Step aside getai singers, Minister of State Chee Hong Tat is here to rule the stage

He is really trying very hard.

Tan Xing Qi| February 13, 11:30 AM

Known for his rambunctious laughteranimated gesticulations and his love for the microphone, Minister of State for Health, Communications and Information Chee Hong Tat has outdone himself once again.

This time, the 43-year-old took centre stage at River Hongbao 2016 at The Float last night (Feb. 12), belting out a boisterous rendition of a Hokkien number "心头肉" – about a mother's love.

According to Channel 8 news, the Chee Show actually got the crowd going and getai veteran Wang Lei even gave him 80 points for his performance.

Let's see how he got that 80 points.

Costume: 10 points

Obviously not as flamboyant as the hosts but at least he got the colour right.

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Stage presence: 20 points

Okay, he was nervous initially. Who wouldn't?

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Then he recovered.

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He gave the thumbs up. Ok not really.

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And then for a moment, he was the getai king of the world.

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Diction: 20 points

He told the audience he's a Hokkien lang, so we are going to give him the benefit of the doubt here.

Singing: 30 points

href="https://www.facebook.com/ch8news/videos/1540576709573753/">徐芳达:春到河畔演唱福建歌曲《心头肉》2月12日【视频:徐芳达献唱福建歌曲《心头肉》】本年度的春到河畔 River Hongbao 迎来了通讯及新闻部兼卫生部政务部长徐芳达 Chee Hong Tat 徐芳达 ,在现场高唱福建歌曲《心头肉》,炒热了欢腾气氛。资深歌台艺人王雷也为他打了80分。 完整视频:http://bit.ly/1QZOeiW

Posted by 8频道新闻新加坡 Channel 8 news on Friday, 12 February 2016

Take a bow, sir.

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Check out his full four-minute performance here.

Here's a suggestion for Chee: Since your singing is so good, perhaps it's time that we reintroduce dialect back into the airwaves? You know, so you can perform again for a wider audience which includes the Pioneer Generation.

 

 

Top photo from Channel 8 News video.

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