Malaysian youth station iM4U fm is all set for the finale of its annual competition ‘Do It Your Style’, popularly known as DIY Style.
This singing competition lets local artists experiment with their musical prowess in different genres and switch-ups.
The competition, which started in March, saw the participation of 20 local singers performing their rendition of songs from different artistes like Resh, Jonathan Tse, Diandra Arjunaidi, Elizabeth Tan and Bil Musa.
Listeners had the chance to listen to their performance live on iM4U fm and voted for their top 5 finalists.
They chose Aisyah Aziz, Lea Ismail, Diandra Arjunaidi, Bil Musa and Eyza Bahra to the finale, where they compete with each other for their share of $3068 (RM 12,000) on Saturday.
The money will be donated to the homes of their choice.
“DIY Style,a competition that showcases our local talents performing rendition of songs from different artistes,is in its second year and we are honoured with the support extended by our listeners and participating artistes,” says Kartini Ariffin, iM4U fm Director.
“There is a twist in this year’s DIY Style. We have paired the participating artistes with disabled individuals who are musically gifted. Our aim is topromote our local talents and individuals who are musically gifted, despite their disability,” she adds.
Aisyah Aziz will be performing with Najib Nasir, who is visually impared since birth and a member of Copypaste Buskers, in their cover of Faizal Tahir’s Coba.
Lea Ismail will be partnered with Zafina, a visually impaired 17 year old musician who adores Korean Pop and music production, in the song ‘Pokok’ that was originally sung by Meet Uncle Hussain and Hazama.
Diandra Arjunaidi will perform her version of Datuk M. Nasir’s Sentuhan Listrikmu with Afifah who is visually impaired and has never performed before.
Bil Musa and Rafizza,a 30 year old visually impaired cashier who has participated in multiple singing competitions, will perform their rendition of Noh Hujan’s Sang Penikam.
Eyza Bahra will be delivering her rendition of Zainal Abidin’s Hijau with Mazwan, a visually-impared rock singer and a father of two who has sung with Zainal Abidin.
The judging process is divided to two parts – 40 percent from public online votes and 60 percent from the panel of professional judges.
The panel consists of iM4U CEO Rudy Malik, iM4U Brand Director Tan Shyue Wern, AG Coco, Jennifer Thompson, Amir Jahari and Natalie Kniese.