The ninth season of Chinese television series Singer (; previously titled I Am a Singer) was broadcast on Hunan Television and Mango TV between May and July 2024. Singer 2024 is produced by Hong Xiao, and its music director is Taiwanese senior musician . The season premiere was broadcast on May 10, 2024, and this was the third season to feature returning contestants, after season five and season eight. For the first time in this series, all episodes are broadcast live and follows the new rules of normal round and foreign guest challenge round. The season premiered on 10 May 2024, and ended on 2 August 2024.
Singer 2024 continues to gather famous singers of Greater China and other regions to participate. It has a total of 23 participating singers.
In the evening of 26 July 2024, Singer 2024, which lasted for more than three months, came to an end. In the end, Na Ying defeated other participating singers and is honoured as the winner of Singer 2024, Sitar Tan received the first runner-up, and Sun Nan received the second runner-up.
Participating singers
Initial Singers
ParticipantsCountryMusic PartnerEpisode JoinedEpisode LeftResultNa Ying China Episode 1 - First Opening RoundEpisode 13 - The Ultimate NightWinnerFaouzia OuihyaMorocco-Canada (Episode 1-4) Kandy Wong (Episode 5-13)Fourth Place Chanté MooreUnited StatesCindy YenFifth-Seventh PlaceSilence WangChinaEpisode 12 - Final First RoundHailai Ahmu (Episode 1-11) (Episode 12)Episode 1 - First Opening Round Episode 11 - Breakout RoundEpisode 3 - First Foreign Guest Challenge Round Episode 12 - Final First RoundRainie YangTaiwan Leo Li (Episode 1-2) — (Episode 11)Episode 2 - First Rising Singers Challenge Round Episode 11 - Breakout RoundWithdrew from Breakout RoundSecond Hand RoseChinaEpisode 1 - First Opening RoundEpisode 2 - First Rising Singers Challenge Round
Substitute Singers
ParticipantCountryMusic PartnerPrevious Season ResultEpisode JoinedEpisode LeftResultSitar TanChina Season 3 - Fourth-Sixth PlaceEpisode 8 - Third Opening Round (Final Opening Round)Episode 13 - The Ultimate NightFirst Runner-upSun NanLeo LiSeason 3 - Withdrew after Final First RoundEpisode 4 - Second Opening RoundSecond Runner-up
Rising Singers
ParticipantsCountryMusic PartnerEpisode JoinedEpisode LeftResultRachel ZhangChina Episode 5 - Second Rising Singers Challenge Round Episode 11 - Breakout RoundEpisode 6 - Second Renowned Singers Challenge Round Episode 11 - Breakout Round Fourth Place in Breakout Round and Breakout Failure TaiwanEpisode 2 - First Rising Singers Challenge Round Episode 11 - Breakout Round Lost in Duel and Breakout FailureHanggaiChina (Episode 2) (Episode 3-5) (Episode 11)Episode 2 - First Rising Singers Challenge Round Episode 11 - Breakout Round Episode 5 - Second Renowned Singers Challenge Episode 11 - Breakout RoundLost in Duel in Breakout Round and Breakout Failure Episode 9 - Third Rising Singers Challenge Round (Final Rising Singers Challenge Round) Episode 11 - Breakout RoundLost in Duel and Breakout FailureEpisode 5 - Second Rising Singers Challenge Round Challenge FailureC-BLOCKEpisode 9 - Third Rising Singers Challenge Round (Final Rising Singers Challenge Round)
Renowned Singers
ParticipantCountryMusic PartnerPrevious Season ResultEpisode JoinedEpisode LeftResultTia RayChinaSeason 5-Seventh Place Season 8-First Runner-upEpisode 6 - Second Renowned Singers Challenge Round Episode 11 - Breakout RoundEpisode 9 - Third Rising Singers Challenge Round (Final Rising Singers Challenge Round) Episode 11 - Breakout RoundLost in Duel in Breakout Round and Breakout FailureLaure ShangSeason 1-Revival Failure in Revival RoundEpisode 6 - Second Renowned Singers Challenge Round Challenge Failure —Episode 7 - Third Renowned Singers Challenge Round Ghost HuangSeason 8-Lost in Duel in Breakout Round and Breakout Failure Kazakhstan —Episode 8 - Third Opening Round (Final Opening Round)
Foreign Guest
ParticipantsCountryMusic PartnerEpisode JoinedEpisode LeftResultAdam LambertUnited StatesLexie LiuEpisode 3 - First Foreign Guest Challenge RoundChallenge SuccessCharlie Puth — Withdrew from Second Foreign Guest Challenge Round due to schedule problemsLenka KripacAustraliaLexie Liu Episode 10 - Third Foreign Guest Challenge Round(Final Foreign Guest Challenge Round)Challenge Failure
Competition rules Competition rules details
Singer 2024 has set up a brand new competition rules, which includes Rising Singers Challenge Round and Foreign Guest Challenge Round, overall a return to Singer 2018. There are three episodes in one round，with 500 on-site audience members and 500 online audience members voting in each episode. Each audience member selects 3 singers that they think performed the best in that round, but there are slight differences in the details.
Results Safe First Bottom Eliminated Performing Guest Foreign Challenger Rising Challenger Renowned Challenger Challenge Success Challenge Failure Breakout Success Breakout Failure Winner Other Rank Withdrawal
Singer Air Date（2024） 10 May 17 May 24 May 31 May 7 June 14 June 21 June 28 June 5 July 12 July 19 July 26 July 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Breakout Round Final Round Opening Round Rising Singers Challenge Round Foreign Guest Challenge Round Opening Round Rising Singers Challenge Round Renowned Singers Challenge Round Renowned Singers Challenge Round Opening Round Rising Singers Challenge Round Foreign Guest Challenge Round 1st Round 2nd Round 1 Na Ying 3 2 4 5 2 4 7 3 5 1 — — 1 2 Sitar Tan — — — — — — — 1 2 6 2 — 2 3 Sun Nan — — — 2 1 1 4 5 4 3 1 — 3 4 Faouzia Ouihya 2 1 1 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 — — 4 5 Chanté Moore 1 3 3 1 4 3 1 4 8 4 — — — 6 Silence Wang 4 5 6 4 6 6 5 6 6 7 — — — 7 Hailai Ahmu 7 4 7 — — — — — — — 3 — — 8 Rachel Zhang — — — — — 7 — — — — 4 — — 9 — — 2 6 5 5 3 8 3 8 — — — 10 — — — — — — — — — 5 — — — 11 Tia Ray — — — — — — 6 7 7 — — — — 12 Hanggai — — 5 7 7 — — — — — — — — 13 Rainie Yang 6 6 — — — — — — — — — — — 14 Second Hand Rose 5 7 — — — — — — — — — — — 15 C-BLOCK — — — — — — — — — — — — — 16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 17 Ghost Huang — — — — — — — — — — — — — 18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 19 Laure Shang — — — — — — — — — — — — — 20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 21 Adam Lambert — — — — — — — — — — — — 22 Lenka Kripac — — — — — — — — — — — — 23 Charlie Puth — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Competition details
First round Opening Round Episode 1 is the first round of competition for Singer 2024, which is also the first opening round. It was broadcast live on 10 May 2024 at 20:00 CST. Singer 2024 First Opening Round 10 May 2024 Hosts: He Jiong, Order Singer Music Partner Song Title Original Singer Lyricist Composer Arranger Rank 1 Faouzia Ouihya "Crazy" Gnarls Barkley Brian BurtonThomas CallawayGian Franco ReverberiGian Piero Reverberi 2 2 Hailai Ahmu "你的万水千山" Hailai Ahmu 7 3 Rainie Yang Leo Li "带我走 Take Me Away" Rainie Yang Wu Qing-feng 6 4 Na Ying "默" Na Ying Yin Yue 3 5 Silence Wang "想到我们" Silence Wang Silence Wang 4 6 Chanté Moore Cindy Yen "If I Ain't Got You" Alicia Keys 1 7 Second Hand Rose "耍猴尔" Second Hand Rose 5
Rising Singers Challenge Round Episode 2 is the second round of competition for Singer 2024, which is also the first rising singers challenge round. It was broadcast live on 17 May 2024 at 20:00 CST. Both Hanggai and were successful in their challenge against Chanté Moore and Silence Wang respectively. Singer 2024 First Rising Singers Challenge Round 17 May 2024 Hosts: He Jiong, Order Singer Music Partner Song Title Original Singer Lyricist Composer Arranger Rank 1 Chanté Moore Cindy Yen "Superwoman" Karyn White L.A. ReidBabyfaceDaryl Simmons 3 2 Hanggai "轮迴" Hanggai Challenge Success 3 Silence Wang "血肉" Chih Siou 5 4 Harry Guo "独上C楼" YELLOWMavis Fan YELLOW YELLOW Challenge Success 5 Second Hand Rose "嫂子颂" Li Na Second Hand Rose 7 6 Hailai Ahmu "难道" Yu Quan Chen Yufan 4 7 Rainie Yang Leo Li "不为谁而作的歌 A Song Unwritten for Anyone" JJ Lin JJ Lin 6 8 Na Ying "挣脱" Trady Wang Haitao Trady 2 9 Faouzia Ouihya "Set Fire to the Rain" Adele AdeleFraser T. Smith 1 a. The lyrics of the spoken parts of the song were rearranged by Silence Wang himself.
Overall ranking As a result of the challenge success of both rising singers, Rainie Yang and Second Hand Rose are eliminated. Singer 2024 First Round Overall Ranking Rank Singer Opening Round Percentages of Votes (Rank) Rising Singers Challenge Round Percentages of Votes (Rank) Overall Percentages of Votes 1 Faouzia Ouihya 20.53% (2) 27.81% (1) 24.17% 2 Chanté Moore 29.92% (1) 17.00% (3) 23.46% 3 Na Ying 19.10% (3) 26.80% (2) 22.95% 4 Silence Wang 11.44% (4) 9.70% (5) 10.57% 5 Hailai Ahmu 4.39% (7) 10.58% (4) 7.49% 6 Second Hand Rose 8.58% (5) 3.12% (7) 5.85% 7 Rainie Yang 6.05% (6) 4.98% (6) 5.52%
Foreign Guest Challenge Round Episode 3 is the third round of competition for Singer 2024, which is also the first foreign guest challenge round. It was broadcast live on 24 May 2024 at 20:00 CST. Adam Lambert was successful in his challenge against Na Ying, which resulted in the elimination of Hailai Ahmu.
Singer 2024 First Foreign Guest Challenge Round 24 May 2024 Hosts: , Shen Mengchen Order Singer Music Partner Song Title Original Singer Lyricist Composer Arranger Rank 1 Chanté Moore Cindy Yen "Saving All My Love for You" Whitney Houston Michael MasserGerry Goffin 3 2 Hanggai "酒歌" Mongols Folk Song Hanggai 5 3 "思念" Tanya Chua YELLOW 2 4 Hailai Ahmu "流浪" 7 5 Silence Wang "蚂蚁筑起高塔" M Mei Flash Piggy 6 6 Adam Lambert Lexie Liu "Whataya Want from Me" Adam Lambert Max MartinAlecia MooreKarl Schuster Challenge Success 7 Na Ying "到时见" Azora Chin Xiaohan 4 8 Faouzia Ouihya "Desert Rose" StingCheb Mami Sting 1
Percentages of votes Singer 2024 First Foreign Guest Challenge Round Percentages of Votes Rank Singer Percentages of Votes 1 Faouzia Ouihya 29.16% 2 18.23% 3 Chanté Moore 16.15% 4 Na Ying 14.74% 5 Hanggai 9.92% 6 Silence Wang 9.40% 7 Hailai Ahmu 2.40%
Second round Opening round Episode 4 is the fourth round of competition for Singer 2024, which is also the second opening round. It was broadcast live on 31 May 2024 at 20:00 CST. The first substitute singer Sun Nan from Singer season 3 joins the competition. It is free song choice for Silence Wang and Faouzia Ouihya and the range of song choice for the rest of the singers is popular hits. Singer 2024 Second Opening Round 31 May 2024 Hosts: He Jiong, Order Singer Music Partner Song Title Original Singer Lyricist Composer Arranger Rank Singer Rehearsal Vote 1 "印地安老斑鸠 Ancient Indian Turtledove" Jay Chou Vincent Fang Jay Chou YELLOW Huang 6 — 2 Hanggai "狼" Chyi Chin Hanggai 7 — 3 Faouzia Ouihya "Paparazzi" Lady Gaga Lady GagaRob Fusari 3 1 4 Silence Wang "雨天雨天"组曲 4 — "雨天" Stephy Qi Silence Wang "雨天 Rainy Day" Stefanie Sun Xiaohan 5 Na Ying "搁浅 Step Aside" Jay Chou Devon Song Jay Chou 5 3 6 Chanté Moore Cindy Yen "Wrecking Ball" Miley Cyrus Maureen McDonaldStephan MoccioSacha SkarbekDavid KimLukasz GottwaldHenry Russell Walter 1 1 7 Sun Nan Leo Li "拯救" Sun Nan 2 2 a. Singer rehearsal vote tied at first place. b. Prelude includes Clair de lune from Claude Debussy. c. Singer rehearsal vote third place.
d. Also the on-site electric guitarist. e. Singer rehearsal vote second place.
Rising Singers Challenge Round Episode 5 is the fifth round of competition for Singer 2024, which is also the second rising singers challenge round. It was broadcast live on 7 June 2024 at 20:00 CST. Rachel Zhang was successful in her challenge against while fails in their challenge against Sun Nan. It is free song choice for Na Ying and YELLOW Huang and the range of song choice for the rest of the singers is popular hits. Chanté Moore, whose rank was Number 1 in the second normal round, can choose her own performing order.