Since 2004, major popularity-cum-performance contests were held and aired on television.
This is a list of popularity contests.

Singapore Idol

Singapore Idol

Singapore Idol is a television show on Channel 5 of MediaCorp TV. It is a competition among undiscovered singers in Singapore. Like others in the Idol series, it is modelled after Pop Idol. The current judges are singer/songwriter Dick Lee and record producers Florence Lian and Ken Lim. Previous...

 Season 1 (2004)

The Singaporean version of the singing contest American Idol, Singapore Idol has the same gameplay and crowns the winner Taufik Batisah, who has released two albums.

Host(s) : Gurmit Singh

Gurmit Singh

Gurmit Ottawan Singh Gurmit Ottawan Singh Gurmit Ottawan Singh (born March 24, 1965; is a popular Singaporean actor, host and comedy performer. He is best known for his role in Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, and is one of the leading artistes in MediaCorp.-Life:...

Champion : Taufik Batisah

Taufik Batisah

Muhammad Taufik Bin Batisah, is the winner of the first season of the reality TV series Singapore Idol...

 (has released 2 albums)

1st-Runner Up : Sylvester Sim

Sylvester Sim

Sylvester Sim is a Singaporean singer. He was the first runner-up of the talent contest Singapore Idol. He is widely known as Sly to his fans. He used to be part of the popular J-rock band L'zefier....

 (has released 1 album)

Star Idol

Star Idol

Star Idol was a Singaporean televised acting competition held in 2005 and aired on MediaCorp TV Channel 8. The competition was first announced through the Internet on 11 August 2005, and elimination rounds commenced on November 2 of the same year. The programme aired weekly on Wednesdays at 8pm...

 (2005-06)

The acting contest replaces the original Star Search organisation. Star Idol garners the most amount of viewers among all major popularity contests of 2006.

Host(s) : Bryan Wong Lu Jiang, Kym Ng

Kym Ng

Kym Ng is a Singaporean actress with MediaCorp. She began with a singing career, but switched to hosting later and joined the then Singapore Broadcasting Corporation in Year 1995. She is often on the Chinese language channels and is famous for her direct connection with the audience and her...

Champion : Bryan Wong Yuan Li (has acted in 1 drama)

1st-Runner Up : Leo Lam

2nd-Runner Up : Kang Cheng Xi

Kang Cheng Xi

Kang Cheng Xi is a Singaporean actor. He first appeared on television recognized through the competition Star Idol. Cheng Xi is best known as the 2nd runner up of the competition. He has since left the TV station to concentrate on his studies...

 (has starred in 1 drama)

SuperHost

Superhost

Superhost was a character portrayed by TV personality Marty Sullivan at independent television station WUAB channel 43 in Cleveland from 1969 to 1989...

 (2005-06)

Singapore expands talent searching to find the best hosts of the country.

Host(s) : Quan Yi Fong

Quan Yi Fong

Quan Yi Fong is a Taiwanese host and actress.-Biography:Quan joined the then-TCS in 1992. In 1996, she was fired by TCS over a fight at a bowling alley and for driving without a valid license.Quan joined SPH MediaWorks in 2000...

Champion : Lin Cui Fang (has hosted several variety shows)

1st-Runner Up : Li Teng (has hosted several variety shows)

Project SuperStar Season 1 (2005)

Project SuperStar Season 1 (2005)

Project SuperStar is a singing talent search competition organised by MediaCorp and broadcast every Wednesday and Thursday at 8pm on Channel U in Singapore. Project SuperStar was organised to uncover and develop young talent in Mandarin pop in Singapore. Closely modelled after the Pop Idol, 24...

This contest is a Chinese singing competition where males are separated from females to compete against one another before each winner meets each other at the grand finals.

Host(s) : Quan Yi Fong

Quan Yi Fong

Quan Yi Fong is a Taiwanese host and actress.-Biography:Quan joined the then-TCS in 1992. In 1996, she was fired by TCS over a fight at a bowling alley and for driving without a valid license.Quan joined SPH MediaWorks in 2000...

, Jeff Wang

Champion : Kelvin Tan Wei Lian

Kelvin Tan Wei Lian

Kelvin Tan Wei Lian is a visually impaired Singaporean singer. He is better known as Weilian to his fans.-Early life:...

 (has released 1 album)

1st-Runner Up : Kelly Poon

Kelly Poon

Kelly Poon Kar Lai is a Singaporean singer who emerged from one of the Chinese singing competition held in Singapore, Project SuperStar.Kelly Poon graduated from Huamin Primary School, Yishun Town Secondary School and Singapore Polytechnic....

 (has released 3 albums)

Singapore Idol

Singapore Idol

Singapore Idol is a television show on Channel 5 of MediaCorp TV. It is a competition among undiscovered singers in Singapore. Like others in the Idol series, it is modelled after Pop Idol. The current judges are singer/songwriter Dick Lee and record producers Florence Lian and Ken Lim. Previous...

 Season 2 (2006)

The quest continues with this major contest. The response during the auditions were overwhelming and this contest released two personal magazines regarding the Top 12.

Host(s) : Gurmit Singh

Gurmit Singh

Gurmit Ottawan Singh Gurmit Ottawan Singh Gurmit Ottawan Singh (born March 24, 1965; is a popular Singaporean actor, host and comedy performer. He is best known for his role in Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, and is one of the leading artistes in MediaCorp.-Life:...

, Daniel Ong

Daniel Ong

Daniel Ong is a former Singaporean radio deejay in Singapore's MediaCorp Radio 987FM and television host. He is an award winning DJ having picked up the most popular radio personality awards in the Singapore radio awards in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Daniel is well known for playing the role in...

Champion : Hady Mirza

Hady Mirza

Hady Mirza is a Singaporean singer of Bugis descent, with his grandparents hailing from Sulawesi. He is the winner of the second season of the reality TV show Singapore Idol...

 (has released 1 album)

1st-Runner Up : Jonathan Leong

Jonathan Leong

Jon Leong, 梁偉鑛, is a Singaporean performing artist, singer-songrwriter, music producer and actor. His first steps into the world of entertainment started when he played in bands at pubs and clubs before achieving public prominence after finishing as the runner-up during the second season of...

Campus SuperStar Season 1 (2006)

Campus SuperStar Season 1 (2006)

Campus SuperStar is a spin-off of Project SuperStar, a popular singing talent-search competition in Singapore. The contestants comprise students from secondary schools, junior colleges and Institutes of Technical Education...

The first major popularity performance contest to have teenage contestants in Campus SuperStar, the school version of Project SuperStar. The only differences are of the grand finals were 4 contestants compete instead of 2.

Host(s) : Dasmond Koh

Dasmond Koh

Dasmond Koh is a Singaporean television compere and actor. He made his career debut on the leading Chinese music radio station in Singapore as a full-time deejay and was an occasional TV host with MediaCorp Studios...

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Champion : Ng Chee Yang

Ng Chee Yang

Ng Chee Yang , commonly known as Zhiyang, is a Singaporean singer. Born and raised in Singapore, he was exposed to the piano as a child. Other than piano studies, he did not receive any professional vocal training....

 (has contributed to 1 compilation)

1st-Runner Up : Teresa Tseng (has contributed to 1 compilation)

Project SuperStar Season 2 (2006-07)

Project SuperStar Season 2 (2006-07)

Project SuperStar is a singing talent search competition organised by MediaCorp and broadcast every Wednesday and Thursday at 8pm on Channel U in Singapore. Project SuperStar was organised to uncover and develop young talent in Mandarin pop in Singapore. Closely modelled after the Pop Idol, 24...

The competition is back with the second season after grooming a total of 4 celebrities out of alumni of the first season.

Host(s) : Quan Yi Fong

Quan Yi Fong

Quan Yi Fong is a Taiwanese host and actress.-Biography:Quan joined the then-TCS in 1992. In 1996, she was fired by TCS over a fight at a bowling alley and for driving without a valid license.Quan joined SPH MediaWorks in 2000...

, Jeff Wang

Champion : Daren Tan Sze Wei

Daren Tan Sze Wei

Daren Tan Sze Wei is a Singaporean singer. He was the winner of Project Superstar Season 2. He has been listed among CLEO magazine's 50 Most Eligible Bachelors...

1st-Runner Up : Lydia Tan Di Ya

SuperBand

SuperBand

SuperBand is a spin-off of Project SuperStar, a popular singing talent-search competition in Singapore. Contestants are bands of 2 to 6 people....

 (2006)

Music can be performed by more than one artiste, and SuperBand is held to find the best band there could be.

Host(s) : Milk, Jeff Wang, Belinda, Lin Cui Fang

Champion : Mi Lu Bing

Mi Lu Bing

Mi Lu Bing , is a Singapore based rock band who rose to fame after winning the inaugural season of the local band competition SuperBand. The band consists of three members, Chan WeiQi, Nicodemus Lee and Samuel Wong .-Nic Lee:...

 (has released 1 album and contributed to 3 compilation)

1st-Runner Up : Soul

Soul

A soul in certain spiritual, philosophical, and psychological traditions is the incorporeal essence of a person or living thing or object. Many philosophical and spiritual systems teach that humans have souls, and others teach that all living things and even inanimate objects have souls. The...

The Dance Floor (2007)

The Dance Floor pits groups of dancers in the dance floor dancing, while only 1 will named as official champion

Host(s) : Mark Van Cuylenberg

Mark Van Cuylenberg

Mark Van Cuylenberg, also known as The Flying Dutchman, is a disc jockey.-References:...

(a.k.a The Flying Dutchman

The Flying Dutchman

The legend of the Flying Dutchman concerns a ghost ship that can never make port, doomed to sail the oceans forever. It probably originates from 17th-century nautical folklore. The oldest extant version dates to the late 18th century....

), Glenn Ong

Glenn Ong

Glenn Ong Su Kar is a popular DJ at MediaCorp's Class 95FM, a Singapore English radio station, hosting the country's #1 rated morning show with The Flying Dutchman and Vernetta Lopez...

, Jade Seah

Jade Seah

Jade Seah is a Singaporean model, host and actress. Jade was 1st runner-up at the Miss Singapore Universe 2006 pageant, who signed a contract with MediaCorp soon after the pageant. A graduate of Singapore Management University, Jade is now the new face of Nivea Visage...

Champion : Vas & Pris

Runner Up(s) : Soul Fusion, Fantasic Four, Platinum, Melvin & Sharon

Campus SuperStar Season 2 (2007)

Campus SuperStar Season 2 (2007)

Campus SuperStar is a spin-off of Project SuperStar, a popular singing talent-search competition in Singapore. The contestants comprise students from secondary schools, junior colleges and Institutes of Technical Education...

The first major popularity performance contest to have teenage contestants in Campus SuperStar, the school version of Project SuperStar. The only differences are of the grand finals were 4 contestants compete instead of 2.

Host(s) : Dasmond Koh

Dasmond Koh

Dasmond Koh is a Singaporean television compere and actor. He made his career debut on the leading Chinese music radio station in Singapore as a full-time deejay and was an occasional TV host with MediaCorp Studios...

, Pornsak

Champion : Shawn Tok

Shawn Tok

Shawn Tok is a Singaporean singer. He studied in Loyang Secondary School and is the overall champion of the 2007 Campus SuperStar competition, gaining just 1 point more than the female champion, Keely Wee.-Campus Superstar 2007:...

 (has contributed to 1 compilation)

1st-Runner Up : Keely Wee

Keely Wee

Keely Wee is a Singaporean singer. She attended Victoria Junior College and was also the female champion and runner up of the Campus SuperStar Season 2 competition, losing to Shawn Tok by just a point....

 (has contributed to 1 compilation)

Project SuperStar Season 3 (2009)

The competition is back with the third season after grooming a total of 4 celebrities out of alumni of the first season. The show is set to premiere in year 2009

Host(s) : Unknown

Champion : Unknown

1st-Runner Up : Unknown

everything is not confirm yet

Similarities and Differences

Commonly, all contests have the contestants performing (a song, a drama act, a hosting procedure etc.), then promoting their vote number for audiences and fans to dial.

Announcement of Results

Usually, the results of the shows are announced later on the same night of broadcast. Results for Singapore Idol are announced 24 hours later, whereas for Project SuperStar, the results are announced on the 2nd night for each week's broadcast.

This is a list of methods to announce results:

Name of Contest	Method of announcing results
Singapore Idol 1 & 2 Singapore Idol Singapore Idol is a television show on Channel 5 of MediaCorp TV. It is a competition among undiscovered singers in Singapore. Like others in the Idol series, it is modelled after Pop Idol. The current judges are singer/songwriter Dick Lee and record producers Florence Lian and Ken Lim. Previous...	Verbal announcement by host Gurmit Singh Gurmit Singh Gurmit Ottawan Singh Gurmit Ottawan Singh Gurmit Ottawan Singh (born March 24, 1965; is a popular Singaporean actor, host and comedy performer. He is best known for his role in Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, and is one of the leading artistes in MediaCorp.-Life:...
Project SuperStar 1 & 2 Project SuperStar Project SuperStar is a singing talent search competition organised by MediaCorp and broadcast every Wednesday and Thursday at 8pm on Channel U in Singapore. Project SuperStar was organised to uncover and develop young talent in Mandarin pop in Singapore. Closely modelled after the Pop Idol, 24...	Computerized image shuffle
Star Idol Star Idol Star Idol was a Singaporean televised acting competition held in 2005 and aired on MediaCorp TV Channel 8. The competition was first announced through the Internet on 11 August 2005, and elimination rounds commenced on November 2 of the same year. The programme aired weekly on Wednesdays at 8pm...	Light Chambers (contestants enter chambers that will flick either red or green light)
SuperHost Superhost Superhost was a character portrayed by TV personality Marty Sullivan at independent television station WUAB channel 43 in Cleveland from 1969 to 1989...	'Death Cards' (fellow contestants will vote on who will be eliminated. The votes are made public by putting cards of 'death'. The votes are for either the worst-performing contestant or worst-popularity contestant.)
Campus SuperStar 1 & 2 Campus SuperStar Campus SuperStar is a spin-off of Project SuperStar, a popular singing talent-search competition in Singapore. The contestants comprise students from secondary schools, junior colleges and Institutes of Technical Education . This differs from Project Superstar, where contestants must be over 18 to...	Computerized image shuffle
SuperBand SuperBand SuperBand is a spin-off of Project SuperStar, a popular singing talent-search competition in Singapore. Contestants are bands of 2 to 6 people....	Light Floors (band groups stand on a floor tile that shines light of red or green)

Theme Songs

In some contestants, theme songs are recorded and played during the contest. The contests are Project SuperStar 1-2

Project SuperStar

Project SuperStar is a singing talent search competition organised by MediaCorp and broadcast every Wednesday and Thursday at 8pm on Channel U in Singapore. Project SuperStar was organised to uncover and develop young talent in Mandarin pop in Singapore. Closely modelled after the Pop Idol, 24...

, Campus SuperStar

Campus SuperStar

Campus SuperStar is a spin-off of Project SuperStar, a popular singing talent-search competition in Singapore. The contestants comprise students from secondary schools, junior colleges and Institutes of Technical Education . This differs from Project Superstar, where contestants must be over 18 to...

 and SuperBand

SuperBand

SuperBand is a spin-off of Project SuperStar, a popular singing talent-search competition in Singapore. Contestants are bands of 2 to 6 people....

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