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Teresa Tseng
Teresa Tseng is a Taiwanese singer and actress. She is known for coming in second place in the Singaporean television music competition ''Campus SuperStar'', as well as starring in several Singaporean television series, such as '' Let It Shine'' and '' Table of Glory''. Career While Tseng was attending CHIJ Katong Convent, she participated in the Singaporean television music competition ''Campus SuperStar'', where she came in second place. Following this, she starred in the drama television series '' Let It Shine'' in 2007. She then starred in the sports and romance drama television series '' Table of Glory''. She returned to Taiwan after graduating from Ngee Ann Polytechnic in 2013 to pursue a singing career. She participated in the Chinese reality singing competition ''Chinese Idol'' and the Taiwanese reality singing competition ''Chinese Million Star ''Chinese Million Star'' is a Taiwanese singing reality-competition based on the previous program, ''One Million Star''. The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campus SuperStar (season 1)
''Campus SuperStar'' is a Singaporean television music competition to find new singing talent. Contestants are students from secondary schools, junior colleges and institutes of technical education. The first season began airing on MediaCorp Channel U on 2 January, 2006 and ended on 3 April, 2006. The original lineup of judges were Foong Wai See, Cavin Soh and Peter Tan. Li Feihui was brought in as the fourth judge in the first week of semi-final. Hong Junyang, Dasmond Koh and Sugianto hosted the show. The male category winner, Ng Chee Yang, a sixteen-year-old student from Hwa Chong Institution, was named the inaugural winner of ''Campus SuperStar'', with female category winner Teresa Tseng from CHIJ Katong Convent named the runner-up. Ng received a two-year MediaCorp management contract and a cash prize of $2,000. Judges and hosts The original lineup of judges for season one were Y.E.S. 93.3FM programme director Foong Wai See, actor and singer Cavin Soh as well as vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let It Shine (2007 TV Series)
Let It Shine (Simplified Chinese: 萤火虫的梦) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8 Channel 8 ( zh, 8頻道) is a Singaporean free-to-air television channel, airing in Mandarin Chinese. It was created by Television Singapura on 31 August 1963 with experimental broadcasts, before going official on 23 November that year. The ch .... It made its debut on 16 January 2007 and ended its 20-episode run on 12 February 2007. The show achieved pretty low viewership rates for a local drama serial in Singapore. Less than 250,000 viewers tuned into the premiere episode, making it one of the more least-watched Singaporean television dramas. In fact, the figures was the lowest for all Singapore Chinese Dramas in the year of 2007. Despite this show being a teenage idol drama, 23.5% of the viewers were actually housewives, while only about 14.5% were students and teenagers. Viewership Rating Cast Main Cast Othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Table Of Glory
Table of Glory (simplified Chinese: 乒乓圆) is a Singaporean Chinese Sports and Romance drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 1 April 2009 and ended on 28 April 2009. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. Plot Since young, He Sheng Wu ( Joshua Ang) has had a passion for table tennis. His mother was a national player and she personally coached him and honed his skills as a table tennis player. However, ever since his mother's untimely death in an accident, Ah Wu became quiet and sullen and withdrew into his own shell. His performance in his studies and at work was affected and he was branded a “loser”. Ah Wu helps out at his father, He Yingxiong's ( Zheng Geping) laundry shop. His only comfort is in paddling a table tennis ball against a wall. He Yingxiong is furious that his son is seemingly useless and wasting his life away paddling a table tennis ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CHIJ Katong Convent
CHIJ Katong Convent (CHIJ – KC) is a government-aided autonomous Catholic girls' secondary school in Marine Parade, Singapore. The school is one of 11 Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ) schools in Singapore. Katong Convent is known for providing its students with a holistic and well-balanced education. The school has produced successful alumni who serve in many facets of society. History In the 1920s, the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus acquired one of the private bungalows on the eastern coast of Singapore as a weekend holiday bungalow for the nuns and boarders of the convent. In 1930, these buildings were used as a private school and in 1932 the school was given a grant-in-aid status. The first set of students registered in January 1932 was mixed – 171 girls and 26 boys. Upon the completion of Saint Patrick's School in late 1932, the boys were transferred there. Katong Convent was no larger than a village school, consisting of four classes and a total enrolment of 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8 Days (magazine)
''8 DAYS'' is a Singaporean online magazine published by Mediacorp. Published in print weekly from 1990 to 2018, it covers a wide range of topics including entertainment, food, movies, TV, music, fashion, beauty, travel and lifestyle. It is mainly read by the PMEB crowd and young people, but has an audience that spans all age groups. The magazine is known for its tongue-in-cheek humour and its coverage of the Singapore entertainment scene, and also features regional and international entertainment stories and celebrity features, such as interviews with Hollywood, Hong Kong, Taiwanese and Korean stars. There is usually a main feature story, which often has an interview with a celeb and photos. The main sections of the magazine include “See & Do”, which has celebrity news and gossip, “Movies”, which contains reviews and film features, and “Eat & Drink”, a large food section with reviews, new openings and recipes. Other sections include “Lifestyle”, “Travel”, "Home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Paper
''The New Paper'' is a Singaporean newspaper in tabloid form. It was originally published as a "noon paper", but since 2016 has been published daily as a freesheet in the morning from 7 a.m. onwards. History First launched on 26 July 1988, by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), it had an average daily circulation of 101,600 in August 2010, according to SPH. In 1991, the paper organised the New Paper Big Walk, a mass-participation walking event. The event came to be held annually in Singapore. It holds the official Guinness World Record as world's largest walk when a record-breaking 77,500 participants joined on 21 May 2000. There is also a noon edition that hits the newsstands on Mondays and Thursdays that gives more special coverage of late-night association football matches that occur after the morning edition goes to press. ''The New Paper'' was Singapore's second-highest circulating paid English-language newspaper before it became a free newspaper on 1 December 2016. ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Straits Times
''The Straits Times'' is an English-language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore and currently owned by SPH Media Trust (previously Singapore Press Holdings). ''The Sunday Times'' is its Sunday edition. The newspaper was established on 15 July 1845 as ''The Straits Times and Singapore Journal of Commerce''. ''The Straits Times'' is considered a newspaper of record for Singapore. The print and digital editions of ''The Straits Times'' and ''The Sunday Times'' have a daily average circulation of 364,134 and 364,849 respectively in 2017, as audited by Audit Bureau of Circulations Singapore. Myanmar and Brunei editions are published, with newsprint circulations of 5,000 and 2,500 respectively. History The original conception for ''The Straits Times'' has been debated by historians of Singapore. Prior to 1845, the only English-language newspaper in Singapore was ''The'' ''Singapore Free Press'', founded by William Napier in 1835. Marterus Thaddeus Apcar, an Armenian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) is a post-secondary education institution and Statutory boards of the Singapore Government, statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education (Singapore), Ministry of Education in Singapore. Established in 1963, the Polytechnic (Singapore), polytechnic is renowned for its business programmes. History Ngee Ann Polytechnic was founded in 1963 with 116 students as the Ngee Ann College by Ngee Ann Kongsi, The Ngee Ann Kongsi, offering courses in language, commerce and technology. Academic Academic schools There are a total of nine academic schools providing 39 full-time courses. The polytechnic also offers part-time programmes for adult learners through the CET Academy. Established in 1985, the CET Academy now trains more than 10,000 adults and conducts over 200 courses every year. Programmes and scholarships *The NP Youth Academy setup by the polytechnic offers programmes for every student anchored in the areas of leadership, character bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Idol
''Chinese Idol'' () is a Chinese reality/singing competition program. Based on the British television series, ''Pop Idol'', which was created by Simon Fuller and developed by FremantleMedia, ''Chinese Idol'' premiered on May 19, 2013 on DragonTV and was hosted by Chinese TV Hosts, Lin Hai, who previously hosted the Chinese version of Family Feud from April 2010 to October 2010 succeeded by Chinese actor, Ying Da, and, Cheng Lei, who hosted China's Got Talent and the Chinese version of Top Gear from November 2014 to December 2015. Chinese Idol ended its second and final season on December 14, 2014. The series, like its British and American counterparts, aims to find the best new singer in China based on viewer voting and participation. ''Chinese Idol'' employs a panel of judges to select the finalists and will then critique their performances, these include international recording artists Coco Lee and Vivian Hsu, Chinese recording artist Han Hong, Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Million Star
''Chinese Million Star'' is a Taiwanese singing reality-competition based on the previous program, '' One Million Star''. The series was a Remake of ''One Million Star'' and adapting competition format based on the seven seasons. After seven seasons of '' One Million Star'', a Taiwanese televised singing competition named Chinese Million Star begins its search for a new superstar. produced by Gin Star Entertainment, and aired on CTV (China Television Company, Ltd). Most of the competition remains similar to the original counterpart of ''One Million Star'' as well as the judges. The series employs a panel of judges who critique the contestants' performances, which were Yuan Wei Jen, Kay Huang, Albert Leung, James Li and David Tao. The series is hosted by Mathilda Tao, who she previously hosted ''One Million Star''. The competition is open to singers worldwide. The top prize is a cash payout of along with various prizes. The three winners were Sharon Kwan, Max Lin, and Chen Haoyu. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mind Matters
Mind Matters ( zh, 心。情） is a 20-episode drama series produced by Mediacorp Channel 8. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. It stars Qi Yuwu and Jesseca Liu as the casts of this series. Cast Original Sound Track (OST) Awards & Nominations Mind Matters is up for 5 nominations. The other drama serials nominated for Best Theme Song are ''Blessings 2'' , ''VIC'' , ''You Can Be An Angel 3'' & '' Reach For The Skies''. It did not win any of the nomination. Star Awards 2019 See also * List of MediaCorp Channel 8 Chinese drama series (2010s) This is a list of Chinese-language television programme broadcast on Mediacorp Channel 8, a television channel in Singapore. The years stated in the list are the years in which the programmes were first aired on the channel. Current programmin ... References {{reflist Mediacorp Chinese language programmes 2018 Singaporean television series debuts Channel 8 (Singapore) orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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