The Voice (Hong Kong singing competition program)
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The Voice 超級巨聲 is a Hong Kong
reality show style singing competition broadcast by TVB, and also selects Hong Kong's representative to the New Talent Singing Awards International Finals
. It is unrelated to the singing competition franchise, The Voice of Holland
.
The first season was presented by cantopop
singer Prudence Liew
and aired from July 19, 2009 to February 7, 2010. Wen Wang was the winner. Sammy Leung
and Kristal Tin were the main presenters starting season two, which aired May 9, 2010 to September 12, 2010. Mag Lam was the winner. Season 3 premiered on August 14th, 2011 following the conclusion of the talk show, Say What (吹水同鄉會).
Depending on the round of competition, contestants are eliminated based on one of three pre-set criteria:
However, there are some rounds where no contestants are eliminated and instead they are competing for prizes.
At the halfway point of the season, contestants eliminated during the first half had an opportunity to re-join the competition in what is called "The Resurrection Battle". During this round, the four highest scoring contestants are re-instated in the competition.
Season 1 main presenter Prudence Liew
was relieved of her hosting duties as of episode 26. Liew, who is signed under the Universal Music Group
label Cinepoly Records
, is part of the group of cantopop
singers banned from appearing on TVB programming as part of the conflict between the television station and the Hong Kong Recording Industry Alliance
over song royalties. Her replacement presenter for episodes 26 to 27 was Hong Kong based Taiwanese presenter King Kong (金剛).
During episodes 16 to 20 of season one, several singing competition winners from Mainland China
and Taiwan
challenged the original Hong Kong contestants in a dual round. Each challenger battled against two local contestants. If the challenger can win both rounds or at least win one round and tie one round, they were then invited to compete in The Voice for the remainder of the season. Two of these challengers ended up in the top three at the end of season one, with Wen Wang 王雯 winning the competition and Wen Chao 趙文 in third place.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
reality show style singing competition broadcast by TVB, and also selects Hong Kong's representative to the New Talent Singing Awards International Finals
New Talent Singing Awards
New Talent Singing Awards or NTSA for short, later re-organized into New Talent Singing Awards International Finals or NTSA International Finals for short), and most currently re-named TVB8 International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship is an annual singing...
. It is unrelated to the singing competition franchise, The Voice of Holland
The Voice of Holland
The Voice of Holland is a Dutch reality singing competition, created by media tycoon John de Mol, and currently airing on RTL4 in the Netherlands. Hosted by Martijn Krabbé and Wendy van Dijk it is currently the number 1 show in the Netherlands, with increasing ratings from 1.6 to 3.0 million viewers...
.
The first season was presented by cantopop
Cantopop
Cantopop is a colloquialism for "Cantonese popular music". It is sometimes referred to as HK-pop, short for "Hong Kong popular music". It is categorized as a subgenre of Chinese popular music within C-pop...
singer Prudence Liew
Prudence Liew
Prudence Liew Mei-Gwan is a multi-platinum selling Hong Kong pop singer and Golden Horse Award winning actress, having released 14 studio albums and appearing in numerous films.-Career start:...
and aired from July 19, 2009 to February 7, 2010. Wen Wang was the winner. Sammy Leung
Sammy Leung
Sammy Leung Chi Kin is a popular DJ/MC/actor in Hong Kong's Commercial Radio.-Life and career:Sammy Leung tried out to become a DJ for Commercial Radio when he was studying at the New Asia College of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. At the time, he was working part-time. However Sammy became a...
and Kristal Tin were the main presenters starting season two, which aired May 9, 2010 to September 12, 2010. Mag Lam was the winner. Season 3 premiered on August 14th, 2011 following the conclusion of the talk show, Say What (吹水同鄉會).
Format
Contestants sing one song per round of competition, which depending on the length, will be broadcast within one or two episodes. After their individual performances, a panel of judges (between four and six, depending on the round) will critique and score each contestant. During the first half of the season, the scoring structure is on a five-point scale, with the final score being the sum of the judges total. As for the latter half of the season, each judge can award up to 100 points, with the final score being the average of the judges' scores.Depending on the round of competition, contestants are eliminated based on one of three pre-set criteria:
- Having a set number of the lowest scoring contestants (usually between two to four) eliminated;
- Having a minimum score threshold where a contestant must achieve in order to survive the round;
- In dual rounds, contestants that score lower than their challengers are eliminated. If two contestants are battling against each other, the lower scoring contestant is eliminated.
However, there are some rounds where no contestants are eliminated and instead they are competing for prizes.
Season 1 (2009-2010)
An open audition call selects 100 contestants to enter the preliminaries of the show, which is broadcast in the first episode of the program. From there, the six judges responsible for the preliminaries each select five contestants as the final 30 to be on the show.At the halfway point of the season, contestants eliminated during the first half had an opportunity to re-join the competition in what is called "The Resurrection Battle". During this round, the four highest scoring contestants are re-instated in the competition.
Guest presenters
- Gary ChawGary ChawGary Chaw was born on 9 July 1979 in Kota Belud, Sabah, Malaysia, also known as Gary Cao or Cao Ge. He is a Malaysian Chinese Golden Melody Awards singer-songwriter based in Taiwan, who has had achieved success in Taiwan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Singapore. He is renowned for his stage presence,...
(Episodes 4-6; 28) - Sammy LeungSammy LeungSammy Leung Chi Kin is a popular DJ/MC/actor in Hong Kong's Commercial Radio.-Life and career:Sammy Leung tried out to become a DJ for Commercial Radio when he was studying at the New Asia College of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. At the time, he was working part-time. However Sammy became a...
(Episodes 7-11; 28; Graduation concert) - Louis CheungLouis CheungLouis Cheung is a Hong Kong Cantopop recording-artist, songwriter and actor. He has written many songs for other famous cantopop singers, such as Eason Chan, Leo Ku, Hacken Lee, Eric Suen, and Joey Yung...
(Episodes 12, 16-28; Graduation concert) - Amigo Choi (Episodes 13-15)
- Harlem YuHarlem YuHarlem Yu was born 28 July 1961. He is a Taiwanese Golden Melody Award singer-songwriter. He was the first artist to experiment with the style of R&B and rap in Chinese music. He has released 14 studio albums. He contribution to the Asian music industry has earned him the reputation of 'God of...
(Episodes 24-25) - King Kong (Episodes 26-27)
Season 1 main presenter Prudence Liew
Prudence Liew
Prudence Liew Mei-Gwan is a multi-platinum selling Hong Kong pop singer and Golden Horse Award winning actress, having released 14 studio albums and appearing in numerous films.-Career start:...
was relieved of her hosting duties as of episode 26. Liew, who is signed under the Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
label Cinepoly Records
Cinepoly Records
Cinepoly Records is a Hong Kong-based record label founded in 1985. It was a subsidiary of PolyGram Records and the film company Cinema City. Ownership of Cinepoly Records switched to Universal Music Group after Universal acquired PolyGram Records in 1998 and albums are now distributed by...
, is part of the group of cantopop
Cantopop
Cantopop is a colloquialism for "Cantonese popular music". It is sometimes referred to as HK-pop, short for "Hong Kong popular music". It is categorized as a subgenre of Chinese popular music within C-pop...
singers banned from appearing on TVB programming as part of the conflict between the television station and the Hong Kong Recording Industry Alliance
Hong Kong Recording Industry Alliance
Hong Kong Recording Industry Alliance Limited is a not-for-profit copyright management organization, formed to handle copyright issues for recording companies regarding the broadcast, public performance and relevant usage of sound recordings and music videos in Hong Kong, Macau and other...
over song royalties. Her replacement presenter for episodes 26 to 27 was Hong Kong based Taiwanese presenter King Kong (金剛).
Judges
| Name | Occupation and Notability | Origin | Episodes judged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Bee Kenny Bee Chung Chun-to , better known as Kenny Bee, is a Hong Kong singer, musician and actor. He is well-known as a member of the Hong Kong English pop and cantopop band the Wynners, and as a solo artist who has been active in the Hong Kong entertainment industry for nearly three decades.-Career:Bee made... 鍾鎮濤 |
cantopop singer | Hong Kong | 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 |
| Eliza Chan 陳潔靈 |
80's cantopop singer | Hong Kong | 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28 |
| Hins Cheung Hins Cheung Hins Cheung is a Cantopop singer and songwriter in Hong Kong. He studied and graduated from the Guangzhou City 7th Secondary School. He is now under contract with Universal Records.He is 175 cm tall. In 2008, he performed at the S.U.C.C.E.S.S... 張敬軒 |
cantopop singer | Hong Kong | 10, 11 |
| Tsang Hei Chiu 趙增熹 |
composer, producer | Hong Kong | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 28 |
| Jam Hsiao Jam Hsiao Jam Hsiao was born on 30 March 1987 at Taipei, Taiwan). He is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer. In summer 2007, Hsiao rose to fame after only three brief appearances in the first season of China Television 's star search show, One Million Star , which is a singing competition reality show similar to... 蕭敬騰 |
mandopop singer | Taiwan | 7 |
| Guo Lun Huang 黃國倫 |
composer, producer, TV presenter, occasional mandopop singer | Taiwan | 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 |
| Leo Ku Leo Ku Leo Ku Kui Kei is a famous China and Hong Kong artist, Cantonese and Mandarin pop singer, actor, host, cartoonist, MV Director and Producer, and designer; he is one of the highest visibility and Greater China Pop Male Artist, a major figure in popular music culture. Leo had earned the "Ten... 古巨基 |
cantopop singer | Hong Kong | 1, 2, 3 |
| Eric Kwok 郭偉亮 |
member of Swing Swing (music group) Swing is a Hong Kong musical duo that was founded in 1999. The members are Eric Kwok and Jerald Chan. The former name of the group is Snowman. Their best known work is 1984 and A ticket in half（半張飛）.... , composer, producer |
Hong Kong | 1, 14, 15 |
| Hacken Lee Hacken Lee Hacken Lee Hak Kan is an award winning Hong Kong based Cantopop singer and lyricist, actor, Master of Ceremonies and Association football sportscaster.-Early years: 1985-1995:... 李克勤 |
cantopop singer | Hong Kong | 16 |
| Edmond Leung Edmond Leung Edmond Leung Hon-man is a Chinese singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, and television host from Hong Kong. At age 17, Leung became a finalist in the 8th annual New Talent Singing Awards in 1989, which won him a contract with Capital Artists. He made his recording debut in 1990 with the... 梁漢文 |
cantopop singer | Hong Kong | 4, 5, 6, 17 |
| James Li 李 泉 |
mandopop singer-songwriter | China | 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 |
| Justin Lo Justin Lo Justin Lo is a singer-songwriter, actor and record producer working in Hong Kong and China.-Biography:Lo was born in Syracuse, New York, and moved to Hong Kong with his parents when he was two years old. He studied at St Paul's Co-educational Primary School and St. Paul's Co-educational College.... 側 田 |
cantopop singer | Hong Kong | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| David Lui 呂 方 |
cantopop singer, New Talent Singing Awards New Talent Singing Awards New Talent Singing Awards or NTSA for short, later re-organized into New Talent Singing Awards International Finals or NTSA International Finals for short), and most currently re-named TVB8 International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship is an annual singing... winner |
Hong Kong | 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Mark Lui Mark Lui Mark Lui is a composer and producer of pop music based in Hong Kong.He is a Cantopop composers and producer in Hong Kong, well-known for employing Brit-pop-style in the Cantonese song he composes.... 雷頌德 |
composer, producer, occasional cantopop singer | Hong Kong | 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 26, 27, 28 |
| Anthony Lun Anthony Lun Anthony Lun is a Hong Kong songwriter, arranger, musical director and singer who sings in Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese and English.Anthony Lun is a graduate of La Salle College, Hong Kong, Santa Clara University and University of Michigan .Upon returning to Hong Kong in 1986, Anthony released an... 倫永亮 |
cantopop singer-songwriter, producer | Hong Kong | 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28 |
| Kitman Mak 麥潔文 |
80's cantopop singer | Hong Kong | 16, 17 |
| Pong Nan 藍奕邦 |
cantopop singer-songwriter | Hong Kong | 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19 |
| Ronald Ng 伍樂城 |
composer, producer | Hong Kong | 1, 2, 3 |
| William So William So William So Wing Hong is a Hong Kong actor and a cantopop singer. He began his musical career by participating the New Talent Singing Awards in 1985 and won the competition as the first runner up. His performance at that event earned him a record contract with Capital Artists... 蘇永康 |
cantopop and jazz singer | Hong Kong | 13 |
| Joey Tang 鄧建明 |
member of Tai Chi Tai Chi (Band) Tai Chi is a Chinese rock band formed in Hong Kong in 1985 by Patrick Lui , Joey Tang , Gary Tong , Ernest Lau , Ed Sing , and Ricky Chu . They are joined by the 1980s "Band-booming Era" along with Fundamental, Beyond, Tat Ming Pair, Blue Jeans, Small Island, Raidas, Citybeat... , guitarist, composer |
Hong Kong | 14, 15, 17 |
| Kay Tse Kay Tse Kay Tse is a Hong Kong Cantopop songwriter, recording-artist, entertainer and one of the premier Cantonese singers.Raised In Hong Kong, China. Tse made her debut to the music industry and was signed with Ban Ban Music in 2005 and released her debut album. She became a prominent figure in the... 謝安琪 |
cantopop singer | Hong Kong | 1 |
| Xiao Fang Wang 王曉鋒 |
composer, producer | China | 4, 5 |
| Ivana Wong Ivana Wong Ivana Wong was born on 18 June 1979. She is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer-songwriter.-Biography:Wong's first public performance was at the CASH Song Writers contest in 2000 in which her Mandarin piece "It is just misunderstanding and not tragic at all" placed first... 王菀之 |
cantopop singer-songwriter | Hong Kong | 6, 10, 11 |
| Frances Yip Frances Yip Frances Yip Lai-yee is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer. She is best known for performing many of the theme songs for television series produced by TVB in the 1980s and early 1990s.... 葉麗儀 |
80's cantopop singer | Hong Kong | 12, 13 |
Results
- Winner: Wen Wang 王 雯
- First Runner-Up: Cherry Ho 何紫慧
- Second Runner-Up: Wen Chao 趙 文
- Most Outstanding Singer Award: Cherry Ho 何紫慧
- Most Popular Award: Alfred Hui 許廷鏗
- Most Vastly Improved Award: Auston Lam 林師傑
- Most Moving Performance Award: Wei Han 韓 煒
- Hong Kong's Representative to International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship 2009New Talent Singing AwardsNew Talent Singing Awards or NTSA for short, later re-organized into New Talent Singing Awards International Finals or NTSA International Finals for short), and most currently re-named TVB8 International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship is an annual singing...
: Hong Kin Chan 陳康健- Hong Kin Chan pulled out of competing at New Talent due to sickness, therefore no Hong Kong representative competed in the contest for the first time in the history of New Talent Singing Awards.
During episodes 16 to 20 of season one, several singing competition winners from Mainland China
Mainland China
Mainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...
and Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
challenged the original Hong Kong contestants in a dual round. Each challenger battled against two local contestants. If the challenger can win both rounds or at least win one round and tie one round, they were then invited to compete in The Voice for the remainder of the season. Two of these challengers ended up in the top three at the end of season one, with Wen Wang 王雯 winning the competition and Wen Chao 趙文 in third place.
Season 2 (2010)
The show went through a makeover for season 2. The major difference being the open audition call now selects twenty contestants, cancelling the preliminary round of 100 competitors. The season premiere began with these twenty contestants. Also, no Resurrection Battle took place this season.Judges
| Name | Occupation and Notability | Origin | Episodes judged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Bee Kenny Bee Chung Chun-to , better known as Kenny Bee, is a Hong Kong singer, musician and actor. He is well-known as a member of the Hong Kong English pop and cantopop band the Wynners, and as a solo artist who has been active in the Hong Kong entertainment industry for nearly three decades.-Career:Bee made... 鍾鎮濤 |
cantopop singer | Hong Kong | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Teresa Carpio Teresa Carpio Teresa Carpio is a Hong Kong English pop and Cantopop singer, actor and singing teacher, born in Hong Kong. She is the mother of singer T. V. Carpio.-Family background:Carpio's father is Filipino and her mother Chinese. Born into a musical family... 杜麗莎 |
Season 2 Head Vocal Coach 80's cantopop singer, vocal coach |
Hong Kong | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 15, 16, 17 |
| Janae Chan | Image consultant and makeup artist | Hong Kong | 7, 8 |
| Eliza Chan 陳潔靈 |
Season 2 Head Judge 80's cantopop singer |
Hong Kong | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 |
| Tsang Hei Chiu 趙增熹 |
composer, producer | Hong Kong | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 |
| Anthony Lun Anthony Lun Anthony Lun is a Hong Kong songwriter, arranger, musical director and singer who sings in Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese and English.Anthony Lun is a graduate of La Salle College, Hong Kong, Santa Clara University and University of Michigan .Upon returning to Hong Kong in 1986, Anthony released an... 倫永亮 |
cantopop singer-songwriter, producer | Hong Kong | all episodes ( 1-18 ) |
| Pal Sinn 單立文 |
cantopop singer-songwriter, bassist, member of 80's Hong Kong rock band "Blue Jeans" | Hong Kong | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 |
| Danny Summer 夏韶聲 |
cantopop singer-songwriter | Hong Kong | 9, 10, 11, 12, 18 |
| Hanjin Tan 陳奐仁 |
hip-hop singer-songwriter, rapper, producer | Singapore | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18 |
| Ruth Tseng 曾路得 |
Folk singer, vocal coach | Hong Kong | 13, 14, 18 |
Results
- Winner: (15) Mag Lam 林欣彤
- First Runner-Up: (4) Hubert Wu 胡鴻鈞
- Second Runner-Up: (6) Sheldon Law 羅孝勇
- Internet Popularity Award: (15) Mag Lam 林欣彤
- Most Vastly Improved Award: (4) Hubert Wu 胡鴻鈞
- Favourite Song Performance Award:
- (15) Mag Lam 林欣彤 performing "愛請問怎麼走"
- (10) James Ng 吳業坤 performing "夢一場"
- (7) Vivian Chan 陳慧敏 performing "歲月的童話"
- Hong Kong's Representative to International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship 2010New Talent Singing AwardsNew Talent Singing Awards or NTSA for short, later re-organized into New Talent Singing Awards International Finals or NTSA International Finals for short), and most currently re-named TVB8 International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship is an annual singing...
: (4) Hubert Wu 胡鴻鈞
Season 3 (2011)
Season 3 saw some minor changes in the rules and regulations. An age restriction was added limiting applicants to between the ages of 15 and 30. Also, vocal group entries of up to eight people are now allowed to compete. The season premiere was aired on August 14, 2011 and began with 18 contestants.Judges
| Name | Occupation and Notability | Origin | Episodes judged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eliza Chan 陳潔靈 |
Season 3 Head Judge 80's cantopop singer |
Hong Kong | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 |
| Tsang Hei Chiu 趙增熹 |
composer, producer | Hong Kong | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 |
| Anthony Lun Anthony Lun Anthony Lun is a Hong Kong songwriter, arranger, musical director and singer who sings in Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese and English.Anthony Lun is a graduate of La Salle College, Hong Kong, Santa Clara University and University of Michigan .Upon returning to Hong Kong in 1986, Anthony released an... 倫永亮 |
cantopop singer-songwriter, producer | Hong Kong | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11 |
| Joventino Couto Remotigue (Jun Kung) 恭碩良 |
singer-songwriter, drummer, producer | Hong Kong, Macau | 1, 2, 3, 4, 11 |
| CoCo Lee CoCo Lee Coco Lee , born on 17 January 1975, also known by her official English name as Ferren Lee, is a pop singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. Coco started her career in Hong Kong but, after becoming popular in Taiwan, she was widely considered to be a Taiwan artist. She was born to a Chinese... 李玟 |
singer, songwriter, actress | Hong Kong | 1, 7, 8 |
| Hanjin Tan 陳奐仁 |
hip-hop singer-songwriter, rapper, producer | Singapore | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 |
| Keith Chan 陳輝陽 |
composer | Hong Kong | 5, 6, 7, 8, 11 |
| Danny Summer 夏韶聲 |
cantopop singer-songwriter | Hong Kong | 9, 10, 11 |
| Ruth Tseng 曾路得 |
Folk singer, vocal coach | Hong Kong | 9, 10 |
See also
- New Talent Singing AwardsNew Talent Singing AwardsNew Talent Singing Awards or NTSA for short, later re-organized into New Talent Singing Awards International Finals or NTSA International Finals for short), and most currently re-named TVB8 International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship is an annual singing...
- One Million StarOne Million StarOne Million Star is a television singing competition in Taiwan broadcast on China Television . It first debuted on 5 January 2007, filling the 10 PM to midnight time slot on Friday evenings. The show is hosted by Tao Ching-Ying and is currently shown on Sundays from 8-10 PM...
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