MICappella

MICappella
MICappella
	MICappella performing at Shanghai's 2014 Daning music festival
Background information
Origin	Singapore
Genres	A cappella
Years active	2009–present
Labels	S2S Pte. Ltd. (2009–2015) ; Universal Music Singapore ; Cross Ratio Entertainment (2016–present)
Associated acts	Tay Kewei; Bonnie Loo; Alfred Sim; QuickPick;
Website	MICappella.com
Members	Tay Kexin ; Calin Wong ; Goh Juni ; Peter Huang ; Eugene Yip ; Goh Mingwei
Past members	Ng Weijin ; YK Teng ; Lee Ein Ein

MICappella is a Singaporean a cappella group. They made their debut after competing in the Chinese edition of The Sing-Off, where they won second place.[1] The group released their first album, Here We Go, in 2013. Their second album, MICappella Reloaded, was released in 2016.

History

Pre-debut (2009–2012)

When MICappella was formed in 2009, only half of its members were full-time musicians.

The group performed during the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympics and the 2011 Singapore E-Awards. The band also represented Singapore at Taiwan's premier singing competition "Super Idol 5" in 2011 and was the only Southeast Asian group invited to perform alongside singer-songwriter Khalil Fong during the 2010 Hong Kong International A Cappella Extravaganza. In 2013, the band performed at several international festivals, including SoJam (United States), "AMC Live!" (Chengdu, China), the Fringe Arts Festival (Shenzhen, China) and the Strawberry Festival (Beijing and Shanghai, China).[2][3]

Debut album, contract and China tour (2013–14)

MICappella was signed to record label S2S Pte. Ltd. in January 2013. On 16 April 2013, they released their debut album Here We Go, which consists of two original songs: "Here We Go" and "Whatever" (算了吧).[4] On 31 May 2013, the group held a sold-out concert titled "Late Nite @ Esplanade: MICappella – Here We Go" at Esplanade Recital Studio. At the Singapore Hit Awards 2013, the group won the "Local Media Nominated Singer" award.

On 11 October 2014, MICappella was the guest performer for Khalil Fong's Singapore "Soulboy Lights Up" concert. The group then started touring China, with their first stop at Shanghai Daning Music Festival on 19 October 2014. Soon after, MICappella was recommended by Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean to perform at "The Art Performance for the 20th Anniversary of China Singapore Cooperative Suzhou Industrial Park" as Singaporean representatives on 26 October 2014, and the band actively toured the region.

European tour and MICappella Reloaded (2014–present)

In late 2014, YK Teng left the group and was replaced with photographer-singer Goh Mingwei. In January 2015, Lee Ein Ein left to study music in Los Angeles. She was replaced with Tay Kexin, the younger sister of Tay Kewei. It was also announced that the band would embark on its European tour to perform in the UK, Germany and Holland.[5]

In December 2015, MICappella released a mashup video of Hu Xia's "Those Years" from You Are the Apple of My Eye and Hebe Tien's "A Little Happiness" from Our Times. The video reached one million views on Facebook five days after its release. It was also announced that they would release new materials in 2016.[6]

On 29 February 2016, MICappella released "One Of These Days". They planned to release their second album, MICappella Reloaded, on 26 May 2016, featuring original songs. In June 2016, MICappella was signed to Universal Music Singapore.

Members

Current members

Calin Wong – alto (2009–present)
Juni Goh – tenor (2010–present)
Peter Huang – tenor, vocal percussion, leader (2009–present)
Eugene Yip – baritone, vocal percussion (2009–present)
Goh Mingwei – bass (2014–present)
Tay Kexin – soprano (2015–present)

Former members

Ng Weijin – bass (2010–2013)
YK Teng – bass (2013–14)
Lee Ein Ein – soprano (2010–2015)

Timeline

Discography

Albums

Year	Title (English)
2013	Here We Go
2016	MICappella Reloaded

EPs

Year	Title (English)
2019	LOVE, MICappella

Singles

Year	Title	Album
2011	MICappella	Non-album single
2016	One Of These Days	MICappella Reloaded
2016	爱 Love	MICappella Reloaded
2018	终于能回家 Finally Home	Non-album single
2019	You Are The One	LOVE, MICappella
	我要你的爱 I Want Your Love
	Through Your Eyes
	友谊万岁 Long Live Friendship

Awards and nominations

Year	Event	Award	Result	Ref
2013	A Cappella Community Awards	"Favourite Asian A cappella Group"	Won	[7]
	Singapore Hit Awards	"Best Local Artiste" – Media Choice	Won	[8]
		"Outstanding Regional Artiste"	Nominated
		"Most Popular Newcomer Award"	Nominated
		"Most Popular Group Award"	Nominated
		"Best Group Award"	Nominated
2017	Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards	"Best Pop/Rock Album"	Nominated	[9]
		"Best Asian Album"	Won
		"Best Original Song By a Professional Group"	Nominated

Music charts

Year	Title	Chart	Chart Position
2nd quarter 2013	MICappella	YES 93.3 醉心龙虎榜 Most Popular Band	No.5
April – June 2013	Album Here We Go	HMV Singapore Asian Chart	Charted for 2 months, highest position No.3
April – June 2013	Song "Here We Go"	YES 93.3 醉心龙虎榜	Charted for 4 weeks, highest position No.10
June 2013	Album Here We Go	CD-Rama Regional Top Charts	No.8

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External links

References

"Local a capella group nabs second place on The Sing-Off China". The Straits Times. Sep 9, 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
"Here come sirens, MICappella". Shenzhen Daily.
"MICAPPELLA HITS NEW SHORES". May 16, 2011. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
"The Unexpurgated interview with MICappella". Channel news Asia. May 23, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
Han, Wei Chou (12 January 2015). "MICappella to embark on European tour with 2 new members". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
Hon, Jing Yi (8 December 2015). "MICappella video hits one million views on Facebook". Today. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
"MICappella voted favourite Asian vocal group". Today Online. October 25, 2013.
"Hits And Misses At The Singapore Hit Awards 2013". Style X Style. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
"2017 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Nominees | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society". www.casa.org. Archived from the original on 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2017-04-27.

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[1] "Local a capella group nabs second place on The Sing-Off China". The Straits Times. Sep 9, 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2014.

[2] "Here come sirens, MICappella". Shenzhen Daily.

[3] "MICAPPELLA HITS NEW SHORES". May 16, 2011. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.

[4] "The Unexpurgated interview with MICappella". Channel news Asia. May 23, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2014.

[cna1-5] Han, Wei Chou (12 January 2015). "MICappella to embark on European tour with 2 new members". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.

[todayx-6] Hon, Jing Yi (8 December 2015). "MICappella video hits one million views on Facebook". Today. Retrieved 10 December 2015.

[7] "MICappella voted favourite Asian vocal group". Today Online. October 25, 2013.

[8] "Hits And Misses At The Singapore Hit Awards 2013". Style X Style. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2014.

[9] "2017 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Nominees | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society". www.casa.org. Archived from the original on 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2017-04-27.