One in a Million (Malaysian TV series)
| One in a Million | |
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One in a Million
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| Directed by |
 Sunil Kumar (Season 1) Michael Christian Simon (Season 1) |
| Presented by |
Awal Ashaari Marion Caunter
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| Judges |
Syafinaz Selamat Paul Moss
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| Opening theme | "Star" by Jaclyn Victor |
| Country of origin |
Malaysia
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| No. of episodes | 18 (Season 1) 9 (Season 2) 10 (Season 3) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Sunil Kumar (Season 1 & 3) Mas Ayu Hj. Ali (Season 2) |
| Location(s) | Sri Pentas 2, Shah Alam Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur |
| Running time | Varies |
| Release | |
| Original network | 8TV |
| Original release | 26 May 2006 – 1 May 2009 |
One in a Million (often abbreviated OIAM) is a Malaysian reality-competition show. It is the first reality singing competition to offer a RM 1 million prize to the winner. The show began airing on 8TV, a terrestrial television station in Malaysia, on 26 May 2006.
One in a Million seeks to discover the best young singer in the country through several auditions held nationwide. The objective of awarding a large amount of prize money is to provide the winner with quality production and marketing resources. In the later stages of the competition the progress of the contestants is determined by public voting by phone or text messaging. This is also the first reality singing competition that allows viewers to vote in as well as vote out the contestants.
The show features two judges who critique the contestants' performances to facilitate the voting: former singer and music lecturer Syafinaz Selamat and brand manager for 8TV, Paul Moss. The show is hosted by Awal Ashaari and Marion Caunter.
One in a Million is open to all Malaysian residents aged 16 to 32 during the taping of the program. A unique feature of the show is that recording artistes, established or otherwise, can take part in this contest, as displayed by popular singers Dayang Nurfaizah and Siti Sarah Raisuddin.
To be eligible, contestants must not be permanent and/or contract employees of the television station 8TV or its sister stations under Media Prima Berhad. Contestants must also not be representatives, employees, servants and/or agents of advertising or promotion service providers of 8TV, and their immediate family member.
The producers of the show hold open public auditions at locations across the country, where anyone who is eligible can attend. Hopefuls audition before the judges at several venues across the country.
A selection of the auditions in front of the judges – usually the best, the worst and the most bizarre – are broadcast over the first few weeks of the show. Each contestant enters the audition room, often after waiting for hours, and delivers either an a cappella or accompanied by their own guitar or keyboard instrument. If at least one of the two judges say "yes", then the contestant goes through to the next filter, otherwise the contestant is sent home. Filtering the auditions hopefuls before the next round varies by season.
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