Even if you’ve never heard of local singer-songwriter Nathan Hartono, you would’ve noticed the buzz around him this weekend. Homeboy did Singapore proud by impressing all four judges on his blind audition for the fifth season of TV show Sing! China (it’s a reality singing competition formerly known as The Voice of China).
In his first-ever performance in China, 25-year-old Hartono belted out bilingual R&B song ‘You Mei You (Have You Ever)’ by Taiwanese singer Wei Li An. So extraordinary was he that everyone on the judging panel – Jay Chou, Harlem Yu, Na Ying and Wang Feng – turned around to indicate their appreciation of his talent. They heaped praises on him after he crooned his last note, and hilariously tried to outdo one another in their effort to win him over to their team.