Singer 2018
| Singer | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Season 2018 | |
| Broadcast from | January 12 – April 20, 2018 |
| Judges | 500 public audiences |
| Broadcaster | Hunan Television |
| Finals venue | Hunan Broadcasting System |
| Winner | |
| Jessie J | |
| Origin | British |
| Song | "I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston" |
| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Runner-up | |
| Hua Chenyu | |
Singer 2018 is the sixth season of Chinese television series Singer, a rebranded version of I Am a Singer that will air on Hunan Television. It is produced by Hong Tao, and its music director is Hong Kong senior musician Kubert Leung. The first episode was recorded in the Hunan Broadcasting System Radio and Television Center, Changsha, Hunan on December 28, 2017 and premiered on January 12, 2018.
The finals first aired on April 13, 2018, and concluded on April 20, 2018. British Singer Jessie J was the winner of Singer 2018, making her the first non-Chinese and foreign singer to win the competition, and was also the first singer to rank in top three on all her performing weeks throughout the season. Chinese singer Hua Chenyu and Wang Feng were placed second and third, respectively.
Competitions rules
As like the previous seasons of I Am a Singer and Singer 2017, Singer 2018 was divided into four rounds of three stages, and seven singers performed for a 500-member audience each week. Similar to the previous series, the total votes cast from both Qualifiers and Knockouts determined which singer was eliminated from the competition.
This series features a modification to the Challenge rounds, with the Challenger entering the competition starting at the Knockout rounds instead of Challenge round (where a new substitute singer would enter the competition instead). Challengers must avoid last place on their first week in addition to finishing in the top four on the second week (in a combination of both knockout and challenge rounds) to be declared safe; failing either challenge instantly eliminates the singer from the competition.
A new pre-voting introduced in the season, Pre-Audience Voting, replaces the Singer Voting which debuted in season 3. Midway after the fourth performance, the audience were asked to make early predictions on which three singers would receive the most votes after the remaining performances of that episode. Similar to Singer Voting, Pre-audience voting has no impact onto the outcome of the competition (with one exception, see below) and does not count towards the audience's vote count.
The announcement of results was also changed, with only the results for the top four revealed during the Qualifiers, while the remaining results (bottom three) would not be revealed until the Knockouts; in most cases, they could choose their performance order by ballot for the next night.
Results
| First | Safe | Bottom | Eliminated | Return Performance | Challenger | Challenge Success | Challenge Failure | Breakout Success | Breakout Failure | Winner | Runner-up/Top 4 | Absent | Withdrew |
| Singer | Broadcast Date (2018) | Average Ranking | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12 | Jan 19 | Jan 26 | Feb 2 | Feb 9 | Feb 16 | Feb 23 | Mar 9 | Mar 16 | Mar 23 | Mar 30 | Apr 6 | Apr 13 | ||||
| 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | 4th Round | Breakout | Final Round | |||||||||||
| Qualifying | Knockout | Challenge | Qualifying | Knockout | Challenge | 1st Show | Qualifying | Knockout / Challenge | Qualifying | Knockout | 1st Round | 2nd Round | ||||
| 1 |  |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1  |
1.5 |
| 2 |  |
— | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2  |
2.2 |
| 3 | |
4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 3  |
3.5 |
| 4 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 3.4 |
| 5 |  |
5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 4.6 |
| 6 | |
— | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 |
| 7 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 5.2 |
| 8 | |
— | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5.2 |
| 9 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 6.5 |
| 10 |  |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 5 |
| 11 |  |
2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 6 |
| 12 | |
6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.3 |
| 13 | |
7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| 14 | |
3 | (4) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
Competition details
First Round
Qualifying
- Taping Date: January 3, 2018
- Airdate: January 12, 2018
Singer 2018 Qualifying Round January 12, 2018 Host: Angela Chang | ||||||||
| Order | Singer | Music Partner | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyricist | Composer | Arranger | Rank |
| 1 | Sam Lee | Qi Sijun | "You and I" | Lady Gaga | Jason Huang | 6[a] | ||
| "What's Up?" | 4 Non Blondes | Linda Perry | ||||||
| 2 | Li Xiaodong | Mandy Jin | "Hou Lai" | Rene Liu | Derek Shih | Kiroro | Wu Muchan Fan Junzhe |
7[a] |
| 3 | Angela Chang | Ava Shen | "Flower in the Wonderland" | Angela Chang | Wu I-Wei | Xiao Wang Zi Hua lun |
Qu Shicong | 5[a] |
| 4 | Tien Chong | Young Yang | 《Queen Bee》Suite | Rama Chau | 2[b] | |||
| "Dancing Diva" | Jolin Tsai | Isaac Chen | Nervo Greg Kurstin | |||||
| "Lady Marmalade" | Labelle | Bob Crewe Kenny Nolan | ||||||
| 5 | GAI | Leo Li | "Can Hai Yi Sheng Xiao" | Lo Ta-yu James Wong Tsui Hark |
James Wong | Song Yang | 3 | |
| 6 | Jessie J | Jeffrey G | "Domino" | Jessie J | Jessie J Dr. Luke Max Martin |
Nick Pyo | 1 | |
| 7 | Wang Feng | Li Rui | "Wu Chu An Fang" | Wang Feng | Jia Yinan Huang Yi |
4 | ||
Knockout
- Taping Date: January 11, 2018
- Airdate: January 19, 2018
The first challenger of the season was Juno Su. Juno Su finished 5th and was temporarily declared safe, while Li Xiaodong received the fewest audience votes combined from both shows and was eliminated. Due to Beijing's sudden ban on hip-hop culture,[1] GAI withdrew from the competition and his performance during this round was not aired.
Singer 2018 Knockout Round January 19, 2018 Host: Angela Chang | ||||||||
| Order | Singer | Music Partner | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyricist | Composer | Arranger | Rank |
| 1 | Sam Lee | Qi Sijun | "Chi Xin Jue Dui" | Sam Lee | Ponan Tsai | Chen Fei-wu | 6 | |
| 2 | Li Xiaodong | Mandy Jin | "Xiao Chou" | Mao Buyi | Wu Muchan Fan Junzhe |
7 | ||
| 3 | Wang Feng | Li Rui | "Normal Disco" | Luo Tianyi YANHE |
Ilem | Huang Yi | 3 | |
| 4 | Angela Chang | Ava Shen | "A Diao" | Zhao Lei | Kong Deyue Long Long |
2[a] | ||
| 5 | Tien Chong | Young Yang | "Shape of You" | Ed Sheeran | Ed Sheeran Steve Mac Johnny McDaid Kandi Burruss Tameka Cottle Kevin Briggs |
Tien Chung Geoff King Suk |
8 | |
| 6 | Jessie J | Jeffrey G | "I Have Nothing" | Whitney Houston | David Foster Linda Thompson |
Nick Pyo | 1 | |
| 7 | GAI | Leo Li | 《A Hard Scripture To Read》 (Cantonese) | Wakin Chau | Lin Xi | Wakin Chau | Rama Liu | Withdrew |
| 8 | Juno Su | Ryan Zuo | "Grave of the Fireflies" | Faye Wong | C.Y. Kong | Jason Gu | 5 | |
- ^ a. Ranked first in the Pre-Audience Voting
Overall ranking
Singer 2018 1st Round Episodes 1-2 Overall Ranking | ||||
| Ranking | Singer | Match 1 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Match 2 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Total Percentages of Votes |
| 1 | Jessie J | 27.11% (1) | 28.55% (1) | 27.83% |
| 2 | Angela Chang | 12.31% (5) | 19.05% (2) | 15.68% |
| 3 | Wang Feng | 12.65% (4) | 16.59% (3) | 14.62% |
| 4 | GAI[a] | 13.40% (3) | 13.32% (4) | 13.36% |
| 5 | Sam Lee | 12.18% (6) | 10.38% (6) | 11.28% |
| 6 | Tien Chong | 15.99% (2) | 4.19% (8) | 10.09% |
| 7 | Li Xiaodong | 6.36% (7) | 7.92% (7) | 7.14% |
- ^ a. As GAI withdrew from the competition before the airing of the first knockout round, his results were not publicly announced. However, his votes were not removed, and were calculated based on the votes given to other singers.
Challenge
- Taping Date: January 18, 2018
- Airdate: January 28, 2018
The first substitute singer of the season was James Li. Normally Juno Su was required to place in top four in a combination of both Knockout and Challenge rounds to be declared safe; however, due to GAI's withdrawal from last week, only the scores from the Challenge round determined the outcome alone. Juno Su finished 3rd of the top four and was declared safe; Sam Lee received the lowest votes for the night and was eliminated from the competition.
Singer 2018 Challenge Round January 26, 2018 Host: Angela Chang | ||||||||
| Order | Singer | Music Partner | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyricist | Composer | Arranger | Rank |
| 1 | Sam Lee | Qi Sijun | "Leave" | Jacky Cheung | Mercy Li | 何家文 | Kubert Leung Daridan | 7 |
| 2 | Tien Chong | Young Yang | "Hello" | Adele | Adele Adkins Greg Kurstin | Kelvin Avon Chris Carpio | 5 | |
| 3 | Juno Su | Ryan Zuo | "Wolf" | William Wei | Zeng Yu NIA | 3[a] | ||
| 4 | Li Xiaodong | Mandy Jin | "Heart's Prayer" | Zang Tianshuo | Huang Xiaomao | Zang Tianshuo | Wu Muchan | Return Performance |
| 5 | Angela Chang | Ava Shen | "The World is Sleepless" | Eason Chan | Lin Xi | Chen Wei | Kubert Leung Daridan | 6 |
| 6 | Jessie J | Jeffrey G | "Killing Me Softly with His Song" | Lori Lieberman | Norman Gimbel | Charles Fox | Nick Pyo | 1 |
| 7 | Wang Feng | Li Rui | "Falling" | Shi Jian-Bo | Huang Yi | 2 | ||
| 8 | James Li | Wang Qiao | "I Want Us To Be Together" | Mavis Fan | James Li | 4 | ||
- ^ a. Ranked first in the Pre-Audience Voting
Overall ranking
Singer 2018 Challenge Round Ranking | ||
| Ranking | Singer | Percentages of Votes |
| 1 | Jessie J | 25.46% |
| 2 | Wang Feng | 18.17% |
| 3 | Juno Su | 16.61% |
| 4 | James Li | 13.07% |
| 5 | Tien Chong | 10.21% |
| 6 | Angela Chang | 9.53% |
| 7 | Sam Lee | 6.94% |
Second Round
Qualifying
- Taping Date: January 25, 2018
- Airdate: February 2, 2018
The second substitute singer of the season was Hua Chenyu.
Singer 2018 Qualifying Round February 2, 2018 Host: Angela Chang | ||||||||
| Order | Singer | Music Partner | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyricist | Composer | Arranger | Rank |
| 1 | Wang Feng | Li Rui | "Childhood" | Liu Haolin | Tang Yingfeng | Liu Haolin | Huang Yi | 5[a] |
| 2 | James Li | Wang Qiao | "Love Proverbs" | Lo Ta-yu | Huang Yang | 4 | ||
| 3 | Jessie J | Jeffrey G | "Flashlight" | Jessie J | Sia Furler Christian Guzman Jason Moore Sam Smith |
Nick Pyo | 2[b] | |
| "Earth Song" | Michael Jackson | |||||||
| 4 | Angela Chang | Ava Shen | "Bésame Despacito" medley (Spanish) | Long Long | 3 | |||
| "Bésame Mucho" | Emilio Tuero | Consuelo Velázquez | ||||||
| "Despacito" | Luis Fonsi Daddy Yankee | Luis Rodríguez Erika Ender Ramón Ayala | ||||||
| 5 | Tien Chong | Young Yang | "Me" | Leslie Cheung | Lin Xi | Leslie Cheung | Kelvin Avon Chris Carpio | 7[a] |
| 6 | Juno Su | Ryan Zuo | "Her" | William Wong | Zeng Yu Bi Jianbo | 6[a] | ||
| 7 | Hua Chenyu | Li Weijia | "Qi Tian" | Hua Chenyu | Ding Yanxue Jin Hezai Fang Hao | Hua Chenyu | Zheng Nan | 1 |
| 8 | Sam Lee | Qi Sijun | "Silent" | Jay Chou | Terence Teo | Return Performance | ||
Knockout
- Taping Date: February 1, 2018
- Airdate: February 9, 2018
The second challenger of the season was KZ Tandingan. Tandingan finished 1st and was temporarily declared safe; Tien Chong received the lowest votes combined from both shows and was eliminated from the competition.
Singer 2018 Knockout Round February 9, 2018 Host: Angela Chang | ||||||||
| Order | Singer | Music Partner | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyricist | Composer | Arranger | Rank |
| 1 | Tien Chong | Young Yang | "One Day I'll Fly Away" | Randy Crawford | Joe Sample Will Jennings | Kelvin Avon Chris Carpio | 8 | |
| "I Don't Care" | Tien Chong | Hippie Zhao Xu Xu | Tien Chong Kelvin Avon Curtis Richa | |||||
| 2 | Jessie J | Jeffrey G | "Ain't Nobody" | Rufus Chaka Khan | Hawk Wolinski | Nick Pyo | 2[a] | |
| 3 | James Li | Wang Qiao | "Late Autumn" | Jacky Cheung | Daryl Yao | Koji Tamaki | Huang Yang | 7 |
| 4 | Wang Feng | Li Rui | "Mr. Man" | Man Jiang | Wan Laining | Man Jiang | Huang Yi | 4 |
| 5 | Angela Chang | Ava Shen | "The One Who Came to My Life" | Audio Monster | Ivyan Yan | Sean He Wang Zitong | Chen Di | 6 |
| 6 | Hua Chenyu | Li Weijia | "Child" | Westloft | Hsiang Yueh-e | Westloft | Zheng Nan Hua Chenyu | 3 |
| 7 | Juno Su | Ryan Zuo | "Disconnection of Love" | Hollis He | Zeng Yu Baby Chung | 5 | ||
| 8 | KZ Tandingan | Jackie Tam | "Rolling in the Deep" | Adele | Adele Paul Epworth | Liu Zhou | 1 | |
- ^ a. Ranked first in the Pre-Audience Voting
Overall ranking
Singer 2018 2nd Round Episodes 4-5 Overall Ranking | ||||
| Ranking | Singer | Match 1 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Match 2 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Total Percentages of Votes |
| 1 | Jessie J | 27.58% (2) | 28.29% (2) | 27.93% |
| 2 | Hua Chenyu | 27.94% (1) | 24.63% (3) | 26.28% |
| 3 | Wang Feng | 7.66% (5) | 18.25% (4) | 12.95% |
| 4 | Angela Chang | 14.89% (3) | 8.47% (6) | 11.68% |
| 5 | James Li | 11.13% (4) | 7.60% (7) | 9.36% |
| 6 | Juno Su | 7.09% (6) | 8.82% (5) | 7.95% |
| 7 | Tien Chong | 3.69% (7) | 3.93% (8) | 3.81% |
Challenge
- Taping Date: February 9, 2018
- Airdate: February 16, 2018
KZ Tandingan finished 3rd of the top four (combined from both shows) and was declared safe; Juno Su received the lowest votes combined from both shows and was eliminated from the competition.
Singer 2018 Challenge Round February 16, 2018 Host: Angela Chang | ||||||||
| Order | Singer | Music Partner | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyricist | Composer | Arranger | Rank |
| 7 | Wang Feng | Li Rui | "Everyone is Playing with Smartphones" | Mosaic | Zhuo Yue | Huang Yi | 4 | |
| "Night Cat" | ||||||||
| 2 | Jessie J | Jeffrey G | "Purple Rain" | Prince The Revolution | Prince | Nick Pyo | 2 | |
| 3 | Hua Chenyu | Li Weijia | "Nunchucks" | Jay Chou | Vincent Fang | Jay Chou | Zheng Nan Hua Chenyu | 1[a] |
| 4 | KZ Tandingan | Jackie Tam | "The Hurts You Never Knew" medley | Liu Zhou | 6 | |||
| "All The Things You Never Knew" | Wang Leehom | Wang Leehom Ruiye | Wang Leehom | |||||
| "What Else Do You Want From Me" | Joker Xue | |||||||
| "Still Aching" | Power Station | Yu Chiu-hsin | ||||||
| 5 | James Li | Wang Qiao | "Color of Your Eyes" | Yoga Lin | James Li | Huang Jianyi Li Shihai | 5 | |
| 6 | Juno Su | Ryan Zuo | "Thief" | Penny Tai | NIA | 7 | ||
| 7 | Angela Chang | Ava Shen | "The Lover who Roves Around" | Matzka | Lin Pan-ke | Terence Teo James Yeo | 3 | |
| "Wandering" | Panai Kusui | |||||||
| 8 | Tien Chong | Young Yang | "Tightrope Walker" | James Li | Kevin Yi | James Li | Kelvin Avon Chris Carpio | Return Performance |
| "Tightrope" | Janelle Monáe | Nathaniel Irvin III Charles Joseph II Antwan Patton Janelle Monáe Robinson | ||||||
- ^ a. Ranked first in the Pre-Audience Voting
Overall ranking
Singer 2018 2nd Round Episodes 5-6 Overall Ranking | ||||
| Ranking | Singer | Match 2 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Match 3 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Total Percentages of Votes |
| 1 | Hua Chenyu | 19.46% (3) | 26.11% (1) | 22.78% |
| 2 | Jessie J | 22.36% (2) | 19.67% (2) | 21.01% |
| 3 | KZ Tandingan | 26.08% (1) | 9.59% (6) | 17.83% |
| 4 | Wang Feng | 14.42% (4) | 11.38% (4) | 12.90% |
| 5 | Angela Chang | 6.69% (6) | 16.86% (3) | 11.77% |
| 6 | James Li | 6.00% (7) | 10.83% (5) | 8.41% |
| 7 | Juno Su | 6.97% (5) | 5.55% (7) | 6.26% |
Third Round
First Round
- Taping Date: February 10, 2018
- Airdate: February 23, 2018
The third substitute singer of the season was Tengger. For this week, the results for this round was void due to Jessie J's illness on the following week (See Qualifiers below).
Singer 2018 1st Show February 23, 2018 Host: Angela Chang | ||||||||
| Order | Singer | Music Partner | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyricist | Composer | Arranger | Rank[b] |
| 1 | Hua Chenyu | Li Weijia | "I Don't Care" | Hua Chenyu | Guo Deziyi | Hua Chenyu | Zheng Nan | 1[c] |
| 2 | Angela Chang | Ava Shen | "Dream Chaser" | Fong Fei-fei | Lo Ta-yu | Qu Shicong | 6[a] | |
| 3 | Jessie J | Jeffrey G | "Never Too Much" | Luther Vandross | Nick Pyo | 3 | ||
| 4 | KZ Tandingan | Jackie Tam | "Say Something" | A Great Big World Christina Aguilera | Ian Axel Chad King Mike Campbell | KZ Tandingan Makoy Portado | 4 | |
| 5 | James Li | Wang Qiao | "Love In My Life" | Shu Qi | Wendy Zheng | Lowell Lo | Yan Jun | 7[a] |
| 6 | Wang Feng | Li Rui | "Youth" | Erbai | Huang Yi | 5[a] | ||
| 7 | Tengger | Eliza Liang | "Heaven" | Tengger | Daridan | 2 | ||
| 8 | Juno Su | Ryan Zuo | "Left Behind" | A-mei | Hush | JJ Lin | NIA Baby Chung | Return Performance |
Qualifying
- Taping Date: February 28, 2018
- Airdate: March 9, 2018
The final challenger of the season was Henry Huo. Henry Huo came in fourth and was temporarily declared safe. Normally, this round would have featured elimination, however, eliminations were cancelled as Jessie J was too ill to perform during rehearsal; she was due to perform Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On", which would be performed on the following week.
Singer 2018 Qualifying Round March 9, 2018 Host: Angela Chang | ||||||||
| Order | Singer | Music Partner | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyricist | Composer | Arranger | Rank |
| 1 | KZ Tandingan | Jackie Tam | "Real Gone" | Sheryl Crow | Sheryl Crow John Shanks | Liu Zhou | 6[a] | |
| 2 | Hua Chenyu | Li Weijia | "Flammable and Explosive" | Chen Li | Shang Mengdi Pianran | Chen Li | Long Long | 3 |
| 3 | Angela Chang | Ava Shen | "In the World" | Wang Jianfang | Long Zhangjian Ivyan Yan | Rodney Jerkins Andre Lindal Lauren Christy | Long Long Zheng Nan | 7[a] |
| 4 | Wang Feng | Li Rui | "Never Again" | Ryan.B AY | Ryan.B 应无所住 AY | Ryan.B | Huang Yi | 1[b] |
| 5 | James Li | Wang Qiao | "Nobody" | Roger Yang | James Li Lin Hai | James Li | Zhao Zhao | 5[a] |
| 6 | Tengger | Eliza Liang | "Remembering Comrades" | Li Shirong | Lei Zhenbang | Daridan | 2 | |
| "Why Are the Flowers So Red" (Tajik) | Tajik folk song | Anonymous | ||||||
| 7 | Henry Huo | Yu Meiren | "Hongyan Robbery" | Yao Beina | Cui Shu | Liu Huan | Zheng Wei Tian Mi Henry Huo | 4 |
Knockout/Challenge
- Taping Date: March 7, 2018
- Airdate: March 16, 2018
Because Jessie J was able to return after being absent in the last week, this week features double elimination, with two singers receiving the fewest votes (or one singer, should Henry Huo fails the challenge) eliminated from the competition. Henry Huo finished 4th of the top four (3rd combined from the last two rounds) and was declared safe; James Li and KZ Tandingan received the two fewest votes combined from both shows and were eliminated.
Singer 2018 Knockout/Challenge Round March 16, 2018 Host: Angela Chang | ||||||||
| Order | Singer | Music Partner | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyricist | Composer | Arranger | Rank |
| 1 | Hua Chenyu | Li Weijia | "Wayfarer" | No Party for Cao Dong | Zheng Nan Hua Chenyu | 5 | ||
| 2 | Tengger | Eliza Liang | "Cashmere Flowers" | Li Guyi | Liu Guofu Tian Nong | Wang Ming | Daridan | 7 |
| 3 | KZ Tandingan | Jackie Tam | "Royals" | Lorde | Lorde Joel Little | KZ Tandingan Ivan Lee Espinosa | 8 | |
| 4 | Angela Chang | Ava Shen | "Chasing Dreams, Red Heart" | GALA | Su Duo | Ji Yuan Wang Nana | 3[a] | |
| 5 | Wang Feng | Li Rui | "Waiting" | Huang Qishan | Wang Feng | Huang Yi | 2 | |
| 6 | Henry Huo | Yu Meiren | "Grass" | Fang Xinhua | Xiang Tong He Zhaohua | Wang Zujie Zhang Zhuoya | Zheng Wei Tian Mi Henry Huo | 4 |
| "Princess Mononoke Theme Song" (partly in Italian) | Yoshikazu Mera | Hayao Miyazaki | Joe Hisaishi | |||||
| 7 | James Li | Wang Qiao | "Want to Love You" | David Wong | David Wong Wang Chi-san | David Wong | Nick Pyo | 6 |
| 8 | Jessie J | Jeffrey G | "My Heart Will Go On" | Celine Dion | Will Jennings | James Horner | 1 | |
- ^ a. Ranked first in the Pre-Audience Voting
Overall ranking
Singer 2018 3rd Round Episodes 8-9 Overall Ranking | ||||
| Ranking | Singer | Match 2 Percentages of Votes (Ranking)[b] | Match 3 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Total Percentages of Votes |
| 1 | Wang Feng | 18.33% (1) | 15.09% (2) | 16.71% |
| 2 | Hua Chenyu | 16.00% (3) | 13.07% (5) | 14.53% |
| 3 | Henry Huo | 15.60% (4) | 13.21% (4) | 14.40% |
| 4 | Jessie J | Absent[a] | 27.23% (1) | 13.61% |
| 5 | Tengger | 17.53% (2) | 6.10% (7) | 11.81% |
| 6 | Angela Chang | 7.33% (7) | 14.75% (3) | 11.04% |
| 7 | James Li | 15.33% (5) | 6.50% (6) | 10.91% |
| 8 | KZ Tandingan | 9.86% (6) | 4.02% (8) | 6.94% |
Fourth Round
Qualifying
- Taping Date: March 15, 2018
- Airdate: March 23, 2018
Yisa Yu was the final substitute singer of the season.
Singer 2018 Qualifying Round March 23, 2018 Host: Angela Chang | ||||||||
| Order | Singer | Music Partner | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyricist | Composer | Arranger | Rank |
| 1 | Jessie J | Jeffery G | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | Marvin Gaye Tammi Terrell | Nickolas Ashford Valerie Simpson | Nick Pyo | 3 | |
| 2 | Henry Huo | Yu Meiren | "Are you Okay, Teen" | Henry Huo | He Jiale | Sanbao | Tian Mi | 7[a] |
| 3 | Hua Chenyu | Li Weijia | "Jia Xing Seng" | Cui Jian | Hua Chenyu | 2 | ||
| 4 | Wang Feng | Li Rui | "Forgotton Me" | Li Ou | Huang Yi | 4[b] | ||
| 5 | Tengger | Eliza Liang | "Start Again" | Cui Jian | Cang Lang Band Daridan | 1 | ||
| 6 | Angela Chang | Ava Shen | "Goodbye, Youth" | Wang Feng | Long Long | 5[a] | ||
| 7 | Yisa Yu | Shen Mengchen | "C'est la Vie" | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Peter Sinfield | Greg Lake | Zheng Nan | 6[a] |
| Flying Bird and Fish | Chyi Yu | Chyi Chin | ||||||
| 8 | KZ Tandingan | Jackie Tam | "See You Again" (mixed in English and Mandarin) | Wiz Khalifa Charlie Puth | DJ Frank E Andrew Cedar Charlie Puth Cameron Thomaz | Kong Xiao Yi | Return Performance | |
| 9 | James Li | Wang Qiao | "My Way" | Frank Sinatra | Paul Anka | Claude François Jacques Revaux | Simon Qi | |
| James Li | ||||||||
Knockout
- Taping Date: March 22, 2018
- Airdate: March 30, 2018
Yisa Yu received the lowest votes combined from two nights and was eliminated from the competition.
Singer 2018 Knockout Round March 30, 2018 Host: Angela Chang | ||||||||
| Order | Singer | Music Partner | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyricist | Composer | Arranger | Rank |
| 1 | Wang Feng | Li Rui | "Empty" | Ren Ran | Xue Wuying | Huang Yi | 6 | |
| 2 | Angela Chang | Ava Shen | "Walking Through the Clouds" medley | Long Long | 3 | |||
| "Not Afraid" | Angela Chang | Jennifer Hsu | Zac Maloy Tommy Henriksen Sofi Bonde | |||||
| "Aurora" | Shih Li | Lee Tien-Lung | ||||||
| "Doesn't Hurt" | Huang Yun-Ru Chen Hwai-En | Chen Hwai-En | ||||||
| "Lost Goodness" | Daryl Yao | Real Huang | ||||||
| "Invisible Wings" | Wang Ya-Chun | |||||||
| "The Sun in the Palm of My Hand" | Daryl Yao | Peng Kang-Shen | ||||||
| 3 | Yisa Yu | Shen Mengchen | "Qinhuai Scenery" (Wu) | Xu Huifen Wu Jianfang Zhang Jianzhen | Qigang Chen | Chen Di | 7 | |
| "Old Dream" | Julia Peng | Peng Chi-Kang Chen Dieyi | Lee Cheng-Fan Yao Min | |||||
| 4 | Tengger | Eliza Liang | "Can't Leave You" | Liu Huan | Zhu Yigong | Liu Huan | Baby Chung | 4[a] |
| 5 | Hua Chenyu | Li Weijia | "The Ordinary Road" | Pu Shu | Han Han Pu Shu | Pu Shu | Zheng Nan Hua Chenyu | 2 |
| 6 | Jessie J | Jeffery G | "Reflection" | Lea Salonga | David Zippel | Matthew Wilder | Nick Pyo | 1 |
| 7 | Henry Huo | Yu Meiren | "Mo Li Hua" | Jiangsu folk song | Jiangsu folk song Daryl Yao | Jiangsu folk song Lee Cheng-Fan | Lao Zai | 5 |
- ^ a. Ranked first in the Pre-Audience Voting
Overall ranking
Singer 2018 4th Round Overall Ranking | ||||
| Ranking | Singer | Match 1 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Match 2 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Total Percentages of Votes |
| 1 | Hua Chenyu | 19.35% (2) | 20.77% (2) | 20.06% |
| 2 | Jessie J | 14.77% (3) | 21.64% (1) | 18.20% |
| 3 | Tengger | 22.27% (1) | 12.42% (4) | 17.34% |
| 4 | Angela Chang | 12.37% (5) | 16.23% (3) | 14.30% |
| 5 | Wang Feng | 12.59% (4) | 8.81% (6) | 10.70% |
| 6 | Henry Huo | 8.00% (7) | 12.09% (5) | 10.04% |
| 7 | Yisa Yu | 10.62% (6) | 8.01% (7) | 9.31% |
Breakout
- Taping Date: March 30, 2018
- Airdate: April 6, 2018
Three of the six singers who were first round singers (Angela Chang, Jessie J and Wang Feng) were exempted for this round, while the other three singers would participate along with the ousted singers (except for GAI) for a chance to enter the finals. The order for this round were determined through the contestant's status quo and their duration on the stage. The three surviving non-first round singers (Hua Chenyu, Henry Huo and Tengger), as well as James Li (by-virtue on performing the longest (seven shows) among eliminated singers), can choose the performance order for the night without balloting, while the remaining six singers were determined through ballot (the order for the first four performers (who draw their white envelopes instead of gold) were not revealed until the start of taping).
For the first time in the show's history, there will be elimination during the Pre-Audience Voting (midway through the fourth and seventh performance); the singer receiving the lowest number of votes after each round of the Pre-Audience Voting will be eliminated immediately (breakout failure).
The singers sang one song, and the four singers (of the remaining eight) having the most votes qualified for the finals. Hua Chenyu, James Li, Tengger & Henry Huo were the top four singers who received the highest number of votes, and advanced to the finals.
Singer 2018 Breakout April 6, 2018 Host: Angela Chang | ||||||||
| Order | Singer | Music Partner | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyricist | Composer | Arranger | Rank |
| 1 | Li Xiaodong | Mandy Jin | "My Heart Always Feels Free" | Li Xiaodong | Huang Juncong | —[a] | ||
| 2 | KZ Tandingan | Jackie Tam | "Anak" (Tagalog/Mandarin) | Freddie Aguilar | He Qi | 7 | ||
| 3 | Sam Lee | Qi Sijun | "Be Apart" | JC | Cheung Cho Kiu | Ronald Ng | Terence Teo | —[a] |
| 4 | Juno Su | Ryan Zuo | "Red Eyes" | Isabelle Huang | Shan Qingqing | Chang Shilei | An Dong | 5 |
| 5 | Tien Chong | Young Yang | "Rose, Rose, I Love You" | Yao Li | Wu Cun | Chen Gexin | Kelvin Avon Chris Carpio | 8 |
| 6 | Yisa Yu | Shen Mengchen | "Shadow" | Wu Qiong | Ray Wang | Chen Di | 6 | |
| 7 | James Li | Wang Qiao | "Sunny II" | Boney M. | Lin Hai | Bobby Hebb | B6 | 2 |
| 8 | Henry Huo | Yu Meiren | "Raised Pearl Curtain" | Henry Huo | Li Shu Luna | Henry Huo | An Dong Song Siheng Tian Mi | 4 |
| 9 | Tengger | Eliza Liang | "Father's Grassland, Mother's River" | Dedema | Xi Murong | Ulaantga | Cang Lang Band Daridan | 3 |
| 10 | Hua Chenyu | Li Weijia | "I am What I am" | Leslie Cheung | Leslie Cheung | Leslie Cheung | Hua Chenyu | 1 |
- ^ a. Eliminated midway for finishing last during Pre-Audience Voting.
Ranking
Singer 2018 Breakout Ranking | ||
| Ranking | Singer | Percentages of Votes[a] |
| 1 | Hua Chenyu | 22.99% |
| 2 | James Li | 18.40% |
| 3 | Tengger | 15.31% |
| 4 | Henry Huo | 12.10% |
| 5 | Juno Su | 11.66% |
| 6 | Yisa Yu | 10.00% |
| 7 | KZ Tandingan | 6.30% |
| 8 | Tien Chong | 3.20% |
- ^ a. The total votes cast does not include Li Xiaodong and Sam Lee, who were the first and second singers, respectively, to be eliminated during the Pre-Audience Voting.
Finals
- Airdate: April 13, 2018
The finals were divided into two rounds, with the first song being a duet with a guest singer, and the second song being a solo encore performance. Similar to the previous season, only combined votes determined the season's winner.
Round 1
The first round of the finals was a guest singer's duet. The order and grouping was determined through balloting and discussion as follows: Henry Huo, Jessie J and Tengger as Group 1, Angela Chang and Wang Feng as Group 2, Hua Chenyu and James Li as Group 3.
The singer with the highest number of votes on each group directly advanced to Round 2, leaving four singers eligible for the save through a re-vote; the singer receiving the highest number of votes cast will be saved and also advance to the second round.
| Legend | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 |
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Singer 2018 Finals Round 1 April 13, 2018 Host: He Jiong | |||||||||
| Order | Singer | Music Partner | Guest Singer | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyricist | Composer | Arranger | Rank |
| 1 | Tengger | Eliza Liang | Wu Bixia | "Go Forward Boldly, Jiu'er" medley | Daridan | Saved | |||
| "Go Forward Boldly, Little Sister" | Zhang Yimou Jiang Wen | Zhang Yimou | Zhao Jiping | ||||||
| "Jiu'er" | Han Hong | He Qiling A-kun | A-kun | ||||||
| 2 | Jessie J | Jeffery G | Coco Lee and KZ Tandingan | "Bang Bang" | Jessie J Ariana Grande Nicki Minaj | Max Martin Savan Kotecha Rickard Göransson Onika Maraj | Nick Pyo | Advanced | |
| "Dragon Fist" | Jay Chou | Vincent Fang | Jay Chou | ||||||
| 3 | Henry Huo | Yu Meiren | Cecilia Han | "Falling Snow" | Cecilia Han | Lin Hai | Ryoki Matsumoto | Bi Hechen | Eliminated |
| 4 | Angela Chang | Ava Shen | Mao Buyi | "Greenhouse Girl" | Cui Jian | Long Long Chen Shimu Yang Ming | Eliminated | ||
| "We Are the Champions" | Queen | Freddie Mercury | |||||||
| 5 | Wang Feng | Li Rui | Sitar Tan | "Hey Jude" | The Beatles | Lennon-McCartney | Huang Yi | Advanced | |
| 6 | James Li | Wang Qiao | Kit Chan | "Endless Love" | Diana Ross Lionel Richie | Lionel Richie | Qi Yanfeng | Eliminated | |
| 7 | Hua Chenyu | Li Weijia | G.E.M. | "Light Years Away" | G.E.M. | Zheng Nan Hua Chenyu | Advanced | ||
Round 2 (Winner of Battle)
The second round of the finals is an encore song, and the singer receiving the highest number of votes (this vote was separate from the Round 1 vote) was crowned as the winner. The order for this round was determined by ballot, except for Tengger who would perform first for being the last to advance to Round 2.
Singer 2018 Finals Round 2 April 13, 2018 Host: He Jiong | |||||||||
| Order | Singer | Music Partner | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyricist | Composer | Arranger | Rank | |
| 1 | Tengger | Eliza Liang | "Wolf on Earth" | Tengger | Buheaosir Tengger | Tengger | Daridan | 4 | |
| 2 | Hua Chenyu | Li Weijia | "Shout" | Angela Chang | Deepwhite | Zheng Nan Hua Chenyu | 2 | ||
| 3 | Jessie J | Jeffery G | "I Will Always Love You" | Dolly Parton | Nick Pyo | 1 | |||
| 4 | Wang Feng | Li Rui | "I Love You China" | Wang Feng | Huang Yi | 3 | |||
Ranking
Jessie J was declared the winner of Singer 2018 with 47.49% of the votes cast, leading by a 21.84% margin ahead of runner-up Hua Chenyu.
Singer 2018 Results of Winner of Battle | ||
| Ranking | Singer | Percentages of Votes |
| 1 | Jessie J | 47.49% |
| 2 | Hua Chenyu | 25.65% |
| 3 | Wang Feng | 16.83% |
| 4 | Tengger | 10.03% |
Biennial Concert
- Airdate: April 20, 2018
The concert features 11 singers, which include singers from the last season Dimash Kudaibergen, Lion, Tia Ray and Diamond Zhang, as well as all of the seven finalists (Angela Chang, Hua Chenyu, Henry Huo, Jessie J, James Li, Tengger and Wang Feng).
Singer 2018 Finals Biennial Concert April 20, 2018 Host: He Jiong | |||||||||
| Order of Group | Order of Performance | Team | Singer | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyricist | Composer | Arranger | |
| 1 | 1 | Classic Voices | Tengger | "Fantasies Behind the Pearly Curtain" | Shiao Lih-ju | Chiung Yao | Liu Chia-chang | Daridan | |
| 2 | Classic Partnerships | Angela Chang Henry Huo | "Fable" | Angela Chang | Wang Ya-Chun | Andrew Chen | Zheng Wei | ||
| "Liberian Girl" | Michael Jackson | ||||||||
| 3 | Classic Works | Lion | "Our Love" | F.I.R. | F.I.R. Félicité Hsieh | F.I.R. | Kenn C James Yeo | ||
| 2 | 4 | Classic Partnerships | Tia Ray Victor Ma | "See You Next Crossing" | Li Yuchun | Chen Hanwen Chang Shilei | |||
| 5 | Classic Works | Hua Chenyu | "Shimmer" | Hua Chenyu | Zhou Jieying | Qian Lei | Hua Chenyu | ||
| 6 | Classic Voices | Wang Feng | "Runaway" | Cui Jian | Huang Yi | ||||
| 3 | 7 | Classic Works | Diamond Zhang | "I Changed, I Haven't Changed" | Aska Yang | Xiao Ke | Zheng Nan | ||
| 8 | Classic Partnerships | James Li David Wong | "Wrong to Say" | David Wong | Lou Wen-Chung | David Wong | Zheng Wei | ||
| 9 | Classic Voices | Dimash Kudaibergen | "Hello" | Lionel Richie | Erlan Bekchurrin | ||||
| 4 | 10 | — | Jessie J Luke James | "I'll Be There" | The Jackson 5 | Berry Gordy Bob West Willie Hutch Hal Davis | Nick Pyo | ||
Ratings
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| Episode | Date | CSM52 | CSM national network | ||||
| Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking | ||
| 1 | January 12, 2018 | 1.241 | 4.19 | 2 | 0.9 | 3.06 | 1 |
| 2 | January 19, 2018 | 1.063 | 3.45 | 2 | 0.9 | 2.95 | 1 |
| 3 | January 26, 2018 | 1.196 | 3.79 | 2 | 1.0 | 3.26 | 1 |
| 4 | February 2, 2018 | 1.063 | 3.47 | 3 | 1.09 | 3.57 | 1 |
| 5 | February 9, 2018 | 1.186 | 3.90 | 2 | 1.11 | 3.64 | 1 |
| 6 | February 16, 2018 | 0.744 | 4.32 | 9 | 0.62 | 4.01 | 1 |
| 7 | February 23, 2018 | 1.027 | 3.33 | 3 | 0.98 | 3.3 | 1 |
| March 2, 2018 | Not aired due to live broadcast of Hunan TV Lantern Festival Gala | ||||||
| 8 | March 9, 2018 | 1.148 | 3.87 | 2 | 0.93 | 3.02 | 1 |
| 9 | March 16, 2018 | 0.894 | 2.96 | 4 | 0.77 | 2.59 | 2 |
| 10 | March 23, 2018 | 0.883 | 3.05 | 5 | 0.73 | 2.57 | 2 |
| 11 | March 30, 2018 | 0.874 | 3.01 | 5 | 0.75 | 2.59 | 2 |
| 12 | April 6, 2018 | 0.842 | 2.81 | 5 | 0.78 | 2.64 | 2 |
| 13 | April 13, 2018 | 1.264 | 4.47 | 3 | 0.75 | 2.75 | 2 |
| 14 | April 20, 2018 | 0.699 | 2.47 | 4 | 0.68 | 2.43 | 2 |
- Simultaneous or time-crossed main programs:
- Zhejiang Television: Sound of My Dream 2 / Trump Card 3 / Keep Running 2
- Jiangsu Television: The Brain 5
- The data determined by CSM.
- Ratings ranked above not including CCTV.
- Sources：卫视这些事儿, 卫视小露电, 潇湘卧龙, Hunan Television official WeChat (ID: happychina1997).
- The ranks are according to all variety shows aired on Friday nights, and do not have to be at the same timing.
- "The Singers" and "Singer Announcement Period" are not taken into account.
References
- ↑ "'Tasteless, Vulgar and Obscene.' China Just Banned Hip-Hop Culture and Tattoos From Television". Retrieved 12 August 2018.
External links
- 歌手2018 on Sina Weibo (in Chinese) (registration required)(in simplified Chinese)