Tokyo Square

Tokyo Square is a Singaporean band formed by lead singer Linda Elizabeth Dana and guitarist Peter Han in 1984.

After receiving regular gigs at a theater disco lounge, the band was then joined by Dana's half brother, singer Max Surin with four other technical members.

In 1984, Tokyo Square was first formed by lead singer Linda Elizabeth Dana and guitarist Peter Han in Singapore.

Dana's half brother, singer Max Surin, and four other members later joined the group, including: saxophonist Henry Pereira, drummer Tony Fonseca, keyboardist Clarence Tan and bassist Peter Idil.

"[3] In 1985, they recorded a rendition of "Within You'll Remain", a song written by Peter Wong(黃良昇) and Donald Ashley for his Hong Kong band Chyna, originally released in 1983.

He wanted to create a more oriental feel to the song to dedicate it to Nancy who was someone who has held a special place in his heart for a long time.

Singaporean music producer Leonard Soosay also thought their version was "a beautiful adaptation", stating: "They made it even better because they introduced elements of pop into it and it became more radio-friendly.

"[1] Singaporean publication The Straits Times claimed the track helped set a high standard in the country's recording quality and in terms of sales as well.

They performed the song during television appearances and Surin remembers singing it from the top of a cherry picker at the monthly Orchard Road Street Party in the 1980s.

[5] In December 1986, it was reported that Surin, Tony Fonseca and Peter Han had disbanded to form another pop-rock group, furthermore, their popularity also suffered at the time because they failed to produce another successful track like "Within You'll Remain".

[5] In 1987, Surin released his first solo album called True Words which features cover versions of hit songs from the America, Japan, (Germany), Indonesia with some original tracks.

[6] After Surin struck out on his own with Ken Lim as his producer in early 1987, he continued recording different versions of the hit on his solo albums so as to gain recognition among his audience, which spanned different markets across Southeast Asia.

[2] At the Celebrate SG50 New Year countdown show at The Float at Marina Bay, Surin and Dana with helps from John Molina and Ann Hussein, performed "Within You’ll Remain" at the concert.

[10] To celebrate SG50, Channel NewsAsia's special national day series Reunions reunites former members of Tokyo Square on 3 August 2015.