Astro Talent Quest

Astro Talent Quest is an annual Chinese singing competition in Malaysia organized by ASTRO Wah Lai Toi, which was first held in 1996.

This competition is aimed at showcasing and unearthing talents among young Malaysian Chinese between ages 18 to 28. The winner (and runner-up, of late) will then represent Malaysia at the International Chinese New Talent Singing Competition. Guest judges and artistes, which are invited every year, include Leehom Wang, Jay Chou, Jordan Chan, S.H.E., JJ Lin, F.I.R. and Yoga Lin.

While many talents have been birthed through this competition, it also boasts of many contestants who have gone on to become successful artistes in their own right. Notable examples would be Nicholas Teo (winner of the 2002 edition), Cao Ge (1999 finalist), Vincent Chong (2002 1st runner-up) and Anthony Chang (winner of the 2006 edition).

Competition Format

In the initial format, the final ten contestants are selected by judges who will battle it out for the title on one night performing one song and a talent time performance each. The top three will then be chosen by a panel of judges, where after they would be subjected to a series of tests which assesses various aspects of their vocal and singing ability, such as vocal range, musical timing, vocal flexibility to adapt to different music styles, etc. The judges then determine the winner, first runner-up and second runner-up.

As of 2006, a new format was introduced whereby all contestants would go through vocal and dance trainings in addition to other challenges along the way to reach the finals. Although SMS voting was introduced (for the popularity award), the judges still held absolute decision in the contestants' fate. The talent show was eliminated as of year 2005.

Results

Year	Winner	Runner-Up	2nd Runner-Up
2010
	張詒博 Peace	劉佩芯 Stephanie	陳慧瑩 Fyone
2009
	黄毓敏 Min	劉界輝 Kah Fai	曾潔鈺Yoke
2008
	颜莞倩	林淑晶 Debbie	朱豪仁
2007
	李政发 Zak	郑冰来 Wayne	陈晓燕 Christy
2006
	郑伟康 Anthony	陳世安 Andrew	许慧珊
2005
	曾国辉	符琼音 Meeia	刘洁琪
2004
	吳國菲	王明麗	Yap Yun Sing
2003
	吴建亿 Kenny	洪韵诗	陈贻兴
2002
	张栋梁 Nicholas	Chong Ying Cern Vincent	Yeo Ai Lian
2001
	林健辉 Eric	Wang Wai Yee	Tan Chee Kang
2000
	何芸妮 Winnie	林凱璇	Vivian Lea Guest Artistes Year Artist 2008 Zak Lee , Eric Lim 2007 S.H.E , Rynn Lim , Andrew Tan 2006 Nicholas Teo , Eric Lim 2005 2004 F.I.R , J.J Lin , Kenny Koh 2003 Tension , Nicholas Teo , Z-Chen 2002 Jordan Chan , Eric Lim 2001 Jay Chou 2000 Panda Xiong , Chi Hsiao Chun , Island 1999 1998 1997 References