Olivia Ong knows what she wants

Olivia Ong has true prerequisites to be a star. Her vocals and her appearance are likeable. Her challenge now is to accumulate experience within these five years. It is important to do so, in order to mature and express herself better.

At the recent Chijazz festival, for example, the singer was in a decidedly relaxed mood as she performed songs from her eponymous album. It’s a far cry from the first show that fans saw – captured on her CD+DVD set, “Olivia Live”.

Those words are from one of Singapore’s biggest pop stars, Kit Chan, who recently roped Ong in to participate in the re-recording of the song “Home”, which was written by Dick Lee and made popular by Chan herself, for next year’s Total Defence campaign.