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August 02, 2008
Spanning almost eight, relatively long years in the music industry, Stefanie
Sun is still reigning as Singapore''s homegrown pride and joy. Her unique
vocals have spread far and wide, earning her legions of fans across Asia who
snap up her albums like hot cross buns, taking them into the sales stratosphere
of millions.
Being talent spotted by Lee Wei Song himself, Singapore''s premier songwriter
and composer, in 2000, Stefanie''s future career as Mando-pop Queen beckoned,
and she has never looked back since. Her first album, Yan Zi, was an immediate
smash success, carving her name in stone among the upper echelons of the
Mandarin music scene. Despite her brief hiatus in 2003, she returned stronger
than ever, and still looks set to shake the music industry with every hit
record that she churns out.
MTV Asia catches a quick moment with Stefanie, and talks to the effervescent
pint-sized powerhouse about her star-struck moments, her most bizarre rumors,
and her biggest fetish.
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Congratulations on being nominated again for Favourite Artist of Singapore!
You''ve already swept a whopping four wins out of five. What do you reckon your
chances are this time?
Stef: Errr... Pretty good I must say? [Laughs] But no, I just mean that my fans
are really supportive, and I think they really want to see me win, so if they
go all out and vote, then yeah, there could be a high chance. It''s probably
a close fight though. I know everyone''s been working really hard as well.
Tanya Chua is a fellow Mando-pop Queen like yourself. Surely there must be
comparisons... How does it feel to be up against her in the running for the
award?
Stef: Always? [Laughs] Well she recently won for Best Female Artist in the
Taiwanese Golden Melody Award. I''m very happy for her. Comparisons are
inevitable in this line. MTV VS Channel V... You know... Same old. [Laughs]
Yep, we do know indeed. Tell us about the collaboration with Electrico.
Do you usually listen to their music, and was it difficult to balance the
different sounds you both have?
Stef: Honestly, no. They have a more electronic sound, but I do believe in
supporting local bands, getting together and creating something different. This
time round, it''s interesting precisely because of our different sounds. They
kind of took my song, and changed it, giving it a sort of edgy rock vibe to it.
That sounds pretty awesome. We''re certainly looking forward to it. Now,
it''s been eight years since you carved out a music career. Ten albums later,
what is the one album that''s still pretty close to your heart?
Stef: Wow... Hmmm, if I had to pick one, it''s probably the Leave album. It
talks a lot about being in another place, and I had a lot of exciting memories
of this album.
You were extremely prolific in putting out albums in your early years, before
your hiatus, coming back with a much different sound later. Was the reason for
the hiatus because you felt that the previous albums weren''t quite you? If so,
in what ways?
Stef: Oh no, I don''t think it''s that. I just felt overwhelmed by all the work,
that''s all. I also think, being an artist means sometimes saying things like,
"Oh I''ve moved on, moved to another genre." But that''s not true for me.
I just think I didn''t know what I was going through at that point, so I just
felt like I needed to take a break to sort it out.
We see a lot of local talent having to expand overseas, most notably to Taiwan,
in order to become really big. So what''s this saying about our local music
market?
Stef: Yeah, it''s always been that way. I think it says that we''re not savvy
enough to recognize a talent when we see one.
So what do you think is up-and-coming musically then?
Stef: I think people like Tanya Chua, who''s beginning to get a lot of
international recognition now. She''s really talented and she also started out
locally. The next big thing in music, is probably something indie pop. Like
Electrico.
Now, you weren''t always on the fast track to becoming a Mando-pop Queen. What
would you have been if this had not materialized?
Stef: Ahhh... My degree was in marketing. I was going to be someone in
marketing. [Laughs] But then again, it''s still very relevant to what I''m
doing. It''s all just about packaging and marketing, after all.
Who was the first person you wanted to meet, on account of being a star?
Stef: I do remember moments when I met Andy Lau, and I BRUSHED past Tony Leung,
and I was like "Ooooo." I felt really excited and clammy, and like I just
wanted to go up and talk to them. But there wasn''t one person. It''s actually
only at that moment when you meet them, that you go, "I''ve ALWAYS wanted to
meet you!!!" [Laughs] But okay, probably Andy Lau. He''s probably just some
shining knight. You feel like a damsel in distress.
What''s the most bizarre thing you''ve ever read about yourself in the news?
Stef: Let''s see... It ranges from something that said I was in a three-way
relationship with Jolin Tsai and Jay Chou. Oh! Or the Jordan Chan one. They
said I was dating him, and only the closest friends and family know about that
relationship. But I''ve only said hi to him once! [Laughs]
The things people say huh. Moving on, you once mentioned in an interview that
what people didn''t know was that when you first started out, you couldn''t
command good rates, and that went on for years. Now, I find that really hard
to believe! Seeing as you were such a phenomenal success when you first came
out.
Stef: Really?? Well I do believe that it started slowly becoming better, and
it was really a gradual process, but it was still tough during the first few
years.
What then, has been your biggest splurge to date?
Stef: Oh, it''s always been bags. Bags are my fetish. And shoes, of course.
But more bags. [Laughs]
What do you think is the reason for your staying power?
Stef: I like to think it''s talent. And a good dose of humility.
What else can we expect of Stefanie Sun next?
Stef: Oh wow, I really don''t know! But okay, probably a new album!
Being a relative veteran in the music industry, what advice could you give,
as a parting shot, to young and aspiring talent from Singapore?
Stef: Basically, it really is just to be true to yourself, and never give up no
matter what. There''s no point in making music you don''t really want to be
making, otherwise everything will just be done in a pretty half-hearted fashion.
So yeah.
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