China's Got Talent (series 2)
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The second series of China's Got Talent
, also known as Head & Shoulders
China's Got Talent for sponsor reasons, premiered on DragonTV on May 1, 2011.
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in Beijing was the venue for the semifinals. Yang Lan
, a very popular Chinese host joins Zhou Libo and Annie Yi as judges.
Rules
A media jury are involved. Basketball star, Yao Ming
was invited as a jury in the first semifinals only. Yao's votes will be added to the media jury's votes for the overall votes. The most votes from the jury's votes will be automatically be in the finals. For second finalist, each of three judges has a chance of giving 10 votes to the 7 remaining contestants. Contestant who gets the most votes advance to the final. For the third finalist, voting is based on best of three.
Italics indicate the second stage where each judges gave 10 points to their favorites. Who has the most votes combining with the jury points and judges points will be the second finalist of the week.
runner up, Susan Boyle
perform two songs; "Who I Was Born To Be" and "I Dreamed a Dream" at Shanghai Stadium
. Also Britain's Got Talent
finalist Razy Gogonea performed his Matrix routine. Popular Mandopop singer Han Geng also performed his song "In A Dream."
Rules
Before the final 6 acts performed one last time, the judges picked two more contestants from the semifinals to the finals for second chance. They were Pang Tak-Ming and Tang Kangmin. Each 8 acts will perform for the judges and the judges will decide who will make it to the next stage. It is based on best of three. The second stage is by text voting by the Chinese public and it will determine the final four. The third stage will determine who is the top 2 and this is picked by the judges. The last stage, 100 selected jury will determine who is the winner. The individual who reaches 51 points will declared winner.
China's Got Talent
China's Got Talent is a British-owned Chinese reality television series on Dragon TV and a part of the Got Talent franchise, hosted by Cheng Lei. It is a talent show that features all different kinds of performances of all ages competing for performing contract with Fremantle Media and Sony Music...
, also known as Head & Shoulders
Head & Shoulders
Head & Shoulders is a brand of anti-dandruff shampoo produced by Procter & Gamble. Head & Shoulders Classic Clean Shampoo is the top-selling shampoo in the United States by dollar sales.- History :...
China's Got Talent for sponsor reasons, premiered on DragonTV on May 1, 2011.
Auditions
Auditions were held Shanghai Concert HallShanghai Concert Hall
Shanghai Concert Hall is located on the intersection of Yan'an Rd and South Tibet Rd of Huangpu District, Shanghai. It was founded in 1930, originally named Nanjing Drama Hall. In 1949, it adopted the name Beijing Cinema. In 1959, it was named Shanghai Concert Hall till today.The hall can...
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| Audition 1 (May 1, 2011) |
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| Audition 3 (May 15, 2011)
Judge Gao Xiaosong Gao Xiaosong Gao Xiaosong is a Chinese composer, songwriter, music producer and director, "Campus Folk" representative.-Career:1969 Born into a family of senior intellectuals1988 Graduated from Beijing No.4 High School... was detained on 9 May by Beijing police on drunk driving charges and may face a criminal penalty, Taiwanese music composer Antonio Chen was announced as a replacement of Gao temporarily. In this episode, audition clips with either Gao or Chen were broadcasted respectively. |
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| Audition 4 (May 22, 2011)
On May 17, Judge Gao Xiaosong Gao Xiaosong Gao Xiaosong is a Chinese composer, songwriter, music producer and director, "Campus Folk" representative.-Career:1969 Born into a family of senior intellectuals1988 Graduated from Beijing No.4 High School... was sentenced 6 months in jail for drunk driving.On May 19, Jerry Huang was announced to be a judge for the rest of this series. |
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Semifinals
The semifinals began on June 26, 2011. The Great Hall of the PeopleGreat Hall of the People
The Great Hall of the People is located at the western edge of Tiananmen Square, Beijing, People's Republic of China, and is used for legislative and ceremonial activities by the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party of China. It functions as the People's Republic of China's...
in Beijing was the venue for the semifinals. Yang Lan
Yang Lan
Yang Lan is a Chinese businesswoman, talk show hostess, and co-owner with her husband Wu Zheng of Sun Television Cybernetworks in Shanghai, China.-Personal and business life:...
, a very popular Chinese host joins Zhou Libo and Annie Yi as judges.
Rules
A media jury are involved. Basketball star, Yao Ming
Yao Ming
Yao Ming is a retired Chinese professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association...
was invited as a jury in the first semifinals only. Yao's votes will be added to the media jury's votes for the overall votes. The most votes from the jury's votes will be automatically be in the finals. For second finalist, each of three judges has a chance of giving 10 votes to the 7 remaining contestants. Contestant who gets the most votes advance to the final. For the third finalist, voting is based on best of three.
| Key |  Judges' choice for third place |
Advanced to the finals. Highest votes of the night | Finished in second place with the judges votes | Finished in third place; Winning the judges' choice. | Finished in fourth place; Losing the judges choice. |
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Italics indicate the second stage where each judges gave 10 points to their favorites. Who has the most votes combining with the jury points and judges points will be the second finalist of the week.
Week 1 (June 26th, 2011)
| Order | Performer | Act Description | Jury's Votes (of 110) | Judges' Choices | ||
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| Yang Yang Lan Yang Lan is a Chinese businesswoman, talk show hostess, and co-owner with her husband Wu Zheng of Sun Television Cybernetworks in Shanghai, China.-Personal and business life:... |
Yi | Zhou Zhou Libo Zhou Libo is a Chinese stand-up comedian. On December 1, 2006, he made his first special performance in Anfu Road, Shanghai. In late 2008, Zhou Libo create his own stand-up comedy called "Shanghai Style Small Talk" which includes A Laughable Talk on the Past 30 Years and A Laughable Talk in Big... |
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| Countryside 456 | Dance troupe | 53+10(Yao) | ||||
| Hu Qizhi | Street Performer | 96+9(Yao) | ||||
| Cai Hongping | Singer | 73+9(Yao)+10(Yi)+10(Zhou) | ||||
| Lu Yulong | Technological performance artist | 42+7(Yao) | ||||
| Zheng Guigui | Disabled pianist | 84+10(Yao) | |
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| Pang Tak-Ming | Escape Artist | 67+9(Yao) | ||||
| Wang Aifeng | Singer | 26+(Yao did not give the votes) | ||||
| Uudam | Folk Singer | 73+10(Yao)+10(Yang) | |
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Week 2 (July 3, 2011)
| Order | Performer | Act Description | Jury's Votes (of 100) | Judges' Choices | ||
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| Yang Yang Lan Yang Lan is a Chinese businesswoman, talk show hostess, and co-owner with her husband Wu Zheng of Sun Television Cybernetworks in Shanghai, China.-Personal and business life:... |
Yi | Zhou Zhou Libo Zhou Libo is a Chinese stand-up comedian. On December 1, 2006, he made his first special performance in Anfu Road, Shanghai. In late 2008, Zhou Libo create his own stand-up comedy called "Shanghai Style Small Talk" which includes A Laughable Talk on the Past 30 Years and A Laughable Talk in Big... |
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| Bai Shuying | Michael Jackson impersonator | 84 | |
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| Wu Yongqing | Singer | 29 | ||||
| Zhuo Jun | Popper | 96 | ||||
| Tang Kangmin | Yi Yi Yi may mean:* Yi , a letter of the Ukrainian alphabet* Yi , a text editor written in Haskell* Serbia and Montenegro * Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, and its sequel, Yoshi's Island DS... traditional instrument performer |
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| An Dong | Strength Act | 74+10(Yi)+10(Zhou) | ||||
| Xiang Yanhong | Opera Singer | 60 | ||||
| Kungfu Pop | Kungfu troupe | 75+10(Yang) | |
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| Xi Yue | Singer | 30 | ||||
Finals (July 10, 2011)
World-renowned and Britain's Got TalentBritain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent is a British television talent show competition which started in June 2007 and originated from the Got Talent series. The show is produced by FremantleMedia's TalkbackThames and Simon Cowell's production company SYCOtv. The show is broadcast on ITV in Britain and TV3 in Ireland...
runner up, Susan Boyle
Susan Boyle
Susan Magdalane Boyle is a Scottish singer who came to international public attention when she appeared as a contestant on the TV programme Britain's Got Talent on 11 April 2009, singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from ...
perform two songs; "Who I Was Born To Be" and "I Dreamed a Dream" at Shanghai Stadium
Shanghai Stadium
The Shanghai Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Shanghai, China. It is currently used mostly for football matches.The stadium was built in 1997 when the 8th National Games of the People's Republic of China was held in Shanghai. It can hold about 80,000 people, so it is also called the "80,000...
. Also Britain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent is a British television talent show competition which started in June 2007 and originated from the Got Talent series. The show is produced by FremantleMedia's TalkbackThames and Simon Cowell's production company SYCOtv. The show is broadcast on ITV in Britain and TV3 in Ireland...
finalist Razy Gogonea performed his Matrix routine. Popular Mandopop singer Han Geng also performed his song "In A Dream."
Rules
Before the final 6 acts performed one last time, the judges picked two more contestants from the semifinals to the finals for second chance. They were Pang Tak-Ming and Tang Kangmin. Each 8 acts will perform for the judges and the judges will decide who will make it to the next stage. It is based on best of three. The second stage is by text voting by the Chinese public and it will determine the final four. The third stage will determine who is the top 2 and this is picked by the judges. The last stage, 100 selected jury will determine who is the winner. The individual who reaches 51 points will declared winner.
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| Order | Performer | Act Description | Jury's Votes (of 100)-Final 2 | Judges' Choices-1st stage | ||
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| Huang | Yi | Zhou Zhou Libo Zhou Libo is a Chinese stand-up comedian. On December 1, 2006, he made his first special performance in Anfu Road, Shanghai. In late 2008, Zhou Libo create his own stand-up comedy called "Shanghai Style Small Talk" which includes A Laughable Talk on the Past 30 Years and A Laughable Talk in Big... |
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| Kungfu Pop | Kungfu troupe | Not in top 2 | |
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| Cai Hongping | Singer | 39 | |
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| Hu Qizhi | Street Artist | Not in top 2 | |
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| Tang Kangmin | Yi Yi Yi may mean:* Yi , a letter of the Ukrainian alphabet* Yi , a text editor written in Haskell* Serbia and Montenegro * Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, and its sequel, Yoshi's Island DS... traditional instrument performer |
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| Zhuo Jun | Popper | 51 | |
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| Pang Tak-Ming | Escape Artist | Not in top 2 | |
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| An Dong | Strength Act | Not in top 2 | |
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| Uudam | Singer | Not in top 2 | |
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Series 2 Round Summary (Top 16)
| Key | Winner | Runner-up | Finalist | Eliminated |
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| Zheng Guigui | 20 | Performing | Disabled pianist | Henan Henan Henan , is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "豫" , named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty state that included parts of Henan... |
Lost the Judges' choice |
| Uudam | 12 | Singing | Folk singer | Hailar District, Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. Inner Mongolia shares an international border with the countries of Mongolia and the Russian Federation... |
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| Lu Yulong | 16 | Performing | Technological performance artist | Shenzhen Shenzhen Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones... |
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| Hu Qizhi | 30 | Performing | Street Artist | United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| Pang Tak-Ming | 23 | Performing | Escape Artist | Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
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| Wang Aifeng | 38 | Singing | Singer | Jinzhou Jinzhou Jinzhou , is a prefecture-level city of Liaoning province, China. It is a geographically strategic city located in the "Liaoxi Corridor" , which connects land transportation between North China and Northeast China. Jinzhou is China's northernmost seaport and the coastal economic center of West... , Liaoning Liaoning ' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northeast of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "辽" , a name taken from the Liao River that flows through the province. "Níng" means "peace"... |
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| Cai Hongping | 55 | Singing | Singer | Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010... |
Runner Up |
| Countryside 456 | 42-64 | Performing | Dancer Troupe | Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010... |
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| Xiang Yanhong | 43 | Singing | Opera Singer | Hubei Hubei ' Hupeh) is a province in Central China. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Lake Dongting... |
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| Bai Shuying | 65 | Performing | Michael Jackson impersonator | Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... |
Lost the Judge's choice |
| Zhuo Jun | 19 | Performing | Popper | Nanning Nanning Nanning is the capital of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. It is known as the "Green City" because of its abundance of lush tropical foliage.-History:... , Guangxi Guangxi Guangxi, formerly romanized Kwangsi, is a province of southern China along its border with Vietnam. In 1958, it became the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, a region with special privileges created specifically for the Zhuang people.Guangxi's location, in... |
Winner |
| Tang Kangmin | 23 | Performing | Yi Yi Yi may mean:* Yi , a letter of the Ukrainian alphabet* Yi , a text editor written in Haskell* Serbia and Montenegro * Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, and its sequel, Yoshi's Island DS... traditional instrument performer |
Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010... |
Final (2nd Chance) |
| Xi Yue | 32 | Singing | Singer | Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... |
Semifinal |
| Kungfu pop | c.24 | Performer | Kungfu group | Sichuan Sichuan ' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu... |
Semifinal |
| An Dong | 39 | Performing | Strength Act | Dalian Dalian Dalian is a major city and seaport in the south of Liaoning province, Northeast China. It faces Shandong to the south, the Yellow Sea to the east and the Bohai Sea to the west and south. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, Dalian is the southernmost city of Northeast China and China's... , Liaoning Liaoning ' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northeast of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "辽" , a name taken from the Liao River that flows through the province. "Níng" means "peace"... |
Final |
| Wu Yongqing | 19 | Singing | Singer | Hefei Hefei Hefei is the capital and largest city of Anhui Province in Eastern China. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, and cultural centre of Anhui... , Anhui Anhui Anhui is a province in the People's Republic of China. Located in eastern China across the basins of the Yangtze River and the Huai River, it borders Jiangsu to the east, Zhejiang to the southeast, Jiangxi to the south, Hubei to the southwest, Henan to the northwest, and Shandong for a tiny... |
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