| Singer | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
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| Judges | 500 public audiences |
| Winner | Sandy Lam |
| Runner-up | Dimash Kudaibergen |
| Finals venue | Hunan Broadcasting System |
| Release | |
| Original network | Hunan Television |
| Original release | January 21 – April 22, 2017 |
| Season chronology | |
Singer 2017 was the fifth season of the Chinese television series of the rebranded version of I Am a Singer. 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. This is the only season in which no singers doubled their roles as the hosts, and He Jiong, who hosted the finale after a year's absence, served as the host.
The fifth 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, Kazakhstan's Dimash Kudaibergen and Taiwanese band Lion were named runner-up and third place, respectively.
Competition rules
In spite of the renaming of the show, the format was otherwise similar from previous seasons of I Am a Singer. As seen in the last season, the competing singers performed on stage and the 500-member audience panel voted, deciding the outcome of the results. At the end of each Knockout round, the singer with the fewest votes combined from both Qualifier and Knockouts was eliminated.
The Challenge round twist first seen in the third season, also returned with a modification with two singers (one Challenger and one Returning Singer from previous seasons) entering the competition. As in the previous series, in order to be safe, challengers, but not returning singers, had to beat a majority of singers by ranking in the top four or better, while the results from the Challenge rounds were counted individually.
This is the only season to have an increased number of finalists (ten), and the first season to feature returning singers from previous seasons. This was the last season to feature Singer voting which was introduced in Season 3.
Contestants
The following singers participated in Singer 2017 are listed in alphabetical order (singers without a placement for the final are listed as finalists; singers eliminated before the finals are listed as non-finalists; singers who withdrew are listed as withdrawn):
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – Third place
- – Other finalist
- – Withdrew
- – Withdrew (Initially eligible for Breakout round but did not participate)
New singers
| Contestant | Country | Music Partner | Status | Week Entered | Week Exited | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teresa Carpio | Hong Kong/Canada | Jeffrey G | Initial singer | Week 1 (Qualifier round 1) Week 11 (Breakout round) |
Week 4 (Knockout round 2) Week 12 (Semi-finals) |
Semi-finalist (9th/10th place) |
| Hins Cheung | Hong Kong | Since Seah | Initial singer | Week 1 (Qualifier round 1) | Week 1 (Qualifier round 1) | Withdrew |
| Dimash Kudaibergen | Kazakhstan | Aray Aydarhan | Initial singer | Week 1 (Qualifier round 1) | Week 13 (Finals) | Runner-up |
| Sandy Lam | Hong Kong /Canada | Shen Ling | Initial singer | Week 1 (Qualifier round 1) | Week 13 (Finals) | Winner |
| Liang Bo | China | Yu Shasha | Challenger | Week 9 (Challenge round 3) | Week 9 (Challenge round 3) Week 11 (Breakout round) |
Eliminated |
| Lion | Taiwan | Shen Mengchen | Initial singer | Week 1 (Qualifier round 1) | Week 13 (Finals) | Third place |
| Justin Lo | United States | Zhang Dexing | Challenger | Week 5 (Challenge round 2) | Week 6 (Knockout round 3) Week 11 (Breakout round) |
Eliminated |
| Tia Ray | China | Aaron Sun Pu | Initial singer | Week 1 (Qualifier round 1) Week 11 (Breakout round) |
Week 3 (Challenge round 1) Week 13 (Finals) |
7th place |
| Tan Jing | China | Wayne Zhang | Initial singer | Week 1 (Qualifier round 1) | Week 7 (Qualifier round 2) | Withdrew |
| Michael Wong | Malaysia | Young Yang | Initial singer | Week 1 (Qualifier round 1) | Week 2 (Knockout round 1) Week 11 (Breakout round) |
Eliminated |
| Diamond Zhang | China | Oscar Sun | Challenger/Substitute singer[lower-alpha 1] | Week 7 (Qualifier round 2) Week 11 (Breakout round) |
Week 8 (Knockout round 3) Week 13 (Finals) |
6th place |
| Zhao Lei | China | Mandy Jin | Challenger | Week 3 (Challenge round 1) | Week 5 (Challenge round 2) | Withdrew |
Returning singers
This is the first season to feature former I Am a Singer contestants returning to the competition. All four singers were given Substitute Singer status and entered the competition on the start of their respective Challenge round.
| Contestant | Country | Music Partner | Previous IAaS performance | Week Entered | Week Exited | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li Jian | China | Li Rui | Season 3 - Runner-up | Week 7 (Qualifier round 2) | Week 13 (Finals) | 4th place |
| Terry Lin | Taiwan | Eliza Liang | Season 1 - Runner-up | Week 5 (Challenge round 2) | Week 13 (Finals) | 5th place |
| Julia Peng | Taiwan | Wang Qiao | Season 1 - Finalist | Week 9 (Challenge round 3) | Week 12 (Semi-finals) | Semi-finalist (9th/10th place) |
| Jason Zhang | China | Li Weijia | Season 2 - Finalist | Week 3 (Challenge round 1) | Week 13 (Finals) | 8th place |
Future appearances
Dimash Kudaibergen, Lion, Tia Ray and Diamond Zhang returned as guest singers for the Biennial concert on season six. Tia Ray and Kudaibergen appeared as guest assistant singers during the finals for season seven. Ray and Jam Hsiao (of the Lion band) returned as contestants on the eighth season.
Outside Singer, Kudaibergen also appeared in CBS's reality competition The World's Best in 2019 where he withdrew after the Top 12 rounds.[1][2][3][4]
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 25 | Apr 1 | Apr 8 | Apr 15 | |||
| 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | 4th Round | 5th Round | Breakout | Semifinal | Final Round | ||||||||
| Qualifying | 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  |
| 2 | Dimash Kudaibergen | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2  |
| 3 | Lion | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 5 | 3 | 3  |
| 4 | S3 Li Jian | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | S1 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 | S2 Jason Zhang | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| =9 | Teresa Carpio | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| =9 | S1 Julia Peng | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| =11 | Liang Bo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 8 | — | — | — |
| =11 | Michael Wong | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — |
| =11 | Justin Lo | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — |
| =11 | Zhao Lei | — | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| =11 | Tan Jing | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| =11 | Hins Cheung | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Details of competitions
Note: The grey colour items mean it don't appear in the broadcast version.
First 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.[5][6]
Singer 2017 1st Qualifying Round January 21, 2017 | |||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Music Partner | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking | Singer Voting |
| 1 | Dimash Kudaibergen | Aray Aydarhan | "SOS d'un terrien en détresse" (French) | Daniel Balavoine | Luc Plamondon | Michel Berger | Kubert Leung | 1 | |
| 2 | Tia Ray | Aaron Sun Pu | "阿楚姑娘" | Frankie Liang | Meng Ye | Frankie Liang | Zhao Zhao | 7 | 3 (tie) |
| 3 | Michael Wong | Young Yang | "第一次" | Michael Wong | Zhang Tiancheng | Michael Wong | Kubert Leung | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Hins Cheung | Since Seah | "吻得太逼真" | Hins Cheung | Chan Yiu Chuen | Chow Bing Fai | Johnny Yim | 7[a] | - |
| 5 | Teresa Carpio | Jeffrey G | "Imagine" (English) | John Lennon | John Laudon | 3 | 1 (tie) | ||
| 6 | Lion | Shen Mengchen | "Lion" | Lion | Jam Hsiao | Lee Q Wu | 4 | — | |
| 7 | Tan Jing | Wayne Zhang | "再见青春" | Wang Feng | Rama Liu | 5 | |||
| 8 | Sandy Lam | Shen Ling | "不必在乎我是谁" | 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 seventh, 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, 2017 | |||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Music Partner | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking | Singer Voting |
| 1 | Michael Wong | Young Yang | "那一段日子" | Eric Moo | Zhao Zhao | 7 | — | ||
| 2 | Tan Jing | Wayne Zhang | "九儿" | Han Hong | Roc Chen He Qiling | Roc Chen | Yian Tianwu | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Tia Ray | Aaron Sun Pu | "Love On Top" | Beyoncé | Beyoncé Knowles Terius Youngdell Nash Shea Taylor | Ni Ke | 6 | 2 | |
| 4 | Dimash Kudaibergen | Aray Aydarhan | "Opera 2" | Vitas | Vitas V. Borovsky | Vitas | Da Ridan | 1 | — |
| 5 | Teresa Carpio | Jeffrey G | "Carmen" (Mandarin adaptation of Habanera from the opera Carmen) | Grace Chang Angel Lee A-Mei | Li Junqing | Georges Bizet | John Laudon | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Lion | Shen Mengchen | "你是我心爱的姑娘" | Wang Feng | Zhang Renjie | Lee Q Wu | 4 | — | |
| 7 | Sandy Lam | Shen Ling | "无赖" | Penny Tai | Zheng Nan | 3 | |||
Overall ranking
Singer 2017 1st Round overall ranking | ||||
| Ranking | Singer | Match 1 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Match 2 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Total percentages of votes |
| 1 | Dimash Kudaibergen | 27.00% (1) | 24.36% (1) | 25.68% |
| 2 | Sandy Lam | 22.60% (2) | 13.43% (3) | 18.01% |
| 3 | Tan Jing | 10.45% (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% |
| WD | Hins Cheung | — (7) | — | — |
Second round
Challenge
- Taping Date: January 21, 2017
- Airdate: February 4, 2017
The first returning singer was Jason Zhang from Season 2, while the first challenger of the season was Zhao Lei.
Singer 2017 2nd Challenge Round February 4, 2017 | |||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Music Partner | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking | Singer Voting |
| 1 | Sandy Lam | Shen Ling | "Run" | Snow Patrol | Johnny Yim | 6 | — | ||
| 2 | Tan Jing | Wayne Zhang | "欲水" | Chyi Yu | Johnny Chen | Rama Liu | 1 | ||
| 3 | Lion | Shen Mengchen | "百年孤寂" | Faye Wong | Lin Xi | CY Kong Adrian Chan | Tsou Chiang | 5 | — |
| 4 | Tia Ray | Aaron Sun Pu | "蒙娜丽莎的眼泪" | Terry Lin | Zheng Huajuan | Kubert Leung | 8 | ||
| 5 | Michael Wong | Young Yang | "请不要在别人的肩上哭泣" | Chao Chuan | Steve Chow | Lo Hung Wu | Zhao Zhao | Return Performance | |
| 6 | Dimash Kudaibergen | Aray Aydarhan | "The Show Must Go On" | Queen | Brian May | Queen | Erlan Bekchurin | 3 | — |
| 7 | Teresa Carpio | Jeffrey G | "Vincent" | Don McLean | John Laudon | 7 | 3 | ||
| 8 | Jason Zhang | Li Weijia | "很奇怪我愛你" | Jason Zhang | Qu Shicong | Qu Shicong Jason Zhang | 4 | — | |
| 9 | Zhao Lei | Mandy Jin | "成都" | Zhao Lei | Zhao Lei Xi Zi Liu Sen | 2 | |||
Knockout
- Taping Date: February 2, 2017
- Airdate: February 11, 2017
Singer 2017 2nd Knockout Round February 11, 2017 | |||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Music Partner | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking | Singer Voting |
| 1 | Tan Jing | Wayne Zhang | "定风波" | Jacky Cheung | Chris Shum | Leon Ko | Kubert Leung | 6 | — |
| 2 | Tia Ray | Aaron Sun Pu | "Golden" | Jill Scott | Anthony Bell | Fergus Chow | Return Performance | ||
| 3 | Zhao Lei | Mandy Jin | "理想" | Zhao Lei | 7 | — | |||
| 4 | Teresa Carpio | Jeffrey G | "真的爱你" | Beyond | Siu Mei | Wong Ka Kui | John Laudon | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Jason Zhang | Li Weijia | "Better Man" | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams G.Chambers | Ni Ke | 5 | — | |
| 6 | Dimash Kudaibergen | Aray Aydarhan | "秋意浓" | Jacky Cheung | Daryl Yao | Kōji Tamaki | Samal Ermakhanov | 3 | |
| 7 | Sandy Lam | Shen Ling | "我最亲爱的" | A-mei | Lin Xi | Russell Harris | Ni Ke | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Lion | Shen Mengchen | "你是我最深爱的人" | Shaun | 1 | 2 | |||
Overall ranking
Singer 2017 2nd Round overall ranking | ||||
| Ranking | Singer | Match 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 Kudaibergen | 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% |
Third round
Challenge
- Taping Date: February 9, 2017
- Airdate: February 18, 2017
The second returning singer was Terry Lin from Season 1, while the second challenger of the season was Justin Lo.
Singer 2017 3rd Challenge Round February 18, 2017 | |||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Music Partner | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking | Singer Voting |
| 1 | Dimash Kudaibergen | Aray Aydarhan | "Uptown Funk" | Mark Ronson Bruno Mars | Devon Christopher Gallaspy Mark Ronson Bruno Mars Nicholas Williams Philip Martin Lawrence II Jeff Bhasker | Kong Xiao Yi | 6 | — | |
| 2 | Teresa Carpio | Jeffrey G | "爱是永恒" | Jacky Cheung | Richard Lam | Dick Lee | John Laudon | Return Performance | |
| 3 | Zhao Lei | Mandy Jin | "月亮粑粑" | Zhong Zhigang | Kubert Leung Xizi | 8 | — | ||
| 4 | Jason Zhang | Li Weijia | "默" | Na Ying | Yi Yue | Qian Lei | Ni Ke | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Sandy Lam | Shen Ling | "克卜勒" | Stefanie Sun | Hush | Johnny Yim | 2 | — | |
| 6 | Lion | Shen Mengchen | "It's My Life" (English) | Bon Jovi | Jon Bon Jovi Richie Sambora Max Martin | Kenn C | 7 | 3 | |
| 7 | Tan Jing | Wayne Zhang | "赛里木湖的月光" | Tan Jing | Tan Jing Lin Du Rama Liu | Rama Liu | 1 | ||
| 8 | Terry Lin | Eliza Liang | "你永远不知道" | Terry Lin | Louise Lou | Jennifer Johan Lee | Baby Chung | 4 (tie) | — |
| 9 | Justin Lo | Zhang Dexing | "命硬" | Justin Lo | Wyman Wong | Justin Lo | Edward Chan Nick Wong | ||
Knockout
- Taping Date: February 16, 2017
- Airdate: February 25, 2017
Singer 2017 3rd Knockout Round February 25, 2017 | |||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Music Partner | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking | Singer Voting |
| 1 | Jason Zhang | Li Weijia | "哥哥" | Chang Shilei | Wang Pingjiu | Chang Shilei | Ni Ke | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Zhao Lei | Mandy Jin | "三十岁的女人" | Zhao Lei | Return Performance | ||||
| 3 | Terry Lin | Eliza Liang | "Writing's On The Wall" (English) | Sam Smith | Sam Smith Jimmy Napes | Baby Chung | 4 | — | |
| 4 | Justin Lo | Zhang Dexing | "很想很想说再见" | Justin Lo | Albert Leung | Justin Lo | Edward Chan | 7 | |
| 5 | Dimash Kudaibergen | Aray Aydarhan | "Adagio") | Lara Fabian | Tomaso Albinoni Rick Allison Lara Fabian Dave Pickell | Erlan Bekchurin | 1 | ||
| 6 | Tan Jing | Wayne Zhang | "怨苍天变了心" | Sophia Fang | Howard Ho | Hsu Chia Liang | Yian Tianwu | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Sandy Lam | Shen Ling | "盛夏光年" | Mayday | Ashin | Martin Tang | 3 | 1 | |
| 8 | Lion | Shen Mengchen | "用情" | Jeff Chang | Chan Ga-lai | Jamie Hsueh | James Yeo | 5 | — |
Overall ranking
Tan withdrew from the competition after the Knockout episode aired, and results of her scores were displayed in grey text.
Singer 2017 3rd Round overall ranking | ||||
| Ranking | Singer | Match 1 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Match 2 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Total percentages of votes |
| 1 | Tan Jing | 21.21% (1) | 18.53% (2) | 19.88% |
| 2 | Dimash Kudaibergen | 11.64% (6) | 23.88% (1) | 17.76% |
| 3 | Sandy Lam | 17.12% (2) | 17.30% (3) | 17.21% |
| 4 | Terry Lin | 11.93% (4) | 14.11% (4) | 13.02% |
| 5 | Jason Zhang | 15.12% (3) | 9.97% (6) | 12.54% |
| 6 | Lion | 11.05% (7) | 10.78% (5) | 10.91% |
| 7 | Justin Lo | 11.93% (4) | 5.43% (7) | 8.68% |
Fourth round
Qualifying
- Taping Date: February 23, 2017
- Airdate: March 4, 2017
The third returning singer was Li Jian from Season 3, while the third challenger of the season was Diamond Zhang.
Two days after the episode was taped, Tan announced her withdrawal from the competition, and footage of Tan's performances for this episode were edited out in broadcast due to privacy.[7] Due to the sudden withdrawal, the rules of this round was changed to a Qualifying round, and consequently Diamond was declared safe after being initially eliminated for failing the challenge as she finished last this round.
Singer 2017 4th Qualifying Round March 4, 2017 | |||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Music Partner | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking | Singer Voting |
| 1 | Dimash Kudaibergen | Aray Aydarhan | "Daididau" | Unknown | Erlan Bekchurin Bakytbek Zeinelov | 3 | — | ||
| 2 | Justin Lo | Zhang Dexing | "Thinking Out Loud" | Ed Sheeran | Ed Sheeran Amy Wadge | Nick Wong | Return Performance | ||
| 3 | Terry Lin | Eliza Liang | "御龙铭千古" | Terry Lin | He Xiaotong | Gou Yin Zhang Keke | Baby Chung | 5 | — |
| 4 | Lion | Shen Mengchen | "听不到" | Fish Leong | Ashin | Kenn C Orion J. | 4 | 2 | |
| 5 | Sandy Lam | Shen Ling | "蓝莲花" | Xu Wei | Nick Pyo | 1 | |||
| 6 | Tan Jing | Wayne Zhang | "达尼亚" | Pu Shu | Rama Liu | 4 | 2 | ||
| 7 | Jason Zhang | Li Weijia | "突然想爱你" | Valen Hsu | Nick Pyo | 6 | — | ||
| 8 | Li Jian | Li Rui | "异乡人" | Li Jian | Liu Zhuo | 2 | |||
| 9 | Diamond Zhang | Oscar Sun | "时间有泪" | 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 of Performance | Singer | Music Partner | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking | Singer Voting |
| 1 | Jason Zhang | Li Weijia | "你就不要想起我" | Hebe Tien | Derek Shih | Venk Liu Dajiang | Nick Pyo | 6 | — |
| 2 | Li Jian | Li Rui | "父亲写的散文诗" | Xu Fei | Dong Yufang | Xu Fei | Liu Zhuo | 2 | |
| 3 | Diamond Zhang | Oscar Sun | "红玫瑰" | Eason Chan | Francis Lee | Kubert Leung | Zheng Nan | 7 | |
| 4 | Sandy Lam | Shen Ling | "崇拜" | Fish Leong | Chen Mei | Percy Phang | 4 | ||
| 5 | Lion | Shen Mengchen | "三天两夜" | Jacky Cheung | Hsu Chang Te | Jimmy Ye | Kenn C Christine Sham | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Dimash Kudaibergen | Aray Aydarhan | "天亮了" | Han Hong | Erlan Bekchurin | 5 | — | ||
| 7 | Terry Lin | Eliza Liang | "卷珠帘" | Henry Huo | Li Shu Luna | Henry Huo | Baby Chung | 1 | |
| "Scarborough Fair" | Tie Ming | ||||||||
Overall ranking
Singer 2017 4th Round overall ranking | ||||
| Ranking | Singer | Match 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 Kudaibergen | 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% |
| WD | Tan Jing | — (4) | — | — |
Fifth round
Challenge
- Taping Date: March 9, 2017
- Airdate: March 18, 2017
The fourth and final returning singer was Julia Peng from Season 1, while the fourth and final challenger of the season was Liang Bo. Jason Zhang would have been eliminated for finishing last, however, Bo was unsuccessful in his challenge (finished 6th) and was eliminated instead.
Singer 2017 5th Challenge Round March 18, 2017 | |||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Music Partner | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking | Singer Voting |
| 1 | Li Jian | Li Rui | "十点半的地铁" | Liu Jinze | Yu Ge | Liu Jinze | Liu Zhuo | 4 | — |
| 2 | Diamond Zhang | Oscar Sun | "胡桃夹子" | Diamond Zhang | Zheng Nan | Return Performance | |||
| 3 | Dimash Kudaibergen | Aray Aydarhan | "All by Myself" | Eric Carmen | Eric Carmen Sergei Rachmaninoff | Erlan Bekchurin | 2 | — | |
| 4 | Sandy Lam | Shen Ling | "多得他" | Faye Wong | Lin Xi | Babyface L.A. Reid Daryl Simmons | Nick Pyo | 5 | |
| 5 | Terry Lin | Eliza Liang | "Feeling Good" | Cy Grant | Anthony Newley Leslie Bricusse | Baby Chung | 1 | 2 (tie) | |
| 6 | Jason Zhang | Li Weijia | "我要你" | Lao Lang Ren Suxi | Fan Chong | Zhao Zhao | 8 | — | |
| "天涯歌女" | Zhou Xuan | Tian Han | He Luting | ||||||
| 7 | Lion | Shen Mengchen | "爱不爱我" | Lingdian | Kenn C Christine Sham | 3 | 2 (tie) | ||
| 8 | Julia Peng | Wang Qiao | "爱上一个不回家的人" | Sandy Lam | Ting Hsiao Wen | Chan Chi Yuen | Again | 7 | — |
| 9 | Liang Bo | Yu Shasha | "灵魂歌手" | Liang Bo | 6 | 1 | |||
Knockout
- Taping Date: March 16, 2017
- Airdate: March 25, 2017
Singer 2017 5th Knockout Round March 25, 2017 | |||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Music Partner | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking | Singer Voting |
| 1 | Terry Lin | Eliza Liang | "裂心" | Wang Leehom | Baby Chung | 7 | — | ||
| "Heaven Knows" | Rick Price | Heather Field Rick Price | |||||||
| 2 | Liang Bo | Yu Shasha | "男孩" | Liang Bo | Return Performance | ||||
| 3 | Sandy Lam | Shen Ling | "柿子" | Sandy Lam | Chang Shilei Francis Lee | Chang Shilei | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Dimash Kudaibergen | Aray Aydarhan | "Unforgettable Day" | Dimash Kudaibergen | Oral Baisengir (Kazakh) | Dimash Kudaibergen | Erlan Bekchurin | 3 | — |
| Kaysha Tabarakkyzy (Mandarin) | |||||||||
| 5 | Li Jian | Li Rui | "红豆曲" | Ye Mao | Cao Xueqin | Wang Liping | Liu Zhuo Jin Rui | 4 | |
| "一生所爱" | Shu Qi | Wendyz Zheng | Lowell Lo | ||||||
| "May It Be" (English) | Enya | Roma Ryan | Nicky Ryan Eith Ni Bhraonain | ||||||
| 6 | Jason Zhang | Li Weijia | "自己" | Xu Jun | Liu Zhou | 2 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Lion | Shen Mengchen | "最后的请求" | Lion | Jam Hsiao | Lion Kenn C | 5 | — | |
| 8 | Julia Peng | Wang Qiao | "想你想疯了" | Mindy Quah | Julia Peng Huang Kwei Lan Tai Wei Cheng | Julia Peng | Nick Pyo | 6 | |
Overall ranking
Singer 2017 5th Round overall ranking | ||||
| Ranking | Singer | Match 1 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Match 2 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Total percentages of votes |
| 1 | Dimash Kudaibergen | 17.63% (2) | 16.71% (3) | 17.17% |
| 2 | Sandy Lam | 14.14% (5) | 18.68% (1) | 16.41% |
| 3 | Li Jian | 15.25% (4) | 16.04% (4) | 15.64% |
| 4 | Lion | 16.36% (3) | 12.03% (5) | 14.19% |
| 5 | Terry Lin | 17.79% (1) | 8.92% (7) | 13.35% |
| 6 | Jason Zhang | 8.18% (8) | 17.02% (2) | 12.60% |
| 7 | Julia Peng | 10.64% (7) | 10.59% (6) | 10.61% |
Breakout
- Taping Date: March 23, 2017
- Airdate: April 1, 2017
Three of the six singers who were initial singers (Lam, Lion and Kudaibergen) were exempt for this round, while the other three singers (with the exception of Cheung, Tan and Lei; Lei was however eligible but unable to take part due to scheduling conflicts on his concert[8]) participated with eliminated singers for a chance to enter the semi-finals. The order was decided on ballot, with the exception of surviving non-initial singers (Li, Lin and Jason) who could choose their performance order for the night without ballot.
For the first time, the number of finalists was increased from seven to ten, thus seven Breakout spots were offered, and the top seven singers receiving the highest number of votes advanced to the semi-finals.
Total percentages of votes
Singer 2017 Breakout Total percentages of votes | ||||
| Ranking | Singer | Total percentages of votes | ||
| 1 | Li Jian | 20.04% | ||
| 2 | Teresa Carpio | 19.89% | ||
| 3 | Terry Lin | 12.37% | ||
| 4 | Jason Zhang | 9.17% | ||
| 5 | Diamond Zhang | 8.32% | ||
| 6 (Tie) | Tia Ray | 8.22% | ||
| 6 (Tie) | Julia Peng | 8.22% | ||
| 8 | Liang Bo | 5.66% | ||
| 9 | Michael Wong | 4.75% | ||
| 10 | Justin Lo | 3.36% | ||
Semi-finals
- Taping Date: March 30, 2017
- Airdate: April 8, 2017
The semi-finals featured double elimination, and the two singers receiving the fewest votes were eliminated. For this round, singers went with a ballot with the singer who performed last going first. After the performance, the singer then choose a second singer to perform next among the remaining nine singers until only six singers remain, after which another ballot will take place and chooses the next four singers performing next in order, followed by a third ballot for the final two singers who draw first and last.
Finals
- Airdate: April 15, 2017
During the finals, each singer invited a musical guest to perform with him or her on the first song. The winner was determined based on the combined number of votes accumulated during the semi-finals and the finals.
Overall ranking (Winner of Battle)
Before the final results were announced, the host named Kudaibergen, Lion, Lam, and Li as "Ultimate Winner Candidates". Lam was declared as the winner of Singer 2017 with 22.74% of the combined votes cast.
| Singer 2017 Results of Winner of Battle | ||||
| Ranking | Singer | Semi-Finals[a] | Finals | Total percentages of votes |
| 1 | Sandy Lam | 22.60% (1) | 22.89% (1) | 22.74% |
| 2 | Dimash Kudaibergen | 19.35% (2) | 17.59% (2) | 18.47% |
| 3 | Lion | 9.75% (5) | 16.44% (3) | 13.09% |
| 4 | Li Jian | 10.13% (4) | 12.35% (4) | 11.24% |
| 5 | Terry Lin | 12.09% (3) | 9.48% (5) | 10.78% |
| 6 | Diamond Zhang | 9.07% (6) | 8.26% (6) | 8.66% |
| 7 | Tia Ray | 8.84% (7) | 6.39% (8) | 7.61% |
| 8 | Jason Zhang | 8.16% (8) | 6.60% (7) | 7.38% |
- ^ a. The percentage counting towards the total votes does not include votes cast from Carpio and Peng, who were eliminated at the semi-finals.
Biennial Concert
- Airdate: April 22, 2017
The concert featured nine singers, which include Season 3 winner Han Hong, Season 4 winner Coco Lee, as well as the top seven singers Lam, Kudaibergen, Lion, Li, Lin, Diamond and Ray.
| Singer 2017 Biennial Concert April 15, 2017 Host: Wayne Zhang | |||||||||
| Order of Group | Order of Performance | Team | Singer | Music Partner | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger |
| 1 | 1 | Sounds of Nature Team | Li Jian | Li Rui | "三月的一整月" | Toru Takemitsu | Toru Takemitsu | Toru Takemitsu | Zhao Zhao |
| 2 | Golden Melody Team | Tia Ray Chang Shilei | Aaron Sun Pu | "Misty" (English) | Johnny Mathis | Johnny Burke | Erroll Garner | Chang Shilei | |
| "来日方长" | Isabelle Huang Joker Xue | Chang Shilei | Tia Ray Chang Shilei | ||||||
| 3 | Golden Voice Team | Terry Lin | Eliza Liang | "离人" | Jacky Cheung | Li Manting | He Jiawen | Baby Chung | |
| 2 | 4 | Sounds of Nature Team | Dimash Kudaibergen | Aray Aydarhan | "Give Me Love" | Dimash Kudaibergen | Мұнайдар Балмолда | Аigül Bajanova | Erlan Bekchurin |
| 5 | Golden Voice Team | Diamond Zhang | Oscar Sun | "袖手旁观" | Chyi Chin | Yao Chien | Huang Kuo Lun | Long Long | |
| 6 | Golden Melody Team | Lion | Shen Mengchen | "一起摇摆" | Wang Feng | Lion | |||
| "Alive and Kickin'" | Mr. Big | Paul Gilbert Eric Martin André Pessis Billy Sheehan Pat Torpey | |||||||
| 3 | 7 | Sounds of Nature Team | Han Hong | Jeffrey G | "山丘" | Jonathan Lee | Qu Shicong | ||
| 8 | Golden Voice Team | Coco Lee | Young Yang | "Happy" | Pharrell Williams | Terence Teo | |||
| 9 | Golden Melody Team | Sandy Lam | Shen Ling | "小情歌" | Sodagreen | Wu Tsing-Fong | Kenn C James Yeo | ||
Ratings
 China Hunan Television premiere ratings | |||||||||
| Episode | Name | Date | Time | CSM52 | CSM national network | ||||
| Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking | ||||
| Legend: The Singers Singer | |||||||||
| 1 | The Singers | January 21, 2017 | 22:05:01－22:29:24 | 1.547 | 5.902 | 2 | 1.21 | 5.44 | 1 |
| Singer | 22:29:55－00:07:38 | 1.324 | 9.229 | 4 | 0.96 | 7.92 | 1 | ||
| 2 | The Singers | January 28, 2017 | 22:11:07－22:29:18 | 1.239 | 4.755 | 4 | 1.0 | 7.46 | 1 |
| Singer | 22:29:49－00:13:33 | 1.230 | 7.694 | 5 | |||||
| 3 | The Singers | February 4, 2017 | 22:07:33－22:29:18 | 1.493 | 5.720 | 2 | 0.87 | 7.45 | 1 |
| Singer | 22:29:49－00:25:20 | 1.367 | 9.861 | 4 | |||||
| 4 | The Singers | February 11, 2017 | 22:07:58－22:27:53 | 1.388 | 4.651 | 4 | 1.12 | 7.6 | 1 |
| Singer | 22:28:23－00:17:40 | 1.418 | 8.818 | 2 | |||||
| 5 | The Singers | February 18, 2017 | 22:06:18－22:29:17 | 1.359 | 5.248 | 6 | 0.95 | 8.06 | 1 |
| Singer | 22:29:48－23:51:59 | 1.386 | 9.062 | 5 | |||||
| Singer Announcement Period | 23:55:37－00:17:50 | 0.778 | 11.079 | 9 | |||||
| 6 | The Singers | February 25, 2017 | 22:13:09－22:29:18 | 1.364 | 5.387 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Singer | 22:29:48－23:35:10 | 1.312 | 7.863 | 5 | |||||
| Singer Announcement Period | 23:55:37－00:17:50 | 0.837 | 9.014 | 10 | |||||
| 7 | The Singers | March 4, 2017 | 22:10:12－22:29:18 | 1.586 | 6.331 | 2 | 1.12 | 5.45 | 1 |
| Singer | 22:29:49－23:48:04 | 1.518 | 9.725 | 3 | 0.88 | 7.33 | 1 | ||
| Singer Announcement Period | 23:52:25－00:08:23 | 0.937 | 11.625 | 8 | 0.44 | 7.58 | 1 | ||
| 8 | The Singers | March 11, 2017 | 22:09:48－22:29:18 | 1.229 | 4.882 | 5 | 1.05 | 5.06 | 1 |
| Singer | 22:29:49－23:44:41 | 1.422 | 9.137 | 3 | 0.94 | 7.74 | 1 | ||
| Singer Announcement Period | 23:50:00－00:07:30 | 0.893 | 11.596 | 6 | 0.46 | 8.2 | 1 | ||
| 9 | The Singers | March 18, 2017 | 22:10:30－22:29:17 | 1.425 | 5.647 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Singer | 22:29:48－23:58:56 | 1.350 | 9.110 | 4 | |||||
| Singer Announcement Period | 23:59:56－00:16:08 | 0.847 | 12.333 | 8 | |||||
| 10 | The Singers | March 25, 2017 | 22:09:48－22:29:18 | 1.399 | 5.719 | 3 | 1.12 | 5.58 | 1 |
| Singer | 22:29:49－23:42:14 | 1.379 | 8.913 | 4 | 0.81 | 6.84 | 1 | ||
| Singer Announcement Period | 23:46:20－00:10:52 | 0.813 | 10.453 | 8 | 0.36 | 6.26 | 1 | ||
| 11 | The Singers | April 1, 2017 | 22:10:49－22:29:18 | 1.271 | 5.268 | 3 | 0.97 | 4.82 | 1 |
| Singer | 22:29:49－23:48:46 | 1.138 | 7.732 | 4 | 0.68 | 5.86 | 1 | ||
| Singer Announcement Period | 23:53:33－00:10:27 | 0.742 | 10.316 | 8 | 0.29 | 5.53 | 1 | ||
| 12 | The Singers | April 8, 2017 | 22:09:58－22:29:21 | 1.467 | 5.973 | 3 | 1.05 | 5.24 | 1 |
| Singer | 22:29:52－23:53:38 | 1.345 | 9.019 | 4 | 0.77 | 6.9 | 1 | ||
| Singer Announcement Period | 23:57:28－00:12:54 | 0.787 | 10.722 | 8 | 0.34 | 6.17 | 1 | ||
| 13 | Countdown to Singer Finals | April 15, 2017 | 22:00:01－22:11:38 | 1.467 | 5.61 | 5 | 1.28 | 5.64 | 1 |
| Singer Finals | 22:11:38－00:01:30 | 1.718 | 10.94 | 2 | 1.28 | 10.45 | 1 | ||
| Singer Announcement Period | 00:05:35－00:27:30 | 0.856 | 13.88 | 9 | 0.52 | 11.78 | 1 | ||
| 14 | Countdown to Biennial Concert | April 22, 2017 | 22:00:00－22:10:14 | 1.405 | 5.36 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Biennial Concert | 22:10:14－23:49:01 | 1.058 | 6.58 | 6 | 0.66 | 5.11 | 1 | ||
| Singer Announcement Period | No statistics | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
- Simultaneous or time-crossed main programs:
- Zhejiang Television： Lost in Food
- Dragon Television：《笑星闖地球》
- Jiangsu Television： If You Are the One
- Beijing Television： Dancing on Ice
- Shandong Television： Young Dreams
- The data determined by CSM.
- Ratings ranked above not including CCTV.
- Sources：衛視這些事兒, 衛視小露電, 瀟湘臥龍, Hunan Television official WeChat (ID: happychina1997).
- The ranks are according to all variety shows aired on Saturday nights, and do not have to be at the same timing.
- The actual broadcast time period is according to the starting time of the standard version.
Notes
- ↑ Zhang was made a substitute singer following Tan Jing's withdrawal, while Week 7 which was initially planned as a Challenge round (which would have caused Zhang to be eliminated) was modified as a Qualifier round.
References
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (17 October 2018). "'World's Best': CBS' Talent Competition Series Gets Post-Super Bowl Premiere". Deadline. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ↑ "CBS Orders New Global Talent Competition 'The World's Best'". The Futon Critic. February 7, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 7, 2018). "CBS Orders 'The World's Best' Global Talent Competition Reality Series From Mark Burnett & Mike Darnell". The Hollywood Reporter. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ↑ CBS Boston (October 8, 2018). "CBS Announces 'The World's Best' In 2019". WBZ-TV. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ↑ The Straits Times (2017-01-18). "Singer Hins Cheung confirms his exit from Hunan TV show Singer".
- ↑ China Times (2017-01-14). "已錄好第一集...張敬軒突遭《歌手5》除名！". Retrieved 2017-01-14.
- ↑ 吳玫穎 (2017-02-25). "譚晶丟震撼彈 奪冠熱門閃退《歌手2017》". 中國時報. Taipei. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
- ↑ "無緣《歌手》突圍賽 趙雷回應：時間問題主動退出". Sina Entertainment. 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-03-23.