Cavin Soh (, born 17 November 1970) (苏智诚/苏志诚 Su Zhi Cheng previous name) is a
Singaporean
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actor, host, watch dealer and singer.
Career
Soh used to be a lead singer in the band Dreamz FM (梦飞船) and a
radio deejay
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on MediaCorp's Chinese language station
Y.E.S. 93.3FM before switching to television and acting. In 2005, he won the Best Supporting Actor award for his portrayal of Zhou Daqiu, the antagonist, in ''
Portrait of Home
''Portrait of Home'' () is a Chinese language drama serial which was filmed for and broadcast on Singapore's Mediacorp TV Channel 8 in 2005. It stars Adrian Pang, Xiang Yun, Louise Lee, Richard Low, Pierre Png and Felicia Chin as the ca ...
''. The character was also voted the Top 10 Most Memorable Villains at the
Star Awards 2007
Star Awards 2007 () was a television award ceremony held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It was the first ''Star Awards'' ceremony to be broadcast in two weeks putting emphasi ...
anniversary special.
Besides acting in dramas, Soh still juggles his musical interests with television commitments. He has written and performed the theme songs of a number of drama series and was a judge on ''
SuperBand
''SuperBand'' () is a spin-off of '' Project SuperStar'', a popular singing talent-search competition in Singapore. Contestants are bands of 2 to 6 people.
To mark the opening of the first season, a special SuperBand Big Jam where all the 18 b ...
'' and ''
Campus SuperStar
''Campus SuperStar'' is a Singaporean reality television singing competition to find new singing talent, contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. The show began on 2 January 2006 and is broadcast on MediaCorp Channel U. It is ...
''.
Personal life
Soh was schooled at
Maris Stella High School
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(Primary and Secondary). Afterwards, he graduated with a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering at
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
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Established in ...
. Thereafter, he was conferred with an honours degree from the
University of Glasgow, Scotland
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Soh married Serena Yeo in December 2009, and they have a son and a daughter.
Filmography
Television
Variety Shows
Discography
Drama Theme Songs
Dreamz FM
;Singles
, 2022, , When Duty Calls 2 (卫国先锋2) , , Theme song of ' 'Nu Fang (怒放)''
Accolades
References
External links
Profileon xinmsn
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1970 births
Singaporean male television actors
Singaporean singer-songwriters
Singaporean people of Hakka descent
Living people
21st-century Singaporean male actors
Hakka musicians
21st-century Singaporean male singers
Singaporean Mandopop singers