Influence Asia 2015 honours best social media figures

A brand new Asian award show is happening soon in December – the inaugural Influence Asia Award will be honouring individuals or group achievements in the social media influence industry across Asia.

Produced by Singapore-based influencer marketing network and marketing agency, Gushcloud, the star-studded event will have over 180 social media influencers from all over Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines to compete for the top awards.

The awards categories include; YouTube Channel, YouTube Personality, Health and Fitness, Parenting, Food, Lifestyle, Beauty, Fashion, Breakout Influencer, Influencer's Choice Awards (Singapore – Host Country) and the Influencer of the Year award.

The Malaysian nominees include Wak Doyok who will be competing in the Fashion category, local food blogger Eat Drink KL, famous Malaysian YouTuber Jin Lim from JinnyboyTV and YouTube sensation-turned-singer Elizabeth Tan who is nominated in two categories.

Meanwhile, other notable nominees from other countries like Singaporean actor Tosh Zhang, Miss Indonesia Putri Anindya, Philippines YouTuber and comedian Mikey Bustos, and Thai entertainer Bie the Ska, will also be competing at the inaugural social media awards.

Hosted by Singapore's top entertainer Sheikh Haikel and Canadian YouTube personality Peter Chao, Influence Asia 2015 will have performances by Singaporean rapper Shigga Shay, Malaysian rappers Joe Flizzow and SonaOne, Indonesian songstress Raisa, Singaporean crooner Gareth Fernandez, and Thai rapper Dandee.

Not only that, the prestigious awards show will have special appearances by Tiffany from Girls' Generation, Redfoo from LMFAO, Korean American artiste Jay Park and the adorable Korean baby Yebin!

Influence Asia 2015 will be held on Monday, 7 December 2015, 11.30am at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre at Level 6.

The event is by invitation only, so if you want to attend the event, make sure to follow the social media pages of the nominees who will give away tickets to selected lucky fans, or get it from Influence Asia 2015 organisers who will give out tickets through its official Instagram(@influenceasia) to selected followers.