Campus SuperStar is a Singaporean television music competition to find new singing talent. Contestants are students from secondary schools, junior colleges and institutes of technical education. The fourth season debuted on Y.E.S. 93.3FM on 3 January 2013, and began airing on MediaCorp Channel U on 18 February 2013 and ended on 31 March 2013.
Jim Lim and Xiaohan were the two judges from the previous season to return, and were joined by Y.E.S. 93.3FM radio personality Dennis Chew, who appeared as a judge for the first time. Previous judges Li Feihui and Ken Tay did not return. Previous season hosts Pornsak and Lee Teng returned to host the show.
Bonnie Loo, an 18-year-old student from Riverside Secondary School, was named the winner, and Gwendolyn Lee from Nan Chiau High School named as runner-up. This season marked the first time in Campus Superstar history both the winner and runner-up were females; Loo also became the series' first female winner, and she received a two-year Mediacorp management contract, a cash prize of $5,000, and the opportunity to perform with Mandopop singer Della Ding Dang in Glass Anatomy the Musical.
Judges and hosts Jim Lim and Xiaohan were confirmed to be returning to the judging panel after judging season three of the show. Li Feihui was announced not to return for his fourth year as a judge, but would later appear in the grand finals as a guest judge. Ken Tay, who appear as a judge on the last season also did not return. It was announced that Y.E.S. 93.3FM radio personality Dennis Chew would replace Li and Tay on the judging panel as the third judge.
Season three hosts Pornsak and Lee Teng returned to host the show. Former season hosts Felicia Chin and Yuan Shuai did not return to host.
Selection process The audition was opened to students studying in secondary schools, junior colleges or institutes of technical education in Singapore. Preliminary auditions were held online from 15 November to 9 December 2012. A group of online auditionees were handpicked and invited by the judges to attend the first round of closed-door judges auditions from 11 to 16 December 2012. Successful auditionees from the first judges auditions round advanced to the final round of judges auditions. Twelve finalists were chosen by the judges at the end of the final judges auditions round.
Finalists Key: – Winner – Runner-up – Third place
ActAge(s)SchoolResultBonnie Loo 罗美仪18Riverside Secondary SchoolWinnerGwendolyn Lee 李欣纹14Nan Chiau High SchoolRunner-upLeonard Lim 林健辉17Saint Andrew's Junior College3rd–4th placeLim Yong Hang 林永行19ITE College East3rd–4th placePhoebe Chee 朱舒祺14Greendale Secondary School5th placeWong Yu Ting 王裕婷15Yishun Secondary School6th placeValerie Loo 吕亦佳17Innova Junior College7th–8th placeYeo Min 杨敏16Raffles Institution7th–8th placeLeon Lee 李勇强15Seng Kang Secondary School9th–12th placeJoseph Li 李佳琛18Tampines Junior College9th–12th placeNg Yuan Yi 黄苑仪15Bukit Batok Secondary School9th–12th placeTan Mei Kee 陈美琪15Chung Cheng High School (Main)9th–12th place
* Lim originally represented Yio Chu Kang Secondary School in the competition before admitting to Saint Andrew's Junior College via the Joint Admissions Exercise. * Yeo originally represented Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) in the competition before admitting directly to Raffles Institution via the Integrated Programme.
Live radio shows, print photo shoot and live television shows Contrary to previous seasons, the competition was split into three stages: the live radio shows, print photo shoot and live television shows. The change in the competition format was to give all finalists an opportunity to gain exposure on radio, print and television. In another change to the format of previous years, all finalists are required to perform songs performed or composed by homegrown talents for the entire competition to showcase and promote local music. The Revival round, a round where singers perform to reinstate them from the competition, did not return this season.
The live radio shows started on 3 January 2013 and ended on 31 January 2013. The performance shows were held via Y.E.S. 93.3FM. Each week, three finalists performed on the first four weeks, with the voting lines opening before the performances. The results were based solely on the public votes. The results were announced on week five, with the contestant receiving the most public votes awarded with "鲜声夺人奖" sponsored by Tic Tac. The top three contestants based on judges' score were also announced, though the scores has no impact towards the overall results.
Guest judging role was brought in during the live radio shows. Y.E.S. 93.3FM radio personality Nico Chua was brought in as the guest judge.
The voting for print photo shoot started on 28 January 2013 and ended on 13 February 2013. Prior to the voting window, all finalists went through a full makeover by stylists from I-Weekly. Individual photos of finalists that were taken during the photo shoot were then uploaded to I-Weekly's Facebook page. Public votes, I-Weekly editorial team votes and Facebook photo likes, constituted 50%, 40% and 10% of the final results, respectively. The result was announced on 16 February 2013, during a meet-and-greet session at Alexandra Retail Centre; the singer with the highest combined total was awarded "最i上镜奖".
The live television shows started on 18 February 2013 and ended 31 March 2013. As with previous seasons, each live show had a different theme. Each week, the contestants perform on Monday at 8:00 pm or Sunday at 8:30 pm (live final), with the voting lines opening before the performances. The results are announced immediately after the performance shows at 9:00 pm, with the contestants in the bottom two or the one with the lower combined total being announced and eliminated. For the top 12 performance shows, judges' score, public votes and scores accumulated from the live radio shows and print photo shoot, constituted 50%, 30%, 15% and 5% of the combined total, respectively. For top 8, top 6 and top 5 performance shows, judges' score constituted 70% of the combined total and the remaining 30% were determined by the public votes and gift-to-votes from the official website. Judges' score and public votes with gift-to-votes from the official website constituted 50% each to the combined total of the final.
The live television shows often featured guest performances. The first live television show included performance from Taiwanese girl group Popu Lady. There was no guest performer on the second live television show and footage from the audition rounds were shown instead. On the third live television show, British Singaporean singer Ming Bridges performed. Season one finalists Hong Yu Yang, Renfred Ng and Geraldine See performed on the fourth live television show, while SuperBand season two runner-up Da Feng Chui performed on the fifth. Mandopop singer Della Ding Dang, former Campus SuperStar judge Li Feihui and singer Eric Moo performed for the live final.
Guest judging roles were brought in during the live final. Music producer and composer Lee Wei Song, former judge Li Feihui and singer Eric Moo were brought in as the guest judges.
Results summary Colour key –Contestant did not face the public vote or perform –Contestant received the lowest judges' score or was in the bottom two based on judges' score –Contestant received the lowest combined total or was in the bottom two and was eliminated –Contestant received the highest judges' score or combined total
+ Weekly results per contestant Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Round 1 Round 2 PS RS PS RS PS RS PS RS PS RS PS RS PS RS Bonnie Loo1st56.20Safe2nd24.4Safe1st25.0Safe2nd24.8Safe1st96.8Safe1st110.4Winner Gwendolyn Lee2nd49.17Safe1st25.2Safe3rd23.7Safe5th21.3Safe4th79.5Safe2nd66.0 Lim Yong Hang3rd49.17Safe4th22.4Safe4th23.6Safe3rd23.6Safe2nd90.2Bottom two Eliminated(week 6) Leonard Lim1st56.03Safe3rd24.3Safe5th23.5Safe1st26.4Safe3rd83.7Bottom two Eliminated(week 6) Phoebe Chee2nd49.23Safe5th20.9Safe2nd23.9Safe4th22.15th Eliminated(week 5) Wong Yu Ting5th45.97Safe6th20.7Safe6th20.36th Eliminated(week 4) Valerie Loo4th46.50Safe8th17.7Bottom two Eliminated(week 3) Yeo Min5th44.20Safe7th18.7Bottom two Eliminated(week 3) Tan Mei Kee3rd47.30Bottom two Eliminated(week 2) Joseph Li6th43.07Bottom two Eliminated(week 2) Ng Yuan Yi6th42.47Bottom two Eliminated(week 1) Leon Lee4th45.47Bottom two Eliminated(week 1)
Live radio show details Theme: Unplugged songs Y.E.S. 93.3FM radio personality Nico Chua was brought in as the guest judge. + Contestants' performances on the first to fourth live radio shows Contestant Order Song Result Public vote Phoebe Chee 1 "背对背拥抱" Bottom nine Lim Yong Hang 2 "第几个100天" Bottom nine Bottom eleven Yeo Min 3 Bottom nine Bottom eleven Ng Yuan Yi 4 "明知我爱你" Bottom nine Bottom eleven Leon Lee 5 "人质" Bottom eleven Bonnie Loo 6 "如燕" Bottom nine Bottom eleven 7 "记念" Bottom nine Bottom eleven Tan Mei Kee 8 "爱如潮水" Bottom nine Bottom eleven Joseph Li 9 "同花顺" Bottom nine Bottom eleven Wong Yu Ting 10 "我怀念的" Bottom nine Bottom eleven Valerie Loo 11 "双栖动物" Top three Top Leonard Lim 12 "担心" Top Bottom eleven
Print photo shoot details Theme: No theme
+ Contestants' results for print photo shoot Contestant Order Result Phoebe Chee 1 Lim Yong Hang 2 Bottom eleven Yeo Min 3 Bottom eleven Ng Yuan Yi 4 Bottom eleven Leon Lee 5 Bottom eleven Bonnie Loo 6 Bottom eleven 7 Bottom eleven Tan Mei Kee 8 Top Joseph Li 9 Bottom eleven Wong Yu Ting 10 Bottom eleven Valerie Loo 11 Bottom eleven Leonard Lim 12 Bottom eleven
Live television show details Week 1 (18 February) Theme: No theme Musical guest: Popu Lady ("Lady First") + Contestants' performances on the first live television show Contestant Order Song Score Result print photo shoot(20%) Judges Total(70%) DC XH JL Total Total(50%) Phoebe Chee 112.47.58.66.022.136.8349.23Safe 2"记得"12.07.07.87.522.337.1749.17Safe Yeo Min 3"当你"11.76.86.95.819.532.5044.20Safe Ng Yuan Yi 4"遇见"11.86.56.15.818.430.6742.47Eliminated Leon Lee 5"就是我"12.37.07.35.619.933.1745.47Eliminated Bonnie Loo 6"不够成熟"13.78.59.27.825.542.5056.20Safe
Week 2 (25 February) Theme: No theme + Contestants' performances on the second live television show Contestant Order Song Score Result print photo shoot(20%) Judges Total(70%) DC XH JL Total Total(50%) 1"泪若雨下"12.58.07.26.822.036.6749.17Safe Tan Mei Kee 2"我要快乐"13.36.87.85.820.434.0047.30Eliminated Joseph Li 3"忘记"11.46.56.36.219.031.6743.07Eliminated Wong Yu Ting 4"冲动"11.87.36.96.320.534.1745.97Safe Valerie Loo 5"我也很想他"14.57.06.26.019.232.0046.50Safe Leonard Lim 614.29.09.17.025.141.8356.03Safe
Week 3 (4 March) Theme: Their favourite local singers Musical guest: Ming Bridges ("Under the Stars") + Contestants' performances on the third live television show Contestant Order Song Favouritelocal singer Judges' score Result DC XH JL Total Bonnie Loo 1"雨天"Stefanie Sun8.08.97.524.4Safe Lim Yong Hang 2"天黑"A-do8.37.56.622.4Safe Wong Yu Ting 3"讨厌"Rui En7.57.26.020.7Safe Phoebe Chee 4"难得一见"Stefanie Sun 7.56.96.520.9Safe Yeo Min 5"当你离开的时候"Tanya Chua6.85.76.218.7Eliminated Leonard Lim 68.88.37.224.3Safe Valerie Loo 7"说到爱"Tanya Chua 6.05.76.017.7Eliminated 8"Beautiful Love"Tanya Chua 9.09.27.025.2Safe
Week 4 (11 March) Theme: Judges' choice Musical guests: Hong Yu Yang, Renfred Ng and Geraldine See ("只对你有感觉") + Contestants' performances on the fourth live television show Contestant Order Song Chosen by Judges' score Result DC XH JL Total Leonard Lim 1 "复制人" Jim Lim8.08.76.823.5Safe Wong Yu Ting 2 "超快感" 7.56.66.220.3Eliminated 3 Xiaohan8.88.16.823.7Safe Phoebe Chee 4 "狂想曲"Jim Lim8.58.47.023.9Safe Lim Yong Hang 5 "她说"Dennis Chew8.57.97.223.6Safe Bonnie Loo 6 "炫耀"Xiaohan8.88.97.325.0Safe
Week 5 (18 March) Theme: Their trump cards Musical guest: Da Feng Chui ("相约每天")