Olivia Ong
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Olivia Ong is a Singapore
an singer. She sings mostly in English but developed her career singing in English
and Japanese
. In addition, she has released rare tracks, recorded in Mandarin, and Cantonese which can be found on limited edition albums.
, she won a singing contest and was signed to a Japanese recording company S2S Pte Ltd
at the age of 15.
After taking her O-level examinations in Singapore, Ong moved to Japan to further her studies as well as her career as a solo artist. In Singapore, Ong, along with 2 other Singaporean girls formed the Japanese pop (J-pop
) group, Mirai. Their first single, "Open Up Your Mind", was one of the theme songs in the Japanese anime Gensoumaden Saiyuki.
She released her bestselling début, A Girl Meets Bossa Nova at only 19. With her sultry, soulful, pristine and innocent vocals, she reinterprets Frank Sinatra
's hits such as "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars", among other jazz and pop numbers. She is one of the new wave of Singaporean talent being exported internationally. So far, Ong is the only pop sensation exported exclusively to Japan; previous stars such as Mavis Hee
, Kit Chan
, Tanya Chua
, Joi Chua
, Stefanie Sun
, Michelle Saram
etc., have been promoted mainly in the Greater Chinese market.
In 2009 Ong was signed to Taiwanese record company HIM Music and became a big hit back in Singapore after she sang the theme song of the peranakan-themed drama serial, The Little Nyonya
. She has stated that her paternal grandfather is Peranakan
.
Her first record under HIM Music was released on 5 March 2010, entitled Olivia. In 2011, Ong recorded a duet, "最後一眼" (Just One Look), with label mate Aaron Yan
of Fahrenheit
, which was released in his debut EP The Next Me
.
Olivia has recently released her latest album entitled 'Romance' on 22 July 2011
(大世界) as Ah Min, a young fashion photographer who stumbled across a set of old photographs taken by her late grandmother (Yvonne Lim
). She brought the photographs to her grandmother's old friend, Ah Meng (Chew Chor Meng
) who might have connections to the people in the photographs.
Ah Meng then proceeds to tell 4 different stories based on each photograph, each story set in a different generation.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
an singer. She sings mostly in English but developed her career singing in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
. In addition, she has released rare tracks, recorded in Mandarin, and Cantonese which can be found on limited edition albums.
Biography
Likened to Seiko MatsudaSeiko Matsuda
is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter. Due to her popularity in the 1980s and her long career, she has been dubbed the "Eternal idol" by the Japanese media.- Biography :...
, she won a singing contest and was signed to a Japanese recording company S2S Pte Ltd
S2S Pte Ltd
S2S Pte. Ltd. is a Japanese record label founded by Ken Suzuki.-History:S2S was founded and established in Singapore in October 1997 as an artist management and production house- S2S Pte Ltd. In 1999, S2S Inc, Japan was set up as a distribution, artist management and publishing company in Tokyo,...
at the age of 15.
After taking her O-level examinations in Singapore, Ong moved to Japan to further her studies as well as her career as a solo artist. In Singapore, Ong, along with 2 other Singaporean girls formed the Japanese pop (J-pop
J-pop
, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
) group, Mirai. Their first single, "Open Up Your Mind", was one of the theme songs in the Japanese anime Gensoumaden Saiyuki.
She released her bestselling début, A Girl Meets Bossa Nova at only 19. With her sultry, soulful, pristine and innocent vocals, she reinterprets Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
's hits such as "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars", among other jazz and pop numbers. She is one of the new wave of Singaporean talent being exported internationally. So far, Ong is the only pop sensation exported exclusively to Japan; previous stars such as Mavis Hee
Mavis Hee
Mavis Hee is a Singaporean singer.She was the second runner-up and also Miss Photogenic and Miss Amity for Singapore's Miss Chinatown Pageant 1992.-Her work:...
, Kit Chan
Kit Chan
Kit Chan is a Singaporean singer.-Music:She was a member of the pioneer generation of Singaporean singers to successfully break into the international market, marked in particular by her breakthrough into the competitive and highly critical Taiwanese market with her hit Mandarin album Heartache ...
, Tanya Chua
Tanya Chua
Tanya Chua is a Golden Melody Award-winning Singaporean singer and songwriter.-Music career:A former business administration student at Singapore Polytechnic, Chua started out singing in English, releasing her first English album, Bored, in 1997...
, Joi Chua
Joi Chua
Joi Chua or Joi Tsai is a Singaporean female singer signed under Play Music.Joi was educated at Raffles Girls' Primary School, Clementi Town Secondary School, and Singapore Polytechnic in Optometry....
, Stefanie Sun
Stefanie Sun
Stefanie Sun was born Sng Ee Tze on 23 July 1978, and known to fans as 13姐 , is a Singaporean singer-songwriter. She has sold over 30 million copies of her albums during the span of her career thus far. She does the majority of her recording, and conducts most of her publicity events, in Taiwan,...
, Michelle Saram
Michelle Saram
Michelle Alicia Saram is a singer and actress from Singapore. She is notable for being one of the very few celebrities of Chindian descent, her father being Indian and mother being Chinese. She is also one of the few actresses who have played leading roles in Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong...
etc., have been promoted mainly in the Greater Chinese market.
In 2009 Ong was signed to Taiwanese record company HIM Music and became a big hit back in Singapore after she sang the theme song of the peranakan-themed drama serial, The Little Nyonya
The Little Nyonya
The Little Nyonya is a 34-episode drama serial which debuted on 25 November 2008 on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. The storyline, which involves an extended Peranakan family in Singapore, is set in the 1930s and spans 70 years. The series was partly sponsored by the Media...
. She has stated that her paternal grandfather is Peranakan
Peranakan
Peranakan Chinese and Baba-Nyonya are terms used for the descendants of late 15th and 16th-century Chinese immigrants to the Indonesian archipelago of Nusantara during the Colonial era....
.
Her first record under HIM Music was released on 5 March 2010, entitled Olivia. In 2011, Ong recorded a duet, "最後一眼" (Just One Look), with label mate Aaron Yan
Aaron Yan
Aaron Yan is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer, commercial model and actor. He is the youngest member of Taiwanese Mandopop vocal quartet boy band Fahrenheit.-Biography:Aaron Wu Geng Lin was born on November 20, 1986 in Taiwan....
of Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit (Taiwanese band)
Fahrenheit is a Taiwanese boy band who has been active in Asia since 2005. The group debut with four members: Jiro Wang, Calvin Chen, Aaron Yan and Wu Chun. They are managed by Comic International Productions . The group's music is distributed by HIM International Music in Taiwan, by WOW Music in...
, which was released in his debut EP The Next Me
The Next Me
-Music videos:* "下一個我" MV* "只看見妳" MV* "最後一眼" MV-External links:...
.
Olivia has recently released her latest album entitled 'Romance' on 22 July 2011
Albums
| Date of release | Title (English) |
|---|---|
| March 24, 2005 | A Girl Meets Bossanova A Girl Meets Bossanova (album) A Girl Meets Bossanova is debut album released in 2005 by Olivia Ong.-Track listing:# "Fly Me to the Moon" – 3:03# "Meditation" – 4:03# "Feelin' So Good" – 5:03# "Where Is The Love" – 2:55# "My Favorite Things" – 3:28# "Lovefool" – 3:28... |
| October 26, 2005 | Precious Stones |
| August 9, 2006 | Tamarillo Tamarillo (album) Tamarillo is Olivia Ong's second album. This is a mini-album which includes eight songs in total. This album includes remixes of the songs, "Hesitation" and "2nite Is the Nite", both of which were featured in the original versions on Ong's previous album, Precious Stones.-Track listing:# Make It... |
| November 22, 2006 | A Girl Meets Bossanova 2 |
| July 6, 2007 | Fall In Love With |
| November 21, 2007 | Touch in the Sky |
| March 20, 2008 | Kiss in the Air |
| August 20, 2008 | Best of Olivia |
| March 5, 2010 | Olivia (CD) |
| May 11, 2010 | Olivia (SACD) |
| August 11, 2010 | 夏夜晚風Live影音專輯 |
| November 1, 2010 | Just For You |
| July 22, 2011 | Romance |
Movie Debut
Olivia appeared in the movie It's a Great, Great WorldIt's a Great, Great World
It's a Great, Great World is a Singapore film directed by Kelvin Tong. It is set in the Great World Amusement Park and was released in Singapore cinemas on 27 January 2011.-Plot:...
(大世界) as Ah Min, a young fashion photographer who stumbled across a set of old photographs taken by her late grandmother (Yvonne Lim
Yvonne Lim
Yvonne Lim is a Singaporean actress who has starred in many drama serials on MediaCorp Channel 8 since 1997.Lim was the first runner-up in the Singapore Polytechnic Beauty Quest and a finalist with Go Magazine's Cover Girl Contest before she joined Star Search in 1997...
). She brought the photographs to her grandmother's old friend, Ah Meng (Chew Chor Meng
Chew Chor Meng
Chew Chor Meng is a Singaporean television actor.-Career:Chew started his career in MediaCorp Studios after winning Star Search in 1990, a bi-annual nationwide talent search. Since then, he has never failed to make it to the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes in Star Awards, an award ceremony for...
) who might have connections to the people in the photographs.
Ah Meng then proceeds to tell 4 different stories based on each photograph, each story set in a different generation.
Awards
| Years | Awards |
|---|---|
| 2011 |
|