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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., Q% s! s% w' U
0 [! W- X1 T& GThe 35-year-old earned the highest audition marks yesterday, and only 35 contestants auditioned all weekend for 15 semifinal spots.6 x/ c0 g9 a' T" f. L( P
. f3 P' t4 s1 u6 mBut 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.
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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 $500 prize.
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0 E( F$ b( v. i, X, B2 vAnd besides, she's enjoying herself.5 q+ u; W5 n# N, T
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"Music is fantastic," she said yesterday. "If you have it in your life, it will be bright. You will be happy."* r5 ^* `3 O N0 J
/ m/ p& X9 F/ K7 E4 cIn 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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, V4 g: {& H mSpokesman Lan Chan-Marples admitted the singing competition wasn't widely promoted, but many young singers took interest and spread the word through Facebook.; @/ ]8 o8 d) x1 o$ T
* W" u9 L3 P0 v, l: UKazumi 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., I* ?" S) k7 K! u
4 h- @8 \& g9 {"When I came to Canada, I didn't have these opportunities," Wu said.
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The 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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