One Million Star
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One Million Star is a television singing competition in Taiwan
broadcast on China Television (CTV)
. It first debuted on 5 January 2007, filling the 10 PM to midnight time slot on Friday evenings. The show is hosted by Tao Ching-Ying
(陶晶瑩) and is currently shown on Sundays from 8-10 PM. The aim of the show is to gather talented young singers and find the one who has the best qualities to become a superstar. One Million Star launched the music careers of Mandopop
artists such as Yoga Lin
, Aska Yang
, Wong JingLun
and Jam Hsiao
.
In its debut year the show won Best Variety Programme
and Best Host in a Variety Programme
for Tao at the 42nd Golden Bell Awards
. and has been nominated for both awards in 2008, 2009 and 2010. In 2011, the program branched out with another edition: Chinese Million Star
, featuring contenders from Los Angeles
, Malaysia, Singapore
and Taiwan trying to make the cut for the preliminary quarter-finals, which take place in Taiwan. The show premiered on July 3, 2011.
(張宇), Winnie Hsin
, 林志炫; producers 小蟲, 王治平; TV producer 王偉忠; entertainers 孫鵬, 郭子乾 and so on.
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
broadcast on China Television (CTV)
China Television
China Television Company, Ltd. was established on September 3, 1968 by the then-ruling Nationalist Party of the Republic of China . The party owned the majority stake of the network...
. It first debuted on 5 January 2007, filling the 10 PM to midnight time slot on Friday evenings. The show is hosted by Tao Ching-Ying
Tao Ching-Ying
Tao Ching-Ying, is a singer and top TV Hostess in Taiwan. Tao graduated from Taiwan National Chengchi University...
(陶晶瑩) and is currently shown on Sundays from 8-10 PM. The aim of the show is to gather talented young singers and find the one who has the best qualities to become a superstar. One Million Star launched the music careers of Mandopop
Mandopop
Mandopop is a colloquial abbreviation for "Mandarin popular music." It is categorized as a subgenre of commercial Chinese-language music within C-pop. Mandopop was the first variety of popular music in Chinese to establish itself as a viable industry. As the name implies, Mandopop features songs...
artists such as Yoga Lin
Yoga Lin
Yoga Lin was born on 1 July 1987. He is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer and the winner of One Million Star, Season 1 , a reality TV singing competition in Taiwan. During the competition, he once contemplated quitting due to the elimination of his good friend, Eddie Tsai...
, Aska Yang
Aska Yang
Aska Yang was born on 4 April 1978 in Taoyuan, Taiwan. He is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer. He is commended for his touching and intense vocal performance. He graduated from the National Changhua University of Education , with a major in Guidance & Counseling. During his study at NCUE, he attended...
, Wong JingLun
Wong JingLun
Wong Jinglun , also known as Jing Wong, was born on 23 July 1983. He is a Taiwan-based Singaporean singer and actor. He is managed by Univerises Entertainment Marketing Limited , along with Show Luo, Elva Hsiao and Nick...
and Jam Hsiao
Jam Hsiao
Jam Hsiao was born on 30 March 1987 at Taipei, Taiwan). He is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer. In summer 2007, Hsiao rose to fame after only three brief appearances in the first season of China Television 's star search show, One Million Star , which is a singing competition reality show similar to...
.
In its debut year the show won Best Variety Programme
Best Variety Programme (Golden Bell Awards)
Golden Bell Award for Best Variety Programme is one of the category of competition for the Taiwanese television production Golden Bell Awards. It is presented annually in October by the Government Information Office, Republic of China ....
and Best Host in a Variety Programme
Best Host in a Variety Programme(Golden Bell Awards)
Golden Bell for Best Host in a Variety Programme is the main category of Competition of Golden Bell Awards.- Award Winners :...
for Tao at the 42nd Golden Bell Awards
Golden Bell Awards
The Golden Bell Awards is an annual Taiwanese television production award, founded in 1965, presented by Government Information Office, Republic of China . It is usually presented in October or November each year. It is the first television production award in Chinese circulation and Taiwan's...
. and has been nominated for both awards in 2008, 2009 and 2010. In 2011, the program branched out with another edition: Chinese Million Star
Chinese Million Star
The first season of Chinese Million Star, a Taiwanese televised singing competition, began on July 3, 2011.-Rules:In the early auditions, hopeful contestants are screened by preliminary panels to be selected for singing talent. The audition process is long and tedious, beginning with hundreds of...
, featuring contenders from Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, Malaysia, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
and Taiwan trying to make the cut for the preliminary quarter-finals, which take place in Taiwan. The show premiered on July 3, 2011.
Rules
In the early auditions, hopeful contestants are screened by preliminary panels to be selected for singing talent. The audition process is long and highly competitive, with hundreds of candidates eliminated. Once they make it to the show, the contestants face different tasks every week that involve singing; the worst-performing individual is eliminated. The six finalists no longer face elimination, but are graded on their performance each week. The one who excels wins the grand prize: one million NT dollars and a studio recording contract.Season summary
| Season Number |
Premiere Date | Winner | Runner Up | 2nd Runner-up | 3rd Runner-up | Million Star Gang / Top 10 (Starting From the Season Champion) |
Label Cooperation |
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| Season 1 One Million Star, Season 1 The first season of One Million Star, a Taiwanese televised singing competition, began on January 5, 2007.-Episodes:-Ranking:The ranking and score of each episodes.-External links:... |
January 5, 2007 | Yoga Lin Yoga Lin Yoga Lin was born on 1 July 1987. He is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer and the winner of One Million Star, Season 1 , a reality TV singing competition in Taiwan. During the competition, he once contemplated quitting due to the elimination of his good friend, Eddie Tsai... (林宥嘉) |
Judy Chou (周定緯) | Peter Pan (潘裕文) | Afalean Lu (盧學叡) |
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HIM International Music HIM International Music HIM International Music is a Taiwanese independent record label and artist management company established in 1999. It was previously known as Grand Music International Inc.... |
| Season 2 One Million Star, Season 2 The second season of One Million Star, a Taiwanese televised singing competition, began on July 20, 2007. Similar to the first season, the competition started with 100 participants, and most of the contents and rules remained unchanged... |
July 20, 2007 | Yuming Lai (賴銘偉) | Rachel Liang (梁文音) | Uni Yie (葉瑋庭) | Quack Wu (吳忠明) |
Jane Huang Jane Huang is a Taiwanese singer. She was born in Taitung County, Taiwan. She is a member of Taiwan's Puyuma aboriginal people. In 2007, she finished seventh in the One Million Star Taiwanese singing competition, but her strength in the rock genre was clear. With the strong support of her fans,... (黃美珍) |
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| Season 3 | February 2, 2008 | Lala Shu (徐佳瑩) | Shennio Lin (林芯儀) | Ivy Li (黎礎寧) | Sammi Jian (簡鳳君) |
Wong JingLun Wong Jinglun , also known as Jing Wong, was born on 23 July 1983. He is a Taiwan-based Singaporean singer and actor. He is managed by Univerises Entertainment Marketing Limited , along with Show Luo, Elva Hsiao and Nick... (黃靖倫) |
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| Season 4 | October 2008 | Queenie Fang (方宥心) | Mark Chang (張心傑) | Micheal Lin (林鴻鳴) | Connie Kan (康禎庭) |
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| Season 5 | April 3, 2009 | Dennis Sun (孫自佑) | Rose Liu (劉明湘) | Celia Liang (梁曉珺) | Rachel Hsu (徐詠琳) |
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HIM International Music HIM International Music HIM International Music is a Taiwanese independent record label and artist management company established in 1999. It was previously known as Grand Music International Inc.... |
| Season 6 | November 6, 2009 | Hu Xia Hu Xia Hu Xia is the winner of the One Million Star, season 6. Huxia is a very young champion in the show,but his voice is crystal-clear that he attract many young people. It's in 2010 that he won the chanpionship and he was just 19 years old. All the judges spoke highly of his wonderful performance... (胡夏) |
Jenny Du (杜華瑾) | San Shuai (三帥) | Shanils Huang (黃郁善) |
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| Star Legend | May 21, 2010 | Janice Yan (閻奕格) | Rose Liu (劉明湘) | Uni Yie (葉瑋庭) | Mark Chang (張心傑) |
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| Season 7 | August 27, 2010 | Jess Lee Jess Lee Kar Wei Jess Lee, , born June 1, 1988 in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, is a finalist and grand winner of the popular televised singing competition One Million Star in Taiwan. She is the first Malaysian to win in the competition and broke the record of scoring the highest mark four times consecutively in the... (李佳薇) |
Gary Sun (孫曉亮) | Wu Si Ai, Usay(舞思愛) | Christmas Bai (白潮洛蒙) |
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Warner Music |
Season 1
The format features five judges who not only critique the contestants' performances but guide them. The three regular judges are songwriter, singer and producer: Wei-Jen Yuan (袁惟仁), Kay Huang (黃韻玲) and famous stylist Roger. There will be two different guest judges every week. Some previous guest judges include famous singers Phil ChangPhil Chang
Phil Chang is a male Taiwanese singer-songwriter.By the time he graduated from Feng Chia University in Financial Services, he was already known as an accomplished folk singer, pianist and guitar-player. He issued his first album, Walking the Wind, in 1992, and achieved success with his second,...
(張宇), Winnie Hsin
Winnie Hsin
Winnie Hsin is a Taiwanese singer. She is best known for her crystal clear soprano voice.-Biography:In 1976, Hsin was admitted to the Taipei Hwa Kang Arts School, and in 1979 she studied music in the Chinese Culture University in Taipei. After graduating, she became a music teacher in the Yamaha...
, 林志炫; producers 小蟲, 王治平; TV producer 王偉忠; entertainers 孫鵬, 郭子乾 and so on.
Season 2
The second season of "One Million Star" begins at the same time 9.30 GMT +8 in Taiwan on July the 20th.After competition
| Season Number |
Million Star Gang / Top 10 | Activity |
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| Season 1 | James Lin or Yoga Lin Yoga Lin Yoga Lin was born on 1 July 1987. He is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer and the winner of One Million Star, Season 1 , a reality TV singing competition in Taiwan. During the competition, he once contemplated quitting due to the elimination of his good friend, Eddie Tsai... (林宥嘉) |
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| Judy Chou (周定緯) |
HIM International Music HIM International Music is a Taiwanese independent record label and artist management company established in 1999. It was previously known as Grand Music International Inc.... ) |
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| Peter Pan (潘裕文) |
HIM International Music HIM International Music is a Taiwanese independent record label and artist management company established in 1999. It was previously known as Grand Music International Inc.... ) |
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| Afalean Lu (盧學叡) |
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| Miles Liu (劉明峰) | ||
| Aska Yang Aska Yang Aska Yang was born on 4 April 1978 in Taoyuan, Taiwan. He is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer. He is commended for his touching and intense vocal performance. He graduated from the National Changhua University of Education , with a major in Guidance & Counseling. During his study at NCUE, he attended... (楊宗緯) |
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| Stanly Hsu (許仁杰) |
HIM International Music HIM International Music is a Taiwanese independent record label and artist management company established in 1999. It was previously known as Grand Music International Inc.... ) |
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| Kevin Hsieh (謝震廷) | ||
| Sharon Lee(李宣榕) |
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| Charks An (安伯政) |
| Season Number |
Million Star Gang / Top 10 | Activity |
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| Season 2 | Yuming Lai(賴銘偉) |
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| Rachel Liang (梁文音) |
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| Uni Yie (葉瑋庭) |
Rock Records Rock Records is a Taiwanese record label founded in 1980 by Sam and Johnny Duan . The record label had their first multiseller in 1989 with Sarah Chen.It is now Asia's largest independent record label.... |
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| Quack Wu (吳忠明) |
Rock Records Rock Records is a Taiwanese record label founded in 1980 by Sam and Johnny Duan . The record label had their first multiseller in 1989 with Sarah Chen.It is now Asia's largest independent record label.... |
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| Annie Lin (林宜融) | ||
| Pets Ceng (曾沛慈) |
K.O.3an Guo K.O.3an Guo is a Taiwanese drama starring George Hu, Xiu, Kirsten Ren and three out of four members of Fahrenheit as special guests, who starred in the prequels. The title is pronounced as "K.O.-san-guo". It is the third installment of the Zhong Ji series; preceded by KO One and The X-Family... |
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| Jane Huang Jane Huang Jane Huang is a Taiwanese singer. She was born in Taitung County, Taiwan. She is a member of Taiwan's Puyuma aboriginal people. In 2007, she finished seventh in the One Million Star Taiwanese singing competition, but her strength in the rock genre was clear. With the strong support of her fans,... (黃美珍) |
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| Queen Wei (魏如昀) |
Silly (album) Silly is the debut album released by Taiwanese singer and songwriter Queen Wei .-Track listing:# 傻 # 蝶戀 # 小彩虹 # 他們 # Luv Luv Luv# Party Days# 目光 # 親愛的 # 擁戴... " (Universal Music Taiwan) |
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| Christina Lin (林佩瑤) | ||
| Gina Li (李千娜) |
| Season Number |
Million Star Gang / Top 10 | Activity |
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| Season 3 | Lala Shu (徐佳瑩) |
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| Peggy Lin (林芯儀) | ||
| Ivy Li (黎礎寧) | ||
| Sammi Jian (簡鳳君) | ||
| Shane Lai (賴聖恩) | ||
| Wong JingLun Wong JingLun Wong Jinglun , also known as Jing Wong, was born on 23 July 1983. He is a Taiwan-based Singaporean singer and actor. He is managed by Univerises Entertainment Marketing Limited , along with Show Luo, Elva Hsiao and Nick... (黃靖倫) |
Jing's Note Jing's Note is Singaporean Mandopop artist Wong JingLun's debut Mandarin solo studio album. It was released on 14 November 2008 by Warner Music Taiwan... " (Warner Music) |
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| Sugie Pan (潘嗣敬) | ||
| Crystal Lin (林雨宣) | ||
| Albert Wang (王彥博) | ||
| Edward Tsai (蔡忠穎) |
| Season Number |
Million Star Gang / Top 10 | Activity |
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| Season 5 | Dennis Sun (孫自佑） |
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| Rose Liu (劉明湘） |
HIM International Music HIM International Music is a Taiwanese independent record label and artist management company established in 1999. It was previously known as Grand Music International Inc.... |
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| Celia Liang (梁曉珺） | ||
| Rachel Hsu (徐詠琳） | ||
| Mrtting Lee (李杰宇) |
HIM International Music HIM International Music is a Taiwanese independent record label and artist management company established in 1999. It was previously known as Grand Music International Inc.... ) |
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| Ami Yang (楊駿文) | ||
| Bala Zeng (曾梓淞) | ||
| Eric Lin (林育澤) | ||
| Victoria Wang (王璿) | ||
| Marsa Hu (胡采書) |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Number | |Nomination | Result | Ref | |
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| 2007 | 42nd | Best Entertainment Variety Programme Best Variety Programme (Golden Bell Awards) Golden Bell Award for Best Variety Programme is one of the category of competition for the Taiwanese television production Golden Bell Awards. It is presented annually in October by the Government Information Office, Republic of China .... |
One Million Star | ||
| Best Host in an Entertainment Variety Programme Best Host in a Variety Programme(Golden Bell Awards) Golden Bell for Best Host in a Variety Programme is the main category of Competition of Golden Bell Awards.- Award Winners :... |
Tao Ching-Ying Tao Ching-Ying Tao Ching-Ying, is a singer and top TV Hostess in Taiwan. Tao graduated from Taiwan National Chengchi University... |
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| 2008 | 43rd | Best Entertainment Variety Programme Best Variety Programme (Golden Bell Awards) Golden Bell Award for Best Variety Programme is one of the category of competition for the Taiwanese television production Golden Bell Awards. It is presented annually in October by the Government Information Office, Republic of China .... |
One Million Star | ||
| Best Host in an Entertainment Variety Programme Best Host in a Variety Programme(Golden Bell Awards) Golden Bell for Best Host in a Variety Programme is the main category of Competition of Golden Bell Awards.- Award Winners :... |
Tao Ching-Ying Tao Ching-Ying Tao Ching-Ying, is a singer and top TV Hostess in Taiwan. Tao graduated from Taiwan National Chengchi University... |
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| 2009 | 44th | Best Variety Programme Best Variety Programme (Golden Bell Awards) Golden Bell Award for Best Variety Programme is one of the category of competition for the Taiwanese television production Golden Bell Awards. It is presented annually in October by the Government Information Office, Republic of China .... |
One Million Star | ||
| Best Host in a Variety Programme Best Host in a Variety Programme(Golden Bell Awards) Golden Bell for Best Host in a Variety Programme is the main category of Competition of Golden Bell Awards.- Award Winners :... |
Tao Ching-Ying Tao Ching-Ying Tao Ching-Ying, is a singer and top TV Hostess in Taiwan. Tao graduated from Taiwan National Chengchi University... |
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| 2010 | 45th | Best Variety Programme Best Variety Programme (Golden Bell Awards) Golden Bell Award for Best Variety Programme is one of the category of competition for the Taiwanese television production Golden Bell Awards. It is presented annually in October by the Government Information Office, Republic of China .... |
One Million Star | ||
| Best Host in a Variety Programme Best Host in a Variety Programme(Golden Bell Awards) Golden Bell for Best Host in a Variety Programme is the main category of Competition of Golden Bell Awards.- Award Winners :... |
Tao Ching-Ying Tao Ching-Ying Tao Ching-Ying, is a singer and top TV Hostess in Taiwan. Tao graduated from Taiwan National Chengchi University... |
See also
- Super Girl
- Super BoySuper Boy (contest)Super Boy or Happy Boy was a national singing contest in People's Republic of China for male contestants, organized by Hunan Satellite Television in 2007, as a spinoff of its popular "Super Girl" series.-Outline:...
- Blossoming FlowersBlossoming FlowersBlossoming Flowers also known as Super Flowers Girl was an annual national singing contest in People's Republic of China for female contestants, organized by Qinghai Satellite Television between 2010. It was generally described as the Qinghai version of Super Girl and becoming another popular...
- The Voice
- Chinese Million StarChinese Million StarThe first season of Chinese Million Star, a Taiwanese televised singing competition, began on July 3, 2011.-Rules:In the early auditions, hopeful contestants are screened by preliminary panels to be selected for singing talent. The audition process is long and tedious, beginning with hundreds of...