The Voice

The Voice 超級巨聲 is a Hong Kong reality show style singing competition broadcast by TVB, and also selects Hong Kong's representative to the New Talent Singing Awards International Finals.
The first season was presented by cantopop singer Prudence Liew and aired from July 19, 2009 to February 7, 2010. Wen Wang was the winner. Sammy Leung and Kristal Tin were the main presenters starting season two, which aired May 9, 2010 to September 12, 2010. Mag Lam was the winner. Season 3 premiered on August 14, 2011 following the conclusion of the talk show, Say What (吹水同鄉會).
==Format==
Contestants sing one song per round of competition, which depending on the length, will be broadcast within one or two episodes. After their individual performances, a panel of judges (between four and six, depending on the round) will critique and score each contestant. During the first half of the season, the scoring structure is on a five-point scale, with the final score being the sum of the judges total. As for the latter half of the season, each judge can award up to 100 points, with the final score being the average of the judges' scores.
Depending on the round of competition, contestants are eliminated based on one of three pre-set criteria:
* Having a set number of the lowest scoring contestants (usually between two and four) eliminated;
* Having a minimum score threshold where a contestant must achieve in order to survive the round;
* In dual rounds, contestants that score lower than their challengers are eliminated. If two contestants are battling against each other, the lower scoring contestant is eliminated.
However, there are some rounds where no contestants are eliminated and instead they are competing for prizes.
==Season 1 (2009-2010)==
An open audition call selects 100 contestants to enter the preliminaries of the show, which is broadcast in the first episode of the program. From there, the six judges responsible for the preliminaries each select five contestants as the final 30 to be on the show.
At the halfway point of the season, contestants eliminated during the first half had an opportunity to re-join the competition in what is called "The Resurrection Battle". During this round, the four highest scoring contestants are re-instated in the competition.
===Guest presenters===
* Gary Chaw (Episodes 4-6; 28)
* Sammy Leung (Episodes 7-11; 28; Graduation concert)
* Louis Cheung (Episodes 12, 16-28; Graduation concert)
* Amigo Choi (Episodes 13-15)
* Harlem Yu (Episodes 24-25)
*King Kong (Episodes 26-27)
Season 1 main presenter Prudence Liew was relieved of her hosting duties as of episode 26. Liew, who is signed under the Universal Music Group label Cinepoly Records, is part of the group of cantopop singers banned from appearing on TVB programming as part of the conflict between the television station and the Hong Kong Recording Industry Alliance over song royalties. Her replacement presenter for episodes 26 to 27 was Hong Kong based Taiwanese presenter King Kong (金剛).Yahoo.com. "Yahoo.com." HKRIA 擬交版權審裁處解決 歌曲版稅按年增至0.4％ 限無線12．24前回覆. Retrieved on 2010-03-24.
===Judges===
Name 	Occupation and Notability 	Origin 	Episodes judged
Kenny Bee鍾鎮濤 	cantopop singer 	Hong Kong	20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
Eliza Chan陳潔靈 	80's cantopop singer 	Hong Kong	7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28
Hins Cheung張敬軒 	cantopop singer 	Hong Kong	10, 11
Tsang Hei Chiu趙增熹 	composer, producer 	Hong Kong	4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 28
Jam Hsiao蕭敬騰 	mandopop singer 	Taiwan 	7
Guo Lun Huang黃國倫 	composer, producer, TV presenter, occasional mandopop singer	Taiwan 	20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
Leo Ku古巨基 	cantopop singer 	Hong Kong	1, 2, 3
Eric Kwok郭偉亮 	member of Swing, composer, producer 	Hong Kong	1, 14, 15
Hacken Lee李克勤 	cantopop singer 	Hong Kong	16
Edmond Leung梁漢文 	cantopop singer 	Hong Kong	4, 5, 6, 17
James Li李　泉 	mandopop singer-songwriter 	China 	16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
Justin Lo側　田 	cantopop singer 	Hong Kong	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
David Lui呂　方 	cantopop singer, New Talent Singing Awards winner 	Hong Kong	2, 3, 4, 5
Mark Lui雷頌德 	composer, producer, occasional cantopop singer 	Hong Kong	7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 26, 27, 28
Anthony Lun倫永亮 	cantopop singer-songwriter, producer 	Hong Kong	18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28
Kitman Mak麥潔文 	80's cantopop singer 	Hong Kong	16, 17
Pong Nan藍奕邦 	cantopop singer-songwriter 	Hong Kong	1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19
Ronald Ng伍樂城 	composer, producer 	Hong Kong	1, 2, 3
William So蘇永康 	cantopop and jazz singer 	Hong Kong	13
Joey Tang鄧建明 	member of Tai Chi, guitarist, composer 	Hong Kong	14, 15, 17
Kay Tse謝安琪 	cantopop singer 	Hong Kong	1
Xiao Fang Wang王曉鋒 	composer, producer 	China 	4, 5
Ivana Wong王菀之 	cantopop singer-songwriter 	Hong Kong	6, 10, 11
Frances Yip葉麗儀 	80's cantopop singer 	Hong Kong	12, 13
===Results===
*Winner: Wen Wang 王　雯
*First Runner-Up: Cherry Ho 何紫慧
*Second Runner-Up: Wen Chao 趙　文
*Most Outstanding Singer Award: Cherry Ho 何紫慧
*Most Popular Award: Alfred Hui 許廷鏗
*Most Vastly Improved Award: Auston Lam 林師傑
*Most Moving Performance Award: Wei Han 韓　煒
*Hong Kong's Representative to International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship 2009: Hong Kin Chan 陳康健
**Hong Kin Chan pulled out of competing at New Talent due to sickness, therefore no Hong Kong representative competed in the contest for the first time in the history of New Talent Singing Awards.
During episodes 16 to 20 of season one, several singing competition winners from Mainland China and Taiwan challenged the original Hong Kong contestants in a dual round. Each challenger battled against two local contestants. If the challenger can win both rounds or at least win one round and tie one round, they were then invited to compete in The Voice for the remainder of the season. Two of these challengers ended up in the top three at the end of season one, with Wen Wang 王雯 winning the competition and Wen Chao 趙文 in third place.
==Season 2 (2010)==
The show went through a makeover for season 2. The major difference being the open audition call now selects twenty contestants, cancelling the preliminary round of 100 competitors. The season premiere began with these twenty contestants. Also, no Resurrection Battle took place this season.
===Guest presenters===
* Mimi Lo (Episode 13)
* Louis Yuen (Episode 16-17)
===Judges===
Name 	Occupation and Notability 	Origin 	Episodes judged
Kenny Bee鍾鎮濤 	cantopop singer 	Hong Kong	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Teresa Carpio杜麗莎 	Season 2 Head Vocal Coach80's cantopop singer, vocal coach 	Hong Kong	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 15, 16, 17
Janae Chan 	Image consultant and makeup artist 	Hong Kong	7, 8
Eliza Chan陳潔靈 	Season 2 Head Judge80's cantopop singer 	Hong Kong	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Tsang Hei Chiu趙增熹 	composer, producer 	Hong Kong	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Anthony Lun倫永亮 	cantopop singer-songwriter, producer 	Hong Kong	all episodes ( 1-18 )
Pal Sinn單立文 	cantopop singer-songwriter, bassist, member of 80's Hong Kong rock band "Blue Jeans"	Hong Kong	6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17
Danny Summer夏韶聲 	cantopop singer-songwriter 	Hong Kong	9, 10, 11, 12, 18
Hanjin Tan陳奐仁 	hip-hop singer-songwriter, rapper, producer 	Singapore	6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18
Ruth Tseng曾路得 	Folk singer, vocal coach 	Hong Kong	13, 14, 18
===Results===
*Winner: (15) Mag Lam 林欣彤
*First Runner-Up: (4) Hubert Wu 胡鴻鈞
*Second Runner-Up: (6) Sheldon Lo 羅孝勇
*Internet Popularity Award: (15) Mag Lam 林欣彤
*Most Vastly Improved Award: (4) Hubert Wu 胡鴻鈞
*Favourite Song Performance Award:
** (15) Mag Lam 林欣彤 performing "愛請問怎麼走"
** (10) James Ng 吳業坤 performing "夢一場"
** (7) Vivian Chan 陳慧敏 performing "歲月的童話"
*Hong Kong's Representative to International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship 2010: (4) Hubert Wu 胡鴻鈞
==Season 3 (2011)==
Season 3 saw some minor changes in the rules and regulations. An age restriction was added limiting applicants to between the ages of 15 and 30. Also, vocal group entries of up to eight people are now allowed to compete. The season premiere was aired on August 14, 2011 and began with 18 contestants.
 
===Judges===
Name 	Occupation and Notability 	Origin 	Episodes judged
Eliza Chan陳潔靈 	Season 3 Head Judge80's cantopop singer 	Hong Kong 	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10
Tsang Hei Chiu趙增熹 	composer, producer 	Hong Kong 	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Anthony Lun倫永亮 	cantopop singer-songwriter, producer 	Hong Kong 	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11
Joventino Couto Remotigue (Jun Kung)恭碩良 	singer-songwriter, drummer, producer 	Hong Kong, Macau	1, 2, 3, 4, 11
CoCo Lee李玟 	singer, songwriter, actress 	Hong Kong 	1, 7, 8
Hanjin Tan陳奐仁 	hip-hop singer-songwriter, rapper, producer	Singapore 	2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Keith Chan陳輝陽 	composer 	Hong Kong 	5, 6, 7, 8, 11
Danny Summer夏韶聲 	cantopop singer-songwriter 	Hong Kong 	9, 10, 11
Ruth Tseng曾路得 	Folk singer, vocal coach 	Hong Kong 	9, 10
===Results===
*Winner: (18) Jerry Liu 廖仲謙
*First Runner-Up: (1) Jay Fung 馮允謙
*Second Runner-Up: (3) Carrie Tam 譚嘉儀
*Internet Popularity Award: (1) Jay Fung 馮允謙
*Most Vastly Improved Award: (3) Carrie Tam 譚嘉儀
*Favourite Song Performance Award:
** (1) Jay Fung 馮允謙 ft. Sheldon Lo 羅孝勇 performing "I'm Yours"
** (18) Jerry Liu 廖仲謙 performing "我的天"
** (3) Carrie Tam 譚嘉儀 performing "多得他"
*Hong Kong's Representative to International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship 2011: (18) Jerry Liu 廖仲謙
==References==
Category:The Voice (TV series)
Category:TVB television programmes
Category:Cantopop
Category:2009 Hong Kong television series debuts