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Belinda Lee Xin Yu | |
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| Born | 8 July 1977 |
| Other names | Li Xinyu |
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| Years active | 2002−present |
| Agent | Cross Ratio Entertainment |
| Spouse | David Moore (m. 2019) |
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| Chinese | 李心钰 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Lǐ Xīnyù |
Belinda Lee Xin Yu (born 8 July 1977) [1] is a Singaporean television host, actress and former MTV Asia VJ.
In a 2023 interview with infotainment programme Tuesday Report, Lee revealed that she remembered having a very tough childhood, where she was fostered by her relatives when she was an infant and only returned to live with her parents when she was about three. Her family was struggling financially then and that she had poor grades in school. She then joined her school's dance club and it helped her to gradually regain her confidence. [2]
While being a sales executive, Lee joined the MTV Mandarin VJ Hunt audition in June 1998 and won. She then became the first Singaporean to become an MTV Mandarin VJ. [3]
She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2002 to 2017. [4] She has hosted shows including Find Me a Singaporean, The Places We Live In (2013) and Somewhere Out There (2015). In 2014, she was appointed World Vision's goodwill ambassador. [5] [6]
In 2015, her first English book was published; Larger Than Life: Celebrating The Human Spirit features ten extraordinary people who she met in her years spent hosting travel programmes, such as Find Me a Singaporean and The Places We Live In. All royalties will be donated to World Vision. [7]
Lee left Mediacorp as a full-time artiste in 2016 upon the conclusion of her contract.
In an interview, Lee revealed that she developed a panic disorder between 2011 and 2012 and the condition deterred her from hosting live shows for a period of time. [8] She became a Christian in 2013. [9]
Lee's mother died from breast cancer in 2016. [8]
Lee married David Moore, an American architect, in October 2019. [10]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | School Belle and the Beau 流星花园 | |||
| 2005 | Planet Shakers 自游疯 | |||
| Makan King 好吃王 | ||||
| 2006 | SuperBand | |||
| 2007 | Find Me a Singaporean 稀游记 | |||
| 2008 | Find Me a Singaporean 2 稀游记２ | |||
| Come Dance With Me 与心共舞 | ||||
| 2010 | Stars for a Cause 2 明星志工队2 | |||
| RenovAid Season 2 | ||||
| 2011 | Show Me the Money 钱哪里有问题? | |||
| Renovaid Season 3 | ||||
| 2012 | Find Me a Singaporean 3 稀游记3 | |||
| 2013 | 8 Days Eat | |||
| The Places We Live In | ||||
| 2014 | Find Me a Singaporean 4 稀游记4 | |||
| 2015 | Somewhere Out There 地球那一边 | |||
| 2023 | Our Heart Of Care (关爱乐龄) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Katong Miss Oh | |||
| 2004 | Room in My Heart | Ming Xiaoyan | ||
| Xiaoli | ||||
| 2005 | Love Concierge | Mei Mei | ||
| 2006 | C.I.D. | Lu Xiaofen | ||
| 2007 | Happily Ever After | He Xiangu | ||
| Live Again | Coco Chen | |||
| 2009 | Your Hand In Mine | Zheng Aishan | ||
| 2010 | Breakout | Yalina | ||
| 2011 | The In-Laws | Xiao Fenfen | ||
| 2014 | Soup of Life | Ah Mei | ||
| 2015 | Love? | Belinda | ||
| Tiger Mum | Mo Xiaoling | |||
| 2016 | Peace & Prosperity | Huang Ziting | ||
| Soul Reaper | Carol | |||
| 2017 | BRA | Brenda Low |
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Heng or Huat! | 天降运财 | ||
| 2012 | Dance Dance Dragon | 龙众舞 | Midwife |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Star Awards | Best Info-Ed Programme Host | Come Dance With Me | Won | |
| Find Me A Singaporean 2 | Nominated | ||||
| 2010 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Star Awards | Best Info-Ed Programme Host | Stars for a Cause 2 | Nominated | |
| Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Nominated | |||
| 2012 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Star Awards | Best Info-Ed Programme Host | Find Me a Singaporean 3 | Won | |
| Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Won | |||
| 2014 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Won | |
| 2015 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Won | |
| 2016 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Won | |
| 2018 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Won | |
| 2021 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Nominated | [11] |
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