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Jukebox Judgement
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Jukebox Judgement

Meet the Panel

Presented by

Dawn Parry

Dawn Parry

Dawn Parry is a broadcaster, producer, songwriter and talent advocate whose work is driven by discovery and direct connection with artists.

Barry Upton

Barry Upton

Barry Upton is a British songwriter, producer, musician and broadcaster whose instinct for accessible pop helped shape one of the defining acts of the late 1990s.

Dana Gillespie

Dana Gillespie

Dana Gillespie is a British singer, songwriter, actress and broadcaster whose career has moved confidently from 1960s folk and pop into a defining life in the blues.

Luke Mornay

Luke Mornay

Luke Mornay is a French-born producer, remixer, songwriter and broadcaster whose work has crossed pop, club culture and artist development for more than three decades.

Steve James

Steve James

Steve James is a British-born producer and recording engineer whose career began in London studios before expanding internationally.

The Line-up

Meet the Candidates

The Pinholes

The Pinholes started life in 2002 (thus a revival band) and its members were brought together by their mutual interest in the music of the 60s and 70s. Through the years, The Pinholes have been making strides in the Singapore music scene as a band that lives and breathes Rock ’n Roll. They stay true to their philosophy of modern classic music roots. Roots that go way back to the rhythm and blues, soul and, of course, rock and roll.

The Pinholes

Layyi

LAYYI is a zennial from sunny Singapore who has a soulful Ari-like tone of voice and makes a sweet combination of pop, R&B, and singer-songwriter tunes with her guitar. With a flare for speaking her truth through music, she broke into the music scene in 2019 with a bang along with her pop trio band HE1ST. She emerged as a solo artist with “Hey Love”, has currently garnered 1.4 Million streams on Spotify, and has built up an audience of a whopping 113k monthly listeners per month with only a few releases so far. She was also recently featured in New York Times Square as Spotify’s EQUAL Campaign Ambassador for Singapore and Malaysia.

Layyi

Marian Carmel

Born in the Philippines and based in Singapore, singer-songwriter and visual artist Marian Carmel brings feel good indie-pop music for the delusional and hopeless romantics who just wanna dance! ‘What if nobody kisses me?’ is an upbeat, queer, indie-pop anthem about the beauty in fleeting romances. The EP was launched on the 27th Sept as Singapore’s first ever Rollerskating Concert. She has just returned from her first regional tour ‘The Lilypad Tour’ (with lewloh and RENE) that included sell out gigs in Singapore, Taiwan, and Manila

Marian Carmel

Sangriento

An eerie mix of modern rock and alternative neoclassical melodies: Sangriento formed in 2010 is where metal meets experimental. They are currently recording their new album augmenting their signature operatic sound with progressive electronic metal hits to be released in early 2025. Live, they give electrifying performances, where Candice, the lead singer really pulls in and grabs the audience from beginning to end.

Sangriento

Suneater

Formed in 2017, Sun Eater’s music is a fusion of personal anecdotes and a deep exploration of societal challenges. Through their songs, they strive to communicate this blend of experiences. A song pleading to break the cycle of the racially oppressed, by painting a narrative of the oppressors being imparted racism and prejudice via a closed ecosystem. The song was written in light of the Charlottesville Race Riots, and is now extremely relatable given the geopolitical landscape; pleading to break the cycle of the racially oppressed

Suneater

The Pinholes

The Pinholes started life in 2002 (thus a revival band) and its members were brought together by their mutual interest in the music of the 60s and 70s. Through the years, The Pinholes have been making strides in the Singapore music scene as a band that lives and breathes Rock ’n Roll. They stay true to their philosophy of modern classic music roots. Roots that go way back to the rhythm and blues, soul and, of course, rock and roll.

The Pinholes

Check the reactions and hear the feedback from the world renowned judges, Steve Lillywhite, Barry Upton, Luke Mornay, Steve James and Dana Gillespie.

ABOUT SINGAPORE

Singapore is a melting pot of cultures from across the world. With a population now over 6 million people squeezed onto an island the size of the Isle of Wight.

It is located only 85 miles north of the equator.

Singapore has a vibrant underground music scene with 100s of local bands and artists creating new original music often playing to small and supportive audiences of regular followers in small venues often hidden away in industrial units.

Singapore also has world class venues like Esplanade that hosted Baybeats as well as the national stadium (~50,000 capacity) that hosted the like of Coldplay, Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran this year but also sells out as well for multiple nights for local artists like JJ Lin.

Jukebox Judgement

The Decision

Selected winner

I'm just a frog

Lewloh