I love making random competition formats that are completely unrealistic for the fun of it!
STAGE 1:
The 100 best artists are selected
STAGE 2:
The artists are split into ten groups of ten. In each group, eight qualify for the next stage (100 - 80)
STAGE 3:
The artists are split into eight groups of ten. The top eight in each qualify (80 - 64)
STAGE 4:
The 64 remaining artists are split into four groups of 16. 12 people from each group qualify (64 - 48)
STAGE 5:
Each group goes from 12 artists to 10 (48 - 40)
STAGE 6:
The top 40 are split into four groups of ten. In each group, the top 5 advances, meanwhile, 6th and 7th go to the comeback, and 8th-10th are eliminated (40 - 20, 10 in the comeback)
The ten artists in the comeback compete. The top 5 return, 6th-10th are eliminated (20 - 25)
STAGE 7:
The final 25 are split into five groups of five. In each, the top 3 qualify, meanwhile 4th heads to the comeback, and 5th is eliminated (25 - 15)
In the comeback, five compete and three return (15 - 18)
STAGE 8:
The final 18 are split into six groups of three. 1st in each qualifies, 2nd goes to comeback, and 3rd is eliminated (18 - 6)
In the comeback, six compete and four return (6 - 10)
SEMI-FINAL:
Artists are split into two groups of five. The top 3 in each qualify, 4th and 5th are eliminated (10 - 6)
put 99 singers in a ship
STAGE 2:
make the ship explode
STAGE 3:
make the 1 singer left away win!