One Million Star
| One Million Star | |
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 Logo | |
| Also known as | Super Star Avenue |
| Presented by | Tao Ching-Ying ( |
| Country of origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 120 mins (Sundays from 20:00 to 22:00) |
| Original release | |
| Network | China Television (CTV) |
| Release | 5 January 2007 – 13 March 2011 |
One Million Star (Chinese:
In its debut year the show won Best Variety Programme and Best Host in a Variety Programme for Tao at the 42nd Golden Bell Awards.[1] and has been nominated for both awards in 2008, 2009 and 2010. In 2011, the program branched out with another edition: Chinese Million Star, featuring contenders from Los Angeles, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan trying to make the cut for the preliminary quarter-finals, which take place in Taiwan. The show premiered on July 3, 2011.
Rules
[edit]In the early auditions, hopeful contestants are screened by preliminary panels to be selected for singing talent. The audition process is long and highly competitive, with hundreds of candidates eliminated. Once they make it to the show, the contestants face different tasks every week that involve singing; the worst-performing individual is eliminated. The six finalists no longer face elimination, but are graded on their performance each week. The one who excels wins the grand prize: NT$1,000,000 and a studio recording contract.
Season summary
[edit]| Season Number |
Premiere Date | Champion | 1st Runner Up | 2nd Runner-up | 3rd Runner-up | Million Star Gang / Top 10 (Starting From the Season Champion) |
Label Cooperation |
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| Season 1 | January 5, 2007 | Yoga Lin ( |
Judy Chou ( |
Peter Pan ( |
Afalean Lu ( |
HIM International Music | |
| Season 2 | July 20, 2007 | Yuming Lai ( |
Rachel Liang ( |
Uni Yie ( |
Quack Wu ( |
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Universal Music Taiwan |
| Season 3 | February 2, 2008 | Lala Hsu ( |
Shennio Lin ( |
Ivy Li ( |
Sammi Jian (簡鳳 |
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| Season 4 | October 2008 | Queenie Fang ( |
Mark Chang ( |
Micheal Lin ( |
Connie Kan ( |
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| Season 5 | April 3, 2009 | Dennis Sun ( |
Rose Liu ( |
Celia Liang ( |
Rachel Hsu ( |
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HIM International Music |
| Season 6 | November 6, 2009 | Hu Xia ( |
Jenny Du ( |
San Shuai ( |
Shanils Huang ( |
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Sony Music Entertainment |
| Star Legend | May 21, 2010 | Janice Yan (閻奕 |
Rose Liu ( |
Uni Yie ( |
Mark Chang ( |
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| Season 7 | August 27, 2010 | Jess Lee ( |
Gary Sun ( |
Wu Si Ai, Usay( |
Christmas Bai ( |
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Warner Music |
Season 1
[edit]The format features five judges who not only critique the contestants' performances but guide them. The three regular judges are songwriter, singer and producer: Wei-Jen Yuan (袁惟
Season 2
[edit]The second season of "One Million Star" begins at the same time 9.30 GMT +8 in Taiwan on July the 20th.
After competition
[edit]| Season Number |
Million Star Gang / Top 10 | Activity |
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| Season 1 | Yoga Lin ( |
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| Judy Chou ( |
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| Peter Pan ( |
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| Afalean Lu ( |
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| Miles Liu ( |
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| Aska Yang (楊宗 |
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| Stanly Hsu ( |
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| Eli Hsieh ( |
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| Sharon Lee ( |
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| Charks An ( |
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Million Star Gang / Top 10 | Activity |
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| Season 2 | Yuming Lai ( |
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| Rachel Liang ( |
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| Uni Yie ( |
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| Quack Wu ( |
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| Annie Lin ( |
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| Pets Tseng (曾沛慈) |
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| Jane Huang ( |
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| Queen Wei ( |
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| Christina Lin ( |
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| Lee Chien-na ( |
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Million Star Gang / Top 10 | Activity |
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| Season 3 | Lala Shu ( |
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| Shennio Lin ( |
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| Ivy Li ( |
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| Sammi Jian (簡鳳 |
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| Shane Lai ( |
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| Wong JingLun ( |
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| Sugie Pan ( |
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| Crystal Lin ( |
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| Albert Wang ( |
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| Edward Tsai (蔡忠穎) |
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Million Star Gang / Top 10 | Activity |
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| Season 5 | Dennis Sun ( |
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| Rose Liu ( |
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| Celia Liang ( |
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| Rachel Hsu ( |
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| Mrtting Lee ( |
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| Ami Yang (楊駿 |
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| Bala Zeng (曾梓淞) | ||
| Eric Lin ( |
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| Victoria Wang ( |
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| Marsa Hu ( |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Number | Category | Nomination | Result | Ref |
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| 2007 | 42nd | Best Entertainment Variety Programme | One Million Star | Won | [1] |
| Best Host in an Entertainment Variety Programme | Tao Ching-Ying | Won | |||
| 2008 | 43rd | Best Entertainment Variety Programme | One Million Star | Nominated | [2] |
| Best Host in an Entertainment Variety Programme | Tao Ching-Ying | Nominated | |||
| 2009 | 44th | Best Variety Programme | One Million Star | Nominated | [3] |
| Best Host in a Variety Programme | Tao Ching-Ying | Nominated | |||
| 2010 | 45th | Best Variety Programme | One Million Star | Nominated | [4] |
| Best Host in a Variety Programme | Tao Ching-Ying | Nominated |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b (in Chinese) Taiwan Television 42nd Golden Bell Awards homepage (2007) Retrieved 2010-09-25
- ^ (in Chinese) Taiwan Television 43rd Golden Bell Awards homepage (2008) Retrieved 2011-06-08
- ^ (in Chinese) Taiwan Television 44th Golden Bell Awards homepage (2009) Retrieved 2011-06-08
- ^ (in Chinese) Taiwan Television 45th Golden Bell Awards homepage (2010) 20 Sept 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-25
External links
[edit]- (in Chinese) CTV One Million Star homepage
- (in Chinese) The First Season
- (in Chinese) The Second Season, The Fifth Season & The Sixth Season
- (in Chinese) The Third Season & The Fourth Season