5 January 2007 (2007-01-05) – 13 March 2011 (2011-03-13)
One Million Star (Chinese: 超級星光大道; pinyin: Chāojí Xīngguāng Dàdào; lit. 'Super Star Avenue') is a television singing competition in Taiwan broadcast on China Television (CTV). It debuted on 5 January 2007, filling the 10pm to midnight time slot on Friday evenings. The show is hosted by Tao Ching-Ying (陶晶瑩) and is currently shown on Sundays from 8 to 10pm. The aim of the show is to gather talented young singers and find the one who has the best qualities to become a superstar. One Million Star launched the music careers of Mandopop artists such as Yoga Lin, Aska Yang, Wong JingLun and Jam Hsiao.
In the early auditions, hopeful contestants are screened by preliminary panels to be selected for singing talent. The audition process is long and highly competitive, with hundreds of candidates eliminated. Once they make it to the show, the contestants face different tasks every week that involve singing; the worst-performing individual is eliminated. The six finalists no longer face elimination, but are graded on their performance each week. The one who excels wins the grand prize: NT$1,000,000 and a studio recording contract.
Season summary
Season Number
Premiere Date
Champion
1st Runner Up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
Million Star Gang / Top 10 (Starting From the Season Champion)
The format features five judges who not only critique the contestants' performances but guide them. The three regular judges are songwriter, singer and producer: Wei-Jen Yuan (袁惟仁), Kay Huang (黃韻玲) and famous stylist Roger. There will be two different guest judges every week. Some previous guest judges include famous singers Phil Chang (張宇), Winnie Hsin, 林志炫; producers 小蟲, 王治平; TV producer 王偉忠; entertainers 孫鵬, 郭子乾 and so on.
