2018 in Asian music
Overview of the events of 2018 in Asian music
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January 2 – Police in India arrest singer and instrumentalist Ghazal Srinivas following claims of sexual harassment by an employee of his radio station.[ 1] January 4 – It is reported that British singer Jessie J will be among the competitors in the new season of Chinese talent show The Singer 2018 , to be broadcast on Hunan TV .[ 2] January 16 – Chinese fans and musicians pay tribute to Dolores O'Riordan , lead singer of The Cranberries , who performed in China in 2011.[ 3] January 21 – The Voice of Mongolia Enguun .[ 4] March 2 – The 14th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival opens in Jakarta , Indonesia, lasting until 4 March.[ 5] March 25 – Sinta Wullur 's Tagore's Fireflies is premièred at Symphony Hall, Birmingham , during the Debussy Festival.[ 6] April – Indonesian actress and singer Maudy Ayunda releases a volume of autobiography in English, titled Dear Tomorrow .[ 7] August – Armand Maulana , Anggun and Titi DJ are announced as judges for Season 3 of The Voice Indonesia Vidi Aldiano and id:Anindyo Baskoro as joint coaches. January 3 – Medeniyet Shahberdiyeva , Turkmen opera singer and music educator, 87[ 23] January 15 – Sujud Sutrisno , 64, Indonesian street drummer and singer, 64[ 24] January 16 – Shammi Akhtar , Bangladeshi playback singer, 60 (breast cancer)[ 25] January 22 – Ceylon Manohar , Indian actor and playback singer, 73[ 26] January 25 – Sabar Koti , Indian singer, 58[ 27] January 31 – Hwang Byungki , South Korean gayageum player, 81[ 28] February 5 – Jockie Soerjoprajogo , 63, Indonesian musician and songwriter[ 29] March 1 – Arabinda Muduli , 56, Indian musician and singer[ 30] May 2 – Vadim Mulerman , 79, Soviet singer[ 31] May 4 – Abi Ofarim , 80, Israeli singer and dancer[ 32] May 6 May 16 – Hideki Saijo , 63, Japanese singer (heart failure)[ 35] July 30 – Khayyam Mirzazade , 82, Azerbaijani composer and academic[ 36] August 1 – Umbayee , 66, Indian ghazal singer (cancer)[ 37] August 5 – Ellen Joyce Loo , 32, Canadian-born Hong Kong singer (fall)[ 38] September 19 – Buren Bayaer , 58, Chinese singer and journalist (heart attack)[ 39] October 2 – Balabhaskar , 40, Indian violinist, composer and record producer (cardiac arrest)[ 40] October 9 – Nitin Bali , 47, Indian singer (traffic collision)[ 41] October 13 – Annapurna Devi , 91, Indian classical musician[ 42] October 14 October 16 – Du Yuwei , 19, Chinese singer (suicide)[ 45] October 18 – Ayub Bachchu , 56, Bangladeshi singer-songwriter[ 46] October 30 November 14 – Masahiro Sayama , 64, Japanese pianist.[ 49] November 22 – Imrat Khan , 83, Indian sitar player[ 50] November 27 – Mohammed Aziz , 64, Indian playback singer (heart attack)[ 51] December 22 – Indonesian musicians killed in the Sunda Strait tsunami : ^ "Ghazal Srinivas remanded for 10 days in sexual harassment case" . The Hans India . 2 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018 .^ "Jessie J 'set to compete in a Chinese TV talent competition against Angela Chang and Wang Feng' . Metro UK . 4 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018 .^ "Chinese musicians, fans mourn Cranberries singer O'Riordan" . Asia One . Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018 .^ B. Batchimeg (28 May 2018). "Ts.Enguun becomes winner of Voice of Mongolia show" . Montsame . Retrieved 8 May 2020 . ^ "Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival 2018" . EverFest.com. Retrieved 2017-10-19 .^ "Sinta Wullur - Tagore's Fireflies" . Birmingham Contemporary Music Group . Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018 .^ "Mengenal Lebih Dekat Maudy Ayunda dalam Medium Cetak!" . Bentang . 4 April 2018. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018 .^ "AGA's album "LUNA" topping the charts. AGA: "I cried immediately when I heard it" . HK01. 4 February 2018.^ "Details Of New Album 'Khram' Issued By Arkona" . Metal Underground . 16 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017 .^ 구구단, 신보 발표 2월 1일로 연기 '앨범 완성도 위해' edaylish (in Korean). Naver. 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018 .^ "Koda Kumi Announces First Album of 2018" . Neko Pop . December 31, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2018 .^ "デイリー アルバムランキング2018年08月21日付 (Daily Album Rank 2018.08.21)" . Oricon . Retrieved August 23, 2018 .^ "オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2018年09月24日～2018年09月30日 11～20位" .^ "Update: BIGBANG's Seungri Drops A New Teaser For "The Great Seungri" On Comeback Day" . Archived from the original on 2018-07-20.^ "National Sawdust, 11 January 2018 programme" . Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018 .^ Anne Midgette (2018-01-21). "The American Dream as American nightmare: An opera for our time" . Washington Post . Retrieved 2018-01-27 . ^ Ittefaq, Daily. "ভাইজানের 'বেবি জান' সামনে এল" . ittefaq.com.bd. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018 . ^ Bangladesh, Ekti. " . ektibd.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018 . ^ "Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" . Saavn . 2 August 2018.^ " . Scroll.In . 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018 .^ "Press Releases: 68th Berlinale" . 22 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-01-23. Retrieved 29 January 2018 .^ Nafiu, Rummana Foisal (1 July 2018). "Shakib Khan's 'Super Hero': A VFX fiasco" . Dhaka Tribune . ^ Скончалась Медениет Шахбердыева - "туркменский соловей" вокального искусства Archived 2018-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian) ^ Seniman Jalanan Yogyakarta Sujud Kendang Tutup Usia (in Indonesian) ^ Noted singer Shammi Akhtar passes away ^ 'Surangani' singer Ceylon Manohar passes away ^ Punjabi singer Sabar Koti dies ^ Korean music master Hwang Byung-ki dies at 82 ^ Yockie Suryo Prayogo 'God Bless' Meninggal Dunia (in Indonesian) ^ "Bhajan Maestro Arabinda Muduli passes away" . Archived from the original on 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2018-03-04 .^ Ушел из жизни певец Вадим Мулерман (in Russian) ^ Abi Ofarim dead: Cinderella Rockefella singer dies at home after ‘long illness’ age 80 ^ Leading Marathi bhavgeet singer Arun Date passes away at 84 ^ Lyricist Gurukrushna Goswami dies at 84 ^ "Singer Hideki Saijo dies" . Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-04 .^ Скончался выдающийся композитор, народный артист Хайям Мирзазаде (in Russian) ^ Malayalam Ghazal maestro Umbayee passes away ^ Hong Kong pop star Ellen Joyce Loo dies in fall from building at age 32 ^ 蒙古族歌手布仁巴雅尔因去世 享年58岁 Archived 2018-09-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese) ^ Violinist Balabhaskar dies a week after car crash that killed his daughter ^ Singer Nitin Bali, 47, Dies In Car Accident ^ Legendary Indian classical musician Annapurna Devi dies at 91 ^ Умерла известная узбекская певица Азиза Ниёзметова (in Russian) ^ Rock legend Saleem of Iklim dies at 57 ^ 憾！女星當小三被甩 她在家中燒炭亡 ^ Legendary singer Ayub Bachchu dies ^ "OPM legend Rico J. Puno dies at 65" . Archived from the original on 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2018-10-30 .^ Veteran Singer Yashwant Dev Dies At The Age Of 91 ^ 【訃報】ジャズピアニスト 佐山雅弘氏のご逝去について (in Japanese) ^ Noted Indian classical musician Ustad Imrat Khan dies in US ^ Veteran singer Mohammed Aziz dies of a heart attack at 64 ^ "BREAKING NEWS: Jenazah Drummer Seventeen, Andi Darmawan Ditemukan" . 24 December 2018.^ Sambi Menangis, Ifan Seventeen Kabarkan Dirinya Selamat, Istri dan Personel Lainnya Belum Ditemukan (in Indonesian) ^ Sambil Menangis, Ifan Seventeen Kabarkan Gitaris dan Drummer-nya Hilang Saat Tsunami Banten (in Indonesian)
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