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Joanne Peh
Joanne Peh Wei Siew (; born 25 April 1983) is a Singaporean actress and host managed under The Celebrity Agency. She was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006. She is married to Singapore-based Chinese actor Qi Yuwu. Life and career After winning the title of Miss Elegant and Miss Personality in Miss Singapore Universe 2002, Peh was signed on as an artiste with MediaCorp. Despite having to juggle work and her university studies at the same time, she won both the Most Popular Newcomer award and the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award at the Star Awards 2004, an annual Singaporean award ceremony for TV personalities. Peh was educated in Temasek Secondary School where she was the head prefect, and also in Victoria Junior College. After graduating with a mass communications degree from Nanyang Technological University, she continued her acting career with the station as a full-time actress. She earned positive reviews from audiences with her performanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bai (surname)
Bái is the pinyin of the surname 白, meaning the colour white. Another surname, 柏, meaning the tree cypress. This one is the 37th name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem. Since 柏 is a character with two readings, it is often mistakenly read as "Bó". In modern Chinese, the proper way to pronounce it as a surname is "Bǎi". Bai and other variants were ranked 79th within the list of common Chinese surnames in 2006, down from 70th in 1990. Origin * a surname used by descendants of Bai Fu, a minister of the legendary Emperor Yan. * a surname used by descendants of Bai Gongsheng, the son of a crown prince of the State of Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period. * a surname used by the descendants of a prince named Bai, son of Duke Wu of the state of Qin. * a surname used by descendants of Duke Mu of Qin. * a surname used by the Mongols, possibly derived from Borjigin. * a surname used by the Manchus of Irgen Gioro and Bayara Gioro * during the ancient Tang Dynasty in m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Singapore Universe
Miss Universe Singapore is a beauty pageant and organization that selects the Singapore official representative to the Miss Universe pageant. The reigning Miss Universe Singapore is Carissa Yap, who was crowned on 17 October 2022, at Caldwell House, Singapore. History Singapore has been sending representatives to Miss Universe contest as early as 1954. The title of the first Miss Singapore ever was won by the Siti Mariam binti Ismail in 1951. The city-state republic has been represented at Miss Universe every year since 1966. The country had its first semi finalist when Kathie Lee Lee Beng secured the eighth position, the highest ever placement Singapore attained when the pageant was held in St. Louis in 1983. In 1987 when Singapore played host to the Miss Universe pageant, home favourite Marion Nicole Teo came in at the ninth place. After 34 years, Singapore secures a place again, with Nandita Banna being a semifinalist in the 70th edition of the Miss Universe pageant held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Like Father, Like Daughter
''Like Father, Like Daughter'' () is a Singaporean Chinese drama which is being telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It made its debut on 21 August 2007 and ended its run on 17 September 2007. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night, 9pm. Cast * Joanne Peh as Dai Chunchun * Zheng Geping as Jin Gang aka King Kong * Kang Cheng Xi as Chris Li Kaizhe Plot Zhigang aka Jingang (Zheng Geping), a well-built but simple-minded father has an intelligent and vivacious daughter Chunchun. Unfortunately, Jingang who is always between jobs, does not know how to bring up or educate his rebellious daughter. In the end, Chunchun has to be transferred from school to school as a result of disciplinary problems. Nevertheless, Jingang still has high hopes that she will embark on a successful career, either as a doctor or lawyer. Implicated by his cronies, Jingang is jailed. With her only family member behind bars, Chunchun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Path (TV Series)
The Golden Path () is a 30-episode drama serial. Set in 1982 and spanning 25 years, it tells the story of a family embroiled in conflicts of interest, webs of deceit, love, hatred and vengeance. The drama was produced by MediaCorp in celebration of the company's 25 years of local Chinese drama production and incorporates scenes from past dramas such as '' The Seletar Robbery'', ''The Flying Fish'', '' Pretty Faces'', ''Turn of the Tide'', ''Finishing Lines'', ''The Last Applause'', '' Stepping Out'', ''The Golden Pillow'' and '' Holland V''. The serial was telecast on MediaCorp TV Channel 8, from 11 December 2007, weekdays at 9:00pm. The series finale aired on 21 January 2008. Meaning of title As the series revolves around the pursuit of wealth (or at the very least, basic financial stability), the series was named to reflect that. Coincidentally, and perhaps intentionally, the first two characters of the Chinese title, "黄" and "金", are the surnames of the two main families in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Life Of Hope
A Life of Hope (活下去) is a Singaporean drama which aired on Channel 8. It debuted on 21 March 2005 and consists of 20 episodes. Cast External links''The Defining Moment''on MediaCorp References {{DEFAULTSORT:Life of Hope Singapore Chinese dramas 2005 Singaporean television series debuts 2005 Singaporean television series endings Channel 8 (Singapore) original programming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crime Hunters
''The Crime Hunters'' (心网追凶) is a Singaporean Chinese crime drama which was broadcast in 2004. Unlike earlier crime dramas produced by MediaCorp, this series was focused more on forensic investigators rather than police officers. Synopsis Bai Ce is an experienced CID officer who is well known for his eccentricity and brilliance and his team consists of CNA and "Uncle Wang". Much to their surprise, rookie officer Lan Tinghui, a recent university law graduate who changed careers, is assigned as their superior. His appointment is met with scepticism from the team and causes some friction. Together with criminal psychologist Fang Jiesi, they tackle five difficult cases. A nurse Pan Yu'e was found murdered in her HDB flat. Evidence points to one of Bai Ce's former suspects from three years ago, a dangerous murderer who went by the nickname "Crazy Wolf". However, "Crazy Wolf" has been locked away in a psychiatric hospital all this time. Could there be a copycat killer on the loos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beautiful Connection
Beautiful Connection () is a Singaporean Chinese family drama serial. It was telecast in 2002. The show earned many nominations for the Star Awards including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best TV Drama, Best Theme Song, Best Director and many more. This drama repeated in Year 2007, on MediaCorp TV Channel 8 Channel 8 ( zh, 8頻道) is a Singaporean free-to-air television channel, airing in Mandarin Chinese. It was created by Television Singapura on 31 August 1963 with experimental broadcasts, before going official on 23 November that year. The ch ..., Mondays and Tuesdays, 10.30pm to 12.30am. The series is also mentioned in episode 45 of '' 118'' Season 1. Plot Beautiful Connection begins with the lives of three daughters from a single-parent family, headed by a domineering and unreasonable mother, Fatty Zhen. The three daughters have characters that are very different as a result of their mother's upbringing. Spoilt by Fatty Zhen, the youngest daught ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Tonelli
Robert Tonelli Jr., known as Bobby Tonelli is an American actor and television host who has appeared in several Hollywood films including '' Cages'', ''Running Red'', ''No Tomorrow'', and ''The Darwin Conspiracy'', as well as numerous Singapore television series. Biography Early life Bobby Tonelli was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. He attended Chaparral High School there and graduated in 1994. He had a promising career in baseball as a pitcher until he suffered a rotator cuff injury that hindered his chances to pitch at the professional level. Tonelli attended several small colleges in California in hopes of rehabilitating his shoulder and professional baseball pitching career. After leaving baseball in 1997, he fell into the fashion industry by chance and traveled throughout Southeast Asia as a print and runway model, working for companies such as Donna Karan, Versace, Levi's, and Louis Vuitton. In 1998, Tonelli traveled to Europe to continue modeling where he also attend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Awards For Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes
The Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994. Initially, the awards were 10 Most Popular Artistes with five male and five female artistes receiving it. In 1997, the award winners were increased to ten female artistes from five. History The category was introduced in 1994, at the first Star Awards ceremony ; Chen Liping, Chen Xiuhuan, Pan Lingling, Aileen Tan, and Zoe Tay received the award as five of the female artistes of the 10 Most Popular Artistes award. The winners are determined by a majority vote from the public via telephone and SMS text voting. During 1994 and 1995, the Most Popular Actress award and Most Popular Actress were also awarded. It was a separate award from the 10 Most Popular Artistes award and was given out to the female artiste who topped the votes of the latter award. Tay won the award in both 1994 and 1995. In 1996, the Most Popular Actress award was ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Awards 2017
Star Awards 2017 (also SA2017, Chinese: 红星大奖2017) is a television award ceremony which is held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by Mediacorp for free-to-air channels Channels 8 and U. The Road to Star Awards 2017 was broadcast live on 26 March, and 2 and 9 April 2017. The theme for this year's Star Award is "影响 (Influence)". The nominations for the awards were first revealed 23 January 2017, followed by the Top 10 Most Favourite Artistes on a press conference on 3 March 2017 at Marina Square. During the ceremony held live on 16 April 2017, 12 programs won at least one award, among which Best Drama Serial ''Hero'' (which received the largest count of nominations), along with ''The Dream Job'' and '' The Gentlemen'', as well as variety series ''As I Hold Your Hand'', were tied with the most wins for a ceremony with two. Programme details ''The Road to Star Awards 2017'' (红星大奖 影聚响宴) As part of the "3+1" format introduced ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Awards For All-Time Favourite Artiste
The Star Awards for All-Time Favourite Artiste is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994. History The category was introduced in 2004, at the 11th Star Awards ceremony; Chew Chor Meng, Li Nanxing and Zoe Tay received the award after winning the Top 10 Most Popular Male or Female Artistes award from 1994 to 2003. It is given in honour of an artiste who has won the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes or Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award for ten times (wins not necessary to be consecutive). Artistes who receive the award will no longer be eligible for the running of their respective Top 10 Most Popular Male or Female Artistes award from the year onwards. The award was not presented in 2007, 2013 and 2018 as there was no artiste with ten Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes or Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes accumulated wins that allowed the award to be presented in those years. The award was not presented in 2020 as the cer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rui En
Loh Rui En (born 29 January 1981), better known by her stage name Rui En (瑞恩), is a Singaporean actress and was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006. She was under contract of MediaCorp and managed under Hype Records. Early life Rui En was born on 29 January 1981 to a family consisting of her father, a property agent, and mother, a housewife. Her parents divorced when she was 17, and subsequently remarried to other persons when she in her 20s. While growing up, she shared in a 2008 ''The Straits Times'' interview, she used to smoke and drink socially to cope with the insecurity and instability she felt from her broken home, and after quitting ballet as a co-curricular activity (CCA) in secondary school. She subsequently kicked the habit in 2004. Rui En studied at Singapore Chinese Girls' School for both her primary and secondary education, and subsequently at Raffles Junior College (RJC). She graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a Bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |