New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition

New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition (Chinese: 新秀歌唱大賽溫哥華選拔賽) or NTSA Vancouver for short, is an annual singing contest organized by Fairchild Television in Vancouver, held every July. The winner of the contest will represent the city of Vancouver in the NTSA International Finals, usually held in Hong Kong, organized by TVB.

Contest format

Original Format: Regional - North America - Hong Kong

From its start in 1994, 15 finalists ( 12 finalists from 1996 onwards ) competed in NTSA Vancouver for the top 2 spots. Those two contestants will then enter the NTSA North American Finals. 12 to 15 regional winners (and some runner-ups) from Canada and the US would compete for the title of North American champion. The North American champion would then compete as the "overseas contestant" in the NTSA Finals in Hong Kong.

International Event: Regional - Canada - International

With the emergence of several Australian, European and Asian cities like Melbourne, London, Amsterdam and Shanghai wanting to be included in the event, in 1997, TVB Hong Kong created the NTSA International Finals. Instead of having one "overseas contestant" from North America competing in the NTSA Finals ( now renamed the NTSA Hong Kong Regional Finals ), now each participating country would send regional representatives to compete in the NTSA International Finals ( much like an international beauty pageant would ).

With that, the North American Finals were cancelled starting that year. Fairchild TV continued to host the NTSA Canadian Finals to search for National representatives while the American cities just sent their regional winners directly to the NTSA International Finals.

In the NTSA Canadian Finals, representatives from 7 Canadian cities ( Toronto and Vancouver always sent two representatives while other cities: Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Victoria and either Ottawa or Montreal sent one ) would compete for the top 3 places, which would give them the opportunity to represent Canada and their city in the NTSA International Finals.

New Century, New Format: Regional - International

In 2000, Fairchild TV decided to scrap the NTSA Canadian Finals, and have one representative from each of the three cities that Fairchild TV is based in: Vancouver, Toronto, and Calgary ( although sometimes Calgary and Edmonton would combine to produce one contestant representing Alberta ) to compete in the NTSA International Finals. Since this was the case, the winner of the regional competitions in those cities would directly enter the International Finals. The same year, Fairchild TV Vancouver decided to reduce the amount of finalists from 12 to 8, making the competition extremely intense. The number of finalists temporarily increased back to 12 in 2007, but dropped back to 8 finalists in 2008.

Contest venues

NTSA Vancouver is one of the two big annual productions for Fairchild Television Vancouver ( the other being Miss Chinese (Vancouver) Pageant ) and has been held at many state-of-the-art venues.

Special performing guests

Faichild TV would sometimes hire Asian singers or local artists to be the Special Guest(s) performing in the finals.

Major award winners

Year Winner 1st Runner-Up 2nd Runner-Up Golden Voice Award Best Stage Performance Award
1994 13. Angus Ting 丁文俊 6. Stacia Lau 劉思瑤 Hang-Kit Leung 梁恆傑 No Award Man-Kit Lee 李文傑
1995 15. Kenneth Wong 黃君諾 Info Not Available Info Not Available No Award 9. James Chu 祝鏘鎛
1996 4. Daniel Kwan 關浩正 6. Victor Chow 仇耀斌 12. Chiu-Yue Huang 黃秋月 No Award 7. Lily Cosnos 邱莉莉
1997 6. Phillip Lau 劉健濤 3. Aaron Wong 黃敏豪 Info Not Available No Award Info Not Available
1998 6. Jacky Chu 祝釩剛 12. Ruby Lu 盧春如 3. Gladys Yu 于　蘭 No Award 12. Ruby Lu 盧春如
1999 6. Chantel Wang 王亞文 7. Jade Kwan 關惠文 (關心妍) 10. Alex Chen 陳維屏 No Award Info Not Available
2000 6. Jordan Lin 林裕翁 7. Benny Yau 邱穟恆 3. Suzanne Chung 鍾煥燊 (鍾依澄) No Award 6. Jordan Lin 林裕翁
2001 4. Cindy Cheung 張瑋恩 8. Rebecca Yang 楊詠薇 2. Jenny Chang 張聖伶 8. Rebecca Yang 楊詠薇 2. Jenny Chang 張聖伶
2002 3. Rita Leung 梁璟裕 1. Kitty Bao 鮑　芳 2. Gerald Kwok 郭嘉豪 No Award 3. Rita Leung 梁璟裕
2003 4. Warren Lo 盧韋綸 8. Jimmy Huang 黃鈞麟 3. Bella Chen 陳　薇 4. Warren Lo 盧韋綸 5. Reika Li 李　佳
2004 8. Michael Lee 李今平 1. Min Zhang 張　敏 4. Sicy Tam 譚詩詩 8. Michael Lee 李今平 4. Sicy Tam 譚詩詩
2005 8. Lorretta Chow 周美欣 7. Aaron Chan 陳佑綜 6. Clara Au-Yeung 歐陽梓珊 6. Clara Au-Yeung 歐陽梓珊 7. Aaron Chan 陳佑綜
2006 1. John Lam 林子康 2. Sharon Hung 熊惠芳 7. Raymond Seen 冼棨豪 No Award 2. Sharon Hung 熊惠芳
2007 2. Phil Lam 林漢輝 6. Derek Chiu 趙子恆 3. Kristie Yung 翁可欣 2. Phil Lam 林漢輝 3. Kristie Yung 翁可欣
2008 4. Dionne Phillips 余迪安 8. Laura Tang 湯有麗 7. Micky Tang 鄧佑剛 4. Dionne Phillips 余迪安 3. Dylan Luo 羅迪龍
2009 2. Alvin Man 文思惟 6. Fox Chao 趙文博 7. Jane Yang 楊　箏 6. Fox Chao 趙文博 2. Alvin Man 文思惟
2010 2. Andy Wu 吳彥德 1. David Zhang 張　緯 8. Amelie So 蘇敏儀 1. David Zhang 張　緯 8. Amelie So 蘇敏儀
2011 6. Crystal Leung 粱皓筠 7. Richard Sin 單澤宇 5. Grace Hsu 許恩婷 6. Crystal Leung 粱皓筠 5. Grace Hsu 許恩婷
2012 3. Henry Chan 陳家強 6. Byron Cheung 張可永 1. Harry Yang 楊子翾 6. Byron Cheung 張可永 3. Henry Chan 陳家強

Contestant careers

Vancouver success in NTSA International

Here is the list of Vancouver representatives who have won awards in the NTSA International Finals.

See also

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