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INTERVIEW: ZUHARA YUSOFF PHOTO: MARK LAW PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
10 MINUTES<br />
WITH...<br />
VOCALUPTUOUS<br />
Simone Khoo of Vocaluptuous,<br />
Singapore’s a capella sextet,<br />
chats with us ahead of the group’s<br />
Crazy Christmas musical comedy<br />
EVENTS /// PROFILES /// GADGETS /// PLACES /// HEALTH /// STYLE<br />
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT<br />
SHARING THE STAGE WITH SOME<br />
OF THE WACKIEST ACTS AROUND,<br />
LIKE THE DIM SUM DOLLIES AND<br />
KUMAR IN THE UPCOMING CRAZY<br />
CHRISTMAS SERIES?<br />
It’s great fun, especially backstage<br />
where the seriously crazy antics are<br />
performed! It’s always a real pleasure<br />
working with friends who are all<br />
committed to putting up a show of<br />
high standards.<br />
WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM<br />
YOUR PERFORMANCE?<br />
More of what our fans have come<br />
to expect of us: lush harmonies and<br />
great arrangements, but we’re going<br />
to try something different as well this<br />
year. Since there’s going to be a swing<br />
band, we thought we’d try to work<br />
something with them as well.<br />
YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN PERFORMING<br />
TOGETHER A LONG TIME. HOW<br />
WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR<br />
RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER?<br />
We have had many different<br />
members in the past but I would say<br />
that this combination is the best<br />
so far in terms of friendships over<br />
and beyond the singing. We all have<br />
very strong opinions and want our<br />
say. Despite that, we easily resolve<br />
our issues with a good meal and a<br />
shopping trip. We share the same<br />
sense of humour and can laugh<br />
at the same joke time after time.<br />
Honestly, while we may ‘bitch’<br />
about each other like crazy (behind<br />
each other’s backs), we truly love<br />
LEFT-RIGHT:<br />
Timothy Huang,<br />
Gerald Tan, Simone<br />
Khoo, Sam Kan,<br />
John Lee and<br />
Hazrul Nizam<br />
each other and cannot see anyone<br />
being replaced.<br />
ALL OF YOU HAVE DAY JOBS. HOW<br />
DO YOU FIND THE TIME TO GET<br />
TOGETHER AND SING?<br />
We commit to meeting at least once a<br />
week, either on a Saturday or Sunday.<br />
But if there is the need, we will meet<br />
more frequently. It’s so much a part<br />
of our lives that all our partners are<br />
involved in some way or another.<br />
WHO’S THE BIGGEST DIVA IN<br />
THE GROUP?<br />
All fi ngers are going to be pointing<br />
at everyone else! Let’s just say the<br />
smallest diva is the only female.<br />
Crazy Christmas (R18) is on 14-23 December at the Esplanade Theatre.<br />
Tickets at sistic.com.sg<br />
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