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Asian Superstar Karen Mok 莫文蔚 to head to Singapore!
By InCinemas / 08 Apr 2013 (Monday)
You’ve seen her in movies, heard her songs and now, the multi-talented superstar will be heading to Singapore to promote her debut English album, ‘Somewhere I Belong’!
Asia’s most successful recording artists released her debut English-language album, “Somewhere I Belong”, internationally in January 2013. Since then, her songs have been well received by fans all over the world.
Hail from Hong Kong but with Chinese, Welsh, Persian and German heritage, singer, songwriter, actress, musician, award-winner, Olympic torch-bearer and superstar of concerts films and musicals, multi-lingual and multi-talented Karen has repeatedly proved that she is one of the most distinguished talents of her generation.
With 15 hugely successful albums under her belt, Karen is now setting her sights beyond Asia with ‘Somewhere I Belong’ which she describes as “jazz, with a bit of a Chinese approach”.
Recorded in Shanghai during 2012, with ‘Somewhere I Belong’ Mok has created an album with global appeal that features a broad palette of songs running all the way from Cole Porter to Portishead, Chris Isaak to Sting and from George Gershwin to The Beatles.
Karen Mok Fan Meet
Date: 11 April 2013 (Thursday)
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Forbidden City, Indochine (Nearest MRT: Clarke Quay)
Karen Mok Autograph Session
Date: 12 April 2013 (Friday)
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Bugis+ (Nearest MRT: Bugis)
Reflecting her roots Karen has included two Chinese songs, including one from the heyday of Shanghai’s swinging jazz scene in the 1930s and ’40s, and plays the traditional Chinese instrument the guzheng throughout the album.
Don’t miss this chance to meet her in person! At the same, Karen Mok will also be here in Singapore for the Roll Back Malaria Partnership as a special guest to talk about the progress and challenges in combating Malaria in the Asia Pacific!
InCinemas Recommended Tracks
Wicked Game
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Sour Times
The Man I Love