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Studies first for Bonnie Loo

SINGAPORE — Studies first, pop stardom later. That appears to be the maxim for this year’s Campus Superstar winner, Bonnie Loo, who signed a recording contract with one of Asia’s key music labels, S2S Pte Ltd, earlier this week.

Bonnie Loo: Making music will have to wait until after her O-Levels

Bonnie Loo: Making music will have to wait until after her O-Levels

SINGAPORE — Studies first, pop stardom later. That appears to be the maxim for this year’s Campus Superstar winner, Bonnie Loo, who signed a recording contract with one of Asia’s key music labels, S2S Pte Ltd, earlier this week.

Loo will be joining fellow compatriots Tay Kewei and MICappella on the label. Previous musicians on the label include Olivia Ong and Bevlyn Khoo.

“Bonnie is very humble and filled with so much talent, we’re really happy to welcome her into the S2S family. We’ll work closely with MediaCorp to make her the next upcoming star,” said Dean Augustine, Managing Director of S2S.

“We are pleased to be working with S2S for Bonnie’s music releases. They have groomed many musical talents internationally so we look forward to a successful first collaboration.” said Ivy Low, Head of MediaCorp Artiste Management.

However, while the MediaCorp artiste said she relished the opportunity to record her own album, the Singapore-based, Malaysia-born singer still has one more hurdle to clear before she can concentrate on her music career: Her O-Level exams.

“Everything has to wait until my exams are over, before we can start anything,” said the 19-year-old. “The O-Levels are quite stressful, because my English is not very good, and almost all the subjects are in English. That’s why I need more time to prepare for the exams and I hope I can do well.

“The magic date is Nov 11. That’s the so-called release date — release from school!” she quipped.

Loo said she plans to take a break from studies after the exams to focus on her music. “But I also want to take some English classes, so that I can improve on my English. Or even singing courses, or dancing. I want to learn more things during that period.”

While Loo has high hopes for her music career (“I hope that I can perform overseas in Taiwan, Hong Kong, China or work with some famous artistes like Wang Leehom”), she still stressed the need for young aspiring singers, especially those still in school, to not deviate from their scholastic duties.

“I think students should focus on their studies first,” she said. “If you’re doing well in your studies, you ought to concentrate on that. But if you can realise your potential (singing), then you should do that.

“But studies are still important,” she added. Christopher Toh

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