Sing! China

Sing! China
GenreReality competition
Created byJohn de Mol
Directed byJin Lei
Presented by
Judges
Country of originChina
Original languageChinese
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes44
Production
Production locationJiaxing, Zhejiang
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time90 minutes
Production companyStar China Media
Original release
NetworkZhejiang Television
Release15 July 2016 (2016-07-15) –
18 August 2023 (2023-08-18)
Related
The Voice of China
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Sing! China (Chinese: 中国好声音; pinyin: Zhōngguó Hǎo Shēngyīn; formerly Chinese: 中国新歌声; pinyin: Zhōngguó Xīn Gēshēng) is a Chinese singing competition television series broadcast on Zhejiang Television. It is produced by Star (CM) Holdings Ltd.[1] It premiered during the summer on 15 July 2016. It is a re-branded version of The Voice of China, a show based on the original The Voice of Holland. It has aired seven seasons and aims to find new singing talent (solo or duets, professional and amateur) contested by aspiring singers, aged 18 or older (16 or older in seasons one and two), drawn from public auditions.

The winner is determined by live audience voting by SMS text. They receive a record deal with various labels for winning the competition. Winners of the past seven seasons have been: Jiang Dunhao (蒋敦豪), Tashi Phuntsok (扎西平措), Tenzin Nyima (旦增尼玛), Xing Hanming (邢晗铭), Shan Yichun (单依纯), Wu Keyue (伍珂玥), and Sumi Liang (梁玉莹).

The series employs a panel of four coaches who critique the artists' performances and guide their teams of selected artists through the remainder of the season. They also compete to ensure that their act wins the competition, thus making them the winning coach. The original panel featured Jay Chou, Na Ying, Wang Feng, and Harlem Yu. Other coaches from previous seasons include Eason Chan, Liu Huan, Nicholas Tse, Li Jian, Wang Leehom, Li Ronghao, Chris Li, Hacken Lee and Fish Leong.

The latest season eight began airing on 28 July 2023 with Wakin Chau, Joker Xue, Wilber Pan, and Henry Lau joining as new coaches, but it was put on hold on 25 August 2023 pending an investigation into the alleged mistreatment of late singer Coco Lee, who was one of the coaches on Sing! China in 2022, and other issues raised by the netizens and viewers of the program.[2]

  1. ^ Bloomberg, John Cheng / (18 Aug 2023). "'The Voice of China' Rocked by Allegations of Unfair Treatment of Late Pop Star and Show Mentor". Time. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 19 Aug 2023.
  2. ^ Lim, Ruey Yan (2023-08-25). "Sing! China series halted over alleged mistreatment of late singer Coco Lee". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 2023-09-03. Retrieved 2023-08-25.