''Asian Wave'' is a 2012

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singing

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featuring contestants from many different Asian countries. The show premiered on 11 July 2012 on

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n singer-songwriter

Shila Amzah Nurshahila binti Amir Amzah (born 13 August 1990) better known as Shila Amzah is a Malaysian singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, she began going to recording studios at the age of 4 with her father and recorded a pop studio a ...

won the competition by unanimous vote, after performing 3 songs (in the final rounds) in 3 languages (

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, English and

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Format

The first 16 episodes, first shown between 11 July 2012 and 30 August 2012, feature competitions amongst 66

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contestants (including

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s). Competition was so strong that established singer

Fiona Fung Fiona Fung (Traditional Chinese 馮曦妤; Simplified Chinese 冯曦妤; born December 14, 1983), also known as Fung Hei-yu, is a Cantopop singer-lyricist based in Hong Kong. Biography At the age of 16, Fung was introduced by friends to Hon ...

from

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failed to reach even the Final 16. In the end, the 6 finalists were selected (in order of finish): #

Chang Shilei Chang Shilei (; born July 21, 1981 in Guangzhou, Guangdong) is a Chinese singer, music producer, and songwriter. Background After graduating from Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Chang became a songwriter and music producer. Later, one of his de ...

# Sun Bolun (孙伯纶) # Liang Yi-chen (梁一貞) # Guo Yifan (郭一凡) #

Henry Huo Henry Huo (simplified Chinese: 霍尊; pinyin: Huò Zūn; born 18 September 1990) is a Chinese singer-songwriter and actor. He gained fame by placing in the top three in singing competition ''Asian Wave'' 《声动亚洲》Flow *

Emi Tawata , born on June 26, 1984 in Okinawa, is a Japanese singer. Her music is a mix of soul, R&B, jazz, blues and funk. Biography Early career In early 2005, Emi Tawata traveled to Vancouver to study language. During her time there she became a member ...

* Athena Beh (马嘉轩) * Lau Wan Yin (刘婉滢) *

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* Rachel Chua (蔡艾珈) *

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* 7942 *

Cross Gene Cross Gene (Korean: 크로스진; stylized as CROSS GENE) is a 6 member boy band based in South Korea which debuted on June 11, 2012. Signed under Amuse Korea, the group consists of South Korean member: Shin is the only member still under their ...

* ZE:A * Whee (휘) * Techin Chayuti (จิรัฐชัย ชยุติ) * Ten Nararak (นรารักษ์ ใจบำรุง) * Ploy (พลอย) & Gun Achi (กัน อชิ)

Preliminary Rounds

The preliminary rounds of the Asian-wide competition consist of 6 episodes and were first aired from 3 September 2012 to 19 September 2012. In each group of 8 contestants, 4 will advance to the Final Rounds. In Round 1, eight contestants are divided into 4 pairs, with the 4 winners directly advancing to Round 2. Then the judges do a second round of voting to determine the best 2 contestants among the 4 losers. Then, the remaining 2 contestants do a 30-second

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battle to determine the last contestant to advance. In Round 2, the 4 winners from Round 1 are divided into 2 pairs, with the 2 winners directly advancing to the Final Rounds. Then the judges do a second round of voting to determine the better contestant between the 2 losers. Later, the best contestant from the 3 losers from Round 1 does a 30-second

battle with the remaining winner from Round 1, to determine the last contestant to advance.

Group One

;Round 1 ;Round 2

Group Two

;Round 1 ;Round 2

Group Three

;Round 1 ;Round 2 Extra battle: judges could not decide between the Indian duo and the Chinese duo who both lost their first battle in Round 2.

Final Rounds

The final 3 rounds were broadcast live on 20 September 2012. Before the competition, some of the previously eliminated contestants performed; as well as invitees

Jam Hsiao Jam Hsiao Ching-Teng (, born 30 March 1987) is a Taiwanese singer and actor. At the age of 17, while still in high school, he began working as a restaurant singer. In May 2007, Hsiao took part in the first season of China Television (CTV)'s sta ...

from Taiwan and Michael Wong from Malaysia. Likely due to the violent anti-Japanese demonstrations in China at the time, Japan's

and South Korea's

(which includes a Japanese member) had to withdraw from the Final Rounds. As a result, only 10 of the originally selected 12 finalists remain, and after Round 1 the judges do a second round of voting to select one of the five battle losers to advance to Round 2. ;Round 1 ;Round 2 ;Round 3

International broadcasting

References

External links

* {{Shanghai Media Group Singing talent shows Chinese television shows 2012 Chinese television series debuts