# Singer 2017

| Singer 2017 |
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| Season 5 |
| Broadcast from | January 21 (2017-01-21) – April 22, 2017 (2017-04-22) |
| Broadcaster | Hunan Television |
| Finals venue | Hunan Broadcasting System |
| Winner |
|   Sandy Lam |
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| Runner-up |
|  Dimash |

Singer* 2017** is the first season of Chinese television series of the rebranded version of *I Am a Singer season 5*. Due to the banning of Korean-related brands and artists in China, the series went with a rebranding under a simplified title of *Singer*, but otherwise retained similar competition format from the past four seasons of *I Am a Singer*. It is aired on Hunan Television and produced by Hong Tao, and its music director is Hong Kong senior musician Kubert Leung. It will be recorded in the Hunan Broadcasting System Radio and Television Center, Changsha, Hunan on January 10, 2017 and aired from January 21 to April 22, 2017 on Hunan Television.

*Singer 2017* includes Greater China and other areas famous singers. First-round competitors have Tan Jing and Tia Ray from Mainland China, Hong Kong Canadian singers Sandy Lam and Teresa Carpio, Hins Cheung from Hong Kong, Taiwanese band Lion, Malaysian singer Michael Wong and Dimash from Kazakhstan. Returning singers have Jason Zhang from *I Am a Singer Season 2*, Terry Lin and Julia Peng from *I Am a Singer Season 1* and Li Jian from *I Am a Singer Season 3*. Challengers have Zhao Lei, Diamond Zhang, Liang Bo from Mainland China and Hong Kong Americans singer Justin Lo.

## Results

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| First | Safe | Bottom | Eliminated | Return Performance | Challenger | Challenge Success |
| Challenge Failure | Breakout Success | Breakout Failure | Winner | Runner-up | Withdrew |

|  | Singer | Broadcast Date (2017) |
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| Jan 21 | Jan 28 | Feb 4 | Feb 11 | Feb 18 | Feb 25 | Mar 4 | Mar 11 | Mar 18 | Mar 25 | Apr 1 | Apr 8 | Apr 15 |
| 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | 4th Round | 5th Round | Breakout | Semifinal | Final Round |
| Qualifying | Knockout | Challenge | Knockout | Challenge | Knockout | Qualifying | Knockout | Challenge | Knockout | Finals | Overall |
| 1 |   Sandy Lam | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1  |
| 2 |  Dimash Kudaibergen | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2  |
| 3 |  Lion | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 5 | 3 | 3  |
| 4 | S3  Li Jian | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | S1  Terry Lin | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 |  Diamond Zhang | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 |  Tia Ray | 7 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | S2  Jason Zhang | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 |   Teresa Carpio | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 10 | S1  Julia Peng | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| 11 |  Liang Bo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 8 | — | — | — |
| 12 |  Michael Wong | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — |
| 13 |  Justin Lo | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — |
| 14 |  Zhao Lei | — | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 |  Tan Jing | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 |  Hins Cheung | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Details of competitions

### 1st round

#### Qualifying

* **Taping Date**: January 10, 2017
* **Airdate**: January 21, 2017

The order of performance for this episode was determined through audience voting for their anticipated songs; singers may discuss their re-arrangement of performance order, which was reflected in the table. As there were eight first-round singers, the first round featured elimination for the singer who receive the fewest votes.

Tia Ray would have been eliminated for finishing last; however, Ray was later declared safe following Hins Cheung's sudden withdrawal; Cheung was later revealed to have participated in the political Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong after the episode was taped. Cheung's appearance (with the exclusion of a shot with him and Teresa Carpio) and performance were unaired and edited out of broadcast.

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| **Singer 2017 1st Qualifying Round January 21, 2017**  |
| **Order** | **Singer** | **Music Partner** | **Song Title** | **Original Singer** | **Lyrics** | **Composer** | **Arranger** | **Ranking** | **Singer Voting** |
| 1 | Dimash | Aray Aydarhan | "A Soul's Plea for Help" | Daniel Balavoine | Luc Plamondon | Michel Berger | Kubert Leung | 1 |
| 2 | Tia Ray | Aaron Sun | "That Girl, Ah Chu" | Frankie Liang | Meng Ye | Frankie Liang | Zhao Zhao | 7 | 3 (tie) |
| 3 | Michael Wong | Young Yang | "First Time" | Michael Wong | Zhang Tiancheng | Michael Wong | Kubert Leung | 6 | — |
| 4 | Hins Cheung | Since Seah | "Kiss Too Realistically" | Hins Cheung | Chan Yiu Chuen | Chow Bing Fai | Johnny Yim | 7 |
| 5 | Teresa Carpio | Jeffrey G | "Imagine" | John Lennon | John Laudon | 3 | 1 (tie) |
| 6 | Lion | Shen Mengchen | "Lion" | Lion | Jam Hsiao | Lee Q Wu | 4 | — |
| 7 | Tan Jing | Wayne Zhang | "Goodbye Youth" | Wang Feng | Rama Liu | 5 |
| 8 | Sandy Lam | Shen Ling | "It Doesn't Matter Who I Am" | Sandy Lam | Jonathan Lee | Zheng Nan | 2 | 3 (tie) |

**^**  A. Hins Cheung withdrew from *Singer 2017* prior to the episode's airing. Cheung was ranked 7th, but his performance was excluded from the tally. Footage of his performance was edited out from the episode re-runs and in video-sharing websites as well.

#### Knockout

* **Taping Date**: January 20, 2017
* **Airdate**: January 28, 2017

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| **Singer 2017 1st Knockout Round January 28, 2017** |
| **Order** | **Singer** | **Music Partner** | **Song Title** | **Original Singer** | **Lyricist** | **Composer** | **Arranger** | **Ranking** | **Singer Voting** |
| 1 | Michael Wong | Young Yang | "Those Days" | Eric Moo | Zhao Zhao | 7 | — |
| 2 | Tan Jing | Wayne Zhang | "Nine Girl" | Han Hong | He Qiling Roc Chen | Roc Chen | Yian Tianwu | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Tia Ray | Aaron Sun | "Love on Top" | Beyoncé | Beyoncé Terius Nash Shea Taylor | Nick Pyo | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Dimash | Aray Aydarhan | "Opera 2" | Vitas | Vitas Vladimir Borovsky | Vitas | Da Ridan | 1 | — |
| 5 | Teresa Carpio | Jeffrey G | "Carmen" | Grace Chang | Li Junqing | Georges Bizet | John Laudon | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Lion | Shen Mengchen | "You Are My Beloved Girl" | Wang Feng | Lee Q Wu | 4 | — |
| 7 | Sandy Lam | Shen Ling | "Rouge" | Penny Tai | Zheng Nan | 3 |

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| **^** A. The RH Factor's "Crazy Race" is added in prelude
  | **^** B. Joe Hisaishi work "Castle in the Sky" is added in interlude and ending |

#### Overall ranking

Michael Wong was eliminated in the 1st round.

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| **Singer 2017 1st Round Overall Ranking** |
| **Ranking** | **Singer** | **Match 1 Percentages of votes (ranking)** | **Match 2 Percentages of votes (ranking)** | **Total percentages of votes** |
| 1 | Dimash | 27.00% (1) | 24.36% (1) | 25.68% |
| 2 | Sandy Lam | 22.60% (2) | 13.43% (3) | 18.01% |
| 3 | Tan Jing | 10.44% (5) | 23.88% (2) | 17.16% |
| 4 | Teresa Carpio | 16.05% (3) | 10.79% (5) | 13.42% |
| 5 | Lion | 12.74% (4) | 12.95% (4) | 12.84% |
| 6 | Tia Ray | 3.74% (7) | 9.24% (6) | 6.49% |
| 7 | Michael Wong | 7.41% (6) | 5.33% (7) | 6.37% |
| WD | Hins Cheung | — (7) | — | — |

**^**  A. Due to Cheung's withdrawal on the episode 1, while the votes cast for Cheung were void, his votes were equally distributed among remaining singers.

### 2nd round

#### Challenge

* **Taping Date**: January 21, 2017
* **Airdate**: February 4, 2017

Jason Zhang as the first returning singer from *I Am a Singer Season 2* and Zhao Lei as the first challenger joined the competition. Finally, Zhao Lei got No.2 challenge success and Tia Ray is eliminated.

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| **Singer 2017 2nd Challenge Round February 4, 2017** |
| **Order** | **Singer** | **Music Partner** | **Song Title** | **Original Singer** | **Lyricist** | **Composer** | **Arranger** | **Ranking** | **Singer Voting** |
| 1 | Sandy Lam | Shen Ling | "Run" | Snow Patrol | Johnny Yim | 6 | — |
| 2 | Tan Jing | Wayne Zhang | "Desirous Water" | Chyi Yu | Johnny Chen | Rama Liu | 1 |
| 3 | Lion | Shen Mengchen | "Hundred Years of Solitude" | Faye Wong | Albert Leung | C.Y. Kong Adrian Chan | Tsou Chiang | 5 | — |
| 4 | Tia Ray | Aaron Sun | "Mona Lisa's Tear" | Terry Lin | Zheng Huajuan | Kubert Leung | 8 |
| 5 | Michael Wong | Young Yang | "Don't Cry On Other's Shoulder" | Chao Chuan | Steve Chow | Lo Hung Wu | Zhao Zhao | Return Performance |
| 6 | Dimash | Aray Aydarhan | "The Show Must Go On" | Queen | Erlan Bekchurin | 3 | — |
| 7 | Teresa Carpio | Jeffrey G | "Vincent" | Don McLean | John Laudon | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | Jason Zhang | Li Weijia | "Strange That I Love You" | Jason Zhang | Qu Shicong | Qu Shicong Jason Zhang | 4 | — |
| 9 | Zhao Lei | Mandy Jin | "Cheng Du" | Zhao Lei | Zhao Lei Xi Zi Kiu Sen | 2 |

#### Overall ranking

Teresa Carpio was eliminated in the 2nd round.

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| **Singer 2017 2nd Round Overall Ranking** |
| **Ranking** | **Singer** | **Match 1 Percentages of votes (ranking)** | **Match 2 Percentages of votes (ranking)** | **Total percentages of votes** |
| 1 | Tan Jing | 24.54% (1) | 12.49% (6) | 19.00% |
| 2 | Dimash | 14.82% (3) | 15.56% (3) | 15.19% |
| 3 | Lion | 10.90% (5) | 18.17% (1) | 14.53% |
| 4 | Sandy Lam | 10.69% (6) | 17.50% (2) | 14.09% |
| 5 | Zhao Lei | 16.75% (2) | 9.27% (7) | 13.01% |
| 6 | Jason Zhang | 11.40% (4) | 13.16% (5) | 12.28% |
| 7 | Teresa Carpio | 9.91% (7) | 13.84% (4) | 11.87% |

**^**  A. Seven votes less than 4th
**^**  B. Three votes less than 5th
**^**  C. Eleven votes less than 6th
### 4th round

#### Qualifying

* **Taping Date**: February 23, 2017
* **Airdate**: March 4, 2017

Li Jian as the third returning singer from *I Am a Singer Season 3* and Diamond Zhang as the third challenger joined the competition. Finally, Diamond Zhang got No.8 challenge failure. Due to Tan Jing withdrew from the competition, Diamond Zhang is deemed as a substitute singer to join 4th round of competition and there is no challenge in this round.

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| **Singer 2017 4th Qualifying Round March 4, 2017** |
| **Order** | **Singer** | **Music Partner** | **Song Title** | **Original Singer** | **Lyricist** | **Composer** | **Arranger** | **Ranking** | **Singer Voting** |
| 1 | Dimash | Aray Aydarhan | "Daididau" | Unknown | Erlan Bekchurin Bakytbek Zeinelov | 3 | — |
| 2 | Justin Lo | Xiao Hu | "Thinking Out Loud" | Ed Sheeran | Ed Sheeran Amy Wadge | Nick Wong | Return Performance |
| 3 | Terry Lin | Belinda Liang | "御龍銘千古" | Terry Lin | He Xiaotong | Gou Yin Zhang Keke | Baby Chung | 5 | — |
| 4 | Lion | Shen Mengchen | "I Can't Hear"  | Fish Leong | Ashin | Kenn C Orion J. | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Sandy Lam | Shen Ling | "Blue Lotus" | Xu Wei | Nick Pyo | 1 |
| 6 | Tan Jing | Wayne Zhang | "Baby,До свидания" | Pu Shu | Li Nuotian | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Jason Zhang | Li Weijia | "I Want To Love You, Suddenly" | Valen Hsu | Nick Pyo | 6 | — |
| 8 | Li Jian | Li Rui | "A Foreigner" | Li Jian | Liu Zhuo | 2 |
| 9 | Diamond Zhang | Oscar Sun | "Time Has Tears" | Jacky Cheung | Chan Siu Kei | Balonz Su | Zheng Nan | 7 |

#### Knockout

* **Taping Date**: March 2, 2017
* **Airdate**: March 11, 2017

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| **Singer 2017 4th Knockout Round March 11, 2017** |
| **Order** | **Singer** | **Music Partner** | **Song Title** | **Original Singer** | **Lyricist** | **Composer** | **Arranger** | **Ranking** | **Singer Voting** |
| 1 | Jason Zhang | Li Weijia | "You Better Not Think About Me" | Hebe Tien | Derek Shih | Venk Liu Dajiang | Nick Pyo | 6 | — |
| 2 | Li Jian | Li Rui | "A Father's Poem" | Xu Fei | Dong Yufang | Xu Fei | Liu Zhuo | 2 |
| 3 | Diamond Zhang | Oscar Sun | "Red Rose" | Eason Chan | Francis Lee | Kubert Leung | Zheng Nan | 7 |
| 4 | Sandy Lam | Shen Ling | "Worship" | Fish Leong | Chen Mo | Percy Phang | 4 |
| 5 | Lion | Shen Mengchen | "Three Days Two Nights" | Jacky Cheung | Hsu Chang Te | Jimmy Ye | Kenn C Christine Sham | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Dimash | Aray Aydarhan | "Daybreak" | Han Hong | Erlan Bekchurin | 5 | — |
| 7 | Terry Lin | Belinda Liang | "Rolling Up the Beaded Curtain" | Henry Huo | Li Shu Luna | Henry Huo | Baby Chung | 1 |
| "Scarborough Fair" | Unknown |

#### Overall ranking

Diamond Zhang was eliminated in the 4th round.

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| **Singer 2017 4th Round Overall Ranking** |
| **Ranking** | **Singer** | **Match 1 Percentages of Votes (Ranking)** | **Match 2 Percentages of Votes (Ranking)** | **Total Percentages of Votes** |
| 1 | Li Jian | 18.88% (2) | 19.98% (2) | 19.43% |
| 2 | Terry Lin | 13.11% (5) | 22.47% (1) | 17.79% |
| 3 | Sandy Lam | 19.83% (1) | 13.68% (4) | 16.75% |
| 4 | Lion | 13.90% (4) | 16.36% (3) | 15.13% |
| 5 | Dimash | 17.30% (3) | 9.79% (5) | 13.55% |
| 6 | Jason Zhang | 8.76% (6) | 8.99% (6) | 8.87% |
| 7 | Diamond Zhang | 8.21% (7) | 8.72% (7) | 8.46% |
| WD | Tan Jing | — (4) | — | — |

**^**  A. Due to Tan Jing's withdrawal before the night of episode 6 broadcasting, while the votes cast for Tan Jing were void, her votes were equally distributed among remaining singers.

## Other websites

* 歌手2017 on Sina Weibo
* Singer 2017 on Facebook
* 《歌手2017》Mango TV Official Channel