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 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 ...

in 2012.

Personal life

Kheng was a national youth swimmer, having trained at the

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 ...

since the age of six. She was educated at

Methodist Girls' School Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's br ...

Anglo-Chinese Junior College Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) is a Junior college (Singapore), junior college in Singapore that offers a two-year pre-university programme leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examination. Established in 1977, Anglo-Chin ...

and

, before graduating from the

Nanyang Technological University The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is a national research university in Singapore. It is the second oldest autonomous university in the country and is considered as one of the most prestigious universities in the world by various inte ...

, where she majored in

communication studies Communication studies or communication science is an academic discipline that deals with processes of human communication and behavior, patterns of communication in interpersonal relationships, social interactions and communication in differen ...

. Narelle is the younger sister of

Benjamin Kheng 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, which debuted in 2012. Early life and education Kheng was a former nat ...

Music career

Kheng is the bass guitarist and vocalist for The Sam Willows. After announcing their hiatus in May 2019, she has since pursued her solo career. Narelle released her solo single “Outta My Head” on 4 April 2019. She released her debut EP “Part 2” on 10 October 2019, in conjunction with World Mental Health Day. On 26 March 2021, Narelle released "Complicated Love Song", which is part of the her three-song EP, "Part 3".

Acting career

Kheng had cameo roles in drama serials ''Zero Calling'', '' Against The Tide'' and ''Peace & Prosperity''. In 2014, she and her brother, Benjamin, starred in a Channel 5 show, ''Do It Yourself'' creating DIY furniture. In 2017, Kheng played the lead role, Cindy in the Toggle Original series ''Lifespam''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Variety

Discography

Singles

References

External links

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