# Singer 2018

| Singer |
| --- |
| Season 2018 |
| Broadcast from | January 12 (2018-01-12) – April 20, 2018 (2018-04-20) |
| Broadcaster | Hunan Television |
| Finals venue | Hunan Broadcasting System |
| Winner |
|  Jessie J |
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| Runner-up |
|  Hua Chenyu |

Singer* 2018** is the second season of Chinese television series *Singer*, a rebranded version of *I Am a Singer* that will air on Hunan Television. It is 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 3, 2018 and aired from January 12 to April 20, 2018 on Hunan Television.

## Results

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

|  | Singer | Broadcast Date (2018) | Average Ranking |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan 12 | Jan 19 | Jan 26 | Feb 2 | Feb 9 | Feb 16 | Feb 23 | Mar 9 | Mar 16 | Mar 23 | Mar 30 | Apr 6 | Apr 13 |
| 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | 4th round | Breakout | Final Round |
| Qualifying | Knockout | **Challenge** | Qualifying | Knockout | Challenge | Match 1 | Qualifying | Knockout Challenge | Qualifying | Knockout | 1st round | 2nd round |
| 1 |  Jessie J | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1  | 1.64 |
| 2 |  Hua Chenyu | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2  | 2.1 |
| 3 |  Wang Feng | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 3  | 3.58 |
| 4 |  Teng Geer | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 3.29 |
| 5 |  James Li | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 |
| 6 |  Angela Chang | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 4.45 |
| 7 |  Henry Huo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 4.8 |
| 8 |  Juno Su | — | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5.17 |
| 9 |  Yisa Yu | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 6.33 |
| 10 |  KZ Tandingan | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 5.33 |
| 11 |  Tien Chong | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 6.33 |
| 12 |  Sam Lee | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.33 |
| 13 |  Li Xiaodong | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| 14 |  GAI | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5 |

**Notes:^**  A. Average ranking is calculated using the weekly ranking, ignoring the bi-weekly overall ranking of each round
## Details of competitions

### 1st round

#### Qualifying

This episode is the first episode of Singer 2018. It was recorded on January 3, 2017, and premiered on January 12, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. Beijing time on Hunan Television.

| Collapse**Singer2018 1st Qualifying Round January 12, 2018 Host: Angela Chang** |
| **Order of Performance** | **Singer** | **Music Partner** | **Song Title** | **Original Singer** | **Lyrics** | **Composer** | **Arranger** | **Ranking** |
| 1 | Sam Lee | Qi Sijun | "You and I" (English) | Lady Gaga | Huang Yuxun | 6 |
| "What's Up" (English) | 4 Non Blondes | Linda Perry |
| 2 | Li Xiaodong | Mandy Jin | "Hou Lai" (Mandarin) | Rene Liu | Shi Rencheng | Yu Cheng Qian Chun | Wu Muchan Fan Qunzhe | 7 |
| 3 | Angela Chang | Ava Shen | "Meng Li Hua" (Mandarin) | Angela Chang | Wu Yiwei | Xiao Wangzi Hua Lun | Qu Shicong | 5 |
| 4 | Tien Chong | Young Yang | "Queen Bee" medley | Li Zhou | 2 |
| "Dancing Diva" (Mandarin) | Jolin Tsai | Isaac Chen | Miriam Nerve Liv Nervo Grag Kursten |
| "Lady Marmalade" (English) | Labelle | K.Nolan |
| 5 | GAI | Leo Li | "Cang Hai Yi Sheng Xiao" (Mandarin) | Lo Tai Yau Wong Jim Tsui Hark | Huang Zhan | Song Yang | 3 |
| 6 | Jessie J | Jeffrey G | "Domino" (English) | Jessie J | Jessica Cornish Lukasz Gottwald Claude Kelly Max Martin Henry Walter | Nick Pyo | 1 |
| 7 | Wang Feng | Li Rui | "Wu Chu An Fang" (Mandarin) | Wang Feng | Huang Yi | 4 |

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| **^** A. No.1 of pre-vote
  | **^** B. Rap is written by GAI and Lin Du
  | **^** C. Also for live pianist |

#### Knockout

This episode is the second episode of Singer 2018. It was recorded on January 11, 2018, and was broadcast on January 19, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. Beijing time on Hunan Television. 1st round, Juno Su is going to participate challenge round, as the first challenge singer, at last she gets No.5 temporarily safe, and Li Xiaodong is the lowest percentages of votes in 1st round first two matches.

| Collapse**Singer2018 1st Knockout Round January 19, 2018 Host: Angela Chang** |
| **Order of Performance** | **Singer** | **Music Partner** | **Song Title** | **Original Singer** | **Lyrics** | **Composer** | **Arranger** | **Ranking** |
| 1 | Sam Lee | Qi Sijun | "Chi Xin Jue Dui" (Mandarin) | Sam Lee | Cai Bolan | Chen Feiwu | 6 |
| 2 | Li Xiaodong | Mandy Jin | "Xiao Chou" (Mandarin) | Mao Buyi | Wu Muchan Fan Qunzhe | 7 |
| 3 | Wang Feng | Li Rui | "Normal disco" (Mandarin) | Luo Tianyi Yan He | Ilem |  | 3 |
| 4 | Angela Chang | Ava Shen | "A Diao" (Mandarin) | Zhao Lei | Kong Deyue Long Nong | 2 |
| 5 | Tien Chong | Young Yang | "Shape of You" (English) | Ed Sheeran |  |  | Tien Chong Geoff King Suk | 8 |
| 6 | Jessie J | Jeffrey G | "I Have Nothing" (English) | Whitney Houston | David Foster Linda Thompson |  | 1 |
| 7 | GAI | Leo Li | "Nan Nian De Jing" (Cantonese) | Wakin Chau | Lin Xi | Wakin Chau |  | 4 |
| 8 | Juno Su | Ryan Zuo | "Grave to fireflies"
(Mandrain) | Faye Wong | C.Y. Kong |  | 5 |

#### First two matches overall ranking

1st round, due to Juno Su gets No.5 temporarily safe in matches, Li Xiaodong is eliminated, as the lowest percentages of votes in 1st round first two matches.

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| **Singer2018 1st Round First Two Matches Overall Ranking** |
| **Ranking** | **Singer** | **Match 1 Percentages of Votes (Ranking)** | **Match 2 Percentages of Votes (Ranking)** | **Total Percentages of Votes** |
| 1 | Jessie J | 27.11% (1) | 28.55% (1) | 27.83% |
| 2 | Angela Chang | 12.31% (5) | 19.05% (2) | 15.68% |
| 3 | Wang Feng | 12.65% (4) | 16.59% (3) | 14.62% |
| 4 | GAI | 13.40% (3) | 13.32% (4) | 13.36% |
| 5 | Sam Lee | 12.18% (6) | 10.38% (6) | 11.28% |
| 6 | Tien Chong | 15.99% (2) | 4.19% (8) | 10.09% |
| 7 | Li Xiaodong | 6.36% (7) | 7.92% (7) | 7.14% |

#### Challenge

This episode is the third episode of Singer 2018. It was recorded on January 18, 2018, and was broadcast on January 26, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. Beijing time on Hunan Television. James Li joins the competition in the 1st challenge round, as the first substitute singer.

| Collapse**Singer2018 1st Challenge Round January 26, 2018 Host: Angela Chang** |
| **Order of Performance** | **Singer** | **Music Partner** | **Song Title** | **Original Singer** | **Lyrics** | **Composer** | **Arranger** | **Ranking** |
| 1 | Sam Lee | Qi Sijun | "Li Ren" (Mandarin) | Jacky Cheung |  |  |  | 7 |
| 2 | Tien Chong | Young Yang | "Hello" (English) |  |  |  | Kelvin Avon Chris Carpio | 5 |
| 3 | Juno Su | Ryan Zuo | "Fox" (Mandarin) | William Wei |  | 3 |
| 4 | Li Xiaodong | Mandy Jin | "The Pray Of Heart" (Mandarin) |  |  |  |  | Return performance |
| 5 | Angela Chang | Ava Shen | "Rang Quan Shi Jie Shi Mian" (Mandarin) | Eason Chan | Lin Xi | Chan Wai | Kubert Leung Da Ridan | 6 |
| 6 | Jessie J | Jeffrey G | "Killing Me Softly with His Song" (English) | Lori Lieberman | Norman Gimbel | Charles Fox | Nick Pyo | 1 |
| 7 | Wang Feng | Li Rui | "Xia Zhui" (Mandarin) | Shi Jianbo | Huang Yi | 2 |
| 8 | James Li | Wang Qiao | "I Want Us To Be Together" (Mandarin) | Mavis Fan | James Li | 4 |

##### Percentages of votes

In match 3, Juno Su gets No.3 challenge success, as Sam Lee is No.7 in the episode thus eliminated.

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| **Singer2018 1st Roung Match 3 Percentages of Votes** |
| **Ranking** | **Singer** | **Percentages of Votes** |
| 1 | Jessie J | 25.46% |
| 2 | Wang Feng | 18.17% |
| 3 | Juno Su | 16.61% |
| 4 | James Li | 13.07% |
| 5 | Tien Chong | 10.21% |
| 6 | Angela Chang | 9.53% |
| 7 | Sam Lee | 6.94% |

### 2nd round

#### Qualifying

This episode is the fourth episode of Singer 2018. It was recorded on January 25, 2018, and was broadcast on February 2, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. Beijing time on Hunan Television. In second round, Hua Chenyu joins the competition, as the second substitute singer.

| Collapse**Singer2018 2nd Qualifying Round February 2, 2018 Host: Angela Chang** |
| **Order of Performance** | **Singer** | **Music Partner** | **Song Title** | **Original Singer** | **Lyrics** | **Composer** | **Arranger** | **Ranking** |
| 1 | Wang Feng | Li Rui | "Er Shi" (Mandarin) | Liu Haolin | Tang Yingfeng | Liu Haolin | Huang Yi | 6 |
| 2 | James Li | Wang Qiao | "Ai De Zhen Yan" (Mandarin) | Teresa Teng | Lo Ta Yu | Huang Yang | 4 |
| 3 | Jessie J | Jeffrey G | "Flashlight" (English) | Jessie J | Sia Furler Christian Guzman Jason Moore Sam Smith | Nick Pyo | 2 |
| "Earth Song" (English) | Michael Jackson |
| 4 | Angela Chang | Ava Shen | "Bésame Despacito" medley (Spanish) | Long Nong | 3 |
| "Bésame Mucho" | Emilio Tuero | Consuelo Velázquez |
| "Despacito" | Luis Fonsi Daddy Yankee | Luis Rodríguez Erika Ender Ramón Ayala |
| 5 | Tien Chong | Young Yang | "Me" (Mandarin) | Leslie Cheung | Lin Xi | Leslie Cheung | Kelvin Avon Chris Carpio | 7 |
| 6 | Juno Su | Ryan Zuo | "She" (Mandarin) | Wang Seyuan | Zeng Yu Bi Jianbo | 5 |
| 7 | Hua Chenyu | Li Weija | "Equal to Heaven" (Mandarin) | Hua Chenyu |  |  | Zheng Nan | 1 |
| 8 | Sam Lee | Qi Sijun | "Silence" (Mandarin) | Jay Chou | Terence Teo | Return performance |

## Process of production

### Preparation

At the end of *Singer 2017*, many many Weibo entertainment marketing accounts said that *Singer 2017* as the last series of *I Am a Singer* and *Singer*, the series of the show will not be made from 2018. There are three reasons, first in the preparation and broadcasting of *Singer 2017* faced a lot of uncertainty, second the invitation of competitors difficulties is harder than before, the last is the director Duyan and the screenwriter Sunli will leave after *Singer 2017*. However on 14 June of 2017, During the broadcast of Hunan Xinwen Lianbo, Hong Tao accepted the interview of Hunan TV reporter. He said *Singer 2018* has entered the preparation to repudiate the remour.

## Other websites

* 歌手2018 on Sina Weibo (in Chinese)