Sing! China season 1 explained

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Coaches:Jay Chou
Na Ying
Wang Feng
Harlem Yu
Host:Li Yong (episode 1–14)
Yi Yi (episode 10, 14–15)
Hu Qiaohua (episode 15)
Finals Venue:Beijing National Stadium
Winner:Jiang Dunhao 蒋敦豪
Winner Coach:Wang Feng
Runner Up:Nathan Hartono 向洋
Network:Zhejiang Television

The first season of the Chinese reality talent show Sing! China premiered on 15 July 2016 on Zhejiang Television. The show is loosely based on a similar competition format in the Netherlands, The Voice of Holland. The show is hosted by Li Yong. Jay Chou, Na Ying, Wang Feng, and Harlem Yu are the coaches, same as the fourth season of The Voice of China

On 7 October 2016, Jiang Dunhao of Team Wang Feng was announced as the winner of the season, with Nathan Hartono of Team Jay as runner-up. Wang Chenrui of Team Na Ying, Xu Geyang of Team Wang Feng, Yang Meina of Team Harlem, and Jeryl Lee of Team Na Ying finished in third, fourth, fifth, and sixth place respectively. This is the first and only season to feature 6 finalists.

Coaches and hosts

Teams

Colour key
  • Winner
  • Runner-up
  • Third place
  • Fourth place
  • Fifth place
  • Sixth place
  • Eliminated in the Top 12 Playoffs
  • Eliminated in the Cross Fighting rounds
  • Eliminated in the Fighting rounds
  • Eliminated before the Fighting rounds
CoachesTop 48 artists
Jay Chou
Nathan Hartono 向洋Lokey 低调Yutian 羽田Pu Xiang 朴翔Zeng Minjie 曾敏杰
Bao Shiyu 包师语Cheng Sijia 程思佳Huang Junjie 黄俊杰Shan Liang 单良Wu Jiang 吴江
Gao Rui 高瑞You Miao 游淼
Wang Feng
Jiang Dunhao 蒋敦豪Xu Geyang 徐歌阳Liu Wentian 刘文天Karen Lam 林恺伦Zheng Jiawen 郑迦文
Ari 阿瑞Bai Ruoxi 白若溪Liu Xuejing 刘雪婧Lv Junzhe 吕俊哲Xiang Yahong 项亚蕻
Wen Ni 温妮
Na Ying
Wang Chenrui 汪晨蕊Jeryl Lee 李佩玲Su Lisheng 苏立生Vinida 万妮达Yang Bo 杨搏
Bai Jingchen 白静晨Hou Zhibin 侯志斌Yang Shan 杨山Yue Jingqi 岳靖淇Zhou Yang 周旸
Aisikaner 艾斯坎尔Guan Shipeng 关世鹏Liu Yutong 刘雨潼Zhu Lanlan 朱兰兰
Harlem Yu
Yang Meina 杨美娜Jike Hao 吉克皓Zhao Xiaoxi 赵小熙Wang Chuang 王闯Yao Xi 姚希
Emily Guan 官灵芝Fu Hao 付豪Li Ruixuan 李瑞轩Lil'Akin 阿克江‧阿依丁Lucia Wu 吴映香
Zhang Zihe 张姊禾

Blind auditions

The taping of the blind auditions began on 19 June 2016.

Colour key
  Coach pressed his or her button--->
    Artist defaulted to this coach's team
    Artist elected to join this coach's team
    Artist eliminated by coach before the Cross Fighting rounds
    Artist eliminated with no coach pressing his or her button

Episode 1 (15 July)

The four coaches performed a medley of each other's songs – Na Ying performed Harlem Yu's "只有为你", Wang Feng performed Jay Chou's "安静", Yu performed Na's "不管有多苦", and Chou performed Wang's "满" – and concluded the performances with Chou's "我要夏天".

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and artist's choices
JayFengYingHarlem
1Nathan Hartono 向洋25 Singapore"有没有"
2Bai Ruoxi 白若溪30Zhuozhou, Hebei"无处安放"
3You Miao 游淼30Yibin, Sichuan"双截棍"
4Jeryl Lee 李佩玲16 Penang, Malaysia"心有独钟"
5Jiang Dunhao 蒋敦豪21Bole, Xinjiang"天空之城"
6Yang Bo 杨搏26Wuhan, Hubei"十万毫升泪水"

Episode 2 (22 July)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and artist's choices
JayFengYingHarlem
1Liu Xuejing 刘雪婧22Shenzhen, Guangdong"就是现在"
2Jike Hao 吉克皓25Meigu County, Sichuan"找自己"
3Bai Jingchen 白静晨21Pingdingshan, Henan"小幸运"
4Su Lisheng 苏立生29Yichun, Heilongjiang"寂寞有多长"
5Zeng Minjie 曾敏杰20Dongguan, Guangdong"我是不是该安静的走开"
6Liu Wentian 刘文天36Ulan Hot, Inner Mongolia"梦回唐朝"
7Zheng Jiawen 郑迦文19Taizhou, Zhejiang"停格"

Episode 3 (29 July)

Da Shan, Tan Xuanyuan and Ika Zhao, artists from Team Harlem on the previous seasons of The Voice of China, performed "我要给你" at the start of the show to celebrate Yu's 55th birthday.

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and artist's choices
JayFengYingHarlem
1Cheng Sijia 程思佳21Shiyan, Hubei"Bang Bang"
2Hou Zhibin 侯志斌27Chengdu, Sichuan"爱情废柴"
3Xu Geyang 徐歌阳20Shenyang, Liaoning"追梦赤子心"
4Ari 阿瑞26 Macau"一起来" / "Uptown Funk"
5Yao Xi 姚希29Shantou, Guangdong"小苹果"
6Pu Xiang 朴翔26Tacheng, Xinjiang"恋曲1980"
7Zhao Xiaoxi 赵小熙26Sanya, Hainan"Kiss"

Episode 4 (5 August)

Host Li Yong performed a medley of songs by the four coaches – Wang's "春天里", Yu's "情非得已", Na's "征服", and Chou's "听妈妈的话" – at the start of the show.

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and artist's choices
JayFengYingHarlem
1Li Ruixuan 李瑞轩21Chongqing"双刀"
2Wang Chuang 王闯19Wangmo County, Guizhou"过不去"
3Shan Liang 单良23Shenyang, Liaoning"悟空"
4Yang Meina 杨美娜27Yanji, Jilin"Diamonds"
5Chen Chen 陈晨25Nanjing, Jiangsu"夏洛特烦恼"
6Vinida 万妮达22Fuzhou, Fujian"牛仔很忙"
7Yang Shan 杨山36Kaili, Guizhou"小雪"
8Huang Junjie 黄俊杰22Shenyang, Liaoning"雨下一整晚"

Episode 5 (12 August)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and artist's choices
JayFengYingHarlem
1Lil'Akin 阿克江‧阿依丁25Kuytun, Xinjiang"在那遥远的地方"
2Fu Hao 付豪24Beijing"恼人的秋风" / "Wake Up Call" / "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"
3Lv Junzhe 吕俊哲33Puyang, Henan"大惊小怪" / "Back in Black"
4Yue Jingqi 岳靖淇21Zunyi, Guizhou"冬季到台北来看雨"
5Xiang Yahong 项亚蕻26Jinhua, Zhejiang"Don't Cry"
6Emily Guan 官灵芝57 Taipei, Taiwan"Unchain My Heart"
7Zhou Yang 周旸20Jinhua, Zhejiang"我好想你"
8Lokey 低调
(Yang Hesu 杨和苏 & Zhang Xinyue 张馨月)
21 / 24Chengdu, Sichuan / Shenyang, Liaoning"Me, Myself & I" / "我的天空" / "Rap God"
9Wang Chenrui 汪晨蕊25Guangzhou, Guangdong"深海"
10Wu Jiang 吴江30Mianyang, Sichuan"17岁女生的温柔" / "我是女生"
11Lucia Wu 吴映香17 São Paulo, Brazil"我的梦" / "Dream It Possible" / "Undo"
12Karen Lam 林恺伦18 Los Angeles, United States"爱是什么"
13Yutian 羽田24 Toronto, Canada"那些花儿"
14Bao Shiyu 包师语19Changchun, Jilin"安和桥"

The Fighting

In this revamped version of the show, the Battle and Knockout rounds from The Voice franchise were combined and rebranded as the "Fighting rounds". The battling element from the Battle rounds – two artists paired together for a duet – did not return due to copyright concerns from show's producers. Only the concept from the Knockout rounds were kept and presented in the Fighting rounds – an artist performing a solo song against another artist from their own team, with their respective coach picking the winner among the two to advance to the Playoff rounds. The Fightings episodes were aired on 19, 26 August and 2, 9 September 2016.

The coaches' advisors for the season are Tanya Chua for Team Wang Feng, Fei Yu-ching for Team Jay, Mavis Fan for Team Harlem and Lang Lang for Team Na Ying. Occasionally, the advisors would provide recommendations to their respective team coach on who they should advance to the next round. However, the recommendations would not have an effect on the outcome of the results as the final decisions lie solely on the team coaches themselves.

Colour key
     Artist won the Fighting and advanced to the Playoffs
     Artist lost the Fighting and was eliminated
EpisodeCoachOrderSongWinnerLoserSong
Episode 6
Wang Feng1"Goodbye My Lover"Zheng Jiawen 郑迦文Ari 阿瑞"Beat It" / "一起摇摆"
2"一万次悲伤"Xu Geyang 徐歌阳Liu Xuejing 刘雪婧"See You Again" / "再见"
3"乌兰巴托的夜"Jiang Dunhao 蒋敦豪Xiang Yahong 项亚蕻"空空如也"
4"你要的爱"Karen Lam 林恺伦Bai Ruoxi 白若溪"追梦人"
5"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"Liu Wentian 刘文天Lv Junzhe 吕俊哲"没时间后悔"
Episode 7
Jay Chou1"Bad"Lokey 低调Cheng Sijia 程思佳"不同凡想"
2"Thinking Out Loud" / "凤凰于飞"Yutian 羽田Shan Liang 单良"南屏晚钟" / "I'm Yours"
3"伤痕"Zeng Minjie 曾敏杰Bao Shiyu 包师语"彩虹"
4"我们都寂寞"Nathan Hartono 向洋Huang Junjie 黄俊杰"迷迭香"
5"把悲伤留给自己"Pu Xiang 朴翔Wu Jiang 吴江"在雨中"
Episode 8
Harlem Yu1"旋木"Jike Hao 吉克皓Lil'Akin 阿克江‧阿依丁"让我一次爱个够"
2"青春修炼手册" / "听妈妈的话"Yao Xi 姚希Li Ruixuan 李瑞轩"谢谢侬"
3"忘记拥抱"Wang Chuang 王闯Lucia Wu 吴映香"秋天别来"
4"花田错"Zhao Xiaoxi 赵小熙Fu Hao 付豪 "东风破" / "Can't Feel My Face"
5"当"Yang Meina 杨美娜Emily Guan 官灵芝"给自己的歌"
Episode 9
Na Ying1"少年故事"Yang Bo 杨搏Bai Jingchen 白静晨"克卜勒"
2"爱情转移" / "富士山下"Wang Chenrui 汪晨蕊Hou Zhibin 侯志斌"不醉不会"
3"难道"Su Lisheng 苏立生Yang Shan 杨山"九月"
4"不要对他说"Jeryl Lee 李佩玲Zhou Yang 周旸"Racheal"
5"给我一个吻"Vinida 万妮达Yue Jingqi 岳靖淇"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
Non-competition performances
OrderPerformer(s)Song
6.1Tanya Chua"当我想你的时候"
7.1Fei Yu-ching"青花瓷"
7.2Fei Yu-ching & Jay Chou"千里之外"
8.1Mavis Fan & Harlem Yu"快乐颂"
9.1Lang Lang & Na Ying"相爱恨早"

The Playoffs & Live Show

The Playoffs began on 16 September and comprised episodes 11, 12, and 13, aired over three weeks. They were followed by the live show on the fourth week, the final phase of the competition.

From this point on in the competition, the remaining artists went head-to-head against artists from the other teams, which introduced the possibility of having a group of finalists without equal team representation.

Week 1–2: The Cross Fightings (16 & 23 September)

The first two weeks of the Playoff rounds featured coaches competing with an opposing coach with their remaining artists. Through the drawing of lots, it was decided that coach Na Ying would be given the opportunity to pick her opposing coach, and the remaining two coaches who were not picked by her would go head-to-head against each other in a separate episode. Na eventually picked Harlem Yu, and competed with him in the twelfth episode; while Team Jay competed with Team Wang Feng in the eleventh.

In a Cross Fighting, an artist would be sent by his or her coach to compete against an artist from the opposing team. The selection of the artists and their order of appearance were all decided by their respective coaches, and all of which were done without the knowledge of the opposing coach. Therefore, the pairings were completely by random, and would only be revealed when the coaches revealed their selection on stage. At the end of each Cross Fighting round, the artist receiving the most votes from the 51-person professional judging panel would advance to the next Playoff round. Each member of the judging panel was entitled to one vote per pairing.

Each of the coaches was allowed to save one losing artist from their respective team, and they had to decide on the spot if they would like to exercise the power on the artist once he or she was announced as the loser of a Cross Fighting. If the losing coach decides not to, the artist would be immediately eliminated. The two artists that were saved by the coaches (one from each team) would then perform again in the "coach's save" round, with the one receiving the most judges votes moving on to the Top 12. In the event when there was only one saved artist as the opposing coach failed to exercise his or her power, the only saved artist would be given walkover and automatically advance to the next round without having to perform again.

Colour key
     Artist won the Cross Fighting and advanced to the Top 12
     Artist lost the Cross Fighting but was saved by coach
     Artist won the Cross Fighting in the "coach's save" round and advanced to the Top 12
     Artist lost the Cross Fighting and was eliminated
EpisodeCoachOrderArtistSongPanel votesResult
Episode 11
Jay Chou1.1Nathan Hartono 向洋"天台的月光" / "Moondance"41Judges' vote
Wang Feng1.2Karen Lam 林恺伦"Writing's on the Wall"10Eliminated
Jay Chou2.1Zeng Minjie 曾敏杰"爱什么稀罕"16Eliminated
Wang Feng2.2Jiang Dunhao 蒋敦豪"离开北京"35Judges' vote
Jay Chou3.1Lokey 低调"Lose Yourself" / "平凡之路"38Judges' vote
Wang Feng3.2Zheng Jiawen 郑迦文"Lost Stars"13Eliminated
Jay Chou4.1Yutian 羽田"搁浅"16Jay's save
Wang Feng4.2Xu Geyang 徐歌阳"横冲直撞"35Judges' vote
Jay Chou5.1Pu Xiang 朴翔"Is This Love"20Eliminated
Wang Feng5.2Liu Wentian 刘文天"晚安北京"31Judges' vote
Coach's save performances
Jay ChouYutian 羽田Given walkover as Wang Feng failed to save an artist from his team
Episode 12
Na Ying1.1Jeryl Lee 李佩玲"Fight Song"38Judges' vote
Harlem Yu1.2Wang Chuang 王闯"逃亡"13Eliminated
Na Ying2.1Yang Bo 杨搏"枫"16Eliminated
Harlem Yu2.2Yang Meina 杨美娜"黄豆"35Judges' vote
Na Ying3.1Vinida 万妮达"不潮不用花钱" / "Dirty Mind"19Na Ying's save
Harlem Yu3.2Jike Hao 吉克皓"静心等"32Judges' vote
Na Ying4.1Wang Chenrui 汪晨蕊"友情岁月"34Judges' vote
Harlem Yu4.2Zhao Xiaoxi 赵小熙"Happy"17Harlem's save
Na Ying5.1Su Lisheng 苏立生"流着泪说分手"26Judges' vote
Harlem Yu5.2Yao Xi 姚希"醉拳"25Eliminated
Coach's save performances
Harlem Yu1Zhao Xiaoxi 赵小熙"不敢停止想你"27Judges' vote
Na Ying2Vinida 万妮达"焚心以火"24Eliminated
Non-competition performances
OrderPerformersSong
11.1Jay Chou & his team
(Lokey 低调, Nathan Hartono 向洋, Pu Xiang 朴翔, Yutian 羽田 & Zeng Minjie 曾敏杰)
"恒星" / "烟花易冷"
11.2Wang Feng & his team
(Jiang Dunhao 蒋敦豪, Karen Lam 林恺伦, Liu Wentian 刘文天, Xu Geyang 徐歌阳 & Zheng Jiawen 郑迦文)
"蜗牛"
12.1Na Ying & her team
(Jeryl Lee 李佩玲, Su Lisheng 苏立生, Vinida 万妮达, Wang Chenrui 汪晨蕊 & Yang Bo 杨搏)
"靠近" / "命中注定" / "报告班长" / "热情的沙漠" / "整晚的音乐"
12.2Harlem Yu & his team
(Jike Hao 吉克皓, Wang Chuang 王闯, Yang Meina 杨美娜, Yao Xi 姚希 & Zhao Xiaoxi 赵小熙)
"白天不懂夜的黑" / "Pretty Boy"

Week 3: Top 12 (30 September)

The Top 12 performed on the third week of the Playoffs for a spot in the finals. The order of appearance was decided through the drawing of lots by the coaches. In deciding who moves on, a professional judging panel made up of 51 veteran record producers, music critics, and media practitioners from various media companies; as well as the studio audience made up of 350 members of the public were given an equal say. Each of the voters was entitled to one vote per artist, and they can either choose to vote or not vote for a particular artist. The total number of votes cast by the professional judging panel and studio audience were converted into points accordingly to the weightage (50% each). The six artists with the highest accumulated total points would advance to the finals.

Colour key
     Artist received the highest accumulated total points and advanced to the finals
     Artist received the lowest accumulated total points and was eliminated
EpisodeCoachOrderArtistSongJudges votes (points)Public votes (points)Total pointsResult
Episode 13
Jay Chou1Yutian 羽田"小镇姑娘" / "Come Together"24 (23.53)239 (34.14)57.67Eliminated
Harlem Yu2Zhao Xiaoxi 赵小熙"我要我们在一起"18 (17.65)302 (43.14)60.79Eliminated
Na Ying3Jeryl Lee 李佩玲"我知道你很难过"39 (38.24)306 (43.71)81.95Advanced
Wang Feng4Xu Geyang 徐歌阳"异类"40 (39.22)344 (49.14)88.36Advanced
Jay Chou5Nathan Hartono 向洋"Desperado" / "忘不了"47 (46.08)333 (47.57)93.65Advanced
Harlem Yu6Jike Hao 吉克皓"滚滚红尘"29 (28.43)337 (48.14)76.57Eliminated
Na Ying7Su Lisheng 苏立生"私奔"30 (29.41)327 (46.72)76.13Eliminated
Wang Feng8Jiang Dunhao 蒋敦豪"傻瓜"33 (32.35)348 (49.72)82.07Advanced
Jay Chou9Lokey 低调"夜空中最亮的星" / "星晴"26 (25.49)322 (46.00)71.49Eliminated
Harlem Yu10Yang Meina 杨美娜"春泥"38 (37.25)311 (44.43)81.68Advanced
Na Ying11Wang Chenrui 汪晨蕊"你还要我怎样"44 (43.14)323 (46.14)89.28Advanced
Wang Feng12Liu Wentian 刘文天"地心"34 (33.33)308 (44.00)77.33Eliminated

Week 4: Finals (7 October)

The Top 6 performed in the two-part season finale on 7 October 2016, held at the Beijing National Stadium. In the first round of the competition, the six finalists performed a duet or trio with their respective coach and a finalist from their team (if any), then a solo song. Based on the public votes received from the live audience at the end of the first round, the bottom four artists with the fewest votes were eliminated.

The final two artists then sang their winner's song in the second round of the competition, with the 81-person professional judging panel and live audience voting for the winner. Every member of the professional judging panel was entitled to one vote, and the total number of votes received by each artist were converted into percentage points based on the total voting strength, 81. Similarly, the public votes received from the live audience were also converted into percentage points based on the total number of the votes received by the final two artists. The artist who received the higher total average points was announced as the winner.

CoachArtistOrderDuet/Trio song (with coach)OrderSolo songOrderWinner's songPublic votes (points if applicable)Judges votes (points)Total average pointsResult
Jay ChouNathan Hartono 向洋1"双截棍" / "说走就走"7"最长的电影"11"城里的月光" / "女人花"45,613 (43.3)45 (48.9)46.1Runner-up
Na YingWang Chenrui 汪晨蕊2"爱上你等于爱上寂寞"9"当年情"N/A (already eliminated)28,009N/AThird place
Wang FengXu Geyang 徐歌阳4"满"6"蝶"N/A (already eliminated)20,722N/AFourth place
Wang FengJiang Dunhao 蒋敦豪4"满"10"河流"12"窗台"59,852 (56.7)47 (51.1)53.9Winner
Na YingJeryl Lee 李佩玲2"爱上你等于爱上寂寞"5"随它吧" / "Let It Go"N/A (already eliminated)14,227N/ASixth place
Harlem YuYang Meina 杨美娜3"Diamonds" / "命中注定"8"倔强"N/A (already eliminated)19,066N/AFifth place
Non-competition performances
OrderPerformersSong
15.1Joker Xue & Vinida 万妮达"丑八怪" / "给我一个吻"
15.2The Top 40
(minus Lil'Akin 阿克江‧阿依丁, Bai Ruoxi 白若溪, Fu Hao 付豪, Lv Junzhe 吕俊哲 & Pu Xiang 朴翔)
"光明"
  1. Before the commencement of the solo performances in the first round, it was revealed Nathan Hartono 向洋 and Xu Geyang 徐歌阳 were leading in the number of public votes.
  2. Nathan Hartono 向洋 received 35,577 votes in the first round, and accumulated 45,613 votes by the end of second round.
  3. Jiang Dunhao 蒋敦豪 received 39,962 votes in the first round, and accumulated 59,852 votes by the end of second round.
  4. Even though it was confirmed only 81 judges cast their votes, the total professional judging panel vote count added up to 92 instead of 81, due to a technical glitch. As the vote count was acknowledged on the show and the producers have yet to respond to the irregularity, the percentage points were converted based on the total vote count, 92, instead of the supposed 81.

Non-competition shows

The Mid-Autumn Special (15 September)

Colour key
     Artist won the Cross Fighting
     Artist lost the Cross Fighting
EpisodeCoachesOrderArtistSongResult
Episode 10
Na Ying & Harlem Yu1.1Bai Jingchen 白静晨"小幸运"Lost audience's vote
Jay Chou & Wang Feng1.2Shan Liang 单良"悟空"Won audience's vote
Jay Chou & Wang Feng2.1Bao Shiyu 包师语"安和桥"Lost audience's vote
Na Ying & Harlem Yu2.2Yang Shan 杨山"九月"Won audience's vote
Na Ying & Harlem Yu3.1Li Ruixuan 李瑞轩"谢谢侬"Won audience's vote
Jay Chou & Wang Feng3.2Lv Junzhe 吕俊哲"没时间后悔"Lost audience's vote
Na Ying & Harlem Yu4.1Emily Guan 官灵芝"给自己的歌"
Jay Chou & Wang Feng4.2Liu Xuejing 刘雪婧"就是现在"
Other performances
OrderPerformer(s)Song
10.1Joker Xue"你还要我怎样"
10.2Na Ying"花一开满就相爱"
10.3Harlem Yu"我最摇摆"
10.4Wang Feng"谢谢"
10.5Jay Chou & his team
(Lokey 低调, Nathan Hartono 向洋, Pu Xiang 朴翔, Yutian 羽田 & Zeng Minjie 曾敏杰)
"说走就走"
10.6Fei Yu-ching"花好月圆"

The National Day Special (3 October)

Colour key
     Artist is a winning member of the "Best Team"
EpisodeCoachOrderArtistSongResult
Episode 14
Harlem Yu1.1Zhao Xiaoxi 赵小熙"Kiss"Team Na Ying
lead
Na Ying1.2Su Lisheng 苏立生"寂寞有多长"
Jay Chou1.3Yutian 羽田"那些花儿"
Wang Feng1.4Liu Xuejing 刘雪婧"See You Again" / "再见"
Harlem Yu2.1Jike Hao 吉克皓"找自己"Team Harlem
lead
Wang Feng2.2Zheng Jiawen 郑迦文"Goodbye My Lover"
Na Ying2.3Yang Bo 杨搏"十万毫升泪水"
Jay Chou2.4Lokey 低调"Bad"
Wang Feng3.1Liu Wentian 刘文天"梦回唐朝"Team Jay
won
Harlem Yu3.2Yao Xi 姚希"小苹果"
Jay Chou3.3Zeng Minjie 曾敏杰"我是不是该安静的走开"
Na Ying3.4Vinida 万妮达"给我一个吻"
Other performances
OrderPerformer(s)Song
14.1Harlem Yu"静静的"
14.2Wang Feng"你走你的路"
14.3Jay Chou & Lokey 低调"告白气球"
14.4Harlem Yu"缺口"
14.5Na Ying"相见不如怀念" / "默" / "白天不懂夜的黑" / "征服"
14.6Wang Feng"再见蒲公英"
14.7Jay Chou & Yutian 羽田"算什么男人"

Elimination chart

Overall

Artist's info
  • Artist from Team Harlem
  • Artist from Team Wang Feng

Result details
  • Winner
  • Runner-up
  • Third place
  • Fourth place
  • Fifth place
  • Sixth place
  • Artist was saved by the media judging panel / received the highest accumulated total points and advanced to the finals
  • Artist was saved by coach and won the "coach's save" round
  • Artist was saved by coach but lost the "coach's save" round
  • Artist was eliminated
  • Artist did not perform
ArtistWeek 1Week 2Week 3Finals
Jiang Dunhao 蒋敦豪SafeSafe (4th)Winner
Nathan Hartono 向洋SafeSafe (1st)Runner-up
Wang Chenrui 汪晨蕊SafeSafe (2nd)Third place
Xu Geyang 徐歌阳SafeSafe (3rd)Fourth place
Yang Meina 杨美娜SafeSafe (6th)Fifth place
Jeryl Lee 李佩玲SafeSafe (5th)Sixth place
Liu Wentian 刘文天SafeEliminated (7th)Eliminated (Week 3)
Jike Hao 吉克皓SafeEliminated (8th)
Su Lisheng 苏立生SafeEliminated (9th)
Lokey 低调SafeEliminated (10th)
Zhao Xiaoxi 赵小熙SafeEliminated (11th)
Yutian 羽田SafeEliminated (12th)
Vinida 万妮达EliminatedEliminated (Week 2)
Wang Chuang 王闯Eliminated
Yang Bo 杨搏Eliminated
Yao Xi 姚希Eliminated
Karen Lam 林恺伦EliminatedEliminated (Week 1)
Pu Xiang 朴翔Eliminated
Zeng Minjie 曾敏杰Eliminated
Zheng Jiawen 郑迦文Eliminated

Team

Artist's info
  • Artist from Team Harlem
  • Artist from Team Wang Feng

Result details
  • Winner
  • Runner-up
  • Third place
  • Fourth place
  • Fifth place
  • Sixth place
  • Artist was saved by coach and won the "coach's save" round
  • Artist was saved by coach but lost the "coach's save" round
  • Artist was eliminated
  • Artist did not perform
ArtistWeek 1Week 2Week 3Finals
Nathan Hartono 向洋AdvancedAdvanced (1st)Runner-up
Lokey 低调AdvancedEliminated (10th)
Yutian 羽田AdvancedEliminated (12th)
Pu Xiang 朴翔Eliminated
Zeng Minjie 曾敏杰Eliminated
Jiang Dunhao 蒋敦豪AdvancedAdvanced (4th)Winner
Xu Geyang 徐歌阳AdvancedAdvanced (3rd)Fourth place
Liu Wentian 刘文天AdvancedEliminated (7th)
Karen Lam 林恺伦Eliminated
Zheng Jiawen 郑迦文Eliminated
Wang Chenrui 汪晨蕊AdvancedAdvanced (2nd)Third place
Jeryl Lee 李佩玲AdvancedAdvanced (5th)Sixth place
Su Lisheng 苏立生AdvancedEliminated (9th)
Vinida 万妮达Eliminated
Yang Bo 杨搏Eliminated
Yang Meina 杨美娜AdvancedAdvanced (6th)Fifth place
Jike Hao 吉克皓AdvancedEliminated (8th)
Zhao Xiaoxi 赵小熙AdvancedEliminated (11th)
Wang Chuang 王闯Eliminated
Yao Xi 姚希Eliminated

Reception

CSM52 ratings

EpisodeOriginal airdateProductionTime slot (UTC+8)RatingShareRankingSource
1"The Blind Auditions Premiere"101Friday 9:10 p.m.3.84312.721[1]
2"The Blind Auditions, Part 2"102Friday 9:10 p.m.3.22011.041[2]
3"The Blind Auditions, Part 3"103Friday 9:10 p.m.3.41312.441[3]
4"The Blind Auditions, Part 4"104Friday 9:10 p.m.3.55413.011[4]
5"The Blind Auditions End"105Friday 9:10 p.m.3.33411.781[5]
6"The Fightings – Team Wang Feng"106Friday 9:10 p.m.2.8329.811[6]
7"The Fightings – Team Jay"107Friday 9:10 p.m.3.23811.821[7]
8"The Fightings – Team Harlem"108Friday 9:10 p.m.2.85910.081[8]
9"The Fightings – Team Na Ying"109Friday 9:10 p.m.2.66110.131[9]
10"The Mid-Autumn Special"110Thursday 9:10 p.m.1.2104.062[10]
11"The Cross Fightings – Team Jay & Team Wang Feng"111Friday 9:10 p.m.2.4229.171[11]
12"The Cross Fightings – Team Na Ying & Team Harlem"112Friday 9:10 p.m.2.75710.681[12]
13"The Top 12 Playoffs"113Friday 9:10 p.m.2.6119.371[13]
14"The National Day Special"114Monday 9:10 p.m.0.9814.211[14]
15"The Live Finals, Prelude"115Friday 8:00 p.m. 0.9242.615[15]
"The Live Finals, Round 1"3.2259.342
"The Live Finals, Round 2"3.95616.051

Controversy and criticism

On the day of the finals, as voting by the media commenced to determine the winner, host Hua Shao had announced multiple times that the number of judges who were to cast their ballots was 81. The judges, said to be industry and media professionals, were invited on stage to drop their vote in two ballot boxes. The boxes scanned each vote cast and the vote count was updated 'live' on a large screen. As Hartono took the lead at first by nine votes, organisers decided to take a two-minute commercial break after detecting a computer glitch.[16] Not too long after the show had recommenced, Jiang caught up, and both were neck to neck since. By the time the vote tally reached 81, Hartono appeared to be leading Jiang by five votes.

Had that been the case, Hartono would have stood a greater chance at being the first non-Chinese citizen to win the competition, and the first Singaporean to do so. However, the number of votes continued to increase, until eventually Jiang overtook Hartono with 47 votes to 45 – bringing the total number of votes to 92.[17] It had also been reported that Jiang's decisive 46th and 47th votes were made by the same voter – as was caught on camera.[18]

Many viewers, especially supporters of Hartono, took to social media to voice their disapproval over the voting process. Among Singaporean fans, some speculated that the contest was rigged, while others simply congratulated Hartono for having come so far as a foreign participant. Hartono was the first Singaporean to have made it past the blind auditions, since all of Singapore's representatives for seasons 3 and 4 of The Voice of China – Jeremy Teng, Alfred Sim and Tay Kewei – had been unable to do so. He was also the first Singaporean to make it to the semi-finals and to the finals; his second-place finish was the highest a Singaporean (and any contestant who is not a citizen of China) has clinched in the competition so far.

In spite of this, Hartono's mentor Chou said in an interview with Sina.com after the competition that he was pleased with all aspects of the show, but joked that "the media were dizzy from the cold [weather], so maybe they voted wrongly." Hartono himself told Singaporean daily The Straits Times that he was not at all disappointed by the results. In a subsequent post on Facebook the next afternoon, he said, "Everybody has been asking me about my feelings towards the results. Well here they are: in short, I'm not bothered one bit. I couldn't have been happier to even be included in the finals. To then compete in the top two? That's just insane."[19]

On the other hand, Jiang told Sina.com that he was just "dazed" after his win. He had expected either Hartono or Xu to be the champion, adding that there was "much he could learn" from Hartono. Asked whether the result was rigged because he has signed a contract with the producers, he said, "Yes, the company has given me a contract. To me, a boy from a Xinjiang border town, there was nothing shady. I had nothing. To get where I am today, besides my hard work, and my mentor's help, a large part was due to luck."

Alleged machine error

On 11 October 2016, four days after the grand finals, it was reported on The Straits Times that a machine error allegedly caused the mix-up.[20]

While the producer of the show himself has not commented on the discrepancy, sources close to the show have blamed a machine error, and confirmed that there were indeed only 81 judges. "One swipe on the voting machine is one vote," claimed the source. "We didn't expect that when a swipe took a long time to be detected, the voting machine would read it again." The system did not limit one person to one vote and due to the glitch, 11 more votes were swiped in total.

The source also claimed that Jiang's "popularity with the audience" was key to his defeating Hartono.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sina Visitor System . Weibo.com . 2016-07-30.
  2. Web site: Sina Visitor System . Weibo.com . 2016-07-30.
  3. Web site: Sina Visitor System . Weibo.com . 2016-09-12.
  4. Web site: Sina Visitor System . Weibo.com . 2016-09-12.
  5. Web site: Sina Visitor System . Weibo.com . 2016-09-12.
  6. Web site: Sina Visitor System . Weibo.com . 2016-09-12.
  7. Web site: Sina Visitor System . Weibo.com . 2016-09-12.
  8. Web site: Sina Visitor System . Weibo.com . 2016-09-12.
  9. Web site: Sina Visitor System . Weibo.com . 2016-09-20.
  10. Web site: Sina Visitor System . Weibo.com . 2016-09-20.
  11. Web site: Sina Visitor System . Weibo.com . 2016-09-20.
  12. Web site: Sina Visitor System . Weibo.com . 2016-10-06.
  13. Web site: Sina Visitor System . Weibo.com . 2016-10-11.
  14. Web site: Sina Visitor System . Weibo.com . 2016-10-11.
  15. Web site: Sina Visitor System.
  16. Web site: 中國新歌聲總決賽舞台上,他居然忘詞,還唱錯!簡直不敢相信!專業評審票數中竟出現92票的原因竟是...現場網友說出真相了! . Twgreatdaily.com . 8 October 2016. 2016-10-11.
  17. Web site: Netizens debate how 81 judges cast 92 votes in Sing! China final. The Straits Times. 8 October 2016. 8 October 2016.
  18. Web site: 《中国新歌声》投票遭质疑:81评审投92票. Lianhe Zaobao (mandarin). 8 October 2016. 8 October 2016.
  19. Web site: Nathan Hartono - Timeline . Facebook . 2016-10-11.
  20. News: Machine error caused 81 Sing! China judges to cast 92 votes. The Straits Times. 11 October 2016.