The Singer

## Dimash The Singer 2017 Performances – Hunan TV

***Singer* 2017** (Chinese: 歌手; pinyin: *Gēshǒu*) was the 5th season of Chinese television series of the rebranded version of reality show broadcast *I Am a Singer (*Chinese: 我是歌手; pinyin: *Wǒ Shì Gēshǒu*). The competition was opened to well-known professional singers from the music industry across worldwide, and featured a rotating cast of singers performing each week, usually with seven singers, who performed in front of a 500-member audience. The votes cast from the audience were the sole determinant for the results and one singer who received the fewest votes is eliminated while a new singer substituted in place of that singer, featuring a constantly changinng lineup of artist throughout the series.

The rebranded season premiered on January 21, 2017, on Hunan Television, and ended on April 22, 2017. Hong Kong singer Sandy Lam was named the winner of the season, with Dimash being the runner-up, and Taiwanese band Lion landing third place.

Full Chinese The Singer 2017 show is available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEu7-yG7Kbw&list=PLhIerDqdMDgsVNPp\_BOsN1zXxcZ\_gZWEy

### **1st round**

1st round consist of 2 episodes: qualifying and knockout.

#### EPISODE 1 - **SOS d’un terrien en d*é*tresse**

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

In the 1st round, there were 8 singers: Dimash Kudaibergen, Tia Ray, Michael Wong, Hins Cheung (who withdrew just after taping, but before airing the episode, thus his performance was edited out of the episode), Teresa Carpio, Lion, Tan Jing, and Sandy Lam. Dimash was first to perform with French song "*SOS d'un terrien en détresse*" (ENG: *A Soul's Plea for Help*).

"*SOS d'un terrien en détresse*" is a French song composed by Michel Berger and written by Luc Plamondon in 1978 for the rock opera Starmania.It was performed for the first time by Daniel Balavoine. Arrenged by Kubert Leung and sang by Dimash, this song became so captivating, heart breaking, and ... well ... perfect. Listen and decide for yourself (as per March 2020, it has over 10 milions views only in NoLimit LTD YouTube channel): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEz1qGS0T1Q

   The original source of Episode 1: https://youtu.be/aEu7-yG7Kbw?t=201

     Dimash won this episode and ended 1st in the ranking. Due to this phenomenal performance, he gained huge popularity in Chine over night.

#### EPISODE 2 - Opera 2

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

Dimash sang as a 4th contestant in the second episode. For a change, he sang in Russian. *Opera 2* is a song composed and originally sang by Vitas. Dimash added new twist at the end of the song, and again left audience in awe. NoniShow YouTube upload reached over 13.5 millions of views (as per March 2020). Check out Da Ridan arrangement and Dimash performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anKmU1J0l9g

  The original source of Episode 2: https://youtu.be/RYuAgWTtLY4?t=1664

After knockout round, Dimash maintained leader position.

Source: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer\_2017)

#### EPISODE 3 - The Show Must Go On

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gJg\_MLrjKc

The original source of Episode 3:

Between the recordings of episodes 3 and 4 of *Singer*, Dimash flew to Almaty (Kazakhstan) to perform in the 2017 Winter Universiade opening ceremony, on January 29. He sang Sarah Brightman’s “A Question of Honor” with Zarina Altynbayeva. Source: https://dimashthesinger.com/dimash-and-singer-2017/

#### EPISODE 4 - Late Autumn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iWO7uGnavI

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#### EPISODE 5 - Uptown Funk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNj133rSuOQ

The original source of Episode 5:

#### EPISODE 6 - Adagio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m41Kafa14ro

The original source of Episode 6:

#### EPISODE 8 - Daybreak

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e26qSS566DY

The original source of Episode 8:

#### EPISODE 9 - All by Myself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZOREUeEowg

The original source of Episode 9:

#### EPISODE 10 - Unforgettable Day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUuu3lhseIg

The original source of Episode 10:

#### EPISODE 13 - A Tribute to Michael Jackson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBk4RLnCj20

The original source of Episode 13:

#### EPISODE 14 - Give me Love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt64mfB363M

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## Behind the scenes

**Behind the scenes** video with English subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X14OWaSpyk8