13 December 2008
How will u be spending your very last day of Year 2008 ? Out with your friends attending the various Countdown Party around Singapore or will u be staying at home to watch the Countdown Party LIVE on TV ?
If your choice is the latter , then
u will definitely be spolit for choice as both Mediacorp Channels - Channel 5 & Channel 8 will each have their very own Countdown Shows to fight for your eyeballs as well as to entertain u and keep u company as we cross over to the New Year 2009 ! For the first time ever on the very last day of the year , viewers at home will have not one but two Countdown Shows to watch on TV ! Both will be shown LIVE & almost at the same time too ! Like in all previous years , which Channel 5 have always been the only one bringing to viewers at home LIVE Year End Countdown Party ( and this 'tradition' is set to continue for this year ! ) . Only this time , they will face the challenge of their counterparts - Channel 8 who will be organising a Year End Countdown Party of their own for the very first time !
It will also be a very close and fierce fight for viewership ratings and ensure that we have a very exciting & unforgetable end to Year 2008 !
- The Showdown - Clash of The Titans :
- Channel 5 Marina Bay Countdown Party :
Mediacorp Channel 5 Countdown this year will be held at Marina Bay , which means Singaporeans will get to enjoy & witness a first ever Countdown Party being held on the floating platform itself ! Having played hosts to two NDP Parades already , it will be the very first time that a Year End Countdown Party has been chosen to be organised there !
Channel 5 viewers at home will get to watch the Event LIVE at home from Marina Bay as the nation ushers in the New Year with your favourite Mediacorp Artistes & Superstar Idols ! Performing Artistes and Special Guests includes : Hosts Gurmit Singh , Michelle Chia , Utt & Andrea Fonseka ,together with Singapore Idols Superstars - Taufik Batisah , Hady Mirza , Adrian Pang , Jade Seah , SuperBand 2 Winner " Rabbits ' etc .... As it reaches the stroke of Midnight , breathtaking display of fireworks will be on display as the nation countdown to usher in the New Year 2009 !
* Marina Bay Countdown Party will be shown LIVE on Channel 5 at 11pm ! *
- Channel 8 Vivocity Countdown Party :
Mediacorp Channel 8 is not to be outdone as they themselves will also be organising a first ever Year End Countdown Party of their own to entertain the viewers at home as we usher in the New Year !
Held at Vivocity , it promises to be a very huge & Mega Countdown Party u will never forget ! A Star Studded Event with many Mediacorp Artistes Performing for u - the viewers at home as we usher in the New Year !
- Performing Guests includes :
- Campus Superstars Idols :
Teresa Tseng 曾咏霖 (CSS1) , 蔡嘉航 (CSS1), Keely (CSS2 ) , Shawn Tok (CSS2 Winner )
- Project Superstars Idols :
Darren Tan (PSS2 Winner) , Tan Diya (PSS2) , Carrie Yeo (PSS2) ,
Sugi ( PSS 1 )
Cstar, Soul, 大风吹, 三月, 异世界, Lucify and SuperBand Season 1 Winner 迷路兵 Milubing
Princesses - Felicia Chin , Jessica Liu , Dawn Yeoh - Other Mediacorp Artistes Includes :
Nat Ho, Christopher Lee, Dasmond Koh , Kym Ng , Patricia Mok , 戴阳天 ,Local popular singer turned Actress 瑞恩 Rui En , Paige Chua , Zheng Ge Ping , Vivian Lai Yi Ling , Ben Yeo , Zhang Yaodong , Priscilla Chan , Cynthia Koh , Qi Yu Wu etc ... * Special Performing Guest : Our Very Own TWINS - BY2 *This is by no means confirmed the number of Artistes that will be attending the Countdown Party as more names is expected to still be added to it very soon ...
* Vivocity Countdown Party will be shown LIVE on Channel 8 at 10.30pm ! *
Have an enjoyable and unforgetable New Year's Eve Night at home watching the two Countdown Shows LIVE on TV as we end Year 2008 & Welcome 2009 in a very special and exciting manner u will never forget !