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"Super Avenue of Stars" is a singing talent show that has been aired since January 2007. It is hosted by Tao Jingying and composed of senior musicians in the entertainment industry such as Yuan Weiren and Huang Yunling, and well-known stylist Roger Zheng. The jury recruited amateurs with good singing voices from all walks of life for the audition. The first place will not only get a high bonus, but also a record contract. After 8 selections, many people have become popular, but what happened to the 8 champions who stood out that year?
first champion-Lin Youjia
Lin Youjia competition screen. (Photo/Reproduced from YouTube/Super Walk of Fame)
Lin Youjia successfully entered the show through the "Super Walk of Fame" regional primaries in December 2006. He was only 20 years old at the time. He actually had no special memory at the beginning of the game. Until one of the PK knockout matches sang "The Tightrope Walker", the highly recognizable "psychedelic" voice surprised the judges, and successively sang "You Are My Eye" and "The Person I Love" And other classic songs.
In the finals on July 6, 2007, Lin Youjia scored 25 points with the performance of "Creep" by the British rock band Radiohead. At the same time, he also achieved the highest number of points and the highest score, and finally successfully won the first championship title. After graduating from the show, Lin Youjia released his first solo album "Mysterious Guest" in June 2008. The star journey can be said to be a smooth journey. At the end of 2018, he became the mentor of the talent show "The King of the Forest" and helped to advance the future.
Lin Youjia served as the instructor of the talent show "The King of the Forest". (Photo/Photo by reporter Huang Kexiang) After the success of
's acting career, Lin Youjia posted a short "She said yes:)" on Facebook in 2016, confirming that he had successfully proposed to his girlfriend Ding Wenqi, registered for marriage in early 2017, and in 2018 In July, his wife gave birth to a son "Cubbie", which is proud of her family and business.
second champion-Lai Mingwei
Lai Mingwei competition screen. (Photo/Reproduced from YouTube/Super Walk of Fame)
Lai Mingwei has 7 years of experience in resident singing before joining "Super Walk of Fame". He has long curly hair and an explosive voice. It was impressive, and eventually won the second championship with a record of "never been in the losing zone".
Lai Mingwei will still attend singing events of all sizes. (Photo/Reproduced from Facebook/Lai Mingwei)
Lai Mingwei, who debuted as a champion, first formed the "Shenmu and Hitomi" with Huang Meizhen, the seventh-placed contestant of "Starlight Class Two", and released the album. Unfortunately, the two released their first album in 2010. After the two albums, there was no release for 6 years. It was not until 2016 that Lai Mingwei finally released his first Taiwanese album, and was nominated for the Golden Song Award for Best Taiwanese Male Singer. The third champion of
-Xu Jiaying
Xu Jiaying competition screen. (Photo/Reproduced from YouTube/Super Walk of Fame)
Xu Jiaying has been a winning army in campus singing competitions since she was a student. She joined the third "Super Walk of Fame" in 2008 and adapted the traditional opera "I" in the sixth episode. "Riding a White Horse" became a lyrical version, and won full marks in one fell swoop, making her the fastest contestant since the show started. With her excellent singing and writing performance, she finally won the championship smoothly.
Xu Jiaying held the "Savior of the Day" concert in 2018. (Photo by reporter Zhang Yizhong)
The following year, Xu Jiaying released her first creation album "LaLa's First Composition Album". This work was nominated for 6 entries in the 21st Golden Melody Awards, and finally won the Best Newcomer Award, which is also the first A singer who won the Golden Melody Award after graduating from the "Star Gang". After 8 years, Xu Jiaying won the Golden Song Award for Best Chinese Female Singer for her album "Learning from the Heart". In August of the same year, she announced her marriage to director Bill Jia. Now she is not only a well-recognized singer, but also a happy wife.
4th champion-Fang Youxin
Fang Youxin competition screen. (Picture/Reproduced from YouTube/Super Avenue of Stars)
Fang Youxin, formerly known as Fang Wanzhen, has emerged in singing competitions since he was 9 years old, but was subsequently pressured by higher education and other factors, Temporarily retired from the showbiz. It was not until August 2008 that she participated in the fourth "Super Walk of Fame" in the name of Fang Youxin and was re-recognized by the audience. Although she was eliminated during the competition, she shined after the defeated resurrection game. After 7 months The competition finally won the championship.
Unfortunately, Fang Youxin’s singer luck was not as smooth as the previous champions. After the competition, he did not have the chance to release an album. Instead, he turned to drama and performed in TV series such as "House of Rice Ball" and "Sun After Rain". In 2017, she was even shortlisted for the Golden Bell Actress Award with the Grand Love Theater "Su Foot", and was nominated for the Golden Bell mini-series heroine again with "A Girl from a Countryside-Lovers' Choice" the following year.
Fang Youxin was shortlisted for the Golden Bell Awards for two consecutive years. (Photo/Photo by Photography Center)
Fang Youxin, who never forgets the singer’s dream, because of the drama, he sang a number of songs produced by the well-known musician Arayama Ryo, which was finally released in February 2018 under the name "Fang Youxin" His first solo mini album "Heart Way".
Fifth Champion-Sun Ziyou
Sun Ziyou competition screen. (Photo/Reproduced from YouTube/Super Avenue of Stars)
Sun Ziyou formed an orchestra with friends when he was in college. With the encouragement of relatives and friends, he participated in the fifth "Super Avenue of Stars" in March 2009. He and Lai Mingwei both played during the competition. With an undefeated record of "I have never been in the losing zone", in the finals, Jacky Cheung's "Hair Disordered" and the Eagles' classic "Hotel California" won high scores and won the championship.
Sun Ziyou's recent situation. (Photo/Reproduced from Facebook/Sun Ziyou DennisSun)
However, Sun Ziyou is also one of the singers who won the championship but has not released the film. It was silent until 2013 to participate in the mainland audition program "The Voice of the Chinese Dream" before becoming popular again, but unfortunately in the end on 12. Strongly stop. Although the star journey was not smooth, he never felt pitiful, and continued to work hard in the show business with this optimistic heart.
Sixth Champion-Hu Xia
Hu Xia competition screen. (Picture/Reproduced from YouTube/Super Avenue of Stars)
Hu Xia from Guangxi, China, has a talent for music and singing since she was a child. In October 2009, she came to Taiwan alone to participate in the sixth "Super Avenue of Stars". The black-frame glasses and the thick and warm singing voice became the signature. In the top 14 competitions, I even practiced the Taiwanese song "Family Queen" that I was not good at, and won the only full score in the audience. In the final, I competed with the popular king by points Win the championship with an overwhelmingly high score.
Hu Xia is very popular on both sides of the strait. (Photo/Weibo/Hu Xia)
In December 2010, Hu Xia released her first album "Hu Aixia" in Taiwan as a champion, and sang the theme song for the movie "In those years, the girl we chased together" the following year. "Those Years", with its hit hit, also made the name "Hu Xia" deeply rooted in the audiences' minds. Since then, he has also released many albums and many drama or movie songs, including the ending song "Red Wall Sigh" for the drama "Strategy of Yanxi Palace" that ran across the strait, which he sang.
Starlight Legend Game-Yan Yige
Yan Yige match screen. (Photo/Reproduced from YouTube/Super Avenue of Stars)
Yan Yige joined the sixth edition of "Super Avenue of Stars" as a "Kick Hall Demon" when he was 19 years old. He always played with superb singing ability and The steady typhoon discouraged her opponents and set the only record of success in the history of the star with 5 consecutive challenges and 5 victories. Tao Jingying even called her "Yama King."
Yan Yige also served as the star tutor of "The King of Shenglin". (Photo/Provided by Huayan) Z6z
Yan Yige, who is superb, participated in the special program "Starlight Legend Tournament" in May 2010. 24 players from Class 1 to 6 played PK again. She beat the encirclement and won the final championship. , And broke the legend that "As long as you have participated in the Starlight Kick Stadium competition, you cannot win the Starlight Champion." However, Yan Yige didn't release the film immediately after graduating from the "Star Gang". He just sang a number of movies and TV series songs, and did not really release his first album "I Have Myself" until 2017.
Seventh Champion-Li Jiawei
Li Jiawei game screen. (Picture/Reproduced from YouTube/Super Avenue of Stars)
Li Jiawei from Malaysia applied to come to Taiwan as an exchange student when she just graduated from university. She was only 22 years old and participated in the 7th edition of "The 7th" with her only savings. "Super Avenue of Stars", conquered the judges and the audience with superb singing and treble skills, won the championship, and set the first record of four consecutive full marks.
Li Jiawei recently accepted an interview with "ETtoday Starlight Cloud". (Photo/Photo by reporter Li Yukang)
Li Jiawei released her first solo album in September 2011, in which the title song "Torture" was interpreted with her 16-degree high-pitched sound, laying the title of "Iron Lung"; in 2014 The title song of the second album, "A Cliff Like Heaven", won more than 25 charts and pushed her to the peak of her career. Even though there are many masterpieces now, but every time her work is seeking innovation and change, she no longer becomes the "Li Jiawei who only soars".
