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Singapore has long had a burgeoning urban musical scene, and is a center for rock, punk and other popular genres in the region. Rock was popular in Singapore by the 1960s, and the following decade produced legendary bands like The Quests, led by Wilson David; other rock bands of note include the October Cherries. Folk music includes the ethnic Chinese, Malay and Tamil sounds. Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ...
Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ...
The October Cherrries were a late sixties group. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ...
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Peranakan Peranakan folk music are noted for their fusion of English in Malay-inspired tunes, largely because the Peranakans themselves are often highly conversant in both languages. Contemporary tunes continue to be compossed based on the Peranakan culture, such as Bunga Sayang, a theme song from Dick Lee's musical "Kampung Amber". The song became an often-sung staple of the National Day Parade, and gained international exposure when it was performed for the opening ceremony of the 117th IOC Session at the Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay. Peranakan, Baba-Nyonya (峇峇娘惹) and Straits Chinese (土生è¯äºº; named after the Straits of Malacca) are terms used for the descendants of the early Chinese immigrants to the Nusantara region, including both the British Straits Settlements of Singapore, Malacca and Penang and the Dutch-controlled island of Java among other places, who have...
Logo of the 40th National Day Parade held on August 9, 2005. ...
The 117th International Olympic Committee Session was held for the first time in Singapore from 2 July to 9 July 2005. ...
The durian-shaped Esplanade (on the left) stands out in front of the Marina Square area Artwork on display within the Esplanade The Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay is a waterside building on Marina Bay near the mouth of the Singapore River, purpose-built to be the centre for performing...
Pop music Singapore's pop scene began in 1960, when the Blue Diamonds performed, and really launched after Cliff Richard & the Shadows arrived a year later, thus launching the beat boom. Like much of the world, the British Invasion began in 1963, led by The Beatles. Some bands remained instrumental, while others incorporated singers. Soon, British R&B became popular, and spawned a local Malay variety. Pop stars of the 60s included Naomi & the Boys, D'4 Ever, Antarctics, Mike Ibrahim & the Nite Walkers, Swallows, Ismail Haron & the Guys and Les Kafila's. Jump to: navigation, search 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The Blue Diamonds were a Dutch 1960s doo-wop duo most well known for their chart topping single [[]] Indonesian brothers Rudy de Wolff and Reim de Wolff founded the group shortly after immigrating to the Netherlands in 1949. ...
Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Webb in Lucknow, India, on October 14, UKs most popular singers. ...
Jump to: navigation, search The British Invasion was an influx of rock and roll performers from Great Britain who became popular in the United States, Australia, Canada and elsewhere. ...
Jump to: navigation, search 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Jump to: navigation, search The Beatles were a British pop and rock group from Liverpool. ...
Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ...
Malays (Dutch, Malayo, ultimately from Malay: Melayu) are a diverse group of people living in the Malay archipelago and Malay peninsula in South East Asia. ...
In the late 70s and early 80's saw the rise of rock bands such as The Sweet Charity fronted by the charismatic vocalist Ramli Sarip. The band had such an influence in the Singapore and Malaysia music scene that it later led to a rock explosion in the mid 1980s. Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...
More recently, local bands include RN - chinese hard rock metal band, Ronin, Electrico, Pug Jelly, The Observatory, I Hate This Place, The Old Kings and The Ocean Band. Photograph of the band Ronin is a hard rock band based in Singapore consisting of five members. ...
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Overview The Ocean Band is a Singapore based rock-pop band, which, after two years of heavy gigging as a cover outfit in some of the most prestigious clubs in the country, has begun to make a name for itself on the local scene as a loud, powerful originals band...
National songs Of particular note to the Singaporean music scene is what is often collectively known as National songs (国庆主题歌). Writtern as part of Singapore's nation-building efforts, they either incorporate local folk songs (such as "Chan Mali Chan"), contemporary songs ("The Magic Is You"), or were locally composed specifically for this purpose ("We are Singapore", "Stand up for Singapore").
Since 1998, theme songs were composed for the annual National Day Parade held in August. These songs were composed for and sung by selected local artists (as opposed to regular national songs, which were not attributed to any one singer), and sometimes included in the albums of these respective singers to be marketed overseas. Jump to: navigation, search 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
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- 1998: "Home" (家), by Kit Chan
- 1999: "Together" (心连心), by Eveyln Tan and Dreamz FM (Eveyln Tan only for Chinese version)
- 2000: "Shine on Me" (星月), by Jai (English version) and Mavis Hee (Mandarin version)
- 2001: "Where I Belong" (属于), by Tanya Chua
- 2002: "We Will Get There" (一起走到), by Stefanie Sun
- 2003: "One United People" (全心全意), by Stefanie Sun
- 2004: "Home" (家), remixed version by JJ Lin, Kit Chan
- 2005: "Reach Out for the Skies" (勇敢向前飞), a duet by Taufik Batisah and Rui En, composed by Elaine Chan. (The Chinese version is sung by Rui En only).
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Taufik sings the National Day Parade song Reach out for the Sky with Rui En. ...
Jump to: navigation, search 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
Kit Chan (simplified Chinese: 陈æ´ä»ª; traditional Chinese: 陳潔儀; pinyin: Chén JiéyÃ) (born September 15, 1972) was the pioneer generation of Singaporean singers to successfully break into the international market, marked in particular by her breakthrough into the competitive and highly critical Taiwanese market with her hit Mandarin album Heartache (心痛) in...
Jump to: navigation, search 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
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Stefanie (2004) Stefanie Sun or Sun Yanzi (å«ç‡•å§¿; Teochew: Sng Ià n-chu; pinyin: SÅ«n Yà nzÄ«) is a popular Singaporean professional pop singer. ...
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Stefanie (2004) Stefanie Sun or Sun Yanzi (å«ç‡•å§¿; Teochew: Sng Ià n-chu; pinyin: SÅ«n Yà nzÄ«) is a popular Singaporean professional pop singer. ...
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JJ Lin is a Singapore singer who recently won the Best New Artist award in Taiwan. ...
Kit Chan (simplified Chinese: 陈æ´ä»ª; traditional Chinese: 陳潔儀; pinyin: Chén JiéyÃ) (born September 15, 1972) was the pioneer generation of Singaporean singers to successfully break into the international market, marked in particular by her breakthrough into the competitive and highly critical Taiwanese market with her hit Mandarin album Heartache (心痛) in...
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Taufik sings the National Day Parade song Reach out for the Sky with Rui En. ...
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