Get to know the contestants in this year’s Spring Sing competition through videos and stories produced by Daily Bruin staff.
Andrew Marian
For most, being forced to sing in front of their middle school class would be cruel and unusual punishment, but for one 2013 Spring Sing contestant, having to learn and sing “Mi Burrito Sabanero” in Spanish class marked a turning point in his life: it was the moment he learned that he could sing. Andrew Marian, a fourth-year psychology student, is one of this year’s performers in the soloist category. Read more
Ariana Afsar and Andrew Cedar
Fourth-year ethnomusicology students Arianna Afsar and Andrew Cedar perform a duet of their original song “Trade Hearts.” The song, which explores heartbreak and the desire to move on, will be featured in Spring Sing 2013. Watch the video profile above.
Free Food
Free Food, a hip-hop, soul, and retro funk fusion band will be performing at this year’s Spring Sing. Listen to how they feel about transitioning to adulthood in their original composition, “Circus Funk.”
India Carney Band
Second-year voice student India Carney and her band perform “Drive,” a song about the questions that come after heartbreak. The India Carney Band will perform at Spring Sing this Friday.
Paul Haro
From Kerckhoff Coffee House to Royce Hall, Philip Haro has performed almost everywhere on campus. But this Friday he will be performing on Pauley Pavilion’s much bigger stage as a Spring Sing soloist. Read more
Ruby Lee (aka Halle Charlton)
The prospect of singing to 8,000 spectators in Pauley Pavilion would be terrifying for any UCLA student. But for ’40s vixen Ruby Lee, this kind of thing is old hat. Third-year theater student Halle Charlton and her alter ego Ruby Lee will perform “I Owe You Nothing” at Spring Sing. Read more
Sarah Summers
The spotlight will shine directly on her, as she picks at the banjo, producing a twanging sound that combines with her mature, deep voice, and sings about her past and the exciting mystery of her future. Sarah Summers, a first-year dance student, is one of the students selected to sing in this year’s Spring Sing. Read more
Suze Papazyan
A first-time participant in Spring Sing, Papazyan will perform an original song, “Forever for Now.” Papazyan said her lyrics usually embody a personal experience or feeling, but the content of this song portrays the concept of a hope or a dream. Read more
The Street Hearts
Winner of the JazzReggae Festival Battle of the Bands, The Street Hearts performs “Head in the Clouds” and talks about the confusion that accompanies impractical passions, which motivated them to write the song. The band will perform in this year’s Spring Sing. Watch the video profile above.