Shanghainese selected for 'Super Girl' honors

时间：2006-10-05 06:39:01

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The top three winners for 2006 'Super Girl' show, Shang Wenjie (C), Tan Weiwei (R) and Liu Liyang (L) on the evening of Spetember 29, 2006. (Photo: rednet.cn)
 
Sept. 30 - Shanghai's Shang Wenjie, a 24-year-old who didn't let her lack of voice training or previous failures slow her down, took the top prize last night in the "Super Girl" contest, the Chinese version of "American Idol1."

 

Shang, a graduate of Fudan University who majored in French, polled nearly 5.2 million votes after singing several Chinese pop songs and a French number.

 

She beat Tan Weiwei, a 24-year-old professional singer from Sichuan Province who got 4.8 million votes; Liu Liyang, a 23-year-old university student from Beijing; and Ai Mengmeng, a 23-year old Chongqing University student, who came in fourth.

 

Shang's victory in Changsha in central China's Hunan Province concluded the third year of the five-month-long weekly performance show.

 

This year's event faced competition from similar programs, including "My Hero" and "My Style, My Show" by Shanghai Oriental TV. It captured 2.7 percent of the viewing audience in 14 mainland cities, about half of the audience for last year's competition, which was won by the popular Li Yuchun from Sichuan Province.

 

Despite the tension among competitors, there was a party atmosphere at last night's "Super Girl" final, as each contestant2 performed a series of songs.

 

Fifteen finalists - the top three from each provincial3 level competition - entered the last round.

 

Shang's journey to the top began with several disappointing performances.

 

Shang, an administrative4 assistant at a French firm, went to Hangzhou in March to sign up for the contest, but she failed in the first round.

 

After persuading her boss to give her a long holiday to pursue her dream, she flew to Sichuan to try again.

 

This time she made it into the top 20 but failed to score after that.

 

Undeterred, she traveled to the competition in Guangzhou, her turning point.

 

In south China, her rendition of Mariah Carey's "Hero" found favor with the judges and a TV audience that began phoning in votes for her in large numbers.

 

Though many visitors to China's Internet chatrooms say they don't find her overly attractive, they have been touched by Shang's compelling voice, quiet stage demeanor5 and never-give-up spirit.

 

"I found her to be resolute6, persistent7 and modest, which touched me," said Miumiu Yu, a 25-year-old Shang's fan who works for ZhiLian ZhaoPin, a jobs Website.

 

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1 idol Z4zyo     
n.偶像，红人，宠儿
参考例句：
  • As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。
  • Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。
2 contestant qp9zR     
n.竞争者，参加竞赛者
参考例句：
  • The company will furnish each contestant with a free ticket.公司将为每个参赛者免费提供一张票。
  • The personal appearance and interview of the contestant is another count.参加比赛者的个人仪表和谈话也是一项。
3 provincial Nt8ye     
adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人
参考例句：
  • City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
  • Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。
4 administrative fzDzkc     
adj.行政的，管理的
参考例句：
  • The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
  • He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。
5 demeanor JmXyk     
n.行为；风度
参考例句：
  • She is quiet in her demeanor.她举止文静。
  • The old soldier never lost his military demeanor.那个老军人从来没有失去军人风度。
6 resolute 2sCyu     
adj.坚决的，果敢的
参考例句：
  • He was resolute in carrying out his plan.他坚决地实行他的计划。
  • The Egyptians offered resolute resistance to the aggressors.埃及人对侵略者作出坚决的反抗。
7 persistent BSUzg     
adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的
参考例句：
  • Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
  • She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。

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