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GETAI PRINCE'S NOT-SO-WAYANG WEDDING
By: LEDIATI TAN,
The New Paper
(News)
12/11/2009
He insisted on a non-getai, muted affair for his 2,000 guests ledtan...triple celebration for Singapore’s “getai prince”. Not only was he getting hitched...instead of throwing a loud and flamboyant getai-themed party befitting his background...
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Students watch getai for school excursion
By: CRYSTAL CHAN,
The New Paper
(News)
30/08/2009
Getai organiser hosts seven groups this month to help foreign students learn about local culture AN EYE ON GETAI crystalc@sph.com.sg THE getai scene this year has thrown up a new trend – school excursions...
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Straight out from the getai closet
By: JOVITA CHUA,
The New Paper
(Show)
05/09/2009
...FAVE spot ONE OF Singapore’s iconic getai singers, 46-year-old Liu Ling Ling...The veteran singer, who has been in getai for more than 30 years released her first...She also starred in two local films about getai – 881 and 12 Lotus – both directed by...
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Three getai shows in one night? No sweat
By: TAN KEE YUN,
The New Paper
(News)
13/09/2009
...on in a typical working day of a local getai towkay keeyunt@sph.com.sg HE cannot...Productions – one of the most prolific getai organisers in Singapore – takes it all in his...how he typically juggles putting on three getai shows in a single night. We soon found...
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Getai: SEXY, NOT SLEAZY / Ardent fans, not unruly audience
By: GAN LING KAI,
The New Paper
(Show)
06/07/2009
...and debunk myths ganlk@sph.com.sg GETAI singers can’t really sing. They dress...comes to criticism of her line of work, getai singer Li Peifen has heard it all. “I...so young, why do you want to sing at the getai?’ ‘Are you going to do that for the rest...
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Foreigners invade getai
By: JOCELYN LEE,
The Straits Times
(Hot)
23/08/2009
More overseas performers are doing getai here and local singers are sprucing up their acts to fight back Getai fever is here again but this year, local...Thursday, keen to cash in on the vibrant getai scene in Singapore. To fight back, local...
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Let's not strip getai of its unique flavour
By: MAUREEN KOH,
The New Paper
(News)
06/09/2009
...bare? Or rather, how much flesh should a getai performer flash? Earlier this week, at least two getai organisers confirmed that police have reminded...go on, or risk losing the flavour of what getai is really about. (That said, I take an exception...
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Taxman goes after getai performers
By: JAMIE EE WEN WEI,
The Straits Times
(Home)
20/09/2009
...stage fright. For the first time, local getai performers have received letters from the...200 local artists – got the letter. Getai insiders are guessing that the rise in the...t be any mistakes,” he said. Top getai host Liu Ling Ling said the letter merely informed...
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Getai at the library
The Straits Times
(Life!)
15/02/2008
...the last venue you would associate with a getai performance? A library, right? Well, that...Online Mobile Print – is doing. The Stomp Getai Awards will be held at the National...held seven months earlier than what most getai fans are used to, right during the Chinese...
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Getai schoolgirls / Singing gigs a stepping stone
By: JOCELYN LEE,
The Straits Times
(Hot)
17/08/2008
...being one of the five child stars in the getai circuit who have to juggle school by day...hits in the sometimes sleazy world of the getai stage. Barely in her teens, she pops up...heartland for the Hungry Ghost Festival getai season now on. Taking her turn between...
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