Duo Chemistry

Colorful Blac was conceived in 2003 when Bobz met Candy in Singapore. The two philosophical spirits sparked off as they begun uncovering each others' dedication to singing and finding universal harmony. Bobz was already a seasoned performer and Candy was a rising starlet, the two complimented each other perfectly and Colorful Blac steadily moved in succession to perform alongside top music entertainers in Singapore's live circuit by year end. 

Back then, Bobz also ran a small music recording business in the CBD outskirts. Candy would assist him with his jobs and after hours they would discuss and practice show performance techniques together till late into the night. They would also make time to dream about writing an album and the type of songs and sounds to have. They met up everyday and pretty much lived it like that.

Singapore Idol

The following year in 2004, Candy chanced upon the Singapore Idol audition and made her way to become one of the top 10 finalists. The back story to that was that, the day of the audition they were both at the venue to support Candy’s friend. While they waited in line, her friend suggested for her to sign-up for the audition too. At that precise moment Bobz’s friend, a local singer walked pass and casually asked if they were auditioning too. Everybody then agreed that it would be cool to see what would happen if Candy had auditioned just for fun. And with that, it came to pass a happy little accident that ended up with Candy as one of the top finalists in the first instalment of Singapore Idol!

She credits her success to Bobz whom had patiently coached her each step of the way, after work everyday at his office. The practice was pretty nerve-wrecking as oftentimes she had to perform in front of Bobz’s friends, many whom were professional performers and celebrities that she had only previously seen on TV. She also sang for his busking friends in the train tunnels where Bobz busks occasionally. This intensive crash course in “public performance” from intimate office quarters to cramped public spaces in front of so many great performers became a real blessing for her.

Following her success, the TV/media industry was a whirlwind for her - all contestants were rushed from hotel to radio interviews, wardrobe-shopping, hair-styling, photo-shoots and studio filming. Every night she was exhausted and could barely keep her eyes opened and she was becoming absent-minded. Bobz would check-in with her to see if she is still happy each time she proceeds to the next round, and each time she would reply that she wasn’t quite sure if it was what she wanted to experience at this time of her life.

When she was nominated into the top 10 finalists, she had to sign a 3 year contract with the media before proceeding to the next stage. It was at that point that she realized that she couldn’t go through with the process. So she pulled out of the finals, which created a huge backlash from her fans, viewers and the news. She didn't care as she had wanted to learn to ride a bicycle, she wanted her sanity and most of all to live her youth as a carefree soul. It was a choice between continuing her journey as a pop-star on a reality show or to go backpacking without a care across Australia. She got very excited when she imagined living a nomadic life in Australia with Bobz.
 
The pair then moved to Australia, where Bobz would introduced Candy to a creative life of another extreme - his former life as a street artiste. He said, “this is where we truly connect with people.” and they both agreed heartily.