Singaporean singer Nathan Hartono impresses on Chinese singing show
Singaporean jazz singer Nathan Hartono blew judges away during a performance on the first episode of season five of “Sing! China”, the Chinese equivalent of the hit singing show, “The Voice”.
A YouTube clip of his appearance on the show was released on 15 July, and has already exceeded 300,000 views after just three days.
In the clip, Hartono performs a cover of “Have You Ever”, a song by Taiwanese singer William Wei, and has all four judges of the “Sing! China” – Jay Chou, Wang Feng, Na Ying and Harlem Yu – floored with his stage performance and “sunshine boy” appeal.
The show’s long-time judge and renowned Chinese singer, Na Ying, was especially taken with the singer-songwriter.
Na praised him for having the looks, talent and style, and even requested for a hug from him, while gushing about how handsome the 25-year-old was.
Despite the interest he received from all four judges, Hartono chose Chou to be his mentor for the show, saying that he hopes to improve his Mandarin songwriting.
“My dream is to write my own songs and be proud of the type of music I create. So I hope my mentor will be able to guide me on that,” said Hartono in the clip.
Chou even teased a possible chance for them to perform together at his upcoming concert in Singapore, earning a huge smile from the young singer.
The clip of his appearance on the hit show has already been shared multiple times on Facebook, with countless comments praising his performance, and many encouraging him to make Singapore proud in the finals of the show.
An alumnus of Berklee College of Music, Hartono began his music career when he won the Teenage Icon talent competition in 2005 at 14 years old. He then released his debut album, “Let Me Sing! Life, Love And All That Jazz” a year later. Earlier in July, he also held a solo concert at the Esplanade.