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Singer 2017 was the fifth season of Chinese television series of the rebranded version of I Am a Singer. The title name was renamed to Singer due to the banning of Korean-related branding and artists in China. As seen on Season 1, no competing singers also double as MCs, with hosting duties shared by the singers' music partners, who had prior hosting experience. If not, they were partnered by someone who does. The singers' introductions were made by their music partners. The finals were hosted by He Jiong after a year's absence.

The series premiered on January 21, 2017, on Hunan Television, and ended on April 22, 2017. Hong Kong singer Sandy Lam was named the winner of the season, Kazakhstan's Dimash Kudaibergen and Taiwanese band Lion were named runner-up and third place, respectively.

Competition rules

As with previous seasons of I Am a Singer, Singer 2017 is divided into five rounds of two stages. The first eight singers participated in the first stage of each round, with the lowest ranked singer facing elimination. In each episode, an audience panel of 500-members cast their vote for the top three singers they felt performed best during the round. The second round was the elimination round, where the singer receiving the lowest combined total number of votes from the two rounds was eliminated. The third episode featured a Challenge round which featured a challenger joining in the panel of remaining singers. The Challenger had to finish in the top four position (i.e. 4th place or higher) in order to be safe; a challenge failure resulted in the challenger's elimination. For the first time in the show's history, a returning singer from previous seasons of I Am a Singer also joined the panel without having to compete a challenge.

This is currently the only season to have returning singers, as well as an increased number of finalist (ten). This is the last season to feature Singer voting which was introduced in Season 3.

Results

Safe First Bottom Eliminated Return Performance Challenger Challenge Success Challenge Failure Breakout Success Breakout Failure Winner Runner-up/Top 3 Withdrew
Singer Broadcast Date (2017) Average Ranking [a]
Jan 21 Jan 28 Feb 4 Feb 11 Feb 18 Feb 25 Mar 4 Mar 11 Mar 18 Mar 25 Apr 1 Apr 8 Apr 15
1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round 4th Round 5th Round Breakout Semifinal Finals Overall
Qualifying Knockout Overall Challenge Knockout Overall Challenge Knockout Overall Qualifying Knockout Overall Challenge Knockout Overall
1 Hong Kong Sandy Lam 2 3 2 6 2 4 2 3 3 1 4 3 5 1 2 1 1 1 2.38
2 Kazakhstan Dimash Kudaibergen 1 1 1 3 3 2 6 1 2 3 5 5 2 3 1 2 2 2 2.46
3 Taiwan Lion 4 4 5 5 1 3 7 5 6 4 3 4 3 5 4 5 3 3 3.76
4 S3China Li Jian 2 2 1 4 4 3 1 4 4 4 3
5 S1 Taiwan Terry Lin 4 [c] 4 4 5 1 2 1 7 5 3 3 5 5 3.66
6 China Diamond Zhang 7 [g] 7 7 5 6 6 6 6.2
7 China Tia Ray 7 6 6 8 6 [h] 7 8 7 7
8 S2China Jason Zhang 4 5 6 3 6 5 6 6 6 8 2 6 4 8 7 8 5.36
9 Hong Kong Teresa Carpio 3 5 4 7 4 7 2 4.2
10 S1 Taiwan Julia Peng 7 6 7 6 [i] 6.3
11 China Liang Bo 6 8 7
12 Malaysia Michael Wong 6 7 7 9 7.3
13 Hong Kong Justin Lo 4 [d] 7 7 10 7
14 China Zhao Lei 2 7 5 8 5.67
15 China Tan Jing 5 2 3 1 6 1 1 2[e] 1 4 3
16 Hong Kong Hins Cheung 7[b]

Notes:

^ A. Average ranking is calculated using the weekly ranking, not counting the bi-weekly overall ranking of each round.
^ B. In the first qualifying round, Hins Cheung's placement was in seventh place; however, Cheung was disqualified prior to the episode airing and his ranking was excluded.[1]
^ C. In the third Challenge round, Terry Lin and Justin Lo were tied in fourth place.
^ D. Tan Jing withdrew from the competition before the airing of the third knockout round, thus her result was not announced during the broadcast. Her placement was in second place according to media sources.
^ E. In the fourth qualifying round, Tan Jing's placement was fourth place; however, she withdrew from the competition and was therefore excluded from her ranking.
^ F. After the fourth qualifying round, Diamond Zhang was initially eliminated after failing a challenge (finished last), but due to Tan Jing's withdrawal, she was allowed to remain in the competition as a substitute singer while the next episode's rules were modified as a qualifying round.
^ G. In the breakout round, Tia Ray and Julia Peng were tied for sixth place.

Details of competitions

1st round

Qualifying

  • Taping Date: January 10, 2017
  • Airdate: January 21, 2017

The order of performance of this episode was determined through audience voting for their anticipated songs, though the singers were also allowed to discuss and rearrange their performance order. As there were eight first-round singers, this round featured elimination, with the singer receiving the lowest number of votes was immediately eliminated; Tia Ray would have been eliminated for finishing last; however, Ray was later declared safe following Hins Cheung's disqualification. Cheung was later revealed to have participated in the political Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong after the episode was taped. [2]

Singer 2017 1st Qualifying Round January 21, 2017
Order of Performance Singer Music Partner Song Title Original Singer Lyrics Composer Arranger Ranking Singer Voting
1 Dimash Kudaibergen Aray Aydarhan "A Soul's Plea for Help" (一个忧伤者的求救) (French) Daniel Balavoine Luc Plamondon Michel Berger Kubert Leung 1
2 Tia Ray Aaron Sun "That Girl, Ah Chu" (阿楚姑娘) (Mandarin) Frankie Liang Meng Ye Frankie Liang Zhao Zhao[a] 7 3 (tie)
3 Michael Wong Young Yang "First Time" (第一次) (Mandarin) Michael Wong Zhang Tiancheng Michael Wong Kubert Leung 6
4 Hins Cheung Since "Kiss To Realistic" (Mandarin) Hins Cheung Chan Yiu Chuen Chow Bing Fai Johnny Yim 7[a]
5 Teresa Carpio Jeffrey G "Imagine" (English) John Lennon John Laudon 3 1 (tie)
6 Lion Shen Mengchen "Lion" (Mandarin) Lion Jam Hsiao Lee Q Wu 4
7 Tan Jing Wayne Zhang "Goodbye Youth" (再见青春) (Mandarin) Wang Feng Rama Liu 5
8 Sandy Lam Shen Ling "Ignore Me" (不必在乎我是谁) (Mandarin) Sandy Lam Jonathan Lee Zheng Nan 2 3 (tie)
^ A. Also for a live pianist
^ B. Hins Cheung was disqualified prior to the episode's airing. His placement was in seventh place, but his performance was excluded from the tally.

Knockout

  • Taping Date: January 20, 2017
  • Airdate: January 28, 2017
Singer 2017 1st Knockout Round January 28, 2017
Order of Performance Singer Music Partner Song Title Original Singer Lyrics Composer Arranger Ranking Singer Voting
1 Michael Wong Young Yang "Those Days" (那一段日子) (Mandarin) Eric Moo Zhao Zhao 7
2 Tan Jing Wayne Zhang "Jiu Er" (九儿) (Mandarin) Han Hong Roc Chen
He Qiling
Roc Chen Yian Tianwu 2 3
3 Tia Ray Aaron Sun "Love On Top" (English) Beyoncé Beyoncé Knowles
Terius Youngdell Nash
Shea Taylor
Ni Ke 6 2
4 Dimash Kudaibergen Aray Aydarhan "Opera 2" (Russian) Vitas Vitas
V. Borovsky
Vitas Da Ridan 1
5 Teresa Carpio Jeffrey G "Carmen" (Mandarin adaptation of Habanera from the opera Carmen) Grace Chang Li Junqing Georges Bizet John Laudon 5 1
6 Lion Shen Mengchen "You Are My Beloved Girl" (你是我心爱的姑娘) (Mandarin) Wang Feng Zhang Renjie Lee Q Wu 4
7 Sandy Lam Shen Ling "Rouge" (无赖) (Mandarin) Penny Tai Zheng Nan 3

Overall ranking

After combining the overall votes from the two episodes, Michael Wong was eliminated as the singer with the fewest audience votes.

Singer 2017 1st Round Overall Ranking
Ranking Singer Match 1 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) [a] Match 2 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) Total Percentages of Votes
1 Dimash Kudaibergen 27.00% (1) 24.36% (1) 25.68%
2 Sandy Lam 22.60% (2) 13.43% (3) 18.01%
3 Tan Jing 10.45% (5) 23.88% (2) 17.16%
4 Teresa Carpio 16.05% (3) 10.79% (5) 13.42%
5 Lion 12.74% (4) 12.95% (4) 12.84%
6 Tia Ray 3.74% (7) 9.24% (6) 6.49%
7 Michael Wong 7.41% (6) 5.33% (7) 6.37%
DSQ Hins Cheung
^ A. Due to Hins Cheung's disqualification during the first qualifying round, the votes cast for Cheung were void. His votes were equally distributed among the rest of the eligible singers.

2nd round

Challenge

  • Taping Date: January 21, 2017
  • Airdate: February 4, 2017

The first returning singer was Jason Zhang from Season 2, while the first challenger of the season was Zhao Lei. Lei finished second in the top four and was declared safe; Tia Ray received the lowest votes for the night and was eliminated from the competition.

Singer 2017 2nd Challenge February 4, 2017
Order of Performance Singer Music Partner Song Title Original Singer Lyrics Composer Arranger Ranking Singer Voting
1 Sandy Lam Shen Ling "Run" (English) Snow Patrol Johnny Yim 6
2 Michael Wong Young Yang "Don't Cry On Other's Shoulder" (请不要在别人的肩上哭泣) (Mandarin) Chao Chuan Steve Chow Lo Hung Wu Zhao Zhao Return Performance
3 Tan Jing Wayne Zhang "Desirous Water" (欲水) (Mandarin) Chyi Yu Johnny Chen Rama Liu 1
4 Lion Shen Mengchen "Hundred Years of Loneliness" (百年孤寂) (Mandarin) Faye Wong Lin Xi CY Kong
Adrian Chan
Tsou Chiang 5
5 Tia Ray Aaron Sun "Mona Lisa's Tears" (蒙娜丽莎的眼泪) (Mandrin) Terry Lin Zheng Huajuan Kubert Leung 8
6 Dimash Kudaibergen Aray Aydarhan "The Show Must Go On" (English) Queen Brian May Queen Erlan Bekchurin 3
7 Teresa Carpio Jeffrey G "Vincent" (English) Don McLean John Laudon 7 3
8 Jason Zhang Li Weijia "Strange That I Love You" (很奇怪我爱你) (Mandarin) Jason Zhang Qu Shicong Qu Shicong
Jason Zhang
4
9 Zhao Lei Mandy Jin "Chengdu" (成都) (Mandarin) Zhao Lei Zhao Lei
Xi Zi
Liu Sen
2

Knockout

  • Taping Date: February 2, 2017
  • Airdate: February 11, 2017
Singer 2017 2nd Knockout Round February 11, 2017
Order of Performance Singer Music Partner Song Title Original Singer Lyrics Composer Arranger Ranking Singer Voting
1 Tan Jing Wayne Zhang "Set The Storm" (定风波) (Mandarin) Jacky Cheung Chris Shum Leon Ko Kubert Leung 6
2 Tia Ray Aaron Sun "Golden" (English) Jill Scott Anthony Bell Fergus Chow Return Performance
3 Zhao Lei Mandy Jin "Dream" (理想) (Mandarin) Zhao Lei 7
4 Teresa Carpio Jeffrey G "I Really Love You" (真的爱你) (Cantonese) Beyond Siu Mei Wong Ka Kui John Laudon 4 2
5 Jason Zhang Li Weijia "Better Man" (English) Robbie Williams Robbie Williams
G.Chambers
Ni Ke 5
6 Dimash Kudaibergen Aray Aydarhan "Late Autumn" (秋意浓) (Mandarin) Jacky Cheung Daryl Yao Kōji Tamaki Samal Ermakhanov 3
7 Sandy Lam Shen Ling "My Dearest" (我最亲爱的) (Mandarin) A-mei Lin Xi Russell Harris Ni Ke 2 1
8 Lion Shen Mengchen "You Are My Deepest Love" (你是我最深爱的人) (Mandarin) Shaun 1 2

Overall ranking

After combining the overall votes from the two episodes, Teresa Carpio was eliminated as the singer with the fewest audience votes.

Singer 2017 2nd Round Overall Ranking
Ranking Singer Match 1 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) Match 2 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) Total Percentages of Votes
1 Tan Jing 24.54% (1) 12.49% (6) 19.00%
2 Dimash Kudaibergen 14.82% (3) 15.56% (3) 15.19%
3 Lion 10.90% (5) 18.17% (1) 14.53%
4 Sandy Lam 10.69% (6) 17.50% (2) 14.09%
5 Zhao Lei 16.75% (2) 9.27% (7) 13.01%
6 Jason Zhang 11.40% (4) 13.16% (5) 12.28%
7 Teresa Carpio 9.91% (7) 13.84% (4) 11.87%

3rd Round

Challenge

  • Taping Date: February 9, 2017
  • Airdate: February 18, 2017

The second returning singer was Terry Lin from Season 1, while the first challenger of the season was Justin Lo. Lo finished tied for fourth in the top four and was declared safe; Zhao Lei received the lowest votes for the night and was eliminated from the competition.

Singer 2017 3rd Challenge February 18, 2017
Order of Performance Singer Music Partner Song Title Original Singer Lyrics Composer Arranger Ranking Singer Voting
1 Dimash Kudaibergen Aray Aydarhan "Uptown Funk" (English) Mark Ronson
Bruno Mars
Devon Christopher Gallaspy
Mark Ronson
Bruno Mars
Nicholas Williams
Philip Martin Lawrence II
Jeff Bhasker
Kid 6
2 Teresa Carpio Jeffrey G "Love is Eternal" (爱是永恒) (Cantonese) Jacky Cheung Richard Lam Dick Lee John Laudon Return Performance
3 Zhao Lei Mandy Jin "The Moon" (月亮粑粑) (Mandarin) Zhong Zhigang Kubert Leung
Xizi
8
4 Jason Zhang Li Weijia "Silence" (默) (Mandarin) Na Ying Yi Yue Qian Lei Ni Ke 3 2
5 Sandy Lam Shen Ling "Kepler" (克卜勒) (Mandarin) Stefanie Sun Hush Johnny Yim 2
6 Lion Shen Mengchen "It's My Life" (English) Bon Jovi Jon Bon Jovi
Richie Sambora
Max Martin
Kenn C 7 3
7 Tan Jing Wayne Zhang "Saili Lake Moonlight" (赛里木湖的月光) (Mandarin) Tan Jing Tan Jing
Lin Du
Rama Liu
Rama Liu 1
8 Terry Lin Eliza Liang "You'd Never Know" (你永远不知道) (Mandarin) Terry Lin Louise Lou Jennifer Johan Lee Baby Chung 4 (tie)
9 Justin Lo Zhang Dexing "Hard Life" (命硬) (Cantonese) Justin Lo Wyman Wong Justin Lo Edward Chan
Nick Wong

Knockout

  • Taping Date: February 16, 2017
  • Airdate: February 25, 2017
Singer 2017 3rd Knockout Round February 25, 2017
Order of Performance Singer Music Partner Song Title Original Singer Lyrics Composer Arranger Ranking Singer Voting
1 Jason Zhang Li Weijia "Brother" (哥哥) (Mandarin) Chang Shilei Wang Pingjiu Chang Shilei Ni Ke 6 3
2 Zhao Lei Mandy Jin "A Thirty Years Old Woman" (三十岁的女人) (Mandarin) Zhao Lei Return Performance
3 Terry Lin Eliza Liang "Writing's On The Wall" (English) Sam Smith Sam Smith
Jimmy Napes
Baby Chung 4
4 Justin Lo Zhang Dexing "I Really Want to See You Again" (很想很想说再见) (Mandarin) Justin Lo Albert Leung Justin Lo Edward Chan 7
5 Dimash Kudaibergen Aray Aydarhan "Adagio" (English) Lara Fabian Tomaso Albinoni
Rick Allison
Lara Fabian
Dave Pickell
Erlan Bekchurin 1
6 Tan Jing Wayne Zhang "Complaining The Sky Changed The Heart" (怨苍天变了心) (Mandarin) Sophia Fang Howard Ho Hsu Chia Liang Yian Tianwu 2 [a] 1
7 Sandy Lam Shen Ling "Eternal Summer" (盛夏光年) (Mandarin) Mayday Ashin Martin Tang 3 1
8 Lion Shen Mengchen "Feelings" (用情) (Mandarin) Jeff Chang Chan Ga-lai Jamie Hsueh James Yeo 5

Notes:

^ A. Withdrawn

Overall ranking

After combining the overall votes from the two episodes, Justin Lo was eliminated as the singer with the fewest audience votes.

Singer 2017 3rd Round Overall Ranking
Ranking Singer Match 1 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) Match 2 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) Total Percentages of Votes
1 Tan Jing 21.21% (1) 18.53% (2) 19.87%
2 Dimash Kudaibergen 11.64% (6) 23.88% (1) 17.76%
3 Sandy Lam 17.12% (2) 17.30% (3) 17.21%
4 Terry Lin 11.93% (4) 14.11% (4) 13.02%
5 Jason Zhang 15.12% (3) 9.97% (6) 12.54%
6 Lion 11.05% (7) 10.78% (5) 10.91%
7 Justin Lo 11.93% (4) 5.43% (7) 8.68%

4th round

Qualifying

  • Taping Date: February 23, 2017
  • Airdate: March 4, 2017

The third returning singer was Li Jian from Season 3, while the third challenger of the season was Diamond Zhang. Zhang would have been eliminated for finishing last in her performance (and she also failed her challenge), however, she was later declared safe after Tan Jing withdrew from the competition.

Singer 2017 4th Qualifying March 4, 2017
Order of Performance Singer Music Partner Song Title Original Singer Lyrics Composer Arranger Ranking Singer Voting
1 Dimash Kudaibergen Aray Aydarhan "Daididau" (Kazakh) Unknown Erlan Bekchurrin
Bakytbek Zeinelov
3
2 Justin Lo Zhang Dexing "Thinking Out Loud" (English) Ed Sheeran Ed Sheeran
Amy Wadge
Nick Wong Return Performance
3 Terry Lin Eliza Liang "You Are Just By The Corner" (御龙铭千古) (Mandarin) Terry Lin He Xiaotong Gou Yin
Zhang Keke
Baby Chung 6
4 Lion Shen Mengchen "I Can't Hear" (听不到) (Mandarin) Fish Leong Ashin Kenn C
Orion J.
5 2
5 Sandy Lam Shen Ling "Blue Lotus" (蓝莲花) (Mandarin) Xu Wei Nick Pyo 1
6 Tan Jing Wayne Zhang "Dania" (达妮娅) (Mandarin) Pu Shu Liu Zhou Withdrawn
7 Jason Zhang Li Weijia "Suddenly, I Love You" (突然想爱你) (Mandarin) Valen Hsu Nick Pyo 7
8 Li Jian Li Rui "A Foreigner" (异乡人) (Mandarin) Li Jian Liu Zhuo 2
9 Diamond Zhang Oscar Sun "Time Has Tears" (时间有泪) (Mandarin) Jacky Cheung Chan Siu Kei Balonz Su Zheng Nan 8
^ A. Withdrawn

Knockout

  • Taping Date: March 2, 2017
  • Airdate: March 11, 2017
Singer 2017 4th Knockout Round March 11, 2017
Order of Performance Singer Music Partner Song Title Original Singer Lyrics Composer Arranger Ranking Singer Voting
1 Jason Zhang Li Weijia "Don't Think Of Me" (你就不要想起我) (Mandarin) Hebe Tien Derek Shih Venk
Liu Dajiang
Nick Pyo 6
2 Li Jian Li Rui "A Father's Poem" (父亲写的散文诗) (Mandarin) Xu Fei Dong Yufang Xu Fei Liu Zhuo 2
3 Diamond Zhang Oscar Sun "Red Rose" (红玫瑰) (Mandarin) Eason Chan Francis Lee Kubert Leung Zheng Nan 7
4 Sandy Lam Shen Ling "Worship" (崇拜) (Mandarin) Fish Leong Chen Mei Percy Phang 4
5 Lion Shen Mengchen "Three Days Two Nights" (三天两夜) (Mandarin) Jacky Cheung Hsu Chang Te Jimmy Ye Kenn C
Christine Sham
3 1
6 Dimash Kudaibergen Aray Aydarhan "Daybreak" (天亮了) (Mandarin) Han Hong Erlan Bekchurrin 5
7 Terry Lin Eliza Liang "Pearlised Curtains" (卷珠帘) (Mandarin) Henry Huo Li Shu
Luna
Henry Huo Baby Chung 1
"Scarborough Fair" (English) Unknown

Notes:

^ A. Withdrawn

Overall ranking

After combining the overall votes from the two episodes, Diamond Zhang was eliminated as the singer with the fewest audience votes.

Singer 2017 4th Round Overall Ranking
Ranking Singer Match 1 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) Match 2 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) Total Percentages of Votes
1 Li Jian 18.88% (2) 19.98% (2) 19.43%
2 Terry Lin 13.11% (5) 22.47% (1) 17.79%
3 Sandy Lam 19.83% (1) 13.68% (4) 16.75%
4 Lion 13.90% (4) 16.36% (3) 15.13%
5 Dimash Kudaibergen 17.30% (3) 9.79% (5) 13.55%
6 Jason Zhang 8.76% (6) 8.99% (6) 8.87%
7 Diamond Zhang 8.21% (7) 8.72% (7) 8.46%

5th round

Challenge (Ultimate Challenge Round)

  • Taping Date: March 9, 2017
  • Airdate: March 18, 2017

The fourth and final returning singer was Julia Peng from Season 1, while the fourth and final challenger of the season was Liang Bo; however, he was eliminated for failing the challenge (finishing sixth in his performance).

Singer 2017 5th Challenge (Ultimate Challenge Round) March 18, 2017
Order of Performance Singer Music Partner Song Title Original Singer Lyrics Composer Arranger Ranking Singer Voting
1 Li Jian Li Rui "The 10:30 Train" (十点半的地铁) (Mandarin) Liu Jinze Yu Ge Liu Jinze Liu Zhuo 4
2 Diamond Zhang Oscar Sun "Nutcracker" (胡桃夹子) (Mandarin) Diamond Zhang Zheng Nan Return Performance
3 Dimash Kudaibergen Aray Aydarhan "All by Myself" (English) Eric Carmen Eric Carmen
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Erlan Bekchurrin 2
4 Sandy Lam Shen Ling "Superwoman" (多得他) (Cantonese) Faye Wong Lin Xi Babyface
L.A. Reid
Daryl Simmons
Nick Pyo 5
5 Terry Lin Eliza Liang "Feeling Good" (English) Cy Grant Anthony Newley
Leslie Bricusse
Baby Chung 1 2 (tie)
6 Jason Zhang Li Weijia "I Need You" (我要你) (Mandarin) Lao Lang
Ren Suxi
Fan Chong Zhao Zhao 8
"Tian Ya Ge Nu" (Mandarin) Zhou Xuan Tian Han He Luting
7 Lion Shen Mengchen "Do You Love Me" (爱不爱我) (Mandarin) Lingdian Kenn C
Christine Sham
3 2 (tie)
8 Julia Peng Wang Qiao "Loving One Who Doesn't Go Home" (爱上一个不回家的人) (Mandarin) Sandy Lam Ting Hsiao Wen Chan Chi Yuen Again 7
9 Liang Bo Yu Shasha "A Soulful Singer" (灵魂歌手) (Mandarin) Liang Bo 6 1

Knockout (Ultimate Knockout Round)

  • Taping Date: March 16, 2017
  • Airdate: March 25, 2017
Singer 2017 5th Knockout Round (Ultimate Knockout Round) March 25, 2017
Order of Performance Singer Music Partner Song Title Original Singer Lyrics Composer Arranger Ranking Singer Voting
1 Terry Lin Eliza Liang "Heartbreaker" (裂心) (Mandarin) Wang Leehom Baby Chung 7
"Heaven Knows" (English) Rick Price Heather Field
Rick Price
2 Liang Bo Yu Shasha "That Boy" (男孩) (Mandarin) Liang Bo Return Performance
3 Sandy Lam Shen Ling "Persimmon" (柿子) (Mandarin) Sandy Lam Chang Shilei
Francis Lee
Chang Shilei 1 2
4 Dimash Kudaibergen Aray Aydarhan "Unforgettable Day" Dimash Kudaibergen Oral Baisengir (Kazakh) Dimash Kudaibergen Erlan Bekchurrin 3
Kaysha Tabarakkyzy (Mandarin)
5 Li Jian Li Rui "Red Bean" (红豆曲) (Mandarin) Ye Mao Cao Xueqin Wang Liping Liu Zhuo
Jin Rui
4
"Eternal Love" (一生所爱) (Mandarin) Shu Qi Wendyz Zheng Lowell Lo
"May It Be" (English) Enya Roma Ryan Nicky Ryan
Eith Ni Bhraonain
6 Jason Zhang Li Weijia "Myself" (自己) (Mandarin) Xu Jun Liu Zhou 2 1
7 Lion Shen Mengchen "The Last Plea" (最后的请求) (Mandarin) Lion Jam Hsiao Lion
Kenn C
5
8 Julia Peng Wang Qiao "Crazy Love" (想你想疯了) (Mandarin) Mindy Quah Julia Peng
Huang Kwei Lan
Tai Wei Cheng
Julia Peng Nick Pyo 6

Overall ranking

After combining the overall votes from the two episodes, Julia Peng was eliminated as the singer with the fewest audience votes.

Singer 2017 5th Round Overall Ranking
Ranking Singer Match 1 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) Match 2 Percentages of Votes (Ranking) Total Percentages of Votes
1 Dimash Kudaibergen 17.63% (2) 16.71% (3) 17.17%
2 Sandy Lam 14.14% (5) 18.68% (1) 16.41%
3 Li Jian 15.25% (4) 16.04% (4) 15.64%
4 Lion 16.36% (3) 12.03% (5) 14.19%
5 Terry Lin 17.79% (1) 8.92% (7) 13.35%
6 Jason Zhang 8.18% (8) 17.02% (2) 12.60%
7 Julia Peng 10.64% (7) 10.59% (6) 10.61%

Breakout

  • Taping Date: March 23, 2017
  • Airdate: April 1, 2017

Three of the six singers who were first-round singers (Sandy Lam, Lion and Dimash Kudaibergen) were exempted for this round, while the other three singers participated with eliminated singers (except for Hins Cheung, Tan Jing and Zhao Lei; Zhao Lei was unable to take part in order to focus on the concert on March 23[3]) for a chance to enter the semi-finals. The order was determined through ballot, with the exception of surviving non-first-round singers (Li Jian, Terry Lin and Jason Zhang) who could choose their performance order for the night without ballot.

For the first time, the number of finalists was increased from seven to ten, thus seven Breakout spots were offered. Teresa Carpio, Li Jian, Terry Lin, Julia Peng, Tia Ray, Diamond Zhang and Jason Zhang were the top seven singers receiving the highest number of votes and advanced to the semifinals.

Singer 2017 Breakout April 1, 2017
Order of Performance Singer Music Partner Song Title Original Singer Lyrics Composer Arranger Ranking Singer Voting
1 Michael Wong Young Yang "Courage" (勇气) (Mandarin) Fish Leong Ruiye Michael Wong Kubert Leung 9
2 Liang Bo Yu Shasha "The Sunset Path" (日落大道) (Mandarin) Liang Bo 8
3 Diamond Zhang Oscar Sun "Listen Carefully" (你给我听好) (Mandarin) Eason Chan Lin Xi JJ Lin Zheng Nan 5
4 Tia Ray Aaron Sun "The Train To Spring" (开往春天的地铁) (Mandarin) Yu Quan Wu Xiangfei Zhang Yadong Michael Ning
Phil Wen
6 (tie) 1 (tie)
"Kiss from a Rose" (English) Seal
5 Julia Peng Wang Qiao "The Senior Lady" (大龄女子) (Mandarin) Julia Peng Chen Hung-yu Ricky Hsiao Nick Pyo
"The Day On The Red Carpet" (Mandarin) Preston Lee Chen Kuo Hua
6 Teresa Carpio Jeffrey G "Someone like You" (English) Adele Adele
Dan Wilson
John Laudon 2 1 (tie)
"Rumour Has It" (English) Adele
Ryan Tedder
7 Justin Lo Zhang Dexing "Stop-Motion" (停格) (Mandarin) Tanya Chua Yao Chien Tanya Chua Edward Chan
Nick Wong
10
8 Li Jian Li Rui "Love is Over" (Mandarin) Ou-Yang Fei-Fei Li Jian Kaoru Ito Liu Zhuo 1
9 Terry Lin Eliza Liang "You Are Just By The Corner" (你在最近的天边) (Mandarin adaptation of Le Temps des cathédrales from the opera Notre-Dame de Paris) Bruno Pelletier Louise Lou Riccardo Cocciante Baby Chung 3
10 Jason Zhang Li Weijia "Don't Bother Me" (别来纠缠我) (Mandarin) Black Panther Dou Wei Liu Zhou 4
"Bleed It Out" (English) Linkin Park

Percentage of votes

Singer 2017 Breakout Percentage of Votes
Ranking Singer Percentage of Votes
1 Li Jian 20.04%
2 Teresa Carpio 19.89%
3 Terry Lin 12.37%
4 Jason Zhang 9.17%
5 Diamond Zhang 8.32%
6 Tia Ray 8.22%
6 Julia Peng 8.22%
8 Liang Bo 5.66%
9 Michael Wong 4.75%
10 Justin Lo 3.36%

Semifinal

  • Taping Date: March 30, 2017
  • Airdate: April 8, 2017

The semi-finals featured double elimination, with the two singers receiving the lowest votes combined from both shows were eliminated.

Singer 2017 Semifinal April 8, 2017
Order of Performance Singer Music Partner Song Title Original Singer Lyrics Composer Arranger Ranking Singer Voting
1 Jason Zhang Li Weijia "We Will Rock You" (English) Queen Brian May Liu Zhou 8
"My Kingdom" (我的王国) (Mandarin) Li Yuchun Zhang Nan
Yee Kar Yeung
Jonas Jeberg
Anders Bagge
Kenisha Pratt
2 Li Jian Li Rui "Lovers" (一往情深的恋人) (Mandarin) Li Jian Liu Zhuo 4
3 Julia Peng Wang Qiao "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" (English) Whitney Houston George Merrill
Shannon Rubicam
Nick Pyo
4 Tia Ray Aaron Sun "Sex Machine" (English) James Brown James Brown
Bobby Byrd
Ron Lenhoff
7 1 (Tie)
"Love Is Suspicious" (爱是怀疑) (Mandarin) Eason Chan Hanjin Tan
5 Diamond Zhang Oscar Sun "See You Again" (不散,不见) (Mandarin) Karen Mok Francis Lee Chang Shilei Zheng Nan 6
6 Sandy Lam Shen Ling "Leslie Forever" medley Jaydon Joo
Martin Tang
1 1 (Tie)
"Refuse To Play" (Cantonese) Leslie Cheung Richard Lam Koji Tamaki
"No Heart To Sleep" (Cantonese) Andrew Lam Alvin Kwok
7 Teresa Carpio Jeffrey G "If" (假如) (Cantonese) Teresa Carpio Lo Ta-yu John Laudon
"Whether" (Mandarin) Su Rui Lo Ta-yu
8 Lion Shen Mengchen "Forever Love" (Mandarin) Wang Leehom Wang Leehom
10 square
He Qi Hong
Yu Jingwen
Wang Leehom Kenn C 5
9 Dimash Kudaibergen Aray Aydarhan "Confessa" Adriano Celentano Mogol (Italian) Gianni Bella Erlan Bekchurrin 2
Tang Tian (Mandarin)
"The Diva Dance" Inva Mula Tchako Éric Serra
10 Terry Lin Eliza Liang "Somebody to Love" (English) Queen Freddie Mercury Baby Chung 3

Finals

  • Airdate: April 15, 2017

During the finals, each singer invited a musical guest to perform with him or her on the first song. The winner was determined based on the combined number of votes received during the semi-finals and the finals.

Singer 2017 Finals April 15, 2017 Host: He Jiong
Order of Performance Singer Music Partner Help Singer Song Title Original Singer Lyrics Composer Arranger Final Results
1 Jason Zhang Li Weijia Cathleena Liu "You Raise Me Up" (English) Secret Garden Brendan Graham Rolf Løvland Yan Tianwu
Liu Zhuo
7
2 Diamond Zhang Oscar Sun Aska Yang "Liang Liang" (凉凉) (Mandarin) Diamond Zhang
Aska Yang
Liu Chang Tan Xuan Nick Pyo 6
3 Lion Shen Mengchen Lala Hsu
Vanness Wu
"Ordinary Road" (平凡之路) (Mandarin) Pu Shu Han Han
Pu Shu
Pu Shu Kenn C
James Yeo
3
"Faded" (English) Alan Walker Alan Walker
Jesper Borgen
Mood Melodies
Gunnar Greve
4 Tia Ray Aaron Sun Liu Huan "Fen Bu Gu Shen" (奋不顾身) (Mandarin) Liu Huan
Summer
Liu Huan Zhao Zhao
Meng Ke
8
"Feng Huang Yu Fei" (凤凰于飞) (Mandarin) Liu Huan
5 Li Jian Li Rui Yue Yunpeng "Tripitaka In Daughter Country Lyrical To See Daughter king's Eyes" medley Liu Zhuo 4
"The Daughter Of Love" (女儿情) (Mandarin) Wu Jing Yang Jie Xu Jingqing
"Tripitaka Lyrical" (唐僧抒怀) (Mandarin) Chi Zhongrui Yan Su
"Your's Eyes" (你的眼睛) (Mandarin) Panda Hsiung
Valen Hsu
Adam Hsu Panda Hsiung
6 Terry Lin Eliza Liang Hayley Westenra "The Prayer" (English/Italian) Celine Dion
Andrea Bocelli
Carole Bayer Sager
Tony Renis
Alberto Testa
David Foster
Carole Bayer Sager
Baby Chung 5
7 Dimash Kudaibergen Aray Aydarhan Shang Wenjie "A Tribute to MJ" medley Erlan Bekchurrin
Chen Di
2
"The Way You Make Me Feel" (English) Michael Jackson
"Billie Jean" (English)
"Dangerous" (English) Michael Jackson Michael Jackson
Bill Bottrell
Teddy Riley
"Earth Song" (English) Michael Jackson
8 Sandy Lam Shen Ling A-mei "Maybe Tomorrow" (也许明天) (Mandarin) A-mei Shih Li Martin Tang Nick Pyo 1
9 Teresa Carpio
Julia Peng
Jeffrey G
Wang Qiao
"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (English) Frankie Valli Bob Crewe
Bob Gaudio
John Laudon Return Performance
"Miss You Everyday" (Mandarin) Chang Yu-sheng Fred Chen Chen Chih-yuan

Winner of battle

Before the final results were announced, the host announced that the Ultimate Winner Candidates were Dimash Kudaibergen, Lion, Sandy Lam, and Li Jian. Lam was declared as the winner of Singer 2017 with 22.74% of the combined votes cast.

Singer 2017 Ranking of Winner of Battle
Ranking Singer Semifinals Percentages of Votes Finals Percentages of Votes Total Percentages of Votes
1 Sandy Lam 22.60% (1) 22.89% (1) 22.74%
2 Dimash Kudaibergen 19.35% (2) 17.59% (2) 18.47%
3 Lion 9.75% (5) 16.44% (3) 13.09%
4 Li Jian 10.13% (4) 12.35% (4) 11.24%
5 Terry Lin 12.09% (3) 9.48% (5) 10.78%
6 Diamond Zhang 9.07% (6) 8.26% (6) 8.66%
7 Tia Ray 8.84% (7) 6.39% (8) 7.61%
8 Jason Zhang 8.16% (8) 6.60% (7) 7.38%

Biennial Concert

  • Airdate: April 22, 2017

The concert featured nine singers, which include Season 3 winner Han Hong, Season 4 winner Coco Lee, as well as the top seven singers Sandy Lam, Dimash Kudaibergen, Lion, Li Jian, Terry Lin, Diamond Zhang and Tia Ray.

Singer 2017 Biennial Concert April 15, 2017 Host: Zhang Dada
Order of Group Order of Performance Team Singer Music Partner Song Title Original Singer Lyrics Composer Arranger
1 1 Sounds of Nature Team Li Jian Li Rui "The Whole Of March" (三月的一整月) (Mandarin) Toru Takemitsu Li Jian Toru Takemitsu Zhao Zhao
2 Golden Melody Team Tia Ray
Chang Shilei
Aaron Sun "Misty" (English) Johnny Mathis Johnny Burke Erroll Garner Chang Shilei
"Till Date" (Mandarin) Isabelle Huang
Xue Zhiqian
Chang Shilei Tia Ray
Chang Shilei
3 Golden Voice Team Terry Lin Eliza Liang "Solace" (离人) (Mandarin) Jacky Cheung Li Manting He Jiawen Baby Chung
2 4 Sounds of Nature Team Dimash Kudaibergen Aray Aydarhan "Give Me Love" (Kazakh) Dimash Kudaibergen Мұнайдар Балмолда Аigül Bajanova Erlan Bekchurrin
5 Golden Voice Team Diamond Zhang Oscar Sun "The Cold Look" (袖手旁观) (Mandarin) Chyi Chin Yao Chien Huang Kuo Lun Long Long
6 Golden Melody Team Lion Shen Mengchen "Let's Shake It" (一起摇摆) (Mandarin) Wang Feng Lion
"Alive and Kickin'" (English) Mr. Big Paul Gilbert
Eric Martin
André Pessis
Billy Sheehan
Pat Torpey
3 7 Sounds of Nature Team Han Hong Jeffrey G "Hills" (山丘) (Mandarin) Jonathan Lee Qu Shicong
8 Golden Voice Team Coco Lee Young Yang "Happy" (English) Pharrell Williams Terence Teo
9 Golden Melody Team Sandy Lam Shen Ling "A Little Love Song" (小情歌) (Mandarin) Sodagreen Wu Tsing-Fong Kenn C
James Yeo

Ratings

 China Hunan Television premiere ratings
Episode Name Date Time CSM52 CSM national network
Rating Share Ranking Rating Share Ranking
Legend:  The Singers   Singer
1 The Singers January 21, 2017 22:05:01-22:29:24 1.547 5.902 2 1.21 5.44 1
Singer 22:29:55-00:07:38 1.324 9.229 4 0.96 7.92 1
2 The Singers January 28, 2017 22:11:07-22:29:18 1.239 4.755 4 1.0 7.46 1
Singer 22:29:49-00:13:33 1.230 7.694 5
3 The Singers February 4, 2017 22:07:33-22:29:18 1.493 5.720 2 0.87 7.45 1
Singer 22:29:49-00:25:20 1.367 9.861 4
4 The Singers February 11, 2017 22:07:58-22:27:53 1.388 4.651 4 1.12 7.6 1
Singer 22:28:23-00:17:40 1.418 8.818 2
5 The Singers February 18, 2017 22:06:18-22:29:17 1.359 5.248 6 0.95 8.06 1
Singer 22:29:48-23:51:59 1.386 9.062 5
Singer Announcement Period 23:55:37-00:17:50 0.778 11.079 9
6 The Singers February 25, 2017 22:13:09-22:29:18 1.364 5.387 4
Singer 22:29:48-23:35:10 1.312 7.863 5
Singer Announcement Period 23:55:37-00:17:50 0.837 9.014 10
7 The Singers March 4, 2017 22:10:12-22:29:18 1.586 6.331 2 1.12 5.45 1
Singer 22:29:49-23:48:04 1.518 9.725 3 0.88 7.33 1
Singer Announcement Period 23:52:25-00:08:23 0.937 11.625 8 0.44 7.58 1
8 The Singers March 11, 2017 22:09:48-22:29:18 1.229 4.882 5 1.05 5.06 1
Singer 22:29:49-23:44:41 1.422 9.137 3 0.94 7.74 1
Singer Announcement Period 23:50:00-00:07:30 0.893 11.596 6 0.46 8.2 1
9 The Singers March 18, 2017 22:10:30-22:29:17 1.425 5.647 2
Singer 22:29:48-23:58:56 1.350 9.110 4
Singer Announcement Period 23:59:56-00:16:08 0.847 12.333 8
10 The Singers March 25, 2017 22:09:48-22:29:18 1.399 5.719 3 1.12 5.58 1
Singer 22:29:49-23:42:14 1.379 8.913 4 0.81 6.84 1
Singer Announcement Period 23:46:20-00:10:52 0.813 10.453 8 0.36 6.26 1
11 The Singers April 1, 2017 22:10:49-22:29:18 1.271 5.268 3 0.97 4.82 1
Singer 22:29:49-23:48:46 1.138 7.732 4 0.68 5.86 1
Singer Announcement Period 23:53:33-00:10:27 0.742 10.316 8 0.29 5.53 1
12 The Singers April 8, 2017 22:09:58-22:29:21 1.467 5.973 3 1.05 5.24 1
Singer 22:29:52-23:53:38 1.345 9.019 4 0.77 6.9 1
Singer Announcement Period 23:57:28-00:12:54 0.787 10.722 8 0.34 6.17 1
13 Countdown to Singer Finals April 15, 2017 22:00:01-22:11:38 1.467 5.61 5 1.28 5.64 1
Singer Finals 22:11:38-00:01:30 1.718 10.94 2 1.28 10.45 1
Singer Announcement Period 00:05:35-00:27:30 0.856 13.88 9 0.52 11.78 1
14 Countdown to Singer 2017 Biennal Concert April 22, 2017 22:00:00-22:10:14 1.405 5.36 3
Singer 2017 Biennal Concert 22:10:14-23:49:01 1.058 6.58 6 0.66 5.11 1
Singer Announcement Period No statistics
  1. Simultaneous or time-crossed main programs:
  2. The data determined by CSM.
  3. Ratings ranked above not including CCTV.
  4. Sources:衛視這些事兒, 衛視小露電, 瀟湘臥龍, Hunan Television official WeChat (ID: happychina1997).
  5. The ranks are according to all variety shows aired on Saturday nights, and do not have to be at the same timing.
  6. The actual broadcast time period is according to the starting time of the standard version.

References

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  2. ^ The Straits Times (2017-01-18). "Singer Hins Cheung confirms his exit from Hunan TV show Singer".
  3. ^ "無緣《歌手》突圍賽 趙雷回應:時間問題主動退出". Sina Entertainment. 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-03-23.