I watched Nicholas Teo winning the Astro Talent Competition in 2002.Actually, I had already told my mum that he was the clear cut winner as he has crystal clear vocals. Now, this Sarawakian from Kuching has made it big in Taiwan as a singer and also an actor. He is also popular in countries like Singapore, China and Hong Kong. Isn't it great to know that the talents of our fellow Malaysians are being recognised by others? Here is wishing that Nicholas will go from strength to strength as an artiste and many more of our local talents will also get similar recognition. For your information, I bought the original soundtrack of his drama "Smile Pasta" from Eric's shop. I believe that we should do our bit to give support and encouragement to very talented Malaysians by making sure that we purchase original versions of their work.
For more info about Nicholas, please read the article below:
Nicholas Teo, born November 29, 1981, also known as Nicholas Zhang, is a Chinese-Malaysian singer signed under Play Music. Before returning to Malaysia, Nicholas was studying in Taiwan, where he won the Best Singer in a competition among all the Taiwan Universities. Thereafter, he was approached and asked if he would sign up with a company as a back-up singer (backing vocalist, to harmonize with the lead vocalist), which Nicholas subsequently ignored. He returned to Malaysia without finishing his studies and participated in the singing competition “2002 Astro Talent Quest”. Nicholas won first place with the song 黃昏(Huáng Hūn), originally sung by Zhou Chuan Xiong. This led to Nicholas signing a contract in Taiwan with Music Street in 2003. On June 18, 2004 he released his first album 首選張棟樑 (“1st Choice Nicholas”). Music Street eventually merged with Warner Music, and it should be noted that Play Music is a record label subsidiary of Singaporean company Musicstreet Pte Ltd. In 2006, Nicholas received the 2006 Hito Newcomer Award in Taiwan.
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