GeTai Challenge 2018 (), is the second season of GeTai Challenge, a hit reality-singing competition organised by Mediacorp Channel 8, returning after a three-year hiatus. The second season consist of 17 episodes premiered on Channel 8 on 20 April 2018, with the grand finals taped on 26 July 2018 at MES Theatre and aired on 10 August 2018. For the first time, the episodes were available on catchup on Gov.sg's YouTube channel, in addition to the Toggle website (unlike the last season, all episodes were uploaded) The show was sponsored by the Ministry of Communications and Information.
On 10 August 2018, 50-year old Getai veteran singer and sister of resident judge Liu Lingling, Angie Lau was declared the winner of GeTai Challenge 2018 and took home a $20,000 cash award; 45-year old restaurant owner Jason Chung was named the runner-up and won $10,000. Jessie Yeong finished in third place, while Zhuang Qing Yu and Cola Lau finished in fourth and fifth place respectively; they each won $5,000, $3,000 and $2,000, respectively.
The show won the Best Variety Programme in the Star Awards 2019.
Development The show was first announced on 12 March 2018 with the auditions happening in February 2018, where Allen Moo and Peter Chen were the judges. Out of hundreds of auditionees with an age range of between 12 and 63, 20 singers were selected and put through to the shows.
The new theme song, "大家兴旺发", was first unveiled to the public during the Lunar New Year Special on 15 February 2018 (Hao Hao and Wina Xie were absent), and their music video was uploaded on YouTube on 6 April 2018. The video was composed by resident judge Jim Lim, lyrics by last season runner-up Marcus Chin, and featured all of the season 1 finalists, except for Wina Xie.
The three judges who were resident judges from the first season, Jim Lim, Liu Lingling and Wang Lei, returned this season, while Chen Hanwei did not return. Pornsak reprises his hosting role, while Desmond Ng, the winner of the last season, replaces Wang Weiliang as the co-host of the show. Two supporting hosts, Dennis Chew and Ho Ai Ling, portrayed their roles of Kachang Puteh Man and Kiam Sng Tee Auntie, respectively, on segments for the community.
Unlike the last season airing on prime-time slot (Mondays at 8p.m.), the show was aired on every Fridays at 11.30a.m. Additionally, where GeTai Challenge was a Mandarin Chinese television program, most of the dialogue was presented in Hokkien dialect, similar to another program aired on a morning time-slot Eat Already? and Happy Can Already!.
Contestants The Top 20 contestants were announced on the premiere episode, as follows: Singer Name Chinese Age Notability (known for) Getai Experience StatusAh Lun 阿伦 51 Tour guide/Private-hire Taxi driver 10 YearsEliminated 1st on Top 20 Jaspers Lai Jaspers 31 Rapper/Actor, J Team 1 Year Shining Sisters 闪亮姐妹 23 Twins/Undergraduates 8 Years Anddi Goh 天悦 33 Concert actor/Healthcare Executive 10 YearsEliminated 2nd on Top 20Liz Low 刘丽芝 30 Housewife/Stage hostess 6 YearsXie Wen 谢温 33 Malaysian-born Getai singer 7 YearsChen Xiao Xin陈晓欣 34 Teacher 26 YearsEliminated 3rd on Top 20Raybe Oh胡秀惠 24 Financial consultant 6 YearsRyan Lian廖永谊33 Actor2 YearsQiu Wen秋文 63 China-born Getai singer 33 YearsMai Hui 麦卉 53 Stage hostess 30 YearsEliminated 4th Anderene Choo 朱慧真 20 Republic Polytechnic student 6 YearsEliminated 5th Apple Zheng 郑晓慧 23 Nanyang Technology University undergraduate 5 YearsEliminated 6th Jayden Chew 宏扬 30 Stage host/Project SuperStar 2014 Top 10 finalist 9 YearsEliminated 7th Angel Law 罗恩琪 17 Student/Blogger 2 YearsEliminated 8th Cola Lau 阳光可乐 21 Belly dancer/Stage hostess 9 YearsFifth place Zhuang Qing Yu 庄清玉 50 Private-hire Taxi driver/Renovation contractor 15 YearsFourth place Jessie Yeong 杨千荭 31 Housewife 22 YearsThird place Jason Chung 曾詠恒 45 Restaurant owner 19 YearsRunner-up Angie Lau 刘心玲 50 Full-time Getai singer 42 YearsWinner
Lai's Chinese name was 赖宇涵, but the on-screen captions was displayed as Jaspers instead.
Scoring chart The highest score (or received all three judge's votes in Top 20) each week is indicated in with a dagger (), while the lowest score each week (or received none of any judge's votes in Top 20) is indicated in with a double-dagger ().
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+GeTai Challenge (season 2) - Weekly scores Singer Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 Week 1 Week 2 Top 10 Battle 1+2 Round 1 Round 2 1+2 Angie Liu 1st N/A N/A 72.3 Lose 74.3+13.2=87.5 (74+75.2)/2=74.6 += Jason Chong 2nd N/A N/A 71.7145.4 Win N/A 76.7+18.3= (71.3+80.9)/2=76.1 84.2 += Jessie Yeong 3rd N/A N/A 70.7 75.7146.4 Lose 73.7 72.3+16.4=88.7 (78.3+78.9)/2= 80 Zhuang Qing Yu 4th2 N/A 69 75.5 144.5 Win N/A 73.3+14.8=88.1 (78.3+76.3)/2=77.3 76.2 Cola Lau 5th N/A2 79 69.7135.9 Lose 69.7 68.3+12.4=80.7 (74+75.2)/2=74.6 Angel Lau 6th N/A N/A 69.7 69.5 135.2 Lose 70.7 66.7+21.1=87.8(71.3+68.5)/2= Jayden Chew 7th N/A N/A 68 73.5 141.5 Win N/A69.7+4.0= Apple Zheng 8th N/A N/A 69.867.2137 Lose Anderene Choo 9th N/A N/A 71.371.2 142.5 Lose Mai Hui 10th N/A N/A 70.3 Chen Xiao Xin11th-20th N/A2 78 Qiu Wen N/A2 77 Raybe Oh N/A1 70 Ryan Lian1 N/A Anddi Goh N/A 2 Liz Low N/A 2 Xie Wen N/A Ah Lun 1 Jaspers Lai Shining Sisters Notes
Show details Unless otherwise stated, all the group performances (except for weeks 2, 9, 14 and 16) at the start of the show were "大家兴旺发", the show's theme song. Starting in Week 3 until 15, the song was shortened to fit in the 1-hour time slot. All season 1 finalists lists only nine of ten finalists, with the exception of Wina Xie.
Week 1/2 (20/27 April)- Prelude The first two shows were taped at MPC@Khatib on 6 April 2018, showcasing all the singers' (nine from Season 1 and 20 from Season 2) performances. + Singer Order Song Week 1 (20 April)All Season 1 finalists1"大家兴旺发"Raybe Oh, Cola Lau and Apple Zheng2"好胆你就来"Jayden Chew and Jason Chung3"友情岁月"Zhuang Qing Yu, Mai Hui and Ah Lun4"有影无"Angie Lau and Qiu Wen5"两忘烟水里"Hao Hao, Leon & Febe, The Babes and Desmond Ng6"山顶黑狗兄" Week 2 (27 April)All Season 2 finalists (with Desmond Ng)7"红日"Sherraine Law, Lee Baoen and 2Z Sisters8"墓仔埔也敢去"Liz Low, Jessie Yeong and Chen Xiao Xin9"追追追"Michelle Choo and Marcus Chin10"世界始终你好"Anderene Choo, Shining Sisters and Angel Law11"一人一半感情不散"Jaspers Lai, Ryan Lian, Anddi Goh and Xie Wen (with 16 Season 2 finalists)12"世界第一等"
Week 3/4 (4/11 May)- Battle For Top 10 (Part 1)- Preliminary Rounds This is the first show of the season to be taped at Mediacorp Studios at 1 Stars Avenue. For the next two weeks, 20 singers were paired up and performed with one of nine Season 1 singers (Leon & Febe paired with four singers instead of two) to vie for the 10 spots in the next round. The result was decided solely through judges' votes; judges cast their vote through their tablet device by flashing either one of the three Heng Ong Huat logos. Singers receiving all three judges' votes would directly advance to the top 10, but singers receiving only one or two judges' votes will land them into Pending Zone, where they were eligible to be saved from the judges' immunity (each immunity may be used once on each show). Singers either receiving no judges' votes or were not saved by the judges from the Pending Zone, will be eliminated from the competition. Theme: Alumni duets (billed as "Duet with Seniors")
Color key Judge cast their "Heng Ong Huat" vote Judge did not cast their "Heng Ong Huat" vote Singer received all three judges' votes and advanced to Top 10 Singer received the judge's immunity and had to sing again in the Final Round Singer did not receive the judge's immunity and was eliminated Singer received no judges' vote and was eliminated immediately
+ Week Singer Order Song Judges Votes Results Lei Liu Lim Week 3(4 May)Zhuang Qing Yu1"男人的汗" (with Marcus Chin)Judge's Immunity SaveAh LunEliminatedApple Zheng2"阿龙阿花" (with Lee Baoen)AdvancedRyan LianJudge's Immunity SaveJessie Yeong3"相爱很难" (with Desmond Ng)AdvancedJason ChungAdvancedShining Sisters4"燃料"/"独家试唱" (with The Babes)Eliminated ImmediatelyJaspers LaiEliminated ImmediatelyAngie Lau5"爱到坎站" (with Michelle Choo)AdvancedMai HuiAdvancedWeek 4(11 May)Qiu Wen1"顺流逆流"/"红尘梦" (with Hao Hao)Judge's Immunity SaveLiz LowEliminatedXie Wen2"小雨伞" (with Sherraine Law)Eliminated ImmediatelyRaybe OhJudge's Immunity SaveAngel Law3"练武功" (with 2Z Sisters)AdvancedCola LauJudge's Immunity SaveAnderene Choo4"梦中的情话" (with Leon & Febe)AdvancedAnddi GohEliminatedChen Xiao XinJudge's Immunity SaveJayden ChewAdvanced
Week 5 (18 May)- Battle For Top 10 (Part 2)- Final Round The six singers who were saved by the judges will have to face the Final Round to compete for the last two spots in the Top 10. The two singers receiving the two highest scores will advance to the top 10. Theme: Contestant's choice (billed as "Songs they were good at")
Color key Singer received the top two scores and were advanced to top 10
+ Singer Order Song Score ResultsRaybe Oh1"无字的情批"70EliminatedZhuang Qing Yu2"心疼心"81AdvancedRyan Lian3"难得有情人"68EliminatedChen Xiao Xin4"今夜搁再想你"78EliminatedQiu Wen5"遥远的她"77EliminatedCola Lau6"叫我女皇"79Advanced
Week 6/7 (25 May/1 June)- Top 10 Rounds (Part 1)- Themed Rounds Starting from week six, the ten singers will be judged based on their performance and assigned a score, based on Costume, Performance, Presentation (20 each) and Singing Techniques (40). The scores were accumulated until week nine, and the singer receiving the lowest cumulative score afterwards will be eliminated from the competition. For the next four weeks, Jim Lim was absent in his judging role due to work commitments; Mediacorp actor Cavin Soh took his place on the panel. Theme: Songs to remember their loved ones (billed as "Those Were The Days" (Week 6) or "What I Miss" (Week 7))
+ Week Singer Order Song Score RankWeek 6(25 May)Angie Lau1"命运"72.32Jayden Chew2"阿嫲的话"689Anderene Choo3"丢丢铜"/"天黑黑"/"祖母的话"71.33Angel Law4"阿公的睡床脚"69.77Zhuang Qing Yu5"月落"69 8Week 7(1 June)Jessie Yeong1"当年情"70.74Apple Zheng2"阿公的故事"69.86Cola Lau3"呛身"66.210Mai Hui4"阿嫲"70.35Jason Chung5"爱情陷阱"73.71
Week 8/9 (8/15 June)- Top 10 Rounds (Part 2)- Team Battle The round was split into two episodes with the ten singers assigned into two groups of five. For this battle round, a singer would be sent by his or her teammates to compete against another singer from the opposing team. The selection of the singer and their order of appearance were all decided by their respective teams, and all of which were done without the knowledge of the opposing team. Therefore, the pairings were completely by random, and would only be revealed when the teams revealed their selection on stage. The order of the matchup were done through Rock–paper–scissors, and the winner earned the right to decide the order. At the end of each match, the judges will cast their vote to which singer they liked the most, but those votes does not necessarily affect the outcome of the competition. At the end of all five matches, the group with a higher combined total (based on this round) will directly advance to the next round, while singers from the losing group were eligible for elimination based on the combined scores received from both rounds. FLY Entertainment artist Irene Ang was brought in as the guest judge. Theme: The songs of my Life
Color key Bold – Singer was the first to perform Italics – Singer won the rock-paper-scissor and determined the performance order Judge cast their vote to the red team Judge cast their vote to the blue team Judge cast a split vote Singer won the match (judges' score) The group with a higher score and all the singers advanced to the next round The group with a lower score and all the singers were in risk of elimination