Sing! China season 3 explained

Module1:
Host:
Rosy Luo (episode 11)
Finals Venue:Beijing National Stadium
Winner:Tenzin Nyima 旦增尼玛
Winner Coach:Li Jian
Runner Up:Li Zhenwu 黎真吾
Network:Zhejiang Television

The third season of the Chinese reality talent show Sing! China premiered on 13 July 2018, on Zhejiang Television. Jay Chou is the only coach to return from the previous season. Returning coach Harlem Yu and new coaches Li Jian and Nicholas Tse replaced Eason Chan, Liu Huan and Na Ying in this season.

This is the first season which resumed the usage of the Chinese show name "中国好声音", following the withdrawal of a legal dispute between Star China Media and its former partner Talpa Media in 2016 which barred the former from using the name that was previously seen on The Voice of China, a show which the latter owns the franchise. Despite reverting to its original Chinese name, the show would not be produced as part of The Voice franchise. It would retain its English name and continue to run in its original Sing! China competition format.

On 7 October, Tenzin Nyima 旦增尼玛 of Team Li Jian was announced as the winner of the season, with Li Zhenwu 黎真吾 of Team Harlem as runner-up. Liu Junge 刘郡格 of Team Nicholas finished in third place, while Team Jay's Su Han 宿涵 and Cering 周兴才让 finished in fourth and fifth place respectively.

Coaches and hosts

On 11 October 2017, three days after previous season's grand finals, Na Ying announced via her management that she has decided to leave the show and would not be returning for her third season as a coach.[1] Her move also ended her six-year consecutive stint as a coach, which began since the first season of The Voice of China. Individuals rumoured to be replacing Na included Faye Wong,[2] Tsai Chin and Su Rui.[3] In an official statement, Chou's management said the rumour is "fake" as the team had yet to decide on Chou's involvement in the third season as the latter was "busy touring" and it was still premature to discuss a show that would only take place a year later. Lu Wei, the show's publicity director, said Chou would be invited to return as a coach, and refuted the claim that he has signed a three-year contract with the show as the show's production team renews contracts with the coaches every year.[4] On 3 November, Chou was confirmed to be returning for his third season.[5] On 28 March 2018, it was announced that Li Jian and Nicholas Tse would also be joining the show as new coaches, with a fourth coach that was yet to be announced.[6] On 4 May, it was reported by the Taiwanese media that former coach Harlem Yu, who left the show after the first season, would be returning to the show as the unannounced fourth coach.[7] Yu's involvement in the show was neither confirmed by his management nor the show's production team till 29 May, when it was officially announced via the show's social media that Yu would be the fourth and final coach to join the show.[8] Eason Chan and last season's winning coach Liu Huan were therefore confirmed to have left the show.

This is the first season in the show's history not to feature a female coach, and also the first to have more than two coaches not originating from mainland China.

Hu Qiaohua returned for his second season as the main host. The eleventh episode was hosted by Rosy Luo.

Teams

Colour key
  • Winner
  • Runner-up
  • Third place
  • Fourth place
  • Fifth place
  • Eliminated in the Playoffs
  • Eliminated in the Cross Knockout rounds
  • Eliminated in the Cross Battle rounds
  • Eliminated in the Battle rounds
  • Eliminated in the Blind Auditions
  • Withdrew
CoachesTop 44 artists
Nicholas Tse
Liu Junge 刘郡格Double Angel 打包安琪Deng Zixiao 邓紫霄Vash Hsu 徐暐翔
Wang Chao 王朝Li Jiadan 李佳丹Hao Yaqing 郝亚青Jun Chan 陈俊皓
Liao Yingxuan 廖颖轩Su Yuhan 宿雨涵Xing Kaixiang 邢凯翔Xu Shihan 徐诗寒
Jay Chou
Su Han 宿涵Cering 周兴才让Zhang Shen'er 张神儿Evis Wy
Golden Eggplosives 金色炸蛋Bryce Wu 吴奇Eli Low 刘嘉慧Nix 陈佳杏
Wang Naiying 王乃迎Zhang Chaoyang 张超洋Annabella Chua 蔡咏琪
Harlem Yu
Li Zhenwu 黎真吾Nigel Tay 郑伟杰Huang Renqin 黄稔钦Suzanne Low 刘思延
Ericson Bi 毕晓鑫June Wong 黄玉儿Blue Wang 王曼玉JC 陈泳彤
Kenny Chan 陈旭侃Peng Anni 彭安妮
Li Jian
Tenzin Nyima 旦增尼玛Kang Shulong 康树龙Tiger 谭秋娟Gary Zhao 赵家豪
Li Zhiyu 李志宇Wang Xuan 王轩Beverly Lim Morata 村田白慧莉Chen Guanyu 陈冠宇
Gao Jinli 高巾立Liao Yetian 廖野天Wang Kai 王恺

Blind auditions

The taping of the blind auditions began on 20 June and ended on 6 July. This season saw the return of the rotating coaches' chairs that are similar to the ones featured in The Voice which the show is rebranded from. The coaches would listen to the contestants on stage in those chairs which are faced away from the stage. If they like what they hear from a contestant, they press the button on their chairs which rotates them to face the stage. This signifies that the contestant has been recruited to join the respective coach's team. If more than one coach presses their button, the contestant would then choose the coach they want to work with. If none of the coaches presses their button, the losing artist would leave the stage straight away, without any conversations with the coaches, and the chairs would remain unturned.[9]

In the blind auditions, the coaches are to recruit a total of six artists to form a team of their own. The forming of the teams this season 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 while the other would be eliminated. 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.

In this season, the performance order during the blind auditions would be decided on the spot by the coaches. The coaches would be given a list of songs which the artists would be performing, and the coaches would take turn to pick the songs which they would like to hear first, and the respective artist would be called upon the stage to perform the song. Therefore, the artists would only be notified of their performance order minutes before their performances. Before the artists perform, they would each select a coach which they would like to work with the most, and the coach's head shot would be shown in real-time on the large screen attached to their respective chairs during their performance. This allows the artists to see how their preferred coaches are reacting to their performances while the latter is facing away from the stage, thus potentially influencing the artist's final choice of coach.

The second episode, which was originally slated to air on 20 July, failed to air as planned due to "post-production complications and scheduling conflicts".

Colour key
  Coach picked this artist to perform (via artist's song choice)
  Artist selected this coach as his or her preferred coach before performance
    Coach pressed his button
    Artist defaulted to this coach's team
    Artist elected to join this coach's team
    Artist eliminated with no coach pressing his button
    Artist withdrew from the competition
    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 eliminated by coach after losing sing-off

Episode 1 (13 July)

The four coaches performed a medley of each other's songs – Nicholas Tse and Harlem Yu performed their personal hits "让我一次爱个够" and "因为爱所以爱", Jay Chou performed Li Jian's "抚仙湖", Li performed Chou's "等你下课" – and concluded the performances with "霍元甲" and "万里长城永不倒".

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and artist's choicesLost sing-off to
NicholasJayHarlemLi Jian
1Annabella Chua 蔡咏琪17Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia"Love U U"
2Li Zhenwu 黎真吾23Yibin, Sichuan"山海"
3Kang Shulong 康树龙31Harbin, Heilongjiang"魔鬼中的天使"
4Tiger 谭秋娟20Chongqing"Loving Strangers"
5Double Angel 打包安琪
(Huang Anqi 黄安琪 & Liu Anqi 刘安琪)
23 / 26Wuhan, Hubei / Xiangtan, Hunan"权御天下"
6Su Yuhan 宿雨涵20Shijiazhuang, Hebei"等下一个他"Deng Zixiao 邓紫霄
7Vash Hsu 徐暐翔26Taichung, Taiwan"情歌"
8Jun Chan 陈俊皓23Sha Tin, Hong Kong"半点心" Xu Shihan 徐诗寒
9Xing Kaixiang 邢凯翔30Chaoyang District, Beijing"潜龙勿用" Liao Yingxuan 廖颖轩
10Wang Chao 王朝26Yuci, Shanxi"黄河谣"
  1. Annabella Chua 蔡咏琪 was originally featured in the first episode and was prominently known as the first artist to join Team Jay. However, she is believed to have been removed from the show as her age (17 years) has violated the new rules set out by the State Administration of Radio and Television which ban individuals below 18 years old from participating local television talent shows. Her audition was completely edited out in the rerun of the first episode, and clips of her involvement in the competition were also subsequently removed from video-sharing websites. She was neither mentioned nor shown in the later episodes as an artist of Team Jay, thus effectively confirmed her withdrawal from the competition.
  2. Huang Anqi 黄安琪 chose Li Jian as her preferred coach, while Liu Anqi 刘安琪 chose Jay Chou.

Episode 2 (27 July)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and artist's choicesLost sing-off to
NicholasJayHarlemLi Jian
1Beverly Lim Morata 村田白慧莉39Singapore"雪の華" / "飘雪"Li Zhiyu 李志宇
2Kenny Chan 陈旭侃25Jingzhou, Hubei"十二楼" Peng Anni 彭安妮
3Jess Wy 雷婉妍29Malaysia"等你下课"
4Zhang Chaoyang 张超洋28Xi'an, Shaanxi"遇见" Cering 周兴才让
5Liao Yingxuan 廖颖轩26Guangzhou, Guangdong"我真的需要"Li Jiadan 李佳丹
6Li Jiadan 李佳丹27Shenyang, Liaoning"英雄"
7Tenzin Nyima 旦增尼玛26Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai"隐形纪念"
8Deng Zixiao 邓紫霄20Chengdu, Sichuan"因为爱所以爱"
9Gao Jinli 高巾立26Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang"的青春" Wang Xuan 王轩
10Gary Zhao 赵家豪21Shenzhen, Guangdong"慢慢喜欢你"
11Liao Yetian 廖野天28Qingdao, Shandong"空心" Gary Zhao 赵家豪

Episode 3 (3 August)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and artist's choicesLost sing-off to
NicholasJayHarlemLi Jian
1Nix 陈佳杏24New York, United States"听妈妈的话" Su Han 宿涵
2Wang Naiying 王乃迎25Nanping, Fujian"不爱我就拉倒" Eli Low 刘嘉慧
3Evis Wy33Philadelphia, United States"爱在西元前"
4Golden Eggplosives 金色炸蛋
(Kinny Jin 金玲莉 & Meng Weixuan 孟维轩)
21 / 23Anshun, Guizhou / Jilin, Jilin"忍者" / "黄金甲" / "将军" / "止战之殇"
5Zhang Shen'er 张神儿23Wuhan, Hubei"母系社会"
6Eli Low 刘嘉慧24Singapore"时间轴" Bryce Wu 吴奇
7Su Han 宿涵24Shenyang, Liaoning"止战之殇" / "Rap God"
8Nigel Tay 郑伟杰28Malaysia / United States"催眠"
9Bryce Wu 吴奇23Chengdu, Sichuan"体面"

Episode 4 (10 August)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and artist's choicesLost sing-off to
NicholasJayHarlemLi Jian
1Ericson Bi 毕晓鑫24Shenyang, Liaoning"Loving You"
2Suzanne Low 刘思延21Penang, Malaysia"天天"
3Blue Wang 王曼玉25Beijing"花火"Huang Renqin 黄稔钦
4Li Zhiyu 李志宇34Shijiazhuang, Hebei"侠客行"
5Cering 周兴才让23Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai"大雁"
6Peter Chen 陈彼得74Taipei, Taiwan"Remember Me"
7Wang Kai 王恺35Xi'an, Shaanxi"What'd I Say"Kang Shulong 康树龙
8Huang Renqin 黄稔钦24Kunming, Yunnan"Shape of You"
9JC 陈泳彤20Hong Kong"说散就散" Huang Renqin 黄稔钦

Episode 5 (17 August)

OrderArtistAgeHometownSongCoach's and artist's choicesLost sing-off to
NicholasJayHarlemLi Jian
1Xu Shihan 徐诗寒22Xi'an, Shaanxi"风流女生"Liu Junge 刘郡格
2Peng Anni 彭安妮34Wuhan, Hubei"你安静起来" June Wong 黄玉儿
3June Wong 黄玉儿31Malaysia"Love Song"
4Tsakhiagiin 道尔吉29Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai"海然海然"
5Hao Yaqing 郝亚青28Jinzhong, Shanxi"你想干什么" Vash Hsu 徐暐翔
6Chen Guanyu 陈冠宇20Xiangcheng City, Henan"Let You Go" Tenzin Nyima 旦增尼玛
7Wang Xuan 王轩31Beijing"差一步"
8Liu Junge 刘郡格28Beijing"No Fear in My Heart"

Sing-off details

EpisodeOrderSongIncoming artistDefending artistSongFinal 6 replacement chart
123456
Team Nicholas
Double Angel
打包安琪
Su Yuhan
宿雨涵
Vash Hsu
徐暐翔
Jun Chan
陈俊皓
Xing Kaixiang
邢凯翔
Wang Chao
王朝
21"达尼亚"Liao Yingxuan 廖颖轩Xing Kaixiang 邢凯翔"红尘来去一场梦"Liao Yingxuan
廖颖轩
2"你的背包"Li Jiadan 李佳丹Liao Yingxuan 廖颖轩"有些事我们永远无法左右"Li Jiadan
李佳丹
3"Flashlight"Deng Zixiao 邓紫霄Su Yuhan 宿雨涵"Diamonds"Deng Zixiao
邓紫霄
54"看见什么吃什么"Xu Shihan 徐诗寒Jun Chan 陈俊皓"有了你"Xu Shihan
徐诗寒
5"离不开你"Hao Yaqing 郝亚青Vash Hsu 徐暐翔"他在那里"
6"男孩"Liu Junge 刘郡格Xu Shihan 徐诗寒"只爱高跟鞋"Liu Junge
刘郡格
Team Jay
Zhang Chaoyang
张超洋
Nix
陈佳杏
Wang Naiying
王乃迎
Evis WyGolden Eggplosives
金色炸蛋
Zhang Shen'er
张神儿
31"拥有"Eli Low 刘嘉慧Wang Naiying 王乃迎"一朵花"Eli Low
刘嘉慧
2"半岛铁盒" / "雨下一整晚"Su Han 宿涵Nix 陈佳杏"Price Tag" / "不潮不用花钱"Su Han
宿涵
3"不爱"Bryce Wu 吴奇Eli Low 刘嘉慧"我们的总和"Bryce Wu
吴奇
44"晨曦"Cering 周兴才让Zhang Chaoyang 张超洋"兰亭序"Cering
周兴才让
Team Harlem
Li Zhenwu
黎真吾
Kenny Chan
陈旭侃
Nigel Tay
郑伟杰
Ericson Bi
毕晓鑫
Suzanne Low
刘思延
Blue Wang
王曼玉
41"青春好无聊"Huang Renqin 黄稔钦Blue Wang 王曼玉"易燃易爆炸"Huang Renqin
黄稔钦
52"Mercy on Me"JC 陈泳彤Huang Renqin 黄稔钦"Billie Jean"
3"诱"Peng Anni 彭安妮Kenny Chan 陈旭侃"走马"Peng Anni
彭安妮
4"卑鄙"June Wong 黄玉儿Peng Anni 彭安妮"如你一般的人"June Wong
黄玉儿
Team Li Jian
Kang Shulong
康树龙
Tiger
谭秋娟
Beverly Lim Morata
村田白慧莉
Tenzin Nyima
旦增尼玛
Gao Jinli
高巾立
Gary Zhao
赵家豪
21"Lydia"Liao Yetian 廖野天Gary Zhao 赵家豪"Man in the Mirror"
42"赌局"Li Zhiyu 李志宇Beverly Lim Morata 村田白慧莉"Sorry"Li Zhiyu
李志宇
3"相对"Wang Kai 王恺Kang Shulong 康树龙"8+8=8"
54"你还怕大雨吗"Chen Guanyu 陈冠宇Tenzin Nyima 旦增尼玛"一剪梅"
5"为你我受冷风吹"Wang Xuan 王轩Gao Jinli 高巾立"南方以南"Wang Xuan
王轩

The Battles

The Battle rounds began airing on 24 August and ended on the following week on 31 August. The first episode featured Battles from Team Nicholas and Team Li Jian, while the second would feature performances from Team Harlem and Team Jay.

For the first time in show's history, the show included the Battle rounds in the course of the competition which pairs two artists together for a duet. The winners of the Battles, as decided by the coaches, would advance to the Cross Battles. At the end of the Battles, the coaches would each select two losing artists from their team to perform in the coach's save round. The winners of the coach's save rounds would then advance to the Cross Battles as part of their team's final four.

Colour key
       Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Cross Battles
       Artist lost the Battle but was chosen by their coach to perform in the coach's save round
       Artist won the coach's save round and advanced to the Cross Battles
       Artist lost the Battle or coach's save round and was eliminated
EpisodeCoachOrderWinnerSongLoser
Episode 6
Nicholas Tse1Deng Zixiao 邓紫霄"光年之外" / "潜龙勿用"Vash Hsu 徐暐翔
2Liu Junge 刘郡格"煎熬"Wang Chao 王朝
3Double Angel 打包安琪"情非得已"Li Jiadan 李佳丹
Coach's save performances
4Vash Hsu 徐暐翔"余波荡漾""我很好"Wang Chao 王朝
Li Jian5Gary Zhao 赵家豪"水中花" / "La Vie en rose"Tiger 谭秋娟
6Kang Shulong 康树龙"野花"Tenzin Nyima 旦增尼玛
7"往日时光" / "三套车"Li Zhiyu 李志宇
Wang Xuan 王轩
Coach's save performances
8Tiger 谭秋娟"500 Miles""灯塔"Li Zhiyu 李志宇
Tenzin Nyima 旦增尼玛"东风破""干杯朋友"Wang Xuan 王轩
Episode 7
Harlem Yu1Suzanne Low 刘思延"想你的夜"June Wong 黄玉儿
2Nigel Tay 郑伟杰"如果这都不算爱"Huang Renqin 黄稔钦
3Li Zhenwu 黎真吾"离人愁"Ericson Bi 毕晓鑫
Coach's save performances
4Huang Renqin 黄稔钦"轰炸""飞机场的10:30"Ericson Bi 毕晓鑫
Jay Chou5Su Han 宿涵"黄金甲" / "将军" / "千年之恋"Zhang Shen'er 张神儿
6Evis Wy"爱你的记忆" / "Remember the Time"Bryce Wu 吴奇
7Cering 周兴才让"再见萤火虫"Golden Eggplosives 金色炸蛋
Coach's save performances
8Zhang Shen'er 张神儿"纪念""不能说的秘密" / "Blank Space"Golden Eggplosives 金色炸蛋
  1. Li Jian was unable to choose a winner between Li Zhiyu 李志宇 and Wang Xuan 王轩 as he believed that the previous two losing artists from his team had performed better than the pair. As such, he sought approval from the producers and other coaches to allow all four artists to perform in the coach's save round where he would choose two to advance to the Cross Battles.

The Cross Battles

This season saw the return of the Cross Battles, which was last featured in the first season of the show. In the Cross Battles, coaches would have to compete with an opposing coach with their remaining artists for a spot in the Top 14, and a new rule was set this season to have the new coaches going head-to-head against the veteran coaches. Through the random drawing of lots, new coach Li Jian picked veteran coach Harlem Yu as his opposing coach, and therefore Jay Chou was defaulted to compete against Nicholas Tse in the Cross Battles.

Before the start of the Cross Battles, the coaches would decide on the appearance order of their artists, and this was done without the knowledge of their opposing coach. Therefore, all artists would not know who they are competing against until they were revealed on stage by the host. The coaches were also allowed to modify the appearance order of their artists at any point in the competition to counter the opposing artists in the remaining Cross Battles.

A total of four Cross Battles were held between two opposing coaches. At the end of each Cross Battle, the artist who received the most votes from the 51-person judging panel would win one point for their team, while the losing artist would not receive any. Each of the coaches was also given a trump card which they could exercise on one of their artists to allow the latter to win two points for the team if he wins the Cross Battles (if the artist loses the Cross Battle, the trump card would be forfeited). The allocation of the trump card to the artist has to be done by the coach before the artist was revealed on stage.

At the end of the Cross Battles, the team with the highest number of winning points will advance to the Cross Knockouts, and one artist from the losing team would be eliminated by coach as a penalty for losing the Cross Battles.

Colour key
  Artist was given the coach's trump card
       Artist won the Cross Battle (one or two points allocated to the team)
       Artist lost the Cross Battle (no points allocated to the team)
 Team won the Cross Battles with highest winning points
    Artist advanced to the Cross Knockouts
    Artist was eliminated by coach
EpisodeOrderSongTeam JayResultTeam Nicholas Song
24
Episode 8
1"夜的第七章"Su Han 宿涵 3318Double Angel 打包安琪 "威廉古堡" / "Break Away" / "Let Me Hear" / "斗牛"
2"你是我永远的乡愁"Cering 周兴才让 2031Deng Zixiao 邓紫霄 "Never Enough"
3"不爱跳舞"Evis Wy 1041Vash Hsu 徐暐翔 "唯一"
4"大火"Zhang Shen'er 张神儿 1338Liu Junge 刘郡格 "作曲家"
Episode 9
OrderSongTeam Li JianResultTeam Harlem Song
23
1"芬芳一生"Gary Zhao 赵家豪 546Li Zhenwu 黎真吾 "玫瑰·火"
2"温暖"Tiger 谭秋娟 447Huang Renqin 黄稔钦 "Say a Lil Something"
3"月牙泉"Tenzin Nyima 旦增尼玛 3120Nigel Tay 郑伟杰 "忘情水"
4"今天是你的生日,妈妈"Kang Shulong 康树龙 2130Suzanne Low 刘思延 "世界唯一的你"

The Cross Knockouts

The Cross Knockout rounds began airing on 21 September and would end on the following week on 28 September. The Cross Knockouts would see the remaining 14 artists from various teams competing for a spot in the Top 7. The coaches would each take turn to send one of their artists out for the Cross Knockouts, with the selected artist named as the "Challenger". The "Challenger" would then pick an opposing team to compete against in the Cross Knockout. The specific artist from the opposing team which the "Challenger" would compete against, named as the "Challengee", would be decided via the random drawing of lots by the former. The "Challenger" would perform first, followed by the "Challengee".

At the end of each Cross Knockout, the two artists will receive votes of approval from a 51-person judging panel. The other two non-competitive coaches were also given one vote each which they have to cast for either one of the artists in the Cross Knockout pairing. The artist with the most votes will advance to the Playoffs, while the other would be eliminated.

Colour key
       Artist won the Cross Knockout and advanced to the Playoffs
       Artist lost the Cross Knockout and was eliminated
EpisodeCoachOrderArtistSongPanel votesCoach votesTotal votesResult
NicholasJayHarlemLi Jian
Episode 10
Harlem Yu1.1Li Zhenwu 黎真吾"圈"2627Advanced
Nicholas Tse1.2Vash Hsu 徐暐翔"黑色柳丁"2526Eliminated
Nicholas Tse2.1Liu Junge 刘郡格"Bad Boy" / "Bad"3840Advanced
Harlem Yu2.2Huang Renqin 黄稔钦"九月的故事"1313Eliminated
Li Jian3.1Kang Shulong 康树龙"像我这样的人"1314Eliminated
Nicholas Tse3.2Double Angel 打包安琪"贝加尔湖畔" / "Faded"3839Advanced
Jay Chou4.1Cering 周兴才让"假行僧"3537Advanced
Nicholas Tse4.2Deng Zixiao 邓紫霄"别废话"1616Eliminated
Episode 12
Harlem Yu1.1Nigel Tay 郑伟杰"情非得已" / "How Deep Is Your Love"2527Advanced
Li Jian1.2Tiger 谭秋娟"Havana" / "Smooth"2626Eliminated
Li Jian2.1Tenzin Nyima 旦增尼玛"莫尼山"3840Advanced
Jay Chou2.2Zhang Shen'er 张神儿"连名带姓"1313Eliminated
Jay Chou3.1Su Han 宿涵"Look at Me Now" / "四面楚歌" / "懦夫" / "霍元甲"4042Advanced
Harlem Yu3.2Suzanne Low 刘思延"爱爱爱"1111Eliminated
  1. Huang Anqi 黄安琪 of Double Angel 打包安琪 voluntarily withdrew from this stage of the competition onwards due to the "physical and mental discomfort" arose from her participation in the competition. The other member of the group, Liu Anqi 刘安琪, moved on as a solo artist, but would still be credited as "Double Angel 打包安琪" on the show.
Non-competition performances
OrderPerformersSong
10.1Nicholas Tse & his team
(Deng Zixiao 邓紫霄, Double Angel 打包安琪, Liu Junge 刘郡格 & Vash Hsu 徐暐翔)
"光辉岁月"
10.2Jay Chou & his team
(Cering 周兴才让, Su Han 宿涵 & Zhang Shen'er 张神儿)
"斗牛"
12.1Harlem Yu & his team
(Huang Renqin 黄稔钦, Li Zhenwu 黎真吾, Nigel Tay 郑伟杰 & Suzanne Low 刘思延)
"老实情歌"
12.2Li Jian & his team
(Kang Shulong 康树龙, Tenzin Nyima 旦增尼玛 & Tiger 谭秋娟)
"沧海轻舟"

The Playoffs

The Top 7 performed in the Playoffs for a spot in the finals. The order of appearance of the artists was decided through the drawing of lots by their respective coaches. In deciding who moves on, a professional judging panel made up of 50 veteran record producers, music critics, and media practitioners from various media companies; as well as the studio audience made up of 500 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 five 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 Chou1Su Han 宿涵"同一种调调" / "In the End" / "跨时代"48 (48.0)463 (46.3)94.3Advanced
Nicholas Tse2Double Angel 打包安琪"天黑黑"31 (31.0)406 (40.6)71.6Eliminated
Harlem Yu3Nigel Tay 郑伟杰"情网"36 (36.0)324 (32.4)68.4Eliminated
Li Jian4Tenzin Nyima 旦增尼玛"九月" / "牧歌"50 (50.0)483 (48.3)98.3Advanced
Jay Chou5Cering 周兴才让"阿刁"40 (40.0)386 (38.6)78.6Advanced
Harlem Yu6Li Zhenwu 黎真吾"会没事的"42 (42.0)416 (41.6)83.6Advanced
Nicholas Tse7Liu Junge 刘郡格"青春修炼手册"37 (37.0)438 (43.8)80.8Advanced

Finals

The Top 5 performed live in a two-part season finale on 7 October, held at the Beijing National Stadium. In the first round of the competition, the five finalists performed a duet with their coach, and a solo song. Based on the public votes received from the live audience at the end of the first round, the bottom three artists with the fewest votes would be eliminated.

The final two artists would then sing their winner's song before a 100-person panel and live audience, who will vote for the winner at the end of the performances. Every member of the panel would be entitled to one vote, and the total number of votes received by the artists from the panel and live audience would be converted into percentage points accordingly. The artist who received the highest number of points would be announced as the winner.

CoachArtistRound 1Round 2Result
OrderDuet song (with coach)OrderSolo songPublic votesOrderWinner's songPanel votesPublic votes (points)Total points
Jay ChouSu Han 宿涵1"将军" / "乱舞春秋" 6"饕餮" / "以父之名"7,980N/A (already eliminated)Fourth place
Harlem YuLi Zhenwu 黎真吾2"准备好了没有"7"让我留在你身边"8,32511"如果还有明天"239,206 (40)63Runner-up
Li JianTenzin Nyima 旦增尼玛3"水流众生" / "Pi's Lullaby"8"念亲恩" / "晚霞中的红蜻蜓"9,80512"流浪记" / "在那草地上" / "天边"7713,883 (60)137Winner
Nicholas TseLiu Junge 刘郡格4"黄种人"9"空城"8,007N/A (already eliminated)Third place
Jay ChouCering 周兴才让5"本草纲目"10"轮回"5,669N/A (already eliminated)Fifth place
  1. The performance featured fellow team members Golden Eggplosives 金色炸蛋.
  2. The performance featured fellow team member Zhang Shen'er 张神儿.
  3. Before the start of the solo performances in the first round, it was revealed that Su Han 宿涵 and Tenzin Nyima 旦增尼玛 were leading in the number of public votes.
Non-competition performances
OrderPerformer(s)Song
14.1Momo Wu"冲一波"
14.2The Top 24
(minus Ericson Bi 毕晓鑫 & Wang Xuan 王轩)
"千山万水"

Non-competition shows

The Mid-Autumn Special (24 September)

The eleventh episode was a two-hour special aired on 24 September, featuring performances by the coaches and artists in celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The episode was hosted by Rosy Luo.

EpisodeOrderPerformer(s)Song
Episode 11
1Tenzin Nyima 旦增尼玛"隐形纪念"
2Cering 周兴才让"你是我永远的乡愁"
3Nicholas Tse"空"
4Li Jiadan 李佳丹"英雄"
5Jay Chou"轨迹"
6Su Han 宿涵"夜的第七章"
7Jay Chou"发如雪"
8Li Jian"心升明月"
9Gary Zhao 赵家豪
(with Chen Ni, Wang Shuqing, Zhang Hantong & Zhu Runzhe)
"慢慢喜欢你" / "虫儿飞"
10Li Jian"假如爱有天意"
11Wang Chao 王朝"黄河谣"
12Li Zhenwu 黎真吾"山海"
13June Wong 黄玉儿 & David Nooi"Love Song"
14Harlem Yu"猴喜翻"
15"关不掉的月光"

Reception

CSM52 ratings

EpisodeOriginal airdateProductionTime slot (UTC+8)RatingShareRankingSource
1"The Blind Auditions Premiere"301Friday 9:10 p.m.1.7307.381[10]
2"The Blind Auditions, Part 2"302Friday 9:10 p.m.2.1209.331[11]
3"The Blind Auditions, Part 3"303Friday 9:10 p.m.1.9838.951[12]
4"The Blind Auditions, Part 4"304Friday 9:10 p.m.1.6707.491[13]
5"The Blind Auditions, Part 5"305Friday 9:10 p.m.1.9078.881[14]
6"The Battles Premiere"306Friday 9:10 p.m.1.6747.511[15]
7"The Battles, Part 2"307Friday 9:10 p.m.1.4546.941[16]
8"The Cross Battles Premiere"308Friday 9:10 p.m.1.9068.741[17]
9"The Cross Battles, Part 2"309Friday 9:10 p.m.1.8148.491[18]
10"The Cross Knockouts Premiere"310Friday 9:10 p.m.1.4646.921[19]
11"The Mid-Autumn Special"311Monday 9:10 p.m.0.5522.582[20]
12"The Cross Knockouts, Part 2"312Friday 9:10 p.m.1.0685.342[21]
13"The Playoffs"313Sunday 9:10 p.m.1.1135.3173
14"The Finals"314Sunday 9:10 p.m.1.7016.781
15"Macau Concert"315Friday 9:10 p.m.

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  4. News: 周董退出《新歌声3》? 杰威尔音乐:假消息 . 1 October 2018 . . 27 October 2017 . en.
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