http://asia.eonline.com/celebs/features/content/0,2620,4852,00.html (不想看英文直接去下面網址看照片 http://asia.eonline.com/celebs/features/content/0,2620,4852|4,00.html) A Most Predictable Award Show by T. Chisato What if Faye had also attended, would she have walked away with the Most Popular Female Artist title? If yes, then what would the organizers award Sammi Cheng with, or would she have attended at all ? And if Stefanie Sun had not attended, would there still be the Starhub Most Promising Artist Award? These questions were asked over and over again as my friends and I left the Harbour Pavilion after last Saturday night’s Singapore Hit Awards 2000. For sure, many of you who have attended would have walked away with the same doubts as I did. Indeed the Hit Awards 2000 was a night of the expected. None of the stars who attended the show left without an award. David Tao, the talented singer/songwriter who flew in all the way from the United States was the biggest winner of all, with 2 awards. Of course, as expected, Sammi won the Most Popular Female Artiste. Despite all its predictability, the organisers did spring a few surprises on the audience that night. The one which shocked most media and fans alike was how Faye Wong, winner of SPVA’s (Singapore Phonogram & Video Association) Best Selling Album, came in second to Sammi Cheng and Fann Wong in the fight for Singapore’s Most Popular Female Artist. And then there are the many hiccups which caused much embarrassment to both Power Station and David Tao. The microphones went dead during Power Station’s performance and David Tao was mistakenly invited on stage by the hosts to give out a later award. Not forgetting a couple of thank-you speeches that was worth remembering. One was the joke played by Li Feihui who won Best Local Lyrics for one of Jacky Cheung’s hits. While he was on stage accepting the award, he took out his mobile phone and acted out the scene from one of Jacky’s mobile phone commercials, as if speaking with someone on the other line, he thanked the sponsor Starhub for it’s good reception. That sent the audience into a good laugh. The ultra cool Wu Bai, who received the Merit Award, gave the other notable thank-you speech. Wu Bai questioned why he, for one who had not received any other awards in the history of the Hit Awards, was surprising honored with the Merit Award. That’s one worth thinking about. With its many unpleasant hiccups and lack of excitement, the Singapore Hit Awards is on ground for more improvements. For one, it needs to gain credibility from fans and media. More importantly, it needs the support of artists who must learn what sportsmanship is really about. Now, if only I can stop asking myself what if Faye had come! --

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