[WATCH] Tamil-singing Chinese man shows off multilingual ability

Ravin Palanisamy Yvonne Lim Hasmizar Hassan Jaclyn Wong Ravin Palanisamy, Yvonne Lim, Hasmizar Hassan, Jaclyn Wong Updated 7 years ago · Published on 15 Sep 2018 7:00AM · 2 Comments

WHEN Willian Chia sings Tamil songs, you might easily mistake him for an Indian songstress. But the Chinese man from Kulim, Kedah, is a talented multilinguist who switches between Tamil, Telugu, Mandarin, Hokkien, Teochew, Bahasa Malaysia and English with ease.

Born to a half-Indian, half-Chinese mother and Chinese father, Chia was brought up in an estate in Kedah, where he picked up Tamil and Telugu.

Chia, 37, said he started impersonating a female voice back in secondary school but was especially struck by Indian singer S. Janaki after hearing her voice on Kollywood blockbuster Uyire. He was such a big fan, he managed to arrange a meeting with the singer through her nephew on Facebook two years ago.

In a diverse country like Malaysia, Chia said speaking multiple languages was common. However, singing Tamil songs in the female register definitely sets him apart!

Watch Chia demonstrate his multilingual skills in the video. - September 15, 2018.

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  • Appreciations and congratulation, Willliam. What an achievement, indeed, you should be recruited into the Education ministry where your talent can be made use of and can be further enhanced. Foreign ministry can also tape your talent to train its diplomatic Corp. best regards. Chris Kwan, Sabah.

    Posted 7 years ago by Chris Kwan · Reply

    • Chris u must be highly educated .I am speechless with Ur comment because it needs a different level of IQ to see the news with this perspective.u must be holding 2...no...maybe 3 or 4 PhDs

      Posted 7 years ago by Yugendran Poobalan · Reply