The show is also the first in Singapore's history to produce a female winner from an English-based major reality-singing competition programme.
On 21 August 2013, Farisha Ishak was announced the winner of the first season of The Final 1, beating Shaun Jansen, the recipient of the Wild Card save.
The contestants first emerged on stage in groups but performed individually with a backing track or by playing with a musical instrument.
The remaining twelve contestants were put through to the wild card round on 12 June to compete for the final two spots in the top 10.
Each group performed live in front of the judges and studio audience, and was accompanied by dancers and stage props.
Following another performance by each Wild Card contender, the judges selected two contestants to advance to the final group of 10.
Shaun Jansen was announced as the non-selected wild card contender with the highest score and was sent through to the next round as the 11th contestant.
In this season, there are nine weeks of the finals and 11 finalists, with one finalist eliminated per week based on the Singaporean public's votes (exceptions include top 8-week, where the judges were able to decide who would go home and eliminated three contestants, and the first top 4-week, which was revealed as a surprise non-elimination round).
Mentor: Lionel Roudaut The top 11 finalists were tasked to work on their personal branding, which could assist them in building fan loyalty and differentiating themselves from the others.
Lasalle College of the Arts fashion design programme leader Lionel Roudaut, together with judge Kit Chan were employed as image advisers for the top 11 finalists.
The contestants then worked with their respective fashion designers, hairstylists, and beauty consultants to produce their own personal image which was later presented on the show.
Mentor: Khalid Almkhlaafy The top 10 finalists were put to a "Social Media Challenge" in which they had to come up with creative ideas for an online viral video which reflects their own thoughts and ideals.
Lasalle College of the Arts broadcast media programme leader Khalid Almkhlaafy was employed to conduct a guiding workshop for the top 10 finalists.
Prior to the performance show, all contestants attended a mentoring session with their respective judge who chose their song.
Similar to the Wild Card round, there was no public voting and the judges decided on the contestants to eliminate from the competition.
The most media savvy contestant was given the "Eclipse Meet the Press Challenge Award" with $500 worth of prizes.
The contestant who received the fewest votes the previous week was eliminated at the end of the performance show.
Farisha Ishak's "Life Is Beautiful" and Shaun Jansen's "Here to Stay" are available for download via the MeRadio Store.
The "gift-to-vote" voting period commenced after the performance show at 9:00pm the previous week and ended at 11:59pm on 20 August 2013.