Star Search (Singaporean season 11)

The auditions were announced on 14 April 2019 with the open auditions held on May; other auditions not announced on-air were Talent Scout Auditions, replacing overseas auditions, which were not held for the first time since the season five. Contestants can also submit their online applications (for Open auditions) until 10 May 2019.[11] Selected contestants from the scouting or closed auditions may receive Express Pass (shaped as a chatbox with the show's hashtag) and could directly perform the talent round without having to queue. Known judges appeared in the auditions include Irene Ang, and former Star Search winners Qi Yuwu and Zoe Tay.

For the first time, augmented reality and virtual reality were used onto green screen during the acting segment in the auditions. The augmented reality version were also heavily used during the grand finals, notably the title card before and after commercial cuts, as well as the NOOOICE! guest performance.[12]

Jean Yip Group was the only sponsor to return from the past season. New sponsors include Bee Cheng Hiang, Bonia, KFC, Mitsubishi Electric, Simmons and Win2 Crackers, who previously sponsored another reality competition SPOP Sing! last year, as well as Samsung Galaxy, Senka, PD Door, Poh Heng jewelry, official car Audi and travel agency website Trip.com.

A meet-and-greet session was held on 21 July 2019 at Funan's The Base, with special guests and former contestants Zoe Tay, Vivian Lai, Yao Wenlong and Brandon Wong.[13] A second session was held on both locations at Gardens by the Bay and Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange on 10 August 2019. A third meet-and-greet session, which also officiated the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 in Singapore, was held on Plaza Singapura on 17 August 2019.[14] A fourth meet-and-greet session was held at Bugis+ on 15 September 2019.

Another meet-and-greet session featuring the top 12 finalists and former contestants will be held 19 October at Wisma Atria.[15]

A 24 one-minute video series titled Screen Debut, each featuring a contestant pairing with guidance trained by former Star Search contestants, were uploaded on Toggle and aired as commercials starting on 30 August 2019. Each video featured different approaches and stories, and how the finalists made their debut on its first role and showcasing their talents.[16]

Two prelude episodes were uploaded on Toggle on 20 and 27 September, and televised on Channel 8 two days after. The first prelude episode focus highlights on the auditions on the first half and training sessions on the second half, including never-seen behind-the-scenes of production for Screen Debut videos. The second prelude episode features mentoring sessions by star mentors Chen Hanwei, Huang Biren and Christopher Lee; during the second half, in a format similar to The Voice and The X Factor, as well as the third Project Superstar season and its ninth season which also involved mentoring, the finalists selected his or her mentor he or she wants to work with if available, and the mentors, each with four contestants per gender, will mentor their respective contestants through the remainder of the season. Both episodes were also captioned in English subtitles.

A special clip show episode, titled The Journey, was uploaded on Toggle on 8 November, and broadcast on 10 November at 3.05pm, right before the re-run of the Finals. The clip show features the final 12 in their preparation for the finals, including their interviews along with their mentors and the judges about the competition and training throughout the season.[17]

Overseas Judges: Phoebe Huang, Bowie Lam, Man Shu-sam
Media Judges: Chong Liung Man, Dasmond Koh, Marcus Wee, Ryan Lai, Terence Lim, Chloe Neo, Ang Eng Tee, Connie Chen

Tan Hao Thian withdrew prior to the semi-finals due to personal reasons; Tan was not replaced and the elimination went ahead as normal.

The Dance round, along with the introduction dance, carries a 10% weightage towards the overall score. Following the segment, the finalists portrayed dramas segments of WeMovie He is 21 (他21岁) with the order of performance from the dance round played for the corresponding episodes. The acting segment weighs 40% towards the overall score.

Media Charisma carries a 30% weightage towards the overall score. At the end of each segment, the show will reveal the act with a current higher score based on the preferences by the Media judges. The results are as follows:

The fourth and final round, Spontaneous Act, carrying a 20% score, involve acts performing scenarios with a question given from the producers. Teams have one minute to discuss their order of performance, and each act had 25 seconds to present forth their answers.

Overseas judges: Phoebe Huang, Bobby Au-yeung, Man Shu-sam
Media judges: Jeremy Tan, Mervin Wee, Irene Ang, Ryan Lai, Terence Lim, Connie Chen, Ang Eng Tee, Chong Liung Man

Similar to Week 1, the 12 acts performed a dance and WeDrama Turning Chair (回转椅子) during the two segments, with the episode corresponding to the performance order during the dance round; both components weigh 10% and 40% towards the overall scores, respectively.

Media Charisma carries a 30% weightage towards the overall score. The results for the Charisma was revealed after each segment of the Acting round. The results are as follows:

The fourth and final round, Spontaneous Act, carrying a 20% score, involve acts performing scenarios with a question given from the producers. Teams have one minute to discuss their order of performance, and each act had 25 seconds to present forth their answers.

The X-Factor and Viral Dance segments carries 20% and 10% weightage towards the final scores respectively. The order is performed by the contestants for the respective genders.

This round carries 20% weightage towards the final score. For this round, mentors and their contestants ballot on questions issued by each celebrity (acting as respective characters in selected scenes). Contestants have 25 seconds to present their answers for the scenarios.

The fourth and final round carries a 50% score towards the final score. Contestants from each team will pair with a former Star Search finalist on a rendition of a previously aired Singaporean drama with a role played by the respective mentor.