One Million Star


One Million Star is a television singing competition in Taiwan broadcast on China Television. It debuted on 5 January 2007, filling the 10 PM to midnight time slot on Friday evenings. The show is hosted by Tao Ching-Ying and is currently shown on Sundays from 8-10 PM. 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 its debut year the show won Best Variety Programme and Best Host in a Variety Programme for Tao at the 42nd Golden Bell Awards. and has been nominated for both awards in 2008, 2009 and 2010. In 2011, the program branched out with another edition: Chinese Million Star, featuring contenders from Los Angeles, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan trying to make the cut for the preliminary quarter-finals, which take place in Taiwan. The show premiered on July 3, 2011.

Rules

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 1

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, Kay Huang and famous stylist Roger. There will be two different guest judges every week. Some previous guest judges include famous singers Phil Chang, 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.

Season 2

The second season of "One Million Star" begins at the same time 9.30 GMT +8 in Taiwan on July the 20th.

After competition

Season
Number
Million Star Gang / Top 10Activity
Season 2Yuming Lai
  • 2008: Album Released: Live For You
  • 2010: Album Released: Guardian
Season 2Rachel Liang
  • 2008: Album Released: Love Poems
  • 2009: Album Released: Love, Has Always Existed
  • Season 2Uni Yie
  • Rock Records
  • Season 2Quack Wu
  • Rock Records
  • Season 2Annie Lin
    Season 2Pets Tseng
  • sang "夠愛" - ending theme song for K.O.3an Guo
  • 2014: Album Released: I'm Pets (Linfair Records Ltd.)
  • Season 2Jane Huang
  • 2008: Album Released: Live For You
  • 2010: Album Released: Guardian
  • Season 2Queen Wei
  • 2008: Album Released: "Silly"
  • Season 2Christina Lin
    Season 2Lee Chien-na
    Season
    Number
    Million Star Gang / Top 10Activity
    Season 3Lala Shu
    • 2009: Album Released: "Lala's Debut Album"
    • 2010: Album Released: "Limits"
    Season 3Shennio Lin
    Season 3Ivy Li
    Season 3Sammi Jian
    Season 3Shane Lai
    Season 3Wong JingLun
  • 2008: Album Released: "Jing's Note"
  • 2009: Album Released: "OK Man"
  • Season 3Sugie Pan
    Season 3Crystal Lin
    Season 3Albert Wang
    Season 3Edward Tsai
    Season
    Number
    Million Star Gang / Top 10Activity
    Season 5Dennis Sun
    • 2010: Album Releasing: Sigma
    Season 5Ami Yang
    Season 5Bala Zeng
    Season 5Eric Lin
    Season 5Victoria Wang
    Season 5Marsa Hu

    Awards and nominations