| Star Search | |
|---|---|
| Season 11 | |
| Hosted by | Quan Yi Fong (Auditions/Talent Scout) Dasmond Koh (Talent Scout) Irene Ang (Talent Scout) Guo Liang(Prelude/Live shows) Kym Ng (Live shows) Lee Teng (Finals) |
| Winner | Zhang Zetong |
| Winning mentor | Christopher Lee |
| Runner-up | Herman Keh |
| Release | |
| Original network | MediaCorp Channel 8 Toggle YouTube |
| Original release | 20 September – 8 November 2019 |
| Season chronology | |
Star Search 2019 is the 11th installment of the long-running Chinese talent competition Star Search, hosted by Mediacorp, since 1988. This was the first season of Star Search since 2010, returning after a nine-year hiatus.[1] The grand prize includes a Mediacorp management contract and an Audi Q2 SUV (without Certificate of Entitlement).
The series premiered on 20 September on Toggle and 22 September on both Channel 8 and their YouTube channel. Three live telecast episodes were streamed live on 6 and 13 October (semi-finals), and 3 November (finals). The series concluded on a clip show titled The Journey aired on 8 and 10 November, on Toggle and Channel 8, respectively.
On the finals aired 3 November, Zhang Zetong, a 26-year-old Carousell assistant manager from Malaysia who mentored by Christopher Lee, was announced the winner, while Herman Keh from Team Christopher Lee and Ye Jiayun from Team Chen Hanwei finished second and third, respectively.[2] While the top three contestants were offered a contract and won respective prizes, in an unprecedented move made on 5 November, Mediacorp announced that all 12 finalists were all offered contracts, a first in Star Search history.[3][4]