KUALA LUMPUR: The Star Media Group's (SMG) year-long 50th anniversary celebration culminated with a star-studded gala dinner to commemorate its golden jubilee.

       The gala dinner, which was held in appreciation of its long-standing business partners and stakeholders, began at 7pm on Tuesday (Nov 9).

       Among the VIPs present were Sunway Group founder and chairman Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah, EcoWorld deputy president and deputy chief executive officer Datuk Seri Sundarajoo Somu, UCSI group founder and chairman Datuk Peter Ng, and Maybank group president and chief executive officer Datuk Abdul Farid Alias.

       Other media personalities and celebrities added to the glamour as they walked down the red carpet.

       A cocktail reception awaited guests, with attendees commemorating the night by having their photographs taken at a specially-designed photo wall.

       The gala dinner started at 8.15pm with a dance accompanied by holographs, choreographed to tell the story of SMG being the voice for the people.

       The gala, hosted by Terrence Dass and Julie Woon, made it a night to remember with performances by the Frankie Sixes Band.

       They played jazz tunes of popular songs such as The Way You Look Tonight, Jelingan Manja, Can't Buy Me Love, Moondance, Getaran Jiwa, All Of Me, and Fly Me To The Moon.

       Guests were also entertained by performances of SMG's 988 and Suria FM radio presenters.

       988 personalities, Chan Fong, Chloe, Cynthia, Brandon, Joycelyn, Cassey and Chrystina, serenaded the guests with a song called A Million Dreams, while Suria FM announcers Fizi, Ajak and Suraya, among others, gave the audiences an enjoyable night belting out songs like Bon Jovi's It's My life.

       Singer Misha Omar mesmerised the guests with a medley of tunes from Bunga-bunga Cinta and Pulangan and her rendition of Adele's Someone Like You.

       The night also marked the launching of the Star Foundation's Star Social Impact Grant, aimed at partnering with social organisations to carry out impact-driven projects to better the lives of local communities and the environment.

       Star Foundation presented grants amounting to RM200,000 to four non-governmental organisations in support of their social projects.

       The night ended with a cake-cutting ceremony.

       Door gifts of a customised large canvas bag with a box of A3-sized "Star50, Then & Now" jigsaw puzzle were handed out to the 430 guests.