GeTai Challenge 2015 () is the first season of Singaporean singing reality competition GeTai Challenge that premiered on 25 May 2015 and run for 13 weeks, with the finals taped at Resorts World Sentosa on 13 August 2015 and ended on 17 August 2015. The competition features Getai singers from all across Singapore competing out for the title of GeTai Challenge winner. The show was hosted by Pornsak and Wang Weiliang, and guest host Shane Pow on two performance shows at Yishun.
On 16 August 2015, MediaCorp actor Desmond Ng was named the winner of GeTai Challenge and won a $20,000 cash award, with Love 97.2FM radio personality and actor Marcus Chin as runner-up and won $10,000. Taiwanese Getai singer Hao Hao, Mingzhu Sisters band member Michelle Choo, Indonesian Getai singer Wina Xie, and Malaysian Getai singer Lee Baoen were named third, fourth, fifth and sixth place, respectively. However, the finale drew criticism after a news article about the results was leaked out on The Straits Times the day before the finals was broadcast, causing a dismay among the netizens due to its spoiler nature.
Due to the success of the program and winning three major variety show awards in Star Awards 2016, the show was renewed for a second season, which premiered on 20 April 2018.
Development The first season of GeTai Challenge was first announced in March 2015 and as a part of Singapore's golden jubilee celebrations. The show was notable for becoming the first show to be Getai-themed. Auditions were held in February 2015 and ten singers were chosen as the finalists of the show.
Contestants The ten singers were announced on May.
Singer Name Chinese Age Notability (known for) Getai Experience Status 2Z Sisters 2Z姐妹 16-18 Nanyang Technology University undergraduates 8 yearsEliminated 1st The Babes 宝贝姐妹 31-33 Veteran Getai band singers 17 years Leon & Febe 承泽秀萍 25-33 Married couple 1 yearEliminated 2nd Sherraine Law 罗翊绮 22 Student/Blogger 5 years Lee Baoen 李宝恩 23 Malaysian Getai singer 9 years Sixth Place Wina Xie 谢伟娜 20 Student/Indonesian Getai singer 8 years Fifth Place Michelle Choo 朱莉莉 52 Band member, Ming Zhu Sisters 48 years Fourth Place Hao Hao 皓皓 34 Taiwanese Getai singer 20 yearsThird Place Marcus Chin 陈建彬 61 Love 97.2FM radio personality/Television actor 38 yearsRunner-up Desmond Ng 黄振隆 28 Television actor/Stage host 5 years Winner
Scoring chart The highest score (or received all five judge's votes in the semifinals) each week is indicated in with a dagger (), while the lowest score each week (or received three out of five judge's votes in the semifinals) is indicated in with a double-dagger ().
Color key:
+GeTai Challenge (season 1) - Weekly scores Singer Week 1 2 3 4 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 1+2+3+4 Round 1 Round 2 1+2Desmond Ng 1st 71.7 79 80 310.7 81.1 Marcus Chin 2nd 77 72.3 81.8 N/A 88.6 92.4 181Hao Hao 3rd 81.3 77.5 77.9 309.7 N/A 87 89 176 Michelle Choo 4th 76 78.5 313.980.3 86.3 Wina Xie 5th 79.7 78.7 66.5 74.5 299.475.8 86.8 Lee Baoen 6th 82.7 74.7 71.8 68.5 297.4 N/A 4 Leon & Febe7th-8th 77.3 84.8 71.8 299.7 75.5 N/A Sherraine Law 76 83 67 294 75.5 81.8 The Babes9th-10th 73.7 76 67.8 75292.5 2Z Sisters 71 77.7 69.8 Notes
Televised Show Details Week 1- Prelude (25 May) Week one features showcases of the ten performers and all three resident judges, Chen Hanwei, Liu Lingling and Wang Lei. The prelude showcase, along with the next two weeks, were taped at MPC@Khatib. Member of Parliament for Nee Soon GRC, and Parliament Secretary of Health and Transport Associate Professor Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim made his appearance for this episode. Group Performances: "热情的沙漠" (Liu Lingling, Wang Lei, Leon & Febe, Marcus Chin, Michelle Choo, Hao Hao, Lee Baoen, Desmond Ng), "Rolling In the Deep" (Sherraine Law, Wina Xie, The Babes, 2Z Sisters), "一人一半" (Top 10)
+ Act Order Song The Babes and 2Z Sisters 1 "真情" Lee Baoen and Leon & Febe 2 "征服" Desmond Ng and Sherraine Law 3 "屋顶" Marcus Chin and Michelle Choo 4 "就在今夜" Hao Hao and Wina Xie (with Liu Lingling and Wang Lei) 5 "你是我的花朵"/"小苹果"
Week 2/3- Themed Cumulative Round 1 (1/8 June) Starting from week two, the ten singers will be judged based on their performance and assigned a score. The first four weeks will see singers split into two groups of five, each performing on either odd or even-numbered weeks, and then the singers performed together after week five. The scores were accumulated until week seven, and the two singers receiving the two lowest cumulative scores after six weeks will be eliminated from the competition. Getai organisers Tang Hu and Aaron Tan made their guest appearances on Week 2, followed by Love 97.2FM radio personalities Violet Chen and Chua Lilian on Week 3. Host Wang Weiliang was absent for the next two shows; actor Shane Pow took over him as the guest host. Theme: Salute to Youths (dubbed as "Black Monday")
+ Week Act Order Song Score Week 2(1 June) Michelle Choo 1 "幸福要自己去闯" 70 Desmond Ng 2 "没离开过" 71.7 2Z Sisters 3"说唱脸谱"71 Wina Xie 4"大海" 79.7 Hao Hao 5"你冷得像风" 81.3 Week 3(8 June) The Babes 1 "冬天里的一把火"73Sherraine Law 2 "细水长流"76Leon & Febe 3"天黑黑"77.3Lee Baoen 4 "说不出的快活"/"我要你的爱"82.7Marcus Chin 5 "请你再说一篇"86.3
+ Singer's Score as of Week Three Rank Act Cumulative Score1Marcus Chin86.32Lee Baoen82.73Hao Hao81.34Wina Xie79.75Leon & Febe77.36Sherraine Law767The Babes73.78Desmond Ng71.792Z Sisters7110Michelle Choo70
Week 4/5- Themed Cumulative Round 2 (15/22 June) Week four marks the first show to be taped inside the MediaCorp Campus at Caldecott, and also the debut of the fourth resident judge Jim Lim. The performance order was determined through the scores on their first performance, starting from the highest scorer. Chinese singer Ling Xiao made their appearance on Week 4, and Getai singers Lin Ruping and Hsu Chiung-Fang on Week 5.
Group Performances: "你是我的花朵" (Week 4 singers), "姑娘的酒窝" (Week 5 singers) Theme: Songs for their Loved Ones + Week Act Order Song Score Week 4(15 June)Hao Hao 1"千言万语"73Wina Xie 2"爱什么稀罕"78.7Desmond Ng 3"孙悟空"792Z Sisters 4"Don’t Touch Me"77.7Michelle Choo 5"至少还有你"89.4 Week 5(22 June) Marcus Chin 1"天亮了"77 Lee Baoen 2"火柴天堂"74.7 Leon & Febe 3"亲爱的小孩"84.8 Sherraine Law 4"外面的世界"83The Babes 5"酒无倘卖无"76
+ Singer's Score as of Week Five Rank Act Cumulative Score1Marcus Chin163.32Leon & Febe162.13Michelle Choo159.44Sherraine Law1595Wina Xie158.46Lee Baoen157.47Hao Hao154.38Desmond Ng150.79The Babes149.7102Z Sisters148.7
Week 6- Themed Cumulative Round 3 (29 June) For the next two weeks, two contestants were assigned as pairs to perform a duet. The first week were assigned by the production, and the second week through contestant's decision. The scores for both round was judged individually after each duet. Chen Hanwei was absent in the judging role for the next five weeks; FLY Entertainment artiste Irene Ang took his role for the judging panel for this week. Classic musician Chung Gu and band member John Teo made their appearance this week.
Group Performances: "爱神" Theme: Contestants' duets: designated duets
+ Act Order Song ScoreWina Xie 1 "离歌"66.5Leon & Febe65.8Sherraine Law 2 "夏天的浪花"67The Babes67.8Hao Hao 3 "当"77.5 Desmond Ng80 Michelle Choo 4 "把握"762Z Sisters69.8Marcus Chin 5 "High歌"72.3Lee Baoen71.8
+ Singer's Score as of Week Six Rank Act Cumulative Score1Marcus Chin235.62Michelle Choo235.43Hao Hao231.84Desmond Ng230.75Lee Baoen229.26Leon & Febe227.67Sherraine Law2268Wina Xie224.992Z Sisters218.510The Babes217.5
Week 7- Themed Cumulative Round 4 (6 July) Two acts were eliminated during the seventh week of shows, based on the cumulative scores as of this week. Students from Ngee Ann Polytechnic made their appearance this week. Group Performances: "好好爱我" Theme: Contestants' duets: freely-chosen songs + Act Order Song ScoreMarcus Chin 1 "大门"80.5Michelle Choo78.5Lee Baoen 2 "王妃"68.5Leon & Febe71.8Sherraine Law 3 "I Believe I Can Fly"68 2Z Sisters68 Desmond Ng 4 "拒绝再玩"80Wina Xie74.5Hao Hao 5 "忘情森巴扇"77.9The Babes75
+ Singer's Score as of Week Seven Rank Act Cumulative Score Results1Marcus Chin316.1 Safe2Michelle Choo313.93Desmond Ng310.74Hao Hao309.75Leon & Febe299.76Wina Xie299.47Lee Baoen297.78Sherraine Law2949The Babes292.5 Eliminated102Z Sisters286.5
Week 8/9- Battle Rounds (13/20 July) The Battle rounds was split into two episodes, and the round saw eight singers assigned into two groups of four. In 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. At the end of each match, the winning singer will earn the right to decide whether the singer will perform first or second. At the end of all four matches, the group with a higher combined total will directly advance to the semi-finals, while singers from the losing group would have to compete in the Second Chance Judges Challenge next week. Additionally, the scores for the prior round were reset. Ah Boys to Men actor Tosh Zhang was brought in as the guest judge.
Group Performances: "失恋阵线联盟" Theme: "Four hands fights" (No theme) Color key Bold – Singer was the first to perform Singer won the match (judges' score) The group with a higher score and all the members advanced to the semi-finals The group with a lower score and all the members had to perform again in the Second Chance Judges Challenge
Episode Order Team A Team B Singer Song Score Singer Song Score Week 8(13 July)1 Marcus Chin "Deluian"/"眼光"81.8 Michelle Choo "What's Up?" 80.32 Leon & Febe "一个人的精彩"75.5 Sherraine Law "一眼瞬间" 75.5 Week 9(20 July)3 Hao Hao "寒江雪"83.3 Desmond Ng "艾菲尔的骄傲" 81.14 Lee Baoen "乡音"/"风筝" 74.8 Wina Xie "炫亮"75.8 Total Score Team A315.4 Team B313.1
Won by a Rock–paper–scissors tiebreaker.
Week 10- Second Chance Judges Challenge (27 July) In this round, the four singers who were defeated in the Battle Rounds performed for a chance to stay in the competition. Singers who attained at least 80 points will advance to the semi-finals. Musician Allen Moo was brought in as the guest judge. Group Performances: "真心英雄" Theme: "Songs to get you to the semi-final" (no theme, dubbed as "Real gold is not afraid of the fire")
Color key Singer scored at least 80 points and advanced to the semi-finals
+ Contestants' performances on the third live show Act Order Song Score Sherraine Law 1"眼泪"81.8Wina Xie 2 "如果云知道" 79.3Michelle Choo3"我等到花儿也谢了"86.3Desmond Ng 4"不让我眼泪我过夜"88
At the end of the challenge, Xie would have been eliminated from the competition after she failed the challenge, but was later advanced to the semi-finals following the audience and judges’ deliberation to bring all the singers to the semi-finals.
Week 11/12- Semi-finals (3/10 August) The semi-final round was split into two episodes, with the first five singers performing on the first episode, and the last three on the second episode. For this round, singers a medley of songs which were assigned by the judges, starting off their performances with a ballad, followed by an uptempo song. In deciding who moves on, each judge will cast their vote by flashing the show's logo on their smartphones. Singers receiving a minimum of four (out of five) judges' votes will directly advance to the grand finals; failure to will land them in the Pending Zone, where singers have to perform again in the 90-second sing-off. After the sing-off, the judges choose which two singers advanced to the grand final, and which two singers were to be eliminated. Irene Ang was brought in as the guest judge.
Group Performances: "给我一个吻" Theme: Fast and Slow-tempo medley songs, judges' assigned
Color key