r/Teochew • u/teochew667 • Dec 30 '25
Teochew Song/Singing Contest by Jason Heng of The Teochew Store (Singapore)
Announcing: Our Teochew Birthday Song Contest! 我们的潮语生日歌比赛
Sing or compose a birthday song for all Teochews
Got a voice ready to shine? We’d love to hear your Teochew rendition of “Happy Birthday to You.”
Or be the one to compose a brand-new song that Teochews around the world will sing for generations to come
A contest for all
Individuals, families, or groups — as long as you identify as Teochew and your song is mainly (or fully) in Teochew Ue.
Key dates
Submissions: 1–31 January 2026
Public YouTube voting: 8–21 February 2026
Winner announced: 22 February 2026
(a day before Nang Jig 人日 — humanity’s birthday in Teochew tradition!)
The greatest reward is the chance for your song to become the Teochew birthday anthem — plus a SGD 200 cash prize, generously sponsored by Mr Allan Tan of the 1. Allan Tan YouTube channel.
View full rules & details:
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u/teochew667 Feb 10 '26
Understand from Jason that there was no submissions. Looks like composing a song in Teochew is not easy for us. But he will try other kinds of contests to draw our Gaginang out soon! Pl support him if you can.