XYZ Inc

Kovan Superstar 2012

2012-01-18T21:23:00.000-08:00

Auditions to kick off in the month of JUNE!!!

4 Saturdays of Auditions:

2 June 9 June 16 June 23 June

1.30 - 3 pm 3.30 - 5.30 pm

@ Paya Lebar Kovan CC

(Nearest MRT Station: Kovan)

To Register:

https://sites.google.com/a/pcsxyz.org/xyz-inc/

to download our registration form and send it to pcs.xyz.inc@gmail.com

Come join the Kovan Superstar Family & enjoy the KSS Experience!!!

Be a Somebody... For a Greater Cause.

Kovan Superstar 2012 POSTPONE

2012-01-11T19:35:00.000-08:00

The XYZ singing competition is back for the 4th time!!

For registration form, download form at: https://sites.google.com/a/pcsxyz.org/xyz-inc/

Fill up the form and send to pcs.xyz.inc@gmail.com...

See you!!

****Due to administrative delays and complications, AUDITIONS will be POSTPONE to the month of JUNE. ****

XYZ 3-on-3 Basketball Challenge 2011

2011-07-30T03:36:00.000-07:00

XYZ 3-on-3 Basketball Challenge is back for 2011!!

For enquiries or registration,

Call 62838097 or email pcs.xyz.inc@gmail.com NOW!!!

XYZ Badminton Tournament 2010

2010-09-10T07:10:00.000-07:00

Date: 2 October 2010
Time: 2pm-6pm
Venue: Paya Lebar Kovan CC

Registration Fee:
Single S$5.00 Double S$10.00
Registration Close: 25 September 2010

Competition Format:
Age Group: 13-18
Women’s Doubles / Mixed Doubles
Men’s Single/ Men’s Doubles

Note: Format may change depending on the no. of people who participated)
Badminton Tournament

Winners stand to win medals and $100 total worth of vouchers.

Join Now!!!

Kovan Superstar 2010 Finals

2010-07-07T10:38:00.000-07:00

Date: 21 August 2010, Saturday

Time: 1 - 6 pm

Venue: Heartland Mall - Kovan

Competition Format:

1) 1st Segment: Present a slow song of your choice

2) 2nd Segment: Present a fast song of your choice

Judging Criteria

1) Singing Techniques - Pitching, Articulation, Voice Quality: 50%

2) Star Qualities - Stage Presence, Entertainment Value, Dressing: 40%

3) Popularity - Based on CD Sales Vote on the Final Day itself: 10%

*Note:

a) Choosing a song that fails to match the segment criteria will be subjected to points deduction. Eg. Fails to sing a fast song in the 2nd segment: Fast Song Segment

b) Unclear MMOs used will also be subjected to points deduction.

Score Allocation:

1) 1st Segment: 50 pts (Awarded by judges)

2) 2nd Segment: 50 pts (Awarded by Judges)

Total scores from 1st and 2nd segments will be converted to be upon 90 pts.

3) CD Sales Vote: % of CD sales vote will be converted to be upon 10 pts.

CD Sales Vote

Every CD bought by any supporter or audience will give him/her a chance to cast a vote for any of the 12 finalists.

Votes can only be cast with 1 CD bought.

Total votes for each finalist will be counted after the cut-off voting time.

Percentage of votes of each finalist will be converted into 10% of his/her Final score.

The finalist with the highest vote will win "The Most Popular Award" that comes with a XYZ plaque and $50 worth of Heartland Mall Shopping Voucher.

Sales proceeds from the voting will be channeled into the Event Funds of Xtreme Youth Zone Inc. to benefit more youths of our community in future events and activities.

So Finalists, do encourage your supporters to give thir support.

All the best to all finalists and give your best shot on 21st August 2010, Kovan Superstar 2010 Finals.

Activities For Kovan Superstar 2010 Coming Up!

2010-06-27T23:42:00.000-07:00

As a custom to Kovan Superstar singing competition yearly, finalists selected will go through a series of activities to further expose them to various aspects of music production.

Here are the activities coming up:

1) Song Recording Session
Date & Time: 2nd July 2010, Friday (7 - 10 pm)
Venue: Sonic Studio
Address: 336B, King George's Ave., King George's Building, Singapore 208572
Directions: Directions: Approx. 5 minutes walk from Lavender MRT(Exit B), King George's Building is situated adjacent to Jalan Besar Stadium and opposite Hotel 81 Lavender

2) Kovan Superstar 2010 Photoshoot
Date & Time: 4 July 2010, Sun (3 - 6 pm)
Venue: Studiospace
Address: 255B Geylang Road S(389312)
(4th Floor, Door besides M5 Collection)

The studio is along Geylang road towards city direction between Geylang Lor 11 and Lor 13.
Please meet at the coffee shop at 2.50 pm beside the studio first.

Dress Code: Normal Competition Outfit ( not too bright colours)
Note:
1) Ladies, please come with own make-up and hairstyling.
2) Gentlemen, please come with own hairstyling. Some make-up can be put on as deemed fit.
3) Only simple make-up touching up will be available on shooting day.
4) Please be punctual as we will be taking a group shot first.
5) Please prepare a simple introduction of yourself to be filmed on the photoshoot day. Introduction may be played during the finals.
6) Introduction can be something like:
" Hi everyone, my name is XXX, I'm 20 (eg.) this year...curently doing XXXX.... I like music because XXXX... Joining this competition allows me to XXXXX. Really happy to be in the finals and i'll show my very best.. Do give me your support..."
This is only an example. U can be creative in your own intro. Think about it.

Kovan Superstar 2010 Finalists

2010-06-22T07:38:00.000-07:00

After grueling rounds of competition and exciting rounds of PK, 12 Finalists were selected to compete in the Finals on 21 August 2010 in Heartland Mall.

Here are our TOP 12 contestants who had made it to our Finals!

1) Ainul Suhaidah Binte Abdullah
Major Competition Experience: Impressario '10, Stardust '09, Talentquest '08
"Good"

2) Abigail Yeo Hui San 姚惠珊
Major Competition Experience: YouthBox
"There are lots of pros in this competition."

3) Clara Yap Hui Min 叶慧銘
Major Competition Experience: -
"So far so good. Sound system can be improved."

4) Muhammad Fairus Bin Adam
Major Competition Experience: Impressario '09, Stardust '09, Talentquest '08
"A well-organised competition with interesting judging system."

5) Ginnie Lim Chin Yee 林静仪
Major Competition Experience: Astro Talent Quest 2006
"Session is interesting. But dates and timing can be announced much earlier. Anyway, thanks to the comm team for all the efforts."

6) Christy Won Zan Yi 温讚亿
Major Competition Experience: Impressario Duet 2010
"It is quite challenging and i think it is really fun to have all these activities lining up for us. And as the year goes by, the competition has adjusted to be better."

7) Muhammad Ridhwan Bin Azman
Major Competition Experience: Campus Superstar 2009 Top 12, Anugerah 2nd round
"It has been a fruitful experience and i enjoyed every moment in it. Meeting people who share the same passion which is beautiful music."

8) Chloe Ang Wan Jun 洪苑钧
Major Competition Experience: Campus Superstar， Impressario, 普威之夜
"Its quite interesting and fun and i get to know lots of new friends. This competition helps to gain my confidence in front of audience/judges when performing on stage."

9) Nurul Rahila Rashun
Major Competition Experience: Various Malay competition
"Great & Fun"

10) Tissany Tan Wan Qing 陈琬晴
Major Competition Experience: Campus Superstar，普威之夜，One minute of Fame
"Very competitive, and its a chance to let me gain more exposure and experience. Also, i look forward to making new friends and enjoy this competition along the way."

11) Justin Chua Ning Xuan 蔡宁轩
Major Competition Experience: YouthBox
"Very exciting"

12) Eric Lim Ming Wei 林铭伟
Major Competition Experience: Impressario 09, 10
"Very well organised. Will join again. Good Job!"

Catch their performances in our Finals on 21 August 2010... in Heartland Mall..

Kovan Superstar 2010 Semi-Finals

2010-05-31T02:35:00.000-07:00

Kovan Superstar 2010 Top 24

Date: 19 June 2010 (Sat)
Time: 1 - 6 pm
Venue: Heartland Mall Lv 1

Competition Format
1. Each contestant will present a full song of their choice.
2. Points will be given by the judges after the song
3. Top 6 scoring contestants will gain direct entry into the Finals (21 Aug)
4. Bottom 6 scoring contestants will be eliminated.
5. The middle 12 scoring contestants will have to go through a PK process through which we will select the remaining 6 finalists.

PK Format
1. Our representative will draw lots and select the 1st contestant and he/she will then draw his/her opponent.
2. After which they will compete and the winner will automatically advance to the finals.
3. This will repeat itself till all the 6 remaining finalists are selected.
4. Song selected for PK can be any part of a song NOT more than 2 mins.

Judging Criteria
1. Singing Techniques (pitching, articulation, song presentation)
2. “Star” Qualities (voice quality, stage presence, entertainment value, dressing)

Instructions for ALL contestants

Please prepare 2 MMOs:
1st song: The full song to be performed
2nd song: 2 min MMO to be used for the PK should it be required
(Please note that the 2 mins can be any part of the song and the time limit must be strictly adhered to. Can be shorter but not longer)

Deadline for submission of BOTH MMO:
6th June 2010
IMPT: NO late submissions or changing of songs will be entertained after the deadline and the contestants will be considered to have given up their place in the competition.
This is to facilitate our administrative work and also to be fair to all contestants.
Also, it is your own responsibility to source for MMOs and do note that poor quality MMOs may be penalized by the judges at their discretion.

Groupings for Semi-Finals (19 June 2010)

Group A
Reporting Time: 12.30pm

1. Heng Shih Ling Celine
2. Wu Zhu Ming
3. Lim Chin Yee Ginnie
4. Ng Mei Hui Mireen
5. Yap Hui Min Clara
6. Mohammad Hariz Bin Imran
7. Cheng Kei Ying Benita
8. Nurul Rahila Rashun
9. Rico Setiabudi Skandar Bin A.S
10. Kng Li Hui Alicia
11. Yeo Hui San Abigail
12. Oon Pei Yi Fiona

Group B
Reporting Time: 2.00 pm

1. Chua Ning Xuan Justin
2. Tye Meiping Joan
3. Ang Wan Jun Chloe
4. Muhammad Fairus Bin Adam
5. Won Zan Yi Christy
6. Ridhwan Azman
7. Ngeow Zi Jie
8. Tan Geok Kee Esther
9. Lim Ming Wei Eric
10. Ainul Suhaidah
11. Lim Jia Yi Cordelia
12. Tan Wan Qing Tissany

1. Contestants may choose to leave after their performance or stay back to view the performances of other contestants.
2. All contestants MUST be back to their seats by 4.15 pm for the announcement of the results and the PK round. Failure to do so will be subjecetd to disqualification from the competition.

* Rules and regulations are as applied for the Quarter-Finals.

Kovan Superstar 2010 Top 24 Grooming Workshop

2010-05-30T19:32:00.000-07:00

Our Top 24 contestants for Kovan Superstar 2010 Semi-Finals was selected out of 80 contestants.

In an effort to provide some development for the contestants, the organiser had engaged an experienced trainer for all semi-finalists.

*Note: Attendance is compulasory for all Sem-finalists. Failure to attend will result to immediate disqualification.

Create A First Impression That Lasts Grooming Workshop

Date: 5 June 2010 (Sat)
Time: 1-2.30pm (12 contestants) & 3-4.30pm (12 contestants)
Venue: Intune Music School
(50A Prinsep Place, #02-01, Prinsep Street, Singapore 188680)
*Closest MRT is Dhoby Ghaut MRT. Straight walk down in the direction of Grand Cathay and Hotel Rendezvous, turning left at the cross junction of Hotel Rendezvous.

Grooming Workshop Namelist

Workshop 1 (1 - 2.30 pm)
Reporting Time: 12.45pm

1. Heng Shih Ling Celine
2. Wu Zhu Ming
3. Lim Chin Yee Ginnie
4. Ng Mei Hui Mireen
5. Yap Hui Min Clara
6. Mohammad Hariz Bin Imran
7. Cheng Kei Ying Benita
8. Nurul Rahila Rashun
9. Rico Setiabudi Skandar Bin A.S
10. Kng Li Hui Alicia
11. Yeo Hui San Abigail
12. Oon Pei Yi Fiona

Workshop 2 (3 - 4.30 pm)
Reporting Time: 2.45 pm

1. Chua Ning Xuan Justin
2. Tye Meiping Joan
3. Ang Wan Jun Chloe
4. Muhammad Fairus Bin Adam
5. Won Zan Yi Christy
6. Ridhwan Azman
7. Ngeow Zi Jie
8. Tan Geok Kee Esther
9. Lim Ming Wei Eric
10. Ainul Suhaidah
11. Lim Jia Yi Cordelia
12. Tan Wan Qing Tissany

* Pls be punctual in adherence to the reporting time to avoid delay of the programme.

Kovan Superstar 2010 Top 80

2010-04-24T19:08:00.000-07:00

Kovan Superstar 2010 Auditions ended successfully with the participation of 152 contestants over the 4 saturdays of April 2010. Out of the 152 contestants, 23 of them gained immediate entry into our Quarter-finals with a score of 24 and above out of 30. And out of the 23, 4 of the contestants outshone the others as the top 4 contestants in our audition rounds.

Muhammad Fairus Bin Adam (27 pts)

Kamsani Bin Jumahat (27 pts)

Wu Zhu Ming (26 pts)

Cheng Kei Ying Benita (26 pts)

Well done and looking forward to their performances in the coming rounds!!

After serious consideration by the judges and the organisers, another 57 contestants were selected to make up the top 80 contestants to compete in our Quarter-finals.

Kovan Superstar 2010 Quarter-finals

Date: 22 & 23 May 2010 (Saturday & Sunday)

Time: 1.00 to 6.00 pm

Venue: Heartland Mall-Kovan Level 1 (Just beside NE Kovan MRT Station)

Congratulations to the following contestants who had made it to the next round!

Kovan Superstar Quarter-finals Round 1 - 22 May 2010

Group A
Reporting Time: 12.30 pm
Reporting Venue: Heartland Mall-Kovan Level 1

1. Muhammad Fairus Bin Adam
2. Wu Zhu Ming
3. Lu Jiale
4. Chua Jun Rong Leon
5. Nurul Rahila Rashun
6. Pang Xin Ni Victoria
7. Tan Lijun
8. Yeo Hui San Abigail
9. Chia Han Xiang
10. Bay Siew Wee Vivian
11. Tan Yi Jing
12. Nurliyana Bte Ibrahim
13. Chua Jip He Lucius
14. Foo Chay Wei
15. Tan Ying Jie Olivia
16. Tan Li Fen
17. Chia Jiaxing
18. Francine Foo
19. Ang Wan Jun Chloe
20. Tan Wei Jie Eric

Group B
Reporting Time: 2.30 pm
Reporting Venue: Heartland Mall-Kovan Level 1

1. Lim Yismin
2. Lim Jia Yi Cordelia
3. Tye Meiping Joan
4. Trisha Devi Naidu
5. Heng Shih Ling Celine
6. Joy D'cotta
7. Tan Geok Kee Esther
8. Charlynn Ramirez Villahermosa
9. Chiang Ming Hui Lynnette
10. Guo Dong Ni
11. Wang Zhu Jun
12. Kamsani Bin Jumahat
13. Ng Mei Hui Mireen
14. Mah Kian Sheng Benjamin
15. Woo Shea Lee Sharon
16. Janet Ann D'cotta
17. Evangelyn Stephen
18. Ngeow Zi Jie
19. Chan Yu Kai
20. Lim Ming Wei Eric

Kovan Superstar Quarter-finals Round 2 - 23 May 2010

Group C
Reporting Time: 12.30 pm
Reporting Venue: Heartland Mall-Kovan Level 1

1. Foo Fang Ying Zann
2. Tan Yi Wen Yvonne
3. Lin Huili
4. Chia Yee Ni
5. Tan Shin Bin
6. Rico Setiabudi Skandar Bin A.S
7. Tay Chou Peng Derrick
8. Toh Herr Song
9. Teo Siang Joo
10.
11. Lu Yan Wen
12. Narysal Nurdanel
13. Ng Jin Ming
14. Mohammad Hariz Bin Imran
15. Teo Bao Wen Zolene
16. Md Afiq Bin Jurami
17. Toh Wee Liang William
18. Chee Yan Ling
19. Oon Pei Yi Fiona
20. Chia De Zhong

Group D
Reporting Time: 2.30 pm
Reporting Venue: Heartland Mall-Kovan Level 1

1. Ridhwan Azman
2. Yap Hui Min Clara
3. Yeo Liying Valerie
4. Seah Kay Siong
5. Tan Wan Qing Tissany
6. Kng Li Hui Alicia
7. Chua Ning Xuan Justin
8. Ng Yih Chia Sylvester
9. Koh Shi Jie Aaron
10. Ainul Suhaidah
11. Soon Yi Ling
12. Keng Ting Li
13. Lim Chin Yee Ginnie
14. Tan Mei Kee
15. Lee Wee Keng Justin
16. Tay Shi Min Shermine
17. Chia Jia Jun
18. Pow Jia Qi
19. Cheng Kei Ying Benita
20. Won Zan Yi Christy

Preparations for Quarter-finals
1. Prepare and practice 1 English or Chinese song for presentation.
2. Get ready the Music-Minus-One (MMO)or the Karaoke CD or VCD of your song.
3. Label your CD (Click here for CD label)if you are submitting your CD personally to us.
4. Inform us your choice of song and submit your MMO track or Karaoke CD/VCD/DVD to us by 16 May 2010.
5. For MMO tracks, it should be in wmv, wav or mp3 format.
6. If you need any adjustment of keys of the song, your MMO should be submitted in wav format with the adjustment needed indicated on the CD label.
7. Submission of MMO track can be done through email to pcs.xyz.inc@gmail.com with name, group and contestant no., song, original artiste and any remarks written in the email.
8. Submission of MMO track burnt in CD and Karaoke CD/VCD/DVD can be done personally by at our XYZ Inc. Office (Container beside Paya Lebar Kovan CC) or at Heartland Mall Customer Service counter level 3 with the CD label attached.

*Note: MMO or CD quality is important and will affect your performance. Do make sure that the MMO track or CD provided is of clear sound quality.

Competition Format

1. Perform a song(Eng/Chi) with music accompaniment by either MMO, Karaoke CD or guitar. (*Guitar should be self-provided.)
2. Song should be presented from the begining till the judges ring the bell.
3. 24 Semi-finalists will be selected.
4. Judges will flash Green or Orange Card after every performance. If a contestant managed to get all green cards from the 3 judges, he/she will be confirmed a place in our semi-finals. Or else, he/she will wait for the results after the judge's final review.
4. Final Review of the judges will be conducted after each day of competition to select up to 12 semi-finalists on each day of competition.
5. Results of the Final Review will be announced at around 5 pm after each day of Quarter-finals competition.

Please check out the detailed rules and regulations here.

Kovan Superstar 2010 Auditions Round 4

2010-03-23T07:30:00.000-07:00

Kovan Superstar Auditions Round 4

Date: 24 April 2010 (Saturday)
Time: 1.00 pm - 5.30 pm
Venue: Paya Lebar Kovan Zone 2 RC Blk 101 Hougang Ave 1 #01-1153

Directions:

By MRT & Bus:
1) Take Bus 113 from Kovan MRT (Bus Stop No: 63039) along Upper Serangoon Road. It takes about 12 min. Alight at Opposite Aljunied Kembangan Community Center, Hougang Avenue 1. (5 stops later)

2) Take Bus 51 at Hougang Central Interchange (Bus Stop No: 64009)in Hougang Central. It takes about 10 min. Alight at Opposite Blk 106, Hougang Avenue 3. (6 stops later)

By Shuttle Van:
1) Wait for our XYZ Inc. Shuttle Van at Kovan Hub (the old bus interchange beside the hawker centre outside Heartland Mall) as shown below. There will be ushers there to assist u... Pick up Timing will be 1200 hrs (For Group G) and 1430 hrs (For Group H).

Auditions Format
1. Auditions will be behind doors (no audience).
2. Judging panel of 3 consists of XYZ volunteers and past KSS finalists.
3. Contestant will sing any part of an English or Chinese song without music.
4. Every judge will give each contestant a score of 1 - 10.
5. Contestants with total score of 24 and above will gain immediate entry to our Quarter-Finals.
6. Otherwise, they will be on our waitlist.
7. Contestants chosen from the waitlist to enter the Quarter-Finals will be announced on the blog and via email 1 - 2 days after all the audition rounds are completed.

Judging Criteria
1. Singing Techniques (pitching, articulation etc)
2. "Star" Qualities (Voice quality, entertainment value, dressing)

Goodies
1. All contestants will get a $50 discount vouchers of courses by Intune Music School (Official Music School for KSS2010.
2. All contestants are also entitled to a free trial group lesson conducted by Intune Music School. The school will contact you when the dates get nearer.

GROUP G
Reporting Time: 1200 hrs (@ shuttle van pick up point) or 1230 hrs (@ audition venue)
Please be punctual. Late-comers may not be entertained.

1. Guo Dong Ni
2. Chua Szu Chian Bernice
3. Ng Gek Lian Elean
4. Tay Xiaohan
5. Ong Rui Qi Casey
6. Ranie Pang
7. Olivia Tan Ying Jie
8. Ting Hei Man
9. Tan Geok Kee Esther
10. Zahirudin Shah Bin Majid
11. Dow Jia Qi
12. Chee Yan Ling
13. Bay Siew Wee Vivian
14. Seah Yi Fang
15. Tan Yi Wen Yvonne
16. Evangelyn Stephen
17. Heng Shih Ling Celine
18. Lim Tsu Yang Madeline
19. Lin Hui Qi
20. Mah Kian Sheng Benjamin
21. Nurul Rahila Rashun
22. Lim Yu Xin Cheryl
23. Wang Pin Yi
24. Narysal Nurdanel
25. Anthony Tsang

GROUP H
Reporting Time: 1430 hrs (@ shuttle van pick up point) or 1500 hrs (@ audition venue)
Please be punctual. Late-comers may not be entertained.

1. Tissany Tan Wan Qing
2. Soh Wen Zheng Steve
3. Chua Ning Xuan Justin
4. Seow Yi Ling Gladys
5. Ng Pak Siong
6. Foo Chay Wei
7. Ng Ying Xiang
8. Ma Cheng Yu Chanel
9. Tan Mei Kee
10. Tan Yi Jing Felicia
11. Leaw Ming Guan Derrick
12. Zhang Tong Fei
13. Wan Xiangyi
14. Lee Wee Keng Justin
15. Tay Chou Peng Derrick
16. Yau Yin Ting Xenia
17. Alexandrine Viv
18. Ng Mei Hui Mireen
19. Tan Xi
20. Lim De Jun
21. Mohammad Hariz Bin Imran
22. Syarafana Binte Imran
23. Liu Youdi
24. Chia Feng Mi Victor
25. Chia De Zhong

* Contestants who had registered but could not find your names here, contact us at pcs.xyz.inc@gmail.com...

Please read the Rules and Regulations (For Auditions). ( To Download, right click the link and select "save target as" or "save link as".)

KSS2010... Join Now!!!

2010-02-05T07:34:00.000-08:00

Registration Updates!

2010-01-24T05:40:00.000-08:00

Registration for KOVAN SUPERSTAR is Opening Tomorrow 25/1/2010!

There are a few ways you can register!

1) Go to the KSS Registration Portal where you will be able to download the registration form and read the Terms and Conditions.

2) Go to the XYZ Inc. Office

3) Visit the Heartland Mall Customer Service Counter

4) KOVAN SUPERSTAR 2010 Registration Booth

Note: KSS2010 Registration Booth will only be set up on the Saturdays of Feb - April except 13 Feb and 24 Apr 2010 from 12 - 6pm.

5) Download, fill up the registration form and email to pcs.xyz.inc@gmail.com

Note: For registration through email, registration will only be confirmed upon fees payment. Please arrange with XYZ Inc. regarding methods of payment.

New Update:

Kovan Superstar 2010 Contestants will be entitled to a free trial lesson by InTune Music!

Click Here To Learn More About The Free Trial Lesson!

Stop waiting, Register NOW!

Kovan Superstar 2010

2010-01-14T08:57:00.000-08:00

KOVAN SUPERSTAR 2010
Unleash the Talent in YOU!

What is KSS?

This singing competition is open to all aged 13 to 26 yrs old. The choice of songs must be either in English or Mandarin. A registration fee of $15 is applicable except for early bird special @ $10 (Before 14 Mar 2010) and shoppers’ special @ $10 with min $30 spent in Heartland Mall-Kovan.

Registration booths to be set up in Heartland Mall (All Saturdays in Feb - Apr 2010 except 13 Feb and 24 Apr from 12-6pm), and registrations submission at Customer Service Counter@L3 or at XYZ Inc office.

Extra Details:

Auditions

The auditions will be held on 4 consecutive Saturdays, namely the 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th of April. More details will be available after registration!

How It's Done

Many will ask how the competition will go. Firstly, competitors will have to go through the first stage, the Audition where they will sing without music accompaniment. People who qualify will move on the the quarter finals!

The quarter finals will be where contestants will be able to choose a song of their own and sing it. (With accompaniment of the minus-one track). And the best 24 will go on to the next stage, the Semi-Finals, where it will be a grueling one day competition. The best 12 will of course move on to the Finals!

Other than competing for the crown of Kovan Superstar 2010, finalists will also be able to get a chance to record their own track (composed by songwriting teachers) in a professional recording studio! This is a once in a lifetime experience for many.

What about the Prizes?

So what can you get when you emerge victorious in this competition?

Winner - $1200 Cash Prize + $300 HMK Vouchers

1st Runner Up - $800 Cash Prize + $200 HMK Vouchers

2nd Runner Up - $500 Cash Prize + $200 HMK Vouchers

9 Finalists - $150 HMK Vouchers

Semi-finalists - $50 HMK Vouchers

Do you feel like entering this competition already?

Registration

Registration will officially start on the 25th of January 2010! Registration forms can be collected and submitted starting from the 25th of January 2010 at:

1. Heartland Mall Customer Service Counter

2. XYZ Inc. Office

3. KSS2010 Registration Booth

Note: KSS2010 Registration Booth will only be set up on the Saturdays of Feb - April except 13 Feb and 24 Apr from 12-6pm.

4. Download it from our blog!

So what are you waiting for? Register NOW!

XYZ Table Tenis Challenge 2009

2009-09-15T09:44:00.000-07:00

XYZ TAble Tenis Challenge is back again since 2006... And its just round the corner...

Date: 26 Sep 2009
Time: 2 - 6 p m
Categories: Male, Female, Mixed Dubles
Age: 11 - 21
Registration Fees: $4

Every participant will be entitled to a goodie bag and XYZ membership stamps...
(Membership stamps accumulated till a certain amount will grant u official membership to XYZ Inc.)

Prizes:
Champion - Medal + XYZ T-shirt + Sports Band
2nd - Medal + 15 stamps + Ankle socks
3rd - Medal + 10 stamps

For any enquiries pls feel free to contact our staff at XYZ Inc....

Hope to see u there!!!

Kovan Sperstar 2009

2009-08-15T07:47:00.000-07:00

After 3 months of exciting competition, KSS09 finally draws to a conclusion, witnessed by thousands of audience in Heartland Mall on 25 July 2009...

Starting off with the autograph session....

And the sales of KSS09 Theme Song Single CD...

Event kicks off with our KSS08 finalists' performance of last year's theme song...

By Neo, Wayne, Eunice, Tissany, Mavis, Cindy & Fiona...

The First Category... Selected Category (R&B, Rock Or Retro)

Alton Keh with his R&B song 我爱你 by 卢广仲...

Kenneth Shih with his Rock song I love rock and roll by Joan Jett...

Karen Lin with her Retro song 卡门 by 葛兰...

Germaine Ng with her retro song 大眼睛 by 瘐澄庆

Cerlyn Chan with her Rock Song Leave Me Alone by 孙燕姿...

Bernice Lee with her Retro Song Chain of Fools by Athena Franklin...

The Second Category... Duet Category

Juliana Lee & Zuo En with the song 你的微笑 by FIR...

Ambrose Goh & Willis Loye with the song 爱是怀疑 by 陈奕迅...

The 3rd Category... Free Category

Sheryl Choo with her song 知道 by 张惠妹...

Aisyah Salim with her song Rock Star by Hanna Montena...

Here are our Winners....

Kovan Superstar 2009 Winner....Karen Lin !!!

1st Runner-up... Willis Loye!!

2nd Runner-up Sheryl Choo...

Kovan Superstar 2009 Finals

2009-07-22T08:12:00.000-07:00

Join us at our KSS09 Finals in Heartland Mall Lv 1 25 July 2009, Saturday at 2 pm !!

1030: Rehearsals & Sound Check for Finalists 2009

Autograph Sessions (Get your friends to drop u some comments...)

1200: Rehearsals & Sound Check for KSS 08 finalists & Guest Performers

Finalists 2009 gather for a short briefing

1315: Finalists & Audience be seated

1330: End of Autograph Session

1345: Start of Introduction

1400: Event starts

Kovan Superstar 2009 Photoshoot for Finals

2009-06-29T07:53:00.000-07:00

Finalists will have to go through 2 photoshoot sessions as part of their preparation for the Finals... Please bring along 2 sets of clothings to change...

1) Studio Shoot @ Music Mocha
- Mainly for production of CD cover and album...
- For publicity purposes
- Dress code: No bright colours, presentable and nice for performance

2) Outdoor Shoot @ XYZ Inc.
- To feature KSS09 finalists as the Icon for XYZ Inc. in future publicity of the centre...
- For future publicity purposes
- Dress Code: No colour restrictions, something casual and sporty...

Date: 4 July 2009, Saturday
Time: 9am - 3pm
Venue: Music Mocha & Xtreme Youth Zone Inc.

Basic make-up will be provided by our make-up artist.

Dressing and hair-styling should be done by finalist individually.

PHOTOSHOOTING GROUP X
(Report at 9 am for make-up and photoshoot)

AISYAH SALIM

CERLYN CHAN XINYI

SHERYL CHOO SIEW PING

AMBROSE GOH MAO LIANG

PHOTOSHOOTING GROUP Y
(Report at 9.30 am for make-up and photoshoot)

JULIANA LEE SE HUI

ALTON KEH GUAN QING

KENNETH SHIH

BERNICE LEE KAI LING

PHOTOSHOOTING GROUP Z
(Report at 10 am for make-up and photoshoot)

WILLIS LOYE HWEE HOONG

KAREN LIN KAILUN

GERMAINE NG XIN YI

TEO ZUO EN

* Note that the group allocated above is only for photoshooting purposes. There will be no groupings for the Finals. Sequence of singing or contestant no. will be drawn during the photoshooting session.

Schedule of photoshoot

9am: Group X finalists to report at Music Mocha

9:05am: Each finalist will take turn to go through make-up, individual shots, then interview.

9:30am: Group Y finalists to report at Music Mocha

9:35am: Each finalist will take turn to go through make-up, individual shots, then interview.

10am: Group Z finalists to report at Music Mocha

10:05am: Each finalist will take turn to go through make-up, individual shots, then interview.

11am: Group shots

1115am: Drawing of contestant numbers for Finals and selected genre of song to be sang on Finals and determination of Duet partners

1130am: Proceed to XYZ Inc. for Lunch.

12 noon: Lunch provided at XYZ Inc. (Each participant limited to bringing only 1 guest)

1245pm: Introduction of organiser, XYZ Inc.

1 pm: Photoshoot session at XYZ Inc. starting from Group X.
(Once u finish your shoot, u can leave)

3 pm: End of session

Xtreme Youth Zone Inc.

Address: 207 Hougang St 21 -Just beside Paya Lebar Kovan CC -From Kovan MRT, walk through Heartland Mall towards the hawker centre and continue forward till MacDonalds. Cross the road and You'll see Paya Lebar Kovan CC.

Music Mocha
Add: 998A Upper Serangoon Rd

-less than 5 mins walk from Kovan MRT station

Kovan Superstar 2009 Online Poll For Finals

2009-06-28T09:19:00.002-07:00

Kovan Superstar 2009 Online Poll For Finals

2009-06-28T09:19:00.001-07:00

Kovan Superstar 2009 Online Poll For Finals

2009-06-28T09:18:00.000-07:00

Kovan Superstar 2009 Semi-Finals

2009-06-15T10:31:00.000-07:00

Kovan Superstar 2009 Semi-Finals
27 June 2009
Saturday
12 - 6.30 pm
@Heartland Mall Lv 1

Finalised Groupings and Reporting Time will be announced on this blog by
18 June 2009 (Thursday).

Groupings and timings are drawn and arranged randomly. Please make time for the semi-finals according to the time allocated. No change of groupings or timings are allowed.

Guest Judges

Nick Shen
Mediacorp Artiste & Winner of 1999 All-Asian Star Search

Jeremy Kwan, Nathaniel Tan, Jeffrey Teay
Project Superstar 2 Finalists

Laverne Ong
Director, Music Mocha

Semi-Finals Format
Each contestant will perform a full song not exceeding 4.5 mins with music minus one.

Selection Process
12 Finalists will be selected based on the scores given by our judges.

Judging Criteria
1) Diction (咬字）：Articulation & accuracy of the lyrics 10%

2) Rhythm (节奏感）: Sense of rhythm & tempo 20%

3) Pitching （音准）: Accuracy of sining to desired pitch 20%

4) Voice Quality (音质）：Clarity & comfort of listening to the voice 10%

5) Stage Presence (舞台魅力）：Charisma on stage that attracts and impacted the audience. 20%

6) Song Management (歌曲演绎）：Expression of the song and the conveying of msg through the song. 20%

Submission Dateline

Confirm and submit your song and MMO by 23 June 2009 (Tuesday)
Contestants who fails to submit their songs and MMO by the above dates are liable to be disqualified from the Semi-finals.

Submit your MMO music files in MP3 or WMA format to pcs.xyz.inc@gmail.com
OR
Submit your MMO CD or Karaoke VCD to Xtreme Youth Zone Inc.
(Beside Paya Lebar Kovan CC)

Pls obey strictly to the 4.5mins restriction for song selection...

Announcement of the 12 finalists will be on the day of the Semi-finals itself.

Some Changes Made and SomeUpdates... Pls take note...

2009-06-08T09:51:00.000-07:00

Previous postings on Audition details had been edited and updated...

The Changes...

Selection Process is changed to better meet the objectives set by the organiser.
1) Selection Process
Flashing of Green or Orange cards by each Judge
Majority Green cards: Proceed directly into Semi-Finals
(If there are no more than 2 out of 4 Green cards, wait for further announcement)

2) Reporting Venue
Inside Heartland Mall instead of the long walkway outside Heartland Mall...

The Updates...

1) Registration Instructions
No early rgistration is allowed in order for us to have better control of the crowd. Registration will only open to each group at its allocated reporting time. Announcements will be made at each time of reporting when registration opens.

2) Audition Judges
Confirmed number of judges for auditions will be 4 as shown below.
2 Volunteers from Xtreme Youth Zone Inc.
2 Music Teachers from Music Mocha

Kovan Superstar 2009 Auditions Info

2009-05-30T07:57:00.000-07:00

Kovan Superstar 2009 Public Auditions

12 & 13 June 2009
Friday & Saturday
12 - 6 pm
@Heartland Mall Lv 1

Finalised Audition Schedule and Reporting Time will be announced on this blog on the 4 June 2009 (Thursday).

Audition Judges
2 Volunteers from Xtreme Youth Zone Inc.
2 Music Teachers from Music Mocha

Audition Format
"Sing Till The Bell Rings" format
(Judges will decide when to stop the singing by ringing the bell)

Selection Process
Flashing of Green or Orange cards by each Judge
Majority Green cards: Proceed directly into Semi-Finals
(If there are no more than 2 out of 4 Green cards, wait for further announcement)

Judging Criteria
1) Diction (咬字）：Articulation & accuracy of the lyrics 20%
2) Rhythm (节奏感）: Sense of rhythm & tempo 30%
3) Pitching （音准）: Accuracy of sining to desired pitch 30%
4) Voice Quality (音质）：Clarity & comfort of listening to the voice 20%

Announcement of Semi-finalists will be posted here within 1 week from the last audition date.

Kovan Superstar 2009 Dateline is Drawing Near!!!

2009-05-30T05:48:00.000-07:00

As the dateline 3 June 2009 draws near, more & more registrations are coming in...

XYZ's KSS09 registration booth will be opened 1 more day tm Sunday 31 May 2009 from 1-6pm to collect more entries and CD/MMO submission...

Submission of MMOs By 4 June

For submission of Karaoke CD/VCD/DVD for audition from 1 - 4 June 2009, pls do so at:

1) Heartland Mall Customer Service Counter (lv3)

2) Xtreme Youth Zone Inc. Office (In Paya Lebar Kovan CC)

For MMO files in MP3 or WMA format, u can send ur music files to www.pcs.xyz.inc@gmail.com

On all MMO or Karaoke CD/VCD/DVD, Pls clearly indicate ur name, song and track number...

Dateline is near...If u have not signed up yet, Hurry!!

Give yourselves a chance to gain great experience & exposure...

Confirmation of Songs & Music Accompaniment

2009-05-16T07:40:00.000-07:00

4 JUNE 2009 (THU)

Dear participants,

Pls confirm the songs for audition and decide any music accompaniment before the above date.

Pls label ur MMOs disc with your Name, Song Name, Original Singer's Name...

For MMOs accompaniment, pls submit ur MMOs before the above date too. Submission of MMOs and change of songs after the above dates will not be entertained.

For Guitar accompaniment, guitar will not be provided. U have to bring ur own guitar.

2) Email us at pcs.xyz.inc@gmail.com
3) Visit our office at 207 Hougang St 21 (Beside Paya Lebar Kovan CC)
4) Call us at 62838097

Kovan Superstar 2009 Registration....

2009-05-12T08:38:00.000-07:00

Registration has kicked off...

For those who had registered, Pls let us know ur preferred audition time slots (Better to choose more than 1 slot if u can) by:

a) Visiting us, Xtreme Youth Zone Inc. (XYZ Inc.) at 207 Hougang Street 21 (Beside Paya Lebar Kovan CC)

b) Visiting our publicity booth in Heartland Mall

c) Call us, Xtreme Youth Zone Inc. (XYZ Inc.) at 62838097

For those who have not registered, a new registration form is downloadable here in our blog (in previous posting)...with audition time slots added in...

We regret that we will not be able to guarantee that every participant will be able to get their preferred slots... We'll try to if not first come first serve...

Furthermore, for Sat slots, priority will be given to participants who are working and serving NS... All students will be allocated a weekday slots whenever possible...

Auditions Slots:

Mon - Fri (8 - 12 June) 12 - 2 pm, 2 - 4 pm, 4 - 6 pm

Sat (13 June) 12 - 2 pm, 2 - 4 pm, 4 - 6 pm

Log on regularly to our blog for further news and postings of Kovan Superstar 2009!!!

Kovan Superstar 2009 Registration Begins!!!

2009-04-17T09:28:00.000-07:00

XYZ's biggest event of the year is back!!

Want a chance to sing on stage?

Want a chance to record your singing?

Want a chance to compete against others in singing?

Kovan Superstar 2009 , the 2nd year that XYZ organises this event aims to unleash the singing talents and passion of the youths through healthy competition...

Kovan Superstar 2009 (KSS 09) targets at youths from 13 to 26 years old... Singing English or Chinese songs...

Winners will stand to win attractive prizes...

Last year's Kovan Superstar 2008 Finals was held at Kovan Hub...

11 Finalists were choosen out of 50 over participants....

Campus Superstar 3 Finalist Mavis Li，李李美子 was our winner of Kovan Superstar 2008...

Who will be the winner this year??

This year's KSS 09 Finals will be held in a larger scale in Heartland Mall with surrounding audience on 3 levels...
Total more than $5000 worth of cash and vouchers to be won...
Unleash your talent NOW!!!

Public Audition:
8 - 13 June 2009
@ Heartland Mall

Semi-Finals:
27 June 2009
@ Heartland Mall
(12.30 - 5.30 pm)

Finals:
25 July 2009
@ Heartland Mall
(2 - 6 pm)

(More details will be updated on this blog)

Registration Fees: $15

*Early-bird Special: $ 10
(Register before 10 May 2009)

*Shoppers' Special: $10
(Min. $30 spent at Heartland Mall & show your receipt upon registration)

*Eco-promotional Special: $10
(Save our planet! Recycle the paper. Simply return our flyers upon registration)

*Special fees are mutually exclusive.

How to Register?
1)Visit our publicity booths in Heartland Mall on 9, 16, 23 & 30 May 2009 from 12 - 6 pm.
2) Collect, Submit your registration forms & make your payment at:

a) Xtreme Youth Zone Inc. (XYZ Inc.)
207 Hougang St 21, Beside Paya Lebar Kovan CC

or

b) Heartland Mall Customer Service Counter
Blk 205 Houang St 21 Lv 3, Beside Kovan MRT Station

or

c) Music Mocha
998A Upper Serangoon Road

Download and print out the Registration form (Revised) below:

Hotline for enquiries:

62838097
(11 am - 7 pm)
Xtreme Youth Zone Inc. (XYZ Inc.)

Kovan Superstar 2009 !!!

2009-04-13T07:40:00.000-07:00

XYZ's biggest event of the year is here again!!!

With more cash and prizes waiting to be won!!!

Want a chance to perform in public on stage??

Want a chance to record an album??

Want a chance to compete and test ur singing talents against others??

LOOK OUT for the details... COMING SOON...

XYZ Movie Hour 4 Apr 09

2009-03-30T07:00:00.000-07:00

Movie Hour is here again.... Here is the most voted movie for April's Movie Hour!!!

Join us this Sat 4 April 2009, 2 pm for an afternoon of Entertainment @ XYZ Inc....

See U There!!!

Life Issue - A Life of Dj-ing & partying, fighting adventure (7 March 09)

2009-03-18T07:37:00.000-07:00

XYZ 1st talk of Year 2009... We're glad to have Mr. Roy Soeigarto to share with us his experience.

Having gone through rebellious teenage days and bankruptcy, he shares on important aspects of our life in terms of body and mind...

Mr. Roy, owner of a local Media company brought along and taught our youths some basics about sound techniques and system...

Movie Hour - 28 Feb 09

2009-02-22T01:44:00.000-08:00

The results of our Movie Hour poll for this Feb is out!! We've received a total of 34 votes and here are the results...

The Day After Tommorrow ..... 6 votes

Evan Almighty ..... 16 votes

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown ..... 3 votes

The Last Samurai ..... 9 votes

Hence, We'll be watching Evan Almighty this coming sat at 3 pm at XYZ inc. See u there...

XYZ Christmas Charity Dinner 2008

2009-01-28T02:08:00.000-08:00

A very big thank you to all donors, supporters and friends of XYZ Inc. to make the Christmas Charity Dinner on 21 Dec 08 a success...

We're honoured to have Mr. Michael Tan, Chairman of CCMC to be our special guest for the night.

And Thanks to all our performers of the night... You have put up a good show...A night of singing...

Marcus and Eunice, our volunteers....

Yu Hong, Our youth from XYZ....

Mavis Li, Winner of Kovan Superstar 2008...

Caroling Team from Grace Jubilee Centre...

A night of stars....

Mr Starry of the night....

Miss Starry of the night...

Finally all our volunteers and helpers of the night...Thank you...

A Short recap of the event...

XYZ Movie Hour 28 Feb 09

2009-01-22T06:27:00.000-08:00

U MAKE THE CHOICE!!

XYZ Movie Hours in 2009 allows our youths to vote among selected movies that they would like to watch starting from this Feb Movie Hour!! All u have to do is to drop your vote in the box allocated by XYZ Staff in our centre.

SO CAST YOUR VOTES NOW!!!

HERE ARE THE NOMINEES...

1) THE DAY AFTER TOMMORROW
Cast: Ian Holm, Dennis Quaid, Glenn Plummer, Jay Sanders, Jake Gyllenhaal
Duration: 124 mins
Genre: Sci-Fi / Thriller
Plot:
What if we are on the brink of a new Ice Age? This is the question that haunts climatologist Jack Hall. Halls research indicates that global warming could trigger an abrupt and catastrophic shift in the planets climate. While Jack warns the White House of the impending climate shift, his 17 year-old son Sam finds himself trapped in New York City where he and some friends have been competing in a high school academic competition. He must now cope with the severe flooding and plummeting temperatures in Manhattan. Having taken refuge inside the Manhattan Public Library, Sam manages to reach his father by phone. Jack only has time for one warning: stay inside at all costs. As full-scale, massive evacuations to the south begin, Jack heads north to New York City to save Sam. But not even Jack is prepared for what is about to happen--to him, to his son, and to his planet.

2) Evan Almighty
Cast: Steve Carell , Morgan Freeman , Lauren Graham , John Goodman , Wanda Sykes
Duration: 97 mins
Genre: Comedy
Plot:
Newly-elected to Congress, Evan leaves the city of Buffalo and herds his family to suburban northern Virginia. Once there, his life turns upside-down when God appears and commands him to build an ark. However, his befuddled family just cannot decide whether Evan is having an extraordinary mid-life crisis or is truly onto something of Biblical proportions.

3) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
Cast: Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Ray Romano
Duration: 105 mins
Genre: Animated Comedy
Plot:
Manny, Sid and Diego return in another incredible adventure. The Ice Age is coming to an end, and the animals are delighting in their new world: a melting paradise of water parks, geysers and tar pits. But when Manny, Sid and Diego discover that the miles of melted ice will flood their valley, they must warn everyone and somehow figure out a way to escape the coming deluge.

4) The Last Samurai
Cast: Tom Cruise, Scott Wilson, Tony Goldwyn, Timothy Spall, Billy Connolly, Ken Watanabe
Duration: 154 mins
Genre: Action Drama
Plot:
Captain Nathan Algren is a man adrift. The battles he once fought now seem distant and futile. Once he risked his life for honor and country, but, in the years since the Civil War, the world has changed. Pragmatism has replaced courage, self-interest has taken the place of sacrifice and honor is nowhere to be found--especially out West where his role in the Indian Campaigns ended in disillusionment and sorrow. Somewhere on the unforgiving plains near the banks of the Washita River, Algren lost his soul. A universe away, another soldier sees his way of life about to disintegrate. He is Katsumoto, the last leader of an ancient line of warriors, the venerated Samurai, who dedicated their lives to serving emperor and country. Just as the modern way encroached upon the American West, cornering and condemning the Native American, it also engulfed traditional Japan. The telegraph lines and railroads that brought progress now threaten those values and codes by which the Samurai have lived and died for centuries. But Katsumoto will not go without a fight. The paths of these two warriors converge when the young Emperor of Japan, wooed by American interests who covet the growing Japanese market, hires Algren to train Japan's first modern, conscript army. But as the Emperor's advisors attempt to eradicate the Samurai in preparation for a more Westernized and trade-friendly government, Algren finds himself unexpectedly impressed and influenced by his encounters with the Samurai. Their powerful convictions remind him of the man he once was. Thrust now into harsh and unfamiliar territory, with his life and perhaps more important, his soul, in the balance, the troubled American soldier finds himself at the center of a violent and epic struggle between two eras and two worlds, with only his sense of honor to guide him.

Voting will close on 21 Feb 09 and the results will be announced on 23 Feb 09 on our blog and on the centre's noticeboard...

XYZ Life Issues Talks - A Life of Dj-ing & partying, fighting adventure

2009-01-21T05:57:00.000-08:00

True life experience and lesson from Roy…

Skipped school lessons,
Got transferred into 3 school,
Often went into fight…

COME & FIND OUT...

What NOT to do and CAN YOU Do from a person has been thru BANKRUPTCY and had 4 NEAR DEATH experiences!

Date : 7/3/2009 ( Saturday )
Time : 3.30pm
Speaker: Mr Roy Soeigiarto
– a Business Entreprenuer who is happily married
& has 3 wonderful Kids

XYZ 3 ON 3 Basketball Challenge 2009

2009-01-15T21:06:00.000-08:00

XYZ Basketball 3 ON 3 is back !!!

come REGISTER NOW !!!

HOW TO REGISTER??? come to XYZ Inc...

you need a team of 5 ( 2 reserves )

Eligible age – 13-23

Registration fee – $10 per TEAM

Registration deadline – 7th March 2009

Venue - PLKCC

Date - 14th March 09

Time - 2:30pm - 6:00 pm

Sentosa Adventure Island Race 13 Dec 08

2009-01-15T03:55:00.000-08:00

Sentosa Adventure Race is competed by 5 teams of youths who ran around the main parts of the island for 5 hours of games and fun... Here are our Teams... Well Done Guys and Gals...

Our Champion Team... With Benjamin as the Leader (the botak one:) ...

Its not the end yet...

A KFC Feast at our XYZ Inc. in early celebration of Christmas...

UYT-November Edition

2009-01-09T09:02:00.000-08:00

With our new hosts Bingzheng & Meimei....

For the last UYT of 2008 in our cosy container...

Our new friend with many SHE songs....Good voice...Can consider joining our Kovan Superstar 2009!!

Peter & Youda with "Tong Hua"... not bad leh....

Our Kovan Superstar finalists Wayne and Kovan Superstar contestant Geraldine with a duet...

Sentosa Adventure Island

2008-12-05T08:17:00.000-08:00

Join us forming groups of 5 in a day of adventure and games at Sentosa on 13 Dec 2008, Sat...

Let us bring u through the morning with a stations of games and fun at various points of Sentosa

Island...

Meeting Venue: Harbourfront Sentosa Station ( Entrance to Skytrain going to Sentosa)

Meeting Time: 8.30 am

Fees: $3 for your entrance ticket... (Tat's all!!)

*Lunch will be provided at no additional charges...

Pls register your names at XYZ Inc. Office and pay the $3 before 10 Dec 2008!!!

Christmas Charity Dinner - Starry Starry Nite

2008-10-30T06:14:00.000-07:00

XYZ Inc. is purely a voluntary non-profitable organisation doing youth work in Kovan area. Our staff provide some counselling and guidance to our youths and students in the neighbourhood, organising events and activities for their enjoyment and enrichment.

XYZ Inc. strives to be a S.A.F.E place for our youths - a place for STUDY, a place for ASSISTANCE, a place for FUN & FRIENDS and also a place for ENRICHMENT for our youths. In order to achieve this, we need to raise funds for our CENTRE, our ACTIVITIES, our YOUTHS.

We'll be organising a Christmas Charity Dinner just to raise funds during this year jovious festive season. Our objective is to raise $35,000 through this dinner.

Date: 21 Dec 08 (Sunday)
Time: 7 to 9.30 pm
Venue: Paya Lebar Kovan CC Badminton Hall
Programmes includes: Performances by some of our Kovan Superstar 2008 finalists, a christmas musical, band performances by our youths, games and prizes....

You can support us by buying a dining ticket from us. We hope to raise $1000 per table of 10 pax.

If u would like to buy a ticket just to support us but u can't make it for the dinner, u're welcome to do that... We'll invite our youths from our centre for the dinner and we thank u on behalf of our youths.

We also welcome any donations to subsidise us for the cost of organising this dinner. Donations can be made payable to: Presbyterian Community Services - XYZ Inc. Please indicate at the back of the cheque the event name, "Christmas Charity Dinner", your name and IC no. for tax exemption and also ur contact no.

For more info or clarifications of this fund-raising event, feel free to drop by our office in the container beside Paya Lebar Kovan CC or call 62838097 0r email xyz@pcs.org.sg.

Join US In Our Upcoming Events!!

2008-10-18T10:05:00.000-07:00

UYT NOVEMBER EDITION is here on 15 NOV 2008 (Sat) 3 to 6 pm and we welcome youths who loves to perform be it singing, dancing, magic performance or anything... Here's a chance for u to perform!!! Dinner will be served as we enjoy the talented performances of our youth. So come...we're waiting...

UYT-August Edition

2008-09-07T05:14:00.001-07:00

Unleash Your Talent is here again on 16 August 2008...

Kovan Superstar finalists Feng Yao, Neo & Li Ling are here to sing for us too...

Welcome...

We r glad to see our XYZ youths showcasing their talents on stage...

Even our malay youths are welcome to join us...

Our audience enjoying the music while having dinner...

And finally our lucky draw to end the event... Juz some gifts to appreciate the support given by our supporters and friends...

UPCOMIN MOVIE HOUR

2008-08-22T19:07:00.000-07:00

DATE : 30 August 08

TIME : 1 - 3 pm

VENUE : XYZ CENTRE ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US AT NO CHARGES!!!

There is a bonus movie come and find out yourself....

UNLESH YOUR TALENT

2008-08-13T09:04:00.000-07:00

This comin saturday

16 August

UNLESH YOUR TALENT

@ White Tangerine Cafe
FROM 6-8pm

let us have fun again

hope to see you there again!!!

XYZ Basketball Team Update

2008-07-27T03:47:00.000-07:00

Crossroad Sports Basketball League finals was held on 27 July 2008 @ Yio Chu Kang Sports Hall.

Our XYZ basketball team played in the 3rd-4th placing match...Vs AMK Armadillos

After some great performances by our boys, XYZ emerged winner of the match with a score of 41 - 22... Well Done guys!!!

XYZ Basketball team have won the 1st trophy for our centre since we started in 2005 as 2nd runner-up of Crossroad Sports Basketball League...

Our XYZ Centre manager, Mei was invited to give away the medals and trophy to XYZ team...

Looking forward to 2009 League and some other competitions, youths who are interested to join our XYZ basketball team, feel free to contact us...

Unleash Your Talent (UYT) July Edition

2008-07-26T07:35:00.001-07:00

UYT July Ed. was held on 26 July 2008 from 6 - 8 pm @ White Tangerine Cafe...

Contestants fromKovan Superstar 2008 were invited back to sing for our youths!!

Anyone who wants to sing, juz come on up!!!

Our lucky draw winners go home with some prizes....

Hope to see more youths joining us for UYT August Ed. !! Seeya...

XYZ Crew Team

2008-07-26T07:24:00.000-07:00

Our XYZ Crew Team is formed!!!

Our 1st meeting @ New York New York....

XYZ Crew Team forms our core volunteer group in running all XYZ events and activities for YOUths...

UPCOMING EVENT

2008-07-21T23:26:00.000-07:00

THIS COMIN SATURDAY

26 JULY 08

UNLESH YOUR TALENT

catch our KOVAN SUPERSTAR Singers performing

@ White Tangerine Cafe

FROM 6-8pm

see you there !!!!!!

XYZ Basketball Team Updates

2008-07-14T07:25:00.000-07:00

Our XYZ Basketball Team is through to the semi-finals of CrossRoad Basketball League consisting of 8 teams.

Semi-finals is on 13 July 2008 Sunday at Paya Lebar Kovan CC basketball court...

It was a very competitive match against BSC team... XYZ youths (in blue) had put in their best performances despite losing with the score 47 by 34...

Its ok guys... We still have the 3rd - 4th placing to play on the 27th July 2008...Fight to the last!!

Boardgaming@XYZ!!!

2008-07-12T09:09:00.000-07:00

NEW BOARDGAMES @ XYZ INC.

XYZ was able to add more boardgames to our collection... Hence, all boardgames lovers, students and youths who wants to join us for boardgames are welcome to play!!! U can even bring ur games to our centre and play!! Our friendly volunteers are most willing to teach u how to play the games...

Our games include classic boardgames:

Monopoly
Scrabble
Risk
Pictionary
Cluedo
Uno Jenga
Mastermind
The Game of Life

And also European Boardgames:

Blokus
Memoir 44
Niagara
Shadows over Camelot
Cartegena II
Ticket To Ride
The Ark of Covenant
Bang!
Jungle Speed
Dawn Under
Wooly Bully
Munchkin Fu
Rattlesnake
Soccer Tactics
Galloping Pigs
Mall of Horror
Sitting Ducks Gallery

POSTPONEMENT OF UYT- July

2008-07-12T09:04:00.000-07:00

UNLEASH YOUR TALENT - JULY EDITION

UYT on 19 july has been POSTPONED to the following sat 26 july 2008 due to the inavailability of the venue. We're sorry about that...

However still hope to see U on 26 July 2008 @ White Tangerine Cafe!!!

UYT START AT 6 PM !!!!!

hope to see you there!!!!!!

A Tour of our XYZ Centre - A place for YOUths...

2008-07-05T08:44:00.000-07:00

Our XYZ Office... Here's our manager Aunty Mei...

Our Study Corner.... Tables for project discussion and group studying available especially during exams period...

Hungry?? We have snacks and cup noodles for sale at low prices...
Drinks and dispensable water are also available... U can even toast ur pizza in our microwave oven....

Basketball for loans...

Drums & Piano for jaming available in XYZ...

Wide range of Hong Kong & Japanese comics...

Classic board games like monpoly & risk... New generation european boardgames like Ticket to ride available...

We have Caroms and Playstation 3 too...

Thanks to our donors that our youths can enjoy the wide range of entertainment....

Look out for our events on our noticeboard!!

Xtreme Youth Zone Inc. - A place for YOUths...

Open from Monday to Saturday from 11 am to 7 pm...
See u ...

Up coming Movie Hour

2008-07-02T00:38:00.000-07:00

DATE : 12 JULY 08

TIME : 1 - 3 pm

VENUE : XYZ CENTRE

ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US AT NO CHARGES!!!

Thoughts on Kovan Superstar 2008

2008-06-27T10:35:00.000-07:00

What our 11 finalists have to say? Let's check it out...

Alfred Ng

1st Runner-up Kovan Superstar 2008

This event has gathered people who loves performance. I'm proud to be in part of the event.

Apple Tan

Love to join various singing competition to gain more exposure. Able to know more friends of the same interests excites me!!

Cindy Tanjaya

I find that it is really interesting and exciting. We can meet new friends and its an experience for all of us here when we have our recording and photo shoot! All de best!!! Win or not, it doesn't matter, at least we try our best!!!

Eunice Goh

This event has helped me to go 1 step closer to achieving my dream. It provides a great platform to gain exposure and the experience i need. Kovan Superstar has proven to me that pursuing dreams can be rewarding, not to mention a lot of fun and i've also gotten to know a lot of amazing people with the same interests.

Ang Feng Yao

感觉就如真的 Superstar 一样。

Fiona Leong

参与这比赛，多了一份经验，也结交了多十位朋友。

Ho Li Ling

An opportunity to acquaint with those of a similar passion and a magnificent exposure in terms of audition, photo shoot and actual performance. Thank you XYZ & Echo Music for this collaboration.

Mavis Li
Winner Kovan Superstar 2008

I really learnt a lot during Kovan Superstar 2008. New friends, new experience. It is an unforgettable competition for me. Waiting for Kovan Superstar 2009! Jia you! 加油！

Neo Chua
2nd Runner-up Kovan Superstar 2008

绝对是个难忘的经验！

Tissany Tan

I think this event is quite an interesting one as there are many strong competitors in this competition.

Wayne Lee

Kovan Superstar gives me my 1st opportunity to step into a studio for recording and photo shoot. Great experience, forming a memorable piece of my life.

Kovan Superstar 2008 Finals

2008-06-27T08:44:00.000-07:00

The 1st Superstar of Kovan is born on the 21st June 2008!! The event was witnessed by over 200 residents of Kovan and of course friends and supporters of all our talented finalists. Our MP Mdm Cynthia Phua also graced the event together with other distinguished guests.

Mavis Li won over the judges' praises with her good voice and excellent performance on stage as she was announced our 1st Kovan Superstar.

Alfred Ng came in 2nd and amazed the audience with his wonderful dance steps.

Neo Chua clinched the 3rd spot with his solid singing.

And of course all the other finalists who had also put up a very wonderful performance for our audience....

Cindy Tanjaya....

Ho Li Ling.....

Ang Feng Yao....

Fiona Leong....

Wayne Lee....

Tissany Tan....

Apple Tan....

Eunice Goh....

And finally a group performance of the theme song 梦 by the 11 finalists.
Thanks to Echo Music for the hard work in composing the song and recording the single CD...

And also thanks to our volunteers who had worked hard behind the scenes...

If not for u guys, the event can't turn out to be what it is!!

And last but not least, our 3 Super judges!!!

ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVOURS, GUYS!!!

All youths who have the passion to perform, come forward confidently, we urged.

Hope to see u soon in our future events!!!

KSS 2008 Audition - Some Videos to Share...

2008-06-24T08:19:00.000-07:00

Kovan Superstar 2008 audition may be over but it has left some good memories and experiences in our contestants especially our 11 finalists... Here r some unshown interviews of our participants and a recap of how our 11 finalists perform on the audition day...

KSS 2008 Photo Shoot

2008-06-22T01:04:00.001-07:00

After 1 round of audition, 11 finalists have made their way to the KSS Final which will be held on 21 June Sat 2008. A photo shooting session had been arranged for the 11 finalists on the 9th of June 2008 Mon. Photos will be used for their CD and any other publicity.

Our finalists doing their touch-ups and preparing for the shoot.

The Photo Shoot commences....

After the shoot, its time for interview!!

Guys & gals, R u ready to say something??

Cindy, how have u prepared for the finals?

Apple, do u think u r better at fast
or slow songs??

Eunice, y did u wan to join this competition??

DOne!! Kovan Superstar 2008 awaits on 21st June 2008!!! Who will be our 1st Kovan Superstar??? Stay tuned....

KOvan Superstar 2008 Audition

2008-06-21T11:10:00.000-07:00

XYZ Inc.'s biggest event of the year KSS 08 is finally here!! wE HAVE attracted 50 over music lovers to our audition....Thank You everyone for your support!!

Queing up, drawing their sequence and submitting their Cds....

XYZ is really happy to have Benjamin Hum, 1st Runner-up in Campus Superstar II as one of our judge cum guest performer!! He sang really well!!!

Participants awaiting their chance to impress the judges....Gan Jiong leh !!

Some of our Participants.....

After strict grading by our judges, our finalists are born!! Well done guys & gals!!

Dear participants of Kovan Superstar 2008 audition, the video recording of the whole audition process will be made available to all of u!!! Simply email to xyz@pcs.org.sg stating " Request for KSS08 Audition Recording" with your NAME and CONTACT number before the end of June. We'll contact u once the CD is ready for collection. There'll be no charges for the CD. This is a gift to all participants. Cheers...

SOcCer FRieNdlY wif Sheng Hong Family Centre on 12th April

2008-06-21T10:17:00.000-07:00

Sheng Hong Family Centre is a great neighbour of XYZ Inc. As both are Community Organisations, we worked closely with one another and this match marks the friendship between Sheng Hong & XYZ!!!

The game ended 5 - 4 with XYZ winning!! But anyway, friendship comes 1st...

A frienship plaque was presented to Sheng Hong Centre by XYZ Inc. to express our gratitude and to foster greater bonds between the youths of both centre.

Unleash Your Talent (UYT) March Edition

2008-06-21T09:04:00.000-07:00

Calling out to all youths to step forward and make the stage YOURS!!!

UYT is XYZ Inc.'s ocasional talent showcasing event... Do u enjoy singing? Do your body moves whenever u hear music? Do u have any other interest such as magic show performing etc? Sing! Dance!! Perform!!! No matter what talent u have, no matter how good u r, all u need is confidence and courage to step forward and enjoy urselves on stage!!! We Want U!!!

Our talented Emcee Marcus singing "Love Me" by Colin Rae...

Wayne & Esther with " 期待爱"....

Students of Echo Music presenting their songs...

Dinner provided!!! Eat while u enjoy the performances of others....

Come and join us for our next UYT in July!!

Register your interest by dropping us a mail at xyz@pcs.org.sg!! JUz tell us ur name n what u r performing!!

Unleash Your Talent right here in Kovan!!!

Basketball 3 ON 3...

2008-04-03T06:23:00.000-07:00

We had our XYZ Street Basketball Challenge 2008 on 8th of March from 4 – 8 pm. We have it 3 on 3 and there are about 10 teams participated in this event. Among these teams they were spilt into 2 group, Group A and Group B where Group A played in court 1 and Group B played in court 2 . The officials are all from our centre (XYZ Inc.)

After the games, dinner was provided for all players and thereafter was a prize presentation . Team Double A came in 1st and team Eugene came in 2nd . This year we presented a special prize, Most Valuable Player (MVP). A Spalding Basketball was presented to this player who has won MVP and he came from team Double A.

XYZ Basketball Teams Update...

2008-04-03T05:57:00.000-07:00

XYZ has officially formed a Basketball Team in March 08. To form this team, we have selected 10 XYZ youths whom they have shown interest in basketball and in process we hope to help them to unleash their hidden talent in sports and help in their lifeskills.

Till this date, we had three matches, we won one match ( 2/3 ) and lost the other two ( 16/3 and 30/3 ) but we are very encouraged by their efforts. This is a basketball league and will finish in end of June.

KOVAN SUPERSTAR

2008-04-01T01:42:00.000-07:00

Echo Music and Xtreme Youth Zone Inc (XYZ Inc) is searching for our 1st Kovan Superstar!

Are you the one?

Details of Competition

Date of Event: 21st June 2008

Time: 7.00-9.30pm

Location: Kovan Hub

Rules and Regulations

- Language of Songs: Chinese or English

- Registraton fee of $10.00

- Age 12-25 years old

- Presentation of Song: Unplugged or minus one track (self-provided)

Update Of Walkathon 1 Dec 2007

2008-01-04T04:32:00.000-08:00

People that were involved on that day
117 participated ( 9 senior; 63 adults; 31 youths; 14 kids ) ; 20 Volunteers

Total amount we had raised - $29,404.47 ( though we didn't managed to meet our target $80,000 we deeply appreciate those that generously donated and supported us. )

Special thanks to :

- Our MP Madam Cynthia Phua

- All that participated on the actual event

- All that generously donated

- All that helped on the actual event