Eligibility

This Competition is organised by Capital Dynamics and icapital.biz Berhad open to any eligible student with a valid student ID from any registered university and college in Malaysia.

Participants may only participate once either as an individual or as a group. Registrations in multiple categories are not allowed.

All employees of the Organiser, their immediate family members, and past winners of the i Capital Talent Show are not eligible for participation.

Stage 1 of the Competition

Videos exceeding the required length of time (2 minutes of performance) will be disqualified.

Videos can be in any language. For acts involving speaking in a language other than English, subtitles are required.

All information, music, images and/or graphics that are presented in the videos must be cited, giving credit to the original sources.

Submitted videos will not be returned to the Participants.

The video must be original/created for this competition. Videos created for other competitions/for other purposes cannot be reused for this competition.

Stage 2 of the Competition

Alternates (next highest marks) will be chosen by the Organiser if a Participant cannot attend the Stage 2 live performance or is disqualified.

The Organiser will only prepare the stage and microphones for the participants.

Other than a piano and drum set, Participants must bring their own recorded music/instruments/props/any other performing materials to perform in Stage 2. No other recorded music/instruments/props/any other performing materials will be provided by the Organiser.

Participants whose performances involve singing or music (to be given in mp3 format, minus one for singing) must send their music recording to the Organiser once they are notified of being shortlisted.

Live performances must be between 4 to 7 minutes. Marks will be deducted for the performances which fall short of 4 minutes or exceed 7 minutes.

Live performances can be in any language.

Judging Criteria

The finalists will be determined by the following criteria in Stages 1 and 2 of the competition:

Showmanship
Creativity
Overall performance

The same criteria will apply for both categories (Individual and Group).

Three judges will be selected to award marks for Stages 1 and 2 of the competition.

In Stage 1, 10 individual submissions and 10 group submissions with the highest total marks will be selected to compete in Stage 2 (Grand Finale).

In the Grand Finale, three solo acts and three group acts with the highest total marks will be selected as winners. Details on the Grand Finale’s judging criteria will be announced soon.

Most Popular Award

The finalist with the highest number of votes will receive the ‘Most Popular Award’. Details of this award will be announced soon.

Terms and Conditions

By participating in the Competition, you or your Group warrant that you or your Group have read and understood all the Terms and Conditions of the Competition and agree to be unconditionally bound by it.

We do not discriminate against anyone based on race, ability, sexual orientation or gender expression to the extent prohibited by law.

The judges' decision will be final.

The Organiser will only entertain complaints and disputes that are related to the violation of the Terms and Conditions.

Video and live performances must not contain any material that are lewd, obscene, sexually explicit, pornographic, disparaging, defamatory, libelous, illegal, offensive, or otherwise contain inappropriate content or objectionable material that would be considered as a criminal offence or that violates any laws.

Video and live performances must be appropriate for viewing by the public and by a multi-cultural international community. No political or inflammatory material will be accepted.

All performances must contain family-oriented material, and the Participants must be in appropriate attire during the performances. No celebrity photos, logos, or any images that violate any copyright laws will be allowed.

The talent selected on the entry form must remain consistent throughout the competition.

For example: if the Participant(s) selected vocal as their category, one song can be performed in the video for Stage 1 but a different song/an extended version of the song can be performed live in Stage 2, in November/December 2024. However, the Participant(s) may not switch to another talent than the one chosen on the entry form.

By participating in the Competition, you or your Group warrant that all statements made by you, or personal details provided by you, or your Group are true, correct, accurate and complete to the best of your knowledge.

By entering the Competition, you or your Group represent and affirm that your participation is an original creative work, and where it is not, that you or your Group shall provide credit to the original source. You also represent and affirm that your participation does not infringe, misappropriate or violate the copyright, trademark or other intellectual rights of any third party.

The Organiser reserves the right and has the exclusive discretion to select, substitute, or modify the panel of judges for the Competition at any time and for any reason whatsoever.

The Organiser reserves the right to disqualify any Participant for any reason at their absolute discretion including but not limited to violation of the Terms and Conditions.

All costs and expenses incurred in accordance with your or your Group’s participation in the Competition are your sole responsibility and shall be fully borne by you or your Group.

Only when the Competition is cancelled will the Organiser refund the registration fee to you. The Organiser reserves the right to deduct any administrative fee and/or expenses incurred before refunding the registration fee to you.

The Organiser shall not be held responsible or liable for any illness and/or personal injury to you, or loss and/or damage to your or your Group’s personal property.

You or your Group agree to not hold the Organiser responsible or to indemnify the Organiser and/or its affiliates against all claims, demands, losses, damages, judgments, liabilities, disputes and expenses (including legal fees) arising out of or in connection with your or your Group’s participation in the Competition including but not limited to any infringement, misappropriation or violation of copyright, trademark or other intellectual rights of any third party.

In the case of unforeseeable events, the Organiser reserves the right to postpone, reschedule or cancel the Competition, and/or reschedule or modify the format or any requirements of the Competition in any way at any point of time in its sole discretion without prior notice.

You acknowledge that by submitting your personal details, you or your Group agree to allow the Organiser to access, collect, process, use and share your personal data only for publicity or commercial purposes or for the purposes of any future promotion or marketing efforts by the Organiser.

The Organiser is committed to maintaining the confidentiality of the personal data of all Participants in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (Malaysia), and undertakes not to disclose, reveal, share, transfer, sell, or rent any of the personal data unless it is strictly for the above mentioned purposes, for legal regulatory and compliance purposes, or where otherwise required by law.

The Organiser shall comply with its relevant privacy policies in respect of your personal data. The Organiser holds the right to retain the personal data collected from you for a necessary period or for a period that follows legal and regulatory requirements, or for the purpose of protecting the interests of the Organiser.

By entering the Competition, you or your Group agree that any material submitted and any eventual live performance by you or your Group, as well as recordings of the same, may be broadcast, streamed, or used in any manner by the Organiser at no cost and without further consultation. You or your Group grant the Organiser exclusive rights of copyright and ownership over any material submitted and any eventual live performance. The Organiser reserves the right to publicize and promote the videos and any eventual live performance for its own purposes and all work will be credited to the creators. The winning video submissions and recordings of live performances may be branded with the Organiser's logo at its own discretion. The Organiser reserves the right to retain ownership of all videos submitted and recordings of any eventual live performances for the purposes of utilizing the same in any of the following but not limited to marketing, information, education, promotional, publication or commercial use by the Organiser.

You or your Group also consent that:

You must provide high-resolution images of yourselves for promotional materials such as posters, flyers, and digital advertisements related to the competition and its sponsors.
Your names, university affiliations, and brief profiles will be publicly announced and displayed on event websites, social media platforms, and press releases.
The Organiser will be entitled to mention/tag you on The Organiser’s social media posts.
You will need to share your achievements on your personal and/or university’s social media pages with appropriate hashtags and tag The Organiser on the Organiser’s social media as provided below:
- Instagram: @capital_dynamics
- Facebook: @capitaldynamics.icapital
- LinkedIn: Capital Dynamics group
You may be invited to participate in interviews or webinars post-competition.
You may be asked to provide testimonials or endorsements about your experience, which can be used in future promotional materials.
You can be requested to attend and participate in The Organiser’s future events as a performer.
You will not disparage or encourage others to disparage The Organiser’s companies. The term “disparage” includes but not limited to any comments or statements made by any medium in the press and/or the media about The Organiser’s companies which would adversely affect any manner of the conduct of the business of the companies, without limitations to the companies’ business plans or prospects or the business reputation of the companies.
You will not disparage or denigrate The Organiser’s companies orally or in writing, and that neither you, nor anyone acting on your behalf will publish, post, or otherwise release any material in written or electronic format, make speeches, gain interviews, or make public statements which would adversely affect The Organiser’s companies, its operations, clients, employees, products, or services.

These Terms and Conditions contain the entire agreement between you or your Group and the Organiser.

If any of the rules and/or portion thereof in this Terms and Conditions are held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason by any Malaysian court of competent jurisdiction, such rules and/or portion thereof shall be rendered ineffective and shall not invalidate and/or render unenforceable the remaining rules in the Terms and Conditions.

Any express or implied waiver to perform any obligations under these Terms & Conditions is not permitted and will be invalid.

A person who is not a party to these Terms and Conditions has no legal right under the Malaysian Contracts Act 1950 or under common law to enforce any rule of these Terms and Conditions.

In the event of any controversy or claim arising out of or in relation to the Terms and Conditions, or the breach thereof, these Terms and Conditions shall be governed by Malaysian laws, and you or your Group shall hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Malaysian courts. Nothing in this rule shall limit the Organiser's right to take proceedings against you or your Group in any other court of competent jurisdiction.

If either party is prevented from performing any of its obligations hereunder due to any cause which is beyond the non-performing party's reasonable control, including fire, explosion, flood, virus outbreaks or other acts of God; acts, regulations, or laws of any government; war or civil commotion; strike, lock-out or labour disturbances; or failure of public utilities or common carriers (a "Force Majeure Event"), such non-performing party shall not be liable for failure to perform any obligation under the Terms and Conditions with respect to such non-performance to the extent any such non-performance is due to a Force Majeure Event.

If you or your Group have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, please do contact the Organiser.

Organiser Contact Details
Contact Number: 03-2070 2104/2105 (CALL ONLY) | 016-3706710 (WHATSAPP ONLY)
Email: marketing@icapital.biz
Website: https://events.icapital.biz/

These Terms and Conditions were published in 2024 and shall apply to all Participants of the Competition.

The Organiser reserves the right to update, remove and/or amend the details in relation to the Competition including the judging criteria and Terms and Conditions of the Competition in any manner at any point of time in its sole discretion without prior notice and you or your Group shall be informed of the relevant changes by the Organiser through the official website of the Competition.

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