Results tagged “singingcompetition”

Happy Girls, the new SARFT-approved edition of uber-popular singing show Super Girls, has kicked off with what the Wall Street Journal is calling China's “own Susan Boyle moment.” 79-year-old Wu Baiwei sang “On Songhua River,” a patriotic song about the Sino-Japanese War to a panel of judges that... well, quite honestly didn't look nearly as moved, shocked or impressed as Simon Cowell and friends. Maybe it's a culture thing. Still, she did earn a placement on the show so we'll be seeing more of Grandma Wu soon!

Zhang Liangying (张靓颖), called the dolphin princess for her wide range, appears on Oprah to discuss the phenomenon: Super Voice Girl (which incidentally is being revived as Happy Girls this season). Oprah seems taken aback by the amount of people who watched the show (400 million! 400 MILLION!) and hilariously translates Mengniu into "Mongolian Cow." Oh yeah, and Zhang Liangying performs and then talks about how much she loves Mariah Carey.

Are you ready to watch the nation go star crazy? Because, after two seasons out of the limelight, a new version of the hit China idol show "Super Girls" is coming! This time around, Hunan Satellite Television is calling its karaoke contest "Happy Girls" (快乐女声).