All performers pose on stage for camera

This year’s Linguavision really rocked. Now in its 5th year, Linguavision 2019 was an epic blend of musical styles, languages, enthusiasm, and talent.  This year featured a K-pop hit sung in Japanese, a flamenco guitar medley in Spanish, music from Les Miserables in German, as well as several original tunes in Mandarin Chinese.

The crowd too was epic this year, approximately 200 if one is to judge by the number of programs given out.  Biggest ever…and super-supportive!

Prize winners were:

Xiaoran singing in black and white

1st Prize – Xiaoran (English)

Sedef sings into microphone.

2nd Prize – Sedef (French)

Kevin dressed in scarf and wool hat sits at piano.

3rd Prize – Kevin (German)

With Honourable Mentions going to:

  • Emma (German)
  • Achely (Spanish)

Audience Choice awards went to:

  • Chen (Korean)
  • Kyte (Korean)

Judges also recognized performances by:

  • Paige
  • Allie
  • Bluegreen
  • SETH
  • SGN

Please take a moment to check out the video and photos below.

Carole standing on a stage holding a microphone and looking at the audience
Carole (Korean)
Paige in a black skirt really belts it out!
Paige (Japanese)
Ghania in a red and black top and jeans on a stage
Ghania (Mandarin Chinese)
Emma glances at the audience while playing her ukulele.
Emma (German)
Camden wearing a plaid shirt, plays his guitar plays and sings.
Camden (French)
Johnson sings.
Johnson (Japanese)
Xiaoran hits a high note in the song dressed in a long overcoat. Black and white picture.
Xiaoran (English)
Kyte sings with thoughtful emotion.
Kyte (Korean)
Sedef in a red dress smiles at the audience.
Sedef (French)
Kevin dressed in a scarf and wool hat is seated at the grand piano.
Kevin (German)
Gabrielle dressed in red and black sits at the grand piano.
Gabrielle (French)
Gythe, Mélissa, and Arno seated on the stage. Mélissa is sitting on and playing a cajon. Gythe and Arno are playing guitars.
Dimi-Trio (Spanish)
Allie dressed all in black sings into her microphone
Allie (Japanese)
SETH wearing an unbuttoned dress shirt sings his original song.
SETH (Mandarin Chinese & Japanese)
Chen dressed in an argyle sweater belts out the lyrics
Chen (Korean)
Yiwen and Shirely standing on the stage singing.
Bluegreen (Japanese)
Achley dressed in a long cardigan hits a high note.
Achely (Spanish)
Tenzin and Liam dressed in shorts and hats break out the dance moves
Tenzin & Liam (Japanese)
All performers pose on stage with picture frame.
#Linguavision2019

Many thanks to our sponsors for making this event possible over the past 5 years:

  • School of Linguistics & Language Studies
  • Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
  • Department of French

Thanks too to our panel of volunteer judges:

  • Evie Zuo (Mandarin Chinese)
  • Andrew Riddles (English)
  • Toni Collette (French)
  • Matteo Scheuringer (German)
  • Ai Taniguchi (Japanese)
  • Steven Kim (Korean)
  • Carlos Alberto Santana (Spanish)
  • Efharis Kostala (Modern Greek)

And to our foursome of emcees (Tarah & Sami) and musical quiz show hosts (Nareen & Elif) for keeping the evening flowing so smoothly.

And, of course, thanks to our awesome team of volunteers for helping us get the word out and do everything that needed to be done on the night!

Tuesday, April 2, 2019  |  Categories: Modern Languages, News