{"id":4057,"date":"2020-09-27T01:05:15","date_gmt":"2020-09-26T17:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dailycpop.com\/?p=4057"},"modified":"2020-09-27T23:28:34","modified_gmt":"2020-09-27T15:28:34","slug":"music-survival-show-singer-to-be-discontinued-after-6-seasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailycpop.com\/music-survival-show-singer-to-be-discontinued-after-6-seasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Survival Show “Singer” To Be Discontinued After 7 Seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"

For avid lovers of C-pop<\/a>, you may have unintentionally stumbled across a song cover performed by a C-pop singer on the variety show – “Singer”, which was previously known as “I Am A Singer” in the earlier seasons.<\/p>\n

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Produced by Hunan TV, the television series features professional singers from all walks of the Chinese entertainment industry and even at times, invited internationally acclaimed singers like Jessi J and Misia.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the show which many would look forward to in the spring has announced that it will officially be discontinued.<\/p>\n

\"\u6d2a\u6d9b\u5ba3\u5e032021\u5e74\u6b4c\u624b\u4e0d\u505a\u4e86The director in the show Singer announced that the show will not be renewed<\/em><\/p>\n

During the Hunan Satellite TV conference held recently, the show’s Director, Hong Tao, announced on the spot that “Singer” would be discontinued in 2021, and that a new music variety show would be brought next year.<\/p>\n

This also meant that “Singer 2020” would be the final season of the “Singer” series.<\/p>\n

The official Singer Weibo page also released tearful statement of farewell, stating:<\/p>\n

In the coming winters, there will be no more “Singer”<\/em><\/p>\n

From now on and everyday after, there will be music<\/em><\/p>\n

Not every endeavor\u00a0needs to have a destination point<\/em><\/p>\n

Because we’ve sang the songs before, we can continue to live [more expressively].<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While some fans are disappointed to learn of this, others rejoice with the sentiment that the show has been ongoing for too long and was in need of such much needed reform.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, let’s look back at 7 long years with the show and all its captivating performances.<\/p>\n

A throw back to the history of the show<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

According to media reports, “I Am a Singer” was a variety show introduced by Hunan Satellite TV in 2013, as it was adapted from South Korea’s MBC show of the same name. The original format of the show would be for seven well-known singers to compete against each other on the same stage. Each stage would be judged by 500 on-site audiences to determine the singer’s ranking. The singer with the lowest cumulative number of votes or the lowest number of votes for two consecutive weeks would be eliminated and another singer would be called into replace the vacancy.<\/p>\n

The singers participating in the show were all generally powerful singers who have a high reputation in the Chinese circle and have released records.<\/p>\n

“I’m a Singer” premiered in January 2013 and successively aired for four seasons under\u00a0the same name.<\/p>\n

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A Look Back At The Champion Singers from the show<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"CentKent:Hua Chenyu<\/a> is the youngest and most recent Champion of the Singer series in 2020<\/em><\/p>\n

For the first four seasons, Yu Quan, Han Lei, Han Hong, and Coco Li won the grand champion title of “Singer” from the first season to the fourth season respectively.<\/p>\n

In memory of all the wonderful performances from the show, we’ve compiled a list of must-watch performances or songs to jam to especially if you’re new to C-pop! The singers from the show are all veteran soloists in C-pop, and are not ‘idols’ in the sense of members from C-pop groups.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, we think you will enjoy listening to their performances, as their versatile performances will show you a side of C-pop you’ve never seen before.<\/p>\n

1. Hua Chenyu recreates his own version of Jay Chou’s Nunchucks, incorporating Chinese opera style singing and music<\/p>\n