 鲜花( 1394)  鸡蛋( 16)
|
Asian Idol aspirations
By RENATO GANDIA, SUN MEDIA, f$ c4 C) U: t2 q4 U
8 ?, s8 F- T8 N2 p& j* Y; D- ~Add to Facebook 2 a8 p3 `3 U6 S4 N4 Y& X$ Y
( H6 y3 Z+ N7 w3 x1 AQuintin Wang's chances of capturing the first Edmonton Asian Idol title are pretty good.) n7 a; w1 M, ~# z8 i% O
, ~6 u' f/ D4 v. BThe 35-year-old earned the highest audition marks yesterday, and only 35 contestants auditioned all weekend for 15 semifinal spots./ G( H8 U# i/ W
! r4 }* g5 L* N4 b1 m7 G+ r
But to win the local competition, which wraps up Feb. 3 with the finals, he's going to have to beat his longtime singing partner - his wife Yan Long.
& K- @' c+ m+ r$ M. ?" P
) U) ]8 [& ]) D9 iLong, 33, prefers to compete alongside her husband. But she said she agreed to compete separately so they would have two chances at nabbing the $500 prize.0 y+ p+ E5 ]8 S' F/ C. w
/ ^, l3 `" R( JAnd besides, she's enjoying herself.2 I X1 ]; c6 G4 O3 a/ S
. m* K$ O6 `, F0 }/ R2 {" b/ y, N0 Y- r; q1 O
"Music is fantastic," she said yesterday. "If you have it in your life, it will be bright. You will be happy."
- r! n4 B0 _' _5 O- h
8 n& p- E- L4 xIn spite of the scant showing of idol wannabes yesterday and Saturday at West Edmonton Mall, organizers said it's been a great opportunity for unknown and undiscovered singing sensations to gain exposure.- w ^( w% o8 p5 s
4 c/ v+ n* _) Q& w# L
Spokesman Lan Chan-Marples admitted the singing competition wasn't widely promoted, but many young singers took interest and spread the word through Facebook. Y0 |" L# [5 K/ s
6 S$ \; B; f# a0 ^* _. q% YKazumi Wu, 31, heard about Asian Idol from friends. The young mom said she was a lead singer and occasional bass guitar player in a band in Osaka, Japan.; r' N( K6 l5 e# V; u
; u& S7 u" g. h# `( @
"When I came to Canada, I didn't have these opportunities," Wu said. w8 [& F/ F. s" y5 r% j# J7 y1 Z
1 n0 C) o8 ^! F" y7 |0 m7 t& GThe 15 semifinalists will be announced today. They will compete Feb. 2 at the AgriCom. On Feb. 3, eight finalists will do a sing-off for the title of Edmonton's first Asian Idol.
+ n' [4 T$ r1 M' G4 J/ \7 X shttp://www.edmontonsun.com/News/ ... 21/4784517-sun.html |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2008-1-21 21:45
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
发表于 2008-1-21 22:12
