Nathan Hartono, singer of official NDP 2020 song, clarifies he's S'porean

He also completed National Service.

Andrew Koay | July 19, 2020, 11:29 AM

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Nathan Hartono has clarified that he is Singaporean after his National Day song came in for criticism.

In a post on Facebook, Hartono humorously presented some comments on social media that questioned why a "foreigner" was singing the NDP song.

"Why is a Indonesian singing the NDP song... does Singapore not have any singing talent as well? (sic)," read one.

However, Hartono clarified in the accompanying description that he is a first-generation Singaporean.

"I was born as a Permanent Resident, and raised here by parents who immigrated to this country. After serving 2 years of National Service, I was finally able to get a Singaporean citizenship."

The singer added that he had "never known any other place as home".

He also jokingly uploaded a teary-eyed photo, saying that these comments helped to "keep (his) ego in check".

Image from Nathan Hartono's Facebook page

Photo via Nathan Hartono/FB

Taking it in his stride.

You can listen to "Everything I Am" here:

Top image from Nathan Hartono's Facebook page