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Idols put on a show at birthday do
By GEETHA KRISHNAN
geetha@thestar.com.my
Photos by ART CHEN
IT WAS a special night but the lukewarm response to the concert in honour of Watsons Personal Care Store’s 12th anniversary put a damper on the occasion.
Three thousand guests had been expected to attend the birthday bash and concert held at Dewan Wawasan in Menara PGRM, Cheras, on Feb 24 but the hall was barely half full when the event, featuring Malaysian Idols Jaclyn Victor and Daniel Lee, started at 9pm.
The unusual traffic crawl along Jalan Pudu Ulu was first thought to be the reason for the slow crowd, and the concert was delayed by an hour. But, even halfway through the performances, the hall remained visibly empty.
Tickets to the concert had been given to Watsons shoppers who made a minimum purchase of RM50 at 12 selected outlets in Kuala Lumpur. A total of 3,000 free tickets were given out on a first-come-first-served basis and all were snapped up in two days.
But, if Watsons customers were not appreciative of the effort put into the staging of the concert, staff members of the international personal care retail chain are to be commended for being an enthusiastic lot.
They turned out in full force, clutching fluorescent wands and cheering on their favourite singers. Besides the Watsons employees, there was a group of Daniel Lee’s fans clad in pink T-shirts who were called Pinkies, plus fans from Jacsville, the fan club devoted to Jaclyn Victor.
When Watsons Malaysia brand ambassador Cheryl Samad, who co-hosted the concert, introduced the first performer - none other than Malaysian Idol 2005 Daniel Lee - the crowd, especially the girls, went wild. Lee sang a fast-tempo Mandarin number called The Choice from his debut album.
He wowed the crowd further with a soulful rendition of the ’70s Indonesian love ballad Angin Malam, before making way for his predecessor and Malaysian Idol 2004, Jaclyn Victor.
Clad in a little black dress with a sheer red shawl and big loop earrings, Victor sang a cover version of Jessica Simpson’s Angel. She then sang a cover version of Mariah Carey’s popular love ballad, Always Be My Baby.
It was soon Lee’s turn again and he returned to the stage with an unplugged medley of Rick Price’s Heaven Knows, True and Belaian Jiwa. However, he stole the limelight with Mimpi, the song he sang for the Malaysian Idol 2005 competition.
Victor got the crowd to participate in the last two songs she sang solo for the night before being joined by Lee, Samad, Watsons general manager Ian Cruddas and Watsons health and beauty queens on stage to cut the anniversary cake.
Lee and Victor later sang a duet while a confetti finale signalled the end of the concert.
Idols put on a show at birthday do
By GEETHA KRISHNAN
geetha@thestar.com.my
Photos by ART CHEN
IT WAS a special night but the lukewarm response to the concert in honour of Watsons Personal Care Store’s 12th anniversary put a damper on the occasion.
Three thousand guests had been expected to attend the birthday bash and concert held at Dewan Wawasan in Menara PGRM, Cheras, on Feb 24 but the hall was barely half full when the event, featuring Malaysian Idols Jaclyn Victor and Daniel Lee, started at 9pm.
The unusual traffic crawl along Jalan Pudu Ulu was first thought to be the reason for the slow crowd, and the concert was delayed by an hour. But, even halfway through the performances, the hall remained visibly empty.
Tickets to the concert had been given to Watsons shoppers who made a minimum purchase of RM50 at 12 selected outlets in Kuala Lumpur. A total of 3,000 free tickets were given out on a first-come-first-served basis and all were snapped up in two days.
But, if Watsons customers were not appreciative of the effort put into the staging of the concert, staff members of the international personal care retail chain are to be commended for being an enthusiastic lot.
They turned out in full force, clutching fluorescent wands and cheering on their favourite singers. Besides the Watsons employees, there was a group of Daniel Lee’s fans clad in pink T-shirts who were called Pinkies, plus fans from Jacsville, the fan club devoted to Jaclyn Victor.
When Watsons Malaysia brand ambassador Cheryl Samad, who co-hosted the concert, introduced the first performer - none other than Malaysian Idol 2005 Daniel Lee - the crowd, especially the girls, went wild. Lee sang a fast-tempo Mandarin number called The Choice from his debut album.
He wowed the crowd further with a soulful rendition of the ’70s Indonesian love ballad Angin Malam, before making way for his predecessor and Malaysian Idol 2004, Jaclyn Victor.
Clad in a little black dress with a sheer red shawl and big loop earrings, Victor sang a cover version of Jessica Simpson’s Angel. She then sang a cover version of Mariah Carey’s popular love ballad, Always Be My Baby.
It was soon Lee’s turn again and he returned to the stage with an unplugged medley of Rick Price’s Heaven Knows, True and Belaian Jiwa. However, he stole the limelight with Mimpi, the song he sang for the Malaysian Idol 2005 competition.
Victor got the crowd to participate in the last two songs she sang solo for the night before being joined by Lee, Samad, Watsons general manager Ian Cruddas and Watsons health and beauty queens on stage to cut the anniversary cake.
Lee and Victor later sang a duet while a confetti finale signalled the end of the concert.
