I Am a Singer (Chinese season 4)
I Am a Singer (season 4), is the fourth season of the Chinese version of the South Korean reality show I Am a Singer. The show was broadcast on Hunan Television in 2016. Due to the sudden banning of Korean entertainment in China in November 2016, this was currently the last season to feature Korean singers in the competition. It was also the last season to use the I Am a Singer title, before renaming to Singer with effect from the next season.
| I Am a Singer | |
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| Season 4 | |
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| Hosted by | Hacken Lee (Episode 1–11) Hacken Lee, Kim Ji-mun, Su Yunying, Chao Chuan, Shin, Daichin Tana, Guan Zhe, Elvis Wang, Lao Lang, Joey Yung, Jeff Chang (Breakout) He Jiong (Final Round, 2016 Biennial Concert) |
| Judges | 500 public audiences |
| Winner | Coco Lee |
| Runner-up | Jeff Chang |
| Finals venue | Hunan Broadcasting System |
| Release | |
| Original network | Hunan Television |
| Original release | January 15 – April 15, 2016 |
| Season chronology | |
The season premiered on January 15, 2016, and concluded on April 15, 2016. On the finals aired April 8, 2016, Hong Kong-American singer Coco Lee was the winner of the season, becoming the first non-mainland Chinese national to win the show. Jeff Chang came in second, and Korean singer Hwang Chi-yeul finished third place.
Competition format
Most of the competition followed the same format as the previous series, including the Challenge rounds debuted in the last season. Like the previous seasons, the votes counted from both the Qualifier and Knockout rounds determined which singer was eliminated for the night. The Challenge round which introduced in the previous season also return, with an added rule where singers had to rank in the top four (4th place or better) to remain in the competition.
I Am a Singer- Who Will Challenge
An online Spin-off of the show, I Am a Singer- Who Will Challenge (我是歌手—誰來踢館) was aired daily from December 5, 2015, until the finale on January 23, 2016, on the online site of Mango TV, for a total of 50 days.
The site featured each contestant having their own Challenge page, where online viewers were able recommend the singers in participating the competition. When a singer's recommendation hit at least 18,000 views, they were eligible to participate in a daily live show aired between December 5, 2015, until January 7, 2016. During each episode's broadcast, viewers could distribute their 100 "Decibel points" to the singers they liked the most on each show.
The top eight singers accumulating the most 'Decibel points' after January 7 moved on to the Sing-off. During each night's broadcast until January 15, two random singers had to sing one song each, with a total of three songs throughout the eight shows. 10,000 viewers were be chosen at random. These viewers distributed their 100 "Decibel points" to determine the contestants placement in the sing-off as well as in the finale. The second week's shows that aired from January 16 until January 22 featured the singer's daily lives and their preparations up to the finale.
The finale aired January 23 and showcased the eight singers for the last time, each singing two songs (one chosen song and one hit song from previous seasons). In each round, 10,000 "Decibel points were distributed to random viewers eligible to cast their votes for the winner (viewers had to vote for three singers to be counted as a valid vote). The singer accumulating the most votes after two songs would win the right to take part in the competition as a Challenger on the third Challenge round.
Korean singer Kim Ji-Mun was named as the winner of I Am a Singer- Who Will Challenge.
Tiebreaker
A tiebreaker can occur when multiple singers were tied with the lowest votes cast during an elimination round. The tie is resolved based on the placements in the next round, and the singer receiving a lower placement (regardless of the placements from other singers) was eliminated. Any eliminations (if applicable) in the following round would conduct as normal.
Contestants
The following singers participated in the fourth season are listed in alphabetical order (singers without a placement for the final is listed as finalist and singers withdrew were listed as withdrawn):
Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – Third place
- – Other finalist
| Contestant | Country | Manager | Status | Week Entered | Week Exited | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Chang |  |
Shen Mengchen | Substitute singer | Week 4 (Qualifier round 2) | Week 13 (Finals) | Runner-up |
| Chao Chuan | |
Li Rui | Initial singer | Week 1 (Qualifier round 1) | Week 5 (Knockout round 2) Week 12 (Breakout round) |
Eliminated |
| Guan Zhe |  |
Ryan | Initial singer | Week 1 (Qualifier round 1) | Week 2 (Knockout round 1) Week 12 (Breakout round) |
Eliminated |
| HAYA Band | |
Wayne Zhang | Initial singer | Week 1 (Qualifier round 1) | Week 2 (Knockout round 1) Week 12 (Breakout round) |
Eliminated |
| LaLa Hsu | |
Leo Li | Initial singer | Week 1 (Qualifier round 1) | Week 13 (Finals) | Finalist (4th-6th place) |
| Hwang Chi Yeul |  |
Zhang Yu'an | Initial singer | Week 1 (Qualifier round 1) | Week 13 (Finals) | Third place |
| Kim Ji Mun | |
Aaron Sun Pu | Challenger | Week 9 (Challenge round 3) | Week 9 (Challenge round 3) Week 12 (Breakout round) |
Eliminated |
| Lao Lang | |
Eliza Liang | Substitute singer | Week 10 (Qualifier round 4) | Week 13 (Finals) | Finalist (4th-6th place) |
| Coco Lee |   |
Shen Ling | Initial singer | Week 1 (Qualifier round 1) | Week 13 (Finals) | Winner |
| Hacken Lee | |
Li Weijia | Initial singer | Week 1 (Qualifier round 1) | Week 13 (Finals) | Finalist (4th-6th place) |
| Shin | |
Cindy Sun | Initial singer | Week 1 (Qualifier round 1) | Week 6 (Challenge round 2) Week 12 (Breakout round) |
Eliminated |
| Su Yunying | |
Wang Qiao | Challenger | Week 3 (Challenge round 1) | Week 3 (Challenge round 1) Week 12 (Breakout round) |
Eliminated |
| Elvis Wang | |
Yan Wei | Challenger | Week 6 (Challenge round 2) | Week 8 (Knockout round 3) Week 12 (Breakout round) |
Eliminated |
| Joey Yung | |
Rolling Wang | Substitute singer | Week 7 (Qualifier round 3) | Week 13 (Finals) | 7th place |
Future appearances
Coco Lee later returned as a guest performer on the fifth and sixth seasons. Lala Hsu would be returning as a contestant on the eighth season where she finished 5th.
Results
| First | Safe | Bottom | Eliminated | Return Performance | Challenger |
| Challenge Success | Challenge Failure | Breakout Success | Breakout Failure | Winner | Runner-up/Third place |
| Singer | Broadcast date (2016) | ||||||||||||||
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| Jan 15 | Jan 22 | Jan 29 | Feb 5 | Feb 12 | Feb 19 | Feb 26 | Mar 4 | Mar 11 | Mar 18 | Mar 25 | Apr 1 | Apr 8 | |||
| 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | 4th round | Breakout | Final Round | ||||||||||
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Competition Details
1st round
Qualifying (Scramble Tournament)
- Taping Date: January 7, 2016
- Airdate: January 15, 2016
For the first time in the show's history, as there were eight first round singers instead of seven, this round featured elimination. The singer receiving the lowest number of votes would be immediately eliminated; however, no one was eliminated as the bottom two singers were tied for 7th.[1]
I Am a Singer Season 4 1st Qualifying Round (Scramble Tournament) January 15, 2016 Host: Hacken Lee | |||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking | Singer Voting |
| 1 | HAYA Band | Wayne Zhang | "蒼狼大地" | Tengger | 布和傲斯爾 Tengger | Tengger | HAYA Band | 7 (Tie) | 2 |
| 2 | Hwang Chi Yeul | Zhang Yu'an | "那個人" (Korean) | Lee Seung Chul | Kim Sang Ik Park Seul Hwa | Hong Jin Young | Kang Hwa Seong | 2 | — |
| 3 | Coco Lee | Shen Ling | "想念你" | Harlem Yu | 吳正奇 林愷 | Harlem Yu Lee Zheng Fan | Kubert Leung | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | Hacken Lee | Li Weijia | "霧之戀" (Cantonese) | Alan Tam | Andrew Lam | Suzuki Kisaburō | Johnny Yim [a] | 3 | — |
| 5 | Chao Chuan | Li Rui | "愛要怎麼說出口" | Chao Chuan | Jonathan Lee | 劉迦寧 周以力 | 5 | ||
| 6 | Guan Zhe | Ryan | "如果分開我也愛你" | Guan Zhe | Terence Teo | 7 (Tie) | |||
| 7 | LaLa Hsu | Leo Li | "失落沙洲" | LaLa Hsu | Zheng Nan | 1 | |||
| 8 | Shin | Cindy | "告別的時代" | Shin | Lin Xi | Yang Jung Seung | 陳熙 | 4 | |
Knockout
- Taping Date: January 14, 2016
- Airdate: January 21, 2016
The round features its first-ever tiebreaker of the series; between the two singers (HAYA band and Zhe) who tied for 7th on the last round, the one with the lower vote would be eliminated regardless of the overall placement. Eliminations for the round went ahead as normal; of the remaining seven singers, the singer with the lowest combined votes will also be eliminated.
I Am a Singer Season 4 1st Knockout Round January 22, 2016 Host: Hacken Lee | |||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking | Singer Voting |
| 1 | LaLa Hsu | Leo Li | "修煉愛情" | JJ Lin | Yee Kar Yeung | JJ Lin | Zheng Nan | 6 | — |
| 2 | Hwang Chi Yeul | Zhang Yu'an | "從開始到現在" | Jeff Chang (Mandarin) | Francis Lee | 吳熙俊 劉海俊 | Kang Hwa Seong | 2 | |
| Ryu (Korean) | Min Kwan Hong | ||||||||
| 3 | Guan Zhe | Ryan | "神奇" | Stefanie Sun | Karey | Lee Shih Shiong | 多劍平 Guan Zhe | 8 | |
| 4 | Chao Chuan | Li Rui | "飛得更高" | Wang Feng | 劉文仁 | 3 | |||
| 5 | Shin | Cindy | "人質" | A-mei | 冷玩妹 | 黃韻仁 | 黃雨勳 | 7 | — |
| 6 | Hacken Lee | Li Weijia | "當我知道你們相愛" | Aaron Kwok | Siu Mei | Johnny Yim | 5 | ||
| 7 | HAYA Band | Wayne Zhang | "飛翔的鷹" | HAYA Band | 科爾沁夫 | HAYA Band | Rama | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Coco Lee | Shen Ling | "愛的初體驗" | Chang Chen-yue | Chiu Tsang Hei | 1 | |||
Overall ranking
Guan Zhe was eliminated for losing the tie-breaker while HAYA Band was eliminated for receiving a lower count of overall votes; ironically, the two eliminated singers coincidentally received the bottom two count of overall votes.
I Am a Singer Season 4 1st Round Overall Ranking | ||||
| Ranking | Singer | Match 1 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Match 2 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Total Percentages of Votes |
| 1 | Coco Lee | 9.05% (6) | 26.30% (1) | 17.64% |
| 2 | Hwang Chi Yeul | 17.30% (2) | 13.45% (2) | 15.39% |
| 3 | Hacken Lee | 16.90% (3) | 11.76% (5) [b] | 14.34% |
| 4 | LaLa Hsu | 18.51% (1) | 9.53% (6) | 14.04% |
| 5 | Chao Chuan | 11.73% (5) [a] | 12.30% (3) | 12.02% |
| 6 | Shin | 12.13% (4) | 7.36% (7) | 9.76% |
| 7 | HAYA Band | 7.17% (7) | 12.03% (4) | 9.59% |
| 8 | Guan Zhe | 7.17% (7) | 7.23% (8) | 7.20% |
Challenge
- Taping Date: January 21, 2016
- Airdate: January 29, 2016
Su Yunying was the first challenger of the season; Shin would have been eliminated for finishing last, however, Su was unsuccessful in her challenge (placed 5th) and she was eliminated instead. Chuan was originally going to perform "The Daytime Never Know The Darkness of Night" this week, but later changed to "Hotel California" as Chuan decided to pay tribute to the late-Eagles founder and lead singer Glenn Frey, who died the day before taping.
I Am a Singer Season 4 1st Challenge Round January 29, 2016 Host: Hacken Lee | |||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking | Singer Voting |
| 1 | Chao Chuan | Li Rui | "Hotel California" (Mandarin) | Eagles | Don Felder Don Henley Glenn Frey | Kubert Leung | 6 | — | |
| 2 | Shin | Cindy | "刀馬旦" | Coco Lee | Vincent Fang | Jay Chou | Joy | 7 | |
| 3 | Hacken Lee | Li Weijia | "遙遠的她" (Cantonese) | Jacky Cheung | Poon Yuen Leung | Tanimura Shinji | Johnny Yim [c] | 1 | |
| 4 | LaLa Hsu | Leo Li | "不醉不會" (Mandarin) | Hebe Tien | Lin Xi | Liu Da Jiang | Zheng Nan | 4 | |
| Band show: Drummer (郝稷倫), Bassist (韓陽) | |||||||||
| 5 | Coco Lee | Shen Ling | "Price Tag" (English) | Jessie J | Jessica Cornish Dr. Luke Claude Kelly Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr. | Nick Pyo | 2 | 1 | |
| 6 | Hwang Chi Yeul | Zhang Yu'an | "一路上有你" | Jacky Cheung | 謝明訓 | 片山圭司 | Johnny Yim | 3 | — |
| 7 | Su Yunying | Wang Qiao | "野子" | Su Yunying | Kubert Leung | 5 | |||
| 8 | Guan Zhe | Ryan | "你是愛我的" | A-mei | 鄔裕康 | 楊陽 | Terence Teo | Return Performance | |
| 9 | HAYA Band | Wayne Zhang | "寂靜的天空" (Mandarin/Mongolian) | HAYA Band | |||||
2nd round
Qualifying
- Taping Date: January 27, 2016
- Airdate: February 5, 2016
Jeff Chang was the first substitute singer of the season.
I Am a Singer Season 4 2nd Qualifying Round February 5, 2016 Host: Hacken Lee | |||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking | Singer Voting |
| 1 | Hacken Lee | Li Weijia | "謝謝你的愛" | Andy Lau | Eric Lin | 熊美玲 | Johnny Yim | 5 | — |
| "一起走過的日子" (Cantonese) | Siu Mei | 胡偉立 | |||||||
| 2 | Chao Chuan | Li Rui | "大地" | Beyond | Gene Lau | Wong Ka Kui | Terence Teo | 7 | — |
| 3 | Shin | Cindy | "Still Loving You" (English) | Scorpions | Klaus Meine | Rudolf Schenker | Kubert Leung | 6 | 3 (Tie) |
| 4 | Hwang Chi Yeul | Zhang Yu'an | "Bang Bang Bang" (Korean, Mandarin) | BIGBANG | TEDDY G-Dragon T.O.P | TEDDY G-Dragon | Shin Seung-Ick | 1 | |
| Band show: Percussion (劉效松) | |||||||||
| 5 | Coco Lee | Shen Ling | "你" | Jam Hsiao | Hanjin Tan | 4 | 3 (Tie) | ||
| 6 | LaLa Hsu | Leo Li | "莉莉安" | Song Dongye | Zheng Nan | 3 | — | ||
| 7 | Jeff Chang | Shen Mengchen | "信仰" | Jeff Chang | Chan Yiu Chuen Yee Kar Yeung | Chan Yiu Chuen | 屠穎 | 2 | |
| 8 | Su Yunying | Wang Qiao | "我" | Jolin Tsai | Xiaohan | Jolin Tsai | Kubert Leung | Return Performance | |
Knockout
- Taping Date: February 3, 2016
- Airdate: February 12, 2016
I Am a Singer Season 4 2nd Knockout Round February 12, 2016 Host: Hacken Lee | |||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking | Singer Voting |
| 1 | Chao Chuan | Li Rui | "征服" | Na Ying | John | Redd Kross Terence Teo | 7 | 3 (Tie) | |
| 2 | Hacken Lee | Li Weijia | "單車" (Cantonese) | Eason Chan | Wyman Wong | Jim Lau | Chiu Tsang Hei Lincoln Lam | 3 | — |
| 3 | LaLa Hsu | Leo Li | "我好想你" | Sodagreen | Wu Tsing Fong | Zheng Nan | 2 | 3 (Tie) | |
| 4 | Coco Lee | Shen Ling | "Nobody" (English) | Wonder Girls | JY Park | Nick Pyo | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | Hwang Chi Yeul | Zhang Yu'an | "默" | Na Ying | 尹約 | 錢雷 | 全相煥 權博士 | 6 | — |
| Band show: Keyboard | |||||||||
| 6 | Jeff Chang | Shen Mengchen | "二十年以前" (Mandarin/English) | Bobby Chen | Michael Noble Wood Newton C. Michael Spriggs Dan Tyler | PheBe Chou | 5 | — | |
| 7 | Shin | Cindy | "Gangnam Style" (Korean) | Psy | Psy Yoo Gun hyung | Joy | 4 | 1 | |
Overall ranking
I Am a Singer Season 4 2nd Round Overall Ranking | ||||
| Ranking | Singer | Match 1 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Match 2 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Total Percentages of Votes |
| 1 | Coco Lee | 13.49% (4) | 23.39% (1) | 18.51% |
| 2 | LaLa Hsu | 16.95% (3) | 18.88% (2) | 17.93% |
| 3 | Hwang Chi Yeul | 21.73% (1) | 11.02% (6) | 16.29% |
| 4 | Jeff Chang | 20.89% (2) | 11.69% (5) | 16.22% |
| 5 | Hacken Lee | 10.93% (5) | 15.12% (3) | 13.05% |
| 6 | Shin | 10.44% (6) | 11.89% (4) | 11.18% |
| 7 | Chao Chuan | 5.53% (7) | 7.99% (7) | 6.78% |
Challenge
- Taping Date: February 10, 2016
- Airdate: February 19, 2016
Elvis Wang was the second challenger of the season.
I Am a Singer Season 4 2nd Challenge Round February 19, 2016 Host: Hacken Lee | |||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking | Singer Voting |
| 1 | Hwang Chi Yeul | Zhang Yu'an | "Go Hae" (Korean) | Yim Jae-beom | CHAE JUNG UN | SONG JEA JOON IM JAI BEON | 全相煥 權博士 Lukas | 3 | — |
| 2 | Coco Lee | Shen Ling | "喜氣洋洋" (Cantonese) | Paula Tsui | Cheng Kwok Kong | Mayumi Itsuwa | Nick Pyo | 4 | |
| "寶貝對不起" | Grasshopper | 謝明訓 | A.Chotikul | ||||||
| "Sha La La" (English) | Walkers | Poul Dehnhardt | Torben Lendager | ||||||
| 3 | LaLa Hsu | Leo Li | "喜歡你" | Kit Chan | Liang Wern Fook | Zheng Nan | 6 | ||
| 4 | Hacken Lee | Li Weijia | "友情歲月" (Cantonese) | Ekin Cheng | Gene Lau | Chan Kwong Wing | Johnny Yim | 2 | 1 |
| Band show: Guitar Wong Chung Yin, Tommy Chan） | |||||||||
| 5 | Jeff Chang | Shen Mengchen | "愛的箴言" | Lo Ta Yu | Mac Chou | 5 | 2 (Tie) | ||
| 6 | Shin | Cindy | "末班車" | Hsiao Huang Chi | 馬嵩惟 | Lee Wei Shiong | 陳熙 | 7 | — |
| 7 | Elvis Wang | Yan Wei | "Besame Mucho" (Spanish) | Emilio Tuero | Consuelo Velazquez | 劉卓 | 1 | 2 (Tie) | |
| 8 | Chao Chuan | Li Rui | "每次都想呼喊你的名字" | David Lee | 姚凱祿 | Terence Teo | Return Performance | ||
3rd round
Qualifying
- Taping Date: February 17, 2016
- Airdate: February 26, 2016
Joey Yung was the second substitute singer of the season. During the episode, Yung was prompted to redo her recording twice after her radio equipment malfunctioned.
I Am a Singer Season 4 3rd Qualifying Round February 26, 2016 Host: Hacken Lee | |||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking | Song Voting |
| 1 | Jeff Chang | Shen Mengchen | "微光" | Hua Chenyu | 周潔穎 | 錢雷 | Mac Chou | 6 | — |
| 2 | Hwang Chi Yeul | Zhang Yu'an | "一個人的天荒地老" | Phil Chang | 十一郎 | Phil Chang | 姜和成 | 4 | |
| 3 | Coco Lee | Shen Ling | "What's Up" (English) | 4 Non Blondes | Linda Perry | Kubert Leung | 1 | ||
| 4 | Elvis Wang | Yan Wei | "重來" | Tiger Huang | Tanya Chua | 羅俊霖 王淳 | 7 | — | |
| 5 | Hacken Lee | Li Weijia | "風繼續吹" (Cantonese) | Leslie Cheung | Cheng Kwok Kong | Ryudo Uzaki | Gary Tong | 5 | — |
| Band show: 愛之音合音組 | |||||||||
| 6 | LaLa Hsu | Leo Li | "不痛" | Angela Chang | Huang Yun Ru Chen Hwai En | Chen Hwai En | Zheng Nan | 2 | — |
| 7 | Joey Yung | Rolling Wang | "Half Moon Serenade" (Cantonese) | Hacken Lee | Jolland Chan | 河合奈保子 | 褚鎮東 Schumann | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Shin | Cindy | "彩虹" | A-mei | 陳鎮川 | 阿弟仔 | Joy | Return Performance | |
Knockout
- Taping Date: February 25, 2016
- Airdate: March 4, 2016
Chang and Coco were originally going to perform 2nd and 6th, respectively, but swapped by mutual agreement as Coco caught a bad cold.
I Am a Singer Season 4 3rd Knockout Round March 4, 2016 Host: Hacken Lee | |||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking | Singer Voting |
| 1 | Hacken Lee | Li Weijia | "醜八怪" | Joker Xue | 甘世佳 | Li Ronghao | Johnny Yim | 6 | — |
| 2 | Coco Lee | Shen Ling | "我真的受傷了" | Jacky Cheung | Ivana Wong | Lau Chi Yuen 符元偉 | 7 | ||
| 3 | LaLa Hsu | Leo Li | "咕叽咕叽" | Stefanie Sun | Issac Chen | Lee Shih Shiong | Nick Pyo | 4 | |
| 4 | Hwang Chi Yeul | Zhang Yu'an | "Honey" (Korean) | Park Jin-young | 全相煥 Lukas 樸敏珠 | 1 | |||
| Band show: 靳海音弦樂團 | |||||||||
| 5 | Joey Yung | Rolling Wang | "想著你的感覺" | Eric Moo | Liang Wern Fook | 褚鎮東 Schumann | 5 | — | |
| 6 | Jeff Chang | Shen Mengchen | "親愛的小孩" | Su Rui | 楊立德 | 陳復明 | Lau Chi Yuen Jim Lee PheBe Chou | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Elvis Wang | Yan Wei | "親密愛人" | Anita Mui | Johnny Chen | 羅俊轟 王淳 | 3 | — | |
Overall ranking
I Am a Singer Season 4 3rd Round Overall Ranking | ||||
| Ranking | Singer | Match 1 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Match 2 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Total Percentages of Votes |
| 1 | Hwang Chi Yeul | 14.88% (4) | 23.36% (1) | 19.12% |
| 2 | LaLa Hsu | 17.22% (2) | 16.26% (4) [a] | 16.74% |
| 3 | Coco Lee | 24.26% (1) | 3.68% (7) | 13.97% |
| 4 | Joey Yung | 15.71% (3) | 12.05% (5) | 13.88% |
| 5 | Jeff Chang | 8.89% (6) | 17.13% (2) | 13.01% |
| 6 | Hacken Lee | 13.85% (5) | 11.17% (6) | 12.51% |
| 7 | Elvis Wang | 5.16% (7) | 16.33% (3) | 10.74% |
- ^ A. One vote less than 3rd.
Challenge (Ultimate Challenge Round)
- Taping Date: March 3, 2016
- Airdate: March 11, 2016
Kim Ji-Mun won the I Am a Singer- Who Will Challenge online spin-off competition and became the third and final challenger of the season; LaLa Hsu was initially eliminated for finishing last, however, Kim was unsuccessful in his challenge (placed 6th) and was eliminated instead.
I Am a Singer Season 4 3rd Challenge Round (Ultimate Challenge Round) March 11, 2016 Host: Hacken Lee | |||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking | Sing Voting |
| 1 | Hacken Lee | Li Weijia | "可惜不是你" | Fish Leong | Francis Lee | 曹軒賓 | Chiu Tsang Hei | 5 | — |
| 2 | Hwang Chi Yeul | Zhang Yu'an | "你只是在比我高的地方" (Korean) | Shin Seung-hun | 姜和成 | 4 | |||
| 3 | Joey Yung | Rolling Wang | "煞科" (Cantonese) | Sammi Cheng | 周禮茂 MC 仁 | Joon-Young Choi | Nick Pyo | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Coco Lee | Shen Ling | "Stay with Me" (English) | Sam Smith | 唐達 Nick Pyo | 2 | 1 | ||
| 5 | LaLa Hsu | Leo Li | "相愛後動物感傷" | A-mei | Issac Chen | Andrew Chen | Zheng Nan | 7 | — |
| Band show: Keyboard (達日丹) | |||||||||
| 6 | Jeff Chang | Shen Mengchen | "平凡之路" | Pu Shu | Han Han Pu Shu | Pu Shu | 彭莒欣 | 1 | — |
| "See You Again" (English) | Wiz Khalifa | DJ Frank E Cameron Thomaz Andrew Cedar Phoebe Louise Joshua Karl Simon Hardy Dann Hume | |||||||
| 7 | Kim Ji-Mun | Aaron Sun Pu | "往事只能回味" | 尤雅 | 林煌坤 | Liu Chia Chang | Kim Ji-Mun 關天天 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | Elvis Wang | Yan Wei | "Autumn Leaves" (English) | Yves Montand | Johnny Mercer | Joseph Kosma | 梁子 | Return Performance | |
4th round
Qualifying (Ultimate Qualifying Round)
- Taping Date: March 10, 2016
- Airdate: March 18, 2016
Lao Lang was the third and final substitute singer of the season. The order of performance for this episode was determined through swiping their smartphones, with the singer picking the first smartphone getting to perform first. After the performance, the backup singer would randomly pick one singer to perform next and vice versa.
I Am a Singer Season 4 4th Qualifying Round (Ultimate Qualifying Round) March 18, 2016 Host: Hacken Lee | |||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking | Sing Voting |
| 1 | Joey Yung | Rolling Wang | "突然想愛你" | Valen Hsu | Kubert Leung | 7 | — | ||
| 2 | LaLa Hsu | Leo Li | "浪費" | Yoga Lin | Chen Xin Yan | Zheng Nan | 3 | 1 (Tie) | |
| 3 | Hacken Lee | Li Weijia | "天梯" (Cantonese) | C AllStar | Wendy Chung | 賴映彤 | Johnny Yim | 2 | — |
| 4 | Hwang Chi Yeul | Zhang Yu'an | "改變自己" | Wang Leehom | 全相煥 Lukas 白賢秀 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Band show: Keyboard (楊陽) | |||||||||
| 5 | Jeff Chang | Shen Mengchen | "記得" | A-mei | 易家揚 | JJ Lin | Nick Pyo | 4 | — |
| 6 | Coco Lee | Shen Ling | "不潮不用花錢" | JJ Lin | 林怡鳳 | Jae Chong | 5 | ||
| 7 | Lao Lang | Eliza Liang | "旅途" | Pu Shu | Lung Lung [f] | 6 | 1 (Tie) | ||
| 8 | Kim Ji-Mun | Aaron Sun Pu | "中國姑娘" | Kim Ji-mun | 李映雪 | Kim Ji-Mun | 關天天 | Return Performance | |
Knockout (Ultimate Knockout Round)
- Taping Date: March 17, 2016
- Airdate: March 25, 2016
Yung and Lao were originally going to perform 4th and 6th, respectively, but swapped by mutual agreement due to Yung's leg injury. Portions of Leslie Cheung's lyrics during Chang's performance were unaired due to Cheung's death anniversary on April 1.
I Am a Singer Season 4 4th Knockout Round (Ultimate Knockout Round) March 25, 2016 Host: Hacken Lee | |||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking | Sing Voting |
| 1 | Hwang Chi Yeul | Zhang Yu'an | "像中槍一樣" (Korean) | Baek Ji-young | KIM, TAE YOON | Hitman Bang | 申勝義 | 4 | — |
| 2 | Coco Lee | Shen Ling | "Bad Romance" (English) | Lady Gaga | Lady Gaga RedOne | Starr Chen 廖偉傑 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Jeff Chang | Shen Mengchen | "這麼遠那麼近" (Cantonese) | Anthony Wong | Wyman Wong | Leslie Cheung | Nick Pyo | 6 | |
| 4 | Lao Lang | Eliza Liang | "冬季校園" | 李曉東 | Gao Xiaosong | Lung Lung | 7 | ||
| "睡在我上鋪的兄弟" | Lao Lang | ||||||||
| 5 | LaLa Hsu | Leo Li | "一無所有" | Cui Jian | Zheng Nan | 5 | |||
| Band show: Wind Band (謝燕輝, Angu, Charlie, Ray) | |||||||||
| 6 | Joey Yung | Rolling Wang | "Bad Boy" (Mandarin) | A-mei | Chang Yu Sheng | Nick Pyo | 3 | 1 | |
| 7 | Hacken Lee | Li Weijia | "我不會唱歌" (Cantonese) | Hacken Lee | Wyman Wong | Edmond Tsang | Johnny Yim | 1 | 2 |
Overall ranking
I Am a Singer Season 4 4th Round Overall Ranking | ||||
| Ranking | Singer | Match 1 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Match 2 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) | Total Percentages of Votes |
| 1 | Hwang Chi Yeul | 26.72% (1) | 17.37% (4) | 22.05% |
| 2 | Hacken Lee | 18.92% (2) | 19.78% (1) | 19.35% |
| 3 | Coco Lee | 12.78% (5) [b] | 19.25% (2) | 16.01% |
| 4 | LaLa Hsu | 13.40% (3) | 12.94% (5) | 13.17% |
| 5 | Joey Yung | 5.45% (7) | 18.51% (3) | 11.98% |
| 6 | Jeff Chang | 13.19% (4) [a] | 7.85% (6) | 10.52% |
| 7 | Lao Lang | 9.53% (6) | 4.29% (7) | 6.91% |
Breakout
- Taping Date: March 24, 2016
- Airdate: April 1, 2016
Four of the six singers who were initial singers (Hsu, Hwang, Coco and Hacken) were exempt from this round, while the other two singers participated along with previously eliminated singers for a chance to enter the finals. The performance order was determined based on the contestant's status quo and their duration on the stage. All but four singers went through ballot to decide the order, while Chang and Yung selected their performance freely, while unsuccessful challengers (Su and Kim) were defaulted to the first two performances.
The singers sang one song, and the three singers with the most votes qualified for the finals. Chang, Yung and Lao were the top three singers who received the highest number of votes and advanced to the finals. In a final tally, Lao, Wang, Shin, Kim and Su were revealed to have garnered 142, 134, 100, 99 and 98 votes, respectively.
"我的天空", during Chang's performance as part of his medley, was edited out due to time constraints. This is currently the only episode to date in I Am a Singer where all participating contestants in the Breakout round doubled their roles as the hosts.
I Am a Singer Season 4 Breakout April 1, 2016 Host: Hacken Lee and all participating Breakout singers | |||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking | Singer Voting |
| 1 | Kim Ji-Mun | Aaron Sun Pu | "美酒加咖啡" | Teresa Teng | 林煌坤 | Charles Tso | Kim Ji-Mun 關天天 | 7 | — |
| 2 | Su Yunying | Wang Qiao | "知足" | Mayday | Ashin | Kubert Leung 達日丹 | 8 | ||
| 3 | Chao Chuan | Li Rui | "曾經的你" | Xu Wei | Kenn C | 5 | |||
| 4 | Shin | Cindy | "花心" | Wakin Chau | 厲曼婷 | Shoukichi Kina | Joy | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | HAYA Band | Wayne Zhang | "英格瑪" (English/Mogolian) | Enigma | HAYA Band | 9 | 2 (Tie) | ||
| 6 | Guan Zhe | Ryan | "悟空" | 戴荃 | 關天天 | 10 | — | ||
| 7 | Elvis Wang | Yan Wei | "再見，我的愛人" | Teresa Teng | 文君 | 平尾昌晃森 岡賢一郎 | Nick Pyo | 4 | |
| 8 | Lao Lang | Eliza Liang | "虎口脫險" | Lao Lang | 郁冬 | Lung Lung | 3 | 2 (Tie) | |
| 9 | Joey Yung | Rolling Wang | "放開你的頭腦" | Anita Mui | Johnny Chen | Johnny Chen Jerry Lo | Nick Pyo | 2 | |
| 10 | Jeff Chang | Shen Mengchen | "致光陰" medley | Terence Teo | 1 | — | |||
| "時間煮雨 | Yisa Yu | Guo Jingming Luo Luo | Satoshi Takebe | ||||||
| "時間都去哪兒了" | Reno Wang | 董冬冬 | 陳曦 | ||||||
| "滴答" | Kan Kan | 高地 | |||||||
| "那些年" | Hu Xia | Giddens Ko | 木村充利 | ||||||
| "小幸運" | Hebe Tien | Jennifer 吳輝福 | JerryC | ||||||
| "青春修煉手冊" | TFBOYS | 王韻韻 | 劉佳 | ||||||
| "一次就好" | Aska Yang | 陳曦 | 董冬冬 | ||||||
| "我想大聲告訴你" | 樊凡 | 樊凡 魏文超 | 魏文超 | ||||||
| "信仰" | Jeff Chang | 易家揚 Chan Yiu Chuen | Chan Yiu Chuen | ||||||
Final Round
- Airdate: April 8, 2016
The finals were divided into two rounds, with the first song being a duet with a guest singer, and the second song being a solo encore performance. Similar to the previous season, only combined votes determined the season's winner.
First round
The first round of the finals was a guest singer's duet. The order was determined through balloting. The singer who received the lowest number of votes after the first round was eliminated from the competition.
I Am a Singer Season 4 1st Final Round April 8, 2016 Host: He Jiong | |||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Help Singer | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Ranking |
| 1 | Hwang Chi Yeul | Zhang Yu'an | Gummy | "You Are My Everything" (Korean) | Gummy | Roco 志勛 | Gummy | 姜和成 | 2 |
| 2 | LaLa Hsu | Leo Li | JJ Lin | "不為誰而作的歌" | JJ Lin | Eric Lin | JJ Lin | Zheng Nan | 6 |
| 3 | Coco Lee | Shen Ling | Ne-Yo | "Earth Song" (English) | Michael Jackson | Kubert Leung | 1 | ||
| 4 | Lao Lang | Eliza Liang | Wang Feng Zhou Xiao'ou Ma Shangyou 欒樹 丁武 陳勁 李延亮 高旗 | "禮物" | Xu Wei Wang Feng Zhou Xiao'ou Ma Shangyou Thomas Lee 陳勁 欒樹 丁武 Zhang Chu 李延亮 高旗 | 梁芒 欒樹 | 欒樹 | Lung Lung | 4 |
| 5 | Joey Yung | Rolling Wang | William Chan | "加大力度" | Joey Yung | Chan Wing Him | Carl Wong | Nick Pyo | 7 |
| 6 | Hacken Lee | Li Weijia | George Lam Sally Yeh | "左林右莉走一回" medley | Johnny Yim | 5 | |||
| "瀟洒走一回" | Sally Yeh | 陳樂融 Wang Hui Ling | 陳大力 陳秀男 | ||||||
| "阿Lam日記" (Cantonese) | George Lam | George Lam | E Garcia | ||||||
| "數字人生" (Cantonese) | Poon Yuen Leung | Denny Randell Sandy Lizer | |||||||
| 7 | Jeff Chang | Shen Mengchen | Akon | "狂潮" medley | Suby 三桂 | 3 | |||
| "愛如潮水" (Mandarin) | Jeff Chang | Jonathan Lee | Li Feihui | ||||||
| "Mr. Lonely" (English) | Akon | Akon Gene Allan Bobby Vinton | Akon Bobby Vinton | ||||||
Second round
The order of performance of this round was determined by the "First and Last" duel sequence based on the results of the first round, with the order being: 3rd, 4th, 2nd, 5th, 1st and 6th.
I Am a Singer Season 4 2nd Final Round April 8, 2016 Host: He Jiong | ||||||||
| Order of Performance | Singer | Comedian Manager | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | Final Results |
| 1 | Lao Lang | Eliza Liang | "米店" | Zhang Weiwei | Lung Lung | — | ||
| 2 | Jeff Chang | Shen Mengchen | "天空之城" | Azumi Inoue | 何啟弘 | Joe Hisaishi | Baby Chung | 2 |
| 3 | Hacken Lee | Li Weijia | "愛是永恆" (Cantonese) | Jacky Cheung | Richard Lam | Dick Lee | Johnny Yim | — |
| 4 | Hwang Chi Yeul | Zhang Yu'an | "王妃" | Jam Hsiao | Issac Chen | Lee Shih Shiong | Denis Seo | 3 |
| 5 | LaLa Hsu | Leo Li | "突然好想你" | Mayday | Ashin | Zheng Nan | — | |
| 6 | Coco Lee | Shen Ling | "月光愛人" | Coco Lee | Yee Kar Yeung | Tan Dun | Xu Ming | 1 |
| 7 | Joey Yung | Rolling Wang | "這麼近那麼遠" | Jacky Cheung | Wyman Wong | Jacky Cheung | Alex Fung | Return Performance |
| 8 | Yu Quan Han Lei Han Hong | – | "給所有知道我名字的人" | Chao Chuan | Jonathan Lee | Liu Tianjian | Rama Liu | Winners-only Exhibition Performance |
Overall results (Winner of Battle)
Before the final results were announced, the host named Chang, Hwang and Coco as the "Ultimate Winner Candidates". Coco was declared the winner with 53.29% of the votes, beating Chang's 25.75% and Hwang's 20.96% of the votes cast. The percentages reflected in the table counted only the votes of the three aforementioned singers.
I Am a Singer Season 4 Ranking of Winner of Battle | ||
| Ranking | Singer | Total Percentages of Votes |
| 1 | Coco Lee | 53.29% |
| 2 | Jeff Chang | 25.75% |
| 3 | Hwang Chi Yeul | 20.96% |
Biennial Concert
- Airdate: April 15, 2016
The concert featured singers from the third and fourth series, which include Han Hong, Li Jian, The One, Sitar Tan, Tiger Hu and A-Lin from Season 3, as well as finalists Coco, Chang, Hwang, Hacken, Yung, Hsu and Lao.
I Am a Singer Season 4 Biennial Concert 15 April 15, 2016 | |||||||
| Singer | Song Title | Original Singer | Lyrics | Composer | |||
| Sitar Tan | "青春舞曲" | Uyghurs folk song | Wang Luobin | ||||
| Lao Lang | "純真年代" | 葉蓓 | 郁冬 | ||||
| Hacken Lee Joey Yung | medley | ||||||
| "逃" (Cantonese) | Joey Yung | Wyman Wong | Hanjin Tan | ||||
| "嘭門" (Cantonese) | Hacken Lee | Keith Chan Fai-young | |||||
| "說好的幸福呢" | Jay Chou | Vincent Fang | Jay Chou | ||||
| Tiger Hu | "鴿子" | Song Dongye | |||||
| The One | "愛是永恆" | Jacky Cheung | Richard Lam | Dick Lee | |||
| LaLa Hsu | "鲁冰花" | Tseng Shu Ching | Yao Chien | Chen Yang | |||
| Jeff Chang | "I Believe" | Van Fan | Aguai Wu | Kim Hyung Seok | |||
| A-Lin | "我們都寂寞" | Eason Chan | Lin Xi | Adrian Fu | |||
| Li Jian | "Feeling Good" (English) | Cy Grant | Anthony Newley Leslie Bricusse | Anthony Newley Leslie Bricusse | |||
| Hwang Chi Yeul | "青蘋果樂園" | Xiao Hu Dui | 丁曉雯 | Jimmy Johnson | |||
| "對你愛不完" | Aaron Kwok | 陳樂融 | Ichiro Hada | ||||
| Coco Lee | "I Will Survive" (English) | Gloria Gaynor | Freddie Perren Dino Fekaris | ||||
| "Survivor" (English) | Destiny's Child | Beyoncé Knowles Anthony Dent Mathew Knowles | |||||
| "Run the World (Girls)" (English) | Beyoncé Knowles | Terius Youngdell Nash Beyoncé Knowles Wesley Pentz David Taylor Adidja Palmer Nick van de Wall | |||||
| Han Hong | "If You" (Korean) | BIGBANG | G-Dragon | G-Dragon P.K DEE.P | |||
Ratings
| China Television premiere ratings | ||||||||
| Episode | Date | CSM50 | CSM national network | Remarks | ||||
| Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking | |||
| 1 | January 15, 2016 | 1.620 | 7.41 | 3 | 1.00 | 6.26 | 2 | |
| 2 | January 22, 2016 | 1.995 | 9.56 | 2 | 1.45 | 4.92 | 1 | |
| 3 | January 29, 2016 | 1.884 | 9.06 | 4 | 1.13 | 7.35 | 1 | |
| 4 | February 5, 2016 | 2.271 | 9.21 | 1 | 1.45 | 7.23 | 1 | |
| 5 | February 12, 2016 | 1.891 | 9.05 | 3 | 1.39 | 7.30 | 1 | CSM52 data do not have Lhasa data, then it is CSM51. |
| 6 | February 19, 2016 | 2.003 | 8.18 | 4 | 1.00 | 5.95 | 1 | |
| 7 | February 26, 2016 | 1.863 | 7.92 | 4 | 1.08 | 6.24 | 1 | |
| 8 | March 4, 2016 | 2.015 | 8.16 | 3 | 0.95 | 5.43 | 1 | |
| 9 | March 11, 2016 | 1.948 | 8.43 | 3 | 1.00 | 6.00 | 1 | |
| 10 | March 18, 2016 | 1.777 | 7.19 | 4 | 0.95 | 5.34 | 3 | |
| 11 | March 25, 2016 | 1.935 | 8.19 | 4 | 1.00 | 5.94 | 3 | |
| 12 | April 1, 2016 | 1.690 | 7.73 | 4 | 1.01 | 6.20 | 1 | |
| 13 | April 8, 2016 | 2.403 | 7.89 | 1 | 1.49 | 5.86 | 1 | This episode was in live-broadcast episode and began to 20:10 p.m. broadcast. |
| SP1 | April 15, 2016 | 1.221 | 6.83 | 3 | This episode was broadcast live. | |||
- The data determined by CSM.
- Ratings ranked above not including CCTV.
- Information source:衛視小露電, 瀟湘臥龍, 湖南衛視微信.
- The rankings are the ones of all the variety shows on Friday nights, which may not necessarily be in the same period.
- Neither 我是歌手倒計時 (I Am a Singer Countdown) and 我是歌手揭曉時刻 (I Am a Singer Show Revealed) are included in the ranking data.
External links
1.(in Chinese) The entire series on YouTube
References
- "我是歌手第四季經紀人名單完整版". Sohu. Retrieved January 9, 2016.