Show Picks: Concerts by Leah Dou and Huang Pin Yuan, and Bianca Del Rio’s comedy gig
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Chinese singer Leah Dou began learning guitar and writing songs from a young age, and has already released five albums.
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Leah Dou’s Out Of The Loop Tour – Singapore Stop
Rising Chinese singer-songwriter Leah Dou – daughter of Hong Kong singer Faye Wong and Chinese musician Dou Wei – will perform for the first time in Singapore this weekend. The 28-year-old, who began learning guitar and writing songs at a young age, has released five albums: Stone Cafe (2016), Kids Only (2017), GSG Mixtape (2020), Chun You (2023) and In The Air (2024).
Her best-known song, the laid-back Monday (2023), explores overcoming the dread of the start of the week and has been streamed more than three million times on Spotify. Often singing in both English and Mandarin within the same track, Dou blends indie-rock influences with poetic lyrics.
Her music typically explores themes of love, loss and personal growth, capturing the spirit of young, modern Chinese urbanites.
Where: Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront Avenue str.sg/4KsPA sistic.com.sg
MRT: Bayfront
When: Jan 18, 8pm
Admission: $128 to $288 via Marina Bay Sands’ website (
Huang Pin Yuan See You Xiao Wei Singapore 2025
Taiwanese singer Huang Pin-yuan released many albums in the 1990s and 2000s, and is best known for the melancholy hit How Can You Allow Me To Be In Sorrow (1990).
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Taiwanese singer Huang Pin-yuan, who released many albums in the 1990s and 2000s, will bring his classic tunes to life once again.
Dubbed the “prince of love songs”, the 56-year-old is best known for his melancholy hit How Can You Allow Me To Be In Sorrow (1990). The aching lament, about being abandoned by a loved one, was inspired by Huang’s experience in the 1980s, when a former girlfriend wrote him a letter and then vanished.
Another popular number is the folksy love song Xiao Wei (2002), about a crush on a beautiful woman. Fun fact: Its composer and lyricist reportedly worked in a car repair shop in Malaysia, and penned it after meeting a regular customer named Xiao Wei.
Where: Resorts World Ballroom, Resorts World Convention Centre, 8 Sentosa Gateway
MRT: HarbourFront
When: Jan 18, 7pm
Admission: $88 to $258 via Sistic
Bianca Del Rio Dead Inside World Tour
American drag queen Bianca Del Rio rose to fame after winning the sixth season of the reality competition RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2014.
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Last here in 2022, Bianca Del Rio is back again for a night of unfiltered humour and biting wit.
The American drag queen rose to fame after winning the sixth season of the American reality competition series RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2014. Capitalising on the victory, the 49-year-old has since starred in two Hurricane Bianca movies (2016 and 2018), playing a drag queen in all.
The star said: “I am coming out of my crypt and hitting the road again to remind everyone that I am still dead inside. If you enjoy irreverent humor, like sparkly costumes and are not easily offended, this is the show for you.”
Where: University Cultural Centre Ho Bee Auditorium, National University of Singapore, 50 Kent Ridge Crescent
MRT: Kent Ridge
When: Jan 19, 7.30pm
Admission: $78 to $268 via Sistic
