Career
John Klass has been in the entertainment scene from 1991 to present. John Klass is also very much sought after as a voice over talent. His distinct & resonant voice can be heard over numerous levels of advertising around the country from television station trailers to commercials on both television & radio.
As a Master-of-Ceremony John has amassed a vast wealth of experience from hosting television shows, Concerts to Dinner Shows since entering the radio broadcasting scene in 1991.
As singer-songwriter, John first got public attention as lead singer with the group KICK! & Best local song “Jane” in the Music Awards 1994). The popularity of the group saw KICK! performing in front of capacity crowds of 40,000 to 60,000 people in Kuala Lumpur & Malacca respectively.
As a soloist, John went on to write & produce for the soundtrack of The Teenage Textbook Movie. He scored a string of Number.1 songs on the airplay charts across Singapore including an update of the Agnetha/ Björn/ Benny/ Anni-Frid classic "", a duet with a popular local television actress Jamie Yeomanry
In 1995, John starred in Singapore’s first English Drama Series Masters Of The Sea, a soap opera developed by American producer and developer of prime-time soap operas, such as Falcon Crest and Dallas, Joanne Brough.
This was to become the first English-language drama on Asian television In 1997, he represented Singapore to sing in the prestigious Association of Southeast Asian Nations Song Festival. In 2000, John picked up an award for Best Local Song (Falling In Love) at the Radio Music Awards.
In 2002, John released a single recorded in London by producer Richard Niles, whose cr lines include Sir Paul McCartney, Westlife and Mariah Carey.
The song is titled "Believing In Fergie’s Fighters" and is a tribute to the undying spirit of Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United that had Sir Alex Ferguson himself writing John a thank-you note. In 2003, John was commissioned by Red Cross Society to write/produce a national tribute song to the doctors and nurses who put their own lives on the line to save the lives of the sufferers of the deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome virus.
The tribute song “Thru Your Eyes” went triple platinum in Singapore and was featured on the British Broadcasting Corporation World Service and Independent Television news. John has starred in many Television programmes & hosted the Kids entertainment popular television show Oklahoma! He also wrote all the original songs for 2 seasons of KIDS POP Show Oklahoma! which was such a hit that he then went on to write, sing & produce over 200 kids songs for the popular kids television show “In Our House” Klass International, gave birth to the brand iPOP (i Prepare Opportunities to Present you). iPOP"s key mission is to nurture, manage & export Asian talent/content into the international market through iPOP"s Digital Media Centre www.ipoplive.com & other various initiatives with Klass International"s partners.
In May 2013, he replaced DJ Jeremy Ratnam on the evening drive home on Kiss 92FM after a 15-year break from hosting radio shows.
His show has now become the number 1 drive home show in Singapore. In addition, he also helms the evening-nighttime belt during Weekends on Kiss 92.