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A Singaporean singer-songwriter has been making waves in China after her recent performance in Chinese television music competition “Sing My Song” drew praise from judges.
The competition, which debuted earlier this month on Chinese state broadcaster CCTV, is similar to reality singing competition “The Voice”. Four judges – namely Singaporean singer-songwriter Tanya Chua, Taiwanese singer Emil Chau and mainland singers Liu Huan and Yang Kun – select contestants to be on their team through blind auditions.
However, instead of finding people with good vocals, it looks for unknown music composers and songwriters with songs that have “appeal and market potential”, according to Liu in a report by Shanghai Daily.
Local singer Ng Ling Kai, 27, who used to perform at Singapore Art Cafe, earlier this month sang a self-composed rock ballad on the show.
Roughly translating to “One Person”, the song starts off as a stripped down acoustic piece, showcasing her smooth and dreamy vocals.
Ling Kai, the name she’s more commonly known as, also demonstrated her ability to hit big notes as she rocked with the band during the chorus.
Check out how many judges wanted her on their team in this video of her performance.
Ling Kai mentioned she started learning how to play the guitar by herself when she was 17.
There was also a heartwarming moment on the show when the 27-year-old mentioned that she often listens to one of the judges’ songs when she is composing or facing obstacles, and it’s none other than the singer-songwriter from her hometown – Chua.
Chua burst into excitement upon hearing that they’re both from Singapore, and the two made some exchanges in Singlish.
It couldn’t be a better match with Ling Kai eventually selecting Chua as her mentor.
Here’s the official music video of Ling Kai’s “One Person”.
While Ling Kai only started gaining buzz in China recently, she has been penning and singing her own songs for a while.
She started gaining popularity in Singapore back in 2007 with one of her original songs, “Larkin Step”.
While the original video was taken down, a re-uploaded version of the original video has gained over 1.2 million views on YouTube.
Ling Kai also bears a resemblance to local songstress Stefanie Sun with her slim figure and short hair – Sun’s look when she first debuted.
Like Sun, Ling Kai graduated from the Nanyang Technological University and has famous local music producers and composers Lee Si Song and Lee Wei Song as her mentors.
When Ling Kai released her debut album “LinK” in September last year, Sun also made a surprise appearance at her showcase, showing support for Ling Kai.
She has even been dubbed as the “next Stefanie Sun” by Singapore media.
While we’re not going to fuss over whether Ling Kai is the “little Tanya Chua” or “next Stefanie Sun”, we’ll definitely be keeping tabs of her progress in the competition and looking forward to more stellar performances from her.
http://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/b...writer-ng-ling-kai-takes-china-100404352.html
A Singaporean singer-songwriter has been making waves in China after her recent performance in Chinese television music competition “Sing My Song” drew praise from judges.
The competition, which debuted earlier this month on Chinese state broadcaster CCTV, is similar to reality singing competition “The Voice”. Four judges – namely Singaporean singer-songwriter Tanya Chua, Taiwanese singer Emil Chau and mainland singers Liu Huan and Yang Kun – select contestants to be on their team through blind auditions.
However, instead of finding people with good vocals, it looks for unknown music composers and songwriters with songs that have “appeal and market potential”, according to Liu in a report by Shanghai Daily.
Local singer Ng Ling Kai, 27, who used to perform at Singapore Art Cafe, earlier this month sang a self-composed rock ballad on the show.
Roughly translating to “One Person”, the song starts off as a stripped down acoustic piece, showcasing her smooth and dreamy vocals.
Ling Kai, the name she’s more commonly known as, also demonstrated her ability to hit big notes as she rocked with the band during the chorus.
Check out how many judges wanted her on their team in this video of her performance.
Ling Kai mentioned she started learning how to play the guitar by herself when she was 17.
There was also a heartwarming moment on the show when the 27-year-old mentioned that she often listens to one of the judges’ songs when she is composing or facing obstacles, and it’s none other than the singer-songwriter from her hometown – Chua.
Chua burst into excitement upon hearing that they’re both from Singapore, and the two made some exchanges in Singlish.
It couldn’t be a better match with Ling Kai eventually selecting Chua as her mentor.
Here’s the official music video of Ling Kai’s “One Person”.
While Ling Kai only started gaining buzz in China recently, she has been penning and singing her own songs for a while.
She started gaining popularity in Singapore back in 2007 with one of her original songs, “Larkin Step”.
While the original video was taken down, a re-uploaded version of the original video has gained over 1.2 million views on YouTube.
Ling Kai also bears a resemblance to local songstress Stefanie Sun with her slim figure and short hair – Sun’s look when she first debuted.
Like Sun, Ling Kai graduated from the Nanyang Technological University and has famous local music producers and composers Lee Si Song and Lee Wei Song as her mentors.
When Ling Kai released her debut album “LinK” in September last year, Sun also made a surprise appearance at her showcase, showing support for Ling Kai.
She has even been dubbed as the “next Stefanie Sun” by Singapore media.
While we’re not going to fuss over whether Ling Kai is the “little Tanya Chua” or “next Stefanie Sun”, we’ll definitely be keeping tabs of her progress in the competition and looking forward to more stellar performances from her.
