This year's National Day Parade will feature 12 artistes and more than 3,000 performers.
Mr Brian Gothong Tan is the creative director of this year's NDP, which celebrates Singapore’s 59th year of independence.
On his current role, he said: “I am very excited, but also very daunted... This is the biggest show I have done in my whole life.” Held at the Padang, the 2024 NDP will feature 12 artistes and more than 3,000 performers. Senior Lieutenant-Colonel Danny Poh, 42, chairman of the 2024 show committee, said it will blend nostalgia and modernity, and strike a balance between sensory excitement and emotional resonance.
The show segment aims to tell the stories of Singaporeans through mass performances, familiar songs and emotive filmlets. It will be hosted by radio deejay Joakim Gomez, host and media personality Sonia Chew, actor Ebi Shankara and actress Siti Khalijah. Ms Amni, 29, will open the show with a Malay song, Anggerik Singapura, composed by late Singaporean composer Zubir Said, as well as an original NDP song, Hold Up The Sky, written by Kaylene Tan and composed by Bang Wenfu. Hold Up The Sky symbolises unity in nation building, and will be performed with an ensemble from the Music & Drama Company.
Local singer shazza, 22, will sing an English song, You’re The Boy, by music veterans Shirley Nair & The Silver Strings, as well as Tamil classic Andru Vanthathum Ithe Nila by Indian musician T.M. Soundarajan and Indian playback singer P. Susheela. Singaporean cellist Olivia Chuang, 26, will perform an instrumental version of NDP 2024’s theme song Not Alone. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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