Super Boy (contest)
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Super Boy or Happy Boy was a national singing contest in People's Republic of China
for male contestants, organized by Hunan Satellite Television
in 2007, as a spinoff of its popular "Super Girl" series.
, the competition was open to any male contestant regardless of his origin, appearance, or how he sings. The almost unrestricted audition
sessions drew contestants of ages ranging from 4 to 89 years old. Many applicants travelled long distances to take part in the competition hoping to become a star.
Following the selection of contestants in the six regions, the competition began with the preliminary rounds. Preliminaries were held in each of the six locations where auditions were located. Television viewers were able to watch each of the preliminaries and vote for their favorite singers. Voting was conducted by telephone
and text messaging
.
The regional preliminaries are followed by a weekly broadcast knockout competition
held in Changsha, Hunan
province. Viewers call in to vote for their favourite singers, and the weakest two—as voted by the judges and the audience's weekly SMS
— face-off subsequently in a PK, short for Player Kill. The term is derived from kill-or-be-killed multiplayer online game
s. The singer with the least number of votes is then eliminated. Unlike Pop Idol, the last event is contested between the final three, rather than the final two contestants.
Unlike American Idol
, judges for the competition were selected from different backgrounds in society. A few dozen "audience judges" were selected in addition to several professional judges.
with their mobile phone
s to vote for their favorite contestants. This was, according to Jim Yardley of International Herald Tribune
, considered as one of the largest "democratic" voting exercises in mainland China.
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
for male contestants, organized by Hunan Satellite Television
Hunan Satellite Television
Hunan Broadcasting System formerly known as Golden Eagle Broadcasting System , is China's second biggest television network after China Central Television . The television network is owned by the Hunan provincial government. The network is based in Changsha in Hunan and Xining in Qinghai...
in 2007, as a spinoff of its popular "Super Girl" series.
Outline
Partly inspired by the many spinoffs of the UK show Pop IdolPop 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...
, the competition was open to any male contestant regardless of his origin, appearance, or how he sings. The almost unrestricted audition
Audition
An audition is a sample performance by an actor, singer, musician, dancer or other performing artist.Audition may also refer to:* The sense of hearing* Adobe Audition, audio editing software...
sessions drew contestants of ages ranging from 4 to 89 years old. Many applicants travelled long distances to take part in the competition hoping to become a star.
Following the selection of contestants in the six regions, the competition began with the preliminary rounds. Preliminaries were held in each of the six locations where auditions were located. Television viewers were able to watch each of the preliminaries and vote for their favorite singers. Voting was conducted by telephone
Telephone
The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...
and text messaging
Text messaging
Text messaging, or texting, refers to the exchange of brief written text messages between fixed-line phone or mobile phone and fixed or portable devices over a network...
.
The regional preliminaries are followed by a weekly broadcast knockout competition
Single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...
held in Changsha, Hunan
Hunan
' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...
province. Viewers call in to vote for their favourite singers, and the weakest two—as voted by the judges and the audience's weekly SMS
Short message service
Short Message Service is a text messaging service component of phone, web, or mobile communication systems, using standardized communications protocols that allow the exchange of short text messages between fixed line or mobile phone devices...
— face-off subsequently in a PK, short for Player Kill. The term is derived from kill-or-be-killed multiplayer online game
Online game
An online game is a game played over some form of computer network. This almost always means the Internet or equivalent technology, but games have always used whatever technology was current: modems before the Internet, and hard wired terminals before modems...
s. The singer with the least number of votes is then eliminated. Unlike Pop Idol, the last event is contested between the final three, rather than the final two contestants.
Unlike American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
, judges for the competition were selected from different backgrounds in society. A few dozen "audience judges" were selected in addition to several professional judges.
Democratic expression
One of the main factors contributing to the show's popularity was that viewers are able to participate in the judging process by sending text messagesShort message service
Short Message Service is a text messaging service component of phone, web, or mobile communication systems, using standardized communications protocols that allow the exchange of short text messages between fixed line or mobile phone devices...
with their mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
s to vote for their favorite contestants. This was, according to Jim Yardley of International Herald Tribune
International Herald Tribune
The International Herald Tribune is a widely read English language international newspaper. It combines the resources of its own correspondents with those of The New York Times and is printed at 38 sites throughout the world, for sale in more than 160 countries and territories...
, considered as one of the largest "democratic" voting exercises in mainland China.
Season summary
| Season | Premiere Date | Champion | 1st Runner Up | 2nd Runner-up | Final's Contestants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 快乐男声 | 25 May 2007 | Chen Chusheng Chen Chusheng Chen Chusheng is a popular singer in China.-Early life and family:Chen was born in Sanya, Hainan. His family is originally from Puning, Guangdong. Since childhood, he has developed interests in the guitar and singing. He is also good at "boy's activities" for instance Kungfu, soccer, fishing... (陈楚生) |
Allen Su Xing Su Xing Su Xing is a Chinese singer, songwriter and actor. He took the 2nd place in the 2007 Super Boy contest, which was a national singing contest for young male contestants held by Hunan Satellite Television... (苏醒) |
Vision Wei Chen Wei Chen (singer) Wei Chen is a Chinese pop singer and actor, who rose to fame through Super Boy a televised singing competitions. He is best known through his album "Disparate" and his role as Ye Shuo on Meteor Shower.-Biography:... (魏晨) |
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| 2010 快乐男声 | 2 June 2010 | Well Li Wei (李炜) | Liu Xin (刘心) | Philip Lau / Wuyi (武艺) |
Zhang Jianbo (张建波) |
2007 season
The first season of Super Boy aired from May 25 to July 20, 2007. Although the winners of the competition were not promised recording contracts, the top three winners signed such deals.Qualifications
| Region | 1st place | 2nd place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contestant | Votes | Contestant | Votes | |
| Changsha | Lu Hu 陆虎 |
63510 | Zhou Luoming 周路明 |
27820 |
| Nanjing Nanjing ' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions... |
Ji Jie 吉杰 |
80247 | Zhang Yuan Top Combine Top Combine is a Mandopop boy band. The group consists of the members Bird Zhang, Caesar Li, Mars Ma, Kenny Liu, and Tanas Kim. All were professionally trained in singing, dancing, modeling, and language. With the exception of Kim, the other four members of Top Combine were all 2007 contestants... 张远 |
73854 |
| Chengdu Chengdu Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status... |
Zhang Jie Zhang Jie (singer) Zhang Jie also known as Jason Zhang is a Chinese pop singer and actor who rose to fame through televised singing competitions.-Albums:-My Show:The competition experience which Zhang Jie attended in My Show 2004-Super Boy:... 张杰 |
157755 | Wei Chen Wei Chen (singer) Wei Chen is a Chinese pop singer and actor, who rose to fame through Super Boy a televised singing competitions. He is best known through his album "Disparate" and his role as Ye Shuo on Meteor Shower.-Biography:... 魏晨 |
36967 |
| Jinan Jinan Jinan is the capital of Shandong province in Eastern China. The area of present-day Jinan has played an important role in the history of the region from the earliest beginnings of civilisation and has evolved into a major national administrative, economic, and transportation hub... |
Yao Zheng 姚政 |
49115 | King | 19875 |
| Guangzhou Guangzhou Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port... |
Wang Yuexin 王栎鑫 |
72083 | Yu Haoming Yu Haoming Yu Haoming is a Mandopop singer from Guangzhou, China. He debut in 2007 on the Chinese singing competition Super Boy, on which he placed 6th nationwide. On 22 October 2010, Whilst filming the television series I Have a Date with Spring in Shanghai, Yu was injured in an explosive accident with... 俞灏明 |
46385 |
| Xi'an Xi'an Xi'an is the capital of the Shaanxi province, and a sub-provincial city in the People's Republic of China. One of the oldest cities in China, with more than 3,100 years of history, the city was known as Chang'an before the Ming Dynasty... |
Su Xing Su Xing Su Xing is a Chinese singer, songwriter and actor. He took the 2nd place in the 2007 Super Boy contest, which was a national singing contest for young male contestants held by Hunan Satellite Television... 苏醒 |
65814 | Chen Chusheng Chen Chusheng Chen Chusheng is a popular singer in China.-Early life and family:Chen was born in Sanya, Hainan. His family is originally from Puning, Guangdong. Since childhood, he has developed interests in the guitar and singing. He is also good at "boy's activities" for instance Kungfu, soccer, fishing... 陈楚生 |
53713 |
Final contest
| Final Contest | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | | 18 → 13 | | 13 → 11 | | 11 → 9 | | 9 → 7 | | 7 → 6 | | 6 → 5 | | 5 → 4 | | 4 → 3 | | 3 → 2 | | 2 → 1 | |||
| 1 | Su Xing 苏醒 |
Zhang Jie 张杰 |
Yu Haoming 俞灏明 |
Su Xing 苏醒 |
Chen Chusheng 陈楚生 |
Chen Chusheng 陈楚生 |
Wei Chen 魏晨 |
Chen Chusheng 陈楚生 |
Chen Chusheng 陈楚生 |
Chen Chusheng 陈楚生 |
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| 2 | Wang Yuexin 王栎鑫 |
Wei Chen 魏晨 |
Chen Chusheng 陈楚生 |
Zhang Jie 张杰 |
Su Xing 苏醒 |
Zhang Jie 张杰 |
Chen Chusheng 陈楚生 |
Wei Chen 魏晨 |
Su Xing 苏醒 |
Su Xing 苏醒 |
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| 3 | Guo Bia 郭彪 |
Wang Zhenglian 王铮亮 |
Wei Chen 魏晨 |
Chen Chusheng 陈楚生 |
Zhang Jie 张杰 |
Su Xing 苏醒 |
Su Xing 苏醒 |
Su Xing 苏醒 |
Wei Chen 魏晨 |
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| 4 | Yu Haoming 俞灏明 |
Chen Chusheng 陈楚生 |
Amguulan 阿穆隆 |
Yu Haoming 俞灏明 |
Wei Chen 魏晨 |
Wei Chen 魏晨 |
Zhang Jie 张杰 |
Zhang Jie 张杰 |
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| 5 | Lu Hu 陆虎 |
Su Xing 苏醒 |
Wang Yuexin 王栎鑫 |
Wei Chen 魏晨 |
Yu Haoming 俞灏明 |
Ji Jie 吉杰 |
Ji Jie 吉杰 |
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| 6 | Zhang Jie 张杰 |
Yao Zhen 姚政 |
Zhang Jie 张杰 |
Wang Yuexin 王栎鑫 |
Ji Jie 吉杰 |
Yu Haoming 俞灏明 |
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| 7 | Yao Zhen 姚政 |
Ji Jie 吉杰 |
Ji Jie 吉杰 |
Ji Jie 吉杰 |
Wang Yuexin 王栎鑫 |
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| 8 | Amguulan 阿穆隆 |
Yu Haoming 俞灏明 |
Zhang Yuan 张远 |
Amguulan 阿穆隆 |
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| 9 | Chen Chusheng 陈楚生 |
Wang Yuexin 王栎鑫 |
Su Xing 苏醒 |
Zhang Yuan 张远 |
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| 10 | Wei Chen 魏晨 |
Zhang Yuan 张远 |
Wang Zhenglian 王铮亮 |
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| 11 | Wang Zhenglian 王铮亮 |
Amguulan 阿穆隆 |
Yao Zhen 姚政 |
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| 12 | Zhang Yuan 张远 |
Guo Bia 郭彪 |
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| 13 | Ji Jie 吉杰 |
Lu Hu 陆虎陸虎 |
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- Champion
- Challenges succeed to switch rank
- Eliminated
Final Contestants
- Chen ChushengChen ChushengChen Chusheng is a popular singer in China.-Early life and family:Chen was born in Sanya, Hainan. His family is originally from Puning, Guangdong. Since childhood, he has developed interests in the guitar and singing. He is also good at "boy's activities" for instance Kungfu, soccer, fishing...
(陈楚生) - Champion - Su XingSu XingSu Xing is a Chinese singer, songwriter and actor. He took the 2nd place in the 2007 Super Boy contest, which was a national singing contest for young male contestants held by Hunan Satellite Television...
(苏醒) - 2nd place - Wei ChenWei Chen (singer)Wei Chen is a Chinese pop singer and actor, who rose to fame through Super Boy a televised singing competitions. He is best known through his album "Disparate" and his role as Ye Shuo on Meteor Shower.-Biography:...
(魏晨) - 3rd place - Zhang JieZhang Jie (singer)Zhang Jie also known as Jason Zhang is a Chinese pop singer and actor who rose to fame through televised singing competitions.-Albums:-My Show:The competition experience which Zhang Jie attended in My Show 2004-Super Boy:...
(张杰) - 4th place - Ji Jie (吉杰) - 5th place
- Yu HaomingYu HaomingYu Haoming is a Mandopop singer from Guangzhou, China. He debut in 2007 on the Chinese singing competition Super Boy, on which he placed 6th nationwide. On 22 October 2010, Whilst filming the television series I Have a Date with Spring in Shanghai, Yu was injured in an explosive accident with...
(俞灏明) - 6th place - Wang Yuexin (王栎鑫) - 7th place
- AmguulanAmguulanAmguulan , commonly known as Amulong or Amu, is a Chinese singer and songwriter of Mongolian descent.-Filmography:-References:*****-External links:*****...
(阿穆隆) - 8th place - Zhang YuanTop CombineTop Combine is a Mandopop boy band. The group consists of the members Bird Zhang, Caesar Li, Mars Ma, Kenny Liu, and Tanas Kim. All were professionally trained in singing, dancing, modeling, and language. With the exception of Kim, the other four members of Top Combine were all 2007 contestants...
(张远) - 9th place - Wang Zhenglian (王铮亮) - 10th place
- Yao Zhen (姚政) - 11th place
- Guo Bia (郭彪) - 12 place
- Lu Hu (陆虎) - 13th place
2010 season
| Final Contest | Semi-final | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | 12+1 > 10+1A Jul 8 |
12+1 > 10+1B Jul 15 |
10+1 > 8+1 Jul 22 |
8+1 > 7+1 Jul 29 |
7+1 > 7 Aug 6 |
7 > 6 Aug 13 |
6 > 5 Aug 20 |
5 > 4 Aug 27 |
4 > 3 Sep 3 |
3 > 1 Sep 10 |
No. | Rank 13-23 |
| 1 | Tan Jiexi 谭杰希 |
Li Wei 李炜 |
Li Hangliang 李行亮 |
Li Wei 李炜 |
Chen Xiang 陈翔 |
Tan Jiexi 谭杰希 |
Chen Xiang 陈翔 |
Tan Jiexi 谭杰希 |
Li Wei 李炜 |
Li Wei 李炜 |
13 | Wang Keqi 王柯淇 |
| 2 | Wu Junyu 吴俊余 |
Wang Ye 王野 |
Liu Xin 刘心 |
Tan Jiexi 谭杰希 |
Li Hangliang 李行亮 |
Chen Xiang 陈翔 |
Li Wei 李炜 |
Liu Xin 刘心 |
Wuyi 武艺 |
Liu Xin 刘心 |
Zhao Lei 赵雷 |
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| 3 | Liu Xin 刘心 |
Chen Xiang 陈翔 |
Tan Jiexi 谭杰希 |
Li Hangliang 李行亮 |
Li Wei 李炜 |
Wuyi 武艺 |
Wuyi 武艺 |
Li Wei 李炜 |
Liu Xin 刘心 |
Wuyi 武艺 |
Jiang Chao 姜潮 |
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| 4 | Chen Xiang 陈翔 |
Wuyi 武艺 |
Chen Xiang 陈翔 |
Chen Xiang 陈翔 |
Wang Ye 王野 |
Li Wei 李炜 |
Tan Jiexi 谭杰希 |
Wuyi 武艺 |
Tan Jiexi 谭杰希 |
Jiang Xuchang 姜续昌 |
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| 5 | Li Hangliang 李行亮 |
Tan Jiexi 谭杰希 |
Wuyi 武艺 |
Wang Ye 王野 |
Tan Jiexi 谭杰希 |
Liu Xin 刘心 |
Liu Xin 刘心 |
Chen Xiang 陈翔 |
17 | Deng Rubi 邓入比 |
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| 6 | Li Wei 李炜 |
Wu Junyu 吴俊余 |
Li Wei 李炜 |
Liu Xin 刘心 |
Liu Xin 刘心 |
Li Hangliang 李行亮 |
Li Hangliang 李行亮 |
18 | Wang Jinlin 王矜霖 |
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| 7 | Umut 玉米提·帕日哈提 |
Umut 玉米提·帕日哈提 |
Zhang Jianbo 张建波 |
Wuyi 武艺 |
Wuyi 武艺 |
Wang Ye 王野 |
19 | Chen Xiao 陈骁 |
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| 8 | Wuyi 武艺 |
Li Hangliang 李行亮 |
Wang Ye 王野 |
Zhang Jianbo 张建波 |
8090 | 20 | Hou Zhibin 侯志斌 |
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| 9 | Wang Ye 王野Delay |
Liu Xin 刘心 |
Wu Junyu 吴俊余 |
8090 | 21 | Ma Limiao 冯立淼 |
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| 10 | Zhao Fan 赵帆 |
Zhang Jianbo 张建波 |
Umut 玉米提·帕日哈提 |
22 | Fan Bo 樊博 |
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| 11 | Zhang Jianbo 张建波 |
Delay | 8090 | 23 | Wang Sihui 汪思辉 |
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| 12 | Delay | Zhao Fan 赵帆 |
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| 13 | 8090 | 8090 | |
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- Champion
- Weekly cover boy
- Eliminated
- Special contestants
Final contestants
- 06. Well Li Wei (李炜) - FuzhouFuzhouFuzhou is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute the Mindong linguistic and cultural area....
Area - 1st place - Champion - 09. Liu Xin (刘心) - Changsha Area - 2nd place
- 02. Philip [Wuyi] (武艺) - Changsha Area - 3rd place
- 11. Jaki Tan Jiexi (谭杰希) - GuangzhouGuangzhouGuangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
Area - 4th place - 12. Chen Xiang (陈翔) - ChengduChengduChengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
Area - 5th place - 04. Li Hangliang (李行亮) - GuangzhouGuangzhouGuangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
Area - 6th place - 03. King Wang Ye (王野) - ShenyangShenyangShenyang , or Mukden , is the capital and largest city of Liaoning Province in Northeast China. Currently holding sub-provincial administrative status, the city was once known as Shengjing or Fengtianfu...
Area - 7th place - 13. 8090 - Kuai Le Tian Tuan - 8th place
- 10. Zhang Jianbo (张建波) - HefeiHefeiHefei 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...
Area - 8th place - 07. Wu Junyu (吴俊余) - ChengduChengduChengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
Area - 9th place - 05. Umut 玉米提·帕日哈提 - Changsha Area - 10th place
- 01. Delay - ChengduChengduChengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
Area - 11th place - 08. Zhao Fan (赵帆) - ChengduChengduChengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
Area - 12 place
See also
- Hunan Satellite TelevisionHunan Satellite TelevisionHunan Broadcasting System formerly known as Golden Eagle Broadcasting System , is China's second biggest television network after China Central Television . The television network is owned by the Hunan provincial government. The network is based in Changsha in Hunan and Xining in Qinghai...
- Idol seriesIdol seriesThe British talent search television series Pop Idol has spawned spin-offs in 42 territories, in what is now referred to as the "Idols" format, as described by FremantleMedia...
- The VoiceThe Voice (Hong Kong singing competition program)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. It is unrelated to the singing competition franchise, The Voice of Holland.The first season was presented by...