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SINGAPORE : Singapore singer Tanya Chua has finally won the rights to her songs after a year-long battle with former management and record company Music & Movement.
Chua, 34, first took Music & Movement to court in July 2008 for discrepancies in the accounting of the royalties owed to her, and wanted to claim back the rights to all the songs she composed while she was with the company.
However, her claims were rejected by the High Court and she appealed the decision.
On Tuesday, the Court of Appeal ruled that Music & Movement had not shown enough information on how royalty payments were calculated and as a result has to release the rights to Chua's songs.
The award-winning singer is relieved and happy that the case is finally over and that she is getting what she rightfully deserves.
Chua, who is now based in Taiwan, first started out singing in English in 1997 but found greater success in the Mandarin pop market.
She bagged two awards for Best Female Singer and Best Album Producer at the Golden Melody Awards in Taiwan in July and another three awards for Best Local Lyrics, Outstanding Local Music Achievement and Asia Media (Female Artiste) at last week's Singapore Hit Awards.
- CNA/il
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