Tuesday, September 9, 2008
This abled performer - The new paper
http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/show/story/0,4136,176154,00.html

THE Yellow Sea was behind him, the cool sea breeze caressing his face.

Standing in front of a choir on stage, blind Singaporean singer Kelvin Tan Weilian crooned the Olympics song Tong Zai Lan Se Xing Qiu Shang (Mandarin for On The Same Blue Planet).

The occasion: The opening ceremony of the 2008 Paralympic Sailing Regatta in Qingdao, China, on Sunday.

Kelvin, 27, was the only singer representing Singapore, performing alongside other artistes from China.

His name was submitted to the Olympics committee by his record label Warner Music a few months ago, and he was picked over a list of other disabled artistes.

Warner's marketing director James Kang said that Kelvin 'impressed' Chinese officials with his vocal powess when he toured China in May to promote his last album, I Weilian.

Chinese portal Chinanews reported that Mr Ning Xiaozhou, who directed the opening ceremony, said of Kelvin: 'Since joining showbiz, he has been showing an optimistic, self-confident and cheerful image.

'What he has displayed is exactly the same as the unyielding sporting spirit of our Paralympic athletes. That's why we invited him to perform at the opening ceremony.'

Kelvin's own take: 'The organising committee heard my album and felt I was suitable.

'Coincidentally I'm also blind so it was just nice.'

Before flying to Qingdao last Friday , he kept practising the Olympics song, which was originally sung by Hong Kong's Nicholas Tse and Joey Yung.
When it was time to go on stage, though, Kelvin said he didn't feel nervous at all.

'It's okay, lah. I've gone on stage so many times, I'm used to it,' he said over the phone from Beijing yesterday, while waiting for his flight home.
'But I'm not very well known in China so it's a good opportunity for me to get good exposure.'

On stage, Kelvin was joined by Qingdao singer Sun Yajun and a choir comprising both children and adults.

He recalled chatting with Yajun during the two rehearsals held over the weekend, and they held hands while making their entrance onto the stage.
Kelvin praised her good vocals and said he could sense she is a tall woman.
'But I don't know if she's pretty or not,' he added with a laugh.
When asked to describe the live ambience, he remembered the cool sea breeze.

'The air is fresher too,' he added.
As for the crowd response, he said 'they did cheer for me, but it sounded like a few hundred people and not like thousands.'
Well, he was wrong.

Reports say that more than 2,000 people attended the opening ceremony for the Paralympic Sailing Regatta, including 80 athletes from 26 countries.
Singapore also sent a team, and Kelvin met with some of the members on Sunday to cheer them on.

After his performance, the singer celebrated with his colleagues over a barbecue dinner and 'a few' glasses of Qingdao's famous beer, which he described as 'more fragrant' than other brands he has tried.
Did he get drunk?

With a laugh, he said: 'Do you think I'll get drunk so easily? I'm not a good drinker but I'm under control.

'Anyway, when I'm drunk, I just go to sleep, I won't get rowdy. I'm a menace only when I'm sober and talking non-stop.'

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