ROZZ IN THE PRESS

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Seductive and captivating

JANIS SEET

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011 13:54:00

WHEN Rozz strutted the stage on Sunday night in a form-fitting backless dress, the first thing that instantly struck the audience was how good he was at work­ing it. Yup, he really knew how to work that dress too!

It was a night of disco where Rozz and his band, Frequency, took on songs from the queens of disco and then some. Think Gloria Gaynor, Madonna and Don­na Summer with some Gaga and Dreamgirls thrown in for good measure.

Rozz certainly has a good voice and that translated to the throngs of people who came out on a Sunday night to see him perform. No Black Tie was packed to the brim, with barely space to squeeze out to the toilet.

We could talk to death about his performance vo­cally, but we won't. It was his charisma and his way of en­gaging with the crowd that separated him from the rest of the performers out there.

He teased the audience with banter and jokes, switching seamlessly be­tween fast and slow numbers as well as doing personalised renditions of classic numbers.

He slowed down and did a slow, sensual version of Ma­donna's Like A Virgin, even pausing half way to say "I said 'LIKE a virgin', and besides, why are you all laughing? How you know I am not a virgin?" which brought cat calls and even louder cheers from the crowd.

It was also a night of mash ups, where songs from Dream­Girls and Moulin Rouge and many others were given new life. The crowd by this point was already pumping, with many dancing and gyrating to the sultry voice of Rozz as well as singing along really loudly.

He also broke out into a medley of good old Abba songs much to the excitement of the audience as well. When he started singing Karma Cha­meleon, the audience instantly recognised it and sang along but Rozz stopped the band and posed a question, "You know what this means right?... You are all old! This song was from AGES ago!".

That of course did not de­ter the audience from singing along, with the dancing now taken to the table tops.

When it was time to end the show, the crowd was still go­ing strong, shouting for more. And not just one more song but two! Rozz, in good spirit of things, just kept going, ending the night way past midnight after close to three hours of singing with a number by Adele.

Rozz is not just a singer, he is a performer and with the lyrics of the disco queens combined, Rozz was without a doubt the queen of the night.

If you did not know what we're talking about, head down to No Black Tie on May 10 and 11 to catch Rozz's take on songs from Bette Midler and Barbra Streisand, or June 6 for 'Rozz - Jazzin' It'.

No Black Tie is located at 17, Jalan Mesui. Call in advance (03-21423737) to reserve a table to avoid dis­appointment.