Project Hope (Singapore)
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Project Hope is a national televised fundraising program from Singapore
, organized by Mediacorp
, that is shown internationally every year. Its aim is to raise funds for the needy and those hit by catastrophe. Celebrity Asian television and film actors, famous singers and other well known personalities from the region regularly appear on the show to perform and present, as part of the show's appeal to the public to donate.
Project Hope (Singapore) started in 2009, and continued in 2010 as well.
Project Hope's theme song is 'With Hands United', written by Mayuni Omar, Sharmila Melissa Yogalingam
, and Singapore Idol
contestant Mathilda D'Silva. The song, along with its writers, were nominated for the prestigious Pesta Perdana
Awards in 2011 for Best Theme Song.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, organized by Mediacorp
MediaCorp
Media Corporation of Singapore, better known as MediaCorp, is a group of commercial media companies in Singapore, with business interests in television and radio broadcasting, interactive media, and, to a lesser extent, print publishing and film-making....
, that is shown internationally every year. Its aim is to raise funds for the needy and those hit by catastrophe. Celebrity Asian television and film actors, famous singers and other well known personalities from the region regularly appear on the show to perform and present, as part of the show's appeal to the public to donate.
Project Hope (Singapore) started in 2009, and continued in 2010 as well.
Project Hope's theme song is 'With Hands United', written by Mayuni Omar, Sharmila Melissa Yogalingam
Sharmila Melissa Yogalingam
Sharmila Melissa Yogalingam is an award nominated writer from Singapore. She was specially commissioned to write the lyrics of the theme song for Project Hope , which ended up being entitled 'With Hands United'. The song was performed at the beginning of Project Hope in 2009, and served as the...
, and Singapore Idol
Singapore Idol
Singapore Idol is a television show on Channel 5 of MediaCorp TV. It is a competition among undiscovered singers in Singapore. Like others in the Idol series, it is modelled after Pop Idol. The current judges are singer/songwriter Dick Lee and record producers Florence Lian and Ken Lim. Previous...
contestant Mathilda D'Silva. The song, along with its writers, were nominated for the prestigious Pesta Perdana
Pesta Perdana
Pesta Perdana is a prestigious award show from Singapore, honoring the best local media talent. This yearly event draws entries from programming channels and production houses all across the island, vying for top honors, in the fiercely contested categories...
Awards in 2011 for Best Theme Song.