Project SuperStar Season 2 (2006-07)
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Project SuperStar is a singing talent search competition organised by MediaCorp
and broadcast every Wednesday and Thursday at 8pm on Channel U
in Singapore
. Project SuperStar was organised to uncover and develop young talent in Mandarin pop in Singapore. Closely modelled after the Pop Idol
, 24 contestants were selected to enter the Quarter Finals of the competition. For both seasons, it was hosted by Quan Yifeng and Jeff Wang. Episodes were pre-recorded, and broadcast on Wednesday for male contestants, while episodes on Thursday feature female contestants. Result shows were also pre-recorded, and shown on the same Thursday of the week at 11.30pm.
This article is on Season 2.
When the auditions are launched in early September, over 6000 aspirants came to audition, breaking the record of all star-searching contests in Singapore.
The table below shows the 24 contestants who competed.
Due to some contract violation, a quarter-finalist and hot favourite Tay Ke Wei was disqualified from the Top 24, the latter's position was given to Sheila Ou Qian Yu, a customer service officer, who was ousted in the top 40 audition.
Themes
Among the 10 semi-finalists, Carrie Yeo Chia Ying made it to the top 4, and became the eventual 1st runner-up in the female category, while Daren Tan Sze Wei
emerged the overall winner!
The highest record in this season was 44.5 marks by Carrie Yeo in one of the Final's performance.
The lowest was 23 marks by Charlotte Loh Feng Yi, when she lost her confidence when she was ousted in the Quarter-Final and sang "terribly" (quoted from the judges) in the Revival Round.
On 18 January 2007, the 4 finalists competed. Lydia Tan Di Ya emerged as the female champion, with a higher overall score of public votes and judges score, accounting 62.1% as compared to Carrie Yeo's 37.9%. It was a tougher fight for the males, with Daren Tan Sze Wei
, the male champion, accounting for 52.72% as compared to Nathaniel Tan's 47.28%.
Both the male and female champion competed in Singapore Indoor Stadium
on 4 February 2007. Unlike the 1st season, a contract is only limited to the overall champion, while the rest of the contestants have to wait for recording companies to sign them up.
Daren started off the night with a 60-40 lead in CD single sales. Out of the 5 round of singing, Diya won 3 rounds while Daren won 2 rounds in the hearts of the judges.
Daren won the title of the 2nd season's Singapore Project Superstar with the margin of 59% to Diya's 41%, the closest margin in any star searching competitions held in Singapore at this moment. Previous competition had margins of 61 to 39, 62 to 38, 65 to 35, 64 to 36 and 70 to 30.
Quarter-finals 2A
Quarter-finals 2A
Quarter Finals 2B
Revival Round
Semi-Final 1
Semi-Final 2
Semi-Final 3
Semi-Final 4
Finale
Out of the 9 contestants who were eliminated in the semi-finals, 6 of these contestants scored the lowest amongst their groupings, with the exceptions of Kelvin Soon and Carrie Yeo, who were eliminated despite scoring higher than their counterparts Nathaniel Tan and Lydia Tan respectively.
This also marks the only season and the very first time, that no music CDs is sold, reason on this is not given by Mediacorp.
MediaCorp
Media Corporation of Singapore, better known as MediaCorp, is a group of commercial media companies in Singapore, with business interests in television and radio broadcasting, interactive media, and, to a lesser extent, print publishing and film-making....
and broadcast every Wednesday and Thursday at 8pm on Channel U
MediaCorp TV Channel U
MediaCorp Channel U or Channel U is the second Mandarin Chinese channel in Singapore and was started officially began on-air broadcasting, inaugurated opened television studio station's transmission first established since on 1 January 2005...
in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. Project SuperStar was organised to uncover and develop young talent in Mandarin pop in Singapore. Closely modelled after the Pop Idol
Pop Idol
Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003...
, 24 contestants were selected to enter the Quarter Finals of the competition. For both seasons, it was hosted by Quan Yifeng and Jeff Wang. Episodes were pre-recorded, and broadcast on Wednesday for male contestants, while episodes on Thursday feature female contestants. Result shows were also pre-recorded, and shown on the same Thursday of the week at 11.30pm.
This article is on Season 2.
Project SuperStar 2006-07 (Season 2)
Season 2 was broadcast from 8 November 2006 to 4 February 2007.When the auditions are launched in early September, over 6000 aspirants came to audition, breaking the record of all star-searching contests in Singapore.
The table below shows the 24 contestants who competed.
| Contestant | Chinese Name | Age | Order Of Elimination |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daren Tan Sze Wei Daren Tan Sze Wei Daren Tan Sze Wei is a Singaporean singer. He was the winner of Project Superstar Season 2. He has been listed among CLEO magazine's 50 Most Eligible Bachelors... |
陈世维 | 23 | Male Champion Overall Champion |
| Lydia Tan Di Ya | 陈迪雅 | 21 | Female Champion Eliminated 4 Feb 2007 |
| Nathaniel Tan Kern Bai | 陈铿百 | 20 | Eliminated 18 Jan 2007 |
| Carrie Yeo Chia Ying | 杨佳盈 | 25 | Eliminated 18 Jan 2007 |
| Kelvin Soon Boon Hai | 孙文海 | 25 | Eliminated 11 Jan 2007 |
| Averil Chan Shi Yun | 陈诗韵 | 22 | Eliminated 11 Jan 2007 |
| Zhang Le Sheng | 张乐声 | 25 | Eliminated 04 Jan 2007 |
| Michelle Lew Ruo Wen | 刘若雯 | 24 | Eliminated 04 Jan 2007 |
| Jon Toh Hong Lim | 卓坊林 | 27 | Eliminated 28 Dec 2006 |
| Maxilian Chan Yu Shu | 曾裕淑 | 19 | Eliminated 28 Dec 2006 |
| Jeremy Chan Ming Yao | 田铭耀 | 25 | Eliminated 14 Dec 2006 |
| Chua Wee Jian | 蔡伟健 | 19 | Eliminated 14 Dec 2006 |
| Charlotte Loh Feng Yi | 罗凤仪 | 25 | Eliminated 14 Dec 2006 |
| Jeremy Kwan Jing Han | 官镜瀚 | 23 | Eliminated 07 Dec 2006 |
| Sheila Ou Qian Yu | 欧千瑜 | 21 | Eliminated 07 Dec 2006 |
| Dawn Wong Chuan Mei | 黄川美 | 22 | Eliminated 07 Dec 2006 |
| Anson Goh Heng Yong | 吴幸荣 | 27 | Eliminated 30 Nov 2006 |
| Jeff Teay Che Wai | 谢子伟 | 26 | Eliminated 30 Nov 2006 |
| Lee Her Ching | 李何菁 | 23 | Eliminated 30 Nov 2006 |
| Tang Ling Yi | 汤灵伊 | 19 | Eliminated 30 Nov 2006 |
| Kenny Lim Dao Wen | 林道文 | 22 | Eliminated 23 Nov 2006 |
| Huang Shi Yu | 黄仕昱 | 24 | Eliminated 23 Nov 2006 |
| Magdalene Yeong Yan Yi | 杨艳宜 | 22 | Eliminated 23 Nov 2006 |
| Veron Yang Xue Ni | 杨雪妮 | 24 | Eliminated 23 Nov 2006 |
Due to some contract violation, a quarter-finalist and hot favourite Tay Ke Wei was disqualified from the Top 24, the latter's position was given to Sheila Ou Qian Yu, a customer service officer, who was ousted in the top 40 audition.
Themes
- Top 16 : Retro Night: The 1980s to 1990s
- Top 10 : A slow song and a dance item
- Top 8 : Oldies Night: The 1940s to 1970s
- Top 6 : Theme song of a local drama
- Top 6 : Theme song of a movie
- Top 4 : One English song of their choice
- Top 4 : One Chinese song of their choice
- Top 4 : Productions choice, same song, different rendition
- Top 2 : One rock song (will require the finalist to dance, live band will be accompanied)
- Top 2 : One unplugged song (live band will be accompanied)
- Top 2 : One hip-hop song (will require the finalist to dance)
- Top 2 : One jazz/bossa nova song (live band will be accompanied)
- Top 2 : One personally selected pop song (live band will be accompanied)
Among the 10 semi-finalists, Carrie Yeo Chia Ying made it to the top 4, and became the eventual 1st runner-up in the female category, while Daren Tan Sze Wei
Daren Tan Sze Wei
Daren Tan Sze Wei is a Singaporean singer. He was the winner of Project Superstar Season 2. He has been listed among CLEO magazine's 50 Most Eligible Bachelors...
emerged the overall winner!
The highest record in this season was 44.5 marks by Carrie Yeo in one of the Final's performance.
The lowest was 23 marks by Charlotte Loh Feng Yi, when she lost her confidence when she was ousted in the Quarter-Final and sang "terribly" (quoted from the judges) in the Revival Round.
On 18 January 2007, the 4 finalists competed. Lydia Tan Di Ya emerged as the female champion, with a higher overall score of public votes and judges score, accounting 62.1% as compared to Carrie Yeo's 37.9%. It was a tougher fight for the males, with Daren Tan Sze Wei
Daren Tan Sze Wei
Daren Tan Sze Wei is a Singaporean singer. He was the winner of Project Superstar Season 2. He has been listed among CLEO magazine's 50 Most Eligible Bachelors...
, the male champion, accounting for 52.72% as compared to Nathaniel Tan's 47.28%.
Both the male and female champion competed in Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore Indoor Stadium is an indoor sports arena, located in Kallang, Singapore.It was completed in 1989 and was officially opened by the, then, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, on 31 December 1989. The building was built at a cost of S$ 90 million...
on 4 February 2007. Unlike the 1st season, a contract is only limited to the overall champion, while the rest of the contestants have to wait for recording companies to sign them up.
Daren started off the night with a 60-40 lead in CD single sales. Out of the 5 round of singing, Diya won 3 rounds while Daren won 2 rounds in the hearts of the judges.
Daren won the title of the 2nd season's Singapore Project Superstar with the margin of 59% to Diya's 41%, the closest margin in any star searching competitions held in Singapore at this moment. Previous competition had margins of 61 to 39, 62 to 38, 65 to 35, 64 to 36 and 70 to 30.
Quarter-finals 2A
| Index | Name | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Chua Wee Jian | 32 | |
| M2 | Nathaniel Tan | 28.5 | |
| M3 | Zhang Le Sheng | 36 | |
| M4 | Anson Goh | 31.5 | OUT |
| M5 | Jeff Teay | 31 | OUT |
| M6 | Daren Tan | 28.5 | |
| F1 | Charlotte Loh | 27.5 | |
| F2 | Michelle Lew | 34.5 | |
| F3 | Lee Her Ching | 27 | OUT |
| F4 | Tang Ling Yi | 37 | OUT |
| F5 | Sheila Ou | 27 | |
| F6 | Lydia Tan | 37.5 |
Quarter-finals 2A
| Index | Name | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Zhang Le Sheng | 41 | |
| M2 | Jeremy Kwan | 30 | OUT |
| M3 | Jon Toh | 33.5 | |
| M4 | Daren Tan | 36.5 | OUT |
| F1 | Dawn Wong | 30 | OUT |
| F2 | Michelle Lew | 35.5 | |
| F3 | Averil Chan | 27.5 | |
| F4 | Sheila Ou | 27 | OUT |
Quarter Finals 2B
| Index | Name | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Jeremy Tian | 36 | OUT |
| M2 | Nathaniel Tan | 36 | |
| M3 | Chua Wee Jian | 30 | OUT |
| M4 | Kelvin Soon | 41 | |
| F1 | Maxillian Chan | 26.5 | |
| F2 | Charlotte Loh | 30 | OUT |
| F3 | Lydia Tan | 31.5 | |
| F4 | Carrie Yeo | 29.5 | OUT |
Revival Round
| Index | Name | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Jeremy Kwan | 26 | |
| M2 | Chua Wee Jian | 30 | |
| M3 | Daren Tan | 41.5 | REVIVED |
| M4 | Jeremy Tian | 33 | |
| F1 | Sheila Ou | 28.5 | |
| F2 | Charlotte Loh | 23 | |
| F3 | Carrie Yeo | 34.5 | REVIVED |
| F4 | Dawn Wong | 40.5 |
Semi-Final 1
| Index | Name | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Jon Toh | 29.5 | OUT |
| M2 | Kelvin Soon | 38 | |
| M3 | Zhang Le Sheng | 34.5 | |
| M4 | Nathaniel Tan | 42 | |
| M5 | Daren Tan | 43 | |
| F1 | Averil Chan | 28 | |
| F2 | Michelle Lew | 29 | |
| F3 | Maxillian Chan | 26 | OUT |
| F4 | Lydia Tan | 39 | |
| F5 | Carrie Yeo | 31 |
Semi-Final 2
| Index | Name | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Zhang Le Sheng | 32.5 | OUT |
| M2 | Daren Tan | 44 | |
| M3 | Kelvin Soon | 38.5 | |
| M4 | Nathaniel Tan | 37 | |
| F1 | Michelle Lew | 27.5 | OUT |
| F2 | Lydia Tan | 36.5 | |
| F3 | Carrie Yeo | 29 | |
| F4 | Averil Chan | 28 |
Semi-Final 3
| Index | Name | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Kelvin Soon | 40 | OUT |
| M2 | Nathaniel Tan | 38.5 | |
| M3 | Daren Tan | 40.5 | |
| F1 | Averil Chan | 26 | OUT |
| F2 | Lydia Tan | 35.5 | |
| F3 | Carrie Yeo | 38.5 |
Semi-Final 4
| Index | Name | Score | Percentage | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Daren Tan | 39 | 52.72% | Male Winner |
| M2 | Nathaniel Tan | 37 | 47.28% | OUT |
| F1 | Lydia Tan | 37.5 | 62.1% | Female Winner |
| F2 | Carrie Yeo | 39.7 | 37.9% | OUT |
Finale
| Index | Name | Judges' Vote (Unaffected) | Percentage | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | Daren Tan Sze Wei | 2 | 59% | Champion |
| S2 | Lydia Tan Diya | 3 | 41% | Runner-up |
Trivia
Out of the 8 contestants who were eliminated in the semi-finals, Maxilian Chan had a call number F3, and Carrie Yeo had a call number F2. The other 6 contestants had either call numbers F1 or M1.Out of the 9 contestants who were eliminated in the semi-finals, 6 of these contestants scored the lowest amongst their groupings, with the exceptions of Kelvin Soon and Carrie Yeo, who were eliminated despite scoring higher than their counterparts Nathaniel Tan and Lydia Tan respectively.
This also marks the only season and the very first time, that no music CDs is sold, reason on this is not given by Mediacorp.
See also
- MediaCorpMediaCorpMedia Corporation of Singapore, better known as MediaCorp, is a group of commercial media companies in Singapore, with business interests in television and radio broadcasting, interactive media, and, to a lesser extent, print publishing and film-making....
- Channel UMediaCorp TV Channel UMediaCorp Channel U or Channel U is the second Mandarin Chinese channel in Singapore and was started officially began on-air broadcasting, inaugurated opened television studio station's transmission first established since on 1 January 2005...
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