SINGAPORE – Aerosmith fan Giuliana Jarrin from Ecuador almost fainted when she found that she has earned a free trip to Singapore to attend the inaugural Social Star Awards at Marina Bay Sands on May 24.
The 22-year-old graphic designer beat other Aerosmith fans worldwide to be crowned a “superfan” – the term given to the most active fans on social media tracked by award organisers Starcount.
“When I saw the tweet letting me know I was the winner of this amazing prize, I was at work, and I almost passed out. I ran to the restroom and began to cry tears of joy. It’s so surreal to me,” she tells Life! in an e-mail interview.
The 24-hour Social Star Awards show, co-hosted by Hollywood actress Jessica Alba, will be streamed live on YouTube. During the event, the awards, called Social Stars, will be given out in 288 categories spanning different countries worldwide and to the most popular personalities and brands in fields such as music, movies, television, sports and games.
The top 12 categories, including grand award The Social Star Almighty, which will be given to the most popular celebrity or brand across all countries and categories, will be presented at a three-hour ceremony at Marina Bay Sands. The rest of the awards will be handed out online.
Awards will also be given out to a handful of superfans from around the world including Argentina and Indonesia.
Aerosmith, fronted by charismatic frontman Steven Tyler, are one of the music acts that will be performing at the awards show. They will be joined by other stars such as K-pop sensation Psy, soul-pop singer CeeLo Green and Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen. Star Trek icon George Takei will also attend the ceremony.
The quintet behind rock hits such as I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing, Walk This Way and Dream On will also stage a full concert on the second night of the Singapore Social concerts, the post-awards gigs happening at Gardens by the Bay on May 24 and 25.
Ms Jarrin is a hardcore Aerosmith fan who has an extensive collection of the band’s albums and merchandise and is also active in communicating with other Aerosmith fans from around the world through online platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
She has watched the band in concert three times and has even met the members after their gig in Los Angeles last year.
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