Hannah Tan (born October 25, 1981, in

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), also known as Hannah T or Hannah Sarah Tan, is a

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singer and television personality. She is half-Chinese and half- Kelabit.

Music career

On Tan's debut music album, ''Crossing Bridges'', she collaborated with composers/writers

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. The album also contained three songs Tan personally wrote and composed. In 2007, she appeared on the Live Earth stage at Live and Loud KL 2007 before acts such as

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. Her Malaysian single "Angel" was the first from a new album to be released at the end of 2010. In October 2009 she became the first Malaysian to venture into the commercial Japanese entertainment scene with the signing of a multimillion-dollar recording contract with Tokyo-based Fillmore Far East Inc group. Her 2-year contract was to see the release of a Japanese debut Single in August 2010.

Acting career

In January 2008, she made her debut in the Malay entertainment scene by playing the lead role in the Malay tele-movie ''Bezanya Cinta''. Hannah was invited in October 2008 by film director Afdlin Shauki to play the lead female role as an undercover

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agent in his ''My Spy''.

Honors and charity work

At the same time, her 2009 ''I’ll Be Home For Christmas'' Christmas saw the largest gift collection in a day for the underprivileged children in local orphanages around the Klang Valley, totaling up to more than 650 gifts worth over RM15,000. For the concert, Hannah invited friends from the industry to perform and be part of the community service event. Sony Pictures appointed Hannah as the first ambassador for

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in November 2007.Prolific Malaysian Artiste Hannah Tan Unveiled As The New Face On Animax!
. (November 15, 2007). ''Animax Asia''.

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tan, Hannah 1981 births Living people Kelabit people Malaysian women pop singers Malaysian television personalities Malaysian people of Chinese descent Malaysian Christians People from Penang 21st-century Malaysian women singers