Campus SuperStar

For the most recent season, see Campus SuperStar (season 4).
Campus SuperStar
Genre Reality television
Presented by Hong Junyang (season 1)
Dasmond Koh (season 1–2)
Sugianto (season 1)
Pornsak (season 2–)
Felicia Chin (season 3)
Lee Teng (season 3–)
Yuan Shuai (season 3)
Judges Foong Wai See (season 1)
Cavin Soh (season 1)
Peter Tan (season 1)
Li Feihui (season 1–3)
Jim Lim (season 2–)
Jimmy Ye (season 2)
Ken Tay (season 3)
Xiaohan (season 3–)
Dennis Chew (season 4–)
Voices of Lin Decheng (season 4–)
Country of origin Singapore
Original language(s) Chinese
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 87 (as of 31 March 2013)
Production
Location(s) Various (auditions)
MediaCorp TV Theatre (live shows)
Running time 20–160 minutes
Release
Original network MediaCorp Channel U
Original release 2 January 2006 (2006-01-02) – present
External links
Website

Campus SuperStar is a Singaporean reality television singing competition to find new singing talent, contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. The show began on 2 January 2006 and is broadcast on MediaCorp Channel U. It is a spin-off of Project SuperStar, and contestants comprise students from secondary schools, junior colleges and institutes of technical education.

The concept of the series is to find aspiring singers studying in secondary schools, junior colleges and institutes of technical education and put them together to compete for the Campus SuperStar title where the winner is determined by the judges and viewers. Winners chosen by judges through judges' score and viewers through telephone, Internet (gift-to-vote), and SMS text voting were Ng Chee Yang, Shawn Tok, Jarod Lee and Bonnie Loo. Winners receive a two-year management contract with MediaCorp and a cash prize ($2,000 for season 1–3, and $5000 for season 4). Season 4 winner also receives an opportunity to perform with Mandopop singer Della Ding Dang in Glass Anatomy the Musical.

The series employs a panel of judges who critique the contestants' performances. The original judges were radio personality Foong Wai See, music producer and composer Li Feihui, singer–actor Cavin Soh and vocal coach Peter Tan. The current season's judging panel consists of singer Jim Lim, lyricist Xiaohan and radio personality Dennis Chew. MediaCorp hosts Pornsak and Lee Teng are the emcee of the show.

History

Campus SuperStar logo season 1–2
Campus SuperStar logo season 3

Campus SuperStar is a spin-off that was created based on another Singaporean reality television singing competition Project SuperStar, which was in turn inspired by British show Pop Idol. Using the idea from Pop Idol and Project SuperStar, the competition aims to uncover singing talents from full-time students studying in local secondary schools, junior colleges and institutes of technical education. The show debuted in January 2006, about four months after the finale of Project SuperStar season one. It was a big success with the viewing public, especially among the youths and students in Singapore.

Following the success of season one, the show returned about one year later after live final of season one in May 2007 for the second season. The show also returned about one and a half years later after the live final of season two in January 2008 for the third season. Both seasons achieved moderate success and reception from the viewing public.

In 2009, after the live final was held for season three of Campus SuperStar, it was reported by Singapore-based Chinese language newspaper Lianhe Zaobao that MediaCorp Channel U will cease broadcasting of reality television singing competitions, including Campus SuperStar and Project SuperStar, which was slated for a third installment in 2010, but was axed last minute by MediaCorp.

Though the report was made, Campus SuperStar returned to MediaCorp Channel U exactly after four years of hiatus in January 2013 for the fourth season.

Judges and hosts

Dasmond Koh hosted season 1 and 2 of the show.

Judges

The original judging panel was Foong Wai See, Li Feihui, Cavin Soh and Peter Tan. Foong Wai See, Cavin Soh and Peter Tan left the judging panel after judging one season. They were replaced by two new judges, namely Jim Lim and Jimmy Ye, who joined Li Feihui in season two. Jimmy Ye stayed for just one season and left the show before season 3. Singaporean lyricist Xiaohan and singer Ken Tay joined the judging panel in season three. Li Feihui and Ken Tay did not return as a judge in season four and they were replaced by Dennis Chew.

Li Feihui was the judge for season 1, 2, and 3 of the show.

Guest judges may occasionally be introduced, especially in the live finals when the judging panel lineup was increased. Music producer and composer Lee Wei Song was employed as a guest judge for all seasons in the live final. Other guest judges that were instated during the live finals are Lee Shih Shiong in season one, Billy Koh in season two, Kelvin Tan, Maggie Theng and Wu Jia Ming in season three, and Li Feihui Eric Moo in season four. Guest judges were also used in the revival rounds for season three, Dawn Yip joined the judging panel in the first revival round, while Cavin Soh and Maggie Theng joined the second.

Hosts

Season 1 of the show was hosted by Dasmond Koh, Hong Junyang and Sugianto. Hong Junyang and Sugianto left the show after season one and they were replaced by Pornsak for season 2. Dasmond Koh and Fiona Xie did not return to host season 3 and were replaced by Felicia Chin and Lee Teng. Yuan Shuai was employed as the online correspondent in season 3. Lee Teng and Pornsak returned in season 4 to host the show while Felicia Chin and Yuan Shuai did not return.

Guest hosts may occasionally be introduced, especially in the live finals when the number of hosts was increased. Ng Hui and Ben Yeo were instated as the guest hosts during the live final in season one. Fiona Xie hosted the auditions episode in season two. Fiona Xie also hosted the season two live final, and was joined by Ben Yeo, Lee Teng and Charlyn Lim. Ben Yeo returned as a guest host for the live final in season four.

Seasons
1 2 3 4
Judges
Foong Wai See Jim Lim
Cavin Soh Jimmy Ye Xiaohan
Li Feihui Dennis Chew
Peter Tan Ken Tay
Hosts
Hong Junyang Pornsak
Dasmond Koh Lee Teng
Sugianto Felicia Chin
Yuan Shuai

     Current
     Former

Format

Categories

For season 1 to 2 the competition was split into two categories: male and female. In season 3 to 4, the categories were removed and finalists were selected without the consideration of the gender.

Stages

There are four/five stages to the competition:

Auditions

In season 1 to 2, a round of first auditions is held in front of a panel of judges in the public with a live audience. Shortlisted auditionees from the first auditions would be invited to attend the second round of closed-door auditions held in Mediacorp. Successful auditionees from the second round of auditions were put through to the final round of auditions with live audience. At the end of the final round of auditions, the judges would select ten contestants each from the male and female category and put them through to the live shows. In season 3 to 4, the public auditions were removed and only closed-door auditions were held. In addition, the categories were removed and the number of contestants that were put through to the live shows were reduced to twelve. In addition, auditionees have to submit a video of them performing a song and only selected applicants would be invited to the closed-door auditions.

Live shows

The finals consist of a series of two live shows, the first featuring the contestants' performances with the revealing of the judges' score and the second revealing the results of the public voting, culminating in one or more acts being eliminated. Celebrity guest performers also feature regularly. These live shows are filmed at MediaCorp TV Theatre. Both live shows were broadcast on Monday nights, with the exception of the grand finale live shows on Sunday.

Performances

The performances from the contestants were judged based on their singing technique, body language, and overall presentation. Most of the live shows has had a different theme; each contestant's song is chosen according to the theme. A celebrity guest connected to the theme is occasionally invited onto the show. After each contestant has performed, the judges comment on their performance and give them a score out of 10. Phone and SMS lines for public voting open at the start of the show and the viewing public vote on which contestant they want to keep in the competition. Both the judges' score and public votes determine the result for the week of the live show. For season 1 and season 2 quarter-finals, judges' score and public votes constituted 30% and 70% of the overall combined result respectively. For season 2 semi-finals and season 3 (except for final), judges' score and public votes constituted 70% and 30% of the overall combined result respectively. For season 3 final, judges' score and public votes both constituted 50% overall combined result.[1] This percentage allocation was reversed for season 2, but was reverted to the original ratios starting from the semi-final rounds.[2] Once the number of contestants has been reduced to four contestants, these contestants go on to appear in the grand final which decides the overall winner.

In season 4, it is a must for contestants to perform songs originally created or sung by Singaporeans throughout the whole competition.

Results

Before the results are announced, there are live or pre-recorded performances from one or more invited celebrities, occasionally with performers connected to the week's theme. In season 1 to 2, one contestant each from the male and female category was eliminated from the competition after receiving the lowest overall combined result. In season 3, the format of elimination is similar to season 1 and 2. However, the last few weeks of the competition featured a "sudden death" elimination whereby the contestant who received the lowest judges' score was eliminated from the competition immediately without facing the public vote.

Twists
Season Twist
One A revival round was featured after the end of quarter-finals. One eliminated contestant each from the male and female category were revived and put through to the semi-finals. The two contestants were Adriano Huang and Geraldine See.
Two A revival round was featured after the end of quarter-finals. One eliminated contestant each from the male and female category were revived and put through to the semi-finals. The two contestants were Shawn Tok and Seah Hui Xian.
Three A revival round was featured on the week 7 of the live shows. Two eliminated contestants were revived and put through to the next round. The two contestants were Rachel Chua and Mavis Li Li. Another revival round was featured on the week 11 of the live shows. Each of the judges picked one eliminated contestant from week 8 to week 10 to participate in the final revival round and two contestants were revived and put through to the final. The two contestants were Rachel Chua and Joselin Ng.

After Campus SuperStar

The winner of Campus SuperStar is awarded a two-year management contract with MediaCorp and a cash prize ($2,000 for season 1 to 3, and $5000 for season 4). Season 4 winner also receives an opportunity to perform with Mandopop singer Della Ding Dang in Glass Anatomy the Musical. Other contestants may also be offered artiste contract with MediaCorp, but this is not guaranteed.

Series overview

To date, four seasons have been broadcast, as summarised below.

     Contestant in (or school represented by a contestant in) male category or contestant is (or school represented by) a male
     Contestant in (or school represented by a contestant in) female category or contestant is (or school represented by) a female

Season Start Finish Winner Runner-up Third place Winning school Main hosts Guest hosts Main judges Guest judges Sponsors
One 2 January 2006 3 April 2006 Ng Chee Yang Teresa Tseng Renfred Ng Hwa Chong Institution Hong Junyang
Dasmond Koh
Sugianto		 Christina Lin
Ng Hui
Cruz Teng
Ben Yeo		 Foong Wai See
Cavin Soh
Peter Tan
Li Feihui		 Lee Shih Shiong
Lee Wei Song		 12wap
M&M's
Clean & Clear
Geraldine See
Two 28 May 2007 25 August 2007 Shawn Tok Keely Wee Benjamin Hum Loyang Secondary School Dasmond Koh
Pornsak		 Fiona Xie
Ben Yeo
Lee Teng
Charlyn Lim		 Li Feihui
Jim Lim
Jimmy Ye		 Billy Koh
Lee Wei Song		 Marigold Peel Fresh
M&M's
Mentos
Singapore Media Academy
Koh Zheng Ning
Three 4 January 2009 12 April 2009 Jarod Lee Rachel Chua Joselin Ng Ngee Ann Secondary School Pornsak
Felicia Chin
Lee Teng
Yuan Shuai1		 N/A Li Feihui
Jim Lim
Ken Tay
Xiaohan		 Dawn Yip
Cavin Soh
Maggie Theng
Lee Wei Song
Kelvin Tan
Wu Jia Ming		 Acnes Medicated Skincare
London Choco Roll
Yap Jia Min
Four 3 January 2013 31 March 2013 Bonnie Loo Gwendolyn Lee Leonard Lim Riverside Secondary School Pornsak
Lee Teng		 Ben Yeo Jim Lim
Xiaohan
Dennis Chew		 Nico Chua
Lee Wei Song
Li Feihui
Eric Moo		 Tic Tac
Calbee
Yeo's
MDIS
Lim Yong Hang
Notes
  1. ^ Yuan Shuai presented backstage for the performance shows on Mondays.

List of finalists

Shawn Tok won the second season.

As of March 2013, there have been four completed seasons. During every season, the final round of competition features twenty singers for season one and two or twelve singers for season three and four. A total of 64 contestants have reached the finals of their season.

During the first two seasons, the finalists were split into two categories: male and female. For season three to four, the groupings were scrapped and the finalists were selected without taking into consideration of the gender. As of season four, three out of four winners were male contestants, while the other was a female contestant.

Name Age School Season Category Finished
Ridhwan Azman 15 Bendemeer Secondary School 3 N/A 7th
Amy Chang 16 Hwa Chong International School 2 Female 17th (joint)
Rachael Chang 15 Jurong West Secondary School 3 N/A 9th (joint)
Phoebe Chee 14 Greendale Secondary School 4 N/A 5th
Chen Yi Yuan 15 Presbyterian High School 1 Male 9th (joint)
Benita Cheng 15 Pasir Ris Crest Secondary School 3 N/A 8th
Choo Siew Ping 15 Guangyang Secondary School 1 Female 17th (joint)
Rachel Chua 14 Anglican High School 3 N/A 2nd
Yvonne Chua 16 Victoria Junior College 1 Female 9th (joint)
Goh Fu Kuan 17 Mayflower Secondary School 2 Male 11th (joint)
Sheena Goh 17 Saint Andrew's Junior College 1 Female 13th (joint)
Shermaine Goh 17 Tampines Junior College 1 Female 13th (joint)
He Guo Hao 16 Queensway Secondary School 2 Male 9th (joint)
Ho Chee Mun 17 Saint Andrew's Junior College 1 Male 17th (joint)
Hong Yu Yang 16 Manjusri Secondary School 1 Male 7th (joint)
Alejandro Hou 15 Bendemeer Secondary School 1 Male 17th (joint)
Adriano Huang 17 Temasek Secondary School 1 Male 5th (joint)
Benjamin Hum 16 Saint Hilda's Secondary School 2 Male 3rd (joint)
Adrian Jorge 15 Manjusri Secondary School 3 N/A 12th
Koh Bee Kwee 16 Temasek Junior College 1 Female 17th (joint)
Koh Zheng Ning 16 Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) 2 Female 3rd (joint)
Gwendolyn Lee 14 Nan Chiau High School 4 N/A 2nd
Jarod Lee 13 Ngee Ann Secondary School 3 N/A 1st
Leon Lee 15 Seng Kang Secondary School 4 N/A 9th (joint)
Marcus Lee 15 Raffles Institution 2 Male 5th (joint)
Lee Yin Wei 15 Raffles Institution 1 Male 11th (joint)
Joseph Li 18 Tampines Junior College 4 N/A 9th (joint)
Mavis Li Li 18 Deyi Secondary School 3 N/A 5th
Kenneth Lim 18 ITE College West 1 Male 13th (joint)
Leonard Lim 17 Saint Andrew's Junior College 4 N/A 3rd (joint)
Rachel Lim 14 Methodist Girls' School 3 N/A 6th
Lim Yong Hang 19 ITE College East 4 N/A 3rd (joint)
Lin Jia Jun 16 Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) 2 Female 14th (joint)
Bonnie Loo 18 Riverside Secondary School 4 N/A 1st
Valerie Loo 17 Innova Junior College 4 N/A 7th (joint)
Agnes Low 16 Chung Cheng High School (Yishun) 2 Female 9th (joint)
Lua Jia Qi 15 Jurong Secondary School 2 Female 17th (joint)
Ng Chee Yang 16 Hwa Chong Institution 1 Male 1st
Elaine Ng 18 Innova Junior College 2 Female 11th (joint)
Ng Imm Khim 13 East Spring Secondary School 1 Female 7th (joint)
Joselin Ng 15 Chua Chu Kang Secondary School 3 N/A 3rd (joint)
Renfred Ng 15 Peicai Secondary School 1 Male 3rd (joint)
Ng Yang Ce 15 Jurong Secondary School 1 Female 11th (joint)
Ng Yuan Yi 15 Bukit Batok Secondary School 4 N/A 9th (joint)
Ngeow Zi Jie 18 Gan Eng Seng School 2 Male 7th (joint)
Seah Hui Xian 16 CHIJ Katong Convent 2 Female 5th (joint)
Geraldine See 17 ITE College West 1 Female 3rd (joint)
Clara Tan 15 Dunman High School 1 Female 5th (joint)
Tan Mei Kee 15 Chung Cheng High School (Main) 4 N/A 9th (joint)
Samuel Tan 17 Nanyang Junior College 1 Male 13th (joint)
Jeremy Teng 14 Commonwealth Secondary School 3 N/A 9th (joint)
Joanna Teo 15 CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh) 2 Female 7th (joint)
Javin They 18 Nanyang Junior College 2 Male 14th (joint)
Wilson Thong 16 Catholic High School 2 Male 17th (joint)
Shawn Tok 13 Loyang Secondary School 2 Male 1st
Shelly Tsai 14 Hwa Chong International School 3 N/A 11th
Teresa Tseng 15 CHIJ Katong Convent 1 Female 2nd
Wan Choon Keat 15 Presbyterian High School 2 Male 11th (joint)
Keely Wee 17 Victoria Junior College 2 Female 2nd
Wong Yu Ting 15 Yishun Secondary School 4 N/A 6th
Xu Bin 18 Woodlands Ring Secondary School 2 Male 17th (joint)
Yap Jia Min 15 Anglo-Chinese Junior College 3 N/A 3rd (joint)
Yeo Min 16 Raffles Institution 4 N/A 7th (joint)
Teri Yeo 15 Saint Anthony's Canossian Secondary School 2 Female 14th (joint)

References

  1. ↑ "Campus Handbook". Mediacorp TV. Retrieved 2006-01-02.
  2. ↑ "Brace yourself for another bout of SuperStar hysteria!". Mediacorp TV. Retrieved 2007-05-28.

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