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21 Jul 2023 | COMMUNITY

NDP PARTICIPANTS FINISH THE LYRICS TO NATIONAL DAY SONGS

PIONEER goes behind the scenes to find out how well participants know the lyrics to some of Singapore's most-loved NDP theme songs.

// VIDEO PRODUCER THRINA THAM / VIDEO EDITOR CHANG ZI XIANG / CAMERAMAN EUGENE GOH / PHOTOGRAPHER KENNETH LIN

Week after week, participants of this year's National Day Parade (NDP) can be found in and around the Padang, training hard to put on a good show for Singapore.

While working on their formations and foot drills, can they remember the lyrics to some of the nation's most-loved NDP songs? PIONEER went behind-the-scenes to find out.

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