Benjamin Kheng (born 15 August 1990) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter, and former national swimmer. Kheng made his music debut with the Singaporean band

The Sam Willows The Sam Willows is a four-member Singaporean pop band formed in 2011. The group consists of siblings Narelle and Benjamin Kheng, together with their friends Sandra Riley Tang and Jonathan Chua. The quartet’s self-titled freshman EP was rel ...

, which debuted in 2012.

Early life and education

Kheng was a former national youth swimmer, having trained since he was 6. He attended

Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) This is a list of primary schools in Singapore. Children typically start their primary education in the year they turn seven. Primary education lasts six years, and is compulsory for all Singapore citizens. Primary schools in Singapore are clas ...

Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) (ACS(I)) is an independent Methodist secondary school in Dover, Singapore. Founded in 1886 by Reverend William Fitzjames Oldham, it was recognised as an International Baccalaureate World School in 2005, and ha ...

Singapore Sports School Singapore Sports School (SSP) is a specialised independent boarding school and statutory board under the purview of Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth of the Government of Singapore that offers an integrated sports and academic programme t ...

and has a diploma in Arts and Theatre Management from

Republic Polytechnic Republic Polytechnic (RP) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore. Established in 2002, it is the first and only polytechnic in Singapore to use the problem-based ...

Career

Kheng is the

keyboardist A keyboardist or keyboard player is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instr ...

rhythm guitar In music performances, rhythm guitar is a technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., drum kit, bass guitar ...

ist and

vocalist Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

for

. After announcing their hiatus in May 2019, he has since pursued his solo career. Besides music, Kheng co-created “The BenZi Project,” an online comedy sketch series on YouTube with Singaporean YouTuber Hirzi Zulkiflie. Kheng is an advocate for youth and social causes, Benjamin has also been invited to speak at

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Youth to share his experience in overcoming depression and

anxiety disorder Anxiety disorders are a cluster of mental disorders characterized by significant and uncontrollable feelings of anxiety and fear such that a person's social, occupational, and personal function are significantly impaired. Anxiety may cause physi ...

with

synesthesia Synesthesia (American English) or synaesthesia (British English) is a perceptual phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway. People who re ...

. In August 2021, Kheng collaborated with a virtual influencer, Rae; writing the song they sang together, ''Worlds''.

Personal life

Kheng has a younger sister,

Narelle Kheng Narelle Kheng (born 24 September 1993) is a Singaporean singer, actress, and former national swimmer. She made her debut in the Singaporean band The Sam Willows in 2012. Personal life Kheng was a national youth swimmer, having trained at the S ...

, who is also part of The Sam Willows. He is married to Singaporean model and

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host, Naomi Yeo.

Filmography

Movies

Television

Variety

Theater

Discography

Extended plays

*''A Sea That Never Stops'' (2020)

Singles

References

External links

* at The Sam Willows Band * at Fly Entertainment * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kheng, Benjamin 1990 births Living people Singaporean male actors Singaporean jazz musicians 21st-century Singaporean male singers Singaporean pop singers Singaporean singer-songwriters Singaporean Hokkien pop singers Jazz guitarists Jazz pianists Jazz fusion musicians Jazz bandleaders Male pianists 21st-century pianists 21st-century guitarists 21st-century Singaporean male actors Male jazz musicians The Sam Willows members