Campus SuperStar is a Singaporean television music competition to find new singing talent. Contestants are students from secondary schools, junior colleges and institutes of technical education. The first season began airing on MediaCorp Channel U on 2 January, 2006 and ended on 3 April, 2006. The original lineup of judges were Foong Wai See, Cavin Soh and Peter Tan. Li Feihui was brought in as the fourth judge in the first week of semi-final. Hong Junyang, Dasmond Koh and Sugianto hosted the show.
The original lineup of judges for season one were Y.E.S. 93.3FM programme director Foong Wai See, actor and singer Cavin Soh as well as vocal coach Peter Tan. From the first semi-final round, singer and songwriter Li Feihui brought in as the fourth judge. MediaCorp host Dasmond Koh, as well as Project SuperStar finalists Hong Junyang and Sugianto were announced as the hosts for the show.[1]
Selection process
Applications and first auditions
The audition was opened to students studying in secondary schools, junior colleges or institutes of technical education in Singapore. Auditionees must remain as a student in Singapore throughout the entire competition, from November 2005 to April 2006. Auditions in front of the judges for season 1 took place at Toa Payoh HDB Hub. The first auditions were held on the level 3 of Junction 8 Shopping Centre from 19 to 22 November. There were approximately 4,000 students applied to take part in the auditions. At the end of the first round of auditions, successful auditionees were put through by the judges to the second round of auditions.[2][3][4]
Second auditions
The second auditions took place at MediaCorp. The second auditions were held closed-door and there were five judges judging the contestants. At the end of the auditions, a small number of contestants were put through to the third and final round of the auditions.
Third auditions
The third and final round of auditions were held on 13 December, 2005, once again at Junction 8 Shopping Centre. At the end of the third auditions, the judges would select 10 contestants each from the male and female categories to form the final 20. The contestants who were selected as the final 20 were put through to the live shows.[2]
The live shows began on 2 January. Each week, the contestants' performances took place on Monday at 8pm and the results were announced on the same night at 11.30pm. Each live show had a different theme.
Group performances: "不想长大" (performed by Geraldine See, Clara Tan and Teresa Tseng) and "爱的初体验" (performed by Lee Yin Wei, Ng Chee Yang and Renfred Ng)
Contestants' performances on the fifth live show
Contestant
Order
Song
Judges' score
Result
CS
PT
WS
Total
Female category
Teresa Tseng
1
"暧昧"
7.5
7.5
7.0
22.0
Safe
Clara Tan
2
"原来你什么都不要"
6.0
6.0
6.5
18.5
Safe
Geraldine See
3
"舍得"
7.0
7.0
7.0
21.0
Eliminated
Male category
Lee Yin Wei
1
"男人.海洋"
6.5
7.5
7.0
21.0
Eliminated
Renfred Ng
2
"星晴"
6.0
6.0
6.0
18.0
Safe
Ng Chee Yang
3
"二十二"
7.5
7.0
7.0
21.5
Safe
Week 6: Quarter-final 6 (13 February)
Theme: No theme
Group performances: "野蛮游戏" (performed by Yvonne Chua, Ng Imm Khim and Ng Yang Ce) and "C'est Si Bon" (performed by Chen Yi Yuan, Hong Yu Yang and Adriano Huang)
Contestants' performances on the sixth live show
Contestant
Order
Song
Judges' score
Result
CS
PT
WS
Total
Female category
Ng Yang Ce
1
"Yes I Love You"
5.5
5.0
6.5
17.0
Eliminated
Yvonne Chua
2
"幸德瑞拉"
7.5
5.5
6.0
19.0
Safe
Ng Imm Khim
3
"他和她的故事"
7.5
7.0
7.0
21.5
Safe
Male category
Chen Yi Yuan
1
"幸福车站"
6.5
6.0
7.0
19.5
Safe
Adriano Huang
2
"你不在"
6.5
6.0
6.0
18.5
Eliminated
Hong Yu Yang
3
"很想你"
5.5
5.0
6.0
16.5
Safe
Week 7: Wildcard round (20 February)
Theme: No theme
Group performances: "天灰" (performed by Choo Siew Ping, Sheena Goh, Shermaine Goh, Koh Bee Kwee, Ng Yang Ce and Geraldine See) and "眼泪的味道" (performed by Ho Chee Mun, Alejandro Hou, Adriano Huang, Lee Yin Wei, Kenneth Lim and Samuel Tan)
The first twelve contestants who were eliminated from the first six live shows returned to the stage to perform for the Wildcard round. The contestant who received the highest combined score from either the male and female categories would be reinstated from the competition.
Contestants' performances on the seventh live show
Contestant
Order
Song
Judges' score
Result
CS
PT
WS
Total
Female category
Choo Siew Ping
1
"挥着翅膀的女孩"
6.0
5.5
5.5
17.0
Not revived
Koh Bee Kwee
2
"丝路"
7.0
6.5
5.0
18.5
Not revived
Shermaine Goh
3
"你快乐吗"
5.5
5.0
6.0
16.5
Not revived
Sheena Goh
4
"不想让你知道"
6.0
5.5
6.5
18.0
Not revived
Geraldine See
5
"High High High"
7.0
7.0
7.0
21.0
Revived
Ng Yang Ce
6
"当你"
6.0
5.0
6.0
17.0
Not revived
Male category
Ho Chee Mun
1
"手放开"
5.0
5.5
5.5
16.0
Not revived
Alejandro Hou
2
"爱很简单"
5.0
6.0
5.5
16.5
Not revived
Kenneth Lim
3
"疯狂世界"
6.0
5.5
5.0
16.5
Not revived
Samuel Tan
4
"恋爱ING"
6.5
6.5
6.0
19.0
Not revived
Lee Yin Wei
5
"孙悟空"
6.0
6.5
5.5
18.0
Not revived
Adriano Huang
6
"嫁给我"
7.5
8.0
6.5
22.0
Revived
Week 8: Semi-final 1 (27 February)
Theme: No theme
Contestants' performances on the eighth live show
Contestant
Order
Song
Judges' score
Result
WS
CS
PT
FH
Total
Female category
Clara Tan
1
"因为你"
5.5
6.0
5.5
5.5
22.5
Safe
Ng Imm Khim
2
"遗失的美好"
7.0
7.5
7.5
7.5
29.5
Safe
Geraldine See
3
"白色羽毛"
7.5
7.0
6.5
6.0
27.0
Safe
Yvonne Chua
4
"本来"
6.5
5.5
5.0
5.0
22.0
Eliminated
Teresa Tseng
5
"Love Love Love"
7.5
8.0
8.0
7.0
30.5
Safe
Week 9: Semi-final 2 (6 March)
Theme: No theme
Contestants' performances on the ninth live show
Contestant
Order
Song
Judges' score
Result
WS
CS
PT
FH
Total
Male category
Chen Yi Yuan
1
"I Believe"
6.5
6.0
6.0
7.0
25.5
Eliminated
Hong Yu Yang
2
"枫"
7.5
7.0
6.5
7.0
28.0
Safe
Adriano Huang
3
"My Anata"
7.0
7.5
7.5
8.0
30.0
Safe
Renfred Ng
4
"Kiss Me 123"
6.0
5.0
5.5
5.5
22.0
Safe
Ng Chee Yang
5
"月亮代表谁的心"
7.0
8.0
8.5
8.5
32.0
Safe
Week 10: Semi-final 3 (13 March)
Theme: Uptempo dance music
Contestants' performances on the tenth live show
Contestant
Order
Song
Judges' score
Result
WS
CS
PT
FH
Total
Female category
Ng Imm Khim
1
"看我72变"
6.5
7.5
7.5
7.5
29.0
Eliminated
Teresa Tseng
2
"孤单芭蕾"
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.0
29.5
Safe
Clara Tan
3
"见习爱神"
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
26.0
Safe
Geraldine See
4
"给我感觉"
6.0
6.0
6.0
6.0
24.0
Safe
Male category
Ng Chee Yang
1
"天与地"
7.0
7.0
8.0
7.0
29.0
Safe
Renfred Ng
2
"大舌头"
7.5
7.5
7.0
8.0
30.0
Safe
Hong Yu Yang
3
"呛司呛司"
7.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
28.0
Eliminated
Adriano Huang
4
"自由"
6.5
6.5
6.0
6.0
25.0
Safe
Week 11: Semi-final 4 (20 March)
Theme: No theme
Contestants' performances on the eleventh live show
Contestant
Order
Song
Judges' score
Result
WS
CS
PT
FH
Total
Female category
Geraldine See
1
"祝我生日快乐"
7.5
6.0
7.0
7.0
27.5
Safe
Clara Tan
2
"至少走得比你早"
7.0
7.0
7.5
7.5
29.0
Eliminated
Teresa Tseng
3
"Fly Away"
8.5
8.5
8.5
8.5
34.0
Safe
Male category
Adriano Huang
4
"Julia"
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.5
30.0
Eliminated
Renfred Ng
5
"那女孩对我说"
6.5
7.0
7.0
6.0
26.5
Safe
Ng Chee Yang
6
"就是爱你"
9.0
8.5
9.0
9.0
35.5
Safe
Week 12: Final (27 March/2/3 April)
27 March (Prelude)
Group performance: "Hu-La-Hu" (all finalists)
All top 20 finalists returned to the stage in this pre-recorded non-elimination performance show. It featured group performances from the finalists as well as a look-back on their journey in the competition.
Contestants' performances on the twelfth pre-recorded show
Contestant
Order
Song
Yvonne Chua, Ng Imm Khim & Geraldine See
1
"睁一只眼闭一只眼"
Hong Yu Yang & Renfred Ng
2
"我们都会错"
Clara Tan & Teresa Tseng
3
"遇见"
Chen Yi Yuan, Adriano Huang & Ng Chee Yang
4
"小镇姑娘"
2 April (Round 1)
Themes: Designated song; "songs to win the competition"
Music producer and composer Lee Shih Shiong and Lee Wei Song were brought in as the guest judges. Guest hosting roles were also brought in during the live final. It featured Christina Lin reporting from Renfred Ng's school, Peicai Secondary School; Ng Hui from Ng Chee Yang's school, Hwa Chong Institution; Cruz Teng from Geraldine See's school, ITE College West; and Ben Yeo from Teresa Tseng's school, CHIJ Katong Convent.
Contestants' performances on the thirteenth live show: round one
All top 20 finalists returned to the stage once again in this live performance show to celebrate the success of the season and the crowning of the winner.
Contestants' performances on the fourteenth live show
Contestant
Order
Song
Ng Chee Yang
1
"一首简单的歌"
Chen Yi Yuan & Ng Imm Khim
2
"被风吹过的夏天"
Adriano Huang & Koh Bee Kwee
3
"制造浪漫"
Choo Siew Ping, Sheena Goh, Shermaine Goh, Koh Bee Kwee & Ng Yang Ce
4
"星光"
Teresa Tseng
5
"灰姑娘"
Yvonne Chua & Hong Yu Yang
6
"煎熬"
Ho Chee Mun, Alejandro Hou, Lee Yin Wei, Kenneth Lim & Samuel Tan
