Kiki Lim

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Kiki Lim
Born (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 22)
Singapore
Other namesLin Zhaoting
Education Shuqun Secondary School
Alma mater ITE College West
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • model
  • TikTok personality
  • dancer
Years active2011–present
Musical career
GenresPop
InstrumentVocals
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 林昭婷
Simplified Chinese 林昭婷
Hanyu Pinyin Lín Zhāotíng

Kiki Lim Jiow Ting (born 28 March 2002) [1] is a Singaporean actress and singer.

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Early life and career

Lim has a brother who is eight years older. Her mother is a housewife and her father is a bus driver. Lim accredited her mother for cultivating her interest in performing since young, after finding out that Lim had a talent for singing when she was three. Lim's mother accompanied her to take part in various singing, dancing and storytelling competitions and Lim developed a passion for the entertainment industry in the process. [2] At the age of 7, Lim was one of the dancers at Hong Kong star Aaron Kwok's concert in Singapore. [1]

Lim began acting when she was 11, with a leading role in Channel 8 children's drama Little Detective. The following year in 2014, she appeared in the Okto series Wizard of Honey Street, as well as in the Suria series A&E . [2]

Lim has also appeared in ads for KFC Breakfast in 2011, Nickelodeon's anti bullying campaign in 2014 and a commercial for Cathay Cineplex in 2018. [1]

Lim took a hiatus from acting for four to five years to concentrate on her studies, attending an Institute of Technical Education, majoring in business. In 2016, Lim was cast in the English-language long-form drama Tanglin . [2]

In 2018, she took part in Huayi Brothers Icon Search, a large-scale talent competition in China. In 2019, Lim participated in the 11th edition of Mediacorp's Star Search and emerged as one of the Top 12 finalists. [1] [3]

She has since gone on to appear in multiple Mediacorp drama series including Last Madame (2019), All Around You (2020), A Jungle Survivor (2020) and Live Your Dreams (2021). [4] [5]

2022 saw Lim appearing in five Channel 8 drama series including Home Again, When Duty Calls 2, Dark Angel, Soul Doctor and Healing Heroes. [6] [7]

Lim's other starring roles included Strike Gold (2023), Family Ties (2023) and Kill Sera Sera (2024). [8] [9]

Filmography

Lim has appeared in the following shows and films: [1] [10] [11]

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2012 Jump!
2013Little DetectiveZhi XiChannel 8 children series also known as "A Boy Awakening"
2014Wizard of Honey StreetOkto series
A&ESuria series
2016–2017 Tanglin
2018Lion Mums 3 Kylie Sng
2019Tribes"Lion Mums" Spin-off
Last Madame Mui Gwai
Fresh Take – Pei PeiPei Pei
2020All Around YouHan Fengling
Fresh Take 2 – Miss Haven'tHuang Cai Ting
A Jungle SurvivorTammy
2021All That JessKatie
Live Your DreamsBreena Yip
The Heartland Hero Young Qingtian
2022Home AgainMia
When Duty Calls 2Wu Guanlin
Dark AngelLin You Xuan [2] [12]
Soul DoctorLiu Min Min
Healing HeroesLin Yunxi [13]
2023 Strike Gold Mei Xiao Xiao
Family Ties Zizi
Stranger in the DarkGu Mei [14]
2024 Kill Sera Sera Zhang Ting Ting [15]
To Be LovedLiao An Xin
UnforgivableFelicia TohOnly appear on M18 version

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2016LTA Short Film JourneyShort
2022Deleted

Variety show

Discography

Extended plays

YearTitleNotes
2021Vol.1 [16]
2021Covers by K. [16]

Singles

YearSong titleNotes
2020"Xin Nian Dao"MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 21 [17]
2021"The Only Exception" [16]
2021"Starry Sky Silhouette" [16]
2023"Ni Wo Zhi Jian" Family Ties soundtrack [18]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef
2023 Star Awards Best Rising Star When Duty Calls 2Nominated [19]
Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars Nominated
2024 Star Awards Top 3 Most Popular Rising Stars Nominated [20]

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