[SG Talk] what are your opinion about Singaporean singers?

[joyangel]

Singapore has organised quite a bit of talent contests, namely, Singapore idols, project superstar, campus superstar, superband and probably some others.
But what are your thoughts about them? Can they make it big into countries like taiwan and china? Look at Chen Weilian, or Mi Lu Bing? Yes, they might be considered famous in Singapore, but outside Singapore? Honestly, how popular can you get in a small country like Singapore?
However, there are some singers that I am proud to say are really good and come from my homeland, like probably JJ lin jun jie, Stephanie sun.
Anyway, just wondering, do you really have any Singapore singers that you really like or think that they are up to the standard? For me, it's just jj lin and stephanie sun.

[bueytahan]

well, i think singapore singers are great. there are other great singers such as Tanya Chua and Ah Du too. =)

i do hope to see people like kelly phoon and hongjunyang making it big in taiwan and make singaporeans proud! =)

[Miss Kineko]

They all sux, unfortanutely. D=

Except for talented singers, like Hong Jun Yang, Kelly Phoon, Lin Jun Jie && Stefanie Sun. ;3

Haha. One day I might join Singapore Idol/Superstar XD

[Melvin]

haha singaporean singers are not that bad.. but they are much lousier than singers from taiwan and other asian countries..

[sinyee]

Singaporean chinese singers are okay. But for the english industry, there has yet to be a singer or band that can make it internationally.

[*meow]

the most successful export from singapore who really had what it takes to make it big is KIT CHAN and LIN JUNJIE.

though our most successful and richest export is prob stef sun, sorry i don't think she should have made it this big as compared to say, real talented singers like Kit Chan, Tanya Chua, and super talented songwriters like Junjie and also Tanya.

other than kit chan, i don't think any other singaporean singer will be able to sing so well already. :worry:

[rainbowballoon]

I think they're pretty good. we should have more singers who write their own songs though. stef sun has endorsed so many things.. and even jj got himself a role in hanakimi! guo mei mei's pretty cute too but she should sing more songs instead of the 'merry merry christmas baby' kind. cai chun jia's songs sound like oldies. :X oops.

hahaa.. but the project superstars from first season are a bit 'safe'.. like junyang who sounds a bit like jay in one of his rap songs! :worry: hope to hear from them abt making it big in taiwan. i think xin huey has some chance to cause a bit of stir in taiwan with her image and strong vocals. where's derrick too? who said he'll release an album this yr april?!

looking forward for a band from sg :D

[jacelyn_edison86]

Well, I just going to say that I found the Projects Superstar Female, Sin Hui and Kelly are becoming more not themselves. They are like a dress up doll. No offence to Kelly's and Sin Hui's fans. Sin Hui is becoming more like a sex kitten as she's trying to copy a Japanese Singer who is a sex kitten icon.

[maddywolf]

actually i think project superstar kinda unfair... if people everyone only can vote once i think this is super fair u see if the contestant have rich fans they will sure win
i think JJ is making big in other country i now hoping junyang could make big in other country too

[rainbowballoon]

actually i think project superstar kinda unfair... if people everyone only can vote once i think this is super fair u see if the contestant have rich fans they will sure win


yep, the tv stations just want to make more and more money.. look at the superstar book they published this season. the one where u have to collect stickers or cards! what a waste of money!

and i somehow notice the popular contestants tend to get kicked out and then revived again.. like derrick, daren. i wonder if there's any hankypanky going on.. so the channels can make more money with more voting again! but maybe that's not the case...:glug:

[Wendy]

The only Singaporean singers I like are JJ and Stef Sun.. I'm proud to say that they are our local singers..

As for the rest, especially those who came out from such-and-such singing competition.. sorry to say that, they really cannot make it outside Singapore.. They are famous here, because we are "forced" to see them for months on tv.. at least once every week, not including the tv ads blasting every day..

[maddywolf]

i totally agree with rainbowballoon.. u see the host of project superstar keep on mentioning if u dun vote your favourite contestant will be kick then blah blah
i do notice that popular contestants tend to get kicked out and then revived again so when the revived round ,the fans scare is their last time to vote so vote alot and since is a popular contestant it sure get alot votes and mediacorp earn money...

[skueshy_noodle]

they are not that bad.. the more successful ones for now are JJ lin and steph sun.. however the standard of singing contests got to be raised! there are just alot of ppl out there that can sing well but are not known yet..

[sjlifed]

wendy: i totally agree. those tt comes out of the competitions r too over rated...their management tries to rush too much.
to me, instead of makin them likable n famous, i m not at all interested..
kelvin may be a gd singer.but the ride too much on sympathy which will run out quickly.
kelly doesnt hav a very gd attitude i heard..frm my fren's 1st hand experience.
n shi hui xin may make it.but they tried too hard to imitate koda kimi[forgot her name]
sigh...really hope the talents will go on stage.
at this rate, i think those wid talents will not want to go upstage.

[no_pride]

Hehe...the only local singers I support are Yanzi and Kaira Gong. Yanzi's no doubt one of the most successful and popular local singer who made it big in Asia. Kaira's talented, but not really popular (maybe her performance in last year's NDP boost her popularity a bit).

I used to support Kelly Poon during the PSS days...but my liking for her faded after I bought her album. =X Anyway, I also think that those from singing competition may be popular in Singapore, but they may not make it big overseas.

[samantha]

The Singaporean singer Ilike the most of course is JJ Lin. His song is pretty nice especially " Sarang-Hae-Yo". That the very first song that I heard from JJ Lin, and I just listen to it again n again.
For the project superstar, I really didn't expected Chen Wei Lian to win. I though the other guy ( final with him, * forgotten the name*) would win. Well, Chen Wei Lian and Sylvester is not that popular in my country. Never heard of people talking about them. While 4 JJ Lin, wow, fantastic especially among the girls ( in my school)!!!

[maddywolf]

hmm who Kaira?? do u mind show me her picture never heard before...
that time i heard from project superstar they say singapore can have so many talent from such a small country is already very good kinda true

[no_pride]

hmm who Kaira?? do u mind show me her picture never heard before...
that time i heard from project superstar they say singapore can have so many talent from such a small country is already very good kinda true
Kaira (http://www.him.com.tw/artists/kaira.asp) is the singer who sang songs like [Zai Yi Ci Yong You] and last year's NDP theme song, [My Island Home]. =)

Here's a picture of her:

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/8926/kairajc5.jpg

[Wendy]

There's another singaporean singer whom i like.. other than Yan zi and JJ.. he's Huang Yi Da.. saw him on tv today.. awww... he is so cute...

[Jay_fan_12345]

JJ Lin is really talented...! like his music and talents, actually at first I dunnoe he is fr Singapore, I thot he is fr Taiwan...! hehehe, ya, but after I realised he is a Singaporean I feel really proud of him...! ya, SYZ also not bad, got write a few songs also... others mah... dun't really noe them well coz din listen before... yup, :ppp

[maddywolf]

karia kinda pretty but i think i saw her poster some where just never go take look closely maybe singapore have lesser population than other country so we cannot produce much talent

[xin0829]

There's another singaporean singer whom i like.. other than Yan zi and JJ.. he's Huang Yi Da.. saw him on tv today.. awww... he is so cute...


Yes! Finally someone mentioned yida. I must say in asia, beside jay, he's the other whom i like. He can sing and compose his own style of music. Hmm, but somehow not many people know/ notice him. Maybe lack of promotion or what. In fact he has just released a third album a few days ago. Perhaps anyone will like to try listening to his music, the album's call "The great finale". Oops, think i'm promoting... haha..


Back to topic, i find jj and stef not bad too. JJ can sing n compose great music. Stef although seldom compose, has a powerful vocal. They both can be at the same level as some taiwanese singers i think. As for project superstar, i think are just like those taiwanese boyband. Anyway they became a star based on the number of votes, so you know....

[Lamer09]

Yes! Finally someone mentioned yida. I must say in asia, beside jay, he's the other whom i like. He can sing and compose his own style of music. Hmm, but somehow not many people know/ notice him. Maybe lack of promotion or what. In fact he has just released a third album a few days ago. Perhaps anyone will like to try listening to his music, the album's call "The great finale". Oops, think i'm promoting... haha..
Back to topic, i find jj and stef not bad too. JJ can sing n compose great music. Stef although seldom compose, has a powerful vocal. They both can be at the same level as some taiwanese singers i think. As for project superstar, i think are just like those taiwanese boyband. Anyway they became a star based on the number of votes, so you know....

I alos like yida very much..
I think his new ablum is not bad too..
Other singer like JJ and stefaine sun and tanya is not bad..
I prefer JJ lin amough all..
But yida is also not bad..
:)
JJ lin is a good compser and nice voice..
Stefaine has a nice vocal and x-factor..
Both are great singer in singapore..
For those project superstar and other..
I think they can make it if they train hard..
Although singapore is a small country..
But there is also talented people around..
Hope more and more singapore singer will be popular..
Cheers..

[ankh]

I think Singaporean singers ain't lousy.
They just sorta lack an identity; an identity that we fellow singaporeans can identify with. Actually that's not their fault because our local market is too small and to break into the regional market, they will have to venture into the Taiwan, HK and Mainland markets first. And in that process, somehow they become very globalized.

To me, I loved Kit Chan. She really has amazing vocals and her songs are great.
And remember she was the first Singaporean singer to make it big in the Taiwan market, paving the way for many future artistes so her success cannot be compared with the others. I'm glad at least she's still active in some projects. Last time I saw her was at the Forbidden City musical and her vocals still excite me.

Well the most popular and successful so far would no doubt be Stephanie Sun. Her vocals are unique and she has a friendly personality that somehow would make people like her / not dislike her. And closing up would be JJ Lin. He's one talented dude and nice too. Personally he's one of my favourite singers.

I sometimes think Tanya Chua is underrated.
I think she's even more popular in Taiwan compared to her home country. Well I'm really glad that she's finally being recognised for her composing and singing talents. She has a unique vocal and her style is very her own too. Maybe it's not too mainstream so not everyone can digest it well.

There's actually quite a few more like Huang Yida, Jones Shi Kang Jun, Kaira Gong Shi Jia, Guo Mei Mei, Ah Du (lol his voice is sooo unique that it irks me ><), Cai Chun Jia and our beloved holy crap Ho Yeow Sun (her new album is now topping the Taiwan G-music album charts! :wacko: )

I don't think just because our country is small, we cannot produce as much talent. As long as you have the passion, we'll definitely make it! Only though how much local support do we give our local talents? We seem to favour the exports much more.

[rainbowballoon]

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There's actually quite a few more like Huang Yida, Jones Shi Kang Jun, Kaira Gong Shi Jia, Guo Mei Mei, Ah Du (lol his voice is sooo unique that it irks me ><), Cai Chun Jia and our beloved holy crap Ho Yeow Sun (her new album is now topping the Taiwan G-music album charts! :wacko: )


i nearly forgot abt ppl .like shi kang jun, where did they go? like never see their albums or heard from them anymore.. we have more talent too -- from the project superstar show!

[icetears-]

Just popping by because I saw something in Joyce's post that made me cringe :glug:

OMG HOW COME THATN SUN HO'S ALBUM ACTUALLY TOPPED THE TAIWAN CHARTS?! :shock:

Shockingly Impossible & GRRRRRRRRR :-x

[faye86]

yeah heard dat her record company faked the sales.dunno for wad wierd reason..mayb to attract ppl's attention? gosh.
anyway i agree tanya chua is way under-noticed.her songs like 'shuang qi dong wu','wu di dong' etc are kinda classics in taiwan and really really touching stuffs.maybe its her age or something she doesn't get much fanfare in singapore.noticed dat she has not come back for some time?
i think the problem is that locals put a lot of attention on looks..albums by boybands and handsome/pretty singers get soaring sales.

[Wendy]

I didn't want to say this in the first place.. but anyway, now that it has been mentioned.. rumours says that the record company sends ppl to fake as fans and bought tons of "you-know-who's" album at one go.. you know, its really weird that her album could top the charts despite the fact that NOT MANY people knows her in the first place...

Back to topic.. another Tanya Chua's song I like is "Beautiful Love".. nice~~~

[icetears-]

Wendy; Sheesh what a lousy marketing scam. Well who cares. For me, if I see so many people buying her album, I'd think all the more I shouldn't buy, since so many people support her already. No need for pity purchases :whistle:

&&& yeah Tanya's Beautiful Love is really nice eh? I first heard it in White Robe of Love, & it was truly beauuuuuuutiful :love:

[HaNaBi]

totally agree that Tanya chua is one of the few excellent composing local singers who is getting under-rated attention... Though she managed to finally break into the Taiwan MandroPop scene, but there wasn't much reinforcement done by her company to secure her status in Taiwan...

[JayMatrix]

Even if there are good ones, the support from Singaporeans will be very lacking unless they make it big somewhere else. (think Corrine May (spelling?), Ah Du, JJ Lin, Stephanie Sun). So yes, Singaporeans don't have the mentality of supporting their own, always thinking that the moon overseas is rounder and sexier. For a fantastic example, think Creative Technology, even the Government didn't supported them back them, and Sim Wong Hoo and Co. had to go to the USA to seek help and development.

Also, I think singers such as Tanya Chua and Kit Chan are severely underrated. That's because for Asia, looks and overall packaging (or appeal if you like it) are very much more important than ability. Very few singers in Singapore (or Taiwan) have their own style and identity. Everyone seems like a carbon copy of each other. Taiwan badly needs more David Taos and Wu Bais.

However, if you look at things from another perspective, Singapore seemed to have produced more singers that are ability-driven than Taiwan, who seems to churn out people that are 183cm tall as singers every week!

[loveillusion]

i dont really like any of our singapore singers. i dont understand what is so good about them. maybe i am just biased. but i heard that kelly poon and hongjunyang are trying to make it big in taiwan.

[smilepiggy]

haha but i'm quite supportive of most singaporen singers , like stefanie sun, tanya, jj lin. I think they're pretty good, aint they? haha, but of cos there's always some who cant sing too well but made it.

somehow the manderin pop scene aint as happening as taiwan though.
seems like singers have to strike it good at taiwan, then they'll have a stronger fanbase back home. quite sad right?

[cinnimon~]

i don't really fancy local music, to be frank with you =X likr many of you, i find contests unfair. as in, voting sense.

other than that. i dont really like any of them, thou there was a jj craze 3 years ago. i think his voice is nice =)

[alice_jjar]

Ok, besides Stefanie Sun and JJ Lin as what you guys are talking about. These people has made it pretty big over the seas. Hahas. But, this is for the mando-pop portion. How about other races as well? Look at Taufik Batisah and Anita Sarawak. Taufik has been popular in Malaysia. Anita Sarawak, some of you might not know her but she has made a name in Las Vegas. She's an international star right now.

However, some people do not stay true to their homeland. They migrate the moment they had gotten fame in the other land. We definitely hope it would not be a increasing trend if we produce a lot of stars.

Aside from that, Singapore is a very small country. Even though the support might be there. We do not know whether it's enough to sustain their whole career. Therefore, as you can see, some people chooses not to go down the path of singing. People say this: I cannot go far if I were to sing in Singapore, therefore, what's the point?

That's why people like Stefanie Sun and JJ Lin went to another country. =)

[SexyPenguin]

Stilllll, i dont like singapore singers. No reason though, just find them funneh. :) And rather proud too. Bobian, singaporean kpo + selfish. Lolllllllllllllll. Lastly, love face.

I myself is a singaporean, and proud to say i'm kpo! And love my face t th extreme. But, i'm not selfish. :P

[H3ctor83]

personally i think yida is the best of all! out of the whole chinese music industry.

[jaypops]

personally, i don't really support local singers. stefanie sun is the only local singer that i think is not bad. the rest just lack that x factor in their appeal. perhaps our population is small, so it's harder to find talents like Jay. :bleh: another thing is, a local radio station is so supportive of the local singers that they are slightly biased towards them. i'm not saying it's wrong. in fact, it's good because they give home support, but when i listen, i get very irritated over it. they can praise the local singers so much and tease about other foreign singers. brrr.... :dry:

[lucci]

I think that it's hard for us Singaporeans to make it in the music industry in Singapore because too many Singaporeans are too realistic, work hard lah get Degree lah, then get a good job. So our Singaporeans singers very little =( then we only got so little to talk about :dry:

[kirina1309]

personally i think yida is the best of all! out of the whole chinese music industry.
I'm glad to read that many people likes him
he is definitelly one of my fav signers
i know jj lin however i've never heard of most of the artists you've mentioned here. it will check them coz yida is from singapore and if you happen to have equally talented ppl from this small country i dont want to miss them :)

[Starylosophy]

Tsk. Singapore does have some good singers, but only a few make it big in Taiwan and other countries.

Most significant ones are Stef, JJ, Tanya or perhaps Yida too.

Singers that emerge from singing contests like PSS didn't seem to do well in Taiwan. This includes Kelly and Weilian. Their album sales are quite mediocre.

It's not that they're unable to sing, sometimes it depends on luck as well.

This guy I'm going to mention has loads of luck since he participated in One Million Star Season 3. Within just 3-4 months, he was signed by Warner Music, and is under the same management company as Show Luo and Jolin Tsai. He just released his debut album Jing's Note on 14th November in Taiwan. He's making quite big in Taiwan now, topping the G-Music album chart sales (JJ's Sixlogy album only managed a highest 4th position).

Huang Jinglun will be back in SG to promote his debut album Jing's Note coming January or February. Do look out for him :happy:

[smilepiggy]

YEA. i saw huang jin lun and DERRICK attending several taiwanese variety shows! WOHOOO! (: i hope they'll get the support they deserve there!