New Talent Singing Awards Calgary Audition
Calgary New Talent Singing Awards (Chinese: 卡加利新秀歌唱大賽), or NTSA Calgary for short, is an annual singing contest organized by Fairchild Television and Fairchild Radio 94.7 FM in Alberta. It selects the Calgary candidate for the New Talent Singing Awards International Finals held in Hong Kong.
Alberta Audition to Calgary Contest
The contest was first established as New Talent Singing Awards Alberta Audition (Chinese: 新秀歌唱大賽亞省選拔賽) in 1996. The contest included contestants from both Edmonton and Calgary. However, since 2005, the contest was renamed to its current title as FM 94.7 is based in Calgary.
Calgary New Talent Singing Awards 2008
The finals this year will be held on Sunday, June 22, 2008 at the Rozsa Centre in the University of Calgary. The slogan for this year's contest is "新秀力量 盡顯所長" ( The Power of New Talent, Showing Off Their Skills ). The special performing guest is cantopop singer and New Talent Singing Awards Hong Kong Regional Finals 2005 First Runner-Up, Vincy Chan from Hong Kong.
Contestant list
| Contestant Number | English Name | Chinese Name | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Liao | 廖翊帷 | |
| 2 | Kitty Guo | 郭穎欣 | |
| 3 | Dennis Huang | 黃子毅 | Second Runner-Up, Best Partnership Award |
| 4 | Ronald Cheung | 張文浩 | Best Partnership Award |
| 5 | Alex Chen | 陳思翰 | |
| 6 | Dorothy So | 蘇正禧 | |
| 7 | Ivan Ho | 何念如 | First Runner-Up, Best Showmanship Award (i.e. Best Stage Performance) |
| 8 | Jing Lu | 陸 晶 | Winner, Golden Voice Award, Audiences' Favourite Award |
Past winners
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| Year | Contestant | Contestant Number | Song Selection | City Represented (until 2004) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | ??? | ?? | ??? | ??? |
| 1997 | ??? | ?? | ??? | ??? |
| 1998 | ??? | ?? | ??? | ??? |
| 1999 | Suk-Gwan Chan 陳淑君 | ?? | 藍天 | Calgary |
| 1999 | Amy Lin 林青蓉 | ?? | 自己 | Edmonton |
| 2000 | ' | ?? | 等愛降落 | Calgary |
| 2001 | ' | ?? | ??? | ??? |
| 2002 | Beverly Shih 史竹君 | 9 | 原來你什麼都不要 | Calgary |
| 2003 | Ronald Cheng | ?? | ??? | ??? |
| 2004 | Anita Tong 唐可欣 | ?? | ??? | ??? |
| 2005 | Angela Zhang 張嘉妮 | 6 | 記得 | Calgary |
| 2006 | Albert Tung 董浚銘 | 4 | 聽海 | Calgary |
| 2007 | Belinda Chan 陳寶儀 | 7 | 讓我跟你走 | Calgary |
| 2008 | Jing Lu 陸 晶 | 8 | 手放開 | Calgary |
See also
- New Talent Singing Awards
- New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition
- New Talent Singing Awards Toronto Audition
- CHKF-FM, the organizer FM 94.7 in Calgary
Special Performing Guests
Faichild TV would sometimes hire Asian singers or local artists to be the Special Guest(s) performing in the finals.
- 2007 Enrico Kwong 鄺祖德
- 2008 Vincy Chan 泳兒
External links
- Calgary New Talent Singing Awards 2008 Official Website
- Calgary New Talent Singing Awards 2007 Official Website
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