Sing! China season 8 explained

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Network:Zhejiang Television

The eighth season of the Chinese reality talent show Sing! China premiered on 28 July 2023. None of the coaches from the previous season returned for this season, making it the first season to have a total renewal of the coaching panel.

Coaches and presenters

On 5 June 2023, it was confirmed that the season will begin airing on 28 July 2023 with Wakin Chau, Joker Xue, Wilber Pan and Henry Lau joining as new coaches.[1] [2]

This is the first season to have four new coaches, and the second season not to have a female coach, the first season being in season 3.

Controversy and suspension

On the 4th episode of season 8, during a performance of the girl group Yomodo Band, Wilber Pan's chair swivelled away from the stage without him pushing he button, thus disapproving the contestant’s performance. However, as his hands were observed to be resting on his lap, and with his facial expression saying “what” causes many citizens believed he did not pushed it.[3]

On 25 August 2023, Zhejiang Satellite TV announced that the program had been frozen from broadcasting briefly pending an investigation over the Coco Lee's alleged mistreatment and other issues raised by netizens and viewers.[4] [5] [6] It was reported that the suspension of the show was also partly due to current season 8's coaches, Wakin Chau and Joker Xue, had pulled out of the show after the incident with half of the season yet to be produced and filmed.[7]

Teams

Colour key
  • Winner
  • Runner-up
  • Third place
  • Fourth place
  • Fifth place
  • Eliminated in the Semi-finals
  • Eliminated in the Playoffs
  • Eliminated in the Cross Knockout rounds
  • Eliminated in the Cross Battle rounds
  • Saved by other coaches after losing sing-off in the Blind Auditions
  • Eliminated in the Blind Auditions
Coach! colspan="9" style="width:90%"
Artists
Henry Lau
Yuan Yifei 袁艺菲PoLin 柏霖 LR 陆燃Tang Kangning 唐康寧Luoyang Yunzi 罗杨云子Walter Kwan 关浩德
Zhai Yue 翟越Oscar Li 李在溪Yang Su Adai 杨苏阿黛Zhang Tianci 张天赐
Wakin Chau
Vanessa Reynauld 维莉莎Clou 可楼Wang Cong 王璁Qiu Zhen 邱震The Deep 组合Mo Yao 墨谣
Light White & Pure Black 浅白纯黑Zhang Huiqing 张惠晴Huang Chenchen 黄晨晨
Joker Xue
Mercury 水星Lin Po 蔺颇Qi Qi 戚琦Chuan Chuan 川川Xair Peng 彭诩越Dream Island Band 游梦岛乐队
Mo Yao 墨谣Frankie Leung 梁凡
Wilber Pan
Zhao Mingxuan 赵明轩Wang Xinzhu 汪芯竹Syuen Rachel 陈蔚萱Moe 莫维蒂Oscar Li 李在溪Chouchou 刘明宜
Xair Peng 彭诩越Cao Kun 曹昆He Jiaxin 何嘉鑫

Blind Auditions

In this season, new mechanics before the blind auditions are introduced. Artists have two options to choose from before they go on stage. They consist of Blind Auditions and Open Selection. If they choose Blind Audition, the show will proceed by the normal rules. For those that choose Open Selection, the coaches will turn around and judge the artists as they perform. In addition, if a coach presses the red button during the Open Selection, it will turn the coach's chair back. If it is not turned back, it means that the students are invited to join that team.

The same mechanics from the blind auditions last season was implemented. The coaches are to recruit a total of six artists to form a team of their own. The forming of the teams would move to a format that is similar to the "Six-Chair Challenge" featured in the British version of The X Factor. Once a team is full with six artists occupying all the spots, the subsequent artists which the coach has successfully recruited would have to face-off with one of the six artists in the sing-offs for a spot in the team.

The incoming artist may select any of the six defending artists to compete against in the sing-off, and both artists would each sing a new song and the coach would decide on the winner. The winner would be given the spot in the team. However, continuing from last season, the losing artist has the chance to be saved by other coaches (the same function as the steals from The Voice). The coaches are given 10 seconds to save the losing artist for elimination. If one coach presses their button, he/she will be automatically on the new coach's team and if more than one coach presses, same as with the blind auditions, the artist has the opportunity to choose which coach they want.

For defending artists, once they have won a sing-off against an incoming artist, they would receive immunity from the subsequent sing-offs and immediately advance to the next round of the competition.

Colour key
  Artist chose Blind Auditions
  Artist chose Open Selection
    Coach pressed their button (Blind Auditions) / Valid choice (Open Selection)
    Artist defaulted to this coach's team
    Artist elected to join this coach's team
    Artist eliminated with no coach pressing the button (Blind Audition) / all coaches pressed their button (Open Selection)
    Artist remained on the team after winning sing-off; immune from subsequent sing-offs
    Artist remained on the team after winning sing-off; replaced a defending artist
    Artist saved by other coaches after losing sing-off
    Artist eliminated after losing sing-off

Episode 1 (July 28)

Order ArtistAgesHometownSongCoach's and artist's choices
Henry Wakin Joker Wilber
1 Yuan Yifei 袁艺菲20Tangshan, Hebei"致未来的我"
2 Zhou Enyang 周恩洋22Dongying, Shandong"白蛇"
3 PoLin 柏霖29Taiwan"遗书"
4 Mercury 水星26Leshan, Sichuan"豆子"
5 Light White & Pure Black 浅白纯黑26 & 23Huaihua, Hunan/Shanghai

Episode 2 (August 4)

Order ArtistAgesHometownSongCoach's and artist's choices
Henry Wakin Joker Wilber
1 Zhang Huiqing 张惠晴19Canada"你的家"
2 Zhang Tianci 张天赐21Tieling, Liaoning"孩子气"
3 Zhao Mingxuan 赵明轩24Beijing"立"
4 Xair Peng 彭诩越22Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia"节奏先生"
5 Lin Po 蔺颇30Tianjin"抵抗引力"
6 Vanessa Reynauld 维莉莎23Klang, Malaysia"乘着风"
7 Oscar Li 李在溪26Beijing"梦"
8 Wang Xinzhu 汪芯竹23Harbin, Heilongjiang"Love Spell"
9 Qi Qi 戚琦25Harbin, Heilongjiang"婚约"
10 Clou 可楼20Vienna, Austria"我的美丽"
11 Huang Chenchen 黄晨晨22Chongqing"大人"

Episode 3 (August 11)

OrderArtistAgesHometownSongCoach's and artist's choices
HenryWakin Joker Wilber
1 Yang Su Adai 杨苏阿黛26Sichuan"The Rose"
2 Wang Cong 王璁21Yancheng, Jiangsu"洗牌"
3 Cao Kun 曹昆26Luzhou, Sichuan"根本不是我的对手"
4 He Jiaxin 何嘉鑫22Honghe, Yunnan"少年"
5 Syuen Rachel 陈蔚萱20Malaysia"雨后日记"
6 LR 陆燃24Changchun, Jilin"三拜红尘凉"
7 Moe 莫维蒂26Pretoria, South Africa"爱"
8 Chuan Chuan 川川20Fuzhou, Fujian"河流"
9 Tang Kangning 唐康宁20Chongqing"不开灯俱乐部"
10 Luoyang Yunzi 罗杨云子28Hubei, Wuhan"逃"

Episode 4 (August 18)

OrderArtistAgesHometownSongCoach's and artist's choices
HenryWakin Joker Wilber
1 Mo Yao 墨谣30Zhenjiang, Jiangsu"舞月光"
2 Chouchou 刘明宜23Qingyuan, Guangdong"披星戴月的想你"
3 Qiu Zhen 邱震28Shenzhen"逃亡"
4 The Deep 组合26 & 28Beijing, Chongqing"爱如火"
5 Walter Kwan 关浩德30Hong Kong"遇见"
6 Frankie Leung 梁凡34Xi'an, Shanxi"仅好友可见"
7 Dream Island Band 游梦岛乐队"爱本身"
8 Zhai Yue 翟越21Harbin, Heilongjiang"Monster (怪物)"

Sing-off details

EpisodeOrderSongIncoming artistDefending artistSongFinal 6 replacement chart
123456
Team Henry Lau
Yuan Yifei 袁艺菲Bai Lin 柏霖Zhang Tianci 张天赐Oscar Li 李在溪Yang Su Adai 杨苏阿黛LR 陆燃
31"Jessiya"Tang Kangning 唐康宁Oscar Li 李在溪 (saved by Wilber)"Walawalawa"Tang Kangning 唐康宁
2"Fire"Luoyang Yunzi 罗杨云子Yang Su Adai 杨苏阿黛 "Mafia"Luoyang Yunzi 罗杨云子
43"Lost you twice (失去你两次)"Walter Kwan 关浩德Zhang Tianci 张天赐"囍"Walter Kwan 关浩德
Team Wakin Chau
Light White & Pure Black 浅白纯黑Zhang Huiqing 张惠晴Vanessa Reynauld 维莉莎Clou 可楼Huang Chenchen 黄晨晨Wang Cong 王璁
41"去有风的地方"Qiu Zhen 邱震Light White & Pure Black 浅白纯黑"世界不会轻易崩塌"Qiu Zhen 邱震
2"飞蛾之殇"The Deep 组合Zhang Huiqing 张惠晴"Part of Your World (你世界的一部分)"The Deep 组合
3"植物学家"Mo Yao 墨谣Huang Chenchen 黄晨晨"谁来剪月光" Mo Yao 墨谣
Team Joker Xue
Mercury 水星Lin Po 蔺颇Qi Qi 戚琦Chuan Chuan 川川Mo Yao 墨谣 Xair Peng 彭诩越
41"念念于心"Frankie Leung 梁凡Lin Po 蔺颇"Goodbye Miss Georgia (再见乔治娅)"
2"妹妹"Dream Island Band 游梦岛乐队Mo Yao 墨谣 (saved by Wakin)"逃离城市的第一个夜晚"Dream Island Band 游梦岛乐队
Team Wilber Pan
Zhao Mingxuan 赵明轩Xair Peng 彭诩越 Wang Xinzhu 汪芯竹Cao Kun 曹昆He Jiaxin 何嘉鑫Syuen Rachel 陈蔚萱
31"Rain"Moe 莫维蒂Cao Kun 曹昆"与她"Moe 莫维蒂
2"地球母亲"Oscar Li 李在溪He Jiaxin 何嘉鑫"云中岛" Oscar Li 李在溪
43"若水"Chouchou 刘明宜Xair Peng 彭诩越 (saved by Joker)"特务J"Chouchou 刘明宜

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 《中国好声音2023》定档海报曝光 周华健、潘玮柏、薛之谦和刘宪华出任导师 | 早报 .
  2. Web site: 《中国好声音2023》定档,四大导师阵容,周华健最值得期待_歌曲_节目_观众们 . .
  3. Web site: 2023-08-22 . Wilber Pan's chair swivels on its own in recent episode of Sing! China, suggesting manipulation by production team . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230903185440/https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/wilber-pan-chair-swivels-its-own-recent-episode-sing-china-suggesting-manipulation-reality-tv-coco-lee . 2023-09-03 . 2023-08-23 . AsiaOne . en.
  4. Web site: 25 Aug 2023 . STAR CM Once Plummets Almost 10%; 'The Voice of China' Broadcasting Frozen . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230903185959/http://www.aastocks.com/en/stocks/news/aafn-con/NOW.1288691/latest-news . 3 September 2023 . 25 Aug 2023 . AASTOCKS.COM.
  5. Web site: 25 Aug 2023 . 《中國好聲音》宣布暫停播出 浙江衛視:節目問題正在調查之中 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230903190000/https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/933626/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E5%A5%BD%E8%81%B2%E9%9F%B3-%E5%AE%A3%E5%B8%83%E6%9A%AB%E5%81%9C%E6%92%AD%E5%87%BA-%E6%B5%99%E6%B1%9F%E8%A1%9B%E8%A6%96-%E7%AF%80%E7%9B%AE%E5%95%8F%E9%A1%8C%E6%AD%A3%E5%9C%A8%E8%AA%BF%E6%9F%A5%E4%B9%8B%E4%B8%AD . 3 September 2023 . 25 Aug 2023 . 香港01 . zh.
  6. Web site: 25 Aug 2023 . 《中國好聲音》宣布停播 節目母企星空華文股價再挫12%失守60元 (更新) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230903190005/https://www.am730.com.hk/%E8%B2%A1%E7%B6%93/-%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E5%A5%BD%E8%81%B2%E9%9F%B3-%E5%AE%A3%E5%B8%83%E5%81%9C%E6%92%AD-%E7%AF%80%E7%9B%AE%E6%AF%8D%E4%BC%81%E6%98%9F%E7%A9%BA%E8%8F%AF%E6%96%87%E8%82%A1%E5%83%B9%E5%86%8D%E6%8C%AB12-%E5%A4%B1%E5%AE%8860%E5%85%83-%E6%9B%B4%E6%96%B0-/394878 . 3 September 2023 . 25 Aug 2023 . am730 . zh.
  7. Web site: Wakin Chau, Joker Xue Want Out Of Sing! China; Nicholas Tse Only Celeb Mentor Producers Could Not Control . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230903190003/https://www.8days.sg/entertainment/asian/sing-china-wakin-chau-joker-xue-nicholas-tse-818051 . 2023-09-03 . 2023-09-02 . 8days . en.