EE-Media, China's star-generating empire behind the phenomenally
popular Super Girl and Happy Boy singing competitions, celebrated
its third anniversary with a five-hour, multi-act concert on
Sunday.
2005 Super Girl champion Li
Yuchun performs at a concert in Shanghai on Sunday, December 9,
2007.
More than 40 Super Girls and Happy Boys took to the stage
one-by-one at the "marathon concert" in the 80,000-seat Shanghai
Stadium.
Li Yuchun, the 2005 Super Girl champion, He Jie, the fourth
place finisher of the same year, and Chen Chusheng, the newest
Happy Boy winner, were among the performers.
EE-Media, funded by Hunan Satellite Television, was established
in May 2004. Later that year, it launched the annual Super Girl
contest, widely compared to the American Idol.
Super Girl became a trailblazing show in China, spawning a
plethora of similar shows that have provided a stage for
star-wannabes.
Many finalists have released albums and achieved varying levels
of fame.
This year, EE-Media and Hunan Satellite Television replaced the
Super Girl competition with a new brand, Happy Boy, which accepted
only male applicants.
2007 Happy Boy champion
Chen Chusheng performs at a concert in Shanghai on Sunday, December
9, 2007.
Super Girl contestant He
Jie performs at a concert in Shanghai on Sunday, December 9,
2007.
Happy Boy contestant Zhang
Jie performs at a concert in Shanghai on Sunday, December 9,
2007.
(CRI December 10, 2007)
