The second season of the Singaporean reality talent show Project SuperStar began on 8 November 2006 on MediaCorp Channel U. The show is hosted by Quan Yi Fong and Jeff Wang. The overall winner received talent management contracts with Warner Music Singapore and MediaCorp. Billy Koh, Lee Wei Song, Roy Loi, Anthony Png and Dawn Yip returned as judges for their second season.
On 4 February 2007, winner of the male category Daren Tan was announced as the overall winner of the season, with female category winner Lydia Tan as the overall runner-up. Tan was also the first previously eliminated contestant on Project SuperStar to win the competition.
The competition also introduced to Jeremy Chan who would later become a full-time Mediacorp actor, runner-up Tan and Carrie Yeo would later form into a duo band The Freshmen, and Kelvin Soon, a prominent singer-songwriter.
Judges and hosts
Development Season 2 was broadcast from 8 November 2006 to 4 February 2007. When the auditions are launched in early September, over 6,000 aspirants came to audition, breaking the record of all star-searching contests in Singapore.
The finalist were announced on an unknown date. Singer-songwriter Tay Kewei was originally selected as one of the final 24 finalists, but was later disqualified due to contractual violation. She was replaced by Sheila Ou, a contestant who was originally eliminated in the round three auditions.
Finalists Key: – Winner – Runner-up – Gender/Category runner-up – Semi-finalist – Category 6th-8th place (lost wildcard) - Advanced via wildcard
ActAge(s)OccupationGender/CategoryResultDaren Tan 陈世维23National servicemanMaleWinnerLydia Tan 陈迪雅21UndergraduateFemaleRunner-upNat Tan 陈铿百20National servicemanMaleCategory Runner-upCarrie Yeo 杨佳盈25Account executiveFemaleCategory Runner-upAveril Chan 陈诗韵22UndergraduateFemaleCategory 3rd placeKelvin Soon 孙文海25Lead singerMaleCategory 3rd placeMichelle Lew 刘若雯24Personal financial consultantFemaleCategory 4th placeZhang Le Sheng 张乐声25UnemployedMaleCategory 4th placeMaxilian Chan 曾裕淑19StudentFemaleCategory 5th placeJon Toh 卓坊林27Sales executiveMaleCategory 5th placeJeremy Chan 田铭耀25BartenderMaleCategory 6th-8th placeChua Wee Jian 蔡伟健19StudentMaleCategory 6th-8th placeJeremy Kwan 官镜瀚23UndergraduateMaleCategory 6th-8th placeCharlotte Loh 罗凤仪25Banking product controllerFemaleCategory 6th-8th placeSheila Ou 欧千瑜21Service officerFemaleCategory 6th-8th placeDawn Wong 黄川美22Bank executiveFemaleCategory 6th-8th placeAnson Goh 吴幸荣27Sales associateMaleCategory 9th-12th placeHuang Shi Yu 黄仕昱24UndergraduateMaleCategory 9th-12th placeLee Her Ching 李何菁23Pharmaceutical specialistFemaleCategory 9th-12th placeKenny Lim 林道文22Customer management executiveMaleCategory 9th-12th placeTang Ling Yi 汤灵伊19StudentFemaleCategory 9th-12th placeJeff Teay 谢子伟26Civil servantMaleCategory 9th-12th placeVeron Yang 杨雪妮24Human resource executiveFemaleCategory 9th-12th placeMag Yeong 杨艳宜22UnemployedFemaleCategory 9th-12th place
Live shows Musical guests
Results summary
Live show details Week 1: Quarter-finals 1 (22/23 November) Theme: No Theme + Contestants' performances on the first live show Contestant Order Song Result Female category (22 November) Averil Chan 1 "Fly Away"30.5 Safe Dawn Wong 2"祝我生日快乐"31.5 Safe Maxilian Chan 3 "隐形的翅膀"28.0 Safe Carrie Yeo 4"平常心"32.0Safe Magdalene Yeo 5 "阴天"28.5Eliminated Veron Yang 6 "了不起"37.5Eliminated Male category (23 November) Kenny Lim 1 "你记得吗"28.5 Eliminated Jeremy Chan 2"无能为力"27.5 Safe Kelvin Soon 3 "Love Story"35.5 Safe Jon Toh 4 "你不在"29.0Safe Huang Shiyu 5 "爱情树"33.0Eliminated Jeremy Kwan 6 "翅膀"27.0Safe
Week 2: Quarter-finals 2 (29/30 November) + Contestants' performances on the second live show Contestant Order Song Result Female category (29 November) Charlotte Loh 1 "爱情旅程"27.5 Safe Michelle Lew 2"不要骗我"34.5 Safe Lee Her Ching 3 "开始懂了"27.0 Eliminated Tang Ling Yi 4 "天边"37.0Eliminated Sheila Ou 5 "你是我心中一句惊叹"27.0Safe Lydia Tan 6 "讨厌"37.5Safe Male category (30 November) Chua Weijian 1 "我还能爱谁"32.0 Safe Nathaniel Tan 2"流沙"28.5 Safe Zhang Le Sheng 3 "痊愈"36.0 Safe Anson Goh 4 "爱情不能作比较"31.5Eliminated Jeff Teay 5 "Kiss Goodbye"31.0Eliminated Daren Tan 6 "断点"28.5Safe
Week 3: Quarter-finals 3 (6/7 December) Theme: Retro Night (songs from 80s to 90s) + Contestants' performances on the third live show Contestant Order Song Result Female category (6 December) Dawn Wong 1 "听说爱情回来过"30.0 Eliminated Michelle Lew 2 "我是不是你最疼爱的人"35.5 Safe Averil Chan 3 "我一个人住"27.5 Safe Sheila Ou 4 "我依然是你的情人"27.0Eliminated Male category (7 December) Zhang Le Sheng 1 "心碎了无痕"41.0 Safe Jeremy Kwan 2"伤心的人更伤心"30.0 Eliminated Jon Toh 3 "用尽一生的爱"33.5 Safe Daren Tan 4 "你知不知道"36.5Eliminated
Week 4: Quarter-finals 4 (13/14 December) Theme: Retro Night (songs from 80s to 90s) + Contestants' performances on the fourth live show Contestant Order Song Result Female category (13 December) Maxilian Chan 1 "走在阳光里"26.5 Safe Charlotte Loh 2"一个人的我依然会微笑'30.0 Eliminated Lydia Tan 3 "难以抗拒你容颜"31.5 Safe Carrie Yeo 4 心情29.5Eliminated Male category (14 December) Jeremy Chan 1 "暗恋的代价"36.0 Eliminated Nathaniel Tan 2"寂寞公路"36.0 Safe Chua Wee Jian 3 "祝福"30.0 Eliminated Kelvin Soon 4 "爱情傀儡"41.0Safe
Week 5: Wildcard Round (20/21 December) Theme: No theme The eight contestants who were eliminated from the third and fourth quarter-finals returned to the stage to perform for the Wildcard round. The contestant who received the highest combined score from either the male and female categories would be reinstated from the competition. + Contestants' performances on the fifth live show Contestant Order Song Result Female category (20 December) Sheila Ou 1 "High High High"28.5 Not Revived Charlotte Loh 2"我不难过"23.0 Not Revived Carrie Yeo 3 "我要快乐"34.5 Revived Dawn Wong 4 "Beautiful Love"40.5Not Revived Male category (21 December) Jeremy Kwan 1 "黑色幽默"26.0 Not Revived Chua Wee Jian 2"曾经爱你永远爱你"30.0 Not Revived Daren Tan 3 "把你宠坏"41.5 Revived Jeremy Chan 4 "精舞门"33.0Not Revived
Week 6: Semi-Finals 1 (4/5 January) Theme: Medley of slow and dance songs + Contestants' performances on the second live show Contestant Order Song Result Female category (4 January) Averil Chan 1 "不想让你知道"/"So Crazy"28.0 Safe Michelle Lew 2"等爱降落"/"情人的关怀"29.0 Safe Maxilian Chan 3 "月光"/"爱是你眼里的一首情歌"26.0 Eliminated Lydia Tan 4 "了解"/"你的微笑"39.0Safe Carrie Yeo 5 "接受"/"神奇"31.0Safe Male category (5 January) Jon Toh 1 "Piano"/"编号 89757"29.5 EliminatedKelvin Soon 2"最近"/"天亮以后说分手"38.0 Safe Zhang Le Sheng 3 "中箭"/"龙的传人"34.5 Safe Nathaniel Tan 4 "世界唯一的你"/"波间带"42.0Safe Daren Tan 5 "白色风车"/"呛司呛司"43.0Safe
Week 7: Semi-Finals 2 (11/12 January) Theme: Oldies night (Songs from 40s to 70s) + Contestants' performances on the second live show Contestant Order Song Result Female category (11 January) Michelle Lew 1 "情人的关怀"27.5 Eliminated Lydia Tan 2"巧合"36.5 Safe Carrie Yeo 3 "我要你的爱"29.0 Safe Averil Chan 4 "橄榄树"28.0Safe Male category (12 January) Zhang Le Sheng 1 "我只在乎你"32.5 Eliminated Daren Tan 2"若是你在我身边"44.0 Safe Kelvin Soon 3 "爱你一万年"38.5 Safe Nathaniel Tan 4 "大眼睛"37.0Safe
Week 8: Semi Finals 3 (18/19 January) Theme: Theme songs from local dramas and films + Contestants' performances on the eighth live show Contestant Order First song Order Second song Judges' score Result Female category (18 January) Averil Chan 1 "如何对你说" 4 "月光爱人" 26.0Eliminated Lydia Tan 2 "新不了情" 5 "福满人间" 35.5Safe Carrie Yeo 3 "心动" 6 "我无所谓" 38.5Safe Male category (19 January) Kelvin Soon 1 "如果.爱" 4 "微尘"40.0Eliminated Nathaniel Tan 2 "生命过客" 5 "都是你"38.5Safe Daren Tan 3 "菊花台" 6 "天天好心情" 40.5Safe
Week 9: Category Final (25/26 January) Theme: Songs to get to the finals (no theme), English songs, Winner's single + Contestants' performances on the eighth live show Contestant Order First song Order Second song Order Third song Judges' score Overall result Result Female category (25 January) Lydia Tan 1 "枫" 3 "Angles Brought Me Here" 5 "触摸" 37.562.1%Winner Carrie Yeo 2 "写一首歌" 4 "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" 6 "触摸" 39.7 37.9%Runner-up Male category (26 January) Daren Tan 1 "只因为你" 3 "This Love" 5 "I Believe" 39.052.72%Winner Nathaniel Tan 2 "嫁给我" 4 "Uptown Girl" 6 "I Believe" 37.047.28%Runner-up
Week 10: Finals Prelude (31 January/1 February)
Week 11: Finals (4 February) Theme: Unplugged song, Jazz song, Hip-hop song, Rock song, Winner's song Group performances: + Contestants' performances on the eleventh live show Contestant Order Songs Judges Score Result Daren Tan 1 "寂寞的季节" — 59% Winner 3 "我的麦克风" 5 "Sway" — 7 "你快乐所以我快乐" — 9 "靠近" Lydia Tan 2 "纸飞机" 41% Runner-Up 4 "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" — 6 "You Make Me Wanna" 8 "Get High" 10 "征服" —
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