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Chinese Idol
GenreReality game show
Created bySimon Fuller
Presented byLin Hai & Cheng Lei
JudgesCoco Lee Man
Han Hong
Huang Xiaoming
Wang Wei-chung
Theme music composerJulian Gingell
Barry Stone
Cathy Dennis
Country of originChina
Original languagesMandarin, English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes3
Production
Production companiesFremantleMedia
19 Entertainment
Original release
NetworkDragonTV
ReleaseMay 19, 2013 (2013-05-19) –
present

Chinese Idol (Chinese: 中国梦之声; pinyin: Zhōngguó Mèng Zhī Shēng) is a Chinese reality/singing competition program. Based on the British television series, Pop Idol, which was created by Simon Fuller and developed by FremantleMedia, Chinese Idol premiered on May 19, 2013 on DragonTV and is currently hosted by Chinese TV Hosts Lin Hai and Cheng Lei.

The series, like its British and American counterparts, aims to find the best new singer in China based on viewer voting and participation. Chinese Idol employs a panel of judges to select the finalists and will then critique their performances, these include international recording artist Coco Lee, Chinese recording artist Han Hong, Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming, and Taiwanese producer Wang Wei-chung.

= Background

Beginning in 2013, various reality competition programs inspired by Pop Idol and its American counterpart, American Idol, were aired throughout in China. A feature prominently used in the Idols format [1][2] In 2012, the Shanghai Dragon Television, brought the rights from FremantleMedia to air a Chinese version after the Idols creator Simon Fuller visited the country. With this feat, China became the fourteenth Asian nation to air the Idols format. Chinese Idol will also be the fifth franchise to also be broadcast internationally, after Pop Idol, American Idol, Australian Idol, and Pinoy Idol.[3] A panel consisting of four judges were hired to select the finalists and will provide opinion on their performances, which consists of international recording artist Coco Lee, Chinese recording artist Han Hong, Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming, and Taiwanese producer Wang Wei-chung.[4]

Regional auditions

Auditions for the first season were held from December 2012 to April 2013 in 42 cities across China and continued in New York, Los Angeles, Sydney and Vancouver,[3][5] making it the fifth nation to held auditions outside its mainland, following American Idol (which previously held auditions in Puerto Rico), Nouvelle Star (which previously held auditions in Quebec), Australian Idol (which previously had held auditions in London) and Hay Superstar (which previously had held auditions in New York and Los Angeles).

References

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  2. ^ "Chinese 'X Factor' is banned from TV after viewer voting started to look a little bit like democracy". Daily Mail. Associated Newspapers. September 19, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Liu, Yuhan (March 28, 2013). "'Chinese Idol' coming to TV and America". China Daily. China Daily Group. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  4. ^ "Chinese Idol reality show starts". MSN. Microsoft. April 23, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  5. ^ "《中国梦之声》学"美偶" 择地标布外景". Dragon Television (in Chinese). Shanghai Media Group. April 27, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
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