Note: The colour items mean it don't appear in the broadcast version.
First round Qualifying •
Taping Date: January 10, 2017 •
Airdate: January 21, 2017 The order of performance for this episode was determined through audience voting for their anticipated songs; singers may discuss their re-arrangement of performance order, which was reflected in the table. As there were eight first-round singers, the first round featured elimination for the singer who receive the fewest votes. Tia Ray would have been eliminated for finishing last; however, Ray was later declared safe following
Hins Cheung's sudden withdrawal; Cheung was later revealed to have participated in the political
Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong after the episode was taped. Cheung's appearance (with the exclusion of a shot with him and Teresa Carpio) and performance were unaired and edited out of broadcast. : a. Hins Cheung withdrew from
Singer 2017 prior to the episode's airing. Cheung was ranked seventh, but his performance was excluded from the tally. Footage of his performance was edited out from the episode re-runs and in video-sharing websites as well.
Knockout •
Taping Date: January 20, 2017 •
Airdate: January 28, 2017
Overall ranking Second round Challenge •
Taping Date: January 21, 2017 •
Airdate: February 4, 2017 The first returning singer was
Jason Zhang from
Season 2, while the first challenger of the season was
Zhao Lei.
Knockout •
Taping Date: February 2, 2017 •
Airdate: February 11, 2017
Overall ranking Third round Challenge •
Taping Date: February 9, 2017 •
Airdate: February 18, 2017 The second returning singer was
Terry Lin from
Season 1, while the second challenger of the season was
Justin Lo.
Knockout •
Taping Date: February 16, 2017 •
Airdate: February 25, 2017
Overall ranking Tan withdrew from the competition after the Knockout episode aired, and results of her scores were displayed in grey text.
Fourth round Qualifying •
Taping Date: February 23, 2017 •
Airdate: March 4, 2017 The third returning singer was
Li Jian from
Season 3, while the third challenger of the season was
Diamond Zhang. Two days after the episode was taped, Tan announced her withdrawal from the competition, and footage of Tan's performances for this episode were edited out in broadcast due to privacy. Due to the sudden withdrawal, the rules of this round was changed to a Qualifying round, and consequently Diamond was declared safe after being initially eliminated for failing the challenge as she finished last this round.
Knockout •
Taping Date: March 2, 2017 •
Airdate: March 11, 2017
Overall ranking Fifth round Challenge •
Taping Date: March 9, 2017 •
Airdate: March 18, 2017 The fourth and final returning singer was
Julia Peng from
Season 1, while the fourth and final challenger of the season was
Liang Bo. Jason Zhang would have been eliminated for finishing last, however, Bo was unsuccessful in his challenge (finished 6th) and was eliminated instead.
Knockout •
Taping Date: March 16, 2017 •
Airdate: March 25, 2017
Overall ranking Breakout •
Taping Date: March 23, 2017 •
Airdate: April 1, 2017 Three of the six singers who were initial singers (Lam, Lion and Kudaibergen) were exempt for this round, while the other three singers (with the exception of Cheung, Tan and Lei; Lei was however eligible but unable to take part due to scheduling conflicts on his concert) participated with eliminated singers for a chance to enter the semi-finals. The order was decided on ballot, with the exception of surviving non-initial singers (Li, Lin and Jason) who could choose their performance order for the night without ballot. For the first time, the number of finalists was increased from seven to ten, thus seven Breakout spots were offered, and the top seven singers receiving the highest number of votes advanced to the semi-finals.
Total percentages of votes Semi-finals •
Taping Date: March 30, 2017 •
Airdate: April 8, 2017 The semi-finals featured double elimination, and the two singers receiving the fewest votes were eliminated. For this round, singers went with a ballot with the singer who performed last going first. After the performance, the singer then choose a second singer to perform next among the remaining nine singers until only six singers remain, after which another ballot will take place and chooses the next four singers performing next in order, followed by a third ballot for the final two singers who draw first and last.
Finals •
Airdate: April 15, 2017 During the finals, each singer invited a musical guest to perform with him or her on the first song. The winner was determined based on the combined number of votes accumulated during the semi-finals and the finals.
Overall ranking (Winner of Battle) Before the final results were announced, the host named Kudaibergen, Lion, Lam, and Li as "Ultimate Winner Candidates". Lam was declared as the winner of
Singer 2017 with 22.74% of the combined votes cast. : a. The percentage counting towards the total votes does not include votes cast from Carpio and Peng, who were eliminated at the semi-finals.
Biennial Concert •
Airdate: April 22, 2017 The concert featured nine singers, which include
Season 3 winner
Han Hong,
Season 4 winner
Coco Lee, as well as the top seven singers Lam, Kudaibergen, Lion, Li, Lin, Diamond and Ray. ==Notes==