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Astro Star Quest

Astro Star Quest (Chinese: Astro新秀大賽), also formerly known as Astro Talent Quest is an annual Chinese singing competition in Malaysia organized by ASTRO Wah Lai Toi, which was first held in 1997. The first winner in 1997 was 刘燕燕 Crystal[1] and the most current winner in 2016 is 黄雯俐 Wengdyy. In 2017, it was replaced by the Singapore-Malaysia version of 決戰好聲 The Voice and has since been discontinued and entered history.

Astro Star Quest
Astro新秀大賽
GenreSinging Competition
Country of originMalaysia
Production
Production companyAstro
Original release
NetworkAstro华丽台
Astro华丽台HD
Release1997 (1997) –
31 December 2016 (2016-12-31)

Due to the provisions of the competition contract, starting from 2005, the winner, 1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up will then represent Malaysia at the TVB全球华人新秀歌唱大賽 TVB International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship (from 1997 to 1999 and 2001, only the winner was sent to the competition. In 2000 and 2002 to 2004, the winner and 1st runner-up were sent out to the competition).

Previous Award Winning Contestants edit

Year Winner 1st Runner-Up 2nd Runner-Up 4th Place 5th Place Other Awards
2016 黄雯俐 Wengdyy 周奕斌 Brian 陈建宏 William 尹景顺 余筱慧 Most Popularity Award: 周奕斌 Brian
2015 邱诗凌 Apple 丹尼尔 Daniel 徐夢葹 Debbie 江卓权 黄裔媁 Media Recommendation Award: 江卓权

MY FM Most Popular Astro新秀 Single: 江卓权《野子》

2014 徐凱 Uriah 許益凱 Sean 李宜玲 Elaine 陈静宜 彭世豪 My Favorite 新秀: 許益凱 Sean

MY FM Across DJ Fully Recommendation Most Promising Astro新秀: 陈静宜

2013 田育慈 Esther 王郑浚仁 Rax 吴宗翰 Justin 文小菲 黎桂金 My Favorite 新秀: 吴宗翰 Justin
2012 赖淞凤 Nicole 陈雪芬 Chanice 叶美茜 Maxcy 许艾文 黄诗颖 -
2011 颜慧萍 Geraldine 赵洁莹 Jie Ying Tha 周艺培 Miko 黄立强 林长金 My Favorite 新秀: 赵洁莹 Jie Ying Tha
2010 張詒博 Peace 劉佩芯 Stephanie 陳慧瑩 Fyone 曾耀祖 颜伟伦 My Favorite 新秀: 陳慧瑩 Fyonne
2009 黄毓敏 Min 劉界輝 Kah Fai 曾潔鈺 Yoke 涂富祖 钟瑾桦 My Favorite 新秀: 劉界輝 Kah Fai
2008 颜莞倩 WanChean 林淑晶 Debbie 朱浩仁（朱豪仁) 许佳麟 张梦秦 My Favorite 新秀: 朱浩仁（朱豪仁)
2007 李政发 Zax 郑冰来 Wayne 陈晓燕 Christy 王翎蓓 傅健颖 MY FM Internet Popularity Award: 李政发 Zax

My Favorite 新秀: 陈晓燕 Christy

2006 郑伟康 Anthony 陳世安 Andrew 许慧珊 林智勇 董美玲 My Favorite 新秀: 郑伟康 Anthony

6th Place: 庄靖毅 Jym

2005 曾国珲 Tate

(曾国辉 Tedd)

符琼音 Meeia 刘洁琪 Best Talent Award: 刘洁琪
2004 吳國菲 Fayse 王明麗 叶咏鑫 Best Talent Award: 黄俊雄
2003 吳建億 Kenny 洪韵诗 陈贻兴 Best Talent Award: 陈威全
2002 张栋梁 Nicholas 张英胜 Vincent 杨爱芳 Best Talent Award: 叶朝明
2001 林健辉 Eric 黄慧仪 陈志刚 Best Talent Award: 陈玉芳
2000 何芸妮 Winnie 林凯璇 利慧君 Best Talent Award: 彭慧玲
1999 李玉钦 Grace 马嘉轩 Athena 吴文聪 林忠彪 Best Talent Award: 林忠彪
1998 黎升铭 Christopher 陈雪兰 许文友 Best Talent Award: 黎升铭
1997 刘燕燕 Crystal 谢婉婷 梁佑诚

Note 1: There were 10 contestants in the finals from 1997 to 2005, the competition format was changed in 2006 with 6 in the finals, and 5 in the finals from 2007 to 2016.

Note 2: ( )The original name in brackets is the winner’s original name at the time of the competition, which has been changed.

TVB International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship Record (Astro新秀) edit

Year Winner Award and Note 1st Runner-Up Award and Note 2nd Runner-Up Award and Note 4th Place Award and Note 5th Place Award and Note
2016 黄雯俐 Wengdyy - 周奕斌 Brian Gold Award - - -
2015 - - - - 黄裔媁 Gold Award
2014 徐凱 Uriah See Gold Award - 李宜玲 Elaine - - -
2013 [2] - 吴宗翰 Justin Top 8 文小菲 Top 8 -
2012 [3] - 叶美茜 Maxcy Top 8 - -
2011 [4] [4] 周艺培 Miko Top 8 黄立强 Top 8 林长金 Top 8
2010 張詒博 Peace 1st Runner-Up 劉佩芯 Stephanie 3rd Runner-Up 陳慧瑩 Fyone 2nd Runner-Up - -
2009 黄毓敏 Min Top 4 劉界輝 Kah Fai Top 8 曾潔鈺 Yoke Gold Award (Golden Microphone Award)

Perfect Tone Award

- -
2008 颜莞倩 WanChean Top 10 林淑晶 Debbie Top 10 朱浩仁（朱豪仁） - - -
2007 李政发 Zax Top 10 郑冰来 Wayne - 陈晓燕 Christy Top 10

Trendy Image Award

- -
2006 郑伟康 Anthony SMS Popularity Award 陳世安 Andrew Gold Award (Golden Microphone Award) 许慧珊 - - -
2005 曾国珲 Tate (曾国辉 Tedd) Top 4 符琼音 Meeia Silver Award

Perfect Tone Award

刘洁琪 - -
2004 吳國菲 Fayse Silver Award 王明麗 Gold Award - - -
2003 吳建億 Kenny - 洪韵诗 - - - -
2002 张栋梁 Nicholas - 张英胜 Vincent - - - -
2001 林健辉 Eric - - - - -
2000 何芸妮 Winnie Bronze Award 林凯璇 Silver Award

Best Stage Performance Award

Best Potential Newcomer Award

- - -
1999 李玉钦 Grace Silver Award - - - -
1998 黎升铭 Christopher - - - - -
1997 刘燕燕 Crystal - - - - -

Other contestants/Other activities edit

Year Name Activities Participated Award and Note
2016 尹景顺 2012 Chinese Million Star (Season 2) Top 29
周奕斌 Brian 2008 Astro International Hua Hee Karaoke Winner
2015 黄裔媁 2009 Astro International Hua Hee Karaoke 1st Runner-Up
2009 Global Hokkien Song Composition and Singing Competition 8th Place (Global)
2011 Oriental Goddess Teresa Teng Global Competition Winner (Malaysia Region)
江卓权 2014 POP STAR 1st Runner-Up & SMS Most Popularity Award
2015 Top Million Star (Taiwan Program) Top 24
徐夢葹 Debbie 2015 Top Million Star (Taiwan Program) Top 50
邱诗凌 Apple 2008 Project Superstar (Malaysia) Season 3 Top 24
2014 The Ultimate Song 6th Place
2015 Top Million Star (Taiwan Program) 5th Place
2014 陈静宜 2011 Patriotic Song Singing Competition Inter Universities Winner & Best Vocalist Award
2015 Top Million Star (Taiwan Program) Top 50
許益凱 Sean 2015 Top Million Star (Taiwan Program) Top 50
徐凱 Uriah 2009 Opera Competition (Sim Cup) under 15 age Winner
2010 Opera Competition (Sim Cup) under 15 age Winner
2013 黎桂金 2013 Chinese Million Star (Season 3) Top 16
文小菲 2011 Ultimate Power Star 2nd Runner-Up
2013 Chinese Million Star (Season 3) Top 32
2014 Chinese Idol (Season 2) Top 30
吴宗翰 Justin 2011 Pop Star 2011 1st Runner-Up
2013 Chinese Million Star (Season 3) Top 25
王郑浚仁 Rax 2009 Pop Star 2009 Winner
2013 Chinese Million Star (Season 3) 7th Place
田育慈 Esther 2013 Chinese Million Star (Season 3) 6th Place
2012 黄诗颖 2011 Pop Star 2011 3rd Runner-Up
2012 Chinese Million Star (Season 2) Top 18
许艾文 2012 Chinese Million Star (Season 2) 8th Place
叶美茜 Maxcy 2012 Chinese Million Star (Season 2) Top 66
陈雪芬 Chanice 2011 Global Hokkien Song Composition and Singing Competition Top 10
2012 Chinese Million Star (Season 2) 5th Place
赖淞凤 Nicole 2008 Project Superstar (Malaysia) Season 3 Female's Team 1st Runner-up
2012 Chinese Million Star (Season 2) 2nd Runner-up & Most Popular Award
2011 林长金 2011 Chinese Million Star (Season 1) Top 40
黄立强 2011 Chinese Million Star (Season 1) Top 19
周艺培 Miko 2011 Chinese Million Star (Season 1) Top 20
赵洁莹

Jie Ying Tha

2011 Chinese Million Star (Season 1) 2nd Runner-up & Most Popular Award
颜慧萍 Geraldine 2011 Chinese Million Star (Season 1) 5th Place
2008 李佳薇 Jess 2011 One Million Star (Season 7) Winner
傅健颖 2004 Who Will Win THE MALAYSIAN TOPSTAR 2nd Runner-Up
2007 王翎蓓 2011 Chinese Million Star (Season 1) Top 10
2005 符琼音 Meeia 2009 Super Idol (Season 2) 1st Runner-Up
曾国珲 Tate (曾国辉 Tedd) 2023 Astro Classic Golden Melodies 2023 Winner
2004 许亮宇

(许俾文) Henley

2007 Project Superstar (Malaysia) Season 2 Winner

Male's Team Winner

2003 郑综宪 2012 Astro International Hua Hee Karaoke 2nd Runner-Up
2017 Hua Hee Mega Stars Winner
2021 Astro Classic Golden Melodies 2021 Winner
洪韵诗 2004 Who Will Win THE MALAYSIAN TOPSTAR Winner
2002 叶朝明 2007 Project Superstar (Malaysia) Season 2 Top 8
2001 尤诗君 2011 Chinese Million Star (Season 1) 100 People Primary Selection
2000 利慧君 2018 Astro Classic Golden Melodies 2018 Top 8 National (Integrated)
1999 李玉钦 Grace 2011 Global Hokkien Song Composition and Singing Competition Winner
2017 The Voice (Season 1) Blind Audition
2019 Astro Classic Golden Melodies 2019 Winner
1998 吳國豪 2016 Astro Classic Golden Melodies 2016 Final Top 8

Note 1: Astro collaborated with the most prominent in the world of Chinese music <One Million Star>. Starting from 2011, the top five contestants will be directly advanced to Taiwan's <Chinese Avenue of Stars> 100-person preliminary round.

Notable Contestants edit

While many talents have been birthed through this competition, it also boasts of many contestants who have gone on to become successful artistes in their own path.

Notable abroad examples would be Gary Chaw (1999 Finalist), Nicholas Teo (2002 Winner), 陈威全 VChuan Chen (2003 Finalist), Andrew Tan (2006 1st Runner-Up), Jess Lee (2008 Contestant) and 張詒博 Peace (2010 Winner).

Notable local (Malaysia) examples would be Eric Lim (2001 Winner), 朱浩仁（朱豪仁) (2008 2nd Runner-Up) 许佳麟 Danny (2008 Top 5), 曾潔鈺 Yoke (2009 2nd Runner-Up), 颜慧萍 Geraldine (Winner 2011) and 赖淞凤 Nicole (Winner 2012).

Notable local (Malaysia) that crossed to other languages entertainment industry examples would be Vincent Chong (2002 1st Runner-Up), Henley Hii (2004 Contestant) and 钟瑾桦 Alvin Chong (2009 Top 5).

Notable local (Malaysia) radio DJs that were or currently still are examples would be 叶朝明 Jack Yap (2002 Finalist), 庄靖毅 Jym Chong (2006 Finalist), 曾耀祖 Joe Chang (2010 Top 5) and Jie Ying Tha (2011 1st Runner-Up).

Competition Requirements edit

This competition is aimed at showcasing and unearthing talents among young Malaysian between ages 18 to 28 (age upper limit varies over the years) who are able to converse in Mandarin or Cantonese.

The competition started with audition where it is also open to all former finalists of Astro Talent Quest & Astro Star Quest (except former winners). The contestant must not be a recording artiste where he/she has released or in the process of releasing any solo and/or group album after the age of 12 years; or has intention to release a solo and/or group album within six months from the date of the finals of the contest;


For the first round of audition,

(Requirements differs over the years)

The contestant has to sing a song in any language or any Chinese dialects with a minimum duration of 90 seconds recorded into a video clip format for competition entry.

OR

The Contestant must sing from a selection of Chinese/Mandarin pop songs. The contestants have to perform a song with no instrumental accompaniment.



Selected contestants will enter the second round audition.

For the second round of audition, the contestant then must prepare his/her own CD/VCD/DVD minus one version containing the selected songs (one fast and one slow number) to be performed and will be judged before qualifying for the next round of competition. The contestants are required to use their own costumes and make-up as well.

Competition Format edit

In the initial format, the final ten contestants are selected by judges who will battle it out for the title on one night performing one song and a talent time performance each. The top three will then be chosen by a panel of judges, where after they would be subjected to a series of tests which assesses various aspects of their vocal and singing ability, such as vocal range, musical timing, vocal flexibility to adapt to different music styles, etc. The judges then determine the winner, first runner-up and second runner-up. The talent time performance was eliminated as of year 2005.

As of 2006, with the change of name from Astro Talent Quest to Astro Star Quest a new format was introduced whereby all contestants would go through vocal, body gesture, hosting, speech management and dance trainings in addition to other challenges along the way to reach the finals with 6 contestants. The following year in 2007 onward, the finals narrowed to 5 contestants instead. Although SMS voting was introduced (for the popularity award), the judges still held absolute decision in the contestants' fate.

From year 2008 onward, the contestants were facing more challenges with the introduction of a "Player Kill" (PK) session among the contestants, with past winners, secondary school students or stars.

In 2011 onward, Astro collaborated with CTV (China Television Company, Ltd) where top 5 finalist will then represent Malaysia at the 華人星光大道 Chinese Million Star. Contestants were sponsored for their flight ticket to Taiwan.

The competition reaches its 20th anniversary in 2016 with the Final happening in the New Year's Eve on 31 December 2016 at Desa Park City. This particular year, the contestants were required to produce MTV as one of the competition segments. In the MTV production, the contestants were obligated to cover the selected songs with new improvisation (music arrangement improvisation) and different interpretation, with an aim in their unique portrayal as a new artist.

Guest Judges and Artistes edit

Guest judges and artistes are invited every year including Eric Moo, Wang LeeHom, Jay Chou, Jordan Chan, Tension, F.I.R., JJ Lin, S.H.E, Rynn Lim and Yoga Lin.

The competition also judged by some renowned music industry personalities namely 李伟菘 Lee Wei Shiong from Singapore and Malaysian music producer Alex San.

Year Artist
2016 Past Winners
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010 Yoga Lin
2009 Janice Vidal
2008 Zax Lee, Eric Lim
2007 S.H.E, Rynn Lim,

Kenny Koh, Andrew Tan

2006 Kenny Koh, Nicholas Teo, Eric Lim
2005
2004 F.I.R, JJ Lin,

Kenny Koh

2003 Tension,

Nicholas Teo, Z-Chen

2002 Jordan Chan,

Eric Lim

2001 Jay Chou
2000 熊天平 Panda Hsiung, Chi Hsiao Chun, Island
1999 Wang LeeHom
1998
1997 Eric Moo

References edit

  1. ^ 1997年称为《全球华人新秀歌唱大赛（马来西亚选拔赛)》
  2. ^ 2013年冠军田育慈和亚军王郑浚仁由于正在台湾参加第三届华人星光大道，所以无法代表出赛
  3. ^ 2012年冠军赖淞凤和亚军陈雪芬由于正在台湾参加第二届华人星光大道，所以无法代表出赛
  4. ^ a b 2011年冠军颜慧萍和亚军赵洁莹由于正在台湾参加第一届华人星光大道，所以无法代表出赛

See also edit

External Links edit

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