The Voice of China
| The Voice of China | |
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| Genre | Reality competition |
| Created by | John de Mol Roel van Velzen |
| Directed by | TBA |
| Presented by | Hu Qiaohua |
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| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 55 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | East China Normal University Gymnasium Shanghai Stadium Baoshan Stadium Jiaxing University |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 44–104 minutes |
| Production company | Canxing Productions Talpa Productions (licensor) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Zhejiang Television |
| Release | 13 July 2012 – present |
| Related | |
| The Voice (franchise) | |
The Voice of China (Chinese: 中国好声音; pinyin: Zhōngguó Hǎo Shēngyīn) is a Chinese reality talent show that premiered on 13 July 2012 on Zhejiang Television channel of the ZRTG network sponsored by Jiaduobao. Program recording was done at East China Normal University in Shanghai.
The series is part of the The Voice franchise and is based on Dutch program The Voice of Holland.[1] The deal was brokered by IPCN Ltd, a London and Shanghai based media company that is specifically focusing on the Chinese media market.
Format
The series consists of three main phases: a blind audition, a battle phase, and live performance shows. The four judges / coaches choose teams of contestants through a blind audition process. Each judge has the length of the auditioner's performance to decide if he or she wants that singer on his or her team. If two or more judges want the same singer (as happens frequently), the singer has the final choice of coach.
Each team of singers is mentored and developed by its respective coach. In the second stage, called the battle phase, coaches have two of their team members battle against each other directly by singing the same song together, with the coach choosing which team member to advance from each of individual "battles" into the first live round. Within that first live round, the surviving four acts from each team again compete head-to-head, with public votes determining the best of four acts from each team that will advance to the final eight, while the coach chooses which of the remaining three acts comprises the other performer remaining on the team.
In the final phase, the remaining contestants compete against each other in live broadcasts. The audience and the coaches have equal say in deciding who moves on to the final 4 phase. With one contestant remaining for each coach, the four contestants will compete against each other in the final round with the outcome decided solely by public vote. However, in Season 4, there may be multiple contestants for a coach to enter the Grand Final, or may be no contestants for the respective coaches.
Coaches, advisors and host
Coaches (past and present)
Timeline of coaches
| Coach | Seasons | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| Na Ying | ||||||||||
| Harlem Yu | ||||||||||
| Yang Kun | ||||||||||
| Liu Huan | ||||||||||
| Wang Feng | ||||||||||
| A-mei | ||||||||||
| Chyi Chin | ||||||||||
| Jay Chou | ||||||||||
Coaches' advisors
| Season | Yang Kun | Na Ying | Liu Huan | Harlem Yu |
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| 1 | Coco Lee | Wang Feng | San Bao | Wang Chi-ping |
| 2 | A-mei | Wu Tsing-Fong | Wang Feng | Steve Chow Ella Chen |
| Aadia's Leehom Wang |
Jia Yinan | |||
| 3 | Yang Kun | Jeff Chang | Zheng Jun | Chyi Chin |
| Jam Hsiao | Chyi Yu Karen Mok | |||
| 4 | Jay Chou | Li Jian | G.E.M. | Harlem Yu |
| A-mei | JJ Lin | |||
| 5 | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
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Host
Hu Qiaohua, more commonly known as Hua Shao, has been the host for The Voice of China for all the seasons so far.
Series overview
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| Season | First aired | Last aired | Winner | Runner-up | Other finalist(s) | Winning coach | Host | Coaches (chair order) | |||
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| 1 | 13 July 2012 | 30 September 2012 | Bruce Liang | Momo Wu | Jike Junyi | Na Ying | Hu Qiaohua | Kun | Ying | Huan | Harlem |
| Kim Ji-mun | |||||||||||
| 2 | 12 July 2013 | 7 October 2013 | Li Qi | Zhang Hengyuan | Xuan Xuan | A-mei | Feng | A-mei | Ying | ||
| Jin Runji | |||||||||||
| 3 | 18 July 2014 | 7 October 2014 | Diamond Zhang | Parhat Halik | Yu Feng | Na Ying | Chin | Feng | Kun | ||
| Qin Yuzi | |||||||||||
| 4 | 17 July 2015 | 7 October 2015 | Zhang Lei | Queen T | Tan Xuanyuan | Harlem | Jay | ||||
| Bei Bei | |||||||||||
| Leon Lee | |||||||||||
| 5 | To be announced | ||||||||||
Season synopses
Names in bold type indicate the winner of the season.
Season 1
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Season 2
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Season 3
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Season 4
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Season 5
- Team Harlem Yu
TBA
- Team Wang Feng
TBA
- Team Na Ying
TBA
- Team Jay Chou
TBA
See also
- The Voice of the Silk Road, a sister show representing aspiring singers from Xinjiang province of China
References
- ^ "The Voice of China reality television show attracts more than 120 million viewers". www.scmp.com. 2012-08-19.