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2023 Star Awards
The Star Awards 2023 ceremony, the 28th edition of Star Awards, presented by the Mediacorp, took place on 9 April 2023 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. During the gala, Mediacorp presented Star Awards in 12 categories honoring Mediacorp's employees, minor awards in four categories and sponsored awards in two categories. The ceremony was televised on Channel 8. Lee Teng and Taiwanese actress-singer Matilda Tao, hosted the show. Mediacorp also hosted a gala dinner, held at JW Marriott Hotel on 30 March 2023 and hosted by Hazelle Teo and Dennis Chew. Five Star Awards were also presented during the dinner. ''Your World in Mine'' won six awards, including Best Drama Serial. ''The Breakfast Quartet - LOVE 972'', ''Dishing with Chris Lee'', ''Forgotten Children'', ''Star Awards 2022'' and ''Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories @ Singapore Sightings'' won one award each. Winners and nominees Nominations for the professional awards were announced on 15 February. Slice of life drama ''Your World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marina Bay Sands
Marina Bay Sands is a integrated resort fronting Marina Bay, Singapore, Marina Bay in Singapore and a landmark of the city. At its opening in 2010, it was deemed the world's most expensive standalone casino property at Singapore dollar, S$8 billion (US$6.88 billion). The resort includes a 1,850-room hotel, a meetings and conventions facility at Sands Expo & Convention Centre, a 74,000-square-metre (800,000 sq ft) luxury shopping mall, The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, an ArtScience museum, a 2,183-capacity theatre, the world’s first floating Apple store and the world’s first Louis Vuitton Island Maison, celebrity chef and signature restaurants, and a casino with 500 tables and 3,000 electronic gaming machines. The complex includes three towers topped by the Sands Skypark, a skyway connecting with a capacity of 3,902 people and a Infinity pool, infinity swimming pool, set on top of the world's largest public cantilevered platform, which overhangs the north tower b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Lim
Rebecca Lim Hui Ling (born 26 September 1986) is a Singaporean actress and host. Lim has won Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Asian Television Awards and two Best Actress in a Leading Role awards, a Best Supporting Actress award. Lim also won Best Performance in a Leading Role at the Seoul International Drama Awards. Lim has been the cover girl for numerous fashion magazines, and has been invited to Paris Fashion Week 2019 for Christian Dior and Hermes show. In 2020, Lim was awarded the Best Actress National Winner - Malaysia for her performance in ''The Bridge''. Early life Lim was born on 26 September 1986 in Singapore and is the second among three children in a Hokkien family. Lim was educated at CHIJ Saint Nicholas Girls' School and Victoria Junior College before graduating from the Singapore Management University with a Bachelor of Accountancy and Bachelor of Laws degrees. While studying at the Singapore Management University, Lim participated in the Miss Singapore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayden Sng
Ayden Sng Zheng (born 17 November 1993) is a Singaporean actor, host and musician, best known for starring in the television series ''Loving You'', ''Truths About Us'', ''The Unbreakable Bond'' and '' All That Glitters''. Early life and career Sng attended Raffles Institution and graduated from Duke University, where he majored in International Comparative Studies. He was a Commando when serving National Service (NS). He worked as a product manager in a consulting firm where his pay was reportedly more than $6,000 a month, before he became a full-time Mediacorp artiste in May 2019. In June 2021, Sng revealed that he had renewed his contract with the TV station. In September 2023, Sng was one of the actors chosen for the Mediacorp–Huanyu Entertainment partnership, where the Chinese talent management company will represent him in China. In April 2024, Sng was cast in an untitled Chinese fantasy drama, which also starred Bai Lu and Joseph Zeng as its main leads. Personal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmond Ng
Desmond Ng (born 5 October 1987) is a Singaporean actor, singer, presenter and businessman. Ng debuted in 2009 as a getai singer and in 2015, became the champion of the Mediacorp ''Getai Challenge''. He then signed with Mediacorp The Celebrity Agency as an artiste. Career In 2016. Ng made his acting debut with Mediacorp Chinese drama television series ''Hero'' as Mr. Lu He also acted in ''118 II'' as Xiao Bing. Ng, Lin Chengze, Huang Xiuping, and Luo Yiqi sang the theme song of the movie '' Long Long Time Ago'' directed by Jack Neo. Ng also hosted the Mediacorp Channel 8 program " Bengpire". In 2017, he presented the Mediacorp Channel 8 program "Oh My Heroes", and participated in the Mediacorp Channel 8 TV series "Have A Little Faith" as Jeff. In 2018, he presented the Mediacorp Channel 8 programmes "Taste of Nanyang" and "Thrift Hunters", as well as the singing competition programme "Getai Challenge 2 Heng Ong Huat". He also presented the Mediacorp Channel 8 programme "Fun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richie Koh
Richie Koh (born 16 June 1993) is a Singaporean actor who is signed to MediaCorp. In 2023, Koh won the Star Awards for Best Actor for his critically acclaimed role as an autistic son in the drama series '' Your World in Mine''. At the age of 29, he is also the second youngest recipient of the award, after Christopher Lee who won in 1997 at the age of 26. Early life Richie Koh was born on 16 June 1993. He graduated from Ngee Ann Polytechnic with a Diploma in Financial Informatics in 2014. Career In 2013, Koh was scouted when Channel U’s Hey Gorgeous team went to various campuses in Singapore looking for suitable contestants. He garnered much support during the competition and emerged as first runner-up. He chose the stage name "Rui Qi" as his stage name on the advice of Singaporean host-actress Quan Yi Fong. In 2017, after serving National Service, Koh started his career by debuting in Channel 8’s army-themed drama ''When Duty Calls'', a major role that charmed viewers' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slice Of Life
Slice of life is a depiction of mundane experiences in art and entertainment. In theater, slice of life refers to Naturalism (theatre), naturalism, while in literary parlance it is a narrative technique in which a seemingly arbitrary sequence of events in a character's life is presented, often lacking plot development, Conflict (narrative), conflict, and Exposition (narrative), exposition, as well as often having an open ending. Film and theater In theatrical parlance, the term ''slice of life'' refers to a Naturalism (theatre), naturalistic representation of real life, sometimes used as an adjective, as in "a Play (theatre), play with 'slice of life' dialogues". The term originated between 1890 and 1895 as a calque from the List of French words and phrases used by English speakers, French phrase ''tranche de vie'', credited to the List of French playwrights, French playwright Jean Jullien (1854–1919). Jullien introduced the term not long after a staging of his play ''The S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Awards For Best Drama Serial
The Star Awards for Best Drama Serial is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, established in 1994. The category was introduced in 1996 at the 3rd Star Awards ceremony, where '' Tofu Street'' received the award. It honors a Mediacorp drama serial for outstanding overall performance. Nominees are determined by a panel of judges employed by Mediacorp, and winners are selected through a majority vote by the entire judging panel. Since its inception, the award has been presented to 26 drama serials, with 12 receiving multiple nominations. ''Your World In Mine'' was the most recent winner in this category. Among all awarded dramas, ''The Dream Makers ''The Dream Makers'' is a 1975 American made-for-television drama film starring James Franciscus, Diane Baker, John Astin, Ron Thompson, Kenny Rogers and directed by Boris Sagal. It aired on January 7, 1975 on the NBC television network. P ...'' is the only drama serial to have won this category twice. Additionally, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazelle Teo
Hazelle is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: *Hazelle Goodman Hazelle Goodman (born Hazel Goodman;) is an actress from Trinidad and Tobago. As a child she was inspired to become an actress after viewing ''The Sound of Music'', before her family moved to New York where she was raised in the boroughs of Quee ... (born 1959), Trinidad and Tobago actress * Hazelle P. Rogers (born 1952), American politician See also * Hazel (given name) {{given name Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matilda Tao
Matilda Tao Ching-ying (; born 29 October 1969) is a Taiwanese singer, television host and author. Tao graduated from National Chengchi University. In 2005, she married Taiwanese actor Lee Lee-zen. 网易娱乐 September 12, 2008 Filmography Hosting Variety show Award ceremonies Awards and nominations , - , 1999 , ''Love Lecture'' , Best Host in a Television Programme , , - , 2001 , ''Entertainment News'' , rowspan=5, Best Host in a Variety Programme , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Teng (actor)
Lee Teng (born 30 May 1982) is a Taiwan-born Singaporean television host, businessman, radio deejay and occasional actor. Lee won the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artiste award and the Best Programme Host twice at the Star Awards. In 2017, he won an Asian Television Awards for Best Current Affairs Presenter. Early life Lee was born in Taiwan and went to Singapore when he was nine. He studied primary school in Singapore. He graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a degree in accountancy. Lee, however, did not serve his national duties in both conscription in Taiwan and National Service in Singapore despite having citizenship and permanent residency in both countries. Career Lee was recruited by Mediacorp after winning the first runner-up in a talent show, ''SuperHost''. He has since appeared on various variety shows and hosted some programmes, including the 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017 and 2018 Star Awards. Also, he is occasionally a guest deejay on Chinese language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel 8 (Singaporean TV Channel)
Channel 8 ( zh, 8頻道) is a Singaporean Mandarin-language free-to-air terrestrial television channel in Singapore, owned by state media conglomerate Mediacorp. The channel broadcasts general entertainment and news programming in the Mandarin language, including original and imported programming. The channel began a series of experimental broadcasts on 31 August 1963, and officially launched on 22 November 1963. As with its sister Channel 5, the channel would initially air programming in all four of Singapore's official languages, although having a particular focus on the Chinese and Tamil communities. In 1973, this scope was formalised, with Channel 8 primarily broadcasting Chinese and Tamil-language programmes. In compliance with the government's Speak Mandarin Campaign, Chinese programming on the channel would later be broadcast solely in Mandarin Chinese. In 1995, Tamil programmes moved to Prime 12, with 8 having since focused exclusively on Mandarin programming. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mediacorp
Mediacorp Pte. Ltd. is the state media, state-owned media conglomerate of Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the investment arm of the Government of Singapore—it owns and operates television channels, radio, and digital media properties. It is headquartered at the Mediapolis development in Queenstown's One-north precinct, which succeeded Caldecott Hill, the long-time home of its predecessors, in 2015. As of 2022, Mediacorp employs over 3,000 employees; a large number of them are in both public and private sector broadcasting. The company forms half of the Mass media in Singapore, mass media duopoly in the country alongside SPH Media Trust; the company was established in its current form in 1999, following the 1994 privatization of one of its predecessors—the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC)—as a group of state-owned enterprises known as Singapore International Media. Mediacorp holds a monopoly on terrestrial television in Singapore, operating six channels broa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
