Cheeyang Ng (), also known as Zhiyang, is a

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an singer-songwriter currently based in

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. Ng had performed around the world, including

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with

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and

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with a cappella group Vocalosity. He got his start from winning the first season of

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in Singapore, going on to represent Singapore in Taiwan CTV's '' One Million Star''. He is a graduate of

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and New York University Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Musical Theatre Writing.

Education

Ng studied Business in

Singapore Management University The Singapore Management University (SMU) is a public autonomous university in Singapore. The university is the only city campus in Singapore. It ranks third in Asia as a specialist university, behind Hong Kong University of Science and Techn ...

under the University Scholar's Programme from 2009 to 2010. He transferred to

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Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

and graduated in May 2013 with

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. Ng completed his Masters of Fine Arts at NYU's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program in May 2019.

Music career

In 2005, Ng participated in the F.I.R singing competition organised by KBox. Out of the three finalists, he was the only male competitor. With F.I.R's 無限, a single in their 2nd album, Unlimited, he won the competition and managed to perform on stage together with F.I.R at IMM Shopping Mall. In 2006, Ng represented Hwa Chong Institution, winning the overall champion title of Season 1

, a nationwide singing competition conducted by Mediacorp. After winning the competition, he was involved in numerous performances, including the Singapore Youth Festival Opening and Closing Ceremony in 2006, where he performed the Theme Song 'Reaching Beyond'; the International Physics Olympiad 2006 Closing Ceremony; and also participated in a Mediacorp Drama Series, Let It Shine () screened in January 2007. In 2009, Ng represented Singapore in One Million Star Season 5 talent competition in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

as a wildcard competitor. In 2010, he also performed as a featured vocalist in the Inaugural

2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics ( ta, 2010 கோடைக்கால இளையோர் ஒலிம்பிக் விளையாட்டுக்கள் ms, Sukan Olimpik Belia Musim Panas 2010), officially known as the I Summer ...

held in Singapore. He is also vying for a role on the next Season of ''

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'' by taking part in Season 2 of '' The Glee Project'' in the United States. He is the founder of Singapore's a cappella group ''The Apex Project''.

References

External links

Cheeyang's WebsiteEast Side Story Podcast
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