SuperBand


SuperBand is a spin-off of Project SuperStar, a popular singing talent-search competition in Singapore. Contestants are bands of 2 to 6 people.
To mark the opening of the first season, a special SuperBand Big Jam where all the 18 bands made their debut at Suntec City's Fountain of Wealth, and was aired as a special at 8:45pm on April 9, 2006. After which, the show was broadcast at 7:30pm on Monday starting from April 10, 2006 for the first 4 episodes of Season 1. Subsequent episodes were aired at 8:00pm. The results show were aired 'live' at 11:30pm on MediaCorp Channel U. For Season 2, all shows were on Monday at 8:00pm from June 16, 2008 with the results show delayed at 11:30pm after an earlier recording at about 10:00pm. An exception was on August 18, 2008, when the main show was aired at 7:00pm due to the telecast of the National Day Rally's English speech at 8:00pm. The band with the lowest overall scores would be eliminated every week. The scores are determined by judges' scores and by audience voting.
The judges for Season 1 were Y.E.S. 93.3FM DJ Dennis Chew, Producer Li Yi Wen, Billy Koh and Li Si Song. The hosts were Milk, Jeff Wang, Belinda Lee and SuperHost champion Charlyn Lin.
In season 2, the judges are Bao Xiao Song, Jiu Jian and Cavin Soh. The hosts were Dasmond Koh and Y.E.S. 93.3FM] DJ Lin Peifen. Tang Ling Yi also served as host but only on the first episode of the results show, after she requested to venture in the entertainment industry outside of Singapore.

Season 1

Season 1 was broadcast from April 10 to August 5, 2006.
All bands competed every week at 7.30pm on Monday for the first 4 episodes of Season 1. Subsequent episodes were aired at 8 pm. The results show were aired 'live' at 11.30pm on MediaCorp Channel U. The band with the lowest score is eliminated. The grand final was held on August 5, 2006 at 7.30pm at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in a 3.5 hour finale.
The table below shows a summary of all the 18 finalists in Season 1. Mi Lu Bing beat Soul in the final round 65% to 35% to win the inaugural SuperBand.
English NameChinese NameNo. of membersOrder Of Elimination
Mi Lu Bing迷路兵3Champion
Soul5Runner-Up
Eliminated 5 August 2006
Lucify5Eliminated 5 August 2006
Revived 22 May 2006
Eliminated 15 May 2006
J33Eliminated 5 August 2006
Brods2Eliminated 17 July 2006
Man Tou馒头5Eliminated 10 July 2006
QI:NOBE使诺鼻6Eliminated 19 June 2006
Juz-B6Eliminated 12 June 2006
Summer Breeze夏日风5Eliminated 5 June 2006
Amber6Eliminated 29 May 2006
Silent Disorder静爆乐团3Eliminated 8 May 2006
Jade5Eliminated 1 May 2006
Glamours5Eliminated 24 April 2006
G-Force3Eliminated 17 April 2006
Yuan Sheng Dai愿声带6Eliminated 10 April 2006
Sky Power3Eliminated 10 April 2006
Defuse5Eliminated 10 April 2006
RustyNailz5Eliminated 10 April 2006

Season 2

Season 2 started on June 16, 2008, and ended with the grand final on October 5, 2008.
The actual competition started on June 23. The bands are randomly divided into two groups and compete on alternate weeks. Similarly, the band with the lowest score and the lowest votes in the respective group would be eliminated. The groups only start competing weekly during the three rounds of semi-finals. All shows start on Monday at 8:00pm from June 16, 2008, except August 18, 2008 at 7:00pm, with the results show delayed at 11:30pm after an earlier recording at about 10:00pm. The grand final was held on October 5, 2008 at 7:30pm in a special 3.5 hour finale.
The table below shows a summary of all the 16 finalists in Season 2.
English NameChinese NameNo. of membersOrder Of Elimination / Status
Rabbit兔子3Champion
Da Feng Chui大风吹5Runner-Up
Eliminated 5 October 2008
March三月5Eliminated 5 October 2008
ethe'Real异世界5Eliminated 5 October 2008
Screamm4Eliminated 22 September 2008
Wu Ge Ren伍个人5Eliminated 22 September 2008
Revived 1 September 2008
Eliminated 11 August 2008
Sen Lin Tie森林帖4Eliminated 15 September 2008
C! Star3Eliminated 8 September 2008
Revived 1 September 2008
Eliminated 28 July 2008
Chapalang杂叭琅4Eliminated 25 August 2008
Soap肥皂5Eliminated 18 August 2008
DreamFactory5Eliminated 4 August 2008
Synpathy5Eliminated 21 July 2008
Er Zuo Ju二做剧2Eliminated 14 July 2008
Ink3Eliminated 7 July 2008
Yi Xuan Feng翼旋风4Eliminated 30 June 2008
Dandelion蒲公英3Eliminated 23 June 2008