I Am a Singer (Chinese TV series)

I Am a Singer
I Am a Singer's logo
Also known as	Chinese: 我是歌手; pinyin: Wǒ Shì Gēshǒu'
Presented by	Season 1: Hu Haiquan (Episode 1, 3-10, Repechage, Semifinal) Chen Yufan (Episode 2) Sha Baoliang, He Jiong, Wang Han (Final Round) Season 2: Phil Chang Yu (Episode 1-10) Liao Fan (Breakout) Hu Haiquan (Semifinal, 2014 Biennial Concert) He Jiong, Wang Han (Final Round) Season 3: Leo Ku (Episode 1-7) Sun Nan (Episode 8-11, Breakout) Wang Han (Final Round) Shen Mengchen (2015 Biennial Concert) Season 4: Hacken Lee (Episode 1-11) Hacken Lee, , Su Yunying, Chao Chuan, Shin, Daiqing_Tana, Guan Zhe, , , Joey Yung, Jeff Chang (Breakout) He Jiong (Final Round, 2016 Biennial Concert)
Starring	I Am a Singer
Theme music composer	Kubert Leung
Country of origin	China
Original language(s)	Standard Chinese
No. of series	4
No. of episodes	Season 1: 13 Season 2: 14 Season 3: 14 Season 4: 14
Production
Executive producer(s)	Hong Tao
Location(s)	Chang Sha
Running time	2 hour 10- 20 minutes
Release
Original network	HBS: Hunan Television
Picture format	576i (16:9 and 4:3) (SDTV), 1080p (HDTV)
Audio format	5.1 surround sound
Original release	18 January 2013 – 15 April 2016
Chronology
Followed by	Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Singer2017
Related shows	Korea: I Am a Singer
External links
Website

I Am a Singer (Chinese: 我是歌手; pinyin: Wǒ Shì Gēshǒu) is a Chinese version of the Korean reality show I Am a Singer and it is broadcast on Hunan Television. Seven talented, veteran Chinese singers perform for a selected audience, which votes to eliminate one singer after each week's performance. The following week, another singer joins the competition, and the lineup of artists varies throughout the course of the show.

The program ended its first season on 12 April 2013, its second season on 4 April 2014, its third season on 27 March 2015, and its fourth season on April 8, 2016. Starting with the fifth season, the program's name was changed to "Singer", and the rules of the competition was changed to eliminate a singer in each episode.

The competition rules of season 3 upgrade to "2+1" new mode. "2" represent season 1 and 2's qualifying and knockout round, has 7 singers to perform, each episode has 500 audiences to vote. Qualifying round will not eliminate singer, knockout round will eliminate 1 singer. Each audience need to choose 3 performances that he likes in this episode, the lowest percentage of votes after adding up 2 episodes will be eliminated out of 7 line-up. Simultaneously, each singer has 1 comedian manager, comedian manager is from TV host. When singer is eliminated, relevant comedian manager also will eliminated. Another special feature is this programme doesn't have fixed host, the host is from 1 of all the contestants. "1" represent the new round, challenge round, that is after knockout round, 1 excellent new generation singer (Debut less than 10 years) is going to challenge 6 singers who haven't eliminated. As a challenge singer want to breakthrough situation, they need to face a more difficult challenge——If a challenge singer in the competition win half of the singers, ranking in 4 or above, then challenge success, join the line-up of the online singers, it also eliminate the last of the competition; Otherwise, challenge failure, they will miss the following perform (except return performance and breakout). The percentage votes of challenge round will not count in qualifying and knockout round, also will not affect the singer that is going to fill the seat. Challenge singers also have the qualifications to join the breakout.

That mean episode 1 and 2, are 7 singers to have the competition, the lowest percentage of votes after adding up 2 episodes will be eliminated out of 7 line-up. Episode 3 is 1st challenge round, the first challenge singer is going to perform with the 6 singers of 1st round competitors, if he challenge success, he can still to perform, the last of the competition will be eliminated, at this time the line-up of singers of fourth episode are the 5 singer of 1st round competitors, the first challenge success singer and the first singer who is going to fill the seat, if challenge failure, challenge singer will be eliminated, the line-up of 6 online singers will not change until the fourth episode with the first singer who fill the seat to compete. In episode 5, the line-up of 7 singers no matter are the first singer who fill the seat, the 6 singers of 1st round competitors or the first singer who fill the seat, the first challenge success singer and the 5 singers of 1st round competitors, each singer has the fourth and fifth episode's (2nd qualifying round and 2nd knockout round) results, the lowest percentage of votes after adding up 2 episodes will be eliminated out of 7 line-up. In episode 5, the eliminate singer might are one of the 1st round competitors or the first challenge success singer or the first singer who fill the seat. At this time the pass of the 6 singers have more possibility. The following rules of the competitions base on episode 3, 4 and 5 cycle (Episode 6 is 2nd challenge round, the second challenge singer will compete with the 6 online singers).