Chinese Idol | |
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Also known as | Zhōngguó Mèng Zhī Shēng |
Chinese | 中国梦之声 |
Genre | Reality game show |
Created by | Simon Fuller |
Presented by | Lin Hai and Cheng Lei |
Judges | Han Hong (2013–2014) Huang Xiaoming (2013) Coco Lee (2013) Wang Wei-chung (2013) Adam Lambert (Guest, 2013) Vivian Hsu (2014) Richie Jen (2014) Guo Jingming (2014) |
Theme music composer | Julian Gingell Barry Stone Cathy Dennis |
Opening theme | A Moment Like This by Shila Amzah |
Country of origin | China |
Original languages | Mandarin English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 28 |
Production | |
Production companies | FremantleMedia 19 Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | DragonTV (China) (Season 1 and Season 2) Astro AEC (Malaysia) (Season 2) |
Release | May 19, 2013 December 14, 2014 | –
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Chinese Idol (Chinese: 中国梦之声; pinyin: Zhōngguó Mèng Zhī Shēng) is a Chinese reality/singing competition program. Based on the British television series, Pop Idol, which was created by Simon Fuller and developed by FremantleMedia, Chinese Idol premiered on May 19, 2013 on DragonTV and was hosted by Chinese TV hosts, Lin Hai, who previously hosted the Chinese version of Family Feud from April 2010 to October 2010 succeeded by Chinese actor, Ying Da, and Cheng Lei, who hosted China's Got Talent and the Chinese version of Top Gear from November 2014 to December 2015. Chinese Idol ended its second and final season on December 14, 2014.
The series, like its British and American counterparts, aims to find the best new singer in China based on viewer voting and participation. Chinese Idol employs a panel of judges to select the finalists and will then critique their performances, these include international recording artists Coco Lee and Vivian Hsu, Chinese recording artist Han Hong, Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming, Taiwanese actor and singer Richie Jen, and Taiwanese producer Wang Wei-chung.
Shila Amzah was given the honor to record the Chinese Idol's theme song called "A Moment Like This" (Chinese Ver.) and perform at the finale of Chinese Idol.