One Million Star
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One Million Star (Chinese: 超級星光大道; pinyin: Chāojí Xīngguāng Dàdào; lit. 'Super Star Avenue') is a television singing competition in Taiwan broadcast on China Television (CTV). It debuted on 5 January 2007, filling the 10 pm to midnight time slot on Friday evenings. The show is hosted by Tao Ching-Ying (陶晶瑩) and is currently shown on Sundays from 8 to 10 pm. The aim of the show is to gather talented young singers and find the one who has the best qualities to become a superstar. One Million Star launched the music careers of Mandopop artists such as Yoga Lin, Aska Yang, Wong JingLun and Jam Hsiao.
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Also known as | 超級星光大道 Super Star Avenue |
Presented by | Tao Ching-Ying (陶晶瑩) |
Country of origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Original language | Mandarin |
No. of seasons | 7 |
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Running time | 120 mins (Sundays from 20:00 to 22:00) |
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Network | China Television (CTV) |
Release | 5 January 2007 (2007-01-05) – 13 March 2011 (2011-03-13) |
In its debut year the show won Best Variety Programme and Best Host in a Variety Programme for Tao at the 42nd Golden Bell Awards.[1] and has been nominated for both awards in 2008, 2009 and 2010. In 2011, the program branched out with another edition: Chinese Million Star, featuring contenders from Los Angeles, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan trying to make the cut for the preliminary quarter-finals, which take place in Taiwan. The show premiered on July 3, 2011.