I_Am_a_Singer_(Chinese_season_1)
Singer season 1
Season of television series
I Am a Singer (Chinese: 我是歌手; pinyin: Wǒ Shì Gēshǒu) is a Chinese version of the Korean reality show I Am a Singer and it is broadcast on Hunan Television. The show's first season premiered on January 18, 2013. The competitions was divided into five rounds (each round comprising two episodes), and the final phase having three episodes which was not included in the Korean version (Revival Round (which would later be called Breakout Round in the next season), Semifinals and Finals), giving the series a total of 13 episodes. Each round features seven singers performing in front of 500 public audiences to judge. The first episode of each round doesn't has any singer eliminated, but subsequent episodes will eliminate one singer, which was decided on which singers received a lower count of votes, while a new singer will substitute the eliminated singer in the following episode.
| Singer | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| Hosted by | Hu Haiquan (Episode 1, 3-10, Repechage, Semifinal) Chen Yufan (Episode 2) Sha Baoliang, He Jiong, Wang Han (final round) |
| Judges | 500 public audiences |
| Winner | Yu Quan |
| Runner-up | Terry Lin |
| Finals venue | Hunan Broadcasting System |
| Release | |
| Original network | Hunan Television |
| Original release | January 18 (2013-01-18) – April 12, 2013 (2013-04-12) |
| Season chronology | |
Chinese music duo Yu Quan, which consists of members Chen Yufan (陳羽凡) and Hu Haiquan (胡海泉), were the inaugural winners of I Am a Singer on the finale aired live broadcast on April 12, 2013.
I Am a Singer consist of 13 weeks of shows. The first 10 episodes were competition stage divided by five rounds of two episodes, each having a Qualifier and a Knockout round; followed by a Revival episode, Semi-finals and Grand finals. Each episode have a lineup of seven singers competing for the votes of the 500-member studio audience, with a role to decide the outcome at the end of the episode; each member will cast a vote of three singers of their preference, while the semi-finals round onwards changes to a single vote. These votes are accumulative over two episodes and the singer receiving the lowest votes after the Knockout round was eliminated, after which a new round begins with the vote count reset and a new singer will substitute in the place for the previously-eliminated singer.
Each singer was also assigned by the production to a manager or Music Partner, who would serve as an advisor for the singer; when the singer is voted out, the corresponding Music Partner will also be eliminated. Each show (except for the finals) do not have a fixed host, but the host was chosen from one of any eligible singers doubling as a role of the host; like Music Partners, singers will forfeit the hosting role upon their elimination.
Revival round
The season was originally announced to last 12 weeks without a Revival round; on Week 8, producer Hong Tao announced the Revival round will be added between the fifth Knockout and the semi-finals. Held after the final Knockout round on Week 11, the five previously eliminated singers (except Chyi Chin, due to his withdrawal) compete for the seventh and final place in the semi-finals. Each singer performed two songs, a rendition and an original, with votes cast in-between rounds. These votes are accumulative and the singer receiving a higher vote will be reinstated from the competition.
The season only featured eliminated singers while remaining singers (both initial and substitute singers) were exempt from the round; beginning on the next season, substitute singers were required to participate in the Revival round, due to time constraints and a lineup of many singers, singers sang only one song for the round.
Finals
The Grand finals were held live on April 12, 2013 over 4-hours starting at 7.30pm. Singers each compete for the title by performing two songs, a duet with a guest performer, and a solo. Votes cast after each round carries a percentage which would be converted into a score to determine the winning singer. The finals also invited previously eliminated and withdrawn singers to perform an additional, returning performance. This is the only season to date to do so; starting in the next season, though not mentioned or otherwise, only eliminated singers were invited to watch the performance.
The following I Am a Singer season one contestants are listed in alphabetical order. Singers without a placement for the final are listed as finalists, and singers who withdrew are listed as withdrawn.
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – Other finalist
- – Withdrew
| Contestant | Country | Manager | Status | Week Entered | Week Exited | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Ming | China | Wang Qiao | Initial singer | Week 1 (qualifying round 1) | Week 6 (knockout round 3) Week 11 (Revival round) |
Eliminated |
| Chyi Chin | Taiwan | Li Rui | Initial singer | Week 1 (qualifying round 1) | Week 4 (knockout round 2)[lower-alpha 1] | Withdrew |
| Winnie Hsin | Taiwan | KK | Substitute singer | Week 7 (qualifying round 4) | Week 13 (finals) | Finalist (4th–7th place) |
| Huang Qishan | China | Du Haitao | Initial singer | Week 1 (qualifying round 1) | Week 13 (finals) | Third place |
| Terry Lin | Taiwan | Shen Mengchen | Initial singer | Week 1 (qualifying round 1) | Week 13 (finals) | Runner-up |
| Julia Peng | Taiwan | Xiao Yanzi | Substitute singer | Week 9 (qualifying round 5) | Week 13 (finals) | Finalist (4th–7th place) |
| Sha Baoliang | China | YOYO | Initial singer | Week 1 (qualifying round 1) | Week 11 (Revival round) | Eliminated |
| Shang Wenjie | China | Wu Xin | Initial singer | Week 1 (qualifying round 1) | Week 8 (knockout round 3) Week 11 (Revival round) |
Eliminated |
| Paul Wong | Hong Kong | Wayne Zhang | Initial singer | Week 1 (qualifying round 1) | Week 2 (knockout round 1) Week 11 (Revival round) |
Eliminated |
| Aska Yang | Taiwan | Tian Yuan | Substitute singer | Week 3 (qualifying round 2) Week 11 (Revival round) |
Week 4 (knockout round 2) Week 13 (finals) |
Finalist (4th–7th place) |
| Yu Quan | China | Li Weijia | Initial singer | Week 1 (qualifying round 1) | Week 13 (finals) | Winner |
| Zhou Xiao'ou | China | Shen Ling | Substitute singer | Week 5 (qualifying round 3) | Week 13 (finals) | Finalist (4th–7th place) |
Future appearances
Yu Quan, Terry Lin, Aska Yang, Julia Peng and Shang Wenjie appeared as guest performers on the Biennial concert on the following season. Yu Quan also appeared on the same season as a guest performer in the premiere episode, while Huang Qishan returned on the finals as a guest assistant singer during round one. Huang and Yang appeared again on the Biennial concert on the third season. Zhou Xiao'ou returned as a guest assistant singer, while Yu Quan returned again (along with Han Lei and Han Hong) on a special Winners exhibition performance on the finals on the fourth season.
Lin and Peng again returned as contestants, while Yang and Shang appear as guest assistant singers in the final episode, both on the fifth season.
| First | Safe | Bottom | Eliminated | Return Performance | Repechage Success | Repechage Failure | Winner | Runner-up | Withdrew |
| Singer | Broadcast Date (2013) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan | 25 Jan | 1 Feb | 8 Feb | 15 Feb | 22 Feb | 1 Mar | 8 Mar | 15 Mar | 22 Mar | 29 Mar | 5 Apr | 12 Apr | ||||
| 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | 4th Round | 5th Round | Repechage | Semifinal | Final Round | |||||||||
| Qualifying | Knockout | Qualifying | Knockout | Qualifying | Knockout | Qualifying | Knockout | Qualifying | Knockout | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Overall | ||||
| 1 | Yu Quan | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1  |
| 2 | Terry Lin | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2  |
| 3 | Huang Qishan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3  |
| =4 | Aska Yang | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| =4 | Julia Peng | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | — | — |
| =4 | Winnie Hsin | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 7 | 6 | — | — |
| =4 | Zhou Xiao'ou | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 5 | 7 | — | — |
| =8 | Sha Baoliang | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| =8 | Shang Wenjie | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| =8 | Chen Ming | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| =8 | Paul Wong | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| =8 | Chyi Chin | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1st round
Qualifying
- Taping Date: January 10, 2013
- Airdate: January 18, 2013
I Am a Singer Season 1 1st Qualifying round January 18, 2013 Host: Hu Haiquan | ||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking |
| 1 | Yu Quan | Li Weijia | "心似狂潮" | Yu Quan | Hu Haiquan | Yu Quan | 2 | |
| 2 | Chen Ming | Wang Qiao | "等你愛我" | Chen Ming Eason Chan | 小柯 | Kubert Leung | 7 | |
| 3 | Shang Wenjie | Wu Xin | "最终信仰" | Shang Wenjie | 唐恬 Shang Wenjie | Shang Wenjie | Daniel Merior | 4 |
| 4 | Paul Wong | Wayne Zhang | "海阔天空" (Cantonese) | Beyond | Wong Ka Kui | Beyond Yang Bang Ean | 3 | |
| 5 | Huang Qishan | Du Haitao | "等待" | Huang Qishan | Wang Feng | Kubert Leung | 6 | |
| 6 | Sha Baoliang | YOYO | "飄" | Sha Baoliang | 老沫 | 三寶 | 5 | |
| 7 | Chyi Chin | Li Rui | "夜夜夜夜" | Chyi Chin | Panda | 江建民 | 1 | |
Knockout
- Taping Date: January 17, 2013
- Airdate: January 25, 2013
I Am a Singer Season 1 1st Knockout Round January 25, 2013 Host: Chen Yufan | ||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking |
| 1 | Huang Qishan | Du Haitao | "离不开你" | Liu Huan | 劉文歧 | Liu Huan | Kubert Leung 黃綺珊音樂工作室 | 2 |
| 2 | Chyi Chin | Li Rui | "用心良苦" | Phil Chang | Tracy | Chang Yu | 鐘宗豪 | 5 |
| 3 | Shang Wenjie | Wu Xin | "你怎么舍得我难过" | Huang Ping Yuan | 劉卓 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Chen Ming | Wang Qiao | "當我想你的時候" | Wang Feng | Kim Ji Mun | 6 | ||
| 5 | Sha Baoliang | YOYO | "秋意濃" | Jacky Cheung | Daryl Yao | Kōji Tamaki | Kubert Leung | 3 |
| 6 | Paul Wong | Wayne Zhang | "吻别" | 何啟弘 | Philip Yin | Wong Koon Chung | 7 | |
| 7 | Yu Quan | Li Weijia | "燭光裡的媽媽" | Mao Amin | 王健 李春莉 | 谷建芬 | Yu Quan | 1 |
Overall ranking
| I Am a Singer Season 1 1st Round Overall ranking | ||||||||
| Ranking | Singer | Total Votes | Total Percentages of Votes | |||||
| 1 | Yu Quan | 661 | 22.12% | |||||
| 2 | Chyi Chin | 492 | 16.46% | |||||
| 3 | Huang Qishan | 475 | 15.90% | |||||
| 4 | Sha Baoliang | 388 | 12.98% | |||||
| 5 | Shang Wenjie | 381 | 12.75% | |||||
| 6 | Chen Ming | 301 | 10.07% | |||||
| 7 | Paul Wong | 290 | 9.70% | |||||
| Total Votes | 2988 [a] | 99.98% | ||||||
- ^ A. The total votes does not include 12 rejected votes.
2nd round
Qualifying
- Taping Date: January 25, 2013
- Airdate: February 1, 2013
The first substitute singer of the season was Aska Yang.
I Am a Singer Season 1 2nd Qualifying round February 1, 2013 Host: Hu Haiquan | ||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking |
| 1 | Sha Baoliang | YOYO | "瀏陽河" (Folk song) | Li Guyi | 徐叔華 | 朱立奇 唐璧光 | Kubert Leung | 6 |
| 2 | Shang Wenjie | Wu Xin | "Let's Get It Started" (English) | The Black Eyed Peas | 3 | |||
| 3 | Yu Quan | Li Weijia | "老男孩" (Mandarin) | Chopstick Brothers | Wang Taili | 大橋卓彌 | Yu Quan | 4 |
| 4 | Chen Ming | Wang Qiao | "情人的眼淚" | Pan Xiuqiong | 陳蝶衣 | Yao Min | Kim Ji Mun | 5 |
| "思念是一種病" | Chyi Chin | 虹樂隊 | ||||||
| 5 | Chyi Chin | Li Rui | "張三的歌" | Lee Shou Chuan | 張子石 | 李壽全 | 江建民 | 2 |
| 6 | Huang Qishan | Du Haitao | "I Will Always Love You" (English) | Whitney Houston | 劉卓 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Aska Yang | Tian Yuan | "矜持" | Faye Wong | 許常德 | 郭子 | 王文穎 | 7 |
| 8 | Paul Wong | Wayne Zhang | "我終於失去了你" | Chao Chuan | Jonathan Lee | Paul Wong | Return Performance | |
Knockout
- Taping Date: January 31, 2013
- Airdate: February 8, 2013
During this week, Chen was originally going to perform a medley of two songs with "悶" and "心痛的感覺", but later reversed after initially hesitated on her performance during rehearsal. Chin temporary withdrew from the competition earlier this week due to family reasons. The eliminations for the Knockout round went ahead as normal.
I Am a Singer Season 1 2nd Knockout Round January 25, 2013 Host: Hu Haiquan | ||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking |
| 1 | Chyi Chin | Li Rui | "如果雲知道" | Valen Hsu | 季忠平 許常德 | 季忠平 | Baby Chung | 7 |
| 2 | Sha Baoliang | YOYO | "你把我灌醉" | David Wong | Daryl Yao | David Wong | Kubert Leung | 2 |
| 3 | Yu Quan | Li Weijia | "熱情的沙漠" | Harlem Hsu Ou-Yang-Fei-Fei | 李潔心 | 加瀨邦彥 山上路夫 | 1 | |
| 4 | Huang Qishan | Du Haitao | "跟着感覺走" | Su Rui | 陳家麗 | 陳志遠 | 3 | |
| 5 | Chen Ming | Wang Qiao | "心痛的感覺" | 邰肇玟 | 丁寧 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Aska Yang | Tian Yuan | "征服" | Na Ying | John | Kubert Leung | 5 (Tie) | |
| 7 | Shang Wenjie | Wu Xin | "可惜不是你" | Fish Leong | Francis Lee | 曹軒賓 | ||
Overall ranking
| I Am a Singer Season 1 2nd Round Overall ranking | ||||||||
| Ranking | Singer | Match 1 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Match 2 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Total Percentages of Votes | ||||
| 1 | Huang Qishan | 26.21% (1) | 15.69% (3) | 20.65% | ||||
| 2 | Yu Quan | 12.73% (4) | 27.38% (1) | 20.48% | ||||
| 3 | Sha Baoliang | 9.13% (6) | 16.70% (2) | 13.13% | ||||
| 4 | Shang Wenjie | 16.32% (3) | 10.15% (5) | 13.06% | ||||
| 5 | Chen Ming | 11.83% (5) | 12.49% (4) | 12.18% | ||||
| 6 | Chyi Chin | 16.40% (2) | 7.41% (7) | 11.65% | ||||
| 7 | Aska Yang | 7.34% (7) | 10.15% (5) | 8.82% | ||||
3rd round
Qualifying
- Taping Date: February 7, 2013
- Airdate: February 15, 2013
Due to Chin's temporary withdrawal, one more singer for a total of two singers substituted the singers; they were Terry Lin and Zhou Xiao'ou.
I Am a Singer Season 1 3rd Qualifying round February 7, 2013 Host: Hu Haiquan | ||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking |
| 1 | Terry Lin | Shen Mengchen | "没离开过" | Terry Lin | 樓南蔚 | Sam Watters | Keith Stuart | 1 |
| 2 | Yu Quan | Li Weijia | "再回首" | Jiang Yuheng | 陳樂融 | Lowell Lo | Yu Quan | 2 |
| 3 | Shang Wenjie | Wu Xin | "Man In The Mirror" (English) | Michael Jackson | Glen Ballard | Siedah Garrett | Kubert Leung | 6 |
| 4 | Huang Qishan | Du Haitao | "牽手" | Su Rui | 李子恆 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Chen Ming | Wang Qiao | "日不落" | Jolin Tsai | 崔惟楷 | Bodies Without Organs | 5 | |
| 6 | Sha Baoliang | YOYO | "女人的選擇" | Jiang Yuheng | 許常德 | Lee Young Hun | 7 | |
| 7 | Zhou Xiao'ou | Shen Ling | "愛不愛我" | Zero Band | 欒樹 | 3 | ||
| 8 | Aska Yang | Tian Yuan | "空白格" | Tanya Chua | Kubert Leung | Return Performance | ||
Knockout
- Taping Date: February 14, 2013
- Airdate: February 22, 2013
During this week, Sha volunteered to perform first as he was urgent on traveling to Beijing for the 2013 CCTV New Year's Gala, thus he was absent during the results; however, Sha was informed of the outcome via satellite telephone link from Beijing.
I Am a Singer Season 1 3rd Knockout Round February 22, 2013 Host: Hu Haiquan | ||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking |
| 1 | Sha Baoliang | YOYO | "讓每個人都心碎" | David Wong A-Mei | 陳家麗 | David Wong | Kubert Leung | 4 |
| 2 | Yu Quan | Li Weijia | "我想有個家" | Pan Mei Chen | Yu Quan | 6 | ||
| 3 | Shang Wenjie | Wu Xin | "王妃" | Jam Hsiao | 陳鎮川 | Lee Shih Shiong | Kubert Leung | 2 |
| 4 | Chen Ming | Wang Qiao | "新不了情" | One-Fang | 黃鬱 | Chris Babida | 丁寧 | 7 |
| 5 | Terry Lin | Shen Mengchen | "烟花易冷" | Jay Chou | Vincent Fang | Jay Chou | Kubert Leung 阮德軍 | 3 |
| 6 | Zhou Xiao'ou | Shen Ling | "天空" | Faye Wong | 黃桂蘭 | 楊明煌 | 欒樹 | 5 |
| 7 | Huang Qishan | Du Haitao | "回來" | Luo Qi | 洛兵 | 周迪 | Pyo Keun Soo | 1 |
Overall ranking
| I Am a Singer Season 1 3rd Round Overall ranking | ||||||||
| Ranking | Singer | Match 1 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Match 2 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Total Percentages of Votes | ||||
| 1 | Huang Qishan | 15.51% (4) [a] | 29.10% (1)* | 22.48% | ||||
| 2 | Terry Lin | 21.86% (1) | 14.62% (3) | 18.15% | ||||
| 3 | Shang Wenjie | 11.49% (6) [b] | 15.35% (2) | 13.47% | ||||
| 4 | Zhou Xiao'ou | 15.58% (3) | 11.13% (5) | 13.30% | ||||
| 5 | Yu Quan | 17.06% (2) | 8.98% (6) | 12.92% | ||||
| 6 | Sha Baoliang | 6.91% (7) | 13.07% (4) | 10.07% | ||||
| 7 | Chen Ming | 11.56% (5) | 7.71% (7) | 9.59% | ||||
4th round
Qualifying
- Taping Date: February 21, 2013
- Airdate: March 1, 2013
The fourth substitute singer of the season was Winnie Hsin. Chin, who announced his temporary withdrawal on week four, confirmed on this episode that he will permanently withdrawal from the competition due to mother's health. Lin initially performed "無字歌" but later changed it to "Opera" (instrumental) because his performance was identical to Huang's.
I Am a Singer Season 1 4th Qualifying round February 21, 2013 Host: Hu Haiquan | ||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking |
| 1 | Sha Baoliang | YOYO | "鴻雁" | Husileng | 呂燕衛 | 張宏光 | Kubert Leung 達日丹 | 6 |
| 2 | Huang Qishan | Du Haitao | "The Power of Love" (English) | Jennifer Rush | Gunther Mende Candy DeRouge Jennifer Rush Mary Susan Applegate | 劉卓 | 1 | |
| 3 | Shang Wenjie | Wu Xin | "Moves Like Jagger" (English) | Maroon 5 | Adam Levine Benny Blanco Ammar Malik Shellback | Kubert Leung | 5 | |
| 4 | Yu Quan | Li Weijia | "大中国" | Gao Fong | Yu Quan | 4 | ||
| "We Will Rock You" (English) | Queen | Brian May | ||||||
| 5 | Terry Lin | Shen Mengchen | "Opera" | Vitas | — | Vitas | Kubert Leung 屠穎 韓賢光 | 2 |
| 6 | Zhou Xiao'ou | Shen Ling | "無情的雨無情的你" | Chyi Chin | 董榮駿 | 欒樹 | 7 | |
| 7 | Winnie Hsin | KK | "领悟" | Winnie Hsin | Jonathan Lee | Jenny Chin Mac Chew | 3 | |
| 8 | Chen Ming | Wang Qiao | "听说愛情回來过" | Sandy Lam | Lee Shih Shiong | Kubert Leung | Return Performance | |
Knockout
- Taping Date: February 28, 2013
- Airdate: March 8, 2013
For this episode, the songs (dubbed as "Pot Luck") are determined by the audience online. Each singer chose three songs which he or she did not want to sing. If the audience picked one of these songs, the singer could choose another.
I Am a Singer Season 1 4th Knockout Round March 8, 2013 Host: Hu Haiquan | ||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking |
| 1 | Sha Baoliang | YOYO | "你快回來" | Sun Nan | 劉沁 | Kamada Toshiya Funayama Motoki | 5 | |
| 2 | Huang Qishan | Du Haitao | "让我一次爱个夠" | Harlem Yu | 陳家麗 | Harlem Yu | Pyo Keun Soo | 3 |
| 3 | Winnie Hsin | KK | "至少還有你" | Sandy Lam | Lin Xi | Davy Chan | Koji Sakurai | 6 |
| "味道" | Winnie Hsin | Yao chien | Huang Kuo Lun | |||||
| 4 | Zhou Xiao'ou | Shen Ling | "無地自容" | Black Panther | Dou Wei | 李彤 | 欒樹 張張 | 2 |
| 5 | Shang Wenjie | Wu Xin | "Super Star" | S.H.E | Derek Shih | Jade Valerie Villalon Roberto Geoman Rosan | Kubert Leung | 7 |
| 6 | Yu Quan | Li Weijia | "爱" | Little Tigers | 陳大力 李子恆 | 陳大力 | Yu Quan 劉卓 | 4 |
| 7 | Terry Lin | Shen Mengchen | "你的眼神" | Tsai Chin | 蘇來 | Kubert Leung | 1 | |
Overall ranking
| I Am a Singer Season 1 4th Round Overall ranking | ||||||||
| Ranking | Singer | Match 1 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Match 2 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Total Percentages of Votes | ||||
| 1 | Huang Qishan | 27.90% (1) | 17.63% (3) | 22.78% | ||||
| 2 | Terry Lin | 18.14% (2) | 27.25% (1) | 22.70% | ||||
| 3 | Yu Quan | 15.16% (4) | 13.36% (4) | 14.26% | ||||
| 4 | Zhou Xiao'ou | 5.83% (7) | 20.30% (2) | 13.07% | ||||
| 5 | Winnie Hsin | 15.58% (3) | 6.68% (6) | 11.13% | ||||
| 6 | Sha Baoliang | 7.75% (6) | 10.75% (5) | 9.25% | ||||
| 7 | Shang Wenjie | 9.60% (5) | 4.00% (7) | 6.80% | ||||
5th round
Qualifying (final qualifying round)
- Taping Date: March 7, 2013
- Airdate: March 15, 2013
The fifth and last substitute singer of the season was Julia Peng. Hsin was initially going to perform "一样的月光" but later changed to "親愛的小孩" to pay respect to the victims of the baby murdering case in Changchun, occurred three days prior to the taping.[1][deprecated source]
I Am a Singer Season 1 5th Qualifying round (Final Qualifying round) March 15, 2013 Host: Hu Haiquan | ||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking |
| 1 | Huang Qishan | Du Haitao | "剪愛" | A-mei | Eric Lin | 塗惠源 | 劉卓 | 4 |
| 2 | Terry Lin | Shen Mengchen | "Making Love Out of Nothing At All" (English) | Air Supply | Jim Steinman | Kubert Leung 劉敏宏 | 1 | |
| 3 | Yu Quan | Li Weijia | "男人哭吧不是罪" | Andy Lau | Liu Tianjian | Kamada Toshiya Ishiduka Tomoki | 2 | |
| 4 | Sha Baoliang | YOYO | "死了都要愛" | Shin | Daryl Yao | Yoo Hae-jun | Kamada Toshiya Munakata Hitoshi | 5 |
| 5 | Winnie Hsin | KK | "親愛的小孩" | Su Rui | 楊立德 | 陳復明 | Kubert Leung | 6 |
| 6 | Zhou Xiao'ou | Shen Ling | "不再掩飾" | Cui Jian | 欒樹 | 7 | ||
| 7 | Julia Peng | Xiao Yanzi | "走在红毯那一天" | Julia Peng | Preston Lee | Chen Kuo Hua | Kubert Leung | 3 |
| 8 | Shang Wenjie | Wu Xin | "Dog Days Are Over" (English) | Florence and the Machine | Florence Welch Isabella Summers | Return Performance | ||
Knockout (final knockout round)
- Taping Date: March 15, 2013
- Airdate: March 22, 2013
For this episode, singers had to sing at least one song that pays tribute to Chyi Chin (who withdrew from the competition after week 7).
I Am a Singer Season 1 5th Knockout Round (Final Knockout Round) March 22, 2013 Host: Hu Haiquan | ||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking |
| 1 | Terry Lin | Shen Mengchen | "夜夜夜夜" | Chyi Chin | Panda | Kubert Leung 薛位山 | 3 | |
| 2 | Julia Peng | Xiao Yanzi | "殘酷的溫柔" | Li Gedi | Chyi Chin | Kubert Leung | 4 | |
| 3 | Huang Qishan | Du Haitao | "不讓我的眼淚陪我過夜" | 白進法 | 張真 呂禎 | Pyo Keun Soo | 6 | |
| 4 | Yu Quan | Li Weijia | "狂流" | 戚小戀 | Chyi Chin 黃大軍 | Yu Quan Liu Zhuo | 2 | |
| 5 | Sha Baoliang | YOYO | "往事隨風" | Adam Hsu | 塗惠源 | Kamada Toshiya Munakata Hitoshi | 7 | |
| 6 | Winnie Hsin | KK | "原來的我" | 呂承明 | Aska | Mike Mdaughlin | 5 | |
| 7 | Zhou Xiao'ou | Shen Ling | "愛情宣言" | Chyi Chin 王念慈 | Chyi Chin | 欒樹 Zhang Zhang Li Jiujung | 1 | |
| "九個太陽" | Chyi Chin | |||||||
| 8 | Chyi Chin | Wu Xin | "我只在乎你" | Teresa Teng | Shen Zhi | 三木剛 | 江建民 | Return Performance |
Overall ranking
| I Am a Singer Season 1 5th Round Overall ranking | ||||||||
| Ranking | Singer | Match 1 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Match 1 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Total Percentages of Votes | ||||
| 1 | Terry Lin | 27.15% (1) | 19.57% (3) | 23.07% | ||||
| 2 | Yu Quan | 16.67% (2) | 21.44% (2) | 19.23% | ||||
| 3 | Zhou Xiao'ou | 8.37% (7) | 22.17% (1) | 15.79% | ||||
| 4 | Julia Peng | 15.20% (3) | 12.35% (4) | 13.67% | ||||
| 5 | Huang Qishan | 13.80% (4) | 8.28% (6) | 11.04% | ||||
| 6 | Winnie Hsin | 9.07% (6) | 8.95% (5) | 9.00% | ||||
| 7 | Sha Baoliang | 9.69% (5) | 7.21% (7) | 8.36% | ||||
Revival
- Taping Date: March 21, 2013
- Airdate: March 29, 2013
In this Revival round, five of the six eliminated singers (with the exception of Chin) will participate in a chance to enter the semi-finals. Each singer sang two songs, and the singer having the most combined votes after the two songs was reinstated in the competition. For this week, the order of performances is decided by ballot, and the performance order were reversed during the second round.
1st round
After the first song, Yang was revealed to be temporarily leading the votes.
I Am a Singer Season 1 Revival Round 1 March 29, 2013 Host: Hu Haiquan | ||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking |
| 1 | Paul Wong | Wayne Zhang | "特别的爱给特别的你" | Sky Wu | 陳家麗 | Sky Wu | Paul Wong | - |
| 2 | Shang Wenjie | Wu Xin | "Love Warrior戰" (English) | Shang Wenjie | Jean-Francois Maljean | - | ||
| 3 | Aska Yang | Tian Yuan | "流浪記" | Samingad | Panai | Kubert Leung | 1 | |
| 4 | Chen Ming | Wang Qiao | "寂寞讓我如此美麗" | Chen Ming | 妮南 | 劉彤 | - | |
| 5 | Sha Baoliang | YOYO | "最初的信仰" | Sha Baoliang | 老沫 劉佳 | 劉佳 | - | |
2nd round
After combining the overall votes from the two songs, Yang was revealed to be the singer who received the highest number of votes, thus reinstating him from the competition and advanced to the semifinals. The placements for the other four singers were not revealed.
I Am a Singer Season 1 Revival Round 2 March 29, 2013 Host: Hu Haiquan | ||||||||
| Order of Performance [b] | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking |
| 1 | Sha Baoliang | YOYO | "Someone Like You" (English) | Adele | Adele Dan Wilson | Kubert Leung | — [a] | |
| 2 | Chen Ming | Wang Qiao | "梨花又開放" | Jonathan Zhou | 丁小齊 | 因幡晃 | 撈仔 | — |
| 3 | Aska Yang | Tian Yuan | "饞" | Aska Yang | Jonathan Lee | Jonathan Lee 周國儀 | Pyo Keun Soo | 1 [b] |
| 4 | Shang Wenjie | Wu Xin | "我" | Leslie Cheung | Lin Xi | Leslie Cheung | Kubert Leung | — [c |
| 5 | Paul Wong | Wayne Zhang | "我就是這樣的" | Paul Wong | — | |||
Semifinals
- Taping Date: March 28, 2013
- Airdate: April 5, 2013
The Semifinals carries a 40% weightage in the final round, and each audience member could now cast one vote each, down from the usual three.
I Am a Singer Season 1 Semifinals April 5, 2013 Host: Hu Haiquan | ||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking |
| 1 | Zhou Xiao'ou | Shen Ling | "流星無悔" | Zhou Xiao'ou | 梁茫 | Elton John | 欒樹 張張 | 5 [a] |
| 2 | Huang Qishan | Du Haito | "一样的月光" | Su Rui | Wu Nien Jen Lo Ta Yu | Lee Shou Chuan | Pyo Keun Soo | 6 |
| 3 | Julia Peng | Xiao Yanzi | "One Moment in Time" (English) | Whitney Houston | Albert Hammond | John Bettis | Kubert Leung | 4 |
| 4 | Terry Lin | Shen Mengchen | "斷了線" | Mindy Quah | Chris Babida | 樓南蔚 | Kubert Leung 薛位山 | 2 [b] |
| "回家" | Shunza | |||||||
| 5 | Winnie Hsin | KK | "Memory" (English) | Barbra Streisand | Trevor Nunn | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Kubert Leung | 7 |
| 6 | Yu Quan | Li Weijia | "大地" | Beyond | Lau Cheuk Fai | Wong Ka Kui | Kamada Toshiya CHOKKAKU | 3 |
| 7 | Aska Yang | Tian Yuan | "最爱" | Michelle Pan | 鍾曉陽 Cheng Kwok Kong | Jonathan Lee | Kubert Leung | 1 |
Grand finals
- Airdate: April 12, 2013
The Grand Finals consist of two rounds, with the first song being a duet with a guest singer, and the second song being a solo encore performance. The weightages for both rounds were 30% and 30%, respectively; the contestant who received a higher combined total (both the semi-finals and grand finals) was crowned as the overall winner.
Non-competition performances
I Am a Singer Season 1 Grand Finals (Return Performances, Guest Performance) April 12, 2013 Host: Sha Baoliang, He Jiong, Wang Han | |||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking | |
| 1 | Paul Wong | Wayne Zhang | "龙的传人" | Li Jian Fu | Hou Dejian | Paul Wong | Return Performance | ||
| 2 | Chen Ming | Wang Qiao | "闷" | Sandy Lam | Yao chien | Robbie Williams Guy Chambers Bennett | Kubert Leung | ||
| 3 | Shang Wenjie | Wu Xin | "Bored" | Faye Wong | Lin Xi | Zhang Yadong | |||
| 4 | Sha Baoliang | YOYO | "十年" | Eason Chan | 陳小霞 | ||||
| 5 | Chyi Chin Chyi Yu | Li Rui | "梦田" | Chyi Yu Michelle Pan | Sanmao | 翁孝良 | Return Performance, Guest Performance | ||
First round: guest duets
The order of performance of this round were based on their rankings from the semi-finals, starting with the singer who ranked first.
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Help Singer | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking |
| 1 | Zhou Xiao'ou | Shen Ling | Sitar Tan | "天下沒有不散的筵席" (Mandarin) | Zheng Jun | 欒樹 張張 | 7 | ||
| 2 | Winnie Hsin | KK | Wakin Chau | "当爱已成往事" | Jonathan Lee Sandy Lam | Jonathan Lee | Koji Sakurai | 6 | |
| 3 | Huang Qishan | Du Haitao | The One | "Without You" (English) | Badfinger Mariah Carey | Pete Ham Tom Evans | Pyo Keun Soo | 3 (Tie) | |
| 4 | Julia Peng | Xiao Yanzi | Shunza | "酒干倘卖无" | Su Rui | Lo Ta-yu Hou Dejian | Hou Dejian | Yao Hung Hong Xinjie | 5 |
| "一无所有" | Cui Jian | ||||||||
| 5 | Yu Quan | Li Weijia | Deng Chao | "奔跑" | Yu Quan | Yu Quan Liu Zhuo | 1 | ||
| "冷酷到底" (Mandarin) | |||||||||
| 6 | Terry Lin | Shen Mengchen | Jam Hsiao | "Easy Lover" (English) | Phil Collins Philip Bailey | Philip Bailey Phil Collins Nathan East | Kubert Leung Phil Collins | 2 | |
| 7 | Aska Yang | Tian Yuan | James Li | "我要我們在一起" | Mavis Fan | James Li | Kubert Leung | 3 (Tie) | |
Second round: winner's song
The order of performance of this round were based on their rankings from the first song, starting with the singer who ranked last place; if tied, the singer with a higher ranking from the semifinals will perform first.
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Final Results |
| 1 | Zhou Xiao'ou | Shen Ling | "Everything I Do" (English) | Bryan Adams | Bryan Adams Michael Kamen Robert John "Mutt" Lange | 欒樹 Zhang Zhang | — | |
| 2 | Winnie Hsin | KK | "味道" | Winnie Hsin | Yao chien | Huang Kuo Lun | Kubert Leung | |
| 3 | Julia Peng | Xiao Yanzi | "相见恨晚" | Julia Peng | Wawa | Chen Kuo Hua | ||
| 4 | Aska Yang | Tian Yuan | "我離開我自己" | Faith Yang | Kwan | Diane Chen | 王文穎 | |
| 5 | Huang Qishan | Du Haitao | "只有你" | Huang Qishan | 馮銳 | 張宏光 | Liu Zhuo | |
| 6 | Terry Lin | Shen Mengchen | "浮夸" (Mandarin) | Terry Lin | 樓南蔚 | C.Y.Kong | 薛位山 | 2 |
| 7 | Yu Quan | Li Weijia | "给所有知道我名字的人" | Chao Chuan | Jonathan Lee | Liu Tianjian | Kamada Toshiya Munakata Hitoshi | 1 |
Winner of battle
Before the final results were announced, the host named Lin and Yu Quan as the "ultimate winner candidates". Yu Quan was declared the first-ever I Am a Singer winner with 25.78% of the combined total, beating Lin's combined total of 22.59%.
I Am a Singer Season 1 Winner of Battle | |||||
| Ranking | Singer | Semi-finals Percentages of Votes (40%) | Grand Finals Round 1 Percentages of Votes (30%) | Grand Finals Round 2 Percentages of Votes (30%) | Total Percentages of Votes |
| 1 | Yu Quan | 17.24% | 28.60% | 34.38% | 25.78% |
| 2 | Terry Lin | 17.44% | 15.60% | 36.47% | 22.59% |
| Hunan Television premiere ratings (CSM46) | ||||
| Episode | Date | Rating | Share | Ranking |
| 1 | January 18, 2013 | 1.434 | 6.38 | 1 |
| 2 | January 25, 2013 | 1.714 | 8.08 | |
| 3 | February 1, 2013 | 2.014 | 9.34 | |
| 4 | February 8, 2013 | 2.067 | 8.24 | |
| 5 | February 15, 2013 | 1.963 | 9.07 | |
| 6 | February 22, 2013 | 2.022 | 8.83 | |
| 7 | March 1, 2013 | 2.381 | 10.56 | |
| 8 | March 8, 2013 | 2.368 | 11.35 | |
| 9 | March 15, 2013 | 2.336 | 11.63 | |
| 10 | March 22, 2013 | 2.480 | 12.20 | |
| 11 | March 29, 2013 | 2.206 | 11.56 | |
| 12 | April 5, 2013 | 2.430 | 11.94 | |
| 13 | April 12, 2013 | 4.127 | 13.24 | |
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