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GeTai Challenge
''GeTai Challenge'' (GTC, ) is a singing talent search competition for renowned getai singers organised by Mediacorp and broadcast on Channel 8 in Singapore. The show began on 22 May 2015 and ended on 17 August 2015. A second season was renewed in 2018 with the show collaborated with Ministry of Communications and Information; the second season premiered on 20 April 2018 and ended on 10 August 2018. The concept of ''GeTai Challenge'' aims to promote the culture of getai in Singapore, and to find aspiring singers coming from the Getai industry; those singers were put together to compete for the ''GeTai Challenge'' title where the winner is determined by the judges' score itself. The winners of two currently aired seasons were Desmond Ng and Angie Lau. Winners received a S$20,000 cash prize and a trophy. The series employs a panel of judges who critique the contestants' performances. Veteran Getai singers Wang Lei and Liu Lingling, and Singaporean composer Jim Lim were appointed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reality Television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with shows such as ''The Real World (TV series), The Real World'', then achieved prominence in the early 2000s with the success of the series ''Survivor (franchise), Survivor'', ''Idols (franchise), Idols'', and ''Big Brother (franchise), Big Brother'', all of which became global Franchising, franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on-screen; this is most commonly seen in American reality television. Competition-based reality shows typically feature gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges, by the viewership of the show, or by the contestants themselves. Documentar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mediacorp
Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media properties in the country. Mediacorp forms one half of the mass media duopoly in the country, alongside SPH Media Trust. Its logo is the geometric M with rainbow palette. History 1925–1965: Pre-independence era Radio broadcasting The history of radio broadcasting in Singapore began with the formation of the Amateur Wireless Society of Malaya (AWSM) in April 1925, which launched shortwave transmission from a studio in the Union Building at Collyer Quay using a 100-watt transmitter lent by the Marconi Company under callsign 1SE (One Singapore Experimental). The transmissions could be received from as far as Penang, albeit with atmospheric interferences at times. In 1930, Sir Earl from the Singapore Port Authority commenced its short wave bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Chin
Marcus Chin On Kang (, born 22 September 1953) is a Singaporean host, actor and singer. He left Mediacorp as a full-time artiste. Career Chin joined the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation during the 1970s. During the 1990s, he was mainly known for starring in comedic roles in the long-running ''Comedy Nite'' (搞笑行动) and various shows alongside Mark Lee, Henry Thia, Moses Lim, Jack Neo and John Cheng. Chin left J-Team with one year remaining on his 10-year contract after he divorced his wife, Murong Ying, to be with then-girlfriend, Eileen Cheah. Besides acting and singing, Chin works as a deejay on Love 97.2FM. At the Star Awards 2018, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the drama, '' Have A Little Faith''. Personal life Chin married Taiwanese singer Murong Ying in 1987. They separated after Chin was discovered dating his personal assistant, Eileen Cheah, at that time. Cheah gave birth to their daughter, Elise, in Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GeTai Challenge (season 1)
''GeTai Challenge 2015'' () is the first season of Singaporean singing reality competition ''GeTai Challenge'' that premiered on 25 May 2015 and run for 13 weeks, with the finals taped at Resorts World Sentosa on 13 August 2015 and ended on 17 August 2015. The competition features Getai singers from all across Singapore competing out for the title of ''GeTai Challenge'' winner. The show was hosted by Pornsak and Wang Weiliang, and guest host Shane Pow on two performance shows at Yishun. On 16 August 2015, MediaCorp actor Desmond Ng was named the winner of ''GeTai Challenge'' and won a $20,000 cash award, with Love 97.2FM radio personality and actor Marcus Chin as runner-up and won $10,000. Taiwanese Getai singer Hao Hao, Mingzhu Sisters band member Michelle Choo, Indonesian Getai singer Wina Xie, and Malaysian Getai singer Lee Baoen were named third, fourth, fifth and sixth place, respectively. However, the finale drew criticism after a news article about the results was leaked ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sing! China (season 1)
The first season of the Chinese reality talent show ''Sing! China'' premiered on 15 July 2016 on Zhejiang Television. The show is loosely based on a similar competition format in the Netherlands, ''The Voice of Holland''. The show is hosted by Li Yong. Jay Chou, Na Ying, Wang Feng, and Harlem Yu are the coaches, same as the fourth season of The Voice of China On 7 October 2016, Jiang Dunhao of Team Wang Feng was announced as the winner of the season, with Nathan Hartono of Team Jay as runner-up. Wang Chenrui of Team Na Ying, Xu Geyang of Team Wang Feng, Yang Meina of Team Harlem, and Jeryl Lee of Team Na Ying finished in third, fourth, fifth, and sixth place respectively. This is the first and only season to feature 6 finalists. Coaches and hosts Teams ; Colour key Blind auditions The taping of the blind auditions began on 19 June 2016. ; Colour key Episode 1 (15 July) The four coaches performed a medley of each other's songs – Na Ying performed Harlem Yu' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice Of China (season 4)
The fourth and final season of the Chinese reality talent show '' The Voice of China'' premiered on 17 July 2015 on Zhejiang Television. Hu Qiaohua continued his role as host, while Na Ying and Wang Feng returned for their fourth and third consecutive seasons as coaches, respectively. Former coach Harlem Yu, who returned after a one-season absence, and Jay Chou joined the coaching panel following the departures of Chyi Chin and Yang Kun. For this season, the team sizes were reduced to 12 per team, down from 16 last season. Due to the possibility of having multiple potential winners on the same team, this season would see the show moving to a format more similar to the American version of the show. In the Playoff rounds, the final 16 would compete against each other, with the eliminations adjusted to eliminate contestants who earned the lowest number of votes, regardless of which team they are in, thus not guaranteeing a coach and an artist in the finals. Also, the number of f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yishun
Yishun, formerly known as Nee Soon, is a residential town located in the northeastern corner of the North Region of Singapore, bordering Simpang and Sembawang to the north, Mandai to the west, the Central Water Catchment to its southwest, Ang Mo Kio to its south, as well as Seletar and Sengkang to its east and southeast respectively. Etymology The name Yishun () is the Mandarin Chinese equivalent of "Nee Soon", the given name of Lim Nee Soon ( Chinese: ), a prominent industrialist who made his fortune from the rubber and pineapple plantations he had in the area. Yishun planning area is divided into sub-zones namely Khatib, Lower Seletar, Nee Soon, North Land, Springleaf, Yishun Central, Yishun East, Yishun South and Yishun West. Springleaf and Nee Soon subzones are private housing estates in Yishun. Sub Planning Areas *Khatib *Lower Seletar *Northland *Nee Soon *Springleaf *Yishun Central *Yishun East *Yishun South *Yishun West *Yishun Link Amenities Shopping Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Television
Live television is a television production broadcast in real-time, as events happen, in the present. In a secondary meaning, it may refer to streaming television over the Internet when content or programming is played continuously (not on demand). For example, the Pluto TV app has two categories for viewing: "Live TV" & "On Demand." On its website, Xfinity states "Watch TV series and top rated movies live and on demand with Xfinity Stream." In most cases live programming is not being recorded as it is shown on TV, but rather was not rehearsed or edited and is being shown only as it was recorded prior to being aired. Shows broadcast live include News broadcasting, newscasts, Breakfast television, morning shows, awards shows, sports programs, reality programs and, occasionally, episodes of scripted television series. Live television was more common until the late 1950s, when videotape technology was invented. Because of the prohibitive cost, adoption was slow, and some telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luo Shih-feng
Luo Shih-feng or Daniel Lo (; born 22 July 1968) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter and television host. He was born in Miaoli County and is of Hakka descent. Luo performs Hokkien pop and Mandopop, and received a Golden Bell Award in 1997, followed by a Golden Melody Award The Golden Melody Awards (), commonly abbreviated as GMA, is an honor awarded by Taiwan's Ministry of Culture to recognize outstanding achievement in the Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien, Hakka, and Formosan-languages popular and traditional music i ... in 2001. References External links * * 1968 births Living people Taiwanese male singers People from Miaoli County Taiwanese people of Hakka descent Taiwanese Mandopop singers Taiwanese Hokkien pop singers {{Taiwan-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Moo
Eric Moo Chii Yuan (born 9 February 1963), better known as Eric Moo or Wu Qixian, is a Malaysian Chinese award-winning singer-songwriter and record producer. Personal life Moo was born in Mambang Diawan, Kampar, Perak in 1963. He moved to Singapore with his family when he was 8 years old. Moo is married to Taiwanese model Pang Meijun and they have two daughters. Moo's eldest daughter Yonghuan is attending Berklee College of Music. Career Moo studied in Shuqun Primary School, The Chinese High School and Jurong Junior College in Singapore. He started his first band, "Subway Band" (地下铁), in high school and began performing on stage in 1983. A year later, he released his first album, which topped Singapore's record charts for Mandopop. Subsequently, he launched his singing career in the Taiwan. Since then, Moo has released more than 40 albums in Mandarin and Cantonese, and performed in over 40 concerts. During the 1980s and 1990s, Moo was part of the '' xinyao'' mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royston Tan
Royston Tan (; born 5 October 1976) is a Singaporean filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Tan is a graduate from Temasek Polytechnic, where he studied Visual Communications. He first came into prominence through his short films: ''Sons'' (2000), ''Hock Hiap Leong'' (2001), ''48 on AIDS'' (2002), ''Mother'' (2002) and '' 15'' (2002). He has so far directed four features. Filmography Filmography as Director Feature films Short films *''Adam.Eve.Steve'' (1997) *''Jesses'' (1999) *''Sons'' (2000) *''Hock Hiap Leong'' (2001) *''48 on AIDS'' (2002) *''24 HRS'' (2002) *''Mother'' (2002) *''15'' (short) (2002)! *''The Old Man and The River'' (2003) *''177155'' (2003) *''Cut'' (2004) *''The Blind Trilogy'': ''Blind'' / ''Old Parliament House'' / ''Capitol Cinema'' (2004) *''The Absentee'' (2004) *''Careless Whisperer'' (2005) *''New York Girl'' (2005) *''Monkeylove'' (2005) *''DIY'' (2005) *''Cellouiod Dreams'' (2006), for the National Museum of Singapore ms, Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavin Soh
Cavin Soh (, born 17 November 1970) (苏智诚/苏志诚 Su Zhi Cheng previous name) is a Singaporean actor, host, watch dealer and singer. Career Soh used to be a lead singer in the band Dreamz FM (梦飞船) and a radio deejay on MediaCorp's Chinese language station Y.E.S. 93.3FM before switching to television and acting. In 2005, he won the Best Supporting Actor award for his portrayal of Zhou Daqiu, the antagonist, in ''Portrait of Home''. The character was also voted the Top 10 Most Memorable Villains at the Star Awards 2007 anniversary special. Besides acting in dramas, Soh still juggles his musical interests with television commitments. He has written and performed the theme songs of a number of drama series and was a judge on ''SuperBand'' and ''Campus SuperStar''. Personal life Soh was schooled at Maris Stella High School (Primary and Secondary). Afterwards, he graduated with a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. Thereafter, he was conferred w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
