KZ competes in China’s Singer 2018
Soul singer, composer and recording artist KZ Tandingan marks her debut on the global stage as she goes up against international music stars in the hit Chinese singing competition Singer 2018 tomorrow, Feb. 9. KZ, who rose to fame in the Philippines after winning the local version of The X Factor, joins Singer 2018 in its current season’s fifth episode, following three consecutive weeks that saw British singer Jessie J as the audience favorite.
Singer 2018 is China’s most popular reality TV singing competition and pits professional singers from around the world against each other, as they vie to win audience votes.
The votes decide each week’s winner and eliminated contestant. Following the eliminations, the show introduces a new challenger.
KZ is up against Taiwanese pop singers Angela Chang and Sam Lee this season, while former contestants of the competition include Chinese-American pop star Coco Lee and Hong Kong singer Sandy Lam.
The Filipina singer is a mainstay of ASAP which airs on ABSCBN. She has also released two albums under ABS-CBN’s record label Star Music. After her stint in The XFactor Philippines, KZ went on to achieve success as both a singer and composer and became known as the Soul Supreme with chart-topping hits such as Mahal Ko o Mahal Ako and Huwag Ka Nang Umiyak.
She has conquered TV and stages all around the world, with stints as a contestant in the Philippine edition of Your Face Sounds Familiar and a judge and mentor on We Love OPM. The 25 year old has also performed in concerts around the Philippines, Japan, and Dubai, including her first solo concert held in Manila in 2015, and an innovative digital interactive concert on ABS-CBN’s online music platform One Music PH in 2017.
KZ’s debut in Singer 2018 will air on China’s Hunan TV at 8 p.m. The season will culminate in a live finale on April 13.