Image/Original article: Andy Lim Collection. Were you one of the band members? Is this the same group that was with Satellite Records? Do write in to tell us.Ĭonnect below to read the other posting about The Vampires:
*(Harry Martinez lived at Siglap on the East Coast and was a popular music tutor in the 60s who talent scouted his own students and grouped them into successful pop bands. The band is known as Du Le Di in Chinese and the four songs translated into English are: Love Is Like A Balloon, Singing A Never Ending Song For You, Ah Lah Nah (Alanah) and Lian Hen (another Chinese name?) These girls are unique within the Singapore 60s music circuit because I cannot think of another all-girl guitar group that plays Chinese music. They pressed four Chinese (Mandarin) songs. It features the same members (I think?) accompanying a vocalist called Dorothy. The top image shows a Philips (438302 QE) recording of the same group. They are under the able hands of *Harry Martinez, Singapore's well-known music tutor."
#PAULA TSUI ANAK TV#
They had all gone for a TV audition and were accepted to appear on the small screen, so be on the lookout for this sensational teenage group.
Montaz Akib is the 2nd lead guitarist, is 16 and student of Geylang Methodist School. Cynthia Fong is in the center and attends Fairfield Methodist School. She is a student of the Sacred Heart School and took up music a year ago.įront row (left to right): shows Gladys Ang, 17 years and is a student of Geylang Methodist School. Rebecca Fong (with moon-glasses) is 18 and the lead guitarist and leader of the group. She plays the rhythm guitar and decided to opt for music some six months ago. From Dinner and Dance Magazine - 2nd October 1965, standing (left to right): Connie Fong is 18 and is a student at the Nanyang Academy of Arts. The description and position of each member in the magazine image is clear. Whether they were part of a Halloween group to scare others was questionable but from the vinyl recorded and publicity given, the girls were very popular and had appeared in a number of variety shows and private functions in the sexy sixties in Singapore. Wherever you are, I fear that I might/Have lost you forever like a song in the night/Now that I've loved again after a long, long while/I've loved again.īeautiful girl, I'll search on for you/'Til all of your loveliness in my arms come true/You've made me love again after a long, long while/In love again/And I'm glad that it's you/Hmm, beautiful girl.īlack bats, black cats or fiery pumpkins, the image below, taken from a souvenir magazine, shows The Vampires. You said "hello" and I turned to go/But something in your eyes left my heart beating so/I just knew that I'd love again after a long, long while/I'd love again.Ĭhorus: It was destiny's game/For when love finally came on/I rushed in line only to find/That you were gone. (A recent email from MusicMeister LL about JMC woke me up as I realized that he is one Filipino pop singer that I had to include in my list of musical influences.īeautiful girl, wherever you are/I knew when I saw you, you had opened the door/I knew that I'd love again after a long, long while/I'd love again. Blessed with a great voice, good looks, a talented mind and rapturous fans, it looks as if JMC has got them all. So when I asked some Filipino musicians working in Singapore about Jose Mari Chan, they exclaimed, "Christmas In Our Hearts!" because it is the industry's biggest selling Christmas album in history. It exceeded 10 times 'Platinum' status, more than 250,000 copies, so the Philippines music industry had to come up with the 'Diamond' Record Award for JMC.īeautiful Girl was even covered by Asian stars like Aaron Kwok, Paula Tsui, Sally Yee, Sandy Lam, Kamahl, Tomomi Akimoto and Yasuo T while other JMC romantic favorites by countrymate diva, Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon.)Īgain and again, his songs have rebounded as hits for other artistes. But not many people know it's written by a Filipino.
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