Jermaine Leong (born 19 December 1998;
Chinese
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: 梁任宇; pinyin: Liáng Rènyǔ) is an English singer and actress from Singapore. She was the winner of the
second season of ''The Final 1'' in 2015. Thereafter, she has been managed by Hype Records.
Career
Leong started as a child actor in
Housewives' Holiday
Housewives' Holiday () is a Singaporean Chinese drama, which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Hong Huifang, Ann Kok, Xiang Yun, Brandon Wong, Yao Wenlong and Rayson Tan as the casts of the seri ...
, a 2009 Chinese drama televised on
Mediacorp Channel 8
Channel 8 ( zh, 8頻道) is a Singaporean Mandarin-language free-to-air terrestrial television channel in Singapore, owned by state media conglomerate Mediacorp. The channel broadcasts general entertainment and news programming in the Manda ...
.
In 2010, she was cast in
okto
Okto is a Singaporean children's programming block broadcast by Mediacorp's Channel 5 in English and Channel 8 in Mandarin Chinese.
The brand originally operated as a standalone free-to-air channel from 19 October 2008 to 1 May 2019, havin ...
's Dream School 1 and 2, a television series with song and dance elements.
In 2012, Leong was selected to sing
Singapore Youth Festival
Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) is a biennial Singaporean event to showcase student's talents in performing arts in the country. First launched in 1967, the SYF has seen the involvement of more than 30,000 students in the activities and performan ...
's 2012 theme song "Live Our Story".
In 2018, Leong took on the lead role in
Mediacorp Channel 5
Channel 5 is an English-language free-to-air terrestrial television channel in Singapore, owned by the state-owned media conglomerate Mediacorp. It airs a generalist format including domestic and imported entertainment programming, news, and s ...
's FAM !, co-starring with
Gurmit Singh
Gurmit Singh (born 24 March 1965; ; ) is a Singaporean actor, comedian and host. He was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1994 to 2014. He is best known for his role as the titular character Phua Chu Kang in ''Phua Chu Kang Pte Lt ...
,
Vernetta Lopez
Vernetta Lopez (born 22 July 1973) is a Singaporean actress and radio DJ. She is best known for her role as Denise Tan in the popular and award-winning Singaporean local sitcom '' Under One Roof'' from 1995 to 2003.
Career
Other than being a ra ...
and
Benjamin Kheng
Benjamin Kheng Wen Ming (born 15 August 1990) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter, and former national swimmer. Kheng made his music debut with the Singaporean band The Sam Willows, which debuted in 2012.
Early life and education
Kheng was a f ...
.
The Final 1 and debut album
In 2015, Leong auditioned for the
second season of ''The Final 1'', singing
Bruno Mars
Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Regarded as a pop icon, he is known for his three-octave tenor vocal range, live performances, R ...
' ''
It Will Rain
"It Will Rain" is a song by American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars. It was released on September 27, 2011 by Atlantic Records as the lead single from the movie's soundtrack '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1''. Mars composed the ...
''. After the regional auditions, the producers shortlisted her as a potential contestant and eventually moved on to the next round as one of the 12 girls in the final 24.
At the Top 24 round as part of Group 1, Leong sang ''
Steal My Girl
"Steal My Girl" is a song written and recorded by English-Irish boy band One Direction. It is the lead single from their fourth studio album ''Four (One Direction album), Four'' (2014). It was released worldwide on 29 September 2014. The single w ...
'' together with Vanessa Devi, Shanice Hedger and Ruth Matthews as the whole group, and ''
Blank Space
"Blank Space" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and the second single from her fifth studio album, ''1989'' (2014). Swift wrote the song with its producers, Max Martin and Shellback. Inspired by the media scrutiny on Sw ...
'' in the solo round, and was sent through to the next round. She sang
''Lay Me Down'' in the Top 16 round and made it through to the finals, singing ''
A Sky Full of Stars'' as a group of top 10 finalists and ''
Almost Is Never Enough
"Almost Is Never Enough" is a song recorded by American singer Ariana Grande and English singer Nathan Sykes. The Pop music, pop and Soul music, soul-influenced track was written by Grande, Harmony Samuels, Carmen Reece, Al Sherrod Lambert, Olaniy ...
'' in the solo segment of the Identity round.
Following the eliminations of Lou Peixin and Shanice Hedger, Leong made it to the last semi-final show along with Charlene Su and Odelle Sabrin as the final three contestants and as females. On 4 October, Jermaine duetted with
Jessica Sanchez
Jessica Elizabeth Sanchez (born August 4, 1995) is an American singer-songwriter. She rose to prominence following her finish as the runner-up on the eleventh season of ''American Idol''.
Early life
Jessica Elizabeth Sanchez was born in Chula ...
, the runner-up of the
eleventh season of the
American Idol
''American Idol'' is an American Music competition, singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle (company), Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It a ...
. During the same night, she sang her winner's single, "Shine", a song written and composed by
Ken Lim
Ken Lim Chih Chiang (born 1964) is a composer, music producer, publisher, artist manager, concert promoter, campaign management and concept development.
Early life and career
Ken Lim runs one of Singapore's most established record companies, ...
.
At the end of the final results show, Leong won the competition.
Personal life
Leong was born in Singapore on 19 December 1998. She studied in CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity,
CHIJ Saint Joseph's Convent
CHIJ Saint Joseph's Convent is a government-aided Catholic girls' secondary school in Sengkang, Singapore. The school is one of 11 Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ) schools in Singapore.
History
The school was founded in 1938, as a privat ...
,
and in
Temasek Polytechnic
Temasek Polytechnic (TP) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education, Singapore.
Established in 1990, TP is renowned for its law and design programmes. It is also the first an ...
, studying for Diploma in Communications & Media Management.
Jermaine has been singing
contemporary worship music
Contemporary worship music (CWM), also known as praise and worship music, is a distinct genre of Christian music used in contemporary worship. It has evolved over the past 60 years and is stylistically similar to pop music. The songs are of ...
at the
New Creation Church
New Creation Church (abbreviation: NCC) is a Non-denominational Christianity, non-denominational Charismatic movement, Charismatic Christian megachurch in Singapore. Founded in 1984, it holds church services at The Star Performing Arts Centre. ...
.
Discography
Filmography
Television series
Variety shows
References
External links
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Jermaine Leongon Hype Records
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1998 births
Living people
21st-century Singaporean women singers
Singaporean television actresses