GeTai Challenge (season 1)

GeTai Challenge 2015 (Chinese: 歌台星力量; pinyin: Gē Tái Xīng Lìliàng) is the first season of Singaporean singing reality competition GeTai Challenge that premiered on May 25, 2015 and run for 13 weeks, with the finals taped at Resorts World Sentosa on August 13, 2015 and ended on August 17, 2015. The competition features Getai singers from all across Singapore competing out for the title of GeTai Challenge winner. The show was hosted by Pornsak and Wang Weiliang, and guest host Shane Pow on two performance shows at Yishun.[2]

GeTai Challenge
Season 1
Hosted byPornsak
Wang Weiliang (Episode 1, 4-13).[1]
Shane Pow (Episode 2-3)
JudgesChen Hanwei
Jim Lim
Liu Lingling
Wang Lei
Irene Ang (guest)
Tosh Zhang (guest)
Allen Moo (guest)
Eric Moo (guest)
No. of contestants20
WinnerDesmond Ng 黄振隆
Runner-upMarcus Chin 陈建彬
Finals venueResorts World Sentosa
Release
Original networkMediaCorp Channel 8
Original release25 May (2015-05-25) –
17 August 2015 (2015-08-17)
Season chronology

On August 16, 2015, MediaCorp actor Desmond Ng was named the winner of GeTai Challenge and won a $20,000 cash award, with Love 97.2FM radio personality and actor Marcus Chin as runner-up and won $10,000.[3] Taiwanese Getai singer Hao Hao, Mingzhu Sisters band member Michelle Choo, Indonesian Getai singer Wina Xie, and Malaysian Getai singer Lee Baoen were named third, fourth, fifth and sixth place, respectively. However, the finale drew criticism after a news article about the results was leaked out on The Straits Times the day before the finals was broadcast, causing a dismay among the netizens due to its spoiler nature.[4]

Due to the success of the program and winning three major variety show awards in Star Awards 2016,[5][6][7][8] the show was renewed for a second season, which premiered on April 20, 2018.

Development

The first season of GeTai Challenge was first announced in March 2015 and as a part of Singapore's golden jubilee celebrations. The show was notable for becoming the first show to be Getai-themed. Auditions were held in February 2015 and ten singers were chosen as the finalists of the show.

Contestants

The ten singers were announced on May.[9]

Singer Name Chinese Age Notability (known for) Getai Experience Status
2Z Sisters 2Z姐妹 16-18 Nanyang Technology University undergraduates 8 years Tenth Place
Eliminated on July 6, 2015
The Babes 宝贝姐妹 31-33 Veteran Getai band singers 17 years Ninth Place
Eliminated on July 6, 2015
Leon & Febe 承泽秀萍 25-33 Married couple 1 year Seventh Place
Eliminated on August 10, 2015
Sherraine Law 罗翊绮 22 Student/Blogger 5 years
Lee Baoen 李宝恩 23 Malaysian Getai Singer 9 years Sixth Place
on August 16, 2015
Wina Xie 谢伟娜 20 Student/Indonesian Getai Singer 8 years Fifth Place
on August 16, 2015
Michelle Choo 朱莉莉 52 Band member, Ming Zhu Sisters 48 years Fourth Place
on August 16, 2015
Hao Hao 皓皓 34 Taiwanese Getai singer 20 years Third Place
on August 16, 2015
Marcus Chin 陈建彬 61 Love 97.2FM radio personality/Actor 38 years Runner-up
on August 16, 2015
Desmond Ng 黄振隆 28 Television actor/Stage host 5 years Winner
on August 16, 2015

Scoring chart
Singer Place 1 2 3 4
1 2 1 2 1 2
Desmond Ng 1 71.7+79+80+80=310.7 81.1 88 5 — 90.2 +95.8=186
Marcus Chin 2 86.3+77+72.3+80.5=316.1 81.8 — 5 — 88.6 +92.4=181
Hao Hao 3 81.3+73+77.5+77.9=309.7 83.3 — 3 W 87 +89=176
Michelle Choo 4 70+89.4+76+78.5=313.9 80.3 86.3 5 — 90.2 +85.4=175.6
Wina Xie 5 79.7+78.7+66.5+74.5=299.4 75.8 79.3 3 W 86.8
Lee Baoen 6 82.7+74.7+71.8+68.5=297.4 74.8 — 4 — 82.4
Leon & Febe 7-8 77.3+84.8+65.8+71.8=299.7 75.5 — 3 L
Sherraine Law 76+83+67+68=294 75.5 81.8 3 L
The Babes 9 73.7+76+67.8+75=292.5
2Z Sisters 10 71+77.7+69.8+68=286.5
Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week
Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week
     the singer eliminated that week
     the singer was placed in risk of elimination
     the winning singer
     the runner-up singer
     the third-place singer
     the fourth-place singer

Televised Show Details

Week 1- Prelude (May 25)

Week one features showcases of the ten performers and all three resident judges, Chen Hanwei, Liu Lingling and Wang Lei. The prelude showcase, along with the next two weeks, were taped at MPC@Khatib. Member of Parliament for Nee Soon GRC, and Parliament Secretary of Health and Transport Associate Professor Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim made his appearance for this episode.[10]

  • Group Performances: "热情的沙漠" (Liu Lingling, Wang Lei, Leon & Febe, Marcus Chin, Michelle Choo, Hao Hao, Lee Baoen, Desmond Ng), "Rolling In the Deep" (Sherraine Law, Wina Xie, The Babes, 2Z Sisters), "一人一半" (Top 10)
Act Order Song
The Babes and 2Z Sisters 1 "真情"
Lee Baoen and Leon & Febe 2 "征服"
Desmond Ng and Sherraine Law 3 "屋顶"
Marcus Chin and Michelle Choo 4 "就在今夜"
Hao Hao and Wina Xie (with Liu Lingling and Wang Lei) 5 "你是我的花朵"/"小苹果"

Week 2/3- Themed Cumulative Round 1 (June 1/8)

Starting from week two, the ten singers will be judged based on their performance and assigned a score. The first four weeks will see singers split into two groups of five, each performing on either odd or even-numbered weeks, and then the singers performed together after week five. The scores were accumulated until week seven, and the two singers receiving the two lowest cumulative scores after six weeks will be eliminated from the competition. Getai organisers Tang Hu and Aaron Tan made their guest appearances on Week 2, followed by Love 97.2FM radio personalities Violet Chen and Chua Lilian on Week 3. Host Wang Weiliang was absent for the next two shows; actor Shane Pow took over him as the guest host.

  • Theme: Salute to Youths (dubbed as "Black Monday")
Week Act Order Song Score
Week 2
(June 1)[11]		 Michelle Choo 1 "幸福要自己去闯" 70
Desmond Ng 2 "没离开过" 71.7
2Z Sisters 3 "说唱脸谱" 71
Wina Xie 4 "大海" 79.7
Hao Hao 5 "你冷得像风" 81.3
Week 3
(June 8)[12]		 The Babes 1 "冬天里的一把火" 73
Sherraine Law 2 "细水长流" 76
Leon & Febe 3 "天黑黑" 77.3
Lee Baoen 4 "说不出的快活"/"我要你的爱" 82.7
Marcus Chin 5 "请你再说一篇" 86.3
Singer's Score as of Week Three
Rank Act Cumulative Score
1 Marcus Chin 86.3
2 Lee Baoen 82.7
3 Hao Hao 81.3
4 Wina Xie 79.7
5 Leon & Febe 77.3
6 Sherraine Law 76
7 The Babes 73.7
8 Desmond Ng 71.7
9 2Z Sisters 71
10 Michelle Choo 70

Week 4/5- Themed Cumulative Round 2 (June 15/22)

Week four marks the first show to be taped inside the MediaCorp Campus at Caldecott, and also the debut of the fourth resident judge Jim Lim. The performance order was determined through the scores on their first performance, starting from the highest scorer. Chinese singer Ling Xiao made their appearance on Week 4, and Getai singers Lin Ruping and Hsu Chiung-Fang on Week 5.

  • Group Performances: "你是我的花朵" (Week 4 singers), "姑娘的酒窝" (Week 5 singers)
  • Theme: Songs for their Loved Ones
Week Act Order Song Score
Week 4
(June 15)[13]		 Hao Hao 1 "千言万语" 73
Wina Xie 2 "爱什么稀罕" 78.7
Desmond Ng 3 "孙悟空" 79
2Z Sisters 4 "Don’t Touch Me" 77.7
Michelle Choo 5 "至少还有你" 89.4
Week 5
(June 22)[14]		 Marcus Chin 1 "天亮了" 77
Lee Baoen 2 "火柴天堂" 74.7
Leon & Febe 3 "亲爱的小孩" 84.8
Sherraine Law 4 "外面的世界" 83
The Babes 5 "酒无倘卖无" 76
Singer's Score as of Week Five
Rank Act Cumulative Score
1 Marcus Chin 163.3
2 Leon & Febe 162.1
3 Michelle Choo 159.4
4 Sherraine Law 159
5 Wina Xie 158.4
6 Lee Baoen 157.4
7 Hao Hao 154.3
8 Desmond Ng 150.7
9 The Babes 149.7
10 2Z Sisters 148.7

Week 6- Themed Cumulative Round 3 (June 29)

For the next two weeks, two contestants were assigned as pairs to perform a duet. The first week were assigned by the production, and the second week through contestant's decision. The scores for both round was judged individually after each duet. Chen Hanwei was absent in the judging role for the next five weeks; FLY Entertainment artiste Irene Ang took his role for the judging panel for this week. Classic musician Chung Gu and band member John Teo made their appearance this week.

  • Group Performances: "爱神"
  • Theme: Contestants' duets: designated duets
Act Order Song Score
Wina Xie 1 "离歌" 66.5
Leon & Febe 65.8
Sherraine Law 2 "夏天的浪花" 67
The Babes 67.8
Hao Hao 3 "当" 77.5
Desmond Ng 80
Michelle Choo 4 "把握" 76
2Z Sisters 69.8
Marcus Chin 5 "High歌" 72.3
Lee Baoen 71.8
Singer's Score as of Week Six
Rank Act Cumulative Score
1 Marcus Chin 235.6
2 Michelle Choo 235.4
3 Hao Hao 231.8
4 Desmond Ng 230.7
5 Lee Baoen 229.2
6 Leon & Febe 227.6
7 Sherraine Law 226
8 Wina Xie 224.9
9 2Z Sisters 218.5
10 The Babes 217.5

Week 7- Themed Cumulative Round 4 (July 6)

Two acts were eliminated during the seventh week of shows, based on the cumulative scores as of this week. Students from Ngee Ann Polytechnic made their appearance this week.

  • Group Performances: "好好爱我"
  • Theme: Contestants' duets: freely-chosen songs
Act Order Song Score
Marcus Chin 1 "大门" 80.5
Michelle Choo 78.5
Lee Baoen 2 "王妃" 68.5
Leon & Febe 71.8
Sherraine Law 3 "I Believe I Can Fly" 68
2Z Sisters 68
Desmond Ng 4 "拒绝再玩" 80
Wina Xie 74.5
Hao Hao 5 "忘情森巴扇" 77.9
The Babes 75
Singer's Score as of Week Seven
Rank Act Cumulative Score Results
1 Marcus Chin 316.1 Safe
2 Michelle Choo 313.9
3 Desmond Ng 310.7
4 Hao Hao 309.7
5 Leon & Febe 299.7
6 Wina Xie 299.4
7 Lee Baoen 297.7
8 Sherraine Law 294
9 The Babes 292.5 Eliminated
10 2Z Sisters 286.5

Week 8/9- Battle Rounds (July 13/20)

The Battle rounds was split into two episodes, and the round saw eight singers assigned into two groups of four. In this battle round, a singer would be sent by his or her teammates to compete against another singer from the opposing team. The selection of the singer and their order of appearance were all decided by their respective teams, and all of which were done without the knowledge of the opposing team. Therefore, the pairings were completely by random, and would only be revealed when the teams revealed their selection on stage. At the end of each match, the winning singer will earn the right to decide whether the singer will perform first or second. At the end of all four matches, the group with a higher combined total will directly advance to the semi-finals, while singers from the losing group would have to compete in the Second Chance Judges Challenge next week. Additionally, the scores for the prior round were reset. Ah Boys to Men actor Tosh Zhang was brought in as the guest judge.

  • Group Performances: "失恋阵线联盟"
  • Theme: "Four hands fights" (No theme)
Color key
Bold – Singer was the first to perform
      Singer won the match (judges' score)
      The group with a higher score and all the members advanced to the semi-finals
      The group with a lower score and all the members had to perform again in the Second Chance Judges Challenge
Episode Order Team A Team B
Singer Song Score Singer Song Score
Week 8
(13 July)[15]		 1 Marcus Chin "Deluian"/"眼光" 81.8 Michelle Choo "What's Up?" 80.3
2 Leon & Febe "一个人的精彩" 75.51 Sherraine Law "一眼瞬间" 75.5
Week 9
(20 July)[16]		 3 Hao Hao "寒江雪" 83.3 Desmond Ng "艾菲尔的骄傲" 81.1
4 Lee Baoen "乡音"/"风筝" 74.8 Wina Xie "炫亮" 75.8
Total Score Team A 315.4 Team B 313.1
  1. ^ Won by a Rock–paper–scissors tiebreaker.

Week 10- Second Chance Judges Challenge (July 27)

In this round, the four singers who were defeated in the Battle Rounds performed for a chance to stay in the competition. Singers who attained at least 80 points will advance to the semi-finals. Musician Allen Moo was brought in as the guest judge.[17]

  • Group Performances: "真心英雄"
  • Theme: "Songs to get you to the semi-final" (no theme, dubbed as "Real gold is not afraid of the fire")
Color key
      Singer scored at least 80 points and advanced to the semi-finals
Contestants' performances on the third live show
Act Order Song Score
Sherraine Law 1 "眼泪" 81.8
Wina Xie 2 "如果云知道" 79.31
Michelle Choo 3 "我等到花儿也谢了" 86.3
Desmond Ng 4 "不让我眼泪我过夜" 88
  1. ^ At the end of the challenge, Xie would have been eliminated from the competition after she failed the challenge, but was later advanced to the semi-finals following the audience and judges’ deliberation to bring all the singers to the semi-finals.

Week 11/12- Semi-finals (August 3/10)

The semi-final round was split into two episodes, with the first five singers performing on the first episode, and the last three on the second episode. For this round, singers a medley of songs which were assigned by the judges, starting off their performances with a ballad, followed by an uptempo song. In deciding who moves on, each judge will cast their vote by flashing the show's logo on their smartphones. Singers receiving a minimum of four (out of five) judges' votes will directly advance to the grand finals; failure to will land them in the Pending Zone, where singers have to perform again in the 90-second sing-off. After the sing-off, the judges choose which two singers advanced to the grand final, and which two singers were to be eliminated. Irene Ang was brought in as the guest judge.

  • Group Performances: "给我一个吻"
  • Theme: Fast and Slow-tempo medley songs, judges' assigned
Color key
Judge cast a "Yes" vote
Judge cast a "No" vote
      Singer received four or more judges' votes and advanced to grand finals
      Singer received less than four judges' votes and was placed in the Pending Zone
      Singer won the sing-off and advanced to the grand finals
      Singer lost the sing-off and was eliminated
Episode Act Order Song Judges votes Results
Lim Ang Chen Liu Lei
Episode 11
(Aug 3)[18]		 Wina Xie 1 "想念你的歌"/"我就是这样" To Pending Zone
Michelle Choo 2 "白天不懂夜的黑"/"慢慢来" Advanced
Sherraine Law 3 "天冷就回来"/"燕尾蝶" To Pending Zone
Lee Baoen 4 "手掌心"/"向天再借五百年" Advanced
Marcus Chin 5 "春天里"/"燃烧吧火鸟" 1 1 1 1 Advanced
Episode 12
(Aug 10)[19]		 Desmond Ng 6 "天黑"/"波间带" Advanced
Leon & Febe 7 "天下有情人"/"小夫妻" To Pending Zone
Hao Hao 8 "天空"/"越飞越高" To Pending Zone
Pending Zone (90-second sing-off)
Wina Xie 1 "三天三夜" Saved
Sherraine Law 2 "雪人" Eliminated
Leon & Febe 3 "新不了情" Eliminated
Hao Hao 4 "是否" Saved
  1. ^ Originally cast as a "No" vote. Chin's results was not revealed until Episode 12 (August 10).

Week 13- Grand Finals

Part 1- The Ultimate Battle (August 16)

The grand finals were taped on August 13, 2015 at Resorts World Sentosa and broadcast on a three-hour special starting at 7.00pm. In the first round of the competition, the six finalists performed a duet or trio with celebrities (if any). Based on the judges scores in the first round, the bottom two singers with the lowest judges' score would be eliminated.

The final four singers would then sing their winner's song in the second round of the competition; the singer who received the highest total combined score was announced as the winner. Local musician Eric Moo was brought in as a guest judge. Local musician Lee Wei Song and the cast of Ah Boys to Men made their appearance in the finale. Minister of the Prime Minister Office Chan Chun Sing was the guest-of-honour for the finale.[20]

  • Group Performances: "给我感觉" (The Babes, Leon & Febe, Sherraine Law, 2Z Sisters), "至少还有你" (Marcus Chin, Michelle Choo), "爱什么稀罕" (Lee Baoen, Wina Xie), "不让我眼泪我过夜" (Desmond Ng), "寒江雪" (Hao Hao), "跟着感觉走" (Top 10)
  • Theme: Celebrity duet (dubbed as "reinforcement round"), winner's song (dubbed as "final battle")
  • Guest Performance: Eric Moo ("太傻")
Act First Round Second Round Total Result
Score Song Order Score Song Order
Hao Hao 1 "菊花台" (with Vanessa Voon) 87 7 "Para Para Sakura" 89 176 Third place
Wina Xie 2 "愛要坦蕩蕩" (with Lin Wen-yu) 86.8 N/A (already eliminated) Fifth place
Marcus Chin 3 "船歌" (with Dong Shi Qiang, Kelvin Soon, Zhang Xiong, Qiu Wen, Hsu Chiung-Fang, Sally Yeo, Mai Hui and Jenny) 88.6 8 "霸王别姬" 92.4 181 Runner-up
Desmond Ng 4 "霍元甲" (with Wang Weiliang) 90.2 10 "父亲" 95.8 186 Winner
Lee Baoen 5 "乌兰巴托的夜" (with Xie Wen) 82.4 N/A (already eliminated) Sixth place
Michelle Choo 6 "爱的迷恋" (with Choo Lengleng) 90.2 9 "走在红地毯一天" 85.4 175.6 Fourth place

Part 2- Finals Special (August 17)

The Finals Special was aired the following day of the finale, featuring a clip show as well as a look-back on their journey in the competition, and to celebrate the success of the season and the crowning of the winner. The results for the three voting categories, which opened throughout the season until the semi-finals,[21] was revealed in the episode.[22][23]

AwardWinner
Best Costume Hao Hao
Most Popular
Most Interactive Desmond Ng
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