I Am a Singer (Chinese TV series)
| I Am a Singer 我是歌手 Wǒ Shì Gēshǒu | |
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I Am a Singer's intertitle | |
| Also known as | Chinese: 我是歌手; pinyin: Wǒ Shì Gēshǒu |
| Developed by | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
| Presented by |
Season 1: Hu Haiquan (Ep. 1, 3-12); Chen Yufan (Ep. 2); Sha Baoliang, He Jiong & Wang Han (Ep. 13) Season 2: Phil Chang Yu (Ep. 1-10); Liao Fan (Ep. 11); Hu Haiquan (Ep. 12); He Jiong & Wang Han (Ep. 13) Season 3: Leo Ku (Ep. 1-7), Sun Nan (Ep. 8-12),Wang Han (Ep. 13) |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language(s) | Standard Chinese |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes |
Season 1: 13 Season 2: 13 Season 3: 16 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | HBS: Hunan Television |
| Picture format |
576i (16:9 and 4:3) (SDTV), 1080p (HDTV) |
| Audio format | 5.1 surround sound |
| Original run | 18 January 2013 – Present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
I Am a Singer (Chinese: 我是歌手; pinyin: Wǒ Shì Gēshǒu) is a Chinese version of the Korean reality show I Am a Singer and it is broadcast on Hunan Television. Seven talented, veteran Chinese singers perform for a selected audience, which votes to eliminate one singer after each week's performance. The following week, another singer joins the competition, and the lineup of artists varies throughout the course of the show.[1] The program ended its first season on 12 April 2013, and its second season on 4 April 2014. The third season has started in January 2015.
Seasons
| Season | Winner | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 |  Yu Quan |
 Terry Lin |
Aska Yang |
| 2014 | Han Lei |
 G.E.M. |
 Shila Amzah |
| 2015 | Han Hong |
Li Jian (singer) |
 The One |
Results
Season 1
| Safe | Lowest Ranked | Eliminated | Guest Performance | Temporarily Withdrew | Absent | Withdrew | Direct to Semifinal | Resurrection Success | Resurrection Failure | Winner | First Runner-up | Second Runner-up |
| Singer | Results and Airdate | Average Rank | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/18 1st Round | 1/25 2nd Round | 2/1 3rd Round | 2/8 4th Round | 2/15 5th Round | 2/22 6th Round | 3/1 7th Round | 3/8 8th Round | 3/15 9th Round | 3/22 10th Round | 3/29 Resurrection | 4/5 Semifinal | 4/12 Finale | 4/12 Grand Finale | ||
| Yu Quan | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.54 | |
| Terry Lin | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.89 | |||||
| Aska Yang | 7 | 5 (tie) | 1 | 1 | 3 (tie) | 3 | 3.33 | ||||||||
| Huang Qishan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 (tie) | 4 | 3.38 | |
| Julia Peng | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4.2 | |||||||||
| Winnie Hsin | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5.57 | |||||||
| Zhou Xiao'ou | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4.89 | |||||
| Shang Wenjie | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 (tie) | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4.22 | |||||
| Sha Baoliang | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4.82 | |||
| Chen Ming | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5.43 | |||||||
| Paul Wong | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Chyi Chin | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.75 | ||||||||||
Season 2
| Safe | Lowest Ranked | Eliminated | Guest Performance | With Draw | Direct to Semifinal | Breakthrough Success | Breakthrough Failure | Winner | First Runner-up | Second Runner-up |
| Singer | Results and Airdate | Average Rank | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/3 1st Round | 1/10 2nd Round | 1/17 3rd Round | 1/24 4th Round | 1/31 5th Round | 2/7 6th Round | 2/21 7th Round | 2/28 8th Round | 3/7 9th Round | 3/14 10th Round | 3/21 Breakthrough | 3/28 Semifinal | 4/4 Finale | 4/4 Grand Finale | ||
| Han Lei | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.46 | |
| G.E.M. | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.31 | |
| Shila Amzah | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3.14 | ||||||
| Zhang Jie | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3.42 | ||
| Gary Chaw | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | ||||||||
| Phil Chang | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5.67 | ||
| Zhou Bichang | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4.67 | ||
| Power Station | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5.67 | |||||||||||
| Man Wenjun | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Wei Wei | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4.6 | |||||||||
| Victor Wong | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Luo Qi | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3.5 | ||||||||
2014 top showdown
| Terry Lin |
Yu Quan |
Aska Yang |
Shang Wenjie |
Julia Peng |
| Han Lei |
G.E.M. |
Shila Amzah |
Zhang Jie |
Gary Chaw |
Season 3
| Safe | Lowest Ranked | Eliminated | Guest Performance | Withdrew | Qualification Success | Qualification Failure | Direct to Finale | Breakthrough Success | Breakthrough Failure | Winner | First Runner-up | Second Runner-up |
| Singer | Results and Airdate | Average Rank | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 1st Qualifying Round | 1/9 1st Knockout Round | 1/16 1st Challenge Round | 1/23 2nd Qualifying Round | 1/30 2nd Knockout Round | 2/6 2nd Challenge Round | 2/13 3rd Qualifying Round | 2/20 3rd Knockout Round | 2/27 3rd Challenge Round | 3/6 4th Qualifying Round | 3/13 Final Knockout Round | 3/20 Breakthrough | 3/27 Finale | 3/27 Grand Finale | ||
| Han Hong | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 (tie) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2.85 | |
| Li Jian (singer) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3.27 | |||
| The One | 1 | 6 | 2 (tie) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2.88 | ||||||
| Tan Weiwei | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.33 | |||||
| Tiger Hu | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4.63 | ||||||
| A-Lin | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3.92 | ||
| Sun Nan | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4.33 | ||
 Kit Chan | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6.33 | |||||||||||
| Leo Ku | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4.57 | |||||||
| Xiao Huang-Chi | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5.67 | |||||||||||
| Jess Lee | 5 | 8 | 6.5 | ||||||||||||
| Li Ronghao | 6 | 9 | 7.5 | ||||||||||||
| Zhang Liangying | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4.63 | ||||||
2015 top showdown
| Han Lei |
Aska Yang |
Huang Qishan |
Zhang Jie |
Gary Chaw |
Zhou Bichang |
| Han Hong |
Li Jian (singer) |
The One |
A-Lin |
Tiger Hu |
Tan Weiwei |
Ratings
Season 1
| China Hunan Satellite TV premiere ratings (CSM46) | ||||
| Episode | Date | Rating | Percent | Ranking |
| 1 | January 18, 2013 | 1.434 | 6.38 | 1 |
| 2 | January 25, 2013 | 1.714 | 8.08 | 1 |
| 3 | February 1, 2013 | 2.014 | 9.34 | 1 |
| 4 | February 8, 2013 | 2.067 | 8.24 | 1 |
| 5 | February 15, 2013 | 1.963 | 9.07 | 1 |
| 6 | February 22, 2013 | 2.022 | 8.83 | 1 |
| 7 | March 1, 2013 | 2.381 | 10.56 | 1 |
| 8 | March 8, 2013 | 2.368 | 11.35 | 1 |
| 9 | March 15, 2013 | 2.336 | 11.63 | 1 |
| 10 | March 22, 2013 | 2.480 | 12.20 | 1 |
| 11 | March 29, 2013 | 2.206 | 11.56 | 1 |
| 12 | April 5, 2013 | 2.430 | 11.94 | 1 |
| 13 | April 12, 2013 | 4.127 | 13.24 | 1 |
Season 2
| China Hunan Satellite TV premiere ratings (CSM48/50) | ||||
| Episode | Date | Rating | Percent | Ranking |
| 1 | January 3, 2014 | 2.200 | 5.70 | 1 |
| 2 | January 10, 2014 | 2.149 | 5.52 | 1 |
| 3 | January 17, 2014 | 2.076 | 5.33 | 1 |
| 4 | January 24, 2014 | 1.913 | 4.99 | 1 |
| 5 | January 31, 2014 | 1.771 | 4.95 | 1 |
| 6 | February 7, 2014 | 2.354 | 6.02 | 1 |
| 7 | February 21, 2014 | 2.140 | 5.35 | 1 |
| 8 | February 28, 2014 | 2.103 | 5.38 | 1 |
| 9 | March 7, 2014 | 2.266 | 5.90 | 1 |
| 10 | March 14, 2014 | 2.204 | 5.79 | 1 |
| 11 | March 21, 2014 | 2.375 | 6.28 | 1 |
| 12 | March 28, 2014 | 2.540 | 6.65 | 1 |
| 13 | April 4, 2014 | 3.990 | 12.00 | 1 |
| SP1 | April 11, 2014 | 2.044 | 9.40 | 1 |
Season 3
| China Hunan Satellite TV premiere ratings | |||||||
| Episode | Date | CSM50 | CSM national network | ||||
| Rating | Percent | Ranking | Rating | Percent | Ranking | ||
| 1 | January 2, 2015 | 2.757 | 12.234 | 2 | 1.7 | 10.17 | 1 |
| 2 | January 9, 2015 | 2.407 | 10.706 | 3 | 1.57 | 9.57 | 1 |
| 3 | January 16, 2015 | 2.489 | 11.005 | 2 | 1.52 | 8.71 | 1 |
| 4 | January 23, 2015 | 2.633 | 11.804 | 1 | 1.64 | 9.6 | 1 |
| 5 | January 30, 2015 | 3.08 | 14.237 | 1 | 2.02 | 12.15 | 1 |
| 6 | February 6, 2015 | 3.083 | 15.472 | 1 | 1.72 | 11.58 | 1 |
| 7 | February 13, 2015 | 2.897 | 13.898 | 1 | 2.04 | 12.63 | 1 |
| 8 | February 20, 2015 | 2.404 | 11.906 | 1 | 1.77 | 10.46 | 1 |
| 9 | February 27, 2015 | 2.637 | 13.102 | 1 | 1.65 | 10.55 | 1 |
| 10 | March 6, 2015 | 2.532 | 12.457 | 1 | 1.69 | 10.60 | 1 |
| 11 | March 13, 2015 | 2.492 | 12.141 | 1 | 1.58 | 10.20 | 1 |
| 12 | March 20, 2015 | 2.516 | 12.682 | 1 | 1.44 | 9.69 | 1 |
| 13 | March 27, 2015 | 3.473 | 11.27 | 1 | 2.47 | 9.09 | 1 |
| SP1 | April 3, 2015 | 2.540 | 14.68 | 1 | 1.43 | 10.91 | 1 |
Formations
Basic Rules
In the original episodes, 7 singers sing in a certain order. The first 10 episodes are divided into 5 rounds. After Eps. 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10, or the second weeks of the rounds, the person who ranks last (in combined voting scores) will be eliminated.
After the eliminations, another singer will replace his or her original state.
Pot Luck
The songs of Pot Luck in Ep. 8 of Season 1 are selected by the audience online. Each of the singers can choose three from the songs which he or she doesn't want to sing. If one of the three songs is chosen, he can choose another one. There are no pot luck in season 2.
Season 1 Ep.10: Chyi Chin's special
The tenth episode is the special of Chyi Chin. All the singers must perform one of Chyi's songs.
Second Chance
In Ep. 11 of Season 1, 5 eliminated singers are given one more chance to the semi-final. All the singers must sing for 2 rounds, one is an adaptation, and another one is their own song. The person has highest rank will given the "Second Chance" to the Finale. In Season 2, the resurrection race is replaced by a Breakthrough/Resurrection, meaning the eliminated contestants will compete against the singers they replace to earn a spot back into the semifinals. In season 2, all replacement singers (except for Luo Qi due to her retirement from the contest because of her pregnancy) competed against eliminated singers and each other for a chance to compete in the semifinals. So for example, if there are only 3 people from the first show left to go right into the finals, there will be 4 repechage spots up for grabs.
Return Performances
These are exhibition performances by eliminated contestants to return and perform with no competition complications. An example was when Chyi Chin return in episode 10 of season 1 as a guest judge, but opted to perform a song by Teresa Teng. In season 2, all performers returned to perform at the odd-numbered rounds after elimination.
Duet with Guest Singers
In the first segment of the finals in Season 2, the seven finalists have to perform a duet with musical guests. Shila Amzah performed with Huang Qishan, G.E.M. performed with Khalil Fong, Zhang Jie performed with JJ Lin, Gary Chaw performed with Tan Weiwei, Bibi Zhou performed with Shin and Phil Chang performed with Julian Chen. The only exception is that Han Lei performed a trio with Zhang Jiayi and Tiger Hu.[2]In the first segment of the finals in Season 3, Han Hong performed with Eason Chan, and in the second segment, she was declared as the winner of Season 3.
Challenge Round
In Season 3, every third round is a "Challenge Round", whereby a young singer, defined as being in the music industry for no more than 10 years, will attempt to directly qualify into the competition against the remaining artists. They have to finish within the top 4 to ensure their successful qualification, failing which they will be eliminated. If they do successfully qualify, the lowest ranking singer will be eliminated. After this "Challenge Round", the next round reverts back to normal whereby an invited veteran singer will join the cast. This veteran does not need to finish within the top 4 to remain in the competition.
Internal voting
In Season 3, the results for peer voting between artists are open to air so they can pick and predict the top 3 vote-getters, but will not be added to the final results.
References
- ↑ (Korean)Description of Program, MBC, Retrieved on November 15, 2011
- ↑ http://cfensi.wordpress.com/2014/04/04/han-lei-wins-i-am-a-singer-2014/, cfensi, Retrieved on April 13, 2014
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