China's Got Talent series 1

Season of television series
China's Got Talent
Series 1
Hosted byCheng Lei
Cao Kefan (Only in Semifinal 1)
JudgesGao Xiaosong
Zhou Libo
Annie Yi
WinnerLiu Wei
Runner-upZhang Fengxi
Release
Original networkDragonTV
Original release25 July (2010-07-25) –
10 October 2010 (2010-10-10)
Series chronology
Next →
Series 2

The first series of China's Got Talent, also known as Head & Shoulders China's Got Talent for sponsor reasons, premiered on DragonTV on July 25, 2010. The premiere ratings drew 400 million viewers.[citation needed] Dongfang Daily reported that with an 8 percent audience share in Shanghai while in 26 other provinces got a 1.37 percent share.[1] The second episode increased 100 million viewers from the premiere which makes it 500 million viewers who watched. This makes China's Got Talent the most viewers in the Got Talent franchise history.[citation needed]

Auditions

The auditions for the first series of China's Got Talent were pre-selected by the producers of the show from preliminary auditions. The auditions were held in Shanghai Concert Hall from July 25 to September 5. In China's version of Got Talent franchise, judges pressing 'X' does not always mean that they do not like the contestant's performance. It is a way to stop the performance as judges has heard enough and are satisfied.

Audition 1 (July 25, 2010)[2]
Advanced
  • Song Xinyu, Pianist/Singer (age 4) [5:15]
  • Jiang Zhenwei, Elvis Impersonator (age 28) [7:40]
  • Wen Wen, bellydancing act (age 20) [10:34]
  • Kuang Biru, Singer (age 94) [11:36]
  • Liu Junfeng, Opera tenor (age 26) [14:09]
  • Yang Yun'ge, Crossdresser/Singer (age 25) [19:08]
  • Wenkexin Bellydancing Group, Balancing/Bellydancing Group Act (ages 23) [22:38]
  • Shenzhen Migrant Workers Hip-Hop Group, Dance troupe (ages 21–23) [25:34]
  • Balancing Sticks Hip-hop Group, Hip hop Dance on Balancing Sticks (ages 24) [30:27]
  • Gao Jiaming, One-man band (age 59) [30:49]
  • Wang Yuxing, Michael Jackson impersonator (age 5) [30:40]
  • Chen Mingliang, Tube musician (age 58) [31:02]
  • Liu Dongli, singer (age 47) [31:06]
  • Thursday, band (ages 22) [31:10]
  • Bai Dengchun, cards slicing (age 22) (as in Audition 3) [31:15]
  • Zhu Jie, Singer (age 23, Height: 4'2) [34:55]
  • Li Hongqin, Bian Lian and Clothes Change (age 66) [41:05]
  • Chen Jing, Singing and Somersaulting (age 29) [46:10]
  • Zhu Xiaoming, Singer (age 20) [49:02]
Rejected
  • Yue Longping, Singing in a Chicken suit (age 62) [4:00]
  • Ning Xiaoer, Bellydancing in a Jack of Cards suit (age 22) (also in audition 5) [10:34]
  • Rong Jun, Gymnastic/Ribbon act (age 19) [11:00]
  • Huang Yiwei, Drummer (age 16) [11:13]
  • Gao Feng, Michael Jackson impersonator (age 25) [31:31]
Audition 2 (August 1, 2010)[3]
Advanced
  • Zou Ran and Zou Chun, Singing/dancing (ages 5– 5 1/2) [4:25]
  • "Doudou" Hong Bo, ventriloquist (age 38) [8:36]
  • Li Xiangyin, folk migrant singer (age 65) [12:29]
  • Old Buddies, band (ages 41–52) [25:29]
  • A BOMB, singing group, (ages 19) [29:24]
  • Jiang Renrui, Peacock Dance (a tribute to his sick wife) (age 45) [31:42]
  • Hip-hop Group, Street hip-hop Dancers (ages 5) [38:18]
  • Liu Shijie, Magician (age 30) [41:54]
  • Chen Chutian, Upside down hulla-hoop Act (age 30) [42:27]
  • Bronze Men, Thousand-Hand Golden Men dance (ages 37) [42:41]
  • BABY STAR, Dance Troupe (ages 5) [42:59]
  • Yang Di, Lip-synching Act (age 24) [43:23]
  • Ashicai and Axiang, Lisu singers (age 25-46) [44:43]
  • Shou Junchao, rapper (age 24) [48:08]
  • Xu Hongdong, self-taught opera singer (age 31) [52:43]
Rejected
  • "Terra Cotta Soldier" Cheng Chi-chang, Taiwanese, Tied to a stick act (age 38) [2:34]
  • Zhang Dong, Big Mouth Act, (age 29) [11:16]
  • Sun Chaoyang, Mouth Balancing Act, (age 25) [11:31]
  • Luo Yan, Dancing with the Snake/Swallowing the Snake, (age 33) [11:54]
  • Ma Haiming, Pianist/Singer, (age 21) [15:51]
  • Bellydancing group, spider dance, (ages 37) [19:35]
  • Yao Min, Michael Jackson impersonator, (age 26) [21:03]
Audition 3 (August 8, 2010)[4]
Advanced
  • Bai Dengchun, cards slicing (age 25) (clips broadcast in Audition 1) [13:15]
  • Dennis, male pole dancer (from Uzbekistan) (age 25) [16:48]
  • D-ancers Generation, dancers (ages 21) [22:25]
  • Wang Cong and Li Wenbo, impressionists (ages 22) [28:32]
  • Qian Chen, dance troupe (ages 18) [31:55]
  • Fan Yuancheng, beat boxer (age 17) [32:24]
  • Zhang Zhenghui, pumping air by nose, (age 55) [34:04]
  • Zhou Yanfeng [note 1], pig act, (age 35) [36:05]
  • Lu Tong, yodeling, (age 23) [43:50]
  • Shao Meiling, magician, (age 25) [47:46]
  • Power, acrobats, (ages 22) [50:48]
  • Eastern Production, Ninja and Bunnies Act, (ages 23) [56:29]
  • Liu Wei, disabled pianist, (age 23) [59:04]
Rejected
  • TOP ONE, Three Ostrich Act, (ages 18) [9:51]
  • ECNU Cheerleaders, Cheerleading troupe, (ages 23) [11:56]
  • Liu Yunji, jumping rope, (age 50) [12:12]
  • Wang Yanlong, muay thai, (ages 22) [12:23]
  • Zhao Yingqiu, chopping stones with hand, (ages 31) [12:32]
  • Zhang Jiaqi, eyebrow act, (age 6) [32:42]
  • Ge Wang, snapping fingers, (age 25) [33:01]
  • Xiong Bingsen, variety act, (age 19) [33:15]
  • Wang Yongsheng, screamer, (age 30) [33:41]
  • Gong Yucong, singer, (age 6) [55:04]
  • Shen Ma, ball room dancers, (ages 63) [55:30]
  • Yin Mengni, dog act, (age 20) [56:11]
  • Mao Rongrong, Singing/balancing, (age 33) [56:48]
Audition 4 (August 22, 2010)[note 2][5]
Advanced
  • Xu Mingfei and Zhang Zhengbang, Robot Clowns Act, (ages 24) [3:00]
  • Cai Xiuqing, singer, (ages 23) [5:26]
  • Modern Grannies, bellydancing troupe, (ages 41–62) [12:17]
  • "Funeral Singer" Zhao Xinyu, singer, (age 8) [17:22]
  • Parkour Team, parkour group, (ages 23) [22:33]
  • Jiang Ping and Chen Yuxi, beatboxing duo, (age 23) [22:52]
  • Team Jin Dong, martial arts group, (ages 22) [23:10]
  • Nan Weidong, blowing glass bottles act, (age 42) [23:29]
  • Yao Jinxiu, singer, (age 63) [23:54]
  • Gao Yifeng, singer, (age 49) [30:05]
  • Jin Yu, break dancer, (age 24) [37:10]
  • Liu Xiaoyu and "Baimaonv" the dog, dog act, (ages 2–48) [39:40]
  • Zhou Jinsong, singer, (age 46) [43:03]
  • Zhai Xiaowei and Ma Li, disabled gymnasts, (ages 25–33) [44:55]
  • Candy Wine, band, (ages 17) [49:56]
Rejected
  • Zhang Keyuan and Three Little Kittens, singing and dancing, (ages 5–8) [27:44]
  • Sun Weiwen and Hemadina, Yi people and Miao people respectively, rock and folk singers, (ages 23) [41:38]
  • Dong Hai, bellydancing and singing act, (ages 24) [42:00]
  • Zhang Weili, opera singer, (age 22) [42:23]
  • Fu Fandi, singer, (age 36) [42:38]
Audition 5 (August 29, 2010)[6]
Advanced
  • Zhou Guozhong, bodybuilder (age 72) [4:15]
  • Zhang Fengxi, stand up comedian, Zhou Libo impersonator (age 6) [8:05]
  • Chubby Group, dance troupe (weighs 125 kg, 160 kg and 225 kg) [16:08]
  • Dong Dun, American Indian dance and bellydancing act (age 26) [24:56]
  • Chuan Zi and "Dudu" the dog, singing and dog howling act (ages 42 and 11) [28:20]
  • Xiao Hua, strength act (age 55) [34:28]
  • Cheng Xianping, circling dance act (age 45) [40:40]
  • Chen Kaifei, singer (age 28) [44:49]
  • Li Qiucheng, Cross-dressing Act (age 60) [48:33]
Rejected
  • Ning Xiaoer, Bellydancing in a Jack of Cards suit (age 22) (also in audition 1) [2:17]
  • Jia Jie, Singing and doing Nunchucks (age 63) [20:23]
  • Early Morning, band (ages 5–7) [37:27]
Audition 6 (September 5, 2010)[7]
Advanced
  • Lü Xiaosheng, Sun Wukong magician (age 37) [9:55]
  • Li Jun, pop music and peking opera singer (age 56) [16:54]
  • Tibetan Blinds, Tibetan Blind singing group (ages 10–13) [25:28]
  • Wang Liming, One Man Band (age 52) [29:48]
  • Zhong Chenle, Catssinger (age 9) [32:54]
  • Yue Xiang, Down syndrome patient wushu act (age 27) [40:19]
  • Zhang Aiqing and Zhang Jianfa, dance duo (age 7-51) [46:51]
  • Lan Ge, Zhuang male feminine singer (age 31) [55:01]
Rejected
  • Aiya Maya, Shediao related dancing and singing (ages 7) [11:52]
  • Ding Zhaohai, Strength Act (age 43) [35:51]
  • Qin Aiqun, The White Haired Girl singer (age 58) [50:41]

Semifinals

The semifinals began on September 12, 2010.

Rules

A media jury are involved. After jury's vote are all counted, each of three judges has a chance of giving 10 votes to one contestant. The contestant who gets the most votes advances to the final. Another final contestant will be decided between 2nd and 3rd place by judge's choice.

Two most popular contestants eliminated in semifinals can advance via online ballots after all 3 semifinals are broadcast.

Therefore, the final chart will be filled with two winners from each semifinal and two popular contestants.

Key Judges' choice
  Advanced to the finals.
  Finished in either second or third place; Won the judges' vote.
  Finished in either second or third place; Lost the judges' vote.
  Advanced via popular vote.

Week 1 (September 12, 2010)

[8]

Order Performer Act Description Jury's Votes (of 60) Judges' Choices
Gao Yi Zhou
1 Shenzhen Migrant Workers Hip-Hop Group Hip Hop Dance troupe 35
2 Chuan Zi and "Dudu" the dog Singing and Dog Howling Act 34+10 (Zhou)
3 Shou Junchao Rapper 57+10 (Yi)
4 Zhu Jie Singer 42
5 Dennis Male Pole Dancer 38
6 Chen Jing Singer and Strength Act 10
7 Zou Ran and Zou Chun Singing/dancing 21
8 Liu Wei Disabled pianist 58+10 (Gao)

Week 2 (September 19, 2010)

[9]

Order Performer Act Description Jury's Votes (of 70) Judges' Choices
Gao Yi Zhou
1 Modern Grannies Bellydancing troupe 50
2 Cai Xiuqing Singer 64+10 (Zhou)
3 Zhang Aiqing and Zhang Jianfa Dancing Duo 57
4 Power Acrobats 32
5 Xu Mingfei and Zhang Zhengbang Robot Clowns Act 42+20 (Gao and Yi)
6 Jiang Renrui Peacock dance 24
7 Yang Di Lip-synching and Dancing Act 31
8 Xu Hongdong Opera singer 27

Week 3 (September 26, 2010)

[10]

Order Performer Act Description Jury's Votes (of 70) Judges' Choices
Gao Yi Zhou
1 Old Buddies Band 43
2 Zhang Fengxi Shanghainese stand up comedian 49+10 (Gao)
3 Zhu Xiaoming Singer 55+20 (Yi and Zhou)
4 Wenkexin Bellydancing Group Bellydancing 3
5 Gao Yifeng Singer 32
6 Zhai Xiaowei and Ma Li Disabled Acrobats 62
7 Zhou Jinsong Singer 27
8 Xu Na and Zhou Yanfeng Singing and Performing 29

Popular Vote

Voting starts on September 27 and ends on October 3. Among 18 contestants eliminated in Semifinals, two can advance to the Final via popular votes.[11]

Rank Performer Semifinal (Week) Total Votes
1 Zhang Fengxi 3 219994
2 Modern Grannies 2 215320
3 Gao Yifeng 3 213771
4 Zhang Aiqing and Zhang Jianfa 2 209997
5 Zhou Jinsong 3 209891
6 Yang Di 2 191654
7 Power 2 188876
8 Xu Hongdong 2 183489
9 Old Buddies 3 160098
10 Dennis 1 155673
11 Zou Ran and Zou Chun 1 147738
12 Jiang Renrui 2 145438
13 Zhu Jie 1 118761
14 Wenkexin Bellydancing Group 3 98730
15 Chuan Zi and "Dudu" the dog 1 90836
16 Shenzhen Migrant Workers Hip-Hop Group 1 70052
17 Chen Jing 1 61298
18 Xu Na and Zhou Yanfeng 3 59089

Final

Final was broadcast on 10 October and Liu Wei was the winner. Also a finale concert including Britain's Got Talent's contestants: Paul Potts,[12][13][14] Escala,[15] Diversity,[16] and Signature[17] and America's Got Talent contestant Recycled Percussion.[18]

Final standing was decided by SMS votes started from 4 Oct and ended with the live broadcast. However, details about total votes or percentages have not been released yet.

Key
  Winner
  Runner-Up
  Third Place
Order SMS Voting Code Finished Artist Act
1 8286 8th Modern Grannies Bellydancing troupe
2 8284 2nd Zhang Fengxi Shanghainese stand up comedian
3 8288 3rd Cai Xiuqing Singer
4 8281 4th Zhai Xiaowei and Ma Li Disabled Acrobats
5 8285 5th Shou Junchao Rapper
6 8283 6th Zhu Xiaoming Singer
7 8287 7th Xu Mingfei and Zhang Zhengbang Robot Clowns Act
8 8282 1st Liu Wei Disabled pianist

Series 1 Round Summary (Top 24)

Italics indicate the act was selected by the online public voting as their top 2 favorites.

Key   Winner   Runner-up   Finalist   Eliminated
Name/Name of Act Age(s) Genre Act Hometown Semifinal (Week) Position Reached
Liu Wei 23 Performing Disabled pianist Huangpu, Shanghai 1 Winner
Zhang Fengxi 6 Comedic act Shanghainese stand up comedian Huangpu, Shanghai 3 Runner-up
Cai Xiuqing 23 Singing Singer Guangzhou, Guangdong 2 3rd place
Modern Grannies 41-62 Dancing Bellydancing troupe Wuhan, Hubei 2 Final
Shou Junchao 24 Singing Rapper Huangpu, Shanghai 1 Final
Xu Mingfei and Zhang Zhengbang 24 Dancing Robot Clowns Act Chengdu, Sichuan 2 Final
Zhai Xiaowei and Ma Li 25-33 Performing Disabled Acrobats Zhengzhou, Henan 3 4th place
Zhu Xiaoming 20 Singing Singer Huangpu, Shanghai 3 Final
Chen Jing 29 Singing and Performing Singer and Strength Act Huangpu, Shanghai 1 Semifinal
Chuan Zi and "Dudu" the dog 11-42 Singing and Performing Singing and Dog Howling Act Dongcheng, Beijing 1 Lost Judges' Choice, Semifinal
Dennis 25 Performing Male Pole Dancer Uzbekistan 1 Semifinal
Gao Yifeng 49 Singing Singer Hefei, Anhui 3 Semifinal
Jiang Renrui 45 Performing Peacock dance Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia 2 Semifinal
Old Buddies 41-52 Singing Band Dongcheng, Beijing 3 Semifinal
Power 22 Performing Acrobats Cangzhou, Hebei 2 Semifinal
Shenzhen Migrant Workers Hip-Hop Group 21-23 Dancing Hip Hop Dance troupe Shenzhen, Guangdong 1 Semifinal
Wenkexin Bellydancing Group 23 Dancing Balancing/Bellydancing Group Act Beijing 3 Semifinal
Xu Hongdong 31 Singing Opera singer Lu'an, Anhui 2 Semifinal
Yang Di 24 Performing Lip-synching Act Ngawa, Sichuan 2 Semifinal
Zhang Aiqing and Zhang Jianfa 7-51 Dancing Dance Duo Huangpu, Shanghai 2 Lost Judges' Choice, Semifinal
Zhou Jinsong 46 Singing Singer Dongcheng, Beijing 3 Semifinal
Zhou Yanfeng and his wife Xu Na 35 Singing Singer Huangpu, Shanghai 3 Semifinal
Zhu Jie 23 Singing Singer Xicheng, Beijing 1 Semifinal
Zou Ran and Zou Chun 5 Singing Singer and Dancing Hunan 1 Semifinal

References

  1. ^ 中国达人秀首播收视率飙高 Archived 2010-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Audition 1: Full episode, All rights reserved to SMG
  3. ^ Audition 2: Full episode, All rights reserved to SMG
  4. ^ Audition 3: Full episode, All rights reserved SMG
  5. ^ Audition 4: Full episode, All rights reserved to SMG
  6. ^ Audition 5: Full episode, All rights reserved SMG
  7. ^ Audition 6: Full episode, All rights reserved SMG
  8. ^ Full episode http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/VzkRjWi3A1c/ All rights reserved to SMG
  9. ^ Full episode: http://www.tudou.com/playlist/p/a61563.html?iid=59988856 All rights reserved to SMG
  10. ^ Full episode: http://www.tudou.com/playlist/p/a61563.html?iid=60442500 All rights reserved to SMG
  11. ^ Voting Page Archived 2010-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Part I: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97iFHiIj2uw
  13. ^ Part II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB6Z1c67jtA
  14. ^ Part III: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMC9Lw30pgc
  15. ^ "中国达人秀总决赛 ESCALA女子弦乐四重奏《Children》《中国达人秀》20101010_土豆_高清视频在线观看". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
  16. ^ YouTube - 中国达人秀 - 决赛 - Diversity万象组合街舞串烧 - China's Got Talent
  17. ^ 英美达人演出 Signature标签组合舞蹈串烧 - 在线观看 - 56网视频 视频上传 视频搜索 视频观看 视频分享
  18. ^ 2010中国达人秀总决赛《极限楼梯绿色梦想》Recycled Percussion回收站打击乐队) - 视频 - 优酷视频 - 在线观看

External links

  • China's Got Talent (En: ChinasGotTalent.org)

Footnotes

  1. ^ He got a second chance by providing his wife the stage for her singing skills which makes his wife the contestant while himself is eliminated from the competition.
  2. ^ This episode was originally scheduled to air on Aug 15th but was delayed due to National Mourning Day in China.
Preceded by
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China's Got Talent
series 1 (2010)
Succeeded by
series 2 (2011)
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Winners
  • Liu Wei
  • Zhuo Jun
  • Pan Qianqian
  • Wang Jungru
  • Yin Zhonghua
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