Xu Bin (; born 19 February 1989) is a Chinese actor based in

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. He is managed under NoonTalk Media and was named as one of the

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Life and career

Xu was born in

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, and moved to Singapore to pursue his studies. When he was 17, he participated in Singaporean singing competition ''

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'', representing

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, but was eliminated during the first round of competition. After graduating from

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in 2012, he was given a role in Singaporean movie '' Timeless Love''. In 2013, Xu was awarded the Favourite Male Character in Star Awards 2013. In 2014, he was nominated the Most Favourite On-screen Couple with

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. In 2015, Xu released his second single, . He also took part in an online variety show, . In 2020, Xu was appointed as the spokesperson for Beijing 101 Hair Consultants.

Personal life

On 3 November 2017, Xu and Evelyn Wang Yifei conducted their first wedding ceremony in Singapore. They subsequently held two more ceremonies in their respective hometowns, Fujian and Wuhan. Wang is a

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graduate who chose to help in her family's property business instead of entering the entertainment industry. Both met at a mutual friend's party in 2014. However, their relationship was kept hidden as NoonTalk Media, Xu's managing agency, had a dating ban for all its artistes, which was lifted in 2016 for Xu and

Aloysius Pang Aloysius Pang (; 24 August 1990 – 24 January 2019) was a Singaporean actor managed under NoonTalk Media, best known for his involvement in multiple Mediacorp dramas. He died on 24 January 2019 at 1:45am NZDT (23 January 2019 at 8:45pm SST) d ...

as they had "reached the right age". On 10 July 2018, Xu announced the birth of his first child, a son, Ethan Xu. Ethan's name was among the English names shortlisted by Aloysius Pang before his death who was asked to help to give the baby an English name. On 12 March 2021, Xu announced the birth of his second child, a daughter, named Elyse. , the Xu family is based in Singapore.

Filmography

Discography

Singles

Compilation albums

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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