GeTai Challenge (season 2)
GeTai Challenge 2018 , is the second season of GeTai Challenge, a hit reality-singing competition organised by MediaCorp Channel 8, returning after a three-year hiatus. The second season consist of 17 episodes premiered on Channel 8 on April 20, 2018, with the grand finals taped on July 26, 2018 at MES Theatre and aired on August 10, 2018. For the first time, the episodes were available on catchup on Gov.sg's YouTube channel, in addition to the Toggle website The show was sponsored by the Ministry of Communications and Information.
On August 10, 2018, 50-year old Getai veteran singer and sister of resident judge Liu Lingling, Angie Lau was declared the winner of GeTai Challenge 2018 and took home a $20,000 cash award; 45-year old restaurant owner Jason Chung was named the runner-up and won $10,000. Jessie Yeong finished in third place, while Zhuang Qing Yu and Cola Lau finished in fourth and fifth place respectively; they each won $5,000, $3,000 and $2,000, respectively.
The show won the Best Variety Programme in the Star Awards 2019.
Development
The show was first announced on March 12, 2018 with the auditions happening in February 2018, where Allen Moo and Peter Chen were the judges. Out of hundreds of auditionees with an age range of between 12 and 63, 20 singers were selected and put through to the shows.The new theme song, "大家兴旺发", was first unveiled to the public during the Lunar New Year Special on February 15, 2018, and their music video was uploaded on YouTube on April 6, 2018. The video was composed by resident judge Jim Lim, lyrics by last season runner-up Marcus Chin, and featured all of the season 1 finalists, except for Wina Xie.
The three judges who were resident judges from the first season, Jim Lim, Liu Lingling and Wang Lei, returned this season, while Chen Hanwei did not return. Pornsak reprises his hosting role, while Desmond Ng, the winner of the last season, replaces Wang Weiliang as the co-host of the show. Two supporting hosts, Dennis Chew and Ho Ai Ling, portrayed their roles of Kachang Puteh Man and Kiam Sng Tee Auntie, respectively, on segments for the community.
Unlike the last season airing on prime-time slot, the show was aired on every Fridays at 11.30am. Additionally, where GeTai Challenge was a Mandarin Chinese television program, most of the dialogue was presented in Hokkien dialect, similar to another program aired on a morning time-slot Eat Already? and Happy Can Already!.
Contestants
The Top 20 contestants were announced on the premiere episode, as follows:| Singer Name | Chinese | Age | Notability | Getai Experience | Status |
| Ah Lun | 阿伦 | 51 | Tour guide/Private-hire Taxi driver | 10 Years | Top 20 Eliminated on May 4, 2018 |
| Jaspers Lai | Jaspers | 31 | Rapper/Actor, J Team | 1 Year | Top 20 Eliminated on May 4, 2018 |
| Shining Sisters | 闪亮姐妹 | 23 | Twins/Undergraduates | 8 Years | Top 20 Eliminated on May 4, 2018 |
| Anddi Goh | 天悦 | 33 | Concert actor/Healthcare Executive | 10 Years | Top 20 Eliminated on May 11, 2018 |
| Liz Low | 刘丽芝 | 30 | Housewife/Stage hostess | 6 Years | Top 20 Eliminated on May 11, 2018 |
| Xie Wen | 谢温 | 33 | Malaysian-born Getai singer | 7 Years | Top 20 Eliminated on May 11, 2018 |
| Chen Xiao Xin | 陈晓欣 | 34 | Teacher | 26 Years | Top 20 Eliminated on May 18, 2018 |
| Hu Xiu Hui | 胡秀惠 | 24 | Financial consultant | 6 Years | Top 20 Eliminated on May 18, 2018 |
| Ryan Lian | 廖永谊 | 33 | Actor | 2 Years | Top 20 Eliminated on May 18, 2018 |
| Qiu Wen | 秋文 | 63 | China-born Getai singer | 33 Years | Top 20 Eliminated on May 18, 2018 |
| Mai Hui | 麦卉 | 53 | Stage hostess | 30 Years | Tenth place Eliminated on June 22, 2018 |
| Anderene Choo | 朱慧真 | 20 | Republic Polytechnic student | 6 Years | Ninth place Eliminated on July 6, 2018 |
| Apple Zheng | 郑晓慧 | 23 | Nanyang Technology University undergraduate | 5 Years | Eighth place Eliminated on July 13, 2018 |
| Jayden Chew | 宏扬 | 30 | Stage host/Project SuperStar 2014 Top 10 finalist | 9 Years | Seventh place Eliminated on July 20, 2018 |
| Angel Law | 罗恩琪 | 17 | Student/Blogger | 2 Years | Sixth place Eliminated on August 3, 2018 |
| Cola Lau | 阳光可乐 | 21 | Belly dancer/Stage hostess | 9 Years | Fifth place on August 10, 2018 |
| Zhuang Qing Yu | 庄清玉 | 50 | Private-hire Taxi driver/Renovation contractor | 15 Years | Fourth place on August 10, 2018 |
| Jessie Yeong | 杨千荭 | 31 | Housewife | 22 Years | Third place on August 10, 2018 |
| Jason Chung | 曾詠恒 | 45 | Restaurant owner | 19 Years | Runner-up on August 10, 2018 |
| Angie Lau | 刘心玲 | 50 | Full-time Getai singer | 42 Years | Winner on August 10, 2018 |
Lai's Chinese name was 赖宇涵, but the on-screen captions was displayed as Jaspers instead.
Scoring chart
Show details
Unless otherwise stated, all the group performances at the start of the show were "大家兴旺发", the show's theme song. Starting in Week 3 until 15, the song was shortened to fit in the 1-hour time slot. All season 1 finalists lists only nine of ten finalists, with the exception of Wina Xie.Week 1/2 (April 20/27)- Prelude
The first two shows were taped at MPC@Khatib on April 6, 2018, showcasing all the singers' performances.Week 3/4 (May 4/11)- Battle For Top 10 (Part 1)- Preliminary Rounds
This is the first show of the season to be taped at MediaCorp Studios at 1 Stars Avenue. For the next two weeks, 20 singers were paired up and performed with one of nine Season 1 singers to vie for the 10 spots in the next round. The result was decided solely through judges' votes; judges cast their vote through their tablet device by flashing either one of the three Heng Ong Huat logos. Singers receiving all three judges' votes would directly advance to the top 10, but singers receiving only one or two judges' votes will land them into Pending Zone, where they were eligible to be saved from the judges' immunity. Singers either receiving no judges' votes or were not saved by the judges from the Pending Zone, will be eliminated from the competition.- Theme: Alumni duets
| Judge cast their "Heng Ong Huat" vote | |
| Judge did not cast their "Heng Ong Huat" vote | |
| Singer received all three judges' votes and advanced to Top 10 | |
| Singer received the judge's immunity and had to sing again in the Final Round | |
| Singer did not receive the judge's immunity and was eliminated | |
| Singer received no judges' vote and was eliminated immediately |
Week 5 (May 18)- Battle For Top 10 (Part 2)- Final Round
The six singers who were saved by the judges will have to face the Final Round to compete for the last two spots in the Top 10. The two singers receiving the two highest scores will advance to the top 10.- Theme: Contestant's choice
| Singer received the top two scores and were advanced to top 10 |
| Singer | Order | Song | Score | Results |
| Hu Xiu Hui | 1 | "无字的情批" | 70 | Eliminated |
| Zhuang Qing Yu | 2 | "心疼心" | 81 | Advanced |
| Ryan Lian | 3 | "难得有情人" | 68 | Eliminated |
| Chen Xiao Xin | 4 | "今夜搁再想你" | 78 | Eliminated |
| Qiu Wen | 5 | "遥远的她" | 77 | Eliminated |
| Cola Lau | 6 | "叫我女皇" | 79 | Advanced |
Week 6/7 (May 25/June 1)- Top 10 Rounds (Part 1)- Themed Rounds
Starting from week six, the ten singers will be judged based on their performance and assigned a score, based on Costume, Performance, Presentation and Singing Techniques. The scores were accumulated until week nine, and the singer receiving the lowest cumulative score afterwards will be eliminated from the competition. For the next four weeks, Jim Lim was absent in his judging role due to work commitments; MediaCorp actor Cavin Soh took his place on the panel.- Theme: Songs to remember their loved ones or "What I Miss" )
| Week | Singer | Order | Song | Score | Rank |
| Week 6 | Angie Lau | 1 | "命运" | 72.3 | 2 |
| Week 6 | Jayden Chew | 2 | "阿嫲的话" | 68 | 9 |
| Week 6 | Anderene Choo | 3 | "丢丢铜"/"天黑黑"/"祖母的话" | 71.3 | 3 |
| Week 6 | Angel Law | 4 | "阿公的睡床脚" | 69.7 | 7 |
| Week 6 | Zhuang Qing Yu | 5 | "月落" | 69 | 8 |
| Week 7 | Jessie Yeong | 1 | "当年情" | 70.7 | 4 |
| Week 7 | Apple Zheng | 2 | "阿公的故事" | 69.8 | 6 |
| Week 7 | Cola Lau | 3 | "呛身" | 66.2 | 10 |
| Week 7 | Mai Hui | 4 | "阿嫲" | 70.3 | 5 |
| Week 7 | Jason Chung | 5 | "爱情陷阱" | 73.7 | 1 |
Week 8/9 (June 8/15)- Top 10 Rounds (Part 2)- Team Battle
The round was split into two episodes with the ten singers assigned into two groups of five. For this battle round, a singer would be sent by his or her teammates to compete against another singer from the opposing team. The selection of the singer and their order of appearance were all decided by their respective teams, and all of which were done without the knowledge of the opposing team. Therefore, the pairings were completely by random, and would only be revealed when the teams revealed their selection on stage. The order of the matchup were done through Rock–paper–scissors, and the winner earned the right to decide the order. At the end of each match, the judges will cast their vote to which singer they liked the most, but those votes does not necessarily affect the outcome of the competition. At the end of all five matches, the group with a higher combined total will directly advance to the next round, while singers from the losing group were eligible for elimination based on the combined scores received from both rounds. FLY Entertainment artist Irene Ang was brought in as the guest judge.- Theme: The songs of my Life
| Bold | – Singer was the first to perform |
| Italics | – Singer won the rock-paper-scissor and determined the performance order |
| Judge cast their vote to the red team | |
| Judge cast their vote to the blue team | |
| Judge cast a split vote | |
| Singer won the match | |
| The group with a higher score and all the singers advanced to the next round | |
| The group with a lower score and all the singers were in risk of elimination |
The Blue Team's total score was incorrectly announced as 349.2.
| Rank | Singer | Score | Result |
| 1 | 150.6 | Safe | |
| 2 | 146.4 | Safe | |
| 3 | 145.4 | Safe | |
| 4 | 144.5 | Safe | |
| 5 | 142.5 | Safe | |
| 6 | 141.5 | Safe | |
| 7 | 139.2 | Safe | |
| 8 | 137 | Safe | |
| 9 | 135.9 | Safe | |
| 10 | 135.3 | Eliminated |
Week 10-12 (June 22/29/July 6)- Top 9 Rounds- PK Battle
For the next three weeks, the top nine singers faced head-to-head against the Season 1 singers; both the order of performance and their match-up were determined by ballot, with the Season 1 finalist performing first. The results of the battle were not were not announced until Week 12; victorious singers will directly advance to the top seven rounds; of the defeated singers, the one singer which was not saved by the judges will be eliminated, while the other singers will have to sing again on the Breakthrough round next week. The scores were not used for the results, and scores for the prior round were reset. Top 20 finalist Xie Wen made his cameo appearance during Week 12 episode.- Theme: No theme
| Singer won the Battle and advanced to the next round | |
| Singer lost the Battle and were required to participate in the Breakthrough round | |
| Singer lost the Battle and was eliminated |
Week 13 (July 13)- Top 8 Round- Breakthrough Round
The next two shows were taped at the open field near Arumugam Road at MacPherson for a crowd of 1,200 people. In this round, the five singers who were defeated in the top nine rounds performed for a chance to stay in the competition. The order of performance was decided by the judges. For this week, in addition to the four scoring components, a fifth component, "Breakthrough Index" was added, and each component carries a 20-point weightage. The singer with the lowest score will be eliminated from the competition.- Theme: Songs to achieve breakthrough
| Singer received the lowest score and was eliminated |
| Singer | Order | Song | Breakthrough Theme | Score | Result |
| Apple Zheng | 1 | "内山姑娘要出嫁" | Slow-tempo dance songs/Rock songs | 66.7 | Eliminated |
| Angel Law | 2 | "我爱雨月花" | Hokkien songs/Rap songs | 70.7 | Safe |
| Jessie Yeong | 3 | "天顶的月娘" | Cantonese songs/Hokkien songs | 73.7 | Safe |
| Cola Lau | 4 | "我爱过" | Uptempo dance Songs/Ballad songs | 69.7 | Safe |
| Angie Lau | 5 | "今晚夜" | Cantonese ballad songs/Uptempo dance songs | 75.7 | Safe |
Week 14 (July 20)- Top 7 Round- Popularity Round
The top seven performed on this week for a spot in the semi-finals. The order of appearance was decided through the drawing of lots. In deciding who moves on, the three judges; as well as the studio audience made up of 300 members of the public were given an equal say. Each of the voters was entitled to one vote per singer, and they can either choose to vote or not vote for a particular singer. The scores from the judges, as well as the total number of votes cast by studio audience converted into points accordingly to the percentage of the valid votes cast. The singer with the lowest accumulated total points would be eliminated from the competition.- Theme: No theme
| Singer received the highest accumulated total points and advanced to the semi-finals | |
| Singer received the lowest accumulated total points and was eliminated |
| Singer | Order | Song | Judges score | Public votes | Total points | Result |
| Angel Law | 1 | "天宫疼憨人" | 66.7 | 53 | 87.8 | Safe |
| Jayden Chew | 2 | "叫阮的名" | 69.7 | 10 | 73.7 | Eliminated |
| Angie Lau | 3 | "随想曲"/"上海滩" | 74.3 | 33 | 87.5 | Safe |
| Zhuang Qing Yu | 4 | "三瞑三日" | 73.3 | 37 | 88.1 | Safe |
| Cola Lau | 5 | "叉烧包" | 68.3 | 31 | 80.7 | Safe |
| Jessie Yeong | 6 | "爱是永恒" | 72.3 | 41 | 88.7 | Safe |
| Jason Chung | 7 | "护花使者"/"特务J" | 76.7 | 46 | 95 | Safe |
The percentage counting towards the total votes does not include 49 abstained/rejected votes.
Week 15/16 (July 27/August 3)- Semi-Finals
The Semi-finals was split into two episodes, with the entire first round and the first two singers from the second round performing on the first episode, and the last four on the second episode. In the first round, six singers received their paper cutouts from the producers, which determined their pairing and performance order; the scores for this round were judged based on the duet itself, rather than judging individually. In the second round, judge Jim Lim handpicked six songs for the singers to choose from, and work on a song mixed with two genres original and designated, with the latter unknown to the contestant's knowledge until the start of the round. The scores for both rounds were combined and calculated by average; normally, the two singers receiving the two lowest scores would be eliminated from the competition; however, after two singers were tied for fourth place, both singers were advanced to the Grand Finals. Director of Getai musical film 881 and music video "大家兴旺发" Royston Tan was brought in as the guest judge.- Theme: Singer's duets, Jim Lim's choice
| Singer received the highest combined total points and advanced to the grand finals | |
| Singer received the bottom two scores and were eliminated |
Tied for fourth place.
Week 17 (August 10)- Grand Finals
The Grand Finals were taped on July 26, 2018 and broadcast on a two-hour special starting at 10.30am. In the first round of the competition, the five finalists performed a duet with celebrities. Based on the judges scores in the first round, the bottom three singers with the lowest judges' score would be eliminated.The final two singers would then sing their winner's song in the second round of the competition; the singer who received the highest total combined score was announced as the winner. Actor Cavin Soh and guest singer Daniel Luo were brought in as the guest judges. Senior Minister of State, Information and Communication & Culture, Community and Youth, Sim Ann, was the guest-of-honour for the finale. A special teaser for the talkshow The Love 97.2 Breakfast Quartet - Listen To Me was shown during the closing of the show.
- Theme: Celebrity duets, winner's song
- Group Performance: "海草舞"
- Non-competition Performances: Jessie Yeong, Jason Chung, Cola Lau, Zhuang Qing Yu, Angie Lau
- Musical Guests: Season 1 finalists, Daniel Luo