Singapore Idol's Leandra Lane to perform with son at Special Olympics Singapore

About two decades after she first made her name as a teen contestant on the first season of Singapore Idol in 2004, home-grown artiste Leandra Lane is still singing actively.

- Eddino Abdul Hadi

On May 30, the 38-year-old—who went by the name Leandra Veronica Rasiah and came in fifth in the hit local reality singing competition—will perform at the opening ceremony of the 10th Special Olympics Singapore National Games.

The ceremony, set to take place at Bishan Stadium, will feature VIP guest President Tharman Shanmugaratnam. The 2025 edition of Special Olympics Singapore will see 543 athletes with intellectual disabilities compete in various sports at venues within the National University of Singapore until June 2.

Lane and her 13-year-old son Alexander will perform their rendition of Reach, the 1996 hit by Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan that was also one of the official songs of the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Lane mentors and trains young singers, including children with special needs, and also runs Motown Kids, a music programme for those up to the age of 14.