Dewan Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu (DBKK) Choir Team, headed by Mayor, Datuk Yeo Boon Hai, won the first ever SIDMA College KadazanDusun Language Choir Competition held at ITCC, Penampang on 16 November 2018.
During the grand event, DBKK Choir team singing “Rumandawi” song managed to grab the special attention of three independent judges of the competition, namely Mr Joachim Gabin, Mr Asmin Mudin and Mr Rudy Banabas; as well as receiving loud applaud from the audience. The group managed to defeat seven other groups from across Sabah to win the Championship title and received a cash prize of RM3,000 from Dr Morni Hj Kambrie, Chairman and Founder of SIDMA College cum the main organiser of the event.
The first runner-up went to The OV Singers (Penampang) and they received cash prize of RM1,000; whereas Sindak Sunduvan Group (from SMK Datuk Peter Mojuntin) secured the second runner-up place with a cash prize of RM500. Five other participating teams from across the state are (a) Simpangan (Kota Marudu); (b) Koir Momento (Tenom); (c) iGen-Ve (Penampang); (d) Sunduan Gunsanad (Keningau); Koir Bahang (Penampang) have also participated in the competition.