| GeTai Challenge | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
| Hosted by | Desmond Ng Pornsak Dennis Chew Ho Ai Ling |
| Judges | Wang Lei Jim Lim Liu Lingling Irene Ang (guest) Cavin Soh (guest) Royston Tan (guest) Daniel Luo (guest) |
| No. of contestants | 20 |
| Winner | Angie Lau 刘心玲 |
| Runner-up | Jason Chung 曾詠恒 |
| Finals venue | MES Theatre, Mediacorp Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | Mediacorp Channel 8 |
| Original release | 20 April – 10 August 2018 |
| Season chronology | |
GeTai Challenge 2018 (Chinese: 歌台星力量-兴旺发; pinyin: Gē Tái Xīng Lìliàng-XīngWàng Fā), is the second season of GeTai Challenge, a hit reality-singing competition organised by Mediacorp Channel 8, returning after a three-year hiatus. The second season consist of 17 episodes premiered on Channel 8 on 20 April 2018, with the grand finals taped on 26 July 2018 at MES Theatre and aired on 10 August 2018.[1] For the first time, the episodes were available on catchup on Gov.sg's YouTube channel, in addition to the Toggle website (unlike the last season, all episodes were uploaded)[2] The show was sponsored by the Ministry of Communications and Information.
On 10 August 2018, 50-year old Getai veteran singer and sister of resident judge Liu Lingling, Angie Lau was declared the winner of GeTai Challenge 2018 and took home a $20,000 cash award;[3] 45-year old restaurant owner Jason Chung was named the runner-up and won $10,000. Jessie Yeong finished in third place, while Zhuang Qing Yu and Cola Lau finished in fourth and fifth place respectively; they each won $5,000, $3,000 and $2,000, respectively.
The show won the Best Variety Programme in the Star Awards 2019.[4]