Chinese Million Star | |
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Also known as | Chinese Million Star |
Traditional Chinese | 華人星光大道 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Huárén Xīngguāng Dàdào |
Genre | Reality Show/Singing Competition |
Presented by | Mathilda Tao (陶晶瑩) |
Judges | Yuan Wei Jen Kay Huang (黃韻玲) Albert Leung James Li (李泉) David Tao |
Country of origin | Taiwan |
Original language | Mandarin |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 76 (+4 specials) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Wáng Weizhōng (王伟忠) Zhān Rénxióng (詹仁雄) Wang Ya Ju (汪雅筑) |
Producer | James Chan |
Production location | Taiwan |
Running time | 120 mins |
Production company | Gin Star Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | CTV |
Release | July 3, 2011 February 2, 2014 | –
Related | |
One Million Star | |
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Chinese Million Star (Chinese: 華人星光大道) is a Taiwanese singing reality-competition based on the previous program, One Million Star. The series was a remake of One Million Star and adapting competition format based on the seven seasons.
After seven seasons of One Million Star, a Taiwanese televised singing competition named Chinese Million Star begins its search for a new superstar. produced by Gin Star Entertainment, and aired on CTV (China Television Company, Ltd).
Most of the competition remains similar to the original counterpart of One Million Star as well as the judges. The series employs a panel of judges who critique the contestants' performances, which were Yuan Wei Jen, Kay Huang, Albert Leung, James Li and David Tao. The series is hosted by Mathilda Tao, who she previously hosted One Million Star.
The competition is open to singers worldwide. The top prize is a cash payout of NT$1,000,000 along with various prizes. The three winners were Sharon Kwan, Max Lin, and Chen Haoyu.
To date, three seasons were broadcast with the first season aired on July 3, 2011, and ended January 08, 2012. In August 2014, CTV and the show's producer James Chan announced that the series would not be renewed for a fourth season, due to budget constraints and viewership ratings. However, Taiwan later produced several spin-offs for the program called One Million Star and Jungle Voice, which had seen international success.