Young talent changing the face of busking in Singapore

Ms Marian Carmel Saturno, who has been busking for five years, is among the growing number of young performers who are changing the face of the local busking scene. PHOTO: DANIAL TAN
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SINGAPORE - To put herself through university, Marian Carmel Saturno, 22, turned to singing in the streets for money.

"A year before I started university, I had to save up for school fees because my parents couldn't afford them," says the arts management student from Lasalle College of the Arts.

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