The third season of the Malaysian realitytalent showProject SuperStar Malaysia, based on the Singaporean reality show of the same name began on 2 February 2008 on 8TV. For the third consecutive season, Gary Yap and Cheryl Lee returned as hosts.
The show premiered on 9 February 2008, with the live finals aired on 3 May 2008 at Malawati Stadium. Kay Guo, the winner of the female category, was announced as the overall winner of the season, with male category winner Chee Shi Hau as the overall runner-up. Guo was also the first female winner of Project Superstar Malaysia, as well as the first female winner in the entire Project Superstar franchise; she received a cash prize of RM$10,000 and a Recording Contract from EMI, while Chee was awarded a cash prize of RM$2,000.
Development
Over 4,000 aspirants auditioned for the competition when it was announced. Auditions took place in late 2007 and the final selection of the top 24 were revealed to the public for the first time on 16 February 2008. Their finalists were showcased in one episode on 17 February 2008.
On the live shows up until the grand finals, the voting percentages were modified, with both the judges' scores and public votes take up 50% of the scores each, instead of 70%-30% as opposed to the previous seasons.
Theme: Personal Song (no theme), Contestant's duet
Contestants' performances on the first live show
Contestant
Order
First song
Order
Second song (duet)
Judges' score
Result
MH
SM
JT
AG
Total
Female category (23 February)
Liz Ee
1
"离不开他"
7
"马德里不思议" (With Ng Hwee San)
5.5
5.5
6.0
6.0
23.0
Safe
Ng Hwee San
2
"我等的人会是谁"
8
"马德里不思议" (With Liz Ee)
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.0
25.5
Safe
Apple Chew
3
"会呼吸的痛"
9
"Ring Ring Ring" (With Shine Wong)
6.0
6.5
5.0
6.5
24.0
Eliminated
Shine Wong
4
"飘着"
10
"Ring Ring Ring" (With Apple Chew)
5.0
5.0
5.5
5.5
21.0
Eliminated
Pink Png
5
"一个人"
11
"维多利亚的秘密" (With Chiam May May)
5.5
5.0
5.0
6.5
22.0
Safe
Chiam May May
6
"热浪"
12
"维多利亚的秘密" (With Pink Png)
6.5
6.5
5.5
6.6
25.0
Safe
Male category (24 February)
Elson Dai
1
"只要你还在"
7
"记得爱" (With Travis Teo)
6.5
7.0
7.0
7.0
27.5
Safe
Travis Teo
2
"残废"
8
"记得爱" (With Elson Dai)
5.5
5.5
6.5
6.0
23.5
Eliminated
Ken Wan
3
"我不会唱歌"
9
"Baby Baby" (With Adrian Tan)
6.0
6.0
5.0
5.0
22.0
Eliminated
Adrian Tan
4
"Kiss Me 1 2 3"
10
"Baby Baby" (With Ken Wan)
7.0
6.0
6.0
5.0
24.0
Safe
Will Zheng
5
"最长的电影"
11
"3-7-20-1" (With Chee Shi Hau)
7.5
6.5
7.5
7.0
28.5
Safe
Chee Shi Hau
6
"原来我最爱的人是你不是他"
12
"3-7-20-1" (With Will Zheng)
8.0
7.5
8.5
7.0
31.0
Safe
Week 2: Quarter Finals 2 (1/2 March)
Theme: Personal Song (no theme), Contestant's duet
Contestants' performances on the second live show
Contestant
Order
First song
Order
Second song (duet)
Judges' score
Result
MH
SM
JT
AG
Total
Female category (1 March)
Ellen Chee
1
"深信不疑"
7
"就是你" (With Nicole Lai)
5.5
5.5
5.0
6.0
22.0
Safe
Nicole Lai
2
"你给的"
8
"就是你" (With Ellen Lee)
7.0
7.0
6.5
7.0
27.5
Safe
Fiona Woo
3
"第九夜"
9
"日不落" (With Genie Ng)
6.5
5.5
5.5
6.5
24.0
Eliminated
Genie Ng
4
"当你离开的时候"
10
"日不落" (With Fiona Woo)
5.5
6.0
6.0
5.5
22.5
Eliminated
Alice Lim
5
"换季"
11
"Supermodel" (With Kay Guo)
5.5
5.0
5.0
5.0
20.5
Safe
Kay Guo
6
"不想懂得"
12
"Supermodel" (With Alice Lim)
6.5
6.0
6.0
6.5
25.0
Safe
Male category (2 March)
Issac Teo
1
"爱爱爱"
7
"杀手" (With Eddie Lai)
6.0
6.0
6.0
6.5
24.5
Eliminated
Eddie Lai
2
"不屑纪念"
8
"杀手" (With Issac Teo)
7.0
7.0
7.5
6.5
28.0
Safe
Jac Lim
3
"想太多"
9
"对手" (With Cliff Teh)
6.5
6.5
7.0
5.5
25.5
Safe
Cliff Teh
4
"眼底星空"
10
"对手" (With Jac Lim)
7.5
6.5
7.5
6.5
28.0
Safe
Alvin Bay
5
"两败俱伤"
11
"对手" (With Kevin Deng)
6.0
5.5
6.5
5.5
23.5
Eliminated
Kevin Deng
6
"懂了"
12
"对手" (With Alvin Bay)
6.5
6.0
6.0
5.5
24.0
Safe
Week 3: Quarter Finals 3 (8/9 March)
Theme: Personal Song (no theme), Contestant's duet
Contestants' performances on the third live show
Contestant
Order
First song
Order
Second song (duet)
Judges' score
Result
MH
SM
JT
AG
Total
Female category (8 March)
Kay Guo
1
"手心"
5
"咕叽咕叽" (With Chiam Mei Mei)
6.0
6.0
6.5
6.0
24.5
Safe
Chiam Mei Mei
2
"后来的我们"
6
"咕叽咕叽" (With Kay Guo)
7.0
7.0
7.5
7.5
29.0
Safe
Alice Lim
3
"猜不透"
7
"五月天" (With Pink Png)
6.0
5.0
5.0
5.5
21.5
Eliminated
Pink Png
4
"失恋无罪"
8
"五月天" (With Alice Lim)
6.5
5.5
7.0
6.5
25.5
Eliminated
Male category (9 March)
Jac Lim
1
"造飞机"
5
"Believe in Love" (With Will Zheng)
5.5
6.0
5.0
5.5
22.0
Eliminated
Will Zheng
2
"起床歌
6
"Believe in Love" (With Jac Lim)
8.0
8.0
8.0
8.0
32.0
Safe
Cliff Teh
3
"男人KTV"
7
"今天没回家" (With Elson Dai)
7.5
6.5
7.0
7.0
28.0
Safe
Elson Dai
4
"花田错"
8
"今天没回家" (With Cliff Teh)
7.0
6.0
6.5
6.0
25.5
Eliminated
Week 4: Quarter Finals 4 (15/16 March)
Theme: Personal Song (no theme), Contestant's duet
Contestants' performances on the fourth live show
Contestant
Order
First song
Order
Second song (duet)
Judges' score
Result
MH
SM
JT
AG
Total
Female category (15 March)
Nicole Lai
1
"Chinese Girl"
5
"Honey Honey Honey" (With Liz Ee)
6.5
6.5
6.0
6.0
25.0
Eliminated
Liz Ee
2
"双栖动物"
6
"Honey Honey Honey" (With Nicole Lai)
6.0
6.0
6.0
6.0
24.0
Safe
Ellen Chee
3
"雨天"
7
"失忆" (With Ng Hwee San)
7.0
7.5
6.5
6.5
27.5
Safe
Ng Hwee San
4
"非卖品"
8
"失忆" (With Ellen Chee)
6.5
6.5
6.0
6.0
25.0
Eliminated
Male category (16 March)
Chee Shi Hau
1
"做得到"
5
"美人鱼" (With Kevin Deng)
8.0
8.5
8.0
8.0
32.5
Safe
Kevin Deng
2
"倔强爱着你"
6
"美人鱼" (With Chee Shi Hau)
6.5
7.0
6.5
6.5
26.5
Eliminated
Adrian Tan
3
"一枝独秀"
7
"我们的歌" (With Eddie Lai)
7.0
7.5
6.5
6.5
27.5
Safe
Eddie Lai
4
"黑色翅膀"
8
"我们的歌" (With Adrian Tan)
7.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
27.0
Eliminated
Week 5: Revival Round (22/23 March)
Theme: No theme, Contestant's Duet
The eight contestants who were eliminated from the third and fourth quarter-finals returned to the stage to perform for the revival round. The contestant who received the highest combined score from either the male and female categories would be reinstated from the competition.
Theme: Judges' Choice, Malaysian Song, Winner's Single
Group Performance: "我就是喜欢你"
Contestants' performances on the ninth live show
Contestant
Order
First song
Order
Second song
Order
Third song
Judges' score
Result
AG
MH
JT
SM
Total
Average
Female category (19 April)
Nicole Lai
1
"累格"
3
"Cepat Cepat"
5
"后备"
8.5
7.0
7.0
7.5
30.0
29.75
Runner-up
7.5
7.5
7.0
7.5
29.5
Kay Guo
2
"爱我的资格"
4
"Mila Bila Cinta"
6
"后备"
7.5
7.5
7.5
8.0
30.5
29.75
Winner
7.5
7.0
7.0
7.5
29.0
Male category (20 April)
Chee Shi Hau
1
"让"
3
"Itu Kamu"
5
"Love"
7.0
7.5
7.0
7.5
29.0
29.75
Winner
7.5
7.5
8.0
7.5
30.5
Eddie Lai
2
"爱我的两个人"
4
"Khayal"
6
"Love"
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
26.0
29.0
Runner-up
7.5
8.0
8.5
8.0
32.0
Week 10: Finals Prelude (26/27 April)
All top 24 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.
Contestants' performances on the tenth live show
Contestant
Order
Song
Female category (26 April)
Ellen Chee / Apple Chew
1
"维多利亚的秘密"
Genie Ng / Alice Lim
2
"Honey Honey Honey"
Fiona Wo /Liz Ee
3
"就是你"
Pink Png / Chiam May May
4
"月牙湾"
Ng Hwee San / Shine Wong
5
"日不落"
Nicole Lai
6
"咕叽咕叽"
Male category (27 April)
Cliff Teh / Travis Teo
1
"记得爱"
Elson Dai / Alvin Bay
2
"3-7-20-1"
Ken Wan / Adrian Tan
3
"对手"
Kevin Deng / Jac Lim
4
"Baby Baby"
Will Zheng / Issac Teo
5
"美人鱼"
Eddie Lai
6
"爱我的两个人"
Week 11: Final (3 May)
Theme: Fast-paced Songs, Charming Songs, Michael Wong's duet, Contestants' duet, Judges' choice, Winner's song
Group performances: "梦不落" (all finalists), "Will Be Superstar" (Chee Shi Hau & Kay Guo), "Super Star" (Female finalists eliminated in the first quarter-finals), "超喜欢你" (Male finalists eliminated in the first quarter-finals), "我恋爱了" (Female finalists eliminated in the second quarter-finals), "阳光宅男" (Male finalists eliminated in the second quarter-finals), "桃花源" (Female finalists eliminated in the semi-finals), "在这里等你" (Male finalists eliminated in the semi-finals), "我的天空我的梦" (all finalists)
Musical guests: Desiree Tan & Orange Tan ("特务J"/"Way Back into Love"), Johnson Wee & Henley Hii ("傀儡"/"一眼瞬间"), Michael Wong ("烟火")
Contestants' performances on the eleventh live show
