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Winners of the Senior group were announced
                                                                                                                                                                               next, with Chay Yu Xuan  winning a  Special
                                                                                                                                                                               Award for her performance of JJ Lin’s song “The

                                                                                                                                                                               Key”, which showed her ability to sing jumping
                                                                                                                                                                               and sliding notes with ease. Audience favourite
                                                                                                                                                                               Wong Jing Yee took the Special Award for her
                                                                                                                                                                               soulful performance of “Unrequited”, in which

                                                                                                                                                                               she presented her mellow lower register.


                                                                                                                                                                               Joshua Tan Zhen Kang won the Excellence Award
                                                                                                                                                                               for his touching performance of “At the Cross

                                                                                                                                                                               Where Phoenix Flowers Bloom”, a nostalgic-
                                                                                                                                                                               sounding song in which the singer sang about his
                                                                                                                                                                               hopes of reuniting with old friends. Grace Seow
                                                                                                                                                                               Hui Yeng took the second Excellence Award for

                                                                                                                                                                               her performance of “A Million Dreams”, a song
                                                                                                                                                                               in which she impressed the audience with her
                                                                                                                                                                               wide musical range and portamento.


                                                                                                                                                                               Contestant Low Shuen Lynn won the Consolation
                                                                                                                                                                               Award for her performance of Jay Chou’s catchy
                                                                                                                                                                               pop rock ballad “Secret”, while audience favourite
                                                                                                                                                                               Low Ying Zi won the Popularity Award for her

                                                                                                                                                                               moving performance of Sun Yan-zi’s “Against the
                                                                                                                                                                               Light”, a song which showcased her captivating
                                                                                                                                                                               higher register.
           The highly anticipated awards ceremony  Up next were the announcements of the                                           Last but not least, contestant Sia

           was held briefly after the conclusion  Excellence Awards, which went to three                                           Xin Yu won the Consolation Award            After the awards ceremony, the judges gave their
           of the performances from the Senior  contestants; of them was Law Weng Yan,                                             and the Popularity Award for her            comments on the overall performances of the
           group. Winners of the Junior group were  who won for her performance of Stefanie                                        endearing performance of "Sun", a           contestants. They gave the students tips on how to
           announced first, with contestant Yap  Sun's "What I Miss", a lyrical pop song that                                      popular song  on  the  video  sharing       hit higher notes and emphasized the importance

           Lamm winning the Special Award for her  revealed her lower tones. Contestant Tan                                        platform Douyin.                            of song choice in singing competitions.
           enchanting performance of "Maidens who  Khim Hoong won the Excellence Award
           Love to Sing". Winning the Special Award  for his performance of 2000s pop song "I                                                                                  With that, the 2022 Singing Competition came
           alongside her was contestant Ang Jan  Do Believe", while Austin  Yap Ze Xuan                                                                                        to a close.  We look forward to seeing the talent

           Enn, who performed "Wishing You Were  also won the award for his performance                                                                                        in next year’s competition!
           Somehow Here Again" and captivated  of "Jiangnan". Needless to say, both
           judges and the audience with her powerful  contestants captured the hearts of judges
           singing.                                          and audiences alike with their singing.









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