SuperBand | |
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Presented by | Belinda Lee (2006) Charlyn Lin (2006) Milk (2006) Jeff Wang (2006) Tang Lingyi (2008) Dasmond Koh (2008) Christina Lin (2008) |
Judges | Dennis Chew (2006) Billy Koh (2006) Lee Ee Wurn (2006) Lee Shih Shiong (2006) Anthony Bao (2008) Kenn O (2008) Cavin Soh (2008) |
Country of origin | Singapore |
No. of seasons | 2 |
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Production company | MediaCorp Studios |
Original release | |
Network | MediaCorp |
Release | April 10, 2006 October 5, 2008 | –
SuperBand (Chinese: 非常SuperBand) is a spin-off of Project SuperStar, a popular singing talent-search competition in Singapore. Contestants are bands of 2 to 6 people.
To mark the opening of the first season, a special SuperBand Big Jam where all the 18 bands made their debut at Suntec City's Fountain of Wealth, and was aired as a special at 8:45pm on April 9, 2006. After which, the show was broadcast at 7:30pm on Monday starting from April 10, 2006 for the first 4 episodes of Season 1. Subsequent episodes were aired at 8:00pm. The results show were aired 'live' at 11:30pm on MediaCorp Channel U. For Season 2, all shows were on Monday at 8:00pm from June 16, 2008 with the results show delayed at 11:30pm after an earlier recording at about 10:00pm. An exception was on August 18, 2008, when the main show was aired at 7:00pm due to the telecast of the National Day Rally's English speech at 8:00pm. The band with the lowest overall scores would be eliminated every week. The scores are determined by judges' scores (50%) and by audience voting (50%).
The judges for Season 1 were Y.E.S. 93.3FM DJ Dennis Chew, Producer Li Yi Wen, Billy Koh and Li Si Song. The hosts were Milk, Jeff Wang, Belinda Lee and SuperHost champion Charlyn Lin.
In season 2, the judges are Bao Xiao Song, Jiu Jian and Cavin Soh. The hosts were Dasmond Koh and Y.E.S. 93.3FM DJ Lin Peifen. Tang Ling Yi also served as host but only on the first episode of the results show, after she requested to venture in the entertainment industry outside of Singapore.
SuperBand | |
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Season 1 | |
Hosted by | Belinda Lee Charlyn Lin Milk Jeff Wang |
Judges | Dennis Chew Billy Koh Lee Ee Wurn Lee Shih Shiong |
Winner | Mi Lu Bing |
Runner-up | Soul |
Finals venue | Singapore Indoor Stadium |
Release | |
Original network | MediaCorp |
Original release | April 10 August 5, 2006 | –
Season 1 was broadcast from April 10 to August 5, 2006.
All bands competed every week at 7.30pm on Monday for the first 4 episodes of Season 1. Subsequent episodes were aired at 8 pm. The results show were aired 'live' at 11.30pm on MediaCorp Channel U. The band with the lowest score is eliminated. The grand final was held on August 5, 2006 at 7.30pm at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in a 3.5 hour finale.
The table below shows a summary of all the 18 finalists in Season 1. Mi Lu Bing beat Soul in the final round 65% to 35% to win the inaugural SuperBand.
English Name | Chinese Name | No. of members | Order Of Elimination |
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Mi Lu Bing | 迷路兵 | 3 | Champion |
Soul | 5 | Runner-Up Eliminated 5 August 2006 | |
Lucify | 5 | Eliminated 5 August 2006 Revived 22 May 2006 Eliminated 15 May 2006 | |
J3 | 3 | Eliminated 5 August 2006 | |
Brods | 2 | Eliminated 17 July 2006 | |
Man Tou | 馒头 | 5 | Eliminated 10 July 2006 |
QI:NOBE | 使诺鼻 | 6 | Eliminated 19 June 2006 |
Juz-B | 6 | Eliminated 12 June 2006 | |
Summer Breeze | 夏日风 | 5 | Eliminated 5 June 2006 |
Amber | 6 | Eliminated 29 May 2006 | |
Silent Disorder | 静爆乐团 | 3 | Eliminated 8 May 2006 |
Jade | 5 | Eliminated 1 May 2006 | |
Glamours | 5 | Eliminated 24 April 2006 | |
G-Force | 3 | Eliminated 17 April 2006 | |
Yuan Sheng Dai | 愿声带 | 6 | Eliminated 10 April 2006 |
Sky Power | 3 | Eliminated 10 April 2006 | |
Defuse | 5 | Eliminated 10 April 2006 | |
RustyNailz | 5 | Eliminated 10 April 2006 |