# Tuyệt đỉnh tranh tài

Tuyệt đỉnh tranh tài is a Vietnamese vocal/singing competition between recording artists, airing on HTV7 at 9:00 pm (UTC+7) prime time slot every Saturdays. The show premiered on April 19, 2014, with Huỳnh Trấn Thành serving as the host. Lê Hoàng is a permanent judge on judging panel, joined by diva Hồng Nhung for the first six weeks of the show and by Ý Lan for the rest of eleven weeks. Also, there is the third guest judge spot to fill. The winner of the show might take home 400,000,000 VND in cash (roughly $18,800). The first season includes 12 episodes. Contestants of the show are known artists in different music genres.

## Format

In time of the show, artists have to adapt one genre each week. They are learning choreography routines, preparing for music style change, rehearsing with music producers and movement coaches etc. so as to capture correct visuals of the music genre. Three judges then give advice for artists' performances and voting lines are open only after all the performances are done. Audience have ten minutes and five messages at most to vote for their favorite. One artist must leave the competition at the end of the night, while the rest is moving on to the next live show until top 2 are determined. On final round, top 2 perform six solo performances. The artist who receive the most vote will be crown the winner, take home the title The Ultimate Entertainer, 400,000,000 VND in cash and so on. The runner-up will earn himself 200,000,000 VND as well.

## Original seasons

| Season | Start date | End date | Artists | Episodes |
| 1 | April 19, 2014 | July 5, 2014 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | April 18, 2015 | July 4, 2015 | 10 | 12 |

### Season 1

Tuyệt đỉnh tranh tài 2014 is the first season of Tuyệt đỉnh tranh tài, a Vietnamese adaptation of Stjernekamp/The Ultimate Entertainer franchise. The show is a vocal/singing competition between recording artists, airing on HTV7 at 9:00 pm (UTC+7) prime time slot every Saturdays. It premiered April 19 and is set to conclude on July 5, 2014, with Huỳnh Trấn Thành serving as the host. Lê Hoàng is a permanent judge on judging panel, joined by diva Hồng Nhung for the first six weeks of the show and by Ý Lan for the rest of eleven weeks. Also, there is the third guest judge spot to fill. The winner of the show might take home 400,000,000 VND in cash (roughly $18,800). The first season includes 12 episodes (1 showcase episode, 9 live shows, 1 grand finale and 1 recap episode). Contestants of the show are known artists in different music genres.

#### Participating artists

| Recording artist | Music genre | Voting Number | Status |
| Trà My | Dance | 06 | Off-Voted 1st on May 3, 2014 |
| Minh Thư | Alternative rock | 04 | Off-Voted 1st on May 3, 2014 |
| Kimmese | Hip hop, R&B | 03 | Off-Voted 3rd on May 10, 2014 |
| Ưng Hoàng Phúc | V-Pop | 01 | Withdrew on May 17, 2014 |
| Phạm Thu Hà | Classical/Opera | 09 | Off-Voted 5th on May 31, 2014 |
| Đức Tuấn | Broadway | 02 | Off-Voted 6th on May 31, 2014 |
| Phạm Anh Khoa | Rock | 07 | Off-Voted 7th on June 7, 2014 |
| Trang Nhung | Folk/Contemporary | 05 | Off-Voted 8th on June 14, 2014 |
| Hoàng Hải | V-Pop | 08 | Runner-Up on June 28, 2014 |
| Phương Vy | Pop Ballad/Jazz | 10 | Winner |

#### Elimination chart

| Week: | Week: | 2 | 3 | 2 + 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 + 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Theme: | Theme: | Rock 4/26 | 90s Pop 5/3 | N/A | Dance 5/10 | Folk 5/17 | Latin 5/24 | RnB 5/31 | N/A | Musical/Jazz 6/7 | Soul/Disco 6/14 | N/A 6/21 | N/A 6/28 |
| Rotating Judge: | Rotating Judge: | Hồng Nhung | Hồng Nhung | Hồng Nhung | Hồng Nhung | Hồng Nhung | Hồng Nhung | Ý Lan | Ý Lan | Ý Lan | Ý Lan | Ý Lan | Ý Lan |
| 3rd Guest Judge: | 3rd Guest Judge: | Lê Quang | Phương Thanh | — | Huy Tuấn | Nguyễn Cường | Mỹ Linh | Huy Tuấn | — | Anh Quân | Thanh Bùi | Đức Huy | Hồng Nhung |
| Place | Participant | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 | Phương Vy | | | — | Judge's Fave | | Judges' Fave | Judge's Fave | — | Judge's Fave | | Advanced | Winner |
| 2 | Hoàng Hải | Judges' Fave | Judge's Fave | — | | | | Judge's Fave | — | Judge's Fave | | Advanced | Runner-Up |
| 3 | Trang Nhung | Judge's Fave | | — | | | Fan's Fave | | — | | Voted Off | | |
| 4 | Phạm Anh Khoa | | Judge's Fave | — | Judge's Fave | | Favorite | Judge's Fave | — | Voted Off | | | |
| 5 | Đức Tuấn | Bottom | | — | Judge's Fave | Judge's Fave | | | Voted Off | | | | |
| 6 | Phạm Thu Hà | | Bottom | — | | Judges' Fave | | | Voted Off | | | | |
| 7 | Ưng Hoàng Phúc | Bottom | | — | | Withdrew | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kimmese | | | — | Voted Off | | | | | | | | |
| 9-10 | Trà My | Bottom | Bottom | Voted Off | | | | | | | | | |
| 9-10 | Minh Thư | | Bottom | Voted Off | | | | | | | | | |
| Lê Hoàng's Pick: | Lê Hoàng's Pick: | Hoàng Hải | Hoàng Hải | N/A | Đức Tuấn | Phạm Thu Hà | Phương Vy | Phương Vy | N/A | Phạm Anh Khoa | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Hồng Nhung/Ý Lan's Pick: | Hồng Nhung/Ý Lan's Pick: | Hoàng Hải | Phạm Anh Khoa | N/A | Phương Vy | Đức Tuấn | Phương Vy | Hoàng Hải | N/A | Hoàng Hải | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 3rd Guest Judge's Pick: | 3rd Guest Judge's Pick: | Trang Nhung | — | N/A | Phạm Anh Khoa | Phạm Thu Hà | Phương Vy & Anh Khoa | Phạm Anh Khoa | N/A | Phương Vy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
* ^Note 3 The results from week 2 and 3 determined two of participants to be leaving the competition.
* ^Note 4 The results from week 6 and 7 determined two of participants to be leaving the competition.
* ^Note 5 Favorite contestant of both judge and audience.
* ^Note 6 Favorite contestant of judge was voted off by audience.

### Season 2

Tuyệt đỉnh tranh tài 2015 is the second season of Tuyệt đỉnh tranh tài, following success of the first season. The show is a vocal/singing competition between recording artists, which is set to air HTV7 at 9:00 pm (UTC+7) prime time slot every Saturdays. It premiered April 18 and is set to conclude on July 4, 2015, with Huỳnh Trấn Thành serving as the host once more time. Each week, it had a guest host alongside Trấn Thành. The jury have not been introduced yet before April 14, 2015.

#### Participating artists

| Recording artist | Music genre | Voting Number | Status |
| Đinh Mạnh Ninh | V-Pop | 02 | Off-Voted 1st on May 2, 2015 |
| Bùi Nguyễn Trung Quân | V-Pop | 10 | Off-Voted 2nd on May 2, 2015 |
| Nguyễn Đình Thanh Tâm | Folk/Contemporary | 01 | Off-Voted 3rd/4th on May 16, 2015 |
| Trần Vũ Hà My | Rock | 04 | Off-Voted 3rd/4th on May 16, 2015 |
| Tuấn Khanh | Hard/Alternative rock | 07 | Off-Voted 5th on May 23, 2015 |
| Nguyễn Thị Thảo Trang | V-Pop/Dance | 06 | Off-Voted but Saved on May 9, 2015 Re – Off-Voted on May 30, 2015 |
| Thái Trinh | V-Pop | 03 | Off-Voted 7th on June 6, 2015 |
| Huỳnh Minh Thuỷ | V-Pop | 09 | Off-Voted 8th on June 13, 2015 |
| Nguyễn Hải Yến | Pop Ballad | 05 | Runner-Up on June 27, 2015 |
| Nguyễn Hoàng Tôn | Hip hop, R&B | 08 | Winner |

#### Elimination chart (season 2)

| Week: | Week: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Theme: | Theme: | Freestyle | Pop 4/25 | Rock 5/2 | Disco 5/9 | Bolero & Folk-Inspired 5/16 | RnB & Hip-hop 5/23 | Dance 5/30 | Latin & Jazz 6/6 | Musical & Remix 6/13 | N/A 6/20 |
| 3rd Guest Judge: | 3rd Guest Judge: | None | Huy Tuấn | Trần Lập | Nguyễn Hưng | Nguyễn Cường | Lưu Thiên Hương | Nguyễn Hải Phong | Anh Quân | Hà Trần | Đức Huy |
| Place | Participant | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 | Nguyễn Hoàng Tôn | | Judge's Fave | | | | | Bottom | | Advanced | Winner |
| 2 | Nguyễn Thị Hải Yến | | Judge's Fave | | | | | | | Advanced | Runner Up |
| 3 | Huỳnh Minh Thuỷ | | | | | Judges' Fave | | | | Voted Off | |
| 4 | Nguyễn Thị Thái Trinh | | | | Judges' Fave | | | | Voted Off | | |
| 5 | Nguyễn Thị Thảo Trang | | Judge's Fave | Judges' Fave | Voted Off / Saved | Bottom | Bottom | Voted Off | | | |
| 6 | Tuấn Khanh | | | Judge's Fave | | | Voted Off | | | | |
| 7-8 | Trần Vũ Hà My | | | | Bottom | Voted Off | | | | | |
| 7-8 | Nguyễn Đình Thanh Tâm | | | | | Voted Off | | | | | |
| 9 | Bùi Nguyễn Trung Quân | | | Voted Off | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Đinh Mạnh Ninh | | | Voted Off | | | | | | | |
| Hồng Nhung's Pick: | Hồng Nhung's Pick: | N/A | Hoàng Tôn | Thảo Trang | Thái Trinh | Huỳnh Minh Thuỷ | Thảo Trang | Thảo Trang | Thái Trinh | | N/A | N/A |
| Phương Uyên's Pick: | Phương Uyên's Pick: | N/A | Thảo Trang | Thảo Trang | Thái Trinh | Huỳnh Minh Thuỷ | Thảo Trang | Hoàng Tôn | Thái Trinh | | N/A | N/A |
| 3rd Guest Judge's Pick: | 3rd Guest Judge's Pick: | N/A | Nguyễn Hải Yến | Tuấn Khanh | Thái Trinh | Huỳnh Minh Thuỷ | Thảo Trang | Thảo Trang | Thái Trinh | | N/A | N/A |
* ^Note 6 Favorite contestant of judge(s) was voted off by audience.
* ^Note 7 The results of participants to be leaving the competition, are based on the audience voting of the previous week.
* ^Note 8 Contestant was voted off (by the audience), but was saved unanimously by judges.
* ^Note 9 Contestant landed in the Bottom 2 (by the audience vote), and was judges' favorite.

## Syndication

Season 1 :
| No. | Air Date | Title | Notes |
| 01 | April 19, 2014 | Live show 1: Freestyle | Top 10 showcase |
| 02 | April 26, 2014 | Live show 2: Rock | Non-elimination |
| 03 | May 3, 2014 | Live show 3: '90s Pop | Double elimination |
| 04 | May 10, 2014 | Live show 4: Dance | Top 8 perform |
| 05 | May 17, 2014 | Live show 5: Folk song | Top 7 perform |
| 06 | May 24, 2014 | Live show 6: Latin | Non-elimination |
| 07 | May 31, 2014 | Live show 7: R&B | Double-elimination |
| 08 | June 7, 2014 | Live show 8: Musical & Jazz | Top 4 perform |
| 09 | June 14, 2014 | Live show 9: Soul & Disco | Top 3 perform |
| 10 | June 21, 2014 | Final | Top 2 perform |
| 11 | June 28, 2014 | Grand finale | Winner crowning |
| 12 | July 5, 2014 | Rewind | Best of the season |