Singer 2017

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

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

+ Singer  Broadcast Date (2017) Jan 21  Jan 28  Feb 4   Feb 11 Feb 18 Feb 25  Mar 4  Mar 11  Mar 18    Mar 25Apr 1 Apr 8  Apr 15 1st Round2nd Round3rd Round4th Round5th RoundBreakoutSemifinalFinal RoundQualifying 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 20px 2  Dimash Kudaibergen 1 1 3 3 6 1 3 5 2 3 — 2 2 2 20px 3  Lion 4 4 5 1 7 5 4 3 3 5 — 5 3 3 20px 4   Li Jian — — — — — — 2 2 4 4 1 4 4 4 5   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   Jason Zhang — — 4 5 3 6 6 6 8 2 4 8 7 8 9   Teresa Carpio 3 5 7 4 — — — — — — 2 — — — 10   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.

Singer 2017 1st Qualifying Round January 21, 2017 OrderSingerMusic PartnerSong Title Original Singer Lyrics Composer ArrangerRankingSinger 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        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
Singer 2017 1st Knockout Round January 28, 2017OrderSingerMusic PartnerSong Title Original Singer Lyricist Composer ArrangerRankingSinger Voting 1  Michael Wong  Young Yang  "Those Days"  Eric Moo  Zhao Zhao  7  — 2  Tan Jing  Wayne Zhang  "Nine Girl"  Han Hong  He QilingRoc Chen  Roc Chen  Yian Tianwu  2  3 3  Tia Ray  Aaron Sun  "Love on Top"  Beyoncé  BeyoncéTerius NashShea Taylor  Nick Pyo  6  2 4  Dimash  Aray Aydarhan  "Opera 2"  Vitas  VitasVladimir 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

 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.
Singer 2017 1st Round Overall RankingRankingSingerMatch 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%     — (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.
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. KongAdrian 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 ShicongJason Zhang  4  — 9  Zhao Lei  Mandy Jin  "Cheng Du"  Zhao Lei  Zhao LeiXi ZiKiu Sen  2

Overall ranking
Teresa Carpio was eliminated in the 2nd round.
Singer 2017 2nd Round Overall RankingRankingSingerMatch 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.
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 BekchurinBakytbek Zeinelov  3  — 2  Justin Lo  Xiao Hu  "Thinking Out Loud"  Ed Sheeran  Ed SheeranAmy Wadge  Nick Wong  Return Performance 3  Terry Lin  Belinda Liang  "御龍銘千古"  Terry Lin  He Xiaotong  Gou YinZhang Keke  Baby Chung  5  — 4  Lion  Shen Mengchen  "I Can't Hear"  Fish Leong  Ashin  Kenn COrion J.  4  2 5  Sandy Lam  Shen Ling  "Blue Lotus"  Xu Wei  Nick Pyo  1 6      ""      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
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  VenkLiu 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 CChristine 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 ShuLuna  Henry Huo  Baby Chung  1 "Scarborough Fair"  Unknown

Overall ranking
Diamond Zhang was eliminated in the 4th round.
Singer 2017 4th Round Overall RankingRankingSingerMatch 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%     — (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.

Sources

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 《歌手2017》Mango TV Official Channel

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