The second series of ''

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'', also known as ''Head & Shoulders China's Got Talent'' for sponsor reasons, premiered on

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on November 1, 2011.

Auditions

Auditions were held in

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. During the third audition recorded on May 9, Judge

Gao Xiaosong Gao Xiaosong (; born 14 November 1969) is a Chinese American composer, songwriter, music producer, and director. He was the Chairman of Alibaba Entertainment Strategic Committee and AliMusic. In 2009, Gao was appointed Honorary President of B ...

was detained by Beijing police on drunk driving charges and was sentenced to six months in jail. Taiwanese music composer Antonio Chen was announced as a replacement temporarily. Audition clips with either Gao or Chen were broadcast respectively. On November 22,

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was announced to be a judge for the rest of this series. The show was pre-empted on November 29, 2011 due to the live telecast of the 2011

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Semifinals

The semifinals began on January 3, 2012. The

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in Beijing was the venue for the semifinals.

Yang Lan Yang Lan (; born March 31, 1968) is a Chinese media proprietor, journalist, and talk show host. She is the co-founder and chairperson of the Sun Media Group and the Sun Culture Foundation. In 2013, she was ranked number 100 in ''Forbes'' magazin ...

, a very popular Chinese host joins Zhou Libo and Annie Yi as judges. Rules A media jury are involved. Basketball star,

Yao Ming Yao Ming (; born September 12, 1980) is a Chinese basketball executive and former professional player. He played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Associat ...

was invited as a jury member in the first semifinals only. Yao's votes will be added to the media jury's votes for the overall votes. The most votes from the jury's votes will be automatically be in the finals. For second finalist, each of three judges has a chance of giving 10 votes to any one of the 7 remaining contestants. Contestant who gets the most votes advance to the final. For the third finalist, voting is based on best of three. ''Italics'' indicate the second stage where each judges gave 10 points to their favorites. The contestants with the most votes combined with the jury points and judges' points will be the second finalist of the week.

Week 1 (January 3 & 10, 2012)

Week 2 (January 17 & 31, 2012)

Finals (February 5, 2012)

World-renowned and

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runner up,

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perform two songs; "Who I Was Born To Be" and "I Dreamed a Dream" at

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. Also

finalist Razy Gogonea performed his Matrix routine. Popular Mandopop singer

Han Geng Han Geng (Chinese: 韩庚; Pinyin: Hán Gēng; ) (born February 9, 1984) is a Chinese Mandopop singer and actor. He started his career in 2001, when he was chosen by S.M. Entertainment to become a member of South Korean boy band Super Junior, ...

also performed his song "In A Dream." Rules Before the final 6 acts performed one last time, the judges picked two more contestants from the semifinals to the finals for second chance. They were Pang Tak-Ming and Tang Kangmin. Each 8 acts will perform for the judges and the judges will decide who will make it to the next stage. It is based on best of three. The second stage is by text voting by the Chinese public and it will determine the final four. The third stage will determine who is the top 2 and this is picked by the judges. The last stage, 100 selected jury will determine who is the winner. The individual who reaches 51 points will declared winner.Full episode http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjgxODI2NzQw.html All rights reserved to SMG

Series 2 Round Summary (Top 16)

References

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