# Sing! China season 8

The eighth season of the Chinese reality talent show Sing! China premiered on 28 July 2023. None of the coaches from the previous season returned for this season, making it the first season to have a total renewal of the coaching panel.

## Coaches and presenters

On 5 June 2023, it was confirmed that the season will begin airing on 28 July 2023 with Wakin Chau, Joker Xue, Wilber Pan and Henry Lau joining as new coaches.
This is the first season to have four new coaches, and the second season not to have a female coach, the first season being in season 3.

## Controversy and suspension

On the 4th episode of season 8, during a performance of the girl group Yomodo Band, Wilber Pan's chair swivelled away from the stage without him pushing his button, thus disapproving the contestant’s performance. However, due to his hands being visible on his lap and his confused facial expression, it is believed that he did not push the button.
On 25 August 2023, Zhejiang Satellite TV announced that the program had been frozen from broadcasting briefly pending an investigation over the Coco Lee's alleged mistreatment and other issues raised by viewers. It was reported that the suspension of the show was also partly due to current season 8's coaches, Wakin Chau and Joker Xue, had pulled out of the show after the incident with half of the season yet to be produced and filmed.

## Teams
### Colour key

Coaches' teams :
| Coach | Artists | Artists | Artists | Artists | Artists | Artists |
| Henry Lau | | | | | | |
| Henry Lau | Yuan Yifei 袁艺菲 | PoLin 柏霖 | LR 陆燃 | Tang Kangning 唐康寧 | Luoyang Yunzi 罗杨云子 | Walter Kwan 关浩德 |
| Henry Lau | Zhai Yue 翟越 | Oscar Li 李在溪 | Yang Su Adai 杨苏阿黛 | Zhang Tianci 张天赐 |
| Wakin Chau | | | | | | |
| Wakin Chau | Vanessa Reynauld 维莉莎 | Clou 可楼 | Wang Cong 王璁 | Qiu Zhen 邱震 | The Deep 组合 | Mo Yao 墨谣 |
| Wakin Chau | Light White & Pure Black 浅白纯黑 | Zhang Huiqing 张惠晴 | Huang Chenchen 黄晨晨 |
| Joker Xue | | | | | | |
| Joker Xue | Mercury 水星 | Lin Po 蔺颇 | Qi Qi 戚琦 | Chuan Chuan 川川 | Xair Peng 彭诩越 | Dream Island Band 游梦岛乐队 |
| Joker Xue | Mo Yao 墨谣 | Frankie Leung 梁凡 |
| Wilber Pan | | | | | | |
| Wilber Pan | Zhao Mingxuan 赵明轩 | Wang Xinzhu 汪芯竹 | Syuen Rachel 陈蔚萱 | Moe 莫维蒂 | Oscar Li 李在溪 | Chouchou 刘明宜 |
| Wilber Pan | Xair Peng 彭诩越 | Cao Kun 曹昆 | He Jiaxin 何嘉鑫 |
| Note: Italicized names are stolen artists (names struck through within former teams). |||||||||

## Blind Auditions

In this season, new mechanics before the blind auditions are introduced. Artists have two options to choose from before they go on stage. They consist of Blind Auditions and Open Selection. If they choose Blind Audition, the show will proceed by the normal rules. For those that choose Open Selection, the coaches will turn around and judge the artists as they perform. In addition, if a coach presses the red button during the Open Selection, it will turn the coach's chair back. If it is not turned back, it means that the students are invited to join that team.
The same mechanics from the blind auditions last season was implemented. The coaches are to recruit a total of six artists to form a team of their own. The forming of the teams 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. However, continuing from last season, the losing artist has the chance to be saved by other coaches (the same function as the steals from The Voice). The coaches are given 10 seconds to save the losing artist for elimination. If one coach presses their button, they will be automatically placed on the new coach's team and if more than one coach presses, same as with the blind auditions, the artist has the opportunity to choose which coach they want.
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.

### Episode 1 (July 28)

| Order | Artist | Ages | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices |
| Order | Artist | Ages | Hometown | Song | Henry | Wakin | Joker | Wilber |
| 1 | Yuan Yifei 袁艺菲 | 20 | Tangshan, Hebei | "致未来的我" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Zhou Enyang 周恩洋 | 22 | Dongying, Shandong | "白蛇" | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | PoLin 柏霖 | 29 | Taiwan | "遗书" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4 | Mercury 水星 | 26 | Leshan, Sichuan | "豆子" | ✔ | – | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Light White & Pure Black 浅白纯黑 | 26 & 23 | Huaihua, Hunan/Shanghai | 年 | – | ✔ | – | ✔ |

### Episode 2 (August 4)

| Order | Artist | Ages | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices |
| Order | Artist | Ages | Hometown | Song | Henry | Wakin | Joker | Wilber |
| 1 | Zhang Huiqing 张惠晴 | 19 | Canada | "你的家" | – | ✔ | – | – |
| 2 | Zhang Tianci 张天赐 | 21 | Tieling, Liaoning | "孩子气" | ✔ | – | – | – |
| 3 | Zhao Mingxuan 赵明轩 | 24 | Beijing | "立" | – | – | – | ✔ |
| 4 | Xair Peng 彭诩越 | 22 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | "节奏先生" | – | – | – | ✔ |
| 5 | Lin Po 蔺颇 | 30 | Tianjin | "抵抗引力" | – | – | ✔ | ✔ |
| 6 | Vanessa Reynauld 维莉莎 | 23 | Klang, Malaysia | "乘着风" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 7 | Oscar Li 李在溪 | 26 | Beijing | "梦" | ✔ | – | – | ✔ |
| 8 | Wang Xinzhu 汪芯竹 | 23 | Harbin, Heilongjiang | "Love Spell" | ✔ | – | ✔ | ✔ |
| 9 | Qi Qi 戚琦 | 25 | Harbin, Heilongjiang | "婚约" | – | – | ✔ | – |
| 10 | Clou 可楼 | 20 | Vienna, Austria | "我的美丽" | – | ✔ | – | ✔ |
| 11 | Huang Chenchen 黄晨晨 | 22 | Chongqing | "大人" | – | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |

### Episode 3 (August 11)

| Order | Artist | Ages | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices |
| Order | Artist | Ages | Hometown | Song | Henry | Wakin | Joker | Wilber |
| 1 | Yang Su Adai 杨苏阿黛 | 26 | Sichuan | "The Rose" | ✔ | – | – | – |
| 2 | Wang Cong 王璁 | 21 | Yancheng, Jiangsu | "洗牌" | – | ✔ | – | – |
| 3 | Cao Kun 曹昆 | 26 | Luzhou, Sichuan | "根本不是我的对手" | – | – | – | ✔ |
| 4 | He Jiaxin 何嘉鑫 | 22 | Honghe, Yunnan | "少年" | – | – | – | ✔ |
| 5 | Syuen Rachel 陈蔚萱 | 20 | Malaysia | "雨后日记" | – | – | – | ✔ |
| 6 | LR 陆燃 | 24 | Changchun, Jilin | "三拜红尘凉" | ✔ | ✔ | – | ✔ |
| 7 | Moe 莫维蒂 | 26 | Pretoria, South Africa | "爱" | – | ✔ | – | ✔ |
| 8 | Chuan Chuan 川川 | 20 | Fuzhou, Fujian | "河流" | – | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 9 | Tang Kangning 唐康宁 | 20 | Chongqing | "不开灯俱乐部" | ✔ | – | – | – |
| 10 | Luoyang Yunzi 罗杨云子 | 28 | Hubei, Wuhan | "逃" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |

### Episode 4 (August 18)

| Order | Artist | Ages | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices |
| Order | Artist | Ages | Hometown | Song | Henry | Wakin | Joker | Wilber |
| 1 | Mo Yao 墨谣 | 30 | Zhenjiang, Jiangsu | "舞月光" | – | – | ✔ | – |
| 2 | Chouchou 刘明宜 | 23 | Qingyuan, Guangdong | "披星戴月的想你" | – | ✔ | – | ✔ |
| 3 | Qiu Zhen 邱震 | 28 | Shenzhen | "逃亡" | – | ✔ | – | – |
| 4 | The Deep 组合 | 26 & 28 | Beijing, Chongqing | "爱如火" | – | ✔ | ✔ | – |
| 5 | Walter Kwan 关浩德 | 30 | Hong Kong | "遇见" | ✔ | – | ✔ | – |
| 6 | Frankie Leung 梁凡 | 34 | Xi'an, Shanxi | "仅好友可见" | – | – | ✔ | – |
| 7 | Dream Island Band 游梦岛乐队 | – | – | "爱本身" | – | – | ✔ | – |
| 8 | Zhai Yue 翟越 | 21 | Harbin, Heilongjiang | "Monster (怪物)" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |

### Sing-off details

| Episode | Order | Song | Incoming artist | Defending artist | Song | Final 6 replacement chart | Final 6 replacement chart | Final 6 replacement chart | Final 6 replacement chart | Final 6 replacement chart | Final 6 replacement chart |
| Episode | Order | Song | Incoming artist | Defending artist | Song | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Team Henry Lau ||||||||||||
| First six defending artists | First six defending artists | First six defending artists | First six defending artists | First six defending artists | First six defending artists | Yuan Yifei 袁艺菲 | Bai Lin 柏霖 | Zhang Tianci 张天赐 | Oscar Li 李在溪 | Yang Su Adai 杨苏阿黛 | LR 陆燃 |
| 3 | 1 | "Jessiya" | Tang Kangning 唐康宁 | Oscar Li 李在溪 (saved by Wilber) | "Walawalawa" | Yuan Yifei 袁艺菲 | Bai Lin 柏霖 | Zhang Tianci 张天赐 | Tang Kangning 唐康宁 | Yang Su Adai 杨苏阿黛 | LR 陆燃 |
| 3 | 2 | "Fire" | Luoyang Yunzi 罗杨云子 | Yang Su Adai 杨苏阿黛 | "Mafia" | Yuan Yifei 袁艺菲 | Bai Lin 柏霖 | Zhang Tianci 张天赐 | Tang Kangning 唐康宁 | Luoyang Yunzi 罗杨云子 | LR 陆燃 |
| 4 | 3 | "Lost you twice (失去你两次)" | Walter Kwan 关浩德 | Zhang Tianci 张天赐 | "囍" | Yuan Yifei 袁艺菲 | Bai Lin 柏霖 | Walter Kwan 关浩德 | Tang Kangning 唐康宁 | Luoyang Yunzi 罗杨云子 | LR 陆燃 |
| Team Wakin Chau ||||||||||||
| First six defending artists | First six defending artists | First six defending artists | First six defending artists | First six defending artists | First six defending artists | Light White & Pure Black 浅白纯黑 | Zhang Huiqing 张惠晴 | Vanessa Reynauld 维莉莎 | Clou 可楼 | Huang Chenchen 黄晨晨 | Wang Cong 王璁 |
| 4 | 1 | "去有风的地方" | Qiu Zhen 邱震 | Light White & Pure Black 浅白纯黑 | "世界不会轻易崩塌" | Qiu Zhen 邱震 | Zhang Huiqing 张惠晴 | Vanessa Reynauld 维莉莎 | Clou 可楼 | Huang Chenchen 黄晨晨 | Wang Cong 王璁 |
| 4 | 2 | "飞蛾之殇" | The Deep 组合 | Zhang Huiqing 张惠晴 | "Part of Your World (你世界的一部分)" | Qiu Zhen 邱震 | The Deep 组合 | Vanessa Reynauld 维莉莎 | Clou 可楼 | Huang Chenchen 黄晨晨 | Wang Cong 王璁 |
| 4 | 3 | "植物学家" | Mo Yao 墨谣 | Huang Chenchen 黄晨晨 | "谁来剪月光" | Qiu Zhen 邱震 | The Deep 组合 | Vanessa Reynauld 维莉莎 | Clou 可楼 | Mo Yao 墨谣 | Wang Cong 王璁 |
| Team Joker Xue ||||||||||||
| First six defending artists | First six defending artists | First six defending artists | First six defending artists | First six defending artists | First six defending artists | Mercury 水星 | Lin Po 蔺颇 | Qi Qi 戚琦 | Chuan Chuan 川川 | Mo Yao 墨谣 | Xair Peng 彭诩越 |
| 4 | 1 | "念念于心" | Frankie Leung 梁凡 | Lin Po 蔺颇 | "Goodbye Miss Georgia (再见乔治娅)" | Mercury 水星 | Lin Po 蔺颇 | Qi Qi 戚琦 | Chuan Chuan 川川 | Mo Yao 墨谣 | Xair Peng 彭诩越 |
| 4 | 2 | "妹妹" | Dream Island Band 游梦岛乐队 | Mo Yao 墨谣 (saved by Wakin) | "逃离城市的第一个夜晚" | Mercury 水星 | Lin Po 蔺颇 | Qi Qi 戚琦 | Chuan Chuan 川川 | Dream Island Band 游梦岛乐队 | Xair Peng 彭诩越 |
| Team Wilber Pan ||||||||||||
| First six defending artists | First six defending artists | First six defending artists | First six defending artists | First six defending artists | First six defending artists | Zhao Mingxuan 赵明轩 | Xair Peng 彭诩越 | Wang Xinzhu 汪芯竹 | Cao Kun 曹昆 | He Jiaxin 何嘉鑫 | Syuen Rachel 陈蔚萱 |
| 3 | 1 | "Rain" | Moe 莫维蒂 | Cao Kun 曹昆 | "与她" | Zhao Mingxuan 赵明轩 | Xair Peng 彭诩越 | Wang Xinzhu 汪芯竹 | Moe 莫维蒂 | He Jiaxin 何嘉鑫 | Syuen Rachel 陈蔚萱 |
| 3 | 2 | "地球母亲" | Oscar Li 李在溪 | He Jiaxin 何嘉鑫 | "云中岛" | Zhao Mingxuan 赵明轩 | Xair Peng 彭诩越 | Wang Xinzhu 汪芯竹 | Moe 莫维蒂 | Oscar Li 李在溪 | Syuen Rachel 陈蔚萱 |
| 4 | 3 | "若水" | Chouchou 刘明宜 | Xair Peng 彭诩越 (saved by Joker) | "特务J" | Zhao Mingxuan 赵明轩 | Chouchou 刘明宜 | Wang Xinzhu 汪芯竹 | Moe 莫维蒂 | Oscar Li 李在溪 | Syuen Rachel 陈蔚萱 |