Star Search Singapore
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- For other uses, see Star Search (disambiguation).
Star Search was a television show from 1988 to 2010 organised by MediaCorp TV Channel 8
MediaCorp TV Channel 8
MediaCorp Channel 8 is a 24-hour free-to-air Mandarin Chinese general entertainment television channel in Singapore...
to hunt for talents to add to its stable of Chinese actors.
Star Search started out as a Singapore local talent show
Talent show
A talent show is an event where participants perform their talent or talents of acting, singing, dancing, acrobatics, drumming, martial arts, playing an instrument, and other activities to showcase a unique form of talent, sometimes for a reward, trophy or prize...
, restricted to residents of Singapore. In 1999, the show expanded to include regions such as Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Guangzhou (China).
Back after a four-year hiatus and into its 9th installment, Star Search 2007 marks the return of the mother of all talent search programs. This year, Star Search 2007 scoured the region, namely Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and China in search of talent.
Star Search returned for its 10th installment in 2010.
The show's theme song was composed by Chen Jia Ming and Iskandar Ismail.
Past winners
| 1988 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Champion | Zoe Tay Zoe Tay Zoe Tay Hui Gek is a Singaporean actress in MediaCorp and previously a model. She is known as the Queen of Caldecott Hill, but her popularity has dipped significantly in recent years. She was previously also known as the Thousand-Faced Lady.... |
郑惠玉 |
| 1st Runner up | Aileen Tan Aileen Tan Aileen Tan is a versatile actress in Singapore. She entered the entertainment industry through placing second in the first Star Search Competition in 1988... |
陈丽贞 |
| 2nd Runner up | Jazreel Low | 刘琦 |
| Most Photogenic | Aileen Tan Aileen Tan Aileen Tan is a versatile actress in Singapore. She entered the entertainment industry through placing second in the first Star Search Competition in 1988... |
陈丽贞 |
| 1990 | ||
| Champion | Chew Chor Meng Chew Chor Meng Chew Chor Meng is a Singaporean television actor.-Career:Chew started his career in MediaCorp Studios after winning Star Search in 1990, a bi-annual nationwide talent search. Since then, he has never failed to make it to the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes in Star Awards, an award ceremony for... |
周初明 |
| 1st Runner up | Margaret Lee | 李美玲 |
| 2nd Runner up | Rayson Tan | 陈泰鸣 |
| Most Photogenic | Margaret Lee | 李美玲 |
| Most Charismatic 最有性格新秀 | Cassandra See | 薛素珊 |
| 1993 | ||
| Champion | Ivy Lee Ivy Lee (Singapore actress) Ivy Lee is a Singaporean actress under MediaCorp who was signed on after winning the bi-annual Star Search in 1993. Her personality leads her into many motherly roles but her flexibility allowed her to succeed in portraying other characters as well. In 2005, Lee gave birth to a pair twin sons. She... |
李锦梅 |
| 1st Runner up | Lina Ng | 黄嫊方 |
| 2nd Runner up | Eugenia Lee | 李月仪 |
| Most Photogenic | Ivy Lee Ivy Lee (Singapore actress) Ivy Lee is a Singaporean actress under MediaCorp who was signed on after winning the bi-annual Star Search in 1993. Her personality leads her into many motherly roles but her flexibility allowed her to succeed in portraying other characters as well. In 2005, Lee gave birth to a pair twin sons. She... |
李锦梅 |
| 1995 | ||
| Female Champion | Jacelyn Tay Jacelyn Tay Jacelyn Tay was born on June 12, 1975 in Singapore. She was a prefect in primary school and later became a rugby player.In 1995, while in her freshman year at the National University of Singapore Arts Faculty, she entered the 4th bi-annual Star Search Competition organised by MediaCorp... |
郑秀珍 |
| Male Champion | Ix Shen Ix Shen Ix Shen, also known as Shen Qingshan, is a Chinese Singaporean television actor.-Career:Shen began his acting career in TCS before joining SPH MediaWorks not long after the latter was established... |
沈倾掞 |
| Female 1st Runner up | Ziozio Lim | 林倩萍 |
| Male 1st Runner up | Christopher Lee Christopher Lee (Singaporean actor) Christopher Lee , born Lee Meng Soon, is a Singapore-based Malaysian Chinese film and television actor, host and singer.-Early life:Lee studied up to form 5 in Sekolah Menangah Seri Kota, Air Leleh, Malacca, Malaysia... |
李铭顺 |
| Female 2nd Runner up | Phyllis Quek Phyllis Quek Phyllis Quek is a model-turned-actress in Singapore. She first came into the public eye after entering Star Search 1995, a showbiz entry competition in Singapore... |
郭妃丽 |
| Male 2nd Runner up | Aric Ho | 何志健 |
| 1997 | ||
| Female Champion | Florence Tan | 陈秀丽 |
| Male Champion | Jerry Chang | 常鲁峰 |
| Female 1st Runner up | Amanda Ho | 何芸珊 |
| Male 1st Runner up | Sean Tang | 陈思恩 |
| Female 2nd Runner up | Michelle Liu | 刘铃铃 |
| Male 2nd Runner up | Andi Lim | 林伟文 |
| Most Photogenic | Florence Tan | 陈秀丽 |
| 1999 | ||
| Overall Female Champion | Vivian Lai Vivian Lai Vivian Lai is a Taiwan-born Singaporean Chinese MediaCorp television actress and host. She is married to Alan Ong and the couple have two daughters.-Biography:... |
赖怡伶 |
| Overall Male Champion | Jeff Wang | 王建复 |
| Overall Most Photogenic | Samantha Toh | 卓淑怡 |
| Overall Most Charismatic | Jeff Wang | 王建复 |
| Singapore Female Champion | Vivian Lai | 赖怡伶 |
| Singapore Female 1st Runner Up | Carol Tham | 谭淑君 |
| Singapore Female 2nd Runner Up | Ng Sue Ling | 黄淑玲 |
| Singapore Male Champion | Nick Shen | 沈暐峻 |
| Singapore Male 1st Runner Up | Oh Say Tuck | 胡世达 |
| Singapore Male 2nd Runner Up | Raymond Tham | 陈俊光 |
| Malaysia Female Champion | Samantha Toh | 卓淑怡 |
| Malaysia Male Champion | Dixon Loo | 罗斯益 |
| Hong Kong Female Champion | Pink Lai | 黎洁屏 |
| Hong Kong Male Champion | Fu Xiaoming | 付小明 |
| Taiwan Female Champion | Liu Xiaomei | 刘晓梅 |
| Taiwan Male Champion | Jeff Wang | 王建复 |
| Guangdong (China) Female Champion | Elaine Liu | 刘凌 |
| Guangdong (China) Male Champion | Qi Yuwu Qi Yuwu Qi Yuwu is a China-born Singapore film and television actor. Qi is a permanent resident of Singapore and a contracted artiste under Singapore's MediaCorp Studios.-Biography:... |
戚玉武 |
| 2001 | ||
| Overall Female Champion | Michelle Liow | 廖莹莹 |
| Overall Male Champion | Shi Bin | 施斌 |
| Singapore Female Champion | Joey Ng | 黄玉霞 |
| Singapore Female 1st Runner Up | Jeslynn Wong | 黄玮珮 |
| Singapore Male Champion | Alan Tern Alan Tern Alan Tern is a Singaporean actor. Tern was a finalist in the Star Search Singapore 2001, and joined MediaCorp after the competition. Tern's acting in Double Happiness earned him a Star Awards 2005 Best Supporting Actor Award Nomination in 2005.... |
唐育书 |
| Singapore Male 1st Runner Up | Paerin Choa | 蔡昊哲 |
| Malaysia Female Champion | Michelle Liow | 廖莹莹 |
| Malaysia Female 1st Runner Up | Lim Chia Chia | 林佳佳 |
| Malaysia Male Champion | Gary Yap | 叶俊岑 |
| Malaysia Male 1st Runner Up | Zhang Yao Dong | 张耀栋 |
| Shanghai Female Winners | Sun Li Betty Sun Betty Sun Li is a Chinese actress.She first entered show business by participating in 2001's Star Search, held by Singapore's Mediacorp... , Le Yao |
孙丽,乐瑶 |
| Shanghai Male Winners | Hu Wensui, Shi Bin | 胡问遂，施斌 |
| 2003 | ||
| Overall Female Champion | Felicia Chin Felicia Chin Felicia Chin Foon Ling , also known by her Chinese stage name Chen Jingxuan, is a Singaporean television actress.-Biography:... |
陈凤玲 |
| Overall Male Champion | Kelvin Cui Peng | 崔鵬 |
| Overall Mr Charisma | Li Qiyang | 李企扬 |
| Overall Ms Vitality | Felicia Chin Felicia Chin Felicia Chin Foon Ling , also known by her Chinese stage name Chen Jingxuan, is a Singaporean television actress.-Biography:... |
陈凤玲 |
| Overall Best Singing & Dancing Potential | Tai Chien Yuen | 戴倩芸 |
| Overall Best Acting Potential | Felicia Chin Felicia Chin Felicia Chin Foon Ling , also known by her Chinese stage name Chen Jingxuan, is a Singaporean television actress.-Biography:... |
陈凤玲 |
| Overall Best Hosting Potential | Kelvin Cui Peng | 崔鵬 |
| Singapore Female Champion | Cheryl Chin Cheryl Chin Cheryl Chin is a Singaporean television and film actress. She was formerly known as a Singapore television actress and fashion model who competed in and won the Star Search Singapore finals in 2003. She also received the best actress award.She has appeared mostly on Singapore's television drama... , Felicia Chin Felicia Chin Felicia Chin Foon Ling , also known by her Chinese stage name Chen Jingxuan, is a Singaporean television actress.-Biography:... |
秦依凌、陈凤玲 |
| Singapore Male Champion | Huang Shiyu, Li Qiyang | 黄仕昱、李企扬 |
| Malaysia Female Champion | Chua Poi Suan | 蔡佩璇 |
| Malaysia Female 1st Runner Up | Dai Chien Yuen | 戴倩芸 |
| Malaysia Male Champion | Ng Hong Shen | 伍洪升 |
| Malaysia Male 1st Runner Up | Ling Hung Liong | 林训良 |
| China Female Winners | Zhang Lingling, Yang Han | 张琳琳、杨晗 |
| China Male Winners | James Lee, Kelvin Cui Peng | 李健逊、崔鹏 |
| 2007 | ||
| Champion | Chen Bangjun Andie | 陈邦鋆 |
| 1st Runner up | Yeo Wee Lie Jerry | 杨伟烈 |
| 2nd Runner up | Pan Hung Hsi Celia | 潘虹熹 |
| Finalist | Tan Sia Chong Jackson | 陈侠中 |
| Finalist | Koh Yah Hwee | 许雅慧 |
| Finalist | Tan Chin Jiang Desmond | 陈泂江 |
| Ms Telegenic | Koh Yah Hwee | 许雅慧 |
| Mr Personality | Tan Sia Chong Jackson | 陈侠中 |
| Most Popular | Yeo Wee Lie Jerry | 杨伟烈 |
| 2010 | ||
| Champion | Jeffrey Xu | 徐鸣杰 |
| 1st Runner up | Peggy Lin | 林佩琪 |
| 2nd Runner up | Adeline Lim | 林赞银 |
| 3rd Runner up | Romeo Tan | 陈罗密欧 |
| 4th Runner up | Sora Ma | 马艺瑄 |
| Grand Finalist (Not in any order) | Vivi Hu | 胡薇 |
| Grand Finalist (Not in any order) | Jeff Lim | 林志杰 |
| Grand Finalist (Not in any order) | James Seah | 谢宏辉 |
| Grand Finalist (Not in any order) | YiLynn Teh | 郑伊琳 |
| Grand Finalist (Not in any order) | Darryl Yong | 杨子文 |
| Semi Finalist (Not in any order) | Teddy Chin | 陈立谦 |
| Semi Finalist (Not in any order) | Alex Chuang | 庄翔宇 |
| Semi Finalist (Not in any order) | Mika Chung | 仲璇 |
| Semi Finalist (Not in any order) | Kristy Ho | 何巧雯 |
| Semi Finalist (Not in any order) | Quek Jin Hao | 郭晋豪 |
| Semi Finalist (Not in any order) | Joycelyn Kah | 郭利玲 |
| Semi Finalist (Not in any order) | Stella Koh | 辜裕秀 |
| Semi Finalist (Not in any order) | Lucas Lai | 赖毅豪 |
| Semi Finalist (Not in any order) | Gaga Lu | 吕湘湘 |
| Semi Finalist (Not in any order) | Jerry Wang | 王景羲 |
Season 10 (2010)
| Female | Male | Top 20 | Top 10 | Top 5 | Winner |
| Did Not Perform | Top 3 | Advanced | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Competition Phase: | Quarter Final | Semi Final | Grand Final | |||
| Competition Date: | 18/10 | 25/10 | 14/11 | 05/12 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Contestant | Chinese Name | Result | |||
| 1 | Jeffrey Xu | 徐鸣杰 | Winner | |||
| 2 | Peggy Lin | 林佩琪 | Top 3 | Runner-up | ||
| 3 | Adeline Lim | 林赞银 | Elim | |||
| 4 | Romeo Tan | 陈罗密欧 | Top 3 | |||
| 5 | Sora Ma | 马艺瑄 | Top 3 | |||
| 6-10 | Vivi Hu | 胡薇 | Elim | |||
| Jeff Lim | 林志杰 | |||||
| James Seah | 谢宏辉 | Top 3 | ||||
| YiLynn Teh | 郑伊琳 | |||||
| Darryl Yong | 杨子文 | Top 3 | ||||
| 11-20 | Teddy Chin | 陈立谦 | Elim | |||
| Alex Chuang | 庄翔宇 | |||||
| Mika Chung | 仲璇 | Top 3 | ||||
| Kristy Ho | 何巧雯 | |||||
| Quek Jin Hao | 郭晋豪 | |||||
| Joycelyn Kah | 郭利玲 | |||||
| Stella Koh | 辜裕秀 | |||||
| Lucas Lai | 赖毅豪 | |||||
| Gaga Lu | 吕湘湘 | |||||
| Jerry Wang | 王景羲 | |||||
See also
- Star Search 1988
- Star Search 1990
- Star Search 1993
- Star Search 1995
- Star Search 1997
- Star Search 1999
- Star Search 2001
- Star Search 2003Star Search 2003From March 2003, Star Search 2003 began its 3-nation-wide talent search for individuals with star potential in Singapore, Malaysia and China. Auditions have been carried out in each of the 3 countries and training for the shortlisted star wannabes are ongoing...
- Star Search 2007Star Search 2007Back after a four-year hiatus and into its ninth installment, Star Search 2007 marked the return of the talent-search program Star Search. From May 2007, Star Search 2007 travelled to China, Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore in its search for the next shining star.-Auditions:Eager to be the next big...
- Star Search 2010