The SG60 edition of the annual Gardens by the Bay and Mediacorp National Day Concert will showcase performances by home-grown talents, including Mandopop star Kit Chan, Singapore Idol’s first winner Taufik Batisah and singer-songwriter Charlie Lim.

Hosted by Gurmit Singh, Nithiya Rao, Yasminne Cheng and Zhin Sadali, the show will also feature a performance by second Singapore Idol winner Hady Mirza. He will perform the concert’s theme song, Ties That Bloom, which he composed.

Sisters Tay Kewei and Tay Kexin will perform together for the first time. Other on-stage family affairs will include Cultural Medallion recipient Rahimah Rahim, her sister Rozie Rahim and granddaughter Aly; singer JJ Neo and her mother, host Lucy Chow; as well as married couple Annetha Ayyavoo and Mark Sara.

Other music acts include Love 972 DJ Chua Lee Lian, jazz singer Alemay Fernandez, pop singer Shazza and The Purple Symphony, an orchestra comprising musicians with and without disabilities.

Visitors can savour local favourites like laksa and popiah at a food street, relive childhood fun with classic games such as eraser battles and pick-up sticks, and join activities like satay keychain workshops.

The concert will air on mewatch, Channel 5 and Mediacorp Entertainment on YouTube on Aug 16 at 7.30pm.

Where: The Meadow, Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive MRT: Bayfront/Gardens by the Bay When: Aug 3, doors open at 4.30pm Admission: Free Info: For more information, go to

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