Ya Hui (; born Koh Yah Hwee; 18 May 1987) is a

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an actress.

Early life

Ya Hui was born on 18 May 1987 in Singapore. She was educated at

Manjusri Secondary School Manjusri Secondary School (MJR) is a co-educational government-aided secondary school in Ubi, Singapore. Named after the bodhisattva Manjusri, it was established by the Singapore Buddhist Federation in 1982 and affiliated to two primary school ...

and

Serangoon Junior College Serangoon Junior College (SRJC) () was a junior college in Singapore, offering a 2-year course for pre-university students leading up to GCE 'A' Level examinations. Founded in March 1988, it was the fourteenth junior college to be established i ...

. She joined the Dance Team for her Co-Curricular Activities from her primary school days to junior college, and was the prom queen during her college days.

Career

Ya Hui was offered a contract with

Mediacorp Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media prope ...

after the Star Search contest, a large-scale TV talent scouting competition in Singapore, in 2007. She was considered a popular contestant for that contest season. She was one of the runners-up and the winner of the ''Miss Telegenic'' title at the grand finals. Shortly after, Ya Hui was chosen as the face for the TVC of beverages brand Heaven and Earth. She also landed a supporting role in the long-running drama series, ''

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'' as Tao Wen Zhu, acting alongside seasoned actors

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and

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. Her versatile acting skills and rising popularity earned her various roles in both English and Mandarin channel (Channel 8, U and 5) dramas such as ''

Bountiful Blessings Bountiful Blessings (simplified Chinese: 万福楼) is a 20-episode fantasy drama serial telecast by MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Jessica Hsuan , Tay Ping Hui, Thomas Ong , Ann Kok , Yao Wenlong , Jeffrey Xu , Ya Hui & Zhu Houren as the casts ...

'', '' Point of Entry'', ''Served H.O.T'' (烧。卖) and ''Marry Me'' (我要嫁出去). In 2009, Ya Hui starred in '' Reunion Dinner'', in which she played

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's daughter. Her outstanding performance in the drama serials earned her nominations for the Newcomer Award of the Year in

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Flame Awards 2008 and the Best Newcomer Award for

Star Awards 2009 Star Awards 2009 (Chinese: 红星大奖 2009) was a television award ceremony held in Singapore. It was part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for its Chinese language division ( Channel 8 and Channel U). The awards took place at 2 ...

. In September 2015, she completed filming the long-running 255-episode television drama series, ''

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'', which aired weekdays on

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. She was also appointed as the Singapore ambassador of the

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Youth Code product in 2015. Ya Hui has gotten 5 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes from 2014, 2017–2019, 2021 respectively.

Personal life

Ya Hui's official fan club is named "Team Yahui". On 24 September 2015, Ya Hui was taken to the hospital after experiencing vomiting, possibly due to

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. As shown in her performance in "Ho Seh Bo", Ya Hui can speak Teochew and basic Cantonese.

Filmography

Television

Hosting

Film

Compilation albums

Accolades

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ya, Hui Living people Singaporean people of Teochew descent Singaporean film actresses Singaporean television actresses Singaporean television personalities 21st-century Singaporean actresses 1987 births