Lee Teng (born 30 May 1982) is a Taiwan-born Singaporean television host, businessman, radio deejay and occasional actor. Lee won the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artiste award and the Best Programme Host twice at the

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. In 2017, he won an

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for Best Current Affairs Presenter.

Early life

Lee was born in

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and went to

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when he was nine. He studied primary school in Singapore. He graduated from

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with a degree in accountancy. Lee, however, did not serve his national duties in both

conscription in Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), maintains an active conscription system in accordance with the regulations set by the government of the Republic of China. All qualified male citizens of military age in the country are obligated ...

and National Service in Singapore despite having citizenship and permanent residency in both countries.

Career

Lee was recruited by

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after winning the first runner-up in a talent show, ''SuperHost''. He has since appeared on various variety shows and hosted some programmes, including the

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2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

, 2017 and 2018

. Also, he is occasionally a guest deejay on Chinese language radio channel

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. Lee has been accused of rigging votes during the 2015 Star Awards, in which Lee had asked his friend to design software for him to go online and repeatedly vote for himself, allegations which Lee denies. Lee has won 5 Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes from 2013-2017.

Business ventures

Lee used to run the Singapore outlet of streetwear brand ''Stage'' and the fashion store ''Ground Zero''. Lee co-owns a hair salon, Air Salon, located at The Cathay, with two business partners. The salon was converted into a salon-cum-cafe when they relocate the salon.

Personal life

In 2018, Lee got into legal tussle with his business partner in court. In 2019, Lee attended a training course at the film college of

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. Lee began dating Gina Lin, a Singapore-based Taiwanese advertising executive, from October 2018, and then they were engaged on 24 March 2020. Lee announced his fiancee's pregnancy on 25 May 2020, but subsequently suffered a miscarriage. Lee and Lin registered their marriage in Singapore in June 2020.

Selected filmography

Television show hosting

Television series

Film

Discography

Compilation albums

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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