I Am a Singer (season 2), is the second season of the Chinese TV series I Am a Singer produced by Hunan TV, produced by Hong Tao, and the show's music director is Kubert Leung.
The season premiered on January 3, 2014, and concluded on April 4, 2014, with a live Biennial concert aired on April 11, 2014. Chinese Singer Han Lei was the winner of the season, with Hong Kong singer G.E.M. finishing as runner-up.
Competition format Most of the competition format were retained from the first season, with seven singers each week singing for a 500-member audience; they then cast their ballots for the top three singers of their preference after all the singers had performed. Both the Qualifying and Knockout round scores are combined and decide which singer with a fewer vote share was eliminated.
This season introduced format changes to the Revival round, which renamed to Breakouts; any first-round singers who survived every elimination rounds were automatically exempt and thus guaranteeing one of seven places in the finals; remaining singers compete along with eliminated singers to vie for the remaining places in the finals, where the number is seven minus the number of exempted singers. Another change made is to the withdrawn singers, singers who voluntarily withdrew from the competition without performing have not been eligible for return performances, in addition to being ineligible to participate in the Breakout rounds. In the previous season, Chyi Chin (who withdrew from the competition on week 7) was given return performance on week 10, but Chin was not eligible from participating the Revival round.
This is also the first season to feature Biennial Concert, aired one week after the finals. Unlike other weeks, Biennial concert is a live-telecast exhibition performance with no voting featuring the best singers of the season plus selected singers from former seasons, similar to Graduation in the original Korean franchise.
Contestants The following singers participated in the second season listed in alphabetical order (singers without a placement for the final is listed as finalist and singers withdrew were listed as withdrawn):
Key: – Winner – Runner-up – Other finalist – Withdrew
ContestantCountryManagerStatusWeek EnteredWeek ExitedResultTaiwanInitial singerMalaysiaInitial singerHong KongInitial singerChinaInitial singerChinaInitial singerChinaSubstitute singerTaiwanSubstitute singerMalaysiaSubstitute singerChinaInitial singerMalaysiaSubstitute singerChinaSubstitute singerChinaInitial singer
Future appearances Han Lei, Gary Chaw, Jason Zhang and Bibi Zhou returned as guest performers for the Biennial concert on the third season the following year. Han again returned as a guest performer in the finale of the fourth season for an all-winners exhibition performance.
Zhang returned as a contestant on the fifth season. Shang Wenjie, G.E.M., and Zhang returned again as a guest assistant singers on the finale of the fifth, sixth, and seventh seasons, respectively.
Results First Safe Bottom Eliminated Return Performance Breakout Success Breakout Failure Winner Runner-up Withdrew +SingerBroadcast Date (2014)3 Jan10 Jan17 Jan24 Jan31 Jan7 Feb21 Feb28 Feb7 Mar14 Mar21 Mar28 Mar4 Apr1st Round2nd Round3rd Round4th Round5th RoundBreakoutSemifinalFinal RoundQualifyingKnockoutQualifyingKnockoutQualifyingKnockoutQualifyingKnockoutQualifyingKnockout1st Round2nd RoundOverall 1 Han Lei 1 4 4 3 6 2 1 2 1 5 — 1 1 1 1 2 G.E.M. 5 2 1 1 2 1 4 5 2 1 — 2 2 2 2 =3 Shila Amzah — — — — — — 2 4 3 3 1 6 3 — — =3 Gary Chaw 4 7 — — — — — — — — 3 4 4 — — =3 Jason Zhang — — 3 6 3 3 3 1 4 4 2 3 5 — — =6 Bibi Zhou 7 3 5 2 5 5 7 3 5 2 — 5 — — — =6 Phil Chang 6 5 6 4 4 6 5 6 7 6 — 7 — — — =8 Power Station — — — — — — — — 6 7 4 — — — — =8 Man Wenjun — — — — — — 6 7 — — 5 — — — — =8 Wei Wei 2 1 7 7 — — — — — — 6 — — — — =8 Victor Wong — — — — 7 7 — — — — 7 — — — — =8 Luo Qi 3 6 2 5 1 4 — — — — — — — — —
Details of competitions 1st round Qualifying Taping Date: December 19, 2013 Airdate: January 3, 2014 This episode featured the winning duo from the last season, Yu Quan; however, a majority of their performance was edited out of broadcast due to time constraints. I Am a Singer Season 2 1st Qualifying Round January 3, 2014 Host: Phil ChangOrder of PerformanceSingerComedian ManagerSong TitleOriginal SingerLyrics Composer ArrangerRanking 1 Phil Chang YOYO "月亮惹的禍" Phil Chang Tracy Phil Chang 陳傑漢 6 2 G.E.M. Lidia "泡沫" G.E.M. Lupo Groinig 5 3 Bibi Zhou Oscar Sun "別愛我，像愛個朋友" Bibi Zhou 娃娃 David Tao Kubert Leung 7 "解脫" A-mei Daryl Yao 許華強 4 Han Lei Li Rui "等待" Han Lei 葛根塔娜 張宏光 1 5 Luo Qi Wang Qiao "隨心所欲" Luo Qi 洛兵 獨草 史小鵬張彧 3 6 Gary Chaw Tian Yuan "背叛" Gary Chaw 阿丹鄔裕康 Gary Chaw Kubert Leung 4 7 Wei Wei Du Haitao "戀尋" Wei Wei 郭峰 劉岳 2 8 Yu Quan — "回家鄉" Yu Quan Yu Quan邊疆 Gordon DavisFlood Chokkaku Guest Performance A. Voted 4th in the 40s and 50s age group B. Voted 1st in the 10s age group C. Voted 6th in the 20s and 50s age group D. Voted 1st in the 20s, 30s and 50s age group E. Voted 3rd in the 40s and 50s age group
Knockout Taping Date: December 26, 2013 Airdate: January 10, 2014
I Am a Singer Season 2 1st Knockout Round January 10, 2014 Host: Phil ChangOrder of PerformanceSingerComedian ManagerSong TitleOriginal SingerLyrics Composer ArrangerRanking 1 Han Lei Li Rui "嫂子頌" Li Na 裘逸 張千一 4 2 Bibi Zhou Oscar Sun "煩" Shino Lin Sandee Chan Pyo Keun Soo 3 3 Gary Chaw Tian Yuan "我很丑可是我很温柔" Chao Chuan 李格弟 Kay Huang Kubert LeungKay HuangCao Ge 7 4 Phil Chang YOYO "我是真的爱你" Jeff Chang Jonathan Lee 屠穎 5 5 Luo Qi Wang Qiao "我期待" Chang Yu Sheng 史小鵬劉銳 6 6 G.E.M. Lidia "存在" Wang Feng John LaudonG.E.M.Lupo Groinig 2 7 Wei Wei Du Haitao "在水一方" 江蕾Irene Tam Chiung Yao Lin Chia Ching 劉岳 1 A. Voted 2nd in the 50s age group B. Voted 1st in the 30s age group C. Voted 4th in the 40s age group D. Voted 4th in the 10s and 30 age group E. Voted 1st in the 10s, 20s and 40s age group F. Voted 1st in the 30s and 50s age group
Overall ranking
I Am a Singer Season 2 1st Round Overall RankingRankingSingerMatch 1 Percentages of Votes (Ranking)Match 2 Percentages of Votes (Ranking)Total Percentages of Votes 1 Wei Wei 17.06% (2) 20.25% (1) 18.66% 2 G.E.M. 13.57% (5) 19.85% (2) 16.71% 3 Han Lei 20.63% (1) 11.46% (4) 16.04% 4 Luo Qi 15.25% (3) 11.26% (6) 13.25% 5 Bibi Zhou 7.66% (7) 18.77% (3) 13.22% 6 Phil Chang 12.16% (6) 11.33% (5) 11.74% 7 Gary Chaw 13.64% (4) 7.04% (7) 10.33% A. Has one vote less with 4th place singer
2nd round Qualifying Taping Date: January 9, 2014 Airdate: January 17, 2014 The first substitute singer of the season was Jason Zhang.
I Am a Singer Season 2 2nd Qualifying Round January 17, 2014 Host: Phil ChangOrder of PerformanceSingerComedian ManagerSong TitleOriginal SingerLyrics Composer ArrangerRanking 1 Phil Chang YOYO "袖手旁观" Chyi Chin Yao Chien Huang Kuo Lun Kubert Leung 6 2 Luo Qi Wang Qiao "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" (English) Bob Dylan 史小鵬 2 3 Wei Wei Du Haitao "女人花" Mui Yim Fong Preston Lee Chan Yiu Chuen Kubert Leung 7 4 Han Lei Li Rui "可愛的一朵玫瑰花" Kazakhs folk song Wang Luobin 羅寧 4 5 G.E.M. Lidia "你把我灌醉" Daryl Yao David Wong Lupo Groinig 1 6 Bibi Zhou Oscar Sun "Cry-哭了" Mavis Fan James Li Pyo Keun Soo 5 7 Jason Zhang Shen Ling "勿忘心安" Jason Zhang 裴育 曲世聰 3 8 Gary Chaw Tian Yuan "Greatest Love Of All" (English) George BensonWhitney Houston Michael MasserLinda Creed Pyo Keun Soo Return Performance A. Voted 4th in the 20s age group B. Voted 2nd in the 20s and 30s age group C. Voted 5th in the 50s age group D. Voted 1st in the 10s, 20s and 30s age group E. Voted 4th in the 10s and 30s age group F. Voted 2nd in the 10s and 50s age group
Knockout Taping Date: January 16, 2014 Airdate: January 23, 2014 Chang and G.E.M. were originally going to perform 1st and 3rd, respectively, but swapped after a mutual agreement with both singers. Luo also requested to swap their performance order with Wei, but refused.
I Am a Singer Season 2 2nd Knockout Round January 24, 2014 Host: Phil ChangOrder of PerformanceSingerComedian ManagerSong TitleOriginal SingerLyrics Composer ArrangerRanking 1 G.E.M. Lidia "我要我們在一起" Mavis Fan James Li Lupo GroinigG.E.M.Doug Petty 1 2 Wei Wei Du Haitao "太陽最紅毛主席最親" 卞小貞 付林 王錫仁 Kubert Leung 7 3 Phil Chang YOYO "Harder To Breathe" Maroon 5 Jesse CarmichaelAdam Levine Again 4 4 Luo Qi Wang Qiao "我相信" Yang Pei-An Liu Yu Rui 陳國華 史小鵬張彧 5 5 Jason Zhang Shen Ling "聽你聽我" A-mei 光禹 陳志遠 劉迦寧 6 6 Han Lei Li Rui "暗香" Sha Baoliang 陳濤 三寶 Kim Ji MunKubert Leung 3 7 Bibi Zhou Oscar Sun "青蘋果樂園" Xiao Hu Dui 丁曉雯 Jimmy Johnson Pyo Keun Soo 2 A. Voted 1st in the 20s, 30s and 40s age group B. Voted 3rd in the 10s and 40s age group C. Voted 4th in the 40s age group D. Voted 4th in the 10s age group E. Voted 2nd in the 50s age group F. Voted 1st in the 10s age group
Overall ranking
I Am a Singer Season 2 2nd Round Overall RankingRankingSingerMatch 1 Percentages of Votes (Ranking)Match 2 Percentages of Votes (Ranking)Total Percentages of Votes 1 G.E.M. 28.29% (1) 24.64% (1) 26.47% 2 Bibi Zhou 10.36% (5) 20.70% (2) 15.53% 3 Luo Qi 18.60% (2) 11.35% (5) 14.98% 4 Jason Zhang 18.00% (3) 10.08% (6) 14.04% 5 Han Lei 10.66% (4) 14.29% (3) 12.48% 6 Phil Chang 8.85% (6) 13.76% (4) 11.31% 7 Wei Wei 5.21% (7) 5.14% (7) 5.18%
3rd round Qualifying Taping Date: January 23, 2014 Airdate: January 31, 2014 The second substitute singer of the season was Victor Wong.
I Am a Singer Season 2 3rd Qualifying Round January 31, 2014 Host: Phil ChangOrder of PerformanceSingerComedian ManagerSong TitleOriginal SingerLyrics Composer ArrangerRanking 1 G.E.M. Lidia "If I Were a Boy" (English) Beyoncé Alexander LeeHopkins J.C Beyoncé Lupo Groinig 2 2 Bibi Zhou Oscar Sun "慢慢" Jacky Cheung 白進法 Kevin Lin Pyo Keun Soo 5 3 Luo Qi Wang Qiao "我是一隻小小鳥" Chao ChuanDing Dang Jonathan Lee 史小鵬張 彧 1 4 Han Lei Li Rui "千言萬語" Teresa TengEvon Low Charles Tso Kubert Leung 6 5 Phil Chang YOYO "迷迭香" Jay Chou Vincent Fang Jay Chou 4 6 Jason Zhang Shen Ling "Black or White" (English) Michael Jackson Pyo Keun Soo 3 7 Victor Wong Shen Mengchen "掌心" Michael & Victor 王欲宗 Michael Wong Kubert Leung 7 8 Wei Wei Du Haitao "好人一生平安" Li Na 易茗 雷雷 Return Performance A. Voted 1st in the 10s and 20s age group B. Voted 4th in the 30s age group C. Voted 1st in the 30s, 40s and 50s age group D. Voted 5th in the 30s and 40s age group E. Voted 4th in the 10s, 20s and 40s age group F. Voted 2nd in the 50s age group G. Voted 5th in the 50s age group
Knockout Taping Date: January 30, 2014 Airdate: February 7, 2014 Wong and Zhang were originally going to perform 1st and 4th, respectively, but were later changed when Zhang Jie requested to reorder his performance along Wong Pin Kuan, as well as G.E.M. having to retake her performance due to a headphone malfunction. Luo withdrew from the competition prior to the results due to her pregnancy (she was seven-months pregnant at time of taping and that her expected delivery is near), but cited that she will return. The eliminations for the Knockout round went ahead as normal.
I Am a Singer Season 2 3rd Knockout Round February 7, 2014 Host: Phil ChangOrder of PerformanceSingerComedian ManagerSong TitleOriginal SingerLyrics Composer ArrangerRanking 1 Jason Zhang Shen Ling "我的未来不是梦" Chang Yu-shengSha Jia WeiSodagreen 陳家麗 翁孝良 Pyo Keun Soo 3 2 Han Lei Li Rui "天邊" Buren Bayaer 吉爾格楞 烏蘭托嘎 那日森Kubert Leung 2 3 Bibi Zhou Oscar Sun "愛火花" (Cantonese) Jacky Cheung Gene Lau Telsuro OdaKang Jin-hwa Pyo Keun Soo 5 4 Victor Wong Shen Mengchen "我不難過" Stefanie Sun 楊明學 Lee Shih Shiong DONSPIKE 7 5 G.E.M. Lidia "喜欢你" (Cantonese) Beyond Wong Ka Kui Lupo Groinig 1 6 Phil Chang YOYO "離愛不遠" David Wong 袁芬達 6 7 Luo Qi Wang Qiao "给所有知道我名字的人" Chao Chuan Jonathan Lee Liu Tianjian 史小鵬張彧 4
Overall ranking