Two Malaysians make the 'Bolt For Talent' cut

FOX Networks Group (FNG) Asia's highly anticipated original series, Bolt Of Talent will document award-winning American songwriter and pop culture icon Michael Bolton's search for undiscovered gifted singers across Asia.
Eight singer-songwriters hailing from Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand have been chosen from scores of auditioning hopefuls to compete for a dream record deal and World Tour with the legendary man himself: Michael Bolton. These contestants will compete in rigorous musical challenges throughout this first season, coached, mentored and judged by the musical maestro himself, after which only one of them will be crowned the winner.
With distinctive personalities and a range of experience, viewers will get to know the stories of each of the contestants competing against one another, including Greg Ramanado (Malaysia), the oldest in the competition at age 30 aiming to win before it's too late; quirky Holly Lou Wei-Chen (Taiwan), whose classical training shines through in her music and Cassandra Anne (Malaysia), the high school student whose soulful voice leaves you wanting more. These are just three of the eight contestants vying for the grand prize.
Bolt of Talent follows Bolton as he travels across the region to discover the most hidden of raw Asian talent. A relentless seven-week journey featuring exciting challenges will culminate in four musically gifted finalists being hand-picked by Bolton. These four contestants will be asked to reinvent, rearrange and reproduce a range of Bolton's Greatest Hits in hopes of striking a chord with not only the audience, but also, the man behind the music. These contestants will come to understand what it takes to have a long and global career in the music industry. They will get a little help from the show's co-hosts Sandra Riley Tang from Singapore, Morisette Amon from the Philippines and Lydia Sarunrat Deane from Thailand.
With this once in a lifetime opportunity, the four aspiring performers must impress Bolton and truly go the distance to prove that they possess the Bolt of Talent.
Exclusively on Star World (Astro Channel 711/722), the seven-part series takes the audience to four major cities: Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Manila and Taipei in this original production that premieres on Aug 16 at 9.30pm.