Project Superstar Malaysia (season 3)
The third season of the Malaysian reality talent show Project 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.
Project Superstar Malaysia | |
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Season 3 | |
Hosted by | Gary Yap Cheryl Lee |
Judges | Michelle Hsieh Lee Sheng Ming Jovi Theng Al Guan Ng Guo Liang |
Winner | Kay Guo |
Runner-up | Chee Shi Hau |
Finals venue | Malawati Stadium |
Release | |
Original network | 8TV |
Original release | 9 February – 3 May 2008 |
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.
Finalists
Key: Key:
- – Winner
- – Runner-up
- – Gender/Category runner-up
- – Semi-finalist
- – Category 6th-8th place (lost revival)
Act | Age(s) | Occupation | Gender/Category | Result |
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Kay Guo 郭晓薇 | 22 | Student | Female | Winner |
Chee Shi Hau 徐仕豪 | 22 | Student | Male | Runner-up |
Eddie Lai 赖勇霖 | 19 | Student | Male | Category Runner-up1 |
Nicole Lai 赖淞凤 | 19 | Student | Female | Category Runner-up1 |
Ellen Chee 徐佩霞 | 20 | Clerk | Female | Category 3rd place |
Adrian Tan 陈凯旋 | 20 | Student | Male | Category 3rd place |
Elizabeth "Liz" Ee 伊利莎 | 22 | Student | Female | Category 4th place |
Will Zheng 郑幸安 | 20 | Student | Male | Category 4th place |
Chiam May May 詹依美 | 25 | Student | Female | Category 5th place |
Cliff Teh 郑至围 | 27 | Salesperson | Male | Category 5th place |
Elson Dai 戴祺锡 | 25 | Health Consultant | Male | Category 6th-8th place |
Kevin Deng 邓凯文 | 19 | Student | Male | Category 6th-8th place |
Alice Lim 林芯糸 | 22 | Student | Female | Category 6th-8th place |
Jac Lim 林伟明 | 22 | Student | Male | Category 6th-8th place |
Ng Hwee San 黄惠珊 | 23 | Student | Female | Category 6th-8th place |
Pink Png 方玲妮 | 23 | Unemployed | Female | Category 6th-8th place |
Alvin Bay 马铭泉 | 20 | Student | Male | Category 9th-12th place |
Apple Chew 邱淑菱 | 21 | Student | Female | Category 9th-12th place |
Genie Ng 黄净莹 | 22 | Secretary | Female | Category 9th-12th place |
Issac Teo 张富泷 | 20 | Student | Male | Category 9th-12th place |
Travis Teo 张福峰 | 23 | Chef | Male | Category 9th-12th place |
Shine Wong 王幸儿 | 20 | Student | Female | Category 9th-12th place |
Fiona Woo 邬汶凌 | 19 | Salesperson | Female | Category 9th-12th place |
Ken Wan 万子健 | 25 | Hairstylist | Male | Category 9th-12th place |
*^1 Eddie and Nicole Lai were initially eliminated in the second quarter-finals but were reinstated in week 5's revival round.
Live show details
Week 1: Quarter Finals 1 (23/24 February)
- Theme: Personal Song (no theme), Contestant's duet
Contestant | Order | First song | Order | Second song (duet) | Judges' score | Result | ||||
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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
Contestant | Order | First song | Order | Second song (duet) | Judges' score | Result | ||||
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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
Contestant | Order | First song | Order | Second song (duet) | Judges' score | Result | ||||
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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
Contestant | Order | First song | Order | Second song (duet) | Judges' score | Result | ||||
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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.
Contestant | Order | First song | Order | Second song (duet) | Judges' score | Result | ||||
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MH | SM | JT | AG | Total | ||||||
Female category (22 March) | ||||||||||
Alice Lim | 1 | "想个不停" | 5 | "阵阵跳" (With Nicole Lai) | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 23.0 | Not revived |
Nicole Lai | 2 | "爱请问怎么走" | 6 | "阵阵跳" (With Alice Lim) | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 30.5 | Revived |
Ng Hwee San | 3 | "对不起我爱你" | 7 | "月牙湾" (With Pink Png) | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 26.0 | Not revived |
Pink Png | 4 | "爱你的两个我" | 8 | "月牙湾" (With Ng Hwee San) | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 30.0 | Not revived |
Male category (23 March) | ||||||||||
Eddie Lai | 1 | "那首歌" | 5 | "西界" (With Jac Lim) | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 29.0 | Revived |
Jac Lim | 2 | "其实还爱你" | 6 | "西界" (With Eddie Lai) | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 26.5 | Not revived |
Elson Dai | 3 | "彩虹" | 7 | "改变自己" (With Kevin Deng) | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 27.0 | Not revived |
Kevin Deng | 4 | "灰色空间" | 8 | "改变自己" (With Elson Dai) | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 25.5 | Not revived |
Week 6: Semi Finals 1 (29/30 March)
- Theme: Dance songs
- Group Performance: "当我们宅一块"
Contestant | Order | Song | Judges' score | Result | ||||||
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AG | LG | JT | SM | Total | ||||||
Female category (29 March) | ||||||||||
Chiam May May | 1 | "隐隐" | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 26.0 | Eliminated | ||
Ellen Chee | 2 | "从台北到北京" | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 29.0 | Safe | ||
Liz Ee | 3 | "特务J" | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 27.0 | Safe | ||
Kay Guo | 4 | "Shakalaka Baby" | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 27.5 | Safe | ||
Nicole Lai | 5 | "代言人" | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 30.5 | Safe | ||
Male category (30 March) | ||||||||||
Cliff Teh | 1 | "牛仔很忙" | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 26.5 | Eliminated | ||
Adrian Tan | 2 | "玩酷" | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 26.5 | Safe | ||
Will Zheng | 3 | "KO" | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 27.0 | Safe | ||
Chee Shi Hau | 4 | "零时差" | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 28.0 | Safe | ||
Eddie Lai | 5 | "呛司呛司" | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 25.0 | Safe | ||
Week 7: Semi Finals 2 (5/6 April)
- Theme: Best techniques
- Group Performance: "离开地球表面"
Contestant | Order | Song | Judges' score | Result | ||||||
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AG | MH | JT | SM | Total | ||||||
Female category (5 April) | ||||||||||
Kay Guo | 1 | "管不着" | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 27.0 | Safe | ||
Nicole Lai | 2 | "傻瓜" | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 28.5 | Safe | ||
Ellen Chee | 3 | "不要说抱歉" | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 28.0 | Safe | ||
Liz Ee | 4 | "我爱你" | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 26.0 | Eliminated | ||
Male category (6 April) | ||||||||||
Will Zheng | 1 | "Alright" | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 31.5 | Eliminated | ||
Eddie Lai | 2 | "如果" | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 27.5 | Safe | ||
Chee Shi Hau | 3 | "岚" | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 32.5 | Safe | ||
Adrian Tan | 4 | "爱情树" | 6.5 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 28.5 | Safe |
Week 8: Semi Finals 3 (12/13 April)
- Theme: Guandong Translated Songs, Japanese/Korean Translated Songs
- Group Performance: "苦茶"
Contestant | Order | First song | Order | Second song | Judges' score | Result | ||||
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AG | MH | JT | SM | Total | ||||||
Female category (12 April) | ||||||||||
Ellen Chee | 1 | "愿我可以学会放低你" | 4 | "受了点伤" | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 29.0 | Eliminated |
Kay Guo | 2 | "深爱" | 5 | "情不自禁" | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 27.5 | Safe |
Nicole Lai | 3 | "爱一个上一课" | 6 | "I Believe" | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 30.5 | Safe |
Male category (13 April) | ||||||||||
Adrian Tan | 1 | "决战二世祖" | 4 | "May I Love You" | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 28.0 | Eliminated |
Eddie Lai | 2 | "爱回家" | 5 | "Only One" | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 27.5 | Safe |
Chee Shi Hau | 3 | "爱在记忆中找你" | 6 | "某年某月某一天" | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 30.5 | Safe |
Week 9: Category final (19/20 April)
- Theme: Judges' Choice, Malaysian Song, Winner's Single
- Group Performance: "我就是喜欢你"
Contestant | Order | First song | Order | Second song | Order | Third song | Judges' score | Result | |||||
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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.
Contestant | Order | Song |
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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), "" (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 guest: 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")
Contestant | Order | Songs | Judges' votes | Score | Result | |||||||
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JT | GL | MH | SM | AG | Result | Single | Public | Total | ||||
Kay Guo | 1 | "永远的快乐" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 5/5 (Won) | 18% | 36% | 54% | Winner |
3 | "失忆" | — | — | — | — | — | 0/5 (Lost) | |||||
5 | "对你有感觉" (with Michael Wong) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 5/5 (Won) | |||||
7 | "你是我心内的一首歌" (with Chee Shi Hau) | |||||||||||
9 | "太想快乐" | — | — | — | ✔ | — | 1/5 (Lost) | |||||
11 | "缺氧" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | — | 3/5 (Won) | |||||
Chee Shi Hau | 2 | "新歌试唱" | — | — | — | — | — | 0/5 (Lost) | 12% | 34% | 46% | Runner-Up |
4 | "世界唯一的你" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | 5/5 (Won) | |||||
6 | "不会分离" (with Michael Wong) | — | — | — | — | — | 0/5 (Lost) | |||||
8 | "你是我心内的一首歌" (with Kay Guo) | |||||||||||
10 | "逃" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — | ✔ | 4/5 (Won) | |||||
12 | "围墙" | — | — | — | ✔ | ✔ | 2/5 (Lost) | |||||