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Star Search (Singaporean TV Series)
''Star Search'' () is a television show from 1988 to 2019 organised by MediaCorp to scout for Chinese language-speaking acting talent. History Star Search started out as a Singapore local talent show, restricted to residents of Singapore. After the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation discontinued its drama training courses in the early 1990s, Star Search became one of Channel 8's main sources to scout for talent. In 1999, the show expanded to include regions such as Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Guangzhou (China). From 1999 to 2003, the show took the format of a knockout competition where the male and female champions and first runners-up from each country will go to Singapore compete for the overall champion prize in their respective genders. Back after a four-year hiatus and into its 9th installment, Star Search 2007 marks the return of the mother of talent search programs in Singapore. Many of its "alumni" have gone on to have successful careers in showbiz with MediaCorp a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MediaCorp 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 channel's logo is a yellow number 8 on top of a red disc. History Channel 8 began its test transmissions on Saturday, 31 August 1963, Malaysia's national day. Its first day consisted of a Hokkien film, repeats of India's participation in the South East Asian Cultural Festival and Singapore Celebrates. A second test transmission took place between 16 and 20 September of that year and devoted much of its time to the week-long celebrations, to coincide with the historic Proclamation of Malaysia, and the political campaigns leading up to the 1963 General Election. Channel 8 officially began broadcasting on 23 November 1963 at 7:40 p.m. as "Saluran 8 Televisyen Singapura" and aired at first in Chinese (including Mandarin, dialects of Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lina Ng
Lina Ng Su Fang (; born 6 May 1974) is a Singaporean actress and host. She was a full-time Mediacorp and SPH MediaWorks artiste from 1993 to 2004 but currently continues to film on an ad-hoc basis. One of the most acclaimed actresses in Singapore, Ng is the first and only actress to win an Asian Academy Creative Award and aAsian Television Awardin Singapore. In 2021, Ng received the Asian Television Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as a ''majie'' in the English-language series '' Last Madame''.She also runs Mustard Seeds Academy, which provides Chinese enrichment classes to childcare centres. Career Ng entered the entertainment industry after finishing 1st runner-up in the local talent-search competition Star Search 1993. Other contestants included Ann Kok and Ivy Lee, whom the former later revealed in 2009 that Ng was "openly competitive" during the competition. Ng later joined SPH MediaWorks, and left full-time acting following SPH Mediaworks' merger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Yao Dong
Zhang Yaodong (, born Teoh Yeow Tong on 17 December 1977) is a Malaysian actor based in Singapore. Career Zhang entered the entertainment industry after finishing first runner-up in the Malaysian edition of talent-search contest Star Search in 2001. He was previously a model and had done various commercials in Malaysia before joining MediaCorp. made his small screen debut in the sixth season of popular sitcom, ''Don't Worry, Be Happy''. After seven years in the industry, Zhang was awarded his first lead role in '' Happily Ever After''. He has since snared played lead roles in series such as '' The Greatest Love of All'', '' Your Hand in Mine'' and several Malaysian co-productions. He has been dubbed by many as the "Chinese Michael Jackson" as he bears a strong resemblance to the late singer. In the Star Awards 2007, Zhang won the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award, his first award in his acting career and was also nominated for the Best Actor Award, his first ever nomina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Yap
Gary Yap (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Ya̍p Tsun-tshìm''; born 15 January 1977) is a Malaysian television personality and a host on Star Search talent quest. Career Gary Yap was schoolmates with fellow Star Search contestant and actor Zhang Yaodong. Yap went to Singapore in 2001 to pioneer his career as an interpreter. He represented Malaysia while participating in the finals of "Star Search", a television program hosted by the New Media Results Malaysia Male Champions' Trophy. Afterward, he stayed on board with new media as a drama series actor and presenter and is now host of 8TV's entertainment program 8 E-News. Yap is usually working as a host in Malaysia's Television broadcast studio. This entertainment information show is broadcast live every Monday through Friday afternoon, reporting and sharing information about Chinese artists and entertainment news. While Yap hosts the program two or three days a week, the other four presenters take turns presiding on the remaining days. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Tern
Alan Tern Yoke Cher (, born 31 March 1976) is a Singaporean actor. He was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2001 to 2011. Career Tern was a finalist in the 2001 Star Search Singapore, and he joined MediaCorp after the competition. He made his debut in the sitcom ''My Genie'' not long after signing on and also appeared in '' The Hotel''. Tern's acting in '' Double Happiness'' earned him a Best Supporting Actor Award nomination at the Star Awards 2005. Tern left the entertainment industry as he has announced his decision to leave MediaCorp after filming ''A Song to Remember'', in which he played the abusive husband of his wife's character. He did not rule a return to acting but stated that he wanted to concentrate on running his business for the time being. Personal life Tern was educated at The Chinese High School and Hwa Chong Junior College. Prior to joining Star Search he graduated from Nanyang Technological University The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qi Yuwu
Qi Yuwu (; born 28 November 1976) is a Chinese actor based in Singapore. He is a permanent resident of Singapore and a contracted artiste under Beijing Enlight Media Group. Early life and career Qi studied at Guangzhou Physical Education Institute before moving to Singapore. He won the title of Champion and Mr Personality in the China Round of Star Search Singapore in 1999. Previously, Qi worked as a model and played the lead role in a Guangzhou-produced television series, before signing on a contract with the Television Corporation of Singapore (now Mediacorp). In 2000, Qi was cast in his debut role as Sikong Zhaixing in '' Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng'' with other actors from Singapore and the Asian-Pacific region. Following that, Qi was cast in ''Dare To Strike'', another Singapore-Hong Kong co-produced television series. Apart from acting in Singaporean television dramas, Qi has also starred in international films, some of which were produced by Mediacorp Raintree Pic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Shen
Nick Shen (, born 26 August 1976) is a Singaporean actor and singer. He was prominently a full-time Mediacorp Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media prope ... artiste from 1999 to 2012 but continues to film on an ad-hoc basis. He has been working on the promotion of Chinese opera in Singapore. He was in 8 Superstars 八大巨星 2007 Chinese New Year album 好日子 Career Nick Shen joined MediaCorp after winning the local edition of Star Search Singapore in 1999. Besides acting he has written and performed his own songs, some of which were used for MediaCorp drama theme songs. He left MediaCorp in early 2012 and has since been working on the promotion of Chinese opera in Singapore. Nick Shen is the global winner for Ten Outstanding Young Person of the World and JCI Cultural A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Wang
Jeff Wang () is a Taiwanese actor and television host. He was previously contracted to MediaCorp and was based in Singapore for over a decade. He was a prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1999 to 2010. As he decided to pursue a career in singing, he left MediaCorp in 2010 and returned to his native Taiwan. Career Wang was overall male champion on Star Search Singapore 1999 and was awarded a contract with MediaCorp. He began acting minor roles in various dramas and is best known for his role as the villain Ying Tiancheng in '' Holland V'', which was voted the Top 10 Most Memorable Villains at the Star Awards 2007 Star Awards 2007 () was a television award ceremony held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It was the first ''Star Awards'' ceremony to be broadcast in two weeks putting emphas ... anniversary special celebrating 25 years of Chinese drama. His big break in hosting came when he replaced Kym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivian Lai
Vivian Lai Yi-ling is a Taiwanese-born Singaporean actress & television host. Life and career Born in Taiwan, Lai migrated to Singapore with her Taiwanese family when she was still a student. She joined ''Star Search Singapore 1999'' and was the winner in the Singapore edition and the overall champion in the female contestants' category. Lai started out as an actress, making her debut in ''Knotty Liaisons'', and won good reviews. She eventually diversified into hosting and has hosted various kinds of programmes ranging from food reviews to travelogues. In 2012, after numerous nominations, she won her first professional award, the Best Supporting Actress award, at the Star Awards 2012 for her role as a Chinese immigrant in ''Love Thy Neighbour (2011 Singaporean TV series), Love Thy Neighbour''. At the Star Awards 2015, Lai received the Star Awards for All-Time Favourite Artiste, All-Time Favourite Artiste after winning the Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes, Top 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Chang
JerryC (; born 31 August 1981), also known by his English name Jerry Chang, is a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese guitarist and composer. He is known for arranging and playing "Canon Rock", a rock arrangement of Johann Pachelbel's Pachelbel's Canon, Canon in D. He began playing the guitar at the age of 17, and the piano before age 15. His style is influenced by classical music, Neo-classical metal, neoclassical guitarists, as well as metal bands such as Helloween and Metallica and Japanese rock bands such as B'z and L'Arc-en-Ciel. Canon Rock His most famous work, "Canon Rock", was made popular only after South Korean guitarist Lim Jeong-hyun, also known as funtwo, performed a cover version in 2005. The song has garnered much media attention; both renditions have been featured on newspapers such as ''The New York Times'', blogs, television shows and radios worldwide. Chang was featured in the profiles section of the January 2007 issue of ''Guitar World'' magazine, along with a tab tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Tan
Florence Tan (, born 30 June 1977) is a Malaysian actress based in Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor .... She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1997 to 2006 and managed by Lafeng Entertainment but continues to film on an ad-hoc basis. She left Mediacorp in 2006 to expand her career in China and Asia. Career Tan joined the Television Corporation of Singapore, TCS (predecessor of MediaCorp) after winning the gender category in the Star Search Singapore, Star Search 1997. She made her debut in ''Immortal Love'', opposite veterans such as Chew Chor Meng, Pan Lingling and Xiang Yun. In 1998, she was cast in the popular "wuxia" drama series ''The Return of the Condor Heroes (Singaporean TV series)'' and went on to act in several period dramas suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phyllis Quek
Phyllis Quek (; born 23 August 1972) is a Malaysian model, actress, and singer. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artist from 1995 to 2001, and was ranked by local media as the 'Fourth Ah Jie' for being the fourth most prominent actress in Singapore's Chinese-language entertainment industry of that time after Zoe Tay, Fann Wong and Ann Kok. Phyllis is best known for her lead roles in the movie 2000AD co-starring Aaron Kwok, and as 'Bai Mudan' in the popular TV drama Legends Of The Eight Immortals. She left Mediacorp after her contract expired but continues to film on an ad-hoc basis and is currently managed under Hype Records. Career In 1995, Quek participated in Mediacorp's Star Search and was placed three in the talent show. She was subsequently cast in ''Beyond Dawn'' (女子监狱) for which she was awarded the Best Newcomer Award at MediaCorp's Star Awards in 1996. In 2000, Quek landed a lead role besides Hong Kong actors Aaron Kwok and Daniel Wu in a joint c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |