Reunions and surprises galore

Until the 1980s, there was no bigger stage for budding Singaporean singers than Talentime.

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The annual singing competition, which had its roots in radio in 1949 before moving to television in 1967, will be back in the spotlight at the two-day Sing60 Music Festival. The event, a celebration of the sonic culture of Singapore's last six decades, spotlights more than 50 homegrown music acts. Sing60 is held at Fort Canning Park on Dec 6 and 7.

Among the acts are a supergroup made up of Talentime winners and finalists from the 1970s and 1980s – Ann Hussein, Clement Chow, Faridah Ali, Gerry Rezel and Max Surin.

While some of the alumni have performed together in recent years, Sing60 will be the first time all five - billed as the Talentime All-Stars – are gathered on the same stage in a nostalgic stroll down memory lane.