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Hey Gorgeous (season 3)
The third season of Hey Gorgeous (), a Singaporean talent-scouting competition which searches for new talents in tertiary institutes, premiered on 24 August 2015 on MediaCorp Channel 8, and broadcast on Mondays from 8pm to 9pm. This season marks the first time the contest is aired on MediaCorp Channel 8, instead of MediaCorp Channel U in which the first two seasons were aired. In this season, the number of semifinalists has been downsized from 24 to 21, while the number of finalists has been downsized from 12 to eight. A total of seven tertiary institutions participate in this contest, namely Singapore Polytechnic, Temasek Polytechnic, Nanyang Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, National University of Singapore, Republic Polytechnic and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. Elvin Ng and Carrie Wong serve as the celebrity ambassadors for this season. Gan Zhi Jian from Singapore Polytechnic was crowned winner of this season. This season launched artist like He Yingying to fame. Judges and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheila Sim (actress)
Sheila Sim Hui Yi (born 7 June 1984) is a Singaporean actress, model and businesswoman. Early life and education Sim attended Radin Mas Primary School and CHIJ Saint Theresa's Convent. She later studied at Nanyang Polytechnic but dropped out after three months. Sim graduated from Marketing Institute of Singapore with a diploma in sales and marketing and Curtin Singapore with a degree in advertising and marketing respectively. In 2021, Sim graduated from with a diploma in positive psychology from the School of Positive Psychology. Career Sim started modelling in 2001. She was discovered at 16 by a talent scout while attending the wedding of her aunt Ivy Chng, who was a runway model in the 1980s. In 2009, Sim made her film debut in indie film ''Autumn In March'', and later in 2013, she made her television debut in Channel 8's Chinese drama series, ''I'm in Charge''. In 2014, Sim filmed a toggle original series, ''Mystic Whisper'' and a long-running half hour drama, ''118 (T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanyang Academy Of Fine Arts
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA; zh, 南洋艺术学院; ; ) is a publicly-funded post-secondary arts institution in Singapore, and a constituent college of the University of the Arts Singapore (UAS) from 2024. NAFA offers courses at high-school/Singapore's polytechnic equivalent diploma, Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree levels. NAFA's diploma programmes provides comprehensive arts and design education appropriate of Singapore's polytechnic-level for students who had successfully completed their secondary school education, which is 10 years of studies in Singapore. As an industry-oriented alternative to a broader-based junior college education in Singapore, NAFA's diploma graduates in Singapore are sought after for work or many continue to complete university degrees. NAFA's Diploma Programme in Singapore admits the majority of their students after secondary school, normally at the age of 16–17, which is after ten years of formal education, similar to the other polytec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Kwok
Aaron Kwok Fu-shing (born 26 October 1965) is a Hong Kong singer, dancer, and actor, known as one of Hong Kong's "Four Heavenly Kings". Active since the 1980s, he has released over 30 studio albums in Cantonese and Mandarin, mostly in the dance-pop genre, with elements of rock, R&B, soul, electronica and traditional Chinese music. Concurrently with his music career, Kwok debuted as an actor with a role in the TVB television drama ''Genghis Khan'' (1987). He gained recognition in the film ''Saviour of the Soul'' (1991), for which he was nominated for a Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. His notable films include '' The Storm Riders'' (1998), '' China Strike Force'' (2000), ''Divergence'' (2005), ''After This Our Exile'' (2006), ''Cold War'' (2012) and its 2016 sequel, '' Port of Call'' (2015), for which he won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor, and ''Project Gutenberg'' (2018). Early life Kwok graduated from St John's Co-education College in Hong Kong. Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bond
The ''James Bond'' franchise focuses on James Bond (literary character), the titular character, a fictional Secret Intelligence Service, British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have written authorised Bond novels or novelisations: Kingsley Amis, Christopher Wood (writer), Christopher Wood, John Gardner (British writer), John Gardner, Raymond Benson, Sebastian Faulks, Jeffery Deaver, William Boyd (writer), William Boyd, Anthony Horowitz and Charlie Higson. The latest novel is ''On His Majesty's Secret Service'' by Charlie Higson, published in May 2023. Additionally, Charlie Higson wrote a series on Young Bond, a young James Bond, and Samantha Weinberg, Kate Westbrook wrote three novels based on the The Moneypenny Diaries, diaries of a recurring series character, Miss Moneypenny, Moneypenny. The character—also known by the code nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande And Nicki Minaj Song)
"Bang Bang" is a song by English singer-songwriter Jessie J, American singer-songwriter Ariana Grande, and Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released by Lava and Republic Records on 28 July 2014 as the lead single from Jessie J's third studio album, '' Sweet Talker'' (2014). The song was written by Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Rickard Göransson, Grande and Minaj. It was produced by Martin, Göransson, and Ilya, with Kuk Harrell serving as a vocal producer. It is also included on the deluxe version of Grande's second studio album '' My Everything'' (2014), serving as the third single from that album. "Bang Bang" debuted at number six and later peaked at number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It debuted at number one in the United Kingdom becoming Jessie's third number-one, Grande's second number-one, and Minaj's first number-one single on the chart. The song reached the top ten in multiple other countries including Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Irelan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicki Minaj
Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj ( ), is a Trinidadian rapper, singer, and songwriter. Regarded as the "Queen of Rap" and one of the most influential rappers of all time, she is noted for her dynamic Flow (rapping), rap flow, witty lyrics, musical versatility, and alter egos, and is credited as a driving force in the mainstream resurgence of female rap since the 2010s. Minaj began rapping professionally in the early 2000s and gained recognition with her Nicki Minaj discography#Mixtapes, three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009. Her debut studio album, ''Pink Friday'' (2010), topped the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 and achieved the largest female rap album sales week of the 21st century, spawning the global hit single "Super Bass". Minaj explored dance-pop on her second US number-one album, ''Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded'' (2012), which produced the top-five single, "Starships (song), Starships". She returned to her Hip hop m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande-Butera ( ; born June 26, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Regarded as a pop icon and an influential figure in popular music, Grande is known for her four-octave vocal range, which extends into the whistle register. List of awards and nominations received by Ariana Grande, Her accolades include two Grammy Awards, a Brit Award, two Billboard Music Awards, ''Billboard'' Music Awards, three American Music Awards, 39 ''Guinness World Records'', and ten MTV Video Music Awards. The Forbes list of the world's highest-paid musicians#Female, world's highest-paid female musician in 2020, Grande has sold over 90 million records worldwide, making her one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music artists of all time. Grande began her career as a teenage actress by appearing in the Broadway theatre, Broadway musical ''13 (musical), 13'' (2008), and rose to fame as Cat Valentine (Victorious), Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessie J
Jessica Ellen Cornish (born 27 March 1988), known professionally as Jessie J, is an English singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, she began her career on stage, aged 11, with a role in the West End musical '' Whistle Down the Wind''. She later studied at the BRIT School, before signing with Gut Records and striking a songwriting deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. After signing with Republic Records, Jessie J came to prominence with the release of her debut single, " Do It like a Dude", which peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. Her following single, "Price Tag", was an international success, topping the charts in nineteen countries, including the UK. It was followed by the release of her debut album, '' Who You Are'' (2011), which peaked at number two in the UK. Other singles from the album included " Nobody's Perfect", " Who You Are", "Domino" and " Laserlight", all of which peaked within the top ten in the UK, making Jessie J the first British female a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigga Shay
Pek Jin Shen (born 12 September 1992), better known by his stage name Shigga Shay ( stylised as ShiGGa Shay—the capitalised "GG" representing "Grizzle Grind"), is a Singaporean hip hop artist, songwriter, director and music producer. He is widely acknowledged as one of the prominent figures in Singapore's music industry, celebrated for his extensive body of work. ShiGGa Shay has achieved notable accomplishments throughout his career, including being recognised as the "Unsigned Talent of The Week" by WorldStarHipHop at 17 and securing multiple #1 singles on the iTunes Singapore Charts. Furthermore, he had the distinct honour of being invited to perform at the White House Afterparty for the State Dinner in Washington, DC. In 2023, Shay made history by being the first Singaporean and the first artist to perform a song in both Mandarin and Hokkien on COLORSxSTUDIOS. In the same year, he was invited to perform as a special guest on "The Rap Of China", alongside rapper E.SO, making ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shake It Off (Taylor Swift Song)
"Shake It Off" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and the lead single from her fifth studio album, ''1989'' (2014). She wrote the song with its producers, Max Martin and Shellback. Inspired by the media scrutiny on Swift's public image, the lyrics are about her indifference to detractors and their negative remarks. An uptempo dance-pop song, "Shake It Off" features a looping drum beat, a saxophone line, and a handclap–based bridge. Big Machine Records released it on August 18, 2014, to promote ''1989'' as Swift's first pop album after her previous country image and sound. Initial reviews mostly praised the production as catchy, but some criticized the lyrics as weak and shallow. Retrospectively, critics have considered "Shake It Off" an effective opener for ''1989'' as an album that transformed Swift's image from country to pop; ''NME'' and '' Consequence'' ranked it among their best songs of the 2010s decade. The single topped charts and was certi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Known for her autobiographical songwriting, artistic versatility, and Cultural impact of Taylor Swift, cultural impact, Swift is one of the Best selling artists, world's best-selling artists, the List of highest-grossing live music artists, highest-grossing performer, the List of music artists by net worth, richest female musician, and the first billionaire with music as the main income. Swift signed to Big Machine Records in 2005, debuting as a Country music, country singer with the albums ''Taylor Swift (album), Taylor Swift'' (2006) and ''Fearless (Taylor Swift album), Fearless'' (2008). The singles "Teardrops on My Guitar", "Love Story (Taylor Swift song), Love Story", and "You Belong with Me" found Crossover music, crossover success on Country radio, country and Contemporary hit radio, pop radio formats. She incorporated Rock music, rock on ''Speak Now'' (2010) and Electronic music, electronic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sealed With A Kiss (2015 TV Series)
''Sealed with a Kiss'' (Chinese: 吻我吧，住家男) is a Singaporean romance drama produced and telecast on MediaCorp Channel 8. The drama began production in April 2015 and began its run from 27 August 2015. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. The series stars Rebecca Lim, Elvin Ng, Zhang Zhenhuan and Carrie Wong as the main casts of the series. Plot Du Junning (Rebecca Lim), is a successful real estate agent. She is well known for knowing how to sweet-talk not only her clients, as well as her superior and colleagues. However, those words are not what will truly comes from her heart. One day, she realized that her life has turned upside down after an accidental kiss with Zhu Jianan - where she could only speak the truth. She started offending people all around her by being blunt and straightforward, which result in the loss of job, relationship, kinship and even friendship. Her father avoided her, her best friend Zhenzhen fell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
