Best known in Singapore as the writer and performer of the smash-hit comedy album “Why U So like dat?’, Siva Choy was a multi-talented musician, journalist, stand-up comedian, movie actor and teacher. An intimate and revealing new book paints an affectionate portrait of a life filled with pioneering artistic endeavour.
Drawing on personal archives, interviews and over forty years of his private letters, Siva Choy: The Life of a Singaporean Legend combines extensively researched biography with deeply personal memoir and charts in intimate detail his formative young life in Singapore, teenage pop music career, and early forays into journalism. Siva’s five years in Europe are explored in depth along with his audacious plan to cycle back to Singapore, a journey of over 25,000 km. This mad-cap bicycle escapade, filled with narrow escapes, comedy and high drama, is described here in detail by the author, who accompanied Siva on that perilous year-long overland adventure.
At its heart, this is the story of one man’s remarkable journey through an event-filled life. Told with affection, honesty and candour, it traces Siva’s life from chart-topping pop star, to his years of overseas travel and later comedy career. Discover the writer and performer behind one of the most successful and ground-breaking Singlish comedy albums of all time, the man who was also the creator of the classic “Kitchi Boy” stories. An illuminating read for anyone wanting to know more about the fascinating inside story behind one of Singapore’s most influential and sadly missed cultural icons.
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