With Hands United

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"With Hands United"
Song by Taufik Batisah, Daren Tan, Maiya Rahman, Mathilda D'Silva
Released2009 (2009)
Songwriter(s) Mayuni Omar
Sharmila Melissa Yogalingam
Mathilda D'Silva

"With Hands United" is the award-nominated theme song for Project Hope (Singapore). [1] It is written by award nominated writers Mayuni Omar, Sharmila Melissa Yogalingam, and Singapore Idol contestant Mathilda D'Silva. [1] [2]

Project Hope (Singapore) is a national televised fundraising program from Singapore, organized by Mediacorp, that is shown internationally every year. Its aim is to raise funds for the needy and those hit by catastrophe. Celebrity Asian television and film actors, famous singers and other well-known personalities from the region regularly appear on the show to perform and present, as part of the show's appeal to the public to donate.

Singapore Idol is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by MediaCorp Studios and FremantleMedia Operations BV. It began airing on MediaCorp Channel 5 on 9 August 2004, as an addition to the Idol franchise based on the UK show Pop Idol, and became one of the most popular shows in the history of Singaporean television.

The theme song was performed in 2009 by Taufik Batisah, Daren Tan, Maiya Rahman and Mathilda D'Silva. [3] Taufik Batisah performed the song again in 2010, along with Sylvia Ratonel, Ayu, Tomok, Petra Sihombing and Angel. [4]

Taufik Batisah First Singapore Idol/ Singer/ Song Writer/ Producer

Muhammad Taufik bin Batisah is a Singaporean singer and winner of the first season of the reality TV series Singapore Idol.

The song, along with its writers, were nominated for the prestigious Pesta Perdana Awards in 2011 for Best Theme Song. [2]

Pesta Perdana is a prestigious award show from Singapore, honoring the best local media talent. This yearly event draws entries from programming channels and production houses all across the island, vying for top honors, in the fiercely contested categories. The award show is televised and broadcast 'live' every year since 2001.

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