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Crescendo The Musical
''Crescendo'' () is a Singaporean musical drama produced by production company Wawa Pictures and telecast on MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Christopher Lee, Tay Ping Hui, Darren Lim, Jacelyn Tay, Cynthia Koh and Ann Kok in this series. The series is set against the backdrop of the Xinyao Movement, synonymous with the pursuit of dreams of a young generation of Singaporeans in the local music industry, and a part of Singapore culture many still hold dear. Cast Main cast * Christopher Lee as Yang Yiwei 杨毅伟. One of the members of "Crescendo" in the late 80s who aspires to spread the xinyao movement. Brian Ng 黄超群 as Teenage Yang. * Tay Ping Hui as Jiang Chufan 江楚帆. One of the members of "Crescendo" in the late 80s. Xu Bin as Teenage Jiang. Singing voice provided by Elton Lee 李泓伸 Supporting cast Special appearances Original Sound Track (OST) Soundtrack A compilation album showcasing songs from ''Crescendo'' will be pre-released during the ''Cres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music
Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of Musical form, form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise Musical expression, expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all human societies. Definitions of music vary widely in substance and approach. While scholars agree that music is defined by a small number of elements of music, specific elements, there is no consensus as to what these necessary elements are. Music is often characterized as a highly versatile medium for expressing human creativity. Diverse activities are involved in the creation of music, and are often divided into categories of musical composition, composition, musical improvisation, improvisation, and performance. Music may be performed using a wide variety of musical instruments, including the human voice. It can also be composed, sequenced, or otherwise produced to be indirectly played mechanically or electronically, such as via a music box ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonnie Loo
Bonnie Loo (born 12 July 1994) is a Malaysian actress and singer based in Singapore managed by The Celebrity Agency. Early life Loo was born in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, and is the elder of two daughters. She began to take singing lessons when she was 10 years old, and enrolled in numerous singing competitions in the Asia Pacific region since the age of 6. Her family emigrated to Singapore when she was 12 years old both for her higher education and her father's job posting to Singapore. She graduated with a Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level from Riverside Secondary School. Career She rose to fame in 2013 when she participated in and won the fourth season of ''Campus SuperStar'', one of the Chinese singing competitions held in Singapore. Her victory made the series' history since the show began in 2006 as the first female winner, and her grand prize included a two-year Mediacorp management contract, $5,000 cash and the opportunity to perform with Taiwan-based singer Ding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liang Wern Fook
Dr Liang Wern Fook (; born 1964 in Singapore) is a Cantonese Singaporean writer, musician, singer and researcher in Chinese literature and pedagogy. He was one of the pioneer figures in '' xinyao'' (Singaporean Chinese folk songs) movement in the 1980s and 1990s. Early life and education Liang grew up in a music-loving household, along with his two younger siblings. His father, a journalist, and his mother, an acupuncturist, were always playing the records of singers like Bai Guang and Zhou Xuan. Liang received his primary and secondary school education at Catholic High School. He started taking piano lessons at the age of 10, and went on to attain a Grade 8 certificate. Liang wrote his first song, "Write A Song For You", at the age of 16, and he became more prolific once he started attending Hwa Chong Junior College (now Hwa Chong Institution), often performing with schoolmates in addition to heading the student council and Chinese society drama club. Many of the songs h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hu Wensui
Hu Wensui (born 15 December 1981) is a Singapore-based Chinese actor, businessman, filmmaker and tour guide. Early life and career Hu attended Shanghai Theatre Academy and studied acting. The Shanghai male winner and overall male runner-up in '' Star Search 2001'', Hu signed to Mediacorp as a full-time actor til 2004, during which he participated in more than 50 local drama series. He was also part of the musical group Peace. After leaving his full-time actor job, Hu started a travel agency with a friend. In 2010, he joined Marina Bay Sands as a casino business development officer and at one point co-owned a martial arts club. In 2020, he produced, directed and acted in his first short film. The following year, he became a full-time video producer with the educational institution Study Trust International.Aside from appearing in local drama series as a freelance actor, Hu also holds a tour guide licence and mainly conducts tours for Chinese tourists. In February 2022, Hu joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Sim
Alfred Sim Chee Hao (born 4 October 1981) is a Singaporean singer, athletics coach and occasional actor. He is best known for being the winner of the third season of reality singing competition ''Project SuperStar''. Career Musical Sim auditioned for the first and second seasons of ''Project Superstar'' in 2005 and 2006 respectively, but he did not make it as one of the finalists. In 2011, Sim became part of Sparkle Live Music, which was founded by singer Tay Kewei, her sister Tay Kexin, and keyboardist Lee Ein Ein, in which he performs songs at weddings. Sim also participated in ''Guinness Live'', a competition "to find the next William Scorpion", representing Team ''Firefly'', along with Howie Yeo, Willis Loye and Yee Si Ling, managed by Fatt Zhai. They were the eventual champions, winning each member a winner's single. In 2013, Sim sung the theme song of television series '' The Journey: A Voyage'', entitled 家乡 (Homeland). It was nominated as Best Drama Theme Song for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stella Seah Hui Xian
Stella Seah (born Seah Hui Xian; 28 October 1992) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter currently signed under Ocean Butterflies Music. She was discovered after winning Starhub's first reality singing contest, ''Academy Fantasia'' in 2012. She was also a semi-finalist on Campus Superstar in 2007. In admiration of her perseverance to pursue a career as a singer, an anonymous sponsor had also provided her with funding for her final year of studies in LASALLE's Diploma in Music programme. Seah is also a member of singing-songwriting duo StellaVee. Biography 2007–2013: Early beginnings and Sunsilk Academy Fantasia In 2007, Stella represented CHIJ Katong Convent in the second season of Campus SuperStar under the name "Seah Hui Xian", in which she came in third in the female category. Later, she studied at LASALLE's School of Contemporary Music. She had been commended by Head of the School – Mr Timothy O'Dwyer as "a stand-out vocalists with a bright future." Mr O'Dwyer also said ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boon Hui Lu
Boon Hui Lu (born 11 December 1993) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter and actress. Early life and education Boon was born on December 11, 1993, in Singapore to a self-employed courier provider father and a housewife. Boon studied at Anglican High School. While studying at the Victoria Junior College, Boon had joined the school choir as she knew "she wanted to sing professionally". In 2015, she graduated from Nanyang Technological University's Nanyang Business School with an Accountancy degree. She was offered a job at a big accounting firm but had turned it down to pursue her music dreams. Career Boon started her career as a child actress. She won the Star Awards for Young Talent for her role in the television drama ''Rhapsody in Blue'' in 2006. In 2012, she represented Singapore in the popular Taiwanese reality TV singing competition ''Million Star''. She also participated in the Channel 5 reality TV singing competition '' The Final 1'' (2013) and was among the top 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guo Liang (actor)
Guo Liang (born 11 November 1968) is a Chinese nationality law, Chinese-born Singaporeans, Singaporean actor, television host and radio deejay. Career Guo graduated from the Shanghai Drama Institute and moved to Singapore during the 1990s to join the Television Corporation of Singapore (predecessor of Mediacorp, MediaCorp). He joined TCS in 1994. He joined SPH MediaWorks in late 2000 but returned to Mediacorp, MediaCorp in 2005 when the two companies merged. Although trained as an actor, he is mostly known in Singapore as television host of several Channel 8 (Singaporean TV channel), MediaCorp Channel 8 programmes, including the current affairs show ''Hello Singapore''. In 2019, Guo hosted the dating variety show titled ''The Destined One''. Guo is currently a guest presenter with Love 97.2FM. He is also an acting coach. Personal life Guo married Jade Shen Jie, a Chinese citizen, in 1994 and has a son, Marcus. He took up Singaporean citizenship in 2001 and his wife took up Singa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mei Xin
Mei Xin (born Chen Mei Xin on 26 November 1986) is a Singaporean actress, singer and host. Career In 2006, Chen participated in a beauty pageant and emerged as the champion. Shortly after, she signed to Popstar Media, a local agency, and made appearances in commercials and magazines and played small roles in television series. In 2007, she released her debut single "A Moment" (瞬间) and played a supporting role in the Mediacorp drama series '' Dear, Dear Son-In-Law'' in the same year. Chen made her career breakthrough in 2009 where she starred as the female lead in the Chinese series ''Guangdong Gentleman'', produced and directed by Zhao Benshan, who is one of China's most preeminent actor and director. Zhao had spotted Chen in a fundraising event hosted by CCTV in 2008 and decided to cast Chen in his production. In February 2010, Chen became Zhao's 49th and only foreign protégé. The same year, Chen had a prominent role in the drama series ''The Illusionist'' and thereafte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Li
Roy Li Fey Huei, more commonly or affectionally known as Li Fei Hui (Traditional Chinese: 黎沸揮), is a singer from Singapore. For the past two decades, besides penning his own songs and producing his own albums, the musician has been writing and producing songs for artists of the region, such as Andy Lau, Jeff Chang, Jacky Cheung, Kelly Poon, Tanya Chua, A-do. He runs a music school, Imagine Music. He participated as one of the judges in the reality singing competitions ''Project Superstar'' & ''Campus SuperStar''. In 2015, he acted and sung 《等你等到我心痛》 for Channel 8 drama 118. Biography Roy was born in Brunei, on 12 July 1965. Standing at the height of 170 cm. He started to pen his own songs in 1986, at the age of 21. In the same year, three of his songs were published and sung by artists of the Mando-pop scene. In total, he released five albums in Singapore, three albums in Taiwan, and ten compilations in the past twenty years of his career. Though ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayley Woo
Hayley Woo Jia Yi is a Singaporean actress and businesswoman. She was managed by JTeam JM Artiste Network from 2013 to 2017. She has an identical twin sister, Jayley Woo, who is also an actress and she is the elder of the twin. Career Woo and her sister joined The New Paper New Face competition in 2011 and started their media career after it. Personal life Woo is in a relationship with fellow actor Richie Koh, who won the Best Actor award in Star Awards 2023. Woo confirmed she was dating Koh and called him a 'romantic boyfriend' on the Valentine's Day Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. It originated as a Christian feast day honoring a Christian martyrs, martyr named Saint Valentine, Valentine, and ... on 14 February 2024. Filmography Television series Film Variety show Guinness World Record Theatre Awards and nominations References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zen Chong
Zen Chong (born Chong Cheng Xiong; 15 August 1978), formerly known as Zzen Chong, is a Malaysian actor and property agent who is based in Singapore. Early life A native of the "New Villages" in Kuala Lumpur, Chong studied graphic design and worked at an advertising agency prior to joining Star Search Malaysia. Career Chong joined MediaCorp in 2001 after finishing third in that year's Malaysian edition of Star Search Singapore. One of his first major roles was in the 2003 sitcom ''Lobang King'' where he was cast alongside veteran artistes Chew Chor Meng, Huang Wenyong and Irene Ang as the smooth-talking employee of Huang's character. Chong is known for portraying juvenile " ah beng" characters, antiheroes and villains. He shot to fame for his role as the main antagonist in the hit period drama A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents history, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
