Singer 2017 was the fifth season of the Chinese television series of the rebranded version of I Am a Singer. Despite rebranding under a simplified title of Singer, the series retained similar competition format from the past four seasons of I Am a Singer. This is the only season in which no singers doubled their roles as the hosts, and He Jiong, who hosted the finale after a year's absence, served as the host.
The fifth season premiered on January 21, 2017, on Hunan Television, and ended on April 22, 2017. Hong Kong singer Sandy Lam was named the winner of the season, Kazakhstan's Dimash Kudaibergen and Taiwanese band Lion were named runner-up and third place, respectively.
Competition rules In spite of the renaming of the show, the format was otherwise similar from previous seasons of I Am a Singer. As seen in the last season, the competing singers performed on stage and the 500-member audience panel voted, deciding the outcome of the results. At the end of each Knockout round, the singer with the fewest votes combined from both Qualifier and Knockouts was eliminated.
The Challenge round twist first seen in the third season, also returned with a modification with two singers (one Challenger and one Returning Singer from previous seasons) entering the competition. As in the previous series, in order to be safe, challengers, but not returning singers, had to beat a majority of singers by ranking in the top four or better, while the results from the Challenge rounds were counted individually.
This is the only season to have an increased number of finalists (ten), and the first season to feature returning singers from previous seasons. This was the last season to feature Singer voting which was introduced in Season 3.
Contestants The following singers participated in Singer 2017 are listed in alphabetical order (singers without a placement for the final are listed as finalists; singers eliminated before the finals are listed as non-finalists; singers who withdrew are listed as withdrawn):
Key: – Winner – Runner-up – Third place – Other finalist – Withdrew – Withdrew (Initially eligible for Breakout round but did not participate)
New singers
ContestantCountryMusic PartnerStatusWeek EnteredWeek ExitedResultHong Kong/CanadaInitial singerHong KongInitial singerKazakhstanInitial singerHong Kong /CanadaInitial singerChinaChallengerTaiwanInitial singerUnited StatesChallengerChinaInitial singerChinaInitial singerMalaysiaInitial singerChinaChallenger/Substitute singerChinaChallenger
Returning singers This is the first season to feature former I Am a Singer contestants returning to the competition. All four singers were given Substitute Singer status and entered the competition on the start of their respective Challenge round. ContestantCountryMusic PartnerPrevious IAaS performanceWeek EnteredWeek ExitedResultChinaTaiwanTaiwanChina
Future appearances Dimash Kudaibergen, Lion, Tia Ray and Diamond Zhang returned as guest singers for the Biennial concert on season six. Tia Ray and Kudaibergen appeared as guest assistant singers during the finals for season seven. Ray and Jam Hsiao (of the Lion band) returned as contestants on the eighth season.
Outside Singer, Kudaibergen also appeared in CBS's reality competition The World's Best in 2019 where he withdrew after the Top 12 rounds.
Results First Safe Bottom Eliminated Return Performance Challenger Challenge Success Challenge Failure Breakout Success Breakout Failure Winner Runner-up Withdrew
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Apr 8 !! colspan=2| Apr 15 |- ! colspan="2" |1st Round ! colspan="2" |2nd Round ! colspan="2" |3rd Round ! colspan="2" |4th Round ! colspan="2" |5th Round ! rowspan="2" |Breakout ! rowspan="2" |Semifinal ! colspan="2" |Final Round |- ! width="70" data-sort-type="text" |Qualifying !! width="70" data-sort-type="text" |Knockout !! width="70" data-sort-type="text|Challenge !! width="70" data-sort-type="text" |Knockout !! width="70" data-sort-type="text" |Challenge !! width="70" data-sort-type="text" |Knockout !! width="70" data-sort-type="text" |Qualifying !! width="70" data-sort-type="text" |Knockout !! width="70" data-sort-type="text" |Challenge !! width="70" data-sort-type="text" |Knockout !! width="70" data-sort-type="text" |Finals !! width="70" data-sort-type="text" |Overall |- | 1 | Sandy Lam | style="background: pink; color: black"| 2 | style="background: pink; color: black"| 3 | style="background: pink; color: black"| 6 | style="background: pink; color: black"| 2 | style="background: pink; color: black"| 2 | style="background: pink; color: black"| 3 | style="background: blue; color: white"| 1 | style="background: pink; color: black"| 4 | style="background: pink; color: black"| 5 | style="background: blue; color: white"| 1 | style="background: pink; color: black"| — | style="background: blue; color: white"| 1 | style="background: blue; color: white"| 1 | style="background: lime; color: black"| 1 |- | 2 | Dimash Kudaibergen | style="background: blue; color: white" | 1 | style="background: blue; color: white" | 1 | style="background: pink; color: black" | 3 | style="background: pink; color: black" | 3 | style="background: pink; color: black" | 6 | style="background: blue; color: white" | 1 | style="background: pink; color: black" | 3 | style="background: pink; color: black" | 5 | style="background: pink; color: black"| 2 | style="background: pink; color: black"| 3 | style="background: pink; color: black" | — | style="background: pink; color: black"| 2 | style="background: pink; 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color: black"| 4 | style="background: pink; color: black"| 4 | style="background: yellow; color: black"| 4 |- | 5 | Terry Lin | — | — | — | — | style="background: pink; color: black" | 4 | style="background: pink; color: black" | 4 | style="background: pink; color: black" data-sort-value="6"| 5 | style="background: blue; color: white" | 1 | style="background: blue; color: white" | 1 | style="background: red; color: white" | 7 | style="background:#C697F3; color: black"| 3 | style="background: pink; color: black"| 3 | style="background: pink; color: black"| 5 | style="background: yellow; color: black"| 5 |- | 6 | Diamond Zhang | — | — | — | — | — | — | style="background: red; color: white" data-sort-value="8"| 7 | style="background: grey; color: white" | 7 | style="background: #F89B40; color: black" | — | style="background: grey; color: white" | — | style="background:#C697F3; color: black"| 5 | style="background: pink; color: black"| 6 | style="background: pink; color: black"| 6 | style="background: yellow; color: black"| 6 |- | 7 | Tia Ray | style="background: red; color: white" data-sort-value="8"| 7 | style="background: pink; color: black" | 6 | style="background: grey; color: white" | 8 | style="background: #F89B40; color: black" | — | style="background: grey; color: white" | — | style="background: grey; color: white" | — | style="background: grey; color: white" | — | style="background: grey; color: white" | — | style="background: grey; color: white" data-sort-value="12"| — | style="background: grey; color: white" | — | style="background:#C697F3; color: black"| 6 | style="background: pink; color: black"| 7 | style="background: red; color: white"| 8 | style="background: yellow; color: black"| 7 |- | 8 | Jason Zhang | — | — | style="background: pink; color: black"| 4 | style="background: pink; color: black"| 5 | style="background: pink; color: black"| 3 | style="background: pink; color: black"| 6 | style="background: pink; color: black" data-sort-value="7"| 6 | style="background: pink; color: black"| 6 | style="background: red; color: white"| 8 | style="background: pink; color: black"| 2 | style="background:#C697F3; color: black"| 4 | style="background: pink; color: black"| 8 | style="background: pink; color: black"| 7 | style="background: yellow; color: black"| 8 |- | =9 | Teresa Carpio | style="background: pink; color: black" | 3 | style="background: pink; color: black" | 5 | style="background: pink; color: black" | 7 | style="background: grey; color: white" | 4 | style="background:#F89B40; color: black" | — | style="background: grey; color: white" | — | style="background: grey; color: white" | — | style="background: grey; color: white" data-sort-value="11"| — | style="background: grey; color: white" | — | style="background: grey; color: white" | — | style="background:#C697F3; color: black" data-sort-value="2"| 2 | style="background: grey; color: white" data-sort-value="9"| — | style="background: #F89B40; color: black" | — | style="background: grey; color: white" | — |- | =9 | Julia Peng | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | data-sort-value="15"| — | style="background: pink; color: black"| 7 | style="background: grey; color: white"| 6 | style="background:#C697F3; color: black"| 6 | style="background: grey; color: white" data-sort-value="10"| — | style="background: #F89B40; color: black"| — | style="background: grey; color: white" data-sort-value="10"| — |- | =11 | style="background:#92D3DA; color: black" | Liang Bo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | data-sort-value="16"| — | style="background: tan; color: black"| 6 | style="background: #F89B40; color: black"| — | style="background:#7FFFD4; color: black"| 8 | style="background: grey; color: white" data-sort-value="11"| — | style="background: grey; color: white"| — | style="background: grey; color: white" | — |- | =11 | Michael Wong | style="background: pink; color: black" | 6 | style="background: grey; color: white" | 7 | style="background: #F89B40; color: black" | — | style="background: grey; color: white" | — | style="background: grey; color: white" | — | style="background: grey; color: white" | — | style="background: grey; 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