SO PROUD OF SINGAPORE
THE RISING YOUNG STARS
1 JASMINE SOKKO
[ 22 ] Singer-producer
She’s one of the most streamed Singapore artistes on Spotify. Her edgy, futuristic image (read: she dons a face mask in performances) and shimmering vocals overlaying melodious electro-pop beats have earned her a legion of fans. And she is big in China, at fourth place in the country’s electronic music competition, Rave Now. This year has been a great one for Jasmine, who released thesingle, Hurt –her first major-label debut with Warner Music Singapore. She performed at Belgium’s Tomorrowland, one of the world’s most iconic music festivals. Up next: a music collaboration with Chinese girl group Rocket Girls 101 and Hong Kong-American pop singer Coco Lee.
THE RISING YOUNG STARS
2 MARTINA VELOSO
[ 19 ] Shooter
The star shooter has placed Singapore on top of the world of sports shooting with four gold medals since 2014. At 14, Martina became the youngest gold medallist at the 2014 International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup. Last year, the 2018 Sportswoman of the Year was the youngest Singaporean to win at the Commonwealth Games, where she clinched two gold medals – and broke records in the Women’s 10m Air Rifle and Women’s 50m Air Rifle Prone. She’s aiming for two gold medals at the 2019 SEA Games in the Philippines in December.
3 SHOKI LIN
[ 25 ] Student and filmmaker
Shoki is a name to watch. His 19-minute short film, Adam, about a boy’s chaotic family life, was picked from among 2,000 entries for this year’s 72nd Cannes Film Festival. The film – Shoki’s final-year project at Nanyang Technological University’s School of Art, Design and Media – was selected for screening by Cinefondation, a foundation under the Cannes Film Festival which supports emerging international filmmakers. It is the fourth Singapore-made film that Cinefondation has presented at the Cannes Film Festival in its 21-year history.
4 CONSTANCE LIEN
[ 20 ] Jiu-jitsu fighter
The 2019 Sportsgirl of the Year fought her way through the recent World International Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Championships in Long Beach, California, to become the first Singaporean to win a gold medal at the event. Last year, Constance clinched the silver medal at the Asian Games. She has been training in the sport for 3½ years, and is aiming for the gold medal at the next SEA Games. As at press time, she was preparing to compete in the qualifiers at the July 14-21 Ju-Jitsu Asian Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
5 AERON CHOO
[ 25 ] Founder-chef of Kappou Japanese Sushi Tapas Bar
She’s a sushi
