The bulk of the contestants were PRC but there were also representatives from Korea, Japan, Thailand, also India.
Meritocratic Multiracial Singapore sent two singers, both Chinese to double the chances.
After all Malay singers e.g. the SIngapore Idol winners only won because of Malay telephone votes.
Malaysia Boleh sent one Malay and one Chinese singer.
Malaysia always like that, never think. (Silly Malaysia even have Chinese fighter pilots. One of them woman summore.)
Well this Malay Malaysian lass whack them all hollow hollow and won the judges over especially with the two Mandarin songs.