Coco Lee. [Photo provided to China Daily]

The fourth season of I Am a Singer will return on Friday night, Jan 15. Eight singers took part in the first round competition on Thursday night, including Coco Lee (Taiwan), Zhao Chuan (Taiwan), Hacken Lee (Hong Kong), Shin (Taiwan), Haya Band, Hwang Chiyeol (ROK), Lala Hsu (Malaysia) and Guan Zhe.

I Am a Singer is a Chinese version of the Korean reality show of the same name and is broadcast on Hunan Television. Seven talented, veteran Chinese singers perform for a selected audience, which votes to eliminate one singer after each week's performance. The following week, another singer joins the competition, so that the lineup of artists varies throughout the course of the show.