# Asian Wave

Asian Wave is a 2012 Chinese reality singing talent show featuring contestants from many different Asian countries. The show premiered on 11 July 2012 on Dragon Television.
On 20 September 2012, Malaysian singer-songwriter Shila Amzah won the competition by unanimous vote, after performing 3 songs (in the final rounds) in 3 languages (Malay, English and Mandarin).

## Format

The first 16 episodes, first shown between 11 July 2012 and 30 August 2012, feature competitions amongst 66 Greater China contestants (including music groups). Competition was so strong that established singer Fiona Fung from Hong Kong failed to reach even the Final 16. In the end, the 6 finalists were selected (in order of finish):
* Chang Shilei
* Sun Bolun (孙伯纶)
* Liang Yi-chen (梁一貞)
* Guo Yifan (郭一凡)
* Henry Huo
* Yu Chaoying (余超颖) & Guo Meizi (郭美孜)
They qualified to the Asian Region contest for a chance to compete with 18 contestants from the rest of Asia.
* Anirudh Bhola
* Priyanka Negi & Bhavin Dhanak
* Tia Kar
* Flow
* Emi Tawata
* Shila Amzah
* Athena Beh (马嘉轩)
* Lau Wan Yin (刘婉滢)
* By2
* Rachel Chua (蔡艾珈)
* Kelvin Tan
* 7942
* Cross Gene
* ZE:A
* Whee (휘)
* Techin Chayuti (จิรัฐชัย ชยุติ)
* Ten Nararak (นรารักษ์ ใจบำรุง)
* Ploy (พลอย) & Gun Achi (กัน อชิ)

## Preliminary rounds

The preliminary rounds of the Asian-wide competition consist of 6 episodes and were first aired from 3 September 2012 to 19 September 2012.
In each group of 8 contestants, 4 will advance to the final rounds.
In Round 1, eight contestants are divided into 4 pairs, with the 4 winners directly advancing to Round 2. Then the judges do a second round of voting to determine the best 2 contestants among the 4 losers. Then, the remaining 2 contestants do a 30-second a cappella battle to determine the last contestant to advance.
In Round 2, the 4 winners from Round 1 are divided into 2 pairs, with the 2 winners directly advancing to the final rounds. Then the judges do a second round of voting to determine the better contestant between the 2 losers. Later, the best contestant from the 3 losers from Round 1 does a 30-second a cappella battle with the remaining winner from Round 1, to determine the last contestant to advance.
| Key | Directly advanced by winning battle | Advanced by judges' selection | Advanced by winning the a cappella battle |

### Group one
#### Round 1

| Pair | Contestant | Song | Result |
| A | Tia Kar | "Chikni Chameli" $_{originallybyShreyaGhoshal}$ | |
| A | Liang Yi-chen | "拒绝再玩" $_{originallybyLeslieCheung}$ | |
| B | Kelvin Tan | "火柴天堂" $_{originallybyHsiungTien-ping}$ | |
| B | Lau Wan Yin | "Bukan Cinta Biasa" $_{originallybySitiNurhaliza}$ | |
| C | 7942 | "Paradise" $_{originallybyT-max}$ | Eliminated by Techin Chayuti |
| C | Cross Gene | "La-Di Da-Di" $_{ownsong}$ | |
| D | Henry Huo | "茉莉花 (Mo Li Hua)" $_{folksong}$ | |
| D | Techin Chayuti | "ปวดร้าวเท่าๆกัน" $_{ownsong}$ | |

#### Round 2

| Group | Contestant | Song | Result |
| A | Henry Huo | "それぞれに" $_{originallybyKousukeAtari}$ | |
| A | Liang Yi-chen | "Rolling in the Deep" $_{originallybyAdele}$ | |
| B | Lau Wan Yin | "寂寞先生" $_{originallybyGaryChaw}$ | |
| B | Cross Gene | "My Love" $_{originallybyWestlife}$ | |
| C | Techin Chayuti | "千里之外" $_{originallybyJayChou}$ | Eliminated |
| C | Kelvin Tan | "You Raise Me Up" $_{originallybyBrianKennedy}$ | Won the group battle but eliminated by Henry Huo |
| C | Tia Kar | "Unfaithful" $_{originallybyRihanna}$ | Eliminated |

### Group two
#### Round 1

| Pair | Contestant | Song | Result |
| A | Shila Amzah | "Set Fire to the Rain" $_{originallybyAdele}$ | |
| A | Rachel Chua | "傻瓜" $_{originallybyLandyWen}$ | |
| B | Sun Bolun | "洋葱" $_{originallybyDingDang}$ | |
| B | Anirudh Bhola | "Bhaag D.K. Bose" $_{originallybyRamSampath}$ | |
| C | Ploy & Achi | "แทงข้างหลัง ทะลุถึงหัวใจ" $_{originallybyAofPongsak}$ | Eliminated by Anirudh Bhola |
| C | ZE:A | "Mazeltov" $_{ownsong}$ | |
| D | Emi Tawata | "Musing" $_{ownsong}$ | |
| D | Chang Shilei | "人间" $_{originallybyFayeWong}$ | |

#### Round 2

| Group | Contestant | Song | Result |
| A | ZE:A | "2 in the Morning" $_{originallybyNewKidsontheBlock}$ "The Way I Are" $_{originallybyTimbaland}$ | Decided to forfeit against Chang Shilei |
| A | Sun Bolun | "爱我还是他" $_{originallybyDavidTao}$ | |
| B | Shila Amzah | "Forever Love" $_{originallybyLeehomWang}$ | |
| B | Emi Tawata | "I'll Be There" $_{originallybyTheJackson5}$ | |
| C | Anirudh Bhola | "Maa Da Ladla" $_{originallybyMasterSaleem}$ | Eliminated |
| C | Rachel Chua | "I Surrender" $_{originallybyCelineDion}$ | Eliminated |
| C | Chang Shilei | "对你爱不完" $_{originallybyAaronKwok}$ | |

### Group three
#### Round 1

| Pair | Contestant | Song | Result |
| A | Priyanka Negi & Bhavin Dhanak | "Subha Hone Na De" $_{originallybyMikaSingh&ShefaliAlvares}$ | |
| A | By2 | "When You Believe" $_{originallybyMariahCarey&WhitneyHouston}$ | |
| B | Athena Beh | "我是一只小小鸟" $_{originallybyChiefChao}$ | Eliminated by By2 |
| B | Whee | "너와 결혼할 사람" $_{ownsong}$ | |
| C | Guo Meizi & Yu Chaoying | "Tell Him" $_{originallybyBarbraStreisand&CelineDion}$ | |
| C | Ten Nararak | "อย่าปล่อยให้คนคนนึงคิดถึงเธอ" $_{ownsong}$ | |
| D | Guo Yifan | "Give Me One Reason" $_{originallybyTracyChapman}$ | |
| D | Flow | "Go!!!" $_{ownsong}$ | |

#### Round 2

| Group | Contestant | Song | Result |
| A | Priyanka Negi & Bhavin Dhanak | "Just a Kiss" $_{originallybyLadyAntebellum}$ | See below |
| A | Guo Yifan | "够了" $_{ownsong}$ | |
| B | Guo Meizi & Yu Chaoying | "最爱我的人伤我最深" $_{originallybyA-mei&ChangYu-sheng}$ | See below |
| B | Whee | "You Give Love a Bad Name" $_{originallybyBonJovi}$ | |
| C | By2 | "DNA" $_{ownsong}$ | Eliminated |
| C | Ten Nararak | "Listen" $_{originallybyBeyoncéKnowles}$ | |
| C | Flow | "Surfin' U.S.A." $_{originallybyTheBeachBoys}$ | Eliminated |
Extra battle: judges could not decide between the Indian duo and the Chinese duo who both lost their first battle in Round 2.
| Contestant | Song | Result |
| Priyanka Negi & Bhavin Dhanak | "Character Dheela" $_{originallybyNeerajShridhar&AmritaKak}$ | |
| Guo Meizi & Yu Chaoying | "她在睡前哭泣" $_{originallybyMindyQuah&CocoLee}$ | After the song, Guo Meizi decided to withdraw citing health reasons while Yu Chaoying was eliminated by Ten Nararak |

## Final rounds

The final 3 rounds were broadcast live on 20 September 2012. Before the competition, some of the previously eliminated contestants performed; as well as invitees Jam Hsiao from Taiwan and Michael Wong from Malaysia.
Likely due to the violent anti-Japanese demonstrations in China at the time, Japan's Emi Tawata and South Korea's Cross Gene (which includes a Japanese member) had to withdraw from the final rounds. As a result, only 10 of the originally selected 12 finalists remain, and after Round 1 the judges do a second round of voting to select one of the five battle losers to advance to Round 2.
| Key | Directly advanced by winning battle | Advanced by judges' selection |

### Round 1

| Pair | Contestant | Song | Result |
| A | Liang Yi-chen | "I Hate Myself for Loving You" $_{originallybyJoanJett}$ | Eliminated |
| A | Chang Shilei | "high歌" $_{ownsong;althoughoriginallybyHuangLing}$ | |
| B | Lau Wan Yin | "让每个人都心碎" $_{originallybyHuangDawei}$ | |
| B | Guo Yifan | "画心" $_{originallybyJaneZhang}$ | |
| C | Henry Huo | "醒" $_{ownsong}$ | |
| C | Whee | "잠시만 안녕" $_{originallybyMCtheMax}$ | Eliminated |
| D | Sun Bolun | "没离开过" $_{originallybyTerryLin}$ | |
| D | Priyanka Negi & Bhavin Dhanak | "Jai Ho" & "Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)" $_{musicbyA.R.Rahman}$ "最炫民族风" $_{originallybyPhoenixLegend}$ | Eliminated |
| E | Shila Amzah | "Gemilang" $_{originallybyJaclynVictor}$ | |
| E | Ten Nararak | "I Will Always Love You" $_{originallybyDollyParton}$ | Eliminated |

### Round 2

| Pair | Contestant | Song | Result |
| A | Chang Shilei | "Hero" $_{originallybyMariahCarey}$ | |
| A | Lau Wan Yin | "Picture to Burn" $_{originallybyTaylorSwift}$ | Eliminated |
| B | Henry Huo | "我的城" $_{originallybyChangShilei}$ | |
| B | Sun Bolun | "一无所有" $_{originallybyCuiJian}$ | Eliminated |
| C | Shila Amzah | "Grenade" $_{originallybyBrunoMars}$ | |
| C | Guo Yifan | "If I Ain't Got You" $_{originallybyAliciaKeys}$ | Eliminated |

### Round 3

| Contestant | Song |
| Chang Shilei | "Bad Romance" $_{originallybyLadyGaga}$ |
| Henry Huo | "记得" $_{originallybyA-mei}$ |
| Shila Amzah | "征服" $_{originallybyNaYing}$ |

## International broadcasting

| Country / Region | Channel | Airing |
| Malaysia | Astro Zhi Zun HD | 6 October 2012 |
| Singapore | E City | 8 October 2012 |