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The Star
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Tse composes for Lee in unexpected music team-up
MALAYSIAN singer Gin Lee unexpectedly got Hong Kong superstar Nicholas Tse to compose her latest track White Night, Sin Chew Daily reported. In a heartfelt Instagram post, she wrote: 'This collaboration left me with no regrets.' 'I just wanted to work with him whether in writing a song or shooting a film. I'd be happy to collaborate in any way. I just wanted to give it a try,' she said. Lee, 38, said Tse did his homework before composing the song. He reviewed her past works to understand her voice, singing style and musical preferences. She acknowledged that the track was 'one of the hardest I've ever sung.' Lee, whose real name is Jeanie Lee, launched her music career in 2010 after making waves in the reality singing competition The Voice 2. In recent years, she has been pursuing her career in Hong Kong where she is now signed under Emperor Entertainment Group, the same label as Tse. > Kwong Wah Yit Poh reported that a 29-year-old man was caught taking nude selfies at the Great East Gate, a historical landmark in Tainan, Taiwan. After his arrest, the man, known only as Chang, said that he had done it as 'a personal hobby.' He posted the images online, which were discovered by police who were monitoring online activities. A special police unit arrested Chang at his residence in Anping District. The mobile phone used in the act was also seized. According to the authorities, Chang appeared to be mentally stable during the arrest. After their questioning, he was charged with public indecency. The above article is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with this ' >'sign, it denotes a separate news item.
Sydney Morning Herald
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
See the rapper with 62 million streams perform in Melbourne
Rapper Faris Shafi, one of South Asia's biggest artists, is coming to Melbourne for the first time to perform in a free concert at Fed Square. Dubbed the 'uncensored voice of Pakistan', Shafi's work includes Blockbuster, a viral track streamed 62 million times on YouTube last year. The song provided the inspiration for the Fed Square show which takes its name, to be held as part of the Rising festival in June. It's a coup for Melbourne's winter arts festival – a melding of White Night and the Melbourne Festival – now in its fifth year, to attract such huge artists from the subcontinent. As well as Shafi, the lineup for Blockbuster includes Annural Khalid, Spotify Pakistan's most-streamed female artist of 2024, and brother duo Zain Zohaib, known for Thagyan, as headliners. Also on the bill is Sherry Khatak, lead vocalist of the Pakistani alternative rock band, Karakoram. Producer, composer and musician Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan, professionally known as Xulfi, will also appear. Having started his musical career on what he calls a 'toy piano', he felt connected to it and went on to learn piano, then guitar, drums and later became a composer and a producer. Speaking on the phone from Lahore, the 45-year-old says Pakistan has a diverse soundscape. Music schools and options for learning music were not common when he was growing up and, as a result, 'you have to hustle your way through it'.
The Age
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
See the rapper with 62 million streams perform in Melbourne
Rapper Faris Shafi, one of South Asia's biggest artists, is coming to Melbourne for the first time to perform in a free concert at Fed Square. Dubbed the 'uncensored voice of Pakistan', Shafi's work includes Blockbuster, a viral track streamed 62 million times on YouTube last year. The song provided the inspiration for the Fed Square show which takes its name, to be held as part of the Rising festival in June. It's a coup for Melbourne's winter arts festival – a melding of White Night and the Melbourne Festival – now in its fifth year, to attract such huge artists from the subcontinent. As well as Shafi, the lineup for Blockbuster includes Annural Khalid, Spotify Pakistan's most-streamed female artist of 2024, and brother duo Zain Zohaib, known for Thagyan, as headliners. Also on the bill is Sherry Khatak, lead vocalist of the Pakistani alternative rock band, Karakoram. Producer, composer and musician Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan, professionally known as Xulfi, will also appear. Having started his musical career on what he calls a 'toy piano', he felt connected to it and went on to learn piano, then guitar, drums and later became a composer and a producer. Speaking on the phone from Lahore, the 45-year-old says Pakistan has a diverse soundscape. Music schools and options for learning music were not common when he was growing up and, as a result, 'you have to hustle your way through it'.
