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LOUD and PROUD Season 7 is over!

After a very long season and many wonderful performances, we have our winner!

At first place, winning a CD of their choice from YesAsia AND a CMB t-shirt of their choice, is Contestant 4, Benightedxflame!! (For those who are curious, she was Contestant 8 in round 1, and Contestant 4 in round 2)

At second place, winning either a CD of their choice OR a CMB t-shirt of their choice, is Contestant 2, shichian1987!! (Contestant 1 in round 1, and Contestant 2 in round 2).

Congratulations to our winners and thank you to everyone for participating!

LOUD & PROUD Season 7 Final Round

Here are the entries of the long awaited final round:

Contestant 1 – Zhu Wo Sheng Ri Kuai Le (Originally by Landy Wen)

Contestant 2 – Zhu Wo Sheng Ri Kuai Le (Originally by Landy Wen)

Contestant 3 – Jin Sheng Qing Bu Bian (Originally by Lin Zhi Hao)

Contestant 4 – Lian Zhi Qi (Originally by Joi Chua)

Notes
- There’s a mixed up between the song choice between Contestant #1 and #2. But the effort was good so we posted up anyway.
- Voice your feedback/comments/critiques here.
- 2 weeks to vote (before 5th July 2010).

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Round 2 is over!!!

After what seems to be a very long time, Round 2 is over!!!

Moving on to the Finals will be the following contestants:
Contestant 1
Contestant 2
Contestant 3
Contestant 4

Now for the rules of the Finals! Once again, I’ve decided to mix things up a bit (well…a lot). Our first round had our contestants sing whatever song they wanted. Our second round took us back to what LOUD and PROUD is all about, and now the Finals is going to be something that I have always wanted to do: Organizer’s Choice.

That’s right! For the finals, I will be assigning a song for each contestant to sing (all Mandarin) based on their vocal tone and quality. Telly and I have discussed, and I have picked the following songs for the following contestants:

Contestant 1
* When I heard your voice, I heard this song, and I feel that this song’s range will let you showcase what you are capable of.

Contestant 2
* Your tone reminded me of Zhang Yuan’s version of this song. Despite the fact that your tone isn’t too much like Zhang Yuan or Jimmy Lin, I feel that this song is right up your alley and am confident that you can pull off this song with ease and emotion.

Contestant 3
* Your deep voice and emotion is perfect for this love song. I hope to hear the same emotion and additional strength.

Contestant 4
* My favorite part for you was your higher notes at 2:30. In this song, I hope you can bring forward more of that tone and emotion.

Contestants will have 2 weeks to record. They will have to send their entries to contest@chinesemusicblog.com by Monday,June 7, 2010. If the contestants cannot find the instrumental backing, PM me, and I will provide one for you. Contestants are free to edit the song however they want to make it fit their comfort range.

Something else that wasn’t announced were the prizes!!
Since the number of finalists is so small this season, steve and I have decided to only award first and second place. First place will receive a CD from yesasia and CMB t-shirt of their choice, and 2nd place will get to choose one of the two!.

Congratulations to our finalists and good job to all of our participants!

Questions? Comments? Concerns? PM me or voice them out here!

LOUD and PROUD Season 7 – Round 2

After a wonderful Round 1, I present to you Round 2 – Our Cantonese Round!

Of our 8 contestants who made it to Round 2, we have 5 semifinalists who submitted an entry for Round 2. Our 5 semifinalists (in no particular order) are raine, shichian1987, nitingdedao, benightedxflame, cjcxx! Wish them luck!!

Just a reminder of our rules:

• In trying to keep LOUD and PROUD as a singing contest and not a popularity contest, all entries are kept as anonymous as possible and randomly given numbers.
• After listening to ALL the entries, please vote for the contestant that you liked the best. Each public vote will give 1 point to the contestant.
• Judge votes will be allotted the following points: 1st place = 30 points, 2nd place = 20 points, 3rd place = 10 points, Honorable Mention = 5 points.
• All opinions/criticisms/critiques are welcome here.
• Last day to vote is May 15, 2010
• The top 4 contestants with the highest number of points will move on to the Finals!!

Contestant 1- Hao Xin Fen Shou (Originally by Candy Lo)

Contestant 2 – Mou Lai (Originally by Zheng Zhong Gei)

Contestant 3 – Seung Sun (Originally by Eason Chan)

Contestant 4 – Kei Sat Ngoh Bat Faai Lok (Originally by Linda Chung)

Contestant 5 – Where Did You Go (Originally by G.E.M.)

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Remember all constructive comments are welcome here. Note that if a contestant has requested not to be critiqued, please refrain from posting any critiques on him/her.

Round 1 is OVER!

After a wonderful first round, 8 contestants have risen to the top to proceed to round two!

Moving on to round to will be the following contestants:
Contestant 1
Contestant 3
Contestant 4
Contestant 7
Contestant 8
Contestant 10
Contestant 12
Contestant 13

Now for the rules of Round 2! I decided to mix things up a bit (well…a lot) this season, so I wanted each round to have a different theme. Our first round, the contestants sang whatever song their hearts desired as long as it was a Chinese dialect.

For our second round, I wanted to bring everyone back to what LOUD and PROUD is all about. Steve organized this competition so that people who DO NOT know the language can sing the songs that they love in a competition loudly and proudly. This is the main reason why we do not judge on pronunciation in this competition.

With this bit of history, I wanted to pull our contestants out of their comfort range, so here is the theme for round 2 will be Cantonese Songs. Now, I don’t know if we have any Canto speakers in our semifinalists, but if I were to choose another dialect, I fear the contestants wouldn’t have as many songs to choose from.

The contestants will have a little over 2 weeks to record and submit their entry to contest@chinesemusicblog.com by Saturday, April 17, 2010. Hopefully this will give the contestants enough time to find a song that they love and record it to their satisfaction, and also the public enough time to come back and vote in our little competition!

If any contestants have any problems finding a Cantonese song to sing, feel free to PM me, and I will try to help that person find a song that they are comfortable with.

Congratulations to our semifinalists and good job to all of our participants!

Questions? Comments? Concerns? PM me or voice them out here!

LOUD and PROUD Season 7 Round 1!

Season 7 is finally here!

Welcoming us this season are 13 contestants and 3 judges!
Our 13 contestants (in no particular order) are shichian1987, anime_freakx1000, edwise, lynbabysusu, raine, ahmeilover, Benightedxflame, nitingdedao, immortalfrend704, cmblover, cjcxx, xoxlily, and swizzles! Wish them luck!

Our 3 judges are going to be our wonderful moderator, telly, multi-time LOUD and PROUD finalist, xdragonessx, and me LTD! Unfortunately admin steve couldn’t join us as a judge this season, but no fear, he will be checking in on us once in a while!

Anyway, time for our contest rules!

• In trying to keep LOUD and PROUD as a singing contest and not a popularity contest, all entries are kept as anonymous as possible and randomly given numbers.
• Since we only have 13 contestants this season, there will only be one group for the first round.
• After listening to ALL the entries, please vote for the EIGHT that you feel is strongest. Each public vote will give 1 point to the contestant.
• Judge votes will be allotted the following points: 1st place = 30 points, 2nd place = 20 points, 3rd place = 10 points, Honorable Mention = 5 points.
• All opinions/criticisms/critiques are welcome here.
• Last day to vote is April 1, 2010
• Contestants with the highest number of points will move on to Round 2!!

Contestant 1- Qing Hua Ci (Originally by Jay Chou)

Contestant 2 – Aurora (Originally by Angela Zhang)

Contestant 3 – Wo Bu Nan Guo (Originally by Stephanie Sun)

Contestant 4 – Ren Zhi (Originally by A-Mei)

Contestant 5 – Chong Lai (Originally by Angela Zhang)

Contestant 6 – Wo Ke Yi (Originally by Chris Yu – You Hong Ming)

Contestant 7 – Love Story (Originally by Van Fan Yi Chen)

Contestant 8 – Tian Hei Hei (Originally by Stefanie Sun)

Contestant 9 – Chong Bai (Originally by Fish Leong)

Contestant 10 – I Will (Originally by Zhang Li Yin)

Contestant 11 – Zhuan Shu Tian Shi (Originally by Tank)

Contestant 12 – Ju Hua Tai (Originally by Jay Chou)

Contestant 13 – Xin Tiao (originally by Wang Lee Hom)

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Remember all constructive comments are welcome here. Note that if a contestant has requested not to be critiqued, please refrain from posting any critiques on him/her.

LOUD and PROUD Singing Competition – Season 7!

Happy New Year!!!

Well, to start off this new year of the tiger, you asked for it, and here it is!

LOUD and PROUD Season 7 is coming your way!

For now, the submission deadline is going to be Sunday, March 7, 2010 Sunday, March 14, 2010. That is 3 weeks from now. If by the time of the competition I have less than 10 contestants, I will extend the deadline…but I really hope that I don’t have to.

I will announce the official rules of this season’s competition when it is closer to the date. I’m throwing a little curve ball for our contestants that make it to the finals this season, so be prepared!!

Any questions that you may have, post them in this thread!

A couple things to remember…

1) All entries MUST be in CHINESE. It does not necessarily have to be Mandarin or Cantonese…any Chinese dialect will be accepted.
2) All entries must be submitted to contest@chinesemusicblog.com . Remember to include in the email your user name and the title of the song that you will be singing. This makes my life a lot easier!
3) All contestants must introduce themselves in the Contestants Thread. Not posting an introduction will be cause for disqualification.
4) Group submissions are welcome, but keep in mind that you will be judged as a group, not on how well a single individual in the group sings.

I think that’s all for now!

LOUD and PROUD Season 6: And the winner is…

After months of competition, I am proud to announce your winner!

But first, I want to thank my judges – steve, telly, and delrondu for taking the time out to help in this competition.

Next, I would like to thank my 29 contestants – Kidadult, Edwise, iMmoRtaLfrEnD704, tsunamilee, Virtuality, XoxLily, pop2popz, ratikanur, silane, Jerry, xoshelleyyxo, qjrulez, Joo, SubMatrix, SingingxPassion, anime_freakx1000, cphy, genjo, ChengyV, shichian1987, Chen-ney, sDark294star, nitingdedao, swizzles, Kunit, .xei, xdragonessx, Flying Bird, and yonomi333. If not for you guys, we wouldn’t have a competition!

Last, but definitely not least, I would like to thank everyone who took your time out to vote and give your opinions to our contestants. If not for all of you, this competition would not have been possible.

I know there have been a lot of things that I could have done better, so please remember to PM me with your ideas, and I’ll definitely keep them in mind for next season (should steve choose me to organize it again).

Finally, the moment you’ve all been waiting for…*drum roll*

At third place winning EITHER a YesAsia CD of his/her choir OR a CMB T-shirt is Contestant No. 2 (in the finals who was No. 20 during Round 1) aka shichian1987!!

Tied for 2nd place winning EITHER a YesAsia CD of their choice OR a CMB T-Shirt are Contestant No. 6 (in the finals who was No. 14 during Round 1) aka xdragonessx, and Contestant No. 7 (in the finals who was No. 29 during Round 1) Kidadult!!!

And your LOUD and PROUD Season 6 winner, who will be receiving a YesAsia CD of his/her choice AND a CMB T-Shirt is…*drum roll*
Contestant No. 5 (in the finals who was coincidentally also No. 5 during Round 1) aka CMB newcomer cphy!!!

Congratulations to our top contestants (remember to PM/email steve with your choice of prize), and great job to ALL of our contestants. I hope next season will be bigger and better than this one, and I look forward to hearing a performance from you all again!

Loud and Proud Season 6: The Finals

The long awaited moment has arrived – The Finals!! Unfortunately, 1 contestant did not submit an entry for the finals at all, so our finalist number is now 7. For the sake of equality, I have renumbered our contestants by order of submission date.

One final time, several things to keep in mind:

• In trying to keep LOUD and PROUD as a singing contest and not a popularity contest, all entries are kept as anonymous as possible and randomly given numbers and groups.
• After listening to ALL the entries, please vote for the ONE that you feel is strongest. Each public vote will give 1 point to the contestant.
• All opinions/criticisms/critiques are welcome here.
• Voting will end October 15, 2009
• Because the last 2 judge’s votes came in so late (in some parts of the world…in my part of the world, I’m right on time :P), I have decided to give the public a 2nd chance to voice their opinions.Until 11:59 pm Central Standard Time (cause that’s the time zone that I’m in) of Saturday, October 17, 2009, I will amplify the public’s vote points.

  How it works?
  Anyone who posts their critiques and comments in the critique thread – it doesn’t have to be detailed, just back up why you voted for who you voted for – the top 3 choices of the public will receive the following points:
  1st place – 10 points
  2nd place – 5 points
  3rd place – 3 points

  Those who have already posted in this thread saying who they voted for, simply come back and tell us why and your votes will be helping your favorite contestant.

  It’s not over yet, so let us hear your opinions!

Contestant No. 1 – Sun Will Never Set (Originally by Jolin Tsai)

Contestant No. 2 – Wo Ai De Ren (Originally by Jordan Chan)

Contestant No. 3 – Tian Tian (Originally by David Tao)

Contestant No. 4 – Jiu Shi Shuo Bu Chu Kou (Originally by Xiao Yu)

Contestant No. 5 – Zai Yi Ci Yong You (Originally by Karen Gong)

Contestant No. 6 – Wo Yuan Yi (Originally by Faye Wong)

Contestant No. 7 – Guo Jing Zhi Nan (Originally by Fan Yichen)

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Remember all constructive comments are welcome here. Note that if a contestant has requested not to be critiqued, please refrain from posting any critiques on him/her.

Round 1 is over!!!!

After a VERY VERY long round 1, I’m proud to give you your finalists! Moving on to the finals will be Contestant Numbers 5, 7, 10, 14, 20, 21, 28, 29!! Congratulations!!

Before going on about the finals, I wanted to say good job to ALL of our contestants! I’m sure that everyone put a lot of time into this competition, and without all of you, this competition would not have been as big as it was thus far!

A couple rules about the finals

• In keeping with the fairness policy of LOUD and PROUD, I will be changing all contestant numbers for the finals.
• Finalists have until September 26, 2009 to submit their entries to contest@chinesemusicblog.com
• There will only be 1 Final Round, and the finalist will sing the song of their choice.

I realize that it has been a long process so far, so I appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding! Should anyone have any CONSTRUCTIVE criticisms or thoughts for next season, please feel free to PM me!

LOUD and PROUD Season 6 – Round 1 Group D

The judges submit the votes and comments for the last group early, so by popular request, I am putting up the next group for judging! Voting for Group C will continue until the original closing date, so if you haven’t voted yet…VOTE!

Again, several things to keep in mind:

• In trying to keep LOUD and PROUD as a singing contest and not a popularity contest, all entries are kept as anonymous as possible and randomly given numbers and groups.
• After listening to ALL the entries, please vote for the ONE that you feel is strongest. Each public vote will give 1 point to the contestant.
• There will be 4 groups in Round 1. Groups A, B, and C will consist of 7 entries, and Group D will consist of 8 entries. The 2 contestants with the highest number of points at the end of the judging period will move on to the Final Round.
• All opinions/criticisms/critiques are welcome here.
• Voting will end September 12, 2009
• Should all the judges get their comments and votes in early, I will post up the next group’s entries while keeping voting for this group up until the scheduled ending date.

For your listening/judging/voting pleasure, I give you the last group of our first round – Group D!

Contestant No. 22 – Hua Hu Die (Originally by Jolin Tsai)

Contestant No. 23 – Yu Dao (Originally by Fang Ya Xian)

Contestant No. 24 – Yin Tian (Originally by Karen Mok)

Contestant No. 25 – Hao Xiang Hao Hao Ai Ni (Originally by Chou Hui)

Contestant No. 26 – Di Diao (Originally by Nicholas Zhang)

Contestant No. 27 – Shuo Ai Ni (Originally by Jolin Tsai)

Contestant No. 28 – Kai Bu Liao Kou (Originally by Jay Chou)

Contestant No. 29 – Can Ku Yue Guang (Originally by Yoga Lin)

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Remember all constructive comments are welcome here. Note that if a contestant has requested not to be critiqued, please refrain from posting any critiques on him/her.

LOUD and PROUD Season 6 – Round 1 Group C

Voting for Group B is over, and as a result, Contestant 14 and Contestant 10 will move on to the finals!

Great job to everyone!

Again, several things to keep in mind:

• In trying to keep LOUD and PROUD as a singing contest and not a popularity contest, all entries are kept as anonymous as possible and randomly given numbers and groups.
• After listening to ALL the entries, please vote for the ONE that you feel is strongest. Each public vote will give 1 point to the contestant.
• There will be 4 groups in Round 1. Groups A, B, and C will consist of 7 entries, and Group D will consist of 8 entries. The 2 contestants with the highest number of points at the end of the judging period will move on to the Final Round.
• All opinions/criticisms/critiques are welcome here.
• Voting will end September 5, 2009
• Should all the judges get their comments and votes in early, I will post up the next group’s entries while keeping voting for this group up until the scheduled ending date.

After another amazing group, I give you Group C!

Contestant No. 15 – Tuo Xie (Originally by Jolin Tsai)

Contestant No. 16 – Ni Shi Wo Xin Nei De Yi Shou Ge (Originally by Wang Lee Hom & Selina)

Contestant No. 17 – U (Originally by Super Junior M)

Contestant No. 18 – Bu Neng Shuo De Mi Mi (Originally by Jay Chou)

Contestant No. 19 – Hoe Yan (Originally by Justin Lo)

Contestant No. 20 – Tian Gao Di Hou (Originally by Shin)

Contestant No. 21 – I Will (Originally by Zhang Li Yin)

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Remember all constructive comments are welcome here. Note that if a contestant has requested not to be critiqued, please refrain from posting any critiques on him/her.