''Xīngguāng Dàdào'' (星光大道 "Star Boulevard", "Avenue of Stars") is a Chinese state broadcaster
China Central Television
China Central Television (CCTV) is the State media, national television broadcaster of China, established in 1958. CCTV is operated by the National Radio and Television Administration which reports directly to the Publicity Department of th ...
(CCTV) talent show from 2004 onwards. Named after the Chinese name for the
Hollywood Walk of Fame
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, it was CCTV's more “healthy” rival to
Hunan Satellite Television
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's blockbuster
Super Girl (TV series)
''Super Girl'' or ''Super Voice Girls'' (; literally: "Super Female Voice", as it is homonym with "Super girl") was a Chinese singing contest for female contestants, organized by Hunan Satellite Television between 2004 and 2006. The show's offic ...
(超级女声) talent show. Th format is similar to other singing competition shows around the world like
American Idol
''American Idol'' is an American Music competition, singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle (company), Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It a ...
,
Pop Idol
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, and
The Voice. There is a similar show with a similar name produced in
Taiwan
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called ChaoJi Xingguang Dadao.
The host are
Zhu Xun and
Nëghmet Rakhman.
Regular Celebrity Guest
Foreign Celebrity Guests
Although the competitors typically come from various regions and backgrounds within China, there have been a few foreign competitors who have competed on the show. Some have continued on to appear in numerous other shows including singing competition shows, game shows etc. A few have used the platform to launch their own TV shows. Some of these contestants include
Daniela Anahi Bessia, Meilanie Neilan, Marie Smurthwaite, David Jameson Harris,
Paul Just,
and Chloe Hurst.
The foreign talent has a special place on TV in China. Some shows focus specifically on foreign guests (e.g.
Informal talks
''Informal Talks'' () is a Chinese talk show co-produced by Bilibili and Hubei Television. Informal Talks airs on Hubei Television and Heilongjiang Television on Fridays at 21:20 beginning April 24, 2015.
Starting Season 1 Episode 5, every epi ...
, Beijing Guest) and some of those guests make a life long career out of it (e.g. DaShan a.k.a.
Mark Rowswell
Mark Henry Rowswell, CM (born May 23, 1965), known by his Chinese stage name Dashan (), is a Canadian performer and television personality who gained prominence in China. He became known in the late 1980s through regular appearances on China C ...
).
References
Talent shows
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