GeTai Challenge (season 2)

GeTai Challenge 2018 (Chinese: 歌台星力量-兴旺发; pinyin: Gē Tái Xīng Lìliàng-XīngWàng Fā), is the second season of GeTai Challenge, a hit reality-singing competition organised by MediaCorp Channel 8, returning after a three-year hiatus. The second season consist of 17 episodes premiered on Channel 8 on April 20, 2018, with the grand finals taped on July 26, 2018 at MES Theatre and aired on August 10, 2018.[1] For the first time, the episodes were available on catchup on Gov.sg's YouTube channel, in addition to the Toggle website (unlike the last season, all episodes were uploaded)[2] The show was sponsored by the Ministry of Communications and Information.

GeTai Challenge
Season 2
Hosted byDesmond Ng
Pornsak
Dennis Chew
Ho Ai Ling
JudgesWang Lei
Jim Lim
Liu Lingling
Irene Ang (guest)
Cavin Soh (guest)
Royston Tan (guest)
Daniel Luo (guest)
No. of contestants20
WinnerAngie Lau 刘心玲
Runner-upJason Chung 曾詠恒
Finals venueMES Theatre, MediaCorp Studios
Release
Original networkMediaCorp Channel 8
Original release20 April (2018-04-20) 
10 August 2018 (2018-08-10)
Season chronology

On August 10, 2018, 50-year old Getai veteran singer and sister of resident judge Liu Lingling, Angie Lau was declared the winner of GeTai Challenge 2018 and took home a $20,000 cash award;[3] 45-year old restaurant owner Jason Chung was named the runner-up and won $10,000. Jessie Yeong finished in third place, while Zhuang Qing Yu and Cola Lau finished in fourth and fifth place respectively; they each won $5,000, $3,000 and $2,000, respectively.

The show won the Best Variety Programme in the Star Awards 2019.[4]

Development

The show was first announced on March 12, 2018 with the auditions happening in February 2018, where Allen Moo and Peter Chen were the judges. Out of hundreds of auditionees with an age range of between 12 and 63, 20 singers were selected and put through to the shows.

The new theme song, "大家兴旺发", was first unveiled to the public during the Lunar New Year Special on February 15, 2018 (Hao Hao and Wina Xie were absent), and their music video was uploaded on YouTube on April 6, 2018. The video was composed by resident judge Jim Lim, lyrics by last season runner-up Marcus Chin, and featured all of the season 1 finalists, except for Wina Xie.

The three judges who were resident judges from the first season, Jim Lim, Liu Lingling and Wang Lei, returned this season, while Chen Hanwei did not return. Pornsak reprises his hosting role, while Desmond Ng, the winner of the last season, replaces Wang Weiliang as the co-host of the show. Two supporting hosts, Dennis Chew and Ho Ai Ling, portrayed their roles of Kachang Puteh Man and Kiam Sng Tee Auntie, respectively, on segments for the community.

Unlike the last season airing on prime-time slot (Mondays at 8pm), the show was aired on every Fridays at 11.30am. Additionally, where GeTai Challenge was a Mandarin Chinese television program, most of the dialogue was presented in Hokkien dialect, similar to another program aired on a morning time-slot Eat Already? and Happy Can Already!.

Contestants

The Top 20 contestants were announced on the premiere episode, as follows:

Singer Name Chinese Age Notability (known for) Getai Experience Status
Ah Lun 阿伦 51 Tour guide/Private-hire Taxi driver 10 Years Top 20
Eliminated on May 4, 2018
Jaspers Lai Jaspers 1 31 Rapper/Actor, J Team 1 Year
Shining Sisters 闪亮姐妹 23 Twins/Undergraduates 8 Years
Anddi Goh 天悦 33 Concert actor/Healthcare Executive 10 Years Top 20
Eliminated on May 11, 2018
Liz Low 刘丽芝 30 Housewife/Stage hostess 6 Years
Xie Wen 谢温 33 Malaysian-born Getai singer 7 Years
Chen Xiao Xin 陈晓欣 34 Teacher 26 Years Top 20
Eliminated on May 18, 2018
Hu Xiu Hui 胡秀惠 24 Financial consultant 6 Years
Ryan Lian 廖永谊 33 Actor 2 Years
Qiu Wen 秋文 63 China-born Getai singer 33 Years
Mai Hui 麦卉 53 Stage hostess 30 Years Tenth place
Eliminated on June 22, 2018
Anderene Choo 朱慧真 20 Republic Polytechnic student 6 Years Ninth place
Eliminated on July 6, 2018
Apple Zheng 郑晓慧 23 Nanyang Technology University undergraduate 5 Years Eighth place
Eliminated on July 13, 2018
Jayden Chew 宏扬 30 Stage host/Project SuperStar 2014 Top 10 finalist 9 Years Seventh place
Eliminated on July 20, 2018
Angel Law 罗恩琪 17 Student/Blogger 2 Years Sixth place
Eliminated on August 3, 2018
Cola Lau 阳光可乐 21 Belly dancer/Stage hostess 9 Years Fifth place
on August 10, 2018
Zhuang Qing Yu 庄清玉 50 Private-hire Taxi driver/Renovation contractor 15 Years Fourth place
on August 10, 2018
Jessie Yeong 杨千荭 31 Housewife 22 Years Third place
on August 10, 2018
Jason Chung 曾詠恒 45 Restaurant owner 19 Years Runner-up
on August 10, 2018
Angie Lau 刘心玲 50 Full-time Getai singer 42 Years Winner
on August 10, 2018

^ Lai's Chinese name was 赖宇涵, but the on-screen captions was displayed as Jaspers instead.

Scoring chart

Singer Place 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 2 1 2 1 2
Angie Lau 1 3 72.3+78.3=150.6 L 75.7 74.3+13.2=87.5 74+75.2=149.2 85.5 +97.1=182.6
Jason Chung 2 3 73.7+71.7=145.4 W 76.7+18.3=95 71.3+80.9=152.2 84.2 +92.7=176.9
Jessie Yeong 3 3 70.7+75.7=146.4 L 73.7 72.3+16.4=88.7 78.3+78.9=157.2 80
Zhuang Qing Yu 4 2 81 69+75.5=144.5 W 73.3+14.8=88.1 78.3+76.3=154.6 76.2
Cola Lau 5 2 79 66.2+69.7=135.9 L 69.7 68.3+12.4=80.7 74+75.2=149.2 73.4
Angel Law 6 3 69.7+69.5=139.2 L 70.7 66.7+21.1=87.8 71.3+68.5=139.8
Jayden Chew 7 3 68+73.5=141.5 W 69.7+4.0=73.7
Apple Zheng 8 3 69.8+67.2=137 L 66.7
Anderene Choo 9 3 71.3+71.2=142.5 L
Mai Hui 10 3 70.3+65=135.3
Chen Xiao Xin 11-20 2 78
Qiu Wen 2 77
Hu Xiu Hui 1 70
Ryan Lian 1 68
Liz Low 2
Anddi Goh 2
Ah Lun 1
Shining Sisters 0
Jaspers Lai 0
Xie Wen 0
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

Show details

Unless otherwise stated, all the group performances (except for weeks 2, 9, 14 and 16) at the start of the show were "大家兴旺发", the show's theme song. Starting in Week 3 until 15, the song was shortened to fit in the 1-hour time slot. All season 1 finalists lists only nine of ten finalists, with the exception of Wina Xie.

Week 1/2 (April 20/27)- Prelude

The first two shows were taped at MPC@Khatib on April 6, 2018, showcasing all the singers' (nine from Season 1 and 20 from Season 2) performances.

Singer Order Song
Week 1 (April 20)[5]
All Season 1 finalists 1 "大家兴旺发"
Hu Xiu Hui, Cola Lau and Apple Zheng 2 "好胆你就来"
Jayden Chew and Jason Chung 3 "友情岁月"
Zhuang Qing Yu, Mai Hui and Ah Lun 4 "有影无"
Angie Lau and Qiu Wen 5 "两忘烟水里"
Hao Hao, Leon & Febe, The Babes and Desmond Ng 6 "山顶黑狗兄"
Week 2 (April 27)[6]
All Season 2 finalists (with Desmond Ng) 7 "红日"
Sherraine Law, Lee Baoen and 2Z Sisters 8 "墓仔埔也敢去"
Liz Low, Jessie Yeong and Chen Xiao Xin 9 "追追追"
Michelle Choo and Marcus Chin 10 "世界始终你好"
Anderene Choo, Shining Sisters and Angel Law 11 "一人一半感情不散"
Jaspers Lai, Ryan Lian, Anddi Goh and Xie Wen (with 16 Season 2 finalists) 12 "世界第一等"

Week 3/4 (May 4/11)- Battle For Top 10 (Part 1)- Preliminary Rounds

This is the first show of the season to be taped at MediaCorp Studios at 1 Stars Avenue. For the next two weeks, 20 singers were paired up and performed with one of nine Season 1 singers (Leon & Febe paired with four singers instead of two) to vie for the 10 spots in the next round. The result was decided solely through judges' votes; judges cast their vote through their tablet device by flashing either one of the three Heng Ong Huat logos. Singers receiving all three judges' votes would directly advance to the top 10, but singers receiving only one or two judges' votes will land them into Pending Zone, where they were eligible to be saved from the judges' immunity (each immunity may be used once on each show). Singers either receiving no judges' votes or were not saved by the judges from the Pending Zone, will be eliminated from the competition.

  • Theme: Alumni duets (billed as "Duet with Seniors")
Color key
Judge cast their "Heng Ong Huat" vote
Judge did not cast their "Heng Ong Huat" vote
      Singer received all three judges' votes and advanced to Top 10
      Singer received the judge's immunity and had to sing again in the Final Round
      Singer did not receive the judge's immunity and was eliminated
      Singer received no judges' vote and was eliminated immediately
Week Singer Order Song Judges Votes Results
Lei Liu Lim
Week 3
(May 4)[7]
Zhuang Qing Yu 1 "男人的汗" (with Marcus Chin) Judge's Immunity Save
Ah Lun Eliminated
Apple Zheng 2 "阿龙阿花" (with Lee Baoen) Advanced
Ryan Lian Judge's Immunity Save
Jessie Yeong 3 "相爱很难" (with Desmond Ng) Advanced
Jason Chung Advanced
Shining Sisters 4 "燃料"/"独家试唱" (with The Babes) Eliminated Immediately
Jaspers Lai Eliminated Immediately
Angie Lau 5 "爱到坎站" (with Michelle Choo) Advanced
Mai Hui Advanced
Week 4
(May 11)[8]
Qiu Wen 1 "顺流逆流"/"红尘梦" (with Hao Hao) Judge's Immunity Save
Liz Low Eliminated
Xie Wen 2 "小雨伞" (with Sherraine Law) Eliminated Immediately
Hu Xiu Hui Judge's Immunity Save
Angel Law 3 "练武功" (with 2Z Sisters) Advanced
Cola Lau Judge's Immunity Save
Anderene Choo 4 "梦中的情话" (with Leon & Febe) Advanced
Anddi Goh Eliminated
Chen Xiao Xin Judge's Immunity Save
Jayden Chew Advanced

Week 5 (May 18)- Battle For Top 10 (Part 2)- Final Round

The six singers who were saved by the judges will have to face the Final Round to compete for the last two spots in the Top 10. The two singers receiving the two highest scores will advance to the top 10.[9]

  • Theme: Contestant's choice (billed as "Songs they were good at")
Color key
      Singer received the top two scores and were advanced to top 10
Singer Order Song Score Results
Hu Xiu Hui 1 "无字的情批" 70 Eliminated
Zhuang Qing Yu 2 "心疼心" 81 Advanced
Ryan Lian 3 "难得有情人" 68 Eliminated
Chen Xiao Xin 4 "今夜搁再想你" 78 Eliminated
Qiu Wen 5 "遥远的她" 77 Eliminated
Cola Lau 6 "叫我女皇" 79 Advanced

Week 6/7 (May 25/June 1)- Top 10 Rounds (Part 1)- Themed Rounds

Starting from week six, the ten singers will be judged based on their performance and assigned a score, based on Costume, Performance, Presentation (20 each) and Singing Techniques (40). The scores were accumulated until week nine, and the singer receiving the lowest cumulative score afterwards will be eliminated from the competition. For the next four weeks, Jim Lim was absent in his judging role due to work commitments; MediaCorp actor Cavin Soh took his place on the panel.

  • Theme: Songs to remember their loved ones (billed as "Those Were The Days" (Week 6) or "What I Miss" (Week 7))
Week Singer Order Song Score Rank
Week 6
(May 25)[10]
Angie Lau 1 "命运" 72.3 2
Jayden Chew 2 "阿嫲的话" 68 9
Anderene Choo 3 "丢丢铜"/"天黑黑"/"祖母的话" 71.3 3
Angel Law 4 "阿公的睡床脚" 69.7 7
Zhuang Qing Yu 5 "月落" 69 8
Week 7
(June 1)[11]
Jessie Yeong 1 "当年情" 70.7 4
Apple Zheng 2 "阿公的故事" 69.8 6
Cola Lau 3 "呛身" 66.2 10
Mai Hui 4 "阿嫲" 70.3 5
Jason Chung 5 "爱情陷阱" 73.7 1

Week 8/9 (June 8/15)- Top 10 Rounds (Part 2)- Team Battle

The round was split into two episodes with the ten singers assigned into two groups of five. For 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. The order of the matchup were done through Rock–paper–scissors, and the winner earned the right to decide the order. At the end of each match, the judges will cast their vote to which singer they liked the most, but those votes does not necessarily affect the outcome of the competition. At the end of all five matches, the group with a higher combined total (based on this round) will directly advance to the next round, while singers from the losing group were eligible for elimination based on the combined scores received from both rounds. FLY Entertainment artist Irene Ang was brought in as the guest judge.

  • Theme: The songs of my Life
Color key
Bold – Singer was the first to perform
Italics – Singer won the rock-paper-scissor and determined the performance order
      Judge cast their vote to the red team
      Judge cast their vote to the blue team
      Judge cast a split vote
      Singer won the match (judges' score)
      The group with a higher score and all the singers advanced to the next round
      The group with a lower score and all the singers were in risk of elimination
Episode Order Red Team Blue Team Judges' Vote
Ang Liu Lei
Singer Song Score Singer Song Score
Week 8
(June 8)[12]
1 Jayden Chew "人生的歌" 73.5 Jason Chung "追" 71.7
2 Anderene Choo "思念你的心肝你敢知" 71.2 Jessie Yeong "无忌" 75.7
3 Angel Law "再出发" 69.5 Apple Zheng "父母的心声" 67.2
Week 9
(June 15)[13]
4 Angie Lau "归来吧" 78.3 Cola Lau "欢喜就好"/"财神到" 69.7
5 Zhuang Qing Yu "蝴蝶" 75.5 Mai Hui "爱情的骗子公虾米" 65
Total Score Red Team 368 Blue Team 349.31

^ The Blue Team's total score was incorrectly announced as 349.2.

Singer's Score as of Week Nine
Rank Singer Score Result
1 Angie Lau 150.6 Safe
2 Jessie Yeong 146.4
3 Jason Chung 145.4
4 Zhuang Qing Yu 144.5
5 Anderene Choo 142.5
6 Jayden Chew 141.5
7 Angel Law 139.2
8 Apple Zheng 137
9 Cola Lau 135.9
10 Mai Hui 135.3 Eliminated

Week 10-12 (June 22/29/July 6)- Top 9 Rounds- PK Battle

For the next three weeks, the top nine singers faced head-to-head against the Season 1 singers; both the order of performance and their match-up were determined by ballot, with the Season 1 finalist performing first. The results of the battle were not were not announced until Week 12; victorious singers will directly advance to the top seven rounds; of the defeated singers, the one singer which was not saved by the judges will be eliminated, while the other singers will have to sing again on the Breakthrough round next week. The scores were not used for the results, and scores for the prior round were reset. Top 20 finalist Xie Wen made his cameo appearance during Week 12 episode.

  • Theme: No theme
Color key
      Singer won the Battle and advanced to the next round
      Singer lost the Battle and were required to participate in the Breakthrough round
      Singer lost the Battle and was eliminated
Episode Order Colour Season 1 finalists Season 2 finalists
Singer Song Singer Song Result
Week 10
(June 22)[14]
1 The Babes "妝乎水水" Apple Zheng "离家" Lost Battle
2 Hao Hao "舞女" Angel Law "走路有风" Lost Battle
3 Michelle Choo "Monica"/"不羁的风" Zhuang Qing Yu "落雨声" Won Battle
Week 11
(June 29)[15]
4 Leon & Febe "鼓声若响" Jessie Yeong "拒绝再玩"/"无心睡眠" Lost Battle
5 Sherraine Law "月弯弯" Cola Lau "一百万" Lost Battle
6 Desmond Ng "轧车" Jason Chung "让我跟你走" Won Battle
Week 12
(July 6)[16]
7 2Z Sisters "欢喜来嚓嚓" Jayden Chew "空笑梦" Won Battle
8 Lee Baoen "黄昏的故乡" Anderene Choo "望春风" Lost Battle/Eliminated
9 Marcus Chin "男儿当自强" (with Golden Age Talentime contestants) Angie Lau "明日话今天" Lost Battle

Week 13 (July 13)- Top 8 Round- Breakthrough Round

The next two shows were taped at the open field near Arumugam Road at MacPherson for a crowd of 1,200 people. In this round, the five singers who were defeated in the top nine rounds performed for a chance to stay in the competition. The order of performance was decided by the judges. For this week, in addition to the four scoring components, a fifth component, "Breakthrough Index" was added, and each component carries a 20-point weightage. The singer with the lowest score will be eliminated from the competition.[17]

  • Theme: Songs to achieve breakthrough
Color key
      Singer received the lowest score and was eliminated
Singer Order Song Breakthrough Theme
(Normal Theme/Breakthrough)
Score Result
Apple Zheng 1 "内山姑娘要出嫁" Slow-tempo dance songs/Rock songs 66.7 Eliminated
Angel Law 2 "我爱雨月花" Hokkien songs/Rap songs 70.7 Safe
Jessie Yeong 3 "天顶的月娘" Cantonese songs/Hokkien songs 73.7 Safe
Cola Lau 4 "我爱过" Uptempo dance Songs/Ballad songs 69.7 Safe
Angie Lau 5 "今晚夜" Cantonese ballad songs/Uptempo dance songs 75.7 Safe

Week 14 (July 20)- Top 7 Round- Popularity Round

The top seven performed on this week for a spot in the semi-finals. The order of appearance was decided through the drawing of lots. In deciding who moves on, the three judges; as well as the studio audience made up of 300 members of the public were given an equal say. Each of the voters was entitled to one vote per singer, and they can either choose to vote or not vote for a particular singer. The scores from the judges, as well as the total number of votes cast by studio audience converted into points accordingly to the percentage of the valid votes cast. The singer with the lowest accumulated total points would be eliminated from the competition.[18]

  • Theme: No theme
Color key
      Singer received the highest accumulated total points and advanced to the semi-finals
      Singer received the lowest accumulated total points and was eliminated
Singer Order Song Judges score Public votes (percentage)1 Total points Result
Angel Law 1 "天宫疼憨人" 66.7 53 (21.1) 87.8 Safe
Jayden Chew 2 "叫阮的名" 69.7 10 (4.0) 73.7 Eliminated
Angie Lau 3 "随想曲"/"上海滩" 74.3 33 (13.2) 87.5 Safe
Zhuang Qing Yu 4 "三瞑三日" 73.3 37 (14.8) 88.1 Safe
Cola Lau 5 "叉烧包" 68.3 31 (12.4) 80.7 Safe
Jessie Yeong 6 "爱是永恒" 72.3 41 (16.4) 88.7 Safe
Jason Chung 7 "护花使者"/"特务J" 76.7 46 (18.3) 95 Safe

^ The percentage counting towards the total votes does not include 49 abstained/rejected votes.

Week 15/16 (July 27/August 3)- Semi-Finals

The Semi-finals was split into two episodes, with the entire first round and the first two singers from the second round performing on the first episode, and the last four on the second episode. In the first round, six singers received their paper cutouts from the producers, which determined their pairing and performance order; the scores for this round (which include Team Chemistry; each component now have a 20-point weightage) were judged based on the duet itself, rather than judging individually (meaning both singers from the same duet were given identical set of scores). In the second round, judge Jim Lim handpicked six songs for the singers to choose from (with the order of choice based on their placement from the Popularity round), and work on a song mixed with two genres   original and designated, with the latter unknown to the contestant's knowledge until the start of the round. The scores for both rounds were combined and calculated by average; normally, the two singers receiving the two lowest scores would be eliminated from the competition; however, after two singers (Angie Lau and Cola Lau) were tied for fourth place, both singers were advanced to the Grand Finals. Director of Getai musical film 881 and music video "大家兴旺发" Royston Tan was brought in as the guest judge.

  • Theme: Singer's duets, Jim Lim's choice
Color key
      Singer received the highest combined total points and advanced to the grand finals
      Singer received the bottom two scores and were eliminated
Singer Round 1[19] Round 2[20] Average Score Results
Order Song Score Order Song Designated genre Score
Angel Law 1 "心爱的人" (with Jason Chung) 71.3 4 "爱拼才会赢" Alternative Rock 68.5 69.9 Eliminated
Jason Chung 1 "心爱的人" (with Angel Law) 71.3 9 "一起走过的日子" Tango 80.9 76.1 Safe
Jessie Yeong 2 "爱着啊" (with Zhuang Qing Yu) 78.3 8 "酒后的心声" Blues rock 78.9 78.6 Safe
Zhuang Qing Yu 2 "爱着啊" (with Jessie Yeong) 78.3 6 "我问天" Broadway jazz 76.3 77.3 Safe
Angie Lau 3 "歹势啦" (with Cola Lau) 74 5 "伤心酒店" Retro 75.2 74.61 Safe
Cola Lau 3 "歹势啦" (with Angie Lau) 74 7 "天才与白痴" Jazz 75.2 74.61 Safe

^ Tied for fourth place.

Week 17 (August 10)- Grand Finals

The Grand Finals were taped on July 26, 2018 and broadcast on a two-hour special starting at 10.30am. In the first round of the competition, the five finalists performed a duet with celebrities (if any). Based on the judges scores (40 for singing techniques, 30 each for stage presence and presentation) in the first round, the bottom three singers with the lowest judges' score would be eliminated.

The final two 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. Actor Cavin Soh and guest singer Daniel Luo were brought in as the guest judges. Senior Minister of State, Information and Communication & Culture, Community and Youth, Sim Ann, was the guest-of-honour for the finale. A special teaser for the talkshow The Love 97.2 Breakfast Quartet - Listen To Me (which premieres the week after) was shown during the closing of the show.

  • Theme: Celebrity duets (billed as "reinforcement round"), winner's song (billed as "final battle")
  • Group Performance: "海草舞" (all season 1 and 2 finalists except Jason Chung, Angie Lau, Cola Lau, Jessie Yeong and Zhuang Qing Yu)
  • Non-competition Performances: Jessie Yeong ("酒后的心声"), Jason Chung ("让我跟你走"), Cola Lau ("一百万"), Zhuang Qing Yu ("蝴蝶"), Angie Lau ("归来吧")
  • Musical Guests: Season 1 finalists ("大家兴旺发"), Daniel Luo ("茫茫到更深")
Singer Round 1[21] Round 2[22] Overall Score Results
Order Song Score Order Song Score
Jessie Yeong 1 "女人胆" (with Meng Yan) 80 N/A (already eliminated) Third Place
Zhuang Qing Yu 2 "少年梦" (with Chen Xiao Xin) 76.2 N/A (already eliminated) Fourth Place
Angie Lau 3 "只有情永在"/"铁血丹心" (with Wysom Wong) 85.5 7 "博杯" 97.1 182.6 Winner
Cola Lau 4 "树枝孤鸟" (with Wang Qi Hui) 73.4 N/A (already eliminated) Fifth Place
Jason Chung 5 "李香兰" (with Allen Moo) 84.2 6 "无言感激" 92.7 176.9 Runner-up

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