Guests and alums who attended 2012's Alumni Home Coming recently got more than what they paid for at RM20 -- a surprise guest appearance and impromptu performance by Syafinaz Selamat -- Malaysia's famous lyrical soprano cum entertainment show host made January 7's annual event ever more memorable, in addition to the excitement of meeting friends old and new.
Arriving incognito as a special guest invited by Dennis Lau, a UCSI University alum who, together with the Fresco Harmonica Ensemble were the featured famous alumni for this year's gathering, Syafinaz answered an impromptu request by Dennis to sing Mahkota -- the song he composed and arranged for Syafinaz in his DiversiFY album, with Dennis on the violin. The audience roared when Syafinaz hit the high pitch she is most famous for. Nicknamed by some as the Mariah Carey of Malaysia, Syafinaz Selamat won a Gold Medal in the R&B/Pop/Rock/Contemporary category during the World Championships of Performing Arts in Los Angeles in 1999, and has been a frequent judge on talents shows like "Akademi Fantasia", "Mentor", "Who Will Win", etc.
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