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HappeningS Civil ServiCe Club 08

SinGinG StarS

Shine briGhtly

Judges of the csc singing stars semi-Final had the tackling a Whitney houston song requires real
unenviable task of picking the eventual fnalists. vocal prowess, not to mention an abundance of
if impressive vocals were what they were looking confdence all the more so for male singers.
for, they got them. if they were seeking someone When it was announced that Fairus Adams song
with the x factor, then suffce to say many of them choice was i have nothing, eyebrows were raised.
ft the bill. Any doubts however were immediately squashed
as the song segued into the chorus, which he
indeed, on 26 october 2013, the auditorium of nailed.
csc tessensohn was teeming with the brightest
vocal powerhouses the public service sector i chose this song because it allows me to convey a
had to offer. contestants were split into two wide range of emotions, said Fairus, adding that he
categories: evergreen and pop idol. contestants needed to change the key to suit his vocal range.
in the evergreen category belted out classics of his performance defnitely charmed the judges
yesteryears while those in the latter channeled as he was one of the six contestants moving on
todays hottest sensations such as Adele and to the fnals!
bruno mars.
capping off the csc singing stars semi Finals was
the competition was a visual treat as many a prize presentation. All 21 semi-fnalists received
contestants were clad in dazzling outfts. paying a trophy in recognition of their hard work and
tribute to the late elvis presley, dr. chua Kok seng talents.
turned a few heads while dressed in the Kings
signature jumpsuit. steven monis, who sang the Finalists:
country song take me home, country road evergreen mr clement Goh, dr. chua Kok seng
looked very suave in his cowboy ensemble: high- and ms Vicky tan
cut boots rounded off his red shirt and denim jeans pop idol ms Fion Woon, mr Fairus Adam and
combination. mr eric Lim

marsha Lim took to the stage and sang 新不了
情 . to prepare for the competition, marsha spent
many hours with a vocal coach to perfect her
singing techniques.

the judges were definitely feeling rusnahs
performance of What a Feeling and they
bobbed their heads as she sang the upbeat chorus.
melati Ghani performed a hair-raising rendition
of christina Aguileras i turn to You. With her
effortless delivery of the high notes, one would
think she was a seasoned singer. but melati said
she never had any formal training, only a love for
singing in the showers.

In conjunction with the CSC Singing Star 2013,
the Club launched a Facebook campaign
in search of the audiences Most Favourite
Evergreen & Pop Idol.
over 1,000 votes were casted by the
contestants fans. Ms vicky Tan
clinched the Facebook Most Favourite
Evergreen Award and Mr kelvin Sim
was voted as the Facebook Most
Favourite Pop Idol.