Singer season 8

Singer
Season 8
Hosted byJam Hsiao (main show, episode 1–2)
Eliza Liang (main show, episode 3–10, Breakouts)
He Jiong (Finals)
Judges500 spectators
WinnerHua Chenyu
Runner-upTia Ray
Finals venueHunan Broadcasting System
Release
Original networkHunan Television
Original releaseFebruary 7 (2020-02-07) –
April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24)
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The eighth season of Chinese television series Singer (Chinese: 歌手; previously titled I Am a Singer) was broadcast on Hunan Television between February and April 2020. Singer 2020 was produced by Hong Tao, and its music director was Hong Kong senior musician Kubert Leung. The season premiere was first taped on January 3, 2020, and it was announced that the season will be subtitled Year of the Hits (Chinese: 歌手:當打之年; pinyin: Gēshǒu: Dāngdǎ zhī Nián),[1] and this was the second season to feature returning contestants, after season five. For the first time in this series, return performances were absent for the entire season. The season premiered on February 7, 2020, and ended on April 24, 2020.

Hua Chenyu, a Chinese singer who previously competed in season six, was named the winner, making him the first previous season returnee to win I Am a Singer, while Tia Ray and Jam Hsiao, both also previously returning singers from season five, finished second and third respectively. This is also the first time none of any new initial singers (outside returning singers) made it to the final round.[2][3] Additionally, runner-up Ray's became the highest-placing singer who was previously eliminated and advanced via the Breakout round following Aska Yang and Gary Chaw, who also made it to the final round not higher than third place, and Sitar Tan and Lao Lang, both not higher than fourth place.

Despite the announcement on 22 September 2020 that the series would be ending,[4][5] Mango TV announced in November 2023 that the series would return after nearly four years of hiatus.[6][7]

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