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| NDP 2011 Theme Song |
The show will be presented as an integrated musical to showcase the Singapore Spirit.
Organisers said determination, unity and confidence are among the many values that make up the Singapore spirit, adding they hope to bring them out through the show.
The performance is built on the life story of a mother and son.
The song, composed by music director Goh Kheng Long with lyrics by playwright Haresh Sharma, is sung by Singapore Idol 2009 runner-up Sylvia Ratonel.
NDP 2011 show committee creative director Beatrice Chia said: "We hope that their story would be a connection point for all Singaporeans, that they can see their lives within this particular musical.
"After all, this is a show for the entire nation, and we hope that they'll be able to find a piece of themselves in this show."
Former actress Sharon Au, who returned to Singapore two months ago from her studies in Japan, will be a part of the show.
Ms Au plays the role of Mother, a role she said some actresses may hesitate to take up.
But she accepted the role as she's always felt an affinity with the parade, having hosted it for seven years until 2005.
"All these six years away, I've missed Singapore many, many times. There're times when [I] think of home and [I] think of the people, so I feel that the parade is a time when we are brought back to that memory," Ms Au said.
She added: "When you don't leave (Singapore), you don't feel that kind of longing."
Ms Au said she is glad to be working with the team, who makes her laugh to the point of "fainting".
This year's show is presented in five acts with a colourful spectacle of song and dance.
It culminates in everyone's favourite highlight - fireworks.
For the first time, the NDP will be complemented by the completed Marina Bay skyline, and one of the highlights of the programme is a laser show to light up that part of the skyline.
