Campus SuperStar season 3 explained

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Judges:Li Feihui
Jim Lim
Ken Tay
Xiaohan
Dawn Yip (guest)
Cavin Soh (guest)
Maggie Theng (guest)
Lee Wei Song (guest)
Kelvin Tan (guest)
Wu Jia Ming (guest)
Host:Pornsak
Felicia Chin
Lee Teng
Yuan Shuai
Winner:Jarod Lee
Runner Up:Rachel Chua
Network:MediaCorp Channel U

Campus SuperStar is a Singaporean television music competition to find new singing talent. Contestants are students from secondary schools, junior colleges and institutes of technical education. The third season began airing on MediaCorp Channel U on 4 January 2009 and ended on 12 April 2009.

Jim Lim and Li Feihui were the two judges from the previous season to return, and was joined by Xiaohan and Ken Tay, who all appeared as judges for the first time. Previous judge Jimmy Ye declined to return. Pornsak, Felicia Chin and Lee Teng hosted the show, while Yuan Shuai was employed as the online correspondent. Yoga Lin, winner of the first season of One Million Star, was invited to be the ambassador of the show.

This was the first season to have a reduced number of finalists from 20 to 12, without equal gender representation (eight female finalists and four male finalists), and this season was also notable for being the only season in which the competition have two revival rounds, the 'immunity' and 'sudden-death' eliminations during performance show, an elimination-based sing-off, a non-Chinese contestant was a part of the top 12, and one male and three females represented in the finale, as opposed to two per gender on the past two seasons (the format also happened on the fourth season in 2013).

The series was won by Jarod Lee, a 13-year-old student from Ngee Ann Secondary School, and won a two-year MediaCorp management contract and a cash prize of $2,000, beating Rachel Chua, a 14-year-old student from Anglican High School, who was also the first and only contestant to be eliminated and reinstated in the competition twice.

Judges and hosts

Jim Lim was confirmed to be returning to the judging panel after judging season two of the show. Li Feihui was also announced to return for this third year as a judge. Season two judge and vocal coach Jimmy Ye declined to return as a judge for the third season. It was announced that two new judges would be brought in to replace Ye on the judging panel. Award-winning lyricist Xiaohan and singer Ken Tay were instated as the third and fourth judge.

Season two host Pornsak returned to host the show. Former season two host Dasmond Koh left the show and his position was taken over by actress Felicia Chin and SuperHost runner-up Lee Teng. U Are the One winner Yuan Shuai hosted the online streaming programme as the show's social media correspondent, increasing the show's involvement with its fans and offering behind the scenes information and news.

Selection process

Applications and first auditions

The audition was opened to students studying in secondary schools, junior colleges or institutes of technical education in Singapore. Auditions in front of the judges for season 3 took place in MediaCorp on 8 and 9 November 2008. Applicants are to report to the venue for the audition in their respective school uniforms. Out of 2046 applicants, 141 were put through to the second round of the auditions.[1]

Second auditions

Similar to the first auditions, the second auditions took place in MediaCorp on 15 November 2008. 107 contestants were eliminated at this stage of the competition, leaving 34 to compete in the final round of the auditions.[2]

Third auditions

34 contestants competed at this stage of the competition on 24 November 2008. 22 contestants were eliminated and the remaining 12 were put through to the live shows as finalists. For the first time in Campus SuperStar history, the contestants do not have equal gender representation; eight females and four males advanced to the finals.

Finalists

Key:

 - Winner

 - Runner-up

 - Third place

– Advanced via Wildcard round 1

– Advanced via Wildcard round 2

ActAge(s)SchoolResult
Jarod Lee 李奕贤13Ngee Ann Secondary SchoolWinner
Rachel Chua 蔡艾珈 14Anglican High SchoolRunner-up
Joselin Ng 黄慧婷15Chua Chu Kang Secondary School3rd-4th place
Yap Jia Min 叶嘉敏15Anglo-Chinese Junior College3rd-4th place
Ridhwan Azman15Bendemeer Secondary School5th-8th place
Benita Cheng 郑琪颖15Pasir Ris Crest Secondary School5th-8th place
Mavis Li Li 李李美子18Deyi Secondary School5th-8th place
Rachel Lim 林瑞敏14Methodist Girls' School5th-8th place
Rachael Chang 张慧诗15Jurong West Secondary School9th-12th place
Adrian Jorge 黄力生15Manjusri Secondary School9th-12th place
Jeremy Teng 丁文淞14Commonwealth Secondary School9th-12th place
Shelly Tsai 蔡梦真14Hwa Chong International School9th-12th place

Live shows

The live shows began on 12 January. Each week, the contestants' performances took place on Monday at 8:00pm and the results were announced on the same night at 11:30pm. As with previous seasons, each live show had a different theme. The results show often featured guest performances and sometimes a group performance by the remaining contestants.

On the first live show, sixth live results show and live final, One Million Star season one winner and the show's ambassador Yoga Lin performed. The first live show also featured performances by Singaporean band Mi Lu Bing and singer Olivia Ong. The fourth live results show included performance from One Million Star season 3 fifth runner-up Wong Jing Lun while Project SuperStar season one runner-up Kelly Poon performed on the fifth results show. Project SuperStar season one female runner-up Shi Xin Hui and Malaysian singer Fish Leong performed on the seventh live result show. Project SuperStar season one male second runner-up Derrick Hoh performed on the eighth live results show, while Taiwanese hip hop band Da Mouth performed on the eleventh and thirteenth. The twelfth live results show and thirteenth live show included performance from Taiwanese boy band Fahrenheit. The eleventh and twelfth live shows also featured performance by Singaporean singer Jocie Kwok. Singaporean singer Meixin performed on the thirteenth live show as well. One Million Star season two runner-up Rachel Liang and the winner for the first season of Project SuperStar, Kelvin Tan performed for the live final.

Guest judging roles were brought in during the eighth, twelfth and thirteenth week of the live shows. Former Project SuperStar judge Dawn Yip attended the eighth live show, and Singaporean singer Maggie Theng attended the twelfth live show. Lee Wei Song, Kelvin Tan, Wu Jia Ming and Theng attended the thirteenth live show as guest judges as well. During the twelfth week of the live shows, it was announced that judge Jim Lim was unable to present for the live shows due to work commitments in Taiwan with singer A-mei. During the week, it was announced that former judge Cavin Soh would replace him as a judge on the show.

Results summary

Colour key
  - Contestant did not perform
  - Contestant received the lowest judges' score or was in the bottom two based on judges' score or failed to receive enough judges' score and was in the danger zone
  - Contestant received the lowest combined total or was in the bottom two and was eliminated
  - Contestant received the lowest judges' score and was eliminated (did not face the public vote)
  - Contestant did not face the public vote was immune from elimination
  - Contestant received the highest judges' score or combined total
Weekly results per contestant
ContestantWeek 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12Week 13
Round 1Round 2
PSRSPSRSPSRSPSRSPSRSPSRSPSRSPSRSPSRSPSRSPSRSPSRSPSRS
Jarod Lee1st
31.5
Safe5th
24.5
Safe2nd
29.5
Safe3rd
28.5
Safe2nd
30.0
Safe1st
33.5
Immune1st
121.0
Safe1st
65.0
Winner
50.75%
Rachel Chua2nd
29.5
Safe3rd
26.0
style=background:pink5thEliminated
(week 5)
1st
40.5
Immune2nd
29.5
Safe1st
30.5
Safe2nd
32.5
style=background:pink2nd1st
42.5
Immune2nd
118.0
Safe1st
65.0

49.25%
Joselin Ng4th
25.5
Safe1st
27.0
Safe3rd
28.0
Safe4th
27.5
Safestyle=background:#C9A0DC6th
24.5
Eliminated
(week 10)
2nd
39.0
1st4th
101.0
style=background:pinkBottom twoEliminated
(week 13)
Yap Jia Min1st
30.0
Safe1st
31.0
Safe1st
34.5
Safe1st
31.0
Safe4th
27.5
Safe3rd
29.5
1st3rd
117.5
style=background:pinkBottom twoEliminated
(week 13)
Mavis Li Li3rd
27.5
style=background:pink6thEliminated
(week 3)
2nd
37.5
1st6th
25.5
Safe3rd
29.5
Safestyle=background:#C9A0DC4th
28.5
Eliminated
(week 11)
Rachel Lim3rd
26.0
Safe3rd
25.0
Safe1st
30.0
Safe4th
27.5
Safe5th
26.5
style=background:pink5thEliminated
(week 10)
3rd
34.5
Bottom twoNot returned
(week 12)
Ridhwan Azman6th
24.5
Safe1st
27.0
Safe2nd
27.0
Safe7th
25.0
style=background:pink7thEliminated
(week 9)
Benita Cheng2nd
29.5
Safe3rd
26.0
Safe3rd
26.5
Safestyle=background:#C9A0DC8th
24.0
Eliminated
(week 9)
4th
33.0
Bottom twoNot returned
(week 12)
Jeremy Teng4th
26.5
Safe4th
23.5
Safe4th
24.5
style=background:pink4th3rd
31.0
Bottom fourNot returned
(week 8)
Rachael Chang5th
25.0
Safe2nd
27.0
Safe4th
23.5
style=background:pink4thEliminated
(week 6)
4th
29.5
Bottom fourNot returned
(week 8)
Shelly Tsai5th
25.5
Safe5th
19.0
style=background:pink5thEliminated
(week 4)
6th
28.0
Bottom fourNot returned
(week 8)
Adrian Jorge6th
20.5
style=background:pink6thEliminated
(week 2)
5th
28.5
Bottom fourNot returned
(week 8)

Live show details

Week 1: Pre-show concert (4 January)

The top 12 finalists were revealed in this pre-recorded 2-hour special episode, featuring performances from the finalists together with former alumnus from the past seasons.

Contestant! scope="col"
OrderSong (duet/trio)
Mavis Li Li1"给我感觉" (with Keely Wee)
Jeremy Teng2"天天夜夜" (with Joanna Teo)
Benita Cheng3"你最珍贵" (with Chen Yi Yuan)
Yap Jia Min4"傻瓜" (with Seah Hui Xian)
Shelly Tsai5"热带雨林" (with Clara Tan)
Adrian Jorge6"记得爱" (with Goh Fu Kuan & Wan Choon Keat)
7
Joselin Ng8"爱什么稀罕" (with Geraldine See)
Rachel Lim9"一眼瞬间" (with Benjamin Hum)
Rachel Chua10"痛快" (with Agnes Low)
Rachael Chang11"恋爱达人" (with Hong Yu Yang)
Jarod Lee12"新不了情" (with Shawn Tok)

Week 2 (12 January)

For the first six weeks of competition, contestants are split into two groups competing in one of the two weeks. This week's sing-off is the only time the elimination is decided by muting one of the microphones.

Contestant! rowspan=2 scope="col"
OrderSongJudges' scoreResult
JLXHKTFHTotal
Adrian Jorge1"不完美"6.06.04.54.020.5
2"第一天"6.57.58.07.529.5Safe
Rachel Lim3"I Believe"6.07.06.56.526.0Safe
Shelly Tsai45.57.05.05.523.0Sing-off/Safe
Jarod Lee5 "I Believe"6.59.58.57.031.5Safe
Joselin Ng6"那又如何"6.06.56.56.525.5Safe

Week 3 (19 January)

Similar to week 2, contestants compete in one of two groups performing the same theme. Beginning this week, the sing-off eliminates the contestant when their pitch was altered to a lowered pitch.

Contestant! rowspan=2 scope="col"
OrderSongJudges' scoreResult
JLXHKTFHTotal
Mavis Li Li16.07.07.57.027.5
Jeremy Teng2"彩虹"6.06.56.57.526.5Safe
Yap Jia Min3"灰姑娘"7.58.08.06.530.0Safe
Rachael Chang4"勇气"6.56.56.06.025.0Safe
5 "就是我"6.07.06.55.024.5Sing-off/Safe
Benita Cheng6"心动"6.58.57.07.529.5Safe

Week 4 (2 February)

Contestant! rowspan=2 scope="col"
OrderSongJudges' scoreResult
JLXHKTFHTotal
Shelly Tsai1"星光"5.56.03.54.019.0
Jeremy Teng2"豆浆油条"7.06.55.05.023.5Safe
Joselin Ng36.07.07.56.527.0Safe
4"空秋千"6.57.06.57.027.0Safe
Rachel Lim5 "月牙湾"6.06.56.56.025.0Sing-off/Safe

Week 5 (9 February)

Contestant! rowspan=2 scope="col"
OrderSongJudges' scoreResult
JLXHKTFHTotal
Benita Cheng1"蓝天"6.07.56.56.026.0Safe
Rachel Chua2"C大调"6.56.57.06.026.0
Yap Jia Min3"雨天"7.08.08.08.031.0Safe
Jarod Lee4"听海"6.07.06.05.524.5Sing-off/Safe
5 7.07.56.56.027.0Safe

Week 6 (16 February)

Contestant! rowspan=2 scope="col"
OrderSongJudges' scoreResult
JLXHKTFHTotal
Rachael Chang1"至少还有你"6.06.55.55.523.5
Benita Cheng2"恋之憩"6.07.57.06.026.5Safe
Rachel Lim37.58.07.57.030.0Sing-off/Safe
4"翅膀"6.56.57.07.027.0Safe

Week 7 (23 February)

Contestant! rowspan=2 scope="col"
OrderSongJudges' scoreResult
JLXHKTFHTotal
Joselin Ng1"我相信"6.07.57.57.028.0
Jarod Lee27.08.07.07.529.5Safe
Yap Jia Min3"有你多好"8.09.09.08.534.5Safe
4"专属天使"6.06.56.55.524.5Sing-off/Eliminated

Week 8: Wildcard round 1 (2 March)

The six singers who were eliminated from the first six live shows returned to the stage to perform for the Wildcard round. Beginning this round, individual scores from the judges are no longer shown, as the scores are shown at the end of all the performances; a scoring quota is also imposed from this round onward, which determines the safety of each of the contestants; one contestant with a higher or lower score will be exempt from the public vote that week. The scoring quota this week is set at 39.0 points (a snippet of Hoh's performance from the first season). Two contestants will be reinstated from the competition, one with a higher judges' score above the quota, and a second with a higher combined total from the remaining contestants. Former Project SuperStar judge Dawn Yip was brought in as the guest judge.

Contestant! scope="col"
OrderSongResult
Jeremy Teng1"我可以"31.0
Mavis Li Li2"3-7-20-1"37.5
Shelly Tsai328.0
Adrian Jorge4"终于说出口"28.5Not revived
Rachel Chua5"你是爱我的"40.5Immune/Revived
6"我想有个家"29.5

The results show is the only one where two Sing-off songs were decided (Teng, Tsai and Chang in order) and a computerized elimination for one singer (in the case, Jorge).

Week 9 (9 March)

For the next three weeks, two contestants were eliminated from each week of the shows. The quota for the week is 26.

Contestant! scope="col"
OrderSongDrama seriesResult
Yap Jia Min1"如燕"The Little Nyonya31.0Safe
Mavis Li Li2"不见不散"25.5
Jarod Lee3"拥有"Homerun28.5Safe
Rachel Lim4"自己"Mulan27.5Safe
Benita Cheng5Perfect Cut24.0Eliminated immediately
Rachel Chua6"曾经太年轻"The Hospital29.5Safe
7"从开始到现在"Winter Sonata25.0Sing-off/Eliminated
Joselin Ng8"你要的爱"Meteor Garden27.5Safe
During the live results, Lee and Chai advanced to the next round via a sing-off instead of the traditional computerized result.

Week 10 (16 March)

The quota for this week is 28. Beginning this round, the altered pitch during the sing-off is adjusted to a higher pitch.

Contestant! scope="col"
OrderSongResult
Jarod Lee1"隐形的翅膀"30.0Safe
2"Dear Friend"30.5Safe
Rachel Lim3"启程"26.5
Joselin Ng4"爱"24.5Eliminated immediately
Yap Jia Min527.5Sing-off/Safe
Mavis Li Li6"姐妹"29.5Safe
Also during the live results, Chai was chosen via the computerized system, while the rest advanced via the sing-off method.

Week 11: Semi-final (23 March)

The target quota for this week is 30. The contestant with the lowest score below the quota will face immediate elimination, or the highest score above the quota will be immune from public vote and immediately advance to the finals. Of the two remaining contestants, the combined total determined which singer will advance to the final, and which singer was eliminated.

Contestant! scope="col"
OrderSongResult
Mavis Li Li1"庆幸有你爱我" / "Love Love Love"28.5Eliminated immediately
Jarod Lee2"走出黑暗的世界" / "完美世界"33.5Immune/Advanced
3"牵手" / "你的微笑"32.5
Yap Jia Min429.5Sing-off/Safe

Week 12: Wildcard Round 2 (30 March)

At the end of the results show on the previous week, each of the four judges select one eliminated contestant from week 8 to 10 to compete in the second Wildcard Round next week; ultimately, Li Li and Ridzwan were not chosen to compete this round and faced permanent elimination.

The contestant with the highest judges' score would be immune from elimination (did not face the public vote) and was immediately reinstated from the competition; of the remaining three contestants, the contestant with a higher combined total would also be reinstated from the competition. Lim did not appear on the judging panel for week 12 due to work commitments in Taiwan with singer A-mei; season one judge Cavin Soh took his place on the panel. Singer Maggie Theng was brought in as the guest judge as well.

Contestant! scope="col"
OrderSongResult
Rachel Lim1"我不难过"Ken Tay34.5
Joselin Ng2"失恋无罪"Li Feihui39.0Sing-off/Revived
3"一笑而过"Xiaohan33.0Not revived
Rachel Chua4Jim Lim42.5Immune/Revived

Week 13: Final (6/12 April)

6 April (Prelude)

All top 12 finalists returned to the stage in this pre-recorded non-elimination performance show. It featured group performances from the finalists as well as a look-back on their journey in the competition.

Contestant! scope="col"
OrderSong
Rachael Chang, Mavis Li Li & Shelly Tsai1"特务J"
Benita Cheng, Rachel Lim & Mavis Li Li2"站在高岗上"
3"小酒窝"
Ridhwan Azman, Adrian Jorge & Jeremy Teng4

12 April (Round 1)

Project SuperStar season one winner Kelvin Tan, singer Maggie Theng, music producer and composer Lee Wei Song and Wu Jia Ming were brought in as the guest judges.

Contestant! scope="col"
OrderFirst song (duet) / Second song (quartet)Result
Jarod Lee1"千言万语" / "小薇" (with Lydia Tan)64.0121.0Safe
5"月光" (with Rachel Chua, Joselin Ng & Yap Jia Min)57.0
258.5118.0Safe
6"月光" (with Jarod Lee, Joselin Ng & Yap Jia Min)59.5
Yap Jia Min3"红豆词2000" (with Teresa Tseng)59.0117.5
7"月光" (with Rachel Chua, Jarod Lee & Joselin Ng)58.5
Joselin Ng4"梦醒时分" (with Da Feng Chui)52.5101.0Third/fourth place
8"月光" (with Rachel Chua, Jarod Lee & Yap Jia Min)48.5

12 April (Round 2)

Contestant! scope="col"
OrderSongResult
Jarod Lee1"下一个天亮"65.0Winner
265.0Runner-up

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 2000 joined Campus Superstar 3 . Mediacorp . 15 November 2008 . 15 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081206020845/http://mediacorptv.sg/ch/buzzdetail/EDC081110-0000016# . 6 December 2008 . dead .
  2. News: 34 contestants pit against each other to get into the Final 12 . Mediacorp . 28 November 2008 . 29 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081201111653/http://www.mediacorptv.sg/ch/buzzdetail/EDC081128-0000005# . 1 December 2008 . dead .