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Asian Idol aspirations
By RENATO GANDIA, SUN MEDIA
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Quintin Wang's chances of capturing the first Edmonton Asian Idol title are pretty good.
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The 35-year-old earned the highest audition marks yesterday, and only 35 contestants auditioned all weekend for 15 semifinal spots.
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9 g- t3 `! c* |2 X, C- GBut to win the local competition, which wraps up Feb. 3 with the finals, he's going to have to beat his longtime singing partner - his wife Yan Long.5 O* C7 x" t5 a+ E) o8 {4 ]% Z. j
% g0 M# u- O6 T6 E* a+ I1 j* ~Long, 33, prefers to compete alongside her husband. But she said she agreed to compete separately so they would have two chances at nabbing the $500 prize.
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5 F5 D! j! S U3 |5 S& v" D"Music is fantastic," she said yesterday. "If you have it in your life, it will be bright. You will be happy."+ f2 f. j* t& x7 o: i( `
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In spite of the scant showing of idol wannabes yesterday and Saturday at West Edmonton Mall, organizers said it's been a great opportunity for unknown and undiscovered singing sensations to gain exposure.
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$ J9 ~/ [6 ^# y. |( T9 O CSpokesman Lan Chan-Marples admitted the singing competition wasn't widely promoted, but many young singers took interest and spread the word through Facebook.
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, }. r2 {- K; a5 a, ^& y' S0 KKazumi Wu, 31, heard about Asian Idol from friends. The young mom said she was a lead singer and occasional bass guitar player in a band in Osaka, Japan.+ g9 ~4 e" K; p3 q9 [
2 v3 J4 M6 r& K- H( m"When I came to Canada, I didn't have these opportunities," Wu said.
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$ a' u* n% G, z: ZThe 15 semifinalists will be announced today. They will compete Feb. 2 at the AgriCom. On Feb. 3, eight finalists will do a sing-off for the title of Edmonton's first Asian Idol.
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