
18.5
3rd(B)1st(B)
22.0
1st(B)2nd(B)
30.0
Safe(B)4th(B)
25.0
Safe(B)2nd(B)
30.0
3rd(B)Eliminated
(week 11)
Clara Tan5th(G)
16.5
Safe(G)4th(G)
17.5
Safe(G)3rd(G)
18.5
Safe(G)4th(G)
22.5
Safe(G)3rd(G)
26.0
Safe(G)2nd(G)
29.0
3rd(G)Eliminated
(week 11)
Hong Yu Yang4th(B)
17.5
Safe(B)4th(B)
17.0
Safe(B)3rd(B)
16.5
Safe(B)3rd(B)
28.0
Safe(B)3rd(B)
28.0
4th(B)Eliminated
(week 10)
Ng Imm Khim2nd(G)
20.0
Safe(G)2nd(G)
20.5
Safe(G)1st(G)
21.5
Safe(G)2nd(G)
29.5
Safe(G)2nd(G)
29.0
4th(G)Eliminated
(week 10)
Chen Yi Yuan1st(B)
21.5
Safe(B)1st(B)
21.5
Safe(B)1st(B)
19.5
Safe(B)4th(B)
25.5
5th(B)Eliminated
(week 9)
Yvonne Chua5th(G)
17.0
Safe(G)1st(G)
20.0
Safe(G)2nd(G)
19.0
Safe(G)5th(G)
22.0
5th(G)Eliminated
(week 8)
Ng Yang Ce4th(G)
17.0
Safe(G)4th(G)
16.5
Safe(G)3rd(G)
17.0
3rd(G)4th(G)
17.0
Bottom five(G)Not revived
(week 7)
Lee Yin Wei2nd(B)
20.5
Safe(B)1st(B)
20.5
Safe(B)2nd(B)
21.0
3rd(B)Eliminated
(week 5)
3rd(B)
18.0
Bottom five(B)Not revived
(week 7)
Samuel Tan3rd(B)
18.5
Safe(B)2nd(B)
19.5
4th(B)Eliminated
(week 4)
2nd(B)
19.0
Bottom five(B)Not revived
(week 7)
Sheena Goh2nd(G)
17.5
Safe(G)3rd(G)
18.0
4th(G)Eliminated
(week 4)
3rd(G)
18.0
Bottom five(G)Not revived
(week 7)
Kenneth Lim2nd(B)
19.0
Safe(B)3rd(B)
18.5
4th(B)Eliminated
(week 3)
4th(B)
16.5
Bottom five(B)Not revived
(week 7)
Shermaine Goh4th(G)
18.0
Safe(G)2nd(G)
18.5
4th(G)Eliminated
(week 3)
6th(G)
16.5
Bottom five(G)Not revived
(week 7)
Alejandro Hou4th(B)
17.5
5th(B)Eliminated
(week 2)
4th(B)
16.5
Bottom five(B)Not revived
(week 7)
Koh Bee Kwee2nd(G)
17.5
5th(G)Eliminated
(week 2)
2nd(G)
18.5
Bottom five(G)Not revived
(week 7)
Ho Chee Mun5th(B)
17.0
5th(B)Eliminated
(week 1)
6th(B)
16.0
Bottom five(B)Not revived
(week 7)
Choo Siew Ping3rd(G)
19.0
5th(G)Eliminated
(week 1)
4th(G)
17.0
Bottom five(G)Not revived
(week 7)

Live show details

Week 1: Quarter-final 1 (2 January)

  • Theme: No theme
Contestants' performances on the first live show
ContestantOrderSongJudges' scoreResult
CSPTWSTotal
Female category
Ng Imm Khim1"爱的主打歌"6.56.57.020.0Safe
Shermaine Goh2"幸福的地图"6.05.56.518.0Safe
Choo Siew Ping3"宁夏"6.06.56.519.0Eliminated
Yvonne Chua4"Fly Away"5.55.56.017.0Safe
Geraldine See5"解脱"7.07.07.521.5Safe
Male category
Ng Chee Yang1"普通朋友"6.56.57.520.5Safe
Chen Yi Yuan2"莎士比亚的天分"7.07.07.521.5Safe
Ho Chee Mun3"安静"5.55.06.517.0Eliminated
Lee Yin Wei4"简单爱"7.07.06.520.5Safe
Renfred Ng5"爱上未来的你"5.56.06.017.5Safe

Week 2: Quarter-final 2 (9 January)

  • Theme: No theme
Contestants' performances on the second live show
ContestantOrderSongJudges' scoreResult
CSPTWSTotal
Female category
Sheena Goh1"理想情人"6.05.56.017.5Safe
Koh Bee Kwee2"燕尾蝶"6.05.56.017.5Eliminated
Clara Tan3"最熟悉的陌生人"5.54.56.516.5Safe
Teresa Tseng4"灰姑娘"7.07.58.022.5Safe
Ng Yang Ce5"Cappuccino"6.05.06.017.0Safe
Male category
Kenneth Lim1"我还能爱谁"6.56.06.519.0Safe
Samuel Tan2"Piano"6.06.56.018.5Safe
Adriano Huang3"爱你等于爱自己"7.06.06.519.5Safe
Hong Yu Yang4"爱的就是你"5.55.56.517.5Safe
Alejandro Hou5"找自己"5.06.56.017.5Eliminated

Week 3: Quarter-final 3 (16 January)

  • Theme: No theme
Contestants' performances on the third live show
ContestantOrderSongJudges' scoreResult
CSPTWSTotal
Female category
Geraldine See1"真实"5.55.57.018.0Safe
Shermaine Goh2"你的微笑"6.06.06.518.5Eliminated
Ng Yang Ce3"依然是朋友"5.54.56.516.5Safe
Yvonne Chua4"再一次拥有"7.06.56.520.0Safe
Male category
Lee Yin Wei1"借口"6.07.07.520.5Safe
Kenneth Lim2"你是我最深爱的人"5.56.07.018.5Eliminated
Renfred Ng3"花香"5.06.06.017.0Safe
Adriano Huang4"凌晨三点钟"7.06.06.519.5Safe

Week 4: Quarter-final 4 (23 January)

  • Theme: No theme
Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
ContestantOrderSongJudges' scoreResult
CSPTWSTotal
Female category
Clara Tan1"海滩"6.05.06.517.5Safe
Ng Imm Khim2"心动"7.06.57.020.5Safe
Sheena Goh3"Don't Stop"5.56.06.518.0Eliminated
Teresa Tseng4"路"8.07.57.523.0Safe
Male category
Samuel Tan1"翅膀"6.06.57.019.5Eliminated
Hong Yu Yang2"爱我还是他"5.55.06.517.0Safe
Chen Yi Yuan3"除此之外"7.07.07.521.5Safe
Ng Chee Yang4"Forever Love"6.06.06.518.5Safe

Week 5: Quarter-final 5 (6 February)

  • Theme: No theme
  • Group performances: "不想长大" (performed by Geraldine See, Clara Tan and Teresa Tseng) and "爱的初体验" (performed by Lee Yin Wei, Ng Chee Yang and Renfred Ng)
Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
ContestantOrderSongJudges' scoreResult
CSPTWSTotal
Female category
Teresa Tseng1"暧昧"7.57.57.022.0Safe
Clara Tan2"原来你什么都不要"6.06.06.518.5Safe
Geraldine See3"舍得"7.07.07.021.0Eliminated
Male category
Lee Yin Wei1"男人.海洋"6.57.57.021.0Eliminated
Renfred Ng2"星晴"6.06.06.018.0Safe
Ng Chee Yang3"二十二"7.57.07.021.5Safe

Week 6: Quarter-final 6 (13 February)

  • Theme: No theme
  • Group performances: "野蛮游戏" (performed by Yvonne Chua, Ng Imm Khim and Ng Yang Ce) and "C'est Si Bon" (performed by Chen Yi Yuan, Hong Yu Yang and Adriano Huang)
Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
ContestantOrderSongJudges' scoreResult
CSPTWSTotal
Female category
Ng Yang Ce1"Yes I Love You"5.55.06.517.0Eliminated
Yvonne Chua2"幸德瑞拉"7.55.56.019.0Safe
Ng Imm Khim3"他和她的故事"7.57.07.021.5Safe
Male category
Chen Yi Yuan1"幸福车站"6.56.07.019.5Safe
Adriano Huang2"你不在"6.56.06.018.5Eliminated
Hong Yu Yang3"很想你"5.55.06.016.5Safe

Week 7: Revival round (20 February)

  • Theme: No theme
  • Group performances: "天灰" (performed by Choo Siew Ping, Sheena Goh, Shermaine Goh, Koh Bee Kwee, Ng Yang Ce and Geraldine See) and "眼泪的味道" (performed by Ho Chee Mun, Alejandro Hou, Adriano Huang, Lee Yin Wei, Kenneth Lim and Samuel Tan)

The first twelve contestants who were eliminated from the first six live shows returned to the stage to perform for the revival round. The contestant who received the highest combined score from either the male and female categories would be reinstated from the competition.

Contestants' performances on the seventh live show
ContestantOrderSongJudges' scoreResult
CSPTWSTotal
Female category
Choo Siew Ping1"挥着翅膀的女孩"6.05.55.517.0Not revived
Koh Bee Kwee2"丝路"7.06.55.018.5Not revived
Shermaine Goh3"你快乐吗"5.55.06.016.5Not revived
Sheena Goh4"不想让你知道"6.05.56.518.0Not revived
Geraldine See5"High High High"7.07.07.021.0Revived
Ng Yang Ce6"当你"6.05.06.017.0Not revived
Male category
Ho Chee Mun1"手放开"5.05.55.516.0Not revived
Alejandro Hou2"爱很简单"5.06.05.516.5Not revived
Kenneth Lim3"疯狂世界"6.05.55.016.5Not revived
Samuel Tan4"恋爱ING"6.56.56.019.0Not revived
Lee Yin Wei5"孙悟空"6.06.55.518.0Not revived
Adriano Huang6"嫁给我"7.58.06.522.0Revived

Week 8: Semi-final 1 (27 February)

  • Theme: No theme
Contestants' performances on the eighth live show
ContestantOrderSongJudges' scoreResult
WSCSPTFHTotal
Female category
Clara Tan1"因为你"5.56.05.55.522.5Safe
Ng Imm Khim2"遗失的美好"7.07.57.57.529.5Safe
Geraldine See3"白色羽毛"7.57.06.56.027.0Safe
Yvonne Chua4"本来"6.55.55.05.022.0Eliminated
Teresa Tseng5"Love Love Love"7.58.08.07.030.5Safe

Week 9: Semi-final 2 (6 March)

  • Theme: No theme
Contestants' performances on the ninth live show
ContestantOrderSongJudges' scoreResult
WSCSPTFHTotal
Male category
Chen Yi Yuan1"I Believe"6.56.06.07.025.5Eliminated
Hong Yu Yang2"枫"7.57.06.57.028.0Safe
Adriano Huang3"My Anata"7.07.57.58.030.0Safe
Renfred Ng4"Kiss Me 123"6.05.05.55.522.0Safe
Ng Chee Yang5"月亮代表谁的心"7.08.08.58.532.0Safe

Week 10: Semi-final 3 (13 March)

  • Theme: Uptempo dance music
Contestants' performances on the tenth live show
ContestantOrderSongJudges' scoreResult
WSCSPTFHTotal
Female category
Ng Imm Khim1"看我72变"6.57.57.57.529.0Eliminated
Teresa Tseng2"孤单芭蕾"7.57.57.57.029.5Safe
Clara Tan3"见习爱神"6.56.56.56.526.0Safe
Geraldine See4"给我感觉"6.06.06.06.024.0Safe
Male category
Ng Chee Yang1"天与地"7.07.08.07.029.0Safe
Renfred Ng2"大舌头"7.57.57.08.030.0Safe
Hong Yu Yang3"呛司呛司"7.07.07.07.028.0Eliminated
Adriano Huang4"自由"6.56.56.06.025.0Safe

Week 11: Semi-final 4 (20 March)

  • Theme: No theme
Contestants' performances on the eleventh live show
ContestantOrderSongJudges' scoreResult
WSCSPTFHTotal
Female category
Geraldine See1"祝我生日快乐"7.56.07.07.027.5Safe
Clara Tan2"至少走得比你早"7.07.07.57.529.0Eliminated
Teresa Tseng3"Fly Away"8.58.58.58.534.0Safe
Male category
Adriano Huang4"Julia"7.57.57.57.530.0Eliminated
Renfred Ng5"那女孩对我说"6.57.07.06.026.5Safe
Ng Chee Yang6"就是爱你"9.08.59.09.035.5Safe

Week 12: Final (27 March/2/3 April)

27 March (Prelude)

  • Group performance: "Hu-La-Hu" (all finalists)

All top 20 finalists returned to the stage in this pre-recorded non-elimination performance show. It featured group performances from the finalists as well as a look-back on their journey in the competition.

Contestants' performances on the twelfth pre-recorded show
ContestantOrderSong
Yvonne Chua, Ng Imm Khim & Geraldine See1"睁一只眼闭一只眼"
Hong Yu Yang & Renfred Ng2"我们都会错"
Clara Tan & Teresa Tseng3"遇见"
Chen Yi Yuan, Adriano Huang & Ng Chee Yang4"小镇姑娘"

2 April (Round 1)

  • Themes: Designated song; "songs to win the competition"
  • Group performance: "By Now" (all finalists)
  • Musical guest: Nicholas Teo ("寂寞边界" and "只因为你")

Music producer and composer Lee Shih Shiong and Lee Wei Song were brought in as the guest judges. Guest hosting roles were also brought in during the live final. It featured Christina Lin reporting from Renfred Ng's school, Peicai Secondary School; Ng Hui from Ng Chee Yang's school, Hwa Chong Institution; Cruz Teng from Geraldine See's school, ITE College West; and Ben Yeo from Teresa Tseng's school, CHIJ Katong Convent.

Contestants' performances on the thirteenth live show: round one
ContestantOrderFirst songOrderSecond songJudges' scoreResult
FHCSWSPTSSWSTotal
Female category
Geraldine See1"记得"3"会有那么一天"7.57.57.57.07.06.042.5Runner-up
Teresa Tseng2"记得"4"想念你的歌" (with CHIJ Katong Convent choir)8.58.58.58.58.06.548.5Winner
Male category
Ng Chee Yang1"Kiss Goodbye"3"Superwoman"8.09.59.08.57.06.548.5Winner
Renfred Ng2"Kiss Goodbye"4"我的麦克风"7.57.07.07.57.05.041.0Runner-up

2 April (Round 2)

  • Themes: Alumni duets; winner's song
  • Group performance: "第一天" / "招牌动作" / "绿光" / "Easy Come Easy Go" / "DA DA DA" / "终结孤单" (all finalists except Ng Chee Yang, Renfred Ng, Geraldine See and Teresa Tseng)
  • Musical guest: Kelvin Tan ("约定" and "触摸")
Contestants' performances on the thirteenth live show: round two
ContestantOrderFirst song (duet)OrderSecond songJudges' scoreResult
FHCSWSPTSSWSTotal
Teresa Tseng1"恋爱频率" (with Hong Junyang)3"有一天我会"7.57.08.08.57.07.545.5Runner-up
Ng Chee Yang2"恋爱达人" (with Shi Xin Hui)4"一首简单的歌"9.08.09.09.08.08.051.0Winner

3 April (After-party)

  • Group performance: "浪花一朵朵" (all finalists)

All top 20 finalists returned to the stage once again in this live performance show to celebrate the success of the season and the crowning of the winner.

Contestants' performances on the fourteenth live show
ContestantOrderSong
Ng Chee Yang1"一首简单的歌"
Chen Yi Yuan & Ng Imm Khim2"被风吹过的夏天"
Adriano Huang & Koh Bee Kwee3"制造浪漫"
Choo Siew Ping, Sheena Goh, Shermaine Goh, Koh Bee Kwee & Ng Yang Ce4"星光"
Teresa Tseng5"灰姑娘"
Yvonne Chua & Hong Yu Yang6"煎熬"
Ho Chee Mun, Alejandro Hou, Lee Yin Wei, Kenneth Lim & Samuel Tan7"她的睫毛"

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Campus SuperStar is a Singaporean television music competition to find new singing talent. Contestants are students from secondary schools, junior colleges and institutes of technical education. The second season began airing on MediaCorp Channel U on 28 May 2007 and ended on 25 August 2007. This is the only season of Campus SuperStar where the grand finals were held on Saturday instead of a traditional Sunday.

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The third season of the Malaysian reality talent show Project SuperStar Malaysia, based on the Singaporean reality show of the same name began on 2 February 2008 on 8TV. For the third consecutive season, Gary Yap and Cheryl Lee returned as hosts.

Campus SuperStar is a Singaporean television music competition to find new singing talent. Contestants are students from secondary schools, junior colleges and institutes of technical education. The third season began airing on MediaCorp Channel U on 4 January 2009 and ended on 12 April 2009.

<i>The Voice of China</i> Chinese TV series or program

The Voice of China is a Chinese reality television singing competition broadcast on Zhejiang Television. Based on the original The Voice of Holland, the concept of the series is to find new singing talent contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. The winner is determined by votes cast by a media judging panel and live audience. They receive a record deal with various labels for winning the competition. The winners of the four seasons have been: Bruce Liang, Li Qi, Diamond Zhang, and Zhang Lei.

Campus SuperStar is a Singaporean television music competition to find new singing talent. Contestants are students from secondary schools, junior colleges and institutes of technical education. The fourth season debuted on Y.E.S. 93.3FM on 3 January 2013, and began airing on MediaCorp Channel U on 18 February 2013 and ended on 31 March 2013.

The third season of the Singaporean reality talent show Project SuperStar began on 18 August 2014. It was broadcast on MediaCorp Channel U and simulcast on Toggle Live. The show was hosted by Dasmond Koh, with Jeremy Chan and Shane Pow acting as managers for the contestants. Roy Li and Dawn Yip returned as judges for their third season, and they were joined by Eric Ng who appeared as a judge for the first time. Taiwanese singer Tiger Huang and former judge Lee Wei Song served as the guest judges at the grand final.

The fourth and final season of the Chinese reality talent show The Voice of China premiered on 17 July 2015 on Zhejiang Television. Hu Qiaohua continued his role as host, while Na Ying and Wang Feng returned for their fourth and third consecutive seasons as coaches, respectively. Former coach Harlem Yu, who returned after a one-season absence, and Jay Chou joined the coaching panel following the departures of Chyi Chin and Yang Kun.

The second season of The Final 1 premiered on MediaCorp Channel 5 on 5 July 2015. It is a Singaporean reality-singing competition programme created by the director of Hype Records Ken Lim. It was won by Jermaine Leong.

<i>SPOP Sing! season 1</i> Season of television series

SPOP Sing! is a Chinese singing reality competition broadcast by Mediacorp Channel 8. Season 1 premiered on 9 August after the broadcast of National Day Parade and ended on the live finale on 4 November at Padang.

GeTai Challenge is a singing talent search competition for renowned getai singers organised by Mediacorp and broadcast on Channel 8 in Singapore. The show began on 22 May 2015 and ended on 17 August 2015. A second season was renewed in 2018 with the show collaborated with Ministry of Communications and Information; the second season premiered on 20 April 2018 and ended on 10 August 2018.

Star Search 2019 is the 11th installment of the long-running Chinese talent competition Star Search, hosted by Mediacorp, since 1988. This was the first season of Star Search since 2010, returning after a nine-year hiatus. The grand prize includes a Mediacorp management contract and an Audi Q2 SUV.

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