PETALING JAYA, Jan. 11 -- Anugerah Juara Lagu 35 (AJL35) contestants will be made to sign legal agreements to avoid a repeat of last year's scandalous performances in the competition.

The competition's executive producer Nurhul Huda Khalid said that the preventive measure was taken to ensure contestants "follow the rules".

"For this year's event, we have decided to take precautionary measures where all 12 finalists will be asked to sign legal agreements which provide guidelines for their performances later on," she told mStar.

"The document was drawn up to ensure each singer knows exactly what they can and cannot do during their performances on that night."

Nurhul said that among the elements that aren't allowed to be displayed during...