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Coaches of ‘The Voice’ Share Their Ideal All-star Team.
By Flora / 06 Jul 2017 (Thursday)
In the few days to come, the four coaches: Tan Hanjin 陈奂仁, Della Ding 丁当, Gary Chaw 曹格 and Sky Wu 伍思凯 will start the taping of the first-ever《The Voice 决战好声》where 100 contestants will enter the first stage of the singing competition, ‘The Blind Auditions’.
At the press conference at Hotel Jen Puteri Harbour, Johor, the coaches revealed how they will be judging contestants to form their ‘dream team’, in hopes to find the first winner of the Singapore-Malaysia’s co-production of ‘The Voice’.
“Being a winner’s coach is not my ultimate aim in this competition,” said Wu, a Golden Melody Award winner. “My aim is to bring out the best in them, and if one of my talents manages to capture the hearts of the audience, and will be remembered for his or her particular performance, that will be my dream.”
For Chaw, the Malaysian Mandopop singer is looking for aspiring singers who are able to move audiences with their vocals. He explained: “It doesn’t mean that if you manage to hit the high notes, it means you’re good. Most importantly, it is all about the feelings.”
“As a coach, I wouldn’t say I want to nurture them, but more of learning from one another,” he added.
The only female coach among the four, Ding, sees herself as a music companion rather than a mentor to her promising team of singers. “It is important for me to be their music partner or companion. I believe everyone who stands on The Voice stage has his or her own story to share, and many would have gone through a lot to be standing there… perhaps one who met with many setbacks. For me, I feel I am able to walk this journey together with them, and at the end of the day, give him or her some strength and hope to continue making music.”
Dubbed as ‘Singapore Music Genius’, Tan is looking out for talents who will impress him. He had set on the judging panel on the second and third seasons of The Voice (Hong Kong), and shared that he is willing to impart all his knowledge about music to his team.
“I feel like I am one who can provide as much information, tips and know-how that I’ve learned through these years. I hope to help them through this journey,” said Tan.
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When the news about ‘The Voice’ was released early this year, many people were up in arms that the singing competition required contestants to be able to understand and speak Mandarin. When asked about their opinions on the issue, the coaches are hopeful that the musical programme may change in the future.
“Even if you are not fluent in Mandarin, it’s okay,” said Chaw. “As long as you manage to sing what the song is trying to express, I think people will listen and like it. This is the first season. Singapore and Malaysia are multiracial and multilingual countries, so we definitely must diversify. I think it’s possible to request.”
Tan added: “I think it’s a logistic issue. I’m happy that The Voice has come to Singapore and Malaysia and this is just the first of the many steps that will come. I believe, and if the licence dictates a certain thing, then perhaps that’s how the first step was meant to go. But back to basics, music has no language barrier. Eventually, it’ll come through.”