6 & 20 December 2019Lunchtime session: 12.30pm – 1.30pm Guoco Tower, Level 1, Urban Park, 1 Wallich Street, Singapore 078881Evening session: 7.30pm – 9.45pmSingapore Chinese Cultural Centre (1 Straits Boulevard, Singapore 018906)3 January 2020Evening session: 7.30pm – 9.45pmOCBC Square, Singapore Sports Hub (5 Stadium Drive, Singapore 397631)
Admission is free
Bid farewell to 2019 and say hello to the new year as TGIF Music Station returns with its latest line-up of Singapore’s favourite performing artistes and rising stars. Taking place on every 1stand 3rd Fridays of the month, the series of music showcase will take you on a musical escapade at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre and beyond. A special upsized edition will also be held at the OCBC Square at the Singapore Sports Hub in January to kick off the first of its series for 2020. Join us with your friends and loved ones to croon along to familiar tunes and the latest hits!
Date: Every 1st and 3rd Friday of the monthTime: 12.30pm – 1.30pmVenue: Tanjong Pagar Centre (1 Wallich St, Guoco Tower, Singapore 078881)Admission is free
Date: Every 1st and 3rd Friday of the monthTime: 7.30pm – 9.45pm Venue: Ho Bee Concourse, Level 1 Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (1 Straits Boulevard, Singapore 018906)Admission is free
6 December 2019
Felicia Kusumo 孔俐蒽Felicia Kusumo is often described as an exuberant vocalist with a bright tone. Versatile in many different genres of music (English, Chinese, Kpop, R&B, Pop, Soul), she began her love for singing at a young age of 10 and through the years, she has grown through varied and countless live performances at concerts, weddings and corporate dinners, cafes and bars. Her unbending dedication to her art has been recognized by her mentors and peers both on-stage and in competitions, who awarded her the honour of being the Finale Act for the SYF Ceremonies 2007 at the Indoor Stadium and Victoria Concert Hall, Top 14 in the 2016 Hear Me Sing singing competition organised by Starhub, first runner up for both On Stage competition and TGSR cover contest 2017 organised by Noise Singapore, and Best Vocal Performance for the SG:SW 2018 Song Writing competition.
孔俐蒽经常被描述为一个拥有明亮色调，个性爽朗的主唱。她 10 岁时开始热爱唱歌。多年来，她在不同的音乐会、婚礼和企业活动、咖啡馆和酒吧驻唱。她在学生时期也参与校内的音乐剧，同时不断提炼自己。 她的用心已被导师和同龄人在舞台上和比赛中所认可，也荣获 2007 年 Singapore Youth Festival 在室内体育馆和维多利亚音乐5厅为压轴表演、由 Starhub 组织的 Hear Me Sing 2016 网路歌唱比赛获得前 14名、由 Noise Singapore 举办的 2017年 TGSR 翻唱比赛获得亚军、在《SG:SW 我写我的歌 2018》比赛中获得最佳演唱奖、等等。 俐蒽对歌唱与音乐自我提升的热诚永不熄灭。
Lin Si Tong 林思彤 Lin Si Tong is a Singapore based singer-songwriter whom has released 2 albums《彤类 Tong’s Music》and《完美治疗者 Perfect Healer》in 2012 and 2015 respectively. Both best-selling albums have topped the Singapore HMV Top Asian chart during their release period. In 2012, The Straits Times Life!, reported Si Tong as one of the 5 brightest local new talents. While in 2015, HerWorld Singapore, picked Si Tong as one of the 55 inspiring female millennials of Singapore.Nicknamed Singapore’s “Della 丁当” by local media, Si Tong has been writing and singing for local drama serials for the past 10 years. Notable works include《小小故事》, which was up on local’s international radio chart of YES933 醉心⻰⻁榜 for 6 weeks. Another single,《黑翼心灵》, has also been ranked highlyon Singapore’s KKBOX charts, alongside songs from international artistes like Gem Tang (邓紫棋), and it was nominated in Singapore’s biggest annual television awards 《红星大奖Star Awards 2015》, under the “Best Theme Song” category.
Qiu Feng Ze 邱锋泽Qiu Feng Ze is a professional, Singaporean singer-songwriter with 120,000 subscribers to his channel on YouTube. He rose to fame when he launched his debut “Ten Storeys” in 2014 to much acclaim, even edging out the king of mandopop Eason Chen to top the radio charts in Taiwan. One of his songs in his 2nd album also reached the top in one of the billboard ranking in Taiwan. Since then, Feng Ze has released numerous music videos in his YouTube channels. Other than composing many well received mandarin hits in the various music platforms, Feng Ze also flaunt his admirable acting skills in “That Girl in Pinafore”.
Charlene Looi & Mint Leong 梁羽晴 from HOODW¡NKED HOODW¡NKED, founded in 2017, has versatile repertoire in English Top 40s and Mando-pop Hits, from the 80s to present. The band is well-tenured in live music venues throughout Singapore such as Hood Bar & Café and Timbre Group, and also performed at major public venues such as Esplanade Theatres By The Bay. HOODW¡NKED presents our hostess with-the-modest Mint Leong and Multi-talented Charlene Looi in an intimate 2-piece acoustic set up.
HOODW¡NKED 成立于 2017 年，拥有 80 年代至今的中英文流行曲目。 该乐队在新加坡的现场音乐表演场所（如 Hood Bar＆Café 和 Timbre Group）享有良好的终身职位，并在 Esplanade Theatres By The Bay 等主要公共场所演出。 这次，HOODW¡NKED 将呈现我们诚恳待人的 Mint Leong 梁羽晴以及多才多艺的Charlene Looi。
Ling Kai 铃凯Ling Kai is a bilingual Singaporean singer-songwriter, who picked up the guitar when she was 17 and composed her first song when she was 21. Titled “Larkin Step”, the song was inspired by English poet Philip Larkin. Ling Kai shot to popularity in 2008 after uploading her recording of “Larkin Step”onto YouTube; the song reached a million views. By then she had also begun performing in local pubs together with her band. In 2013, Ling Kai was talent-spotted by the mentors of Stefanie Sun, Lee Sisong and Lee Weisong, who produced Ling Kai’s first bilingual and full-length album “LinK”, which was released in 2013 in Beijing, Malaysia, and Singapore. In 2014, Ling was among the 60 contestants invited to compete on Chinese reality TV singing show Sing My Song《中国好歌曲》aired on CCTV. She emerged as the only Singaporean and the sole female contestant to make it to the finals, and was also the winner of the team mentored by veteran singersongwriter Tanya Chua.
Derrick Hoh 何维健 Derrick Hoh was the FIRST Singaporean Artiste to achieve #1 on Singapore iTunes Store. Featured in The Straits Times as one of the Top 10 personalities who achieved exceptional results before reaching 30, Derrick has received critical acclaims from media for his song-writing skills! Derrick has also won the prestigious 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Asian Artist – Singapore, amidst the various awards received in Singapore and around the region. Earning the likes of many Singaporeans for his versatility, Derrick is a pure talent at performing both fast tracks and ballads. He has also staged two solo 11ticketed shows by far.
Soph T. 霏霏Bilingual singer-songwriter, Soph T. never thought that she would become who she is today. She grew up having the dreams of becoming a professional badminton player, however was forced to quit sports at the age of 13 due to an injury to her tailbone. Soph T. then picked up the piano skills at the age of 14, and self-taught herself how to play an acoustic guitar a year later. She continues to pursue her musical talents by conducting for her school choir and playing lead roles in school musicals.With her talents, Soph T. had been involved in various events and performances, which include Artbox Singapore 2017, Esplanade,PAssionArts Festival, Hear65 X UFM 100.3: LIVE from the Lion City and more. In 2018, she participated and came in as the winner for both competitions, Huayi 12 U Sing and Starker Music Jams. On 30 Aug 2019, the singer-songwriter released her debut Mandarin single《上 鎖 locked away》.
双语创作歌手 Soph T. 霏霏可说是偶然走上了音乐这个道路。在成长过程中,她的目标是成为一名专业的羽毛球运动员。然而,尾骨受伤迫使她在 13 岁那年退出这项运动。 霏霏十四岁开始学习钢琴,并在一年后自学吉他。因为对音乐的天赋,她随后更是当上学校的合唱团指挥,同时也担任多场学校舞台剧主要演员。才华洋溢的 Soph T.霏霏也参与各大公开表 演 , 其 中 包 括 :Artbox Singapore 2017, 滨 海 艺 术 中 心 ,Passion Arts Festival, Hear65 X UFM 100.3: SING响狮城,唱歌 LIVE! 等等。 她也在 2018 年参加了华艺 U 唱 2018 和Starker Music Jams 两场歌唱比赛。高辨识度的嗓音也让她在两场比赛夺下冠军宝座。荣升创作歌手的 Soph T.霏霏今年 8 月发行首张单曲《上锁》。
Lennerd 林健辉Lennerd is a versatile Singaporean independent artiste. He started singing when he was 3-years-old and has been performing in numerous private and public events ever since. Moreover, he excels in singing music of different genres (Pop, Jazz, Rock and Chinese 13Classic) and languages (Chinese, English, Malay, Hokkien, Cantonese, Korean, Japanese and Thai).Lennerd has participated in many competitions. He was the champion of Hua Yi Icon Search 2018, 1st runner up for Campus Superstar 2013 (CSS) and a finalist of The Voice Singapore/Malaysia. 4 years later, Lennerd emerged as a local independent artiste who specialises in Mandarin pop songs. He also released his debut single 《一个人的 圣 诞 节 》 ‘Christmas Alone’ in December 2017. His debut single hit 55k streaming on Spotify in 4 months. On 4 January 2019, Lennerd held his first concert at the Recital Studio, Esplanade, and released his Debut physical EP "Quest 探索“which consists of 5 original songs.
MICappella 麦克疯 Effervescent, dynamic and versatile, MICappella is one of Asia’s leading vocal band based in Singapore. The band tours internationally and most recently won 1st place in the international Moscow Spring A Cappella Festival as well as the award for Best Asian Album at the 2017 Contemporary A Cappella Recording awards based in USA for their latest album《MICappella Reloaded》which was released in 2016. Its first single, 《One Of These Days》reached top of the iTunes mando-pop charts on its first day of release. MICappella has also broken boundaries by reaching more than 1.3million viewers on Facebook alone within the first week of releasing their hit rendition of《那些年的小幸运》back in 2015 which catapulted them to greater recognition within the Chinese-music scene. The video alone has now amassed more than 11 million views across platforms in China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore. Always embracing their identity as Singaporeans and being effectively bilingual, MICappella has become an international brand that ignites the stage all over the world.
来自新加坡的“麦克疯”充满青春活力，是亚洲领先的唱组合之一。 “麦卡疯” 在世界各地巡回演出，最近在莫斯科《Spring A Cappella》音乐节荣获第一 名 ， 也 在 2017 美 国 颁 奖 礼《Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards（CARA）》，为 2016 发行的最新的专辑《MICappellaReloaded》荣获最佳亚洲专辑奖项。他们第一首单曲《One of These Days》在第一天刚发行就在iTunes 华语流行榜上荣获第一。 2015年， “麦卡疯” 自行改编的《那些年的小幸运》在上传 Facebook 一周内便破表达到 1.3 万的点击率，因而让 “麦克疯” 在华语乐坛更受瞩目。此视屏在各个平台，各个国家例如中国、台湾来西亚、香港即新加坡，已经有高过 11 万的点击率。 秉着新加坡人有效的双语能力， “麦克疯” 已经成为一个国际品牌，点燃世界舞台。 For more details, visit：http://www.singaporeccc.org.sgor click Read more.