Cavin Soh (, born 17 November 1970) (苏智诚/苏志诚 Su Zhi Cheng previous name) is a

Singaporean Singaporeans, or the Singaporean people, refers to citizens or people who identify with the sovereign island city-state of Singapore. Singapore is a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-lingual country. Singaporeans of Chinese, Malay, India ...

actor, host, watch dealer and singer.

Career

Soh used to be a lead singer in the band Dreamz FM (梦飞船) and a

radio deejay Radio DeeJay is an Italian radio station. It was founded on 1 February 1982 by the Italian radio and television personality Claudio Cecchetto and was acquired by the Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso in 1989. In 2020 EXOR (of the Agnelli-family) became ...

on MediaCorp's Chinese language station

Y.E.S. 93.3FM YES 933, formerly known as 933醉心频道 (''933 Zuìxīn píndào'', "933 Intoxicated Channel"), is a Mandarin radio station owned by Mediacorp in Singapore. The station now holds the slogan of 顶尖流行音乐电台，引领潮流时代 ( ...

before switching to television and acting. In 2005, he won the Best Supporting Actor award for his portrayal of Zhou Daqiu, the antagonist, in ''

Portrait of Home ''Portrait of Home'' () is a Chinese language drama serial which was filmed for and broadcast on Singapore's Mediacorp TV Channel 8 in 2005. It stars Adrian Pang, Xiang Yun, Louise Lee, Richard Low, Pierre Png and Felicia Chin as the casts of ...

''. The character was also 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 emphasis ...

anniversary special. Besides acting in dramas, Soh still juggles his musical interests with television commitments. He has written and performed the theme songs of a number of drama series and was a judge on ''

SuperBand ''SuperBand'' () is a spin-off of '' Project SuperStar'', a popular singing talent-search competition in Singapore. Contestants are bands of 2 to 6 people. To mark the opening of the first season, a special SuperBand Big Jam where all the 18 ba ...

'' and ''

Campus SuperStar ''Campus SuperStar'' is a Singaporean reality television singing competition to find new singing talent, contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. The show began on 2 January 2006 and is broadcast on MediaCorp Channel U. It is ...

''.

Personal life

Soh was schooled at

Maris Stella High School Maris Stella High School (MSHS) () is a government-aided, all-boys Catholic secondary school with autonomous status. As a full school, it comprises a primary section offering a six-year programme leading up to the Primary School Leaving Examin ...

(Primary and Secondary). Afterwards, he graduated with a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering at

Ngee Ann Polytechnic Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore. Established in 1963, the polytechnic is renowned for its business programmes. History Ngee An ...

. Thereafter, he was conferred with an honours degree from the University of Glasgow, Scotland. Soh married Serena Yeo in December 2009, and they have a son and a daughter.

Filmography

Television

Variety Shows

Discography

Drama Theme Songs

Dreamz FM

;Singles , 2022, , When Duty Calls 2 (卫国先锋2) , , Theme song of ' 'Nu Fang (怒放)''

Accolades

References

External links

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