"His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy." - Woody Allen

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MUSICA MUNDI WORLD RANKING LIST - TOP 1000 CHOIRS

Choirs from Singapore:

8: Victoria Junior College Choir / Nelson Kwei / 1104 Points
16: VICTORIA CHORALE Singapore / Nelson Kwei / 1060 Points
120: Anderson Junior College Choir / Nelson Kwei / 931 Points
191: Raffles Voices / Toh Ban Sheng / 885 Points
262: Hwa Chong Choir / Ai Hooi Lim / 850 Points
403: National Junior College Choir / Ai Hooi Lim / 806 Points
420: Tampines Primary School Children's Choir / Stella Goh
& Anthony Chin / 800 Points
679: Fairfield Methodist Secondary School Choir / Ai Hooi Lim / 745 Points
730: Nanyang Technological University CAC Choir / Ai Hooi Lim / 731 Points
766: Soka Chorus / Mun Ngan Woo / 724 Points
778: Tanjong Katong Girls' School Choir / Ai Hooi Lim / 720 Points
778: Temasek Junior College Choir / Jennifer Tham / 720 Points
840: Crescent Girls' School / Jennifer Tham / 700 Points
890: Dunman High School Choir / Jennifer Tham / 686 Points
904: Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Secondary Choir [Ed: It doesn't say which branch of the franchise this is] / Jennifer Tham / 680 Points


(For reference, the highest point score was 1221, by Jauniešu Koris KAMĒR.. under Māris Sirmais, from Latvia)

Interestingly enough, all but two of the top Singapore choirs are school choirs, and even then one of those two is made up of school choir alumni. This isn't the case for other countries, where I conservatively estimate the proportion of school choirs to be half at most (perhaps in other countries, they are more imaginative in choir names than "XXX School Choir", but this can't account for all of the difference). The difference, I think, is due to Singaporeans competing for ECA points.