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Mi Lu Bing

defunct Singapore rock band

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionNov 18, 2024
Entity authorityQ16238010 ↗
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Mi Lu Bing (literally "lost soldiers") was a Singapore-based rock band who rose to fame after winning the inaugural season of the local band competition SuperBand. The band consists of three members, Chan WeiQi, Nicodemus Lee (Nic) and Samuel Wong (Sam). The band's first album sold 5,000 copies, but its second album sold only 2,000 copies.

Members

Nic Lee (Real Name: Nicodemus Lee (Chinese: 李顺利), Birth Date (1984-10-08) October 8, 1984) Nic is the guitarist of the band. In 2005, he emerged winner for Original Composition at the annual nationwide talent competition, Talent Quest. He gave up a place in Diploma in Engineering Informatics for the closest to music production, and got a Diploma in Audio Engineering at School of Audio Engineering (SAE).

Samuel Wong (Real Name: Samuel Wong Rui Xiang (Chinese: 王瑞祥), Birth Date: (1986-10-17) October 17, 1986) Sam is the drummer of the band and plays the guitar when performances do not require drumming and is also a freelance drums instructor. He graduated from Saint Andrew's School.

Wei Qi (Real Name: Chan Wei Qi (Chinese: 陈伟奇), Birth Date: (1985-01-31) January 31, 1985) Wei Qi is the keyboardist of the band. Wei Qi studied in Chung Cheng High School and Nanyang Technological University.

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Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1984, 2005, 1986, 1985—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Bing, defunct and Singapore providing the first useful test.
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