Desmond Ng

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Desmond Ng
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Ng in April 2017
Born (1987-10-05) 5 October 1987 (age 37)
Singapore
Other namesHuang Zhenlong
Occupations
Years active2009-present
Awards Full list
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Member ofAL4HA [1]
Chinese name
Chinese 黃振隆
Hanyu Pinyin Huáng Zhènlóng

Desmond Ng (born 5 October 1987) is a Singaporean actor, singer, presenter and businessman. Ng debuted in 2009 as a getai singer and in 2015, became the champion of the Mediacorp Getai Challenge. He then signed with Mediacorp The Celebrity Agency as an artiste.

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Career

In 2016. Ng made his acting debut with Mediacorp Chinese drama television series Hero as Mr. Lu [2] He also acted in 118 II as Xiao Bing.

Ng, Lin Chengze, Huang Xiuping, and Luo Yiqi sang the theme song of the movie Long Long Time Ago directed by Jack Neo. Ng also hosted the Mediacorp Channel 8 program "Bengpire". In 2017, he presented the Mediacorp Channel 8 program "Oh My Heroes", and participated in the Mediacorp Channel 8 TV series "Have A Little Faith" as Jeff. In 2018, he presented the Mediacorp Channel 8 programmes "Taste of Nanyang" [3] and "Thrift Hunters", [4] as well as the singing competition programme "Getai Challenge 2 Heng Ong Huat". He also presented the Mediacorp Channel 8 programme "Fun With SINGnese" (2018 - 2019) for its first and second seasons. In 2019, he appeared in the MediaCorp Channel 8 TV Series "Dear Neighbours" as Liao Zhenxiong / Egg Boy, [5] and Mediacorp Channel 8 TV series "Old Is Gold" as Liu Junyang. [6]

Ng participated in the MediaCorp Channel 8 Series "How Are You?" as Mei Dahan (Be Tahan) for both seasons (2019 - 2020), [7] a role in which he mainly spoke in the Hokkien language. He also sang the sub-theme song for the series, "I Will Sing For You Everyday" (Hokkien: "逐工为你唱歌"; mandarinized as "每天为你唱歌"), [8] alongside the Malaysian singer Bonnie Loo. In 2020, he also acted in the Mediacorp meWATCH online Series "Love Unbound" as Xiao Yu, and presented the Mediacorp Channel 8 programme "Song We Love".

In 2021, he appeared in the Channel 8 TV series My Star Bride as Qin Shengli, [9] and the Channel 8 TV series The Heartland Hero, where he played the role of Fang Zhongcheng. [10] Ng got his first Best Actor nomination in the Star Awards 2023 after appearing in the Channel 8 series Your World in Mine as Hong Maodan. [11]

In 2024, he played the role of Will in the Chinese New Year drama Once Upon A New Year's Eve. The same year, Ng performed a 2024 rendition of "飞高梦远", the theme song of the hit Mediacorp's talent reality program Star Search [12] [13] [14] . The song, which first appeared in 1995, was originally sung by certain singers and actors, with lyrics provided by Chen Jiaming and song composed by Iskandar Ismail.

Ventures

He co-founded the streetwear label Imperfect in 2020. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Don't Expect Desmond Ng To Sing Getai Songs As Frontman Of His New Band, AL4HA". 8days. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Hero 大英雄". Mediacorp. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Taste of Nanyang 翻乡找味". Mediacorp. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Thrift Hunters 我们赚到了！". Mediacorp. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Dear Neighbours 我的左邻右里". Mediacorp. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Old is Gold 老友万岁". Mediacorp. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "How Are You? 好世谋". Mediacorp. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Bonnie罗美仪& Desmond黃振隆 - 每天為你唱歌 (Official Full HD 官方Mv) 【新传媒8频道方言剧《好世謀》插曲】". Youtube. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "My Star Bride 过江新娘". Mediacorp. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "The Heartland Hero 邻里帮". Mediacorp. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  11. ↑ Lee, Jan (5 April 2023). "Star Awards: Time for first-time lead acting nominees Hong Ling, Richie Koh, Desmond Ng and Ayden Sng to shine". The Straits Times. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  12. ↑ "《飞高梦远》 - Opening Act by 黄振隆 Desmond Ng | Star Search 2024 才华横溢出新秀2024". 24 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "吴君如林峯李铭顺担任"才华"决赛评审". Zaobao. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  14. ↑ "吴君如、林峰、李铭顺将担任《才华横溢出新秀2024》大决赛评审！". vibes by 8world. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  15. ↑ "IMPERFECT". Well Bred Store. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
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