Saturday February 10, 2007
Singer shows multi-cultural heritage with album
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian-Chinese from Labuan singing in Bahasa Malaysia. Surely you cannot get more Malaysian than that.
Up-and-coming singer Karen Kong is hoping that Malaysians will be able to appreciate that fact with her debut Malay album Mulakan, which was officially launched at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre in Sentul on Thursday.
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Making her debut: Karen signing on a poster during the launch of her album at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre in Sentul on Thursday. |
Even Deputy Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage Datuk Wong Kam Hoong, who was at the album launch, said:
“This is a good contribution towards building a progressive and united Bangsa Malaysia and proves that the music industry does not distinguish among races,” he said.
Born in Labuan and currently studying in Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Karen was first spotted by Prodigee Media director Fred Chong after winning the university’s talent night with a rendition of Siti Nurhaliza’s Bukan Cinta Biasa.
Mulakan brings together some of Malaysia’s most talented musicians, such as producer Lee Chee Ching and songwriter Asmin Mudin, who wrote Malaysian Idol Jaclyn Victor’s Gemilang.
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