Evelyn Tan Yuit Yin (born 7 October 1974) is a

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actress, host, educator and former singer. Tan was ranked by local media as the 'Fifth Ah Jie' for being the fifth most prominent actress in Singapore's Chinese-language entertainment industry of that time after

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and Phyllis Quek. She was prominently a full-time

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artiste from 1997 to 2005.

Early life

Tan studied at

Chung Cheng High School (Main) Chung Cheng High School (Main) is a co-educational government-aided autonomous Special Assistance Plan (SAP) secondary school in Singapore. Founded in 1939 as Chiang Kai-shek High School, it is one of the eleven SAP secondary schools in Singap ...

and Temasek Junior College and graduated from the

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with a degree in mathematics.

Career

Tan joined Star Search Singapore in 1997 after university and was offered a contract by

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(TCS) after making the top 20. The following year, she won the Most Popular Newcomer poll at the

Star Awards 1998 Star Awards 1998 is the fifth edition of the annual Star Awards presented by the Television Corporation of Singapore to honour its artistes who work on Channel 8. The Best Comedy Performer and Best Variety Show Host Awards were introduced to reco ...

. In 1998, Tan was signed by Hype Records, the third TCS artiste signed up by the company after

and

. In 1999, Tan and Dreamz FM, a local band, performed the song "Together" (心连心), the National Day theme song, at the 1999 Singapore National Day Parade. In September 2000, Tan joined the newly formed

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and diversified into hosting, presenting and newsreading. When it merged with

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in 2005, she was transferred to MediaWorks'

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but subsequently resigned for family reasons.

Personal life

She married actor-host Darren Lim on 27 March 2004. The couple have three sons and a daughter.

Filmography

Television series

Film

Theatre

* '' Beauty World'' (1998)

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

1974 births Living people Singaporean television actresses National University of Singapore alumni Singaporean film actresses Singaporean television presenters Singaporean stage actresses Singaporean educators Temasek Junior College alumni 20th-century Singaporean women singers 21st-century Singaporean women singers {{singapore-actor-stub