The seventh season of the Chinese reality talent show Sing! China premiered on 5 August 2022. Li Ronghao and Hacken Lee returned as coaches for their fourth and second seasons respectively. In the last season, Liao Changyong was featured as a part-time coach after replacing Na Ying from the Cross Battle round onwards; this season he returned again as a part-time coach but was replaced by Coco Lee after the Cross Battle rounds. Fish Leong joined the panel as a new coach this season, replacing Wang Feng from the previous season.
On 14 October 2022, Sumi Liang was announced the winner of the season, marking Hacken Lee's second win as a coach and the first coach to win multiple consecutive seasons.
Coaches and hosts On 13 July 2022, it was announced that Li Ronghao and Hacken Lee would both resume their roles as coaches. Liao Changyong was also confirmed to be returning again as a part-time coach and was later replaced by Coco Lee. Fish Leong was announced to join the show as a new coach. Wang Feng was therefore confirmed to have exited the series.
On 17 July 2022, it was announced that Andy Li would be joining the show as a spector and part-time host along with Hu Qiaohua.
In addition, the teaching assistant panel was not reinstated this season, leading to the departures of Momo Wu, Jike Junyi, and Zhang Bichen. However, Huang Xiaoyun returned but this time she will be featured as a comeback stage coach alongside season 2 semi-finalist Curley G.
Coco Lee's mistreatment On 28 September 2022, a video clip circulated online on Weibo of Coco Lee yelling at the director of the show's unfair rules shouting out "Why do those with a score of 73 get a second chance, but those with a score of 88.3 don't get a second chance?" in defense of eliminated player Zhou Feige from her team. Some netizens alleged that the show was known to be shady, while others said the production team's desire was to speed up filming due to ongoing delays.
On 17 August 2023, an audio recording purportedly from the late singer commented on being humiliated by the show's production team. According to the clip, she was subjected to a sudden placement change during a performance with Wang Zepeng, a contestant on her team. Wang, who was supposed to accompany Lee on stage to assist her due to her fragile condition from battling illnesses, had his back turned to her, causing Lee to stand alone in seven-inch heels and fall during their duet. She described this experience as "humiliating," especially since her health issues had been largely concealed from the public.
Wang later supported Lee's claims by sharing a screen capture of their private text messages from that time, when Lee accused the director of intentionally undermining her. Other videos showed a staff member attempting to remove Lee from the stage as she repeatedly said, "Don't touch me", and her finally leaving the venue under assistance, struggling to walk.
The clip also mentioned that the production team threatened not to give contestant Feige a chance to return to the competition unless Lee were to write a Weibo post. She complied to ensure Feige had an opportunity to showcase his talent. This controversy led to a significant debate among netizens, with calls to boycott the show's sponsors.
By August 25, 2023, after the audio clip went viral, the stock price of Star China Media, the parent company of "Sing! China," plummeted by more than 50 percent, resulting in a loss of approximately $3 billion in value.
Teams Colour key
+ Coaches Top 37 Artists Hacken Lee Sumi Liang 梁玉莹 Ru Jin 茹今 Yao Yusheng 姚宇笙 Enoch Wang 王以诺 Su Fanjun 苏凡钧 Butterfly 蝶长 Liu Jiatong 刘珈彤 Li Ming 李铭 Coco Lee (replacing Liao Changyong) Wang Zepeng 王泽鹏 Figo Zhou 周菲戈 Sean Peng 彭忠豪 Kelly Zhong 钟凯琳 Lin Runxin 林润欣 Fan Bentong 范本桐 Fan Bentong 范本桐 Liu Jiatong 刘珈彤 Winjay 翁杰 Hanging Radio 懸掛收音機 Jade Rabbit Bomber 玉兔轟炸機 Fish Leong Pan Yunqi 潘韵淇 Yang Can 杨灿 Burning Dolphins 灼海豚乐队 Xie Tianyu 谢天宇 Hey Dog Band Dong Mingshuo 董明烁 Fan Bentong 范本桐 Yao Yusheng 姚宇笙 Wang Zi'an 王梓安 Wang Yingjie 王英杰 Wang Zhongzhong 王众众 Zhang Lin 张琳 Li Ronghao Claire Choi 蔡子伊 Li Chuchu 李楚楚 Zhang Yiwen 张艺雯 Liu Qi 刘琦 Keny Kuang 匡宇 Yang Chun 楊淳 Su Fanjun 苏凡钧 Yang Can 杨灿 Zhao Jiekang 赵偈康 Huang Xiaoyun & Curley G (comeback stage) Tao Leran 陶乐然 Dapan Taozi 大蟠桃紫 Liu Hongzhe 刘洪喆
Blind auditions For the first time in the show's history, there will be two Comeback Stage coaches paired up as a duo, consisting Huang Xiaoyun and Curley G. They function similar to the Comeback Stage from The Voice franchise. These coaches can choose to retrieve any artist that did not earn a chair turn from any of the main coaches. This indicates that they are saved from being eliminated from the blind auditions.
The same mechanics from the blind auditions last season was implemented. The coaches are to recruit a total of six artists to form a team of their own. The forming of the teams would move to a format that is similar to the "Six-Chair Challenge" featured in the British version of The X Factor. Once a team is full with six artists occupying all the spots, the subsequent artists which the coach has successfully recruited would have to face-off with one of the six artists in the sing-offs for a spot in the team.
The incoming artist may select any of the six defending artists to compete against in the sing-off, and both artists would each sing a new song and the coach would decide on the winner. The winner would be given the spot in the team. However, continuing from last season, the losing artist has the chance to be saved by other coaches (the same function as the steals from The Voice). The coaches are given 10 seconds to save the losing artist for elimination. If one coach presses their button, he/she will be automatically on the new coach's team and if more than one coach presses, same as with the blind auditions, the artist has the opportunity to choose which coach they want.
For defending artists, once they have won a sing-off against an incoming artist, they would receive immunity from the subsequent sing-offs and immediately advance to the next round of the competition.
Colour key Coach pressed their button Artist defaulted to this coach's team Artist elected to join this coach's team Artist eliminated with no coach pressing the button Artist was eliminated, but got a second chance in the "Comeback Stage" Artist remained on the team after winning sing-off; immune from subsequent sing-offs Artist remained on the team after winning sing-off; replaced a defending artist Artist saved by other coaches after losing sing-off Artist eliminated after losing sing-off
Episode 1 (5 August)
The show started with the opening performance of Andy Lau performing his song "今天". After his performance, the four coaches then performed each other songs, with Fish Leong performed a medley of Li Ronghao's "我知道是你" and "耳朵", then Li Ronghao performed Fish Leong's "慢冷", Liao Changyong performed Hacken Lee's "月半小夜曲", Hacken Lee performed Liao Changyong's "海戀", and concluded the performance with "上海灘", together with Andy Lau and the comeback stage coaches Huang Xiaoyun and Curley G.
Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Hacken Changyong Fish Ronghao 1 Claire Choi 蔡子伊 22 Hong Kong "人间天堂" 2 Liu Qi 刘琦 22 Huludao City, Liaoning "怎么了" — — 3 Xie Tianyu 谢天宇 19 Yichang, Hubei "崇拜" — 4 Su Fanjun 苏凡钧 27 Guilin, Guangxi "可有可无" — 5 Wang Yingjie 王英杰 33 Jilin, Changchun "蠢货" — —
Episode 2 (12 August)
Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Hacken Changyong Fish Ronghao 1 Dong Mingshuo 董明烁 23 Baoding, Hebei "如果我们当时一起会怎么往" — — — 2 Wang Zi'an 王梓安 23 Qingzhou, Guangxi "恒温" — — — 3 Zhang Lin 张琳 19 Guangdong "木槿花" — — — 4 Butterfly 蝶长 38 Guizhou "铜芯钥匙" — — — 5 Tao Leran 陶乐然 29 Shanghai "心世纪" — — — — 6 Sumi Liang 梁玉莹 26 Guangxi "十年如烟" 7 Hey Dog Band — Shenzhen, Guangdong "巷" — — 8 Li Chuchu 李楚楚 23 Quanzhou "同类" — — 9 Sean Peng 彭忠豪 31 Deyang, Sichuan "台北车站" — 10 Pan Yunqi 潘韵淇 18 Changsha, Hunan "作者" — — —
Episode 3 (19 August)
Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Hacken Changyong Fish Ronghao 1 Winjay 翁杰 20 Fujian, Fuzhou "Rain Down" — — — 2 Figo Zhou 周菲戈 20 Jiangshan, Zhejiang "衣柜歌手" — — 3 Kelly Zhong 钟凯琳 28 — "照旧" — — — 4 Wang Zepeng 王泽鹏 22 Zhejiang "请告诉他还有海" — — 5 Dapan Taozi 大蟠桃紫 22 Japan "不舍" — — — — 6 Lin Runxin 林润欣 19 Shanghai "梦游" — — — 7 Keny Kuang 匡宇 23 Duyun, Guizhou "不要再说了" — — — 8 Fan Bentong 范本桐 23 Longkou, Shandong "Bridge Over Troubled Water" — — — 9 Yang Can 杨灿 23 Qionglai City, Sichuan "一起" — — 10 Zhao Jiekang 赵偈康 22 Anhui "填词" — — —
Episode 4 (26 August)
Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Hacken Changyong Fish Ronghao 1 Liu Hongzhe 刘洪喆 30 Anshan, Liaoning "他" — — — — 2 Liu Jiatong 刘珈彤 20 Anqiu, Shandong "来，你说" — — — 3 Enuo Wang 王以诺 24 Shantou, Guangdong "红头船" — — 4 Ru Jin 茹今 21 Shaoxing, Zhejiang "Last Animals" — — 5 Zhang Yiwen 张艺雯 26 Yuncheng, Shanxi "绒绒" — — — 6 Yao Yusheng 姚宇笙 24 Haifeng County, Guangdong "可惜爱" —
Episode 5 (2 September)
Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Hacken Changyong Fish Ronghao 1 Burning Dolphins 灼海豚乐队 — — "遥远的人" — — 2 Wang Zhongzhong 王众众 23 Rizhao, Shandong "与浪之间" — — — 3 Li Ming 李铭 26 Ningde, Fujian "你不要担心" — — —
Episode 6 (9 September)
Order Artist Age Hometown Song Coach's and artist's choices Hacken Changyong Fish Ronghao 1 Feng Chen Sinan 刘洪喆 22 Ningbo, Zhejiang "小心翻閱" — — — — 2 Zhao Di 趙迪 22 Beijing "燼" — — — — 3 Huang Kai 黃愷 33 Changsha, Hunan Province "普通的夜" — — — — 4 Wen Yixin 溫奕心 34 Xi'an, Shaanxi "其實都沒有" — — — — 5 Wang Ming 王茗 24 Jiangxi Shanglu "我陪你熬過了苦" — — — 6 Yang Chun 楊淳 26 Quanzhou, Fujian "浪花" — — — 7 Hanging Radio 懸掛收音機 26/26 Chongqing, Sichuan "浪花" — — — 8 Jade Rabbit Bomber 玉兔轟炸機 — — "上九霄" — — —
Sing-off details Episode Order Song Incoming artist Defending artist Song Final 6 replacement chart 1 2 3 4 5 6 Team Hacken colspan=6 Butterfly蝶长 Sumi Liang梁玉莹 Liu Jiatong 刘珈彤 Enuo Wang 王以诺 Ru Jin 茹今 Su Fanjun 苏凡钧 4 1 "赌局" Yao Yusheng 姚宇笙 Liu Jiatong 刘珈彤 (saved by Changyong) "夜晚出生的小孩" Yao Yusheng 姚宇笙 5 2 "北极星的眼泪" Li Ming 李铭 Ru Jin 茹今 "那么一点" Team Changyong colspan=6 Sean Peng 彭忠豪 Winjay 翁杰 Figo Zhou 周菲戈 Kelly Zhong 钟凯琳 Wang Zepeng 王泽鹏 Lin Runxin 林润欣 3 1 "我们" Fan Bentong 范本桐 (saved by Fish) Sean Peng 彭忠豪 "天黑黑" 5 2 "所幸" Liu Jiatong 刘珈彤 Lin Runxin 林润欣 "最幸运的人" 3 "没有你" Fan Bentong 范本桐 Winjay 翁杰 "摇啊摇" Fan Bentong 范本桐 6 4 "蘇老師" Hanging Radio 懸掛收音機 Fan Bentong 范本桐 Lay Me Down 5 "紅塵白刃" Jade Rabbit Bomber 玉兔轟炸機 Wang Zepeng 王泽鹏 "Beautiful tonight" Team Fish colspan=6 Xie Tianyu谢天宇 Wang Yingjie王英杰 Dong Mingshuo董明烁 Wang Zi'an王梓安 Zhang Lin张琳 Hey Dog Band 2 1 "深深 (Love you deeply)" Pan Yunqi 潘韵淇 Wang Yingjie 王英杰 "我这个人" Pan Yunqi潘韵淇 3 2 "走钢索的人" Fan Bentong 范本桐 Wang Zi'an 王梓安 "窃笑" Fan Bentong 范本桐 4 3 "长镜头" Yao Yusheng 姚宇笙 (saved by Hacken) Both Hacken and Changyong pressed their save button for Yao Yusheng. Dong Mingshuo 董明烁 "红烧狮子头" 5 4 "自由的笨蛋" Burning Dolphins 灼海豚乐队 Fan Bentong 范本桐 (saved by Changyong) "情歌" Burning Dolphins 灼海豚乐队 5 "天天" Wang Zhongzhong 王众众 Pan Yunqi 潘韵淇 "无妨" 6 6 "浪費時間" Yang Can 杨灿 Zhang Lin 張琳 等 Yang Can 楊淳 Team Ronghao colspan=6 Claire Choi蔡子伊 Liu Qi刘琦 Su Fanjun苏凡钧 Li Chuchu李楚楚 Keny Kuang 匡宇 Yang Can 杨灿 3 1 "剪了头发" Zhao Jiekang 赵偈康 Liu Qi 刘琦 "一口" 4 2 "门" Zhang Yiwen 张艺雯 Su Fanjun 苏凡钧 (saved by Hacken) "潜伏期" Zhang Yiwen 张艺雯 6 2 "戀愛困難少女" Yang Chun 楊淳 Yang Can 杨灿 (saved by Fish) Enjoy your life Yang Chun 楊淳
Comeback Stage: The Cut Artists that did not earn a chair turn in the blind auditions can participate in the Comeback Stage if the Comeback Stage coaches press their button. These artists will have to battle it out in a round called The Cut. They may select a successfully recruited artist to sing against. However, they are only allowed to choose artists that received a single chair turn.