Liu Lingling (Singaporean host)

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Liu Lingling
Born1963 (age 60–61)
Singapore
Other names
  • Lau Leng Leng
  • Liu Lee Lyne
  • Michelle Liu
Occupations
  • Host
  • actress
  • singer
Years active1969–present
Spouse
Khoo Jin-an
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(m. 1996)​
Children1
RelativesAngie Lau (sister)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 劉玲玲
Simplified Chinese 刘玲玲
Hanyu Pinyin Liú Línglíng

Liu Lingling (born 1963) is a Singaporean host and singer who has been active in the getai scene for more than five decades. [1] As an actress, she has appeared in multiple Mediacorp drama series and local films.

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Early life and career

Liu's parents are from Malaysia. They registered their marriage in Singapore and Liu was born in Singapore. Spending her childhood years in Malaysia, Liu came back to Singapore when she was six for her primary school education. [2] Liu has a younger sister, Angie, who is a getai singer. [3]

Liu began singing on the getai stage when she was six, earning around fifty cents to one dollar per show at that point in time. Soon after, due to the authorities banning young children under 12 from performing, Liu halted her getai performances for a few years until she was 12. Liu's father, who used to be an instructor coaching Chinese opera performers, trained Liu vigoriously where Liu would wake up at 5am daily for vocal training, followed by cardio exercises before heading to school for classes. After school, Liu would again attend vocal lessons. Liu had wanted to give up but persisted nonetheless as she had to financially support her family. In the 1970s, Liu gradually commanded better pay where she would earn about 15 dollars per show when she was around 12. [1] She dropped out of school when she was in secondary one. [4]

In an interview in 2018, Liu revealed that she earns about S$8,000 to S$10,000 a month from different company D&D and community gigs during the non-peak season. During the Hungry Ghost Festival, she earns around S$40,000 on average. Liu claimed that a bulk of her earnings, about 50 percent of it, are spent on custom-made clothes and accessories for her performances. [1]

Personal life

Liu has been married to Khoo Jin-an (邱金岸), a businessman who is two years younger, since 1996. [5] [6] [7] [8] Liu underwent in vitro fertilisation (IVF) procedures for 10 years, spending S$100,000 in the process. [1] Conceived through artificial insemination, Liu gave birth to a son, Caleb (Xiangxiang), at the age of 50 in September 2013. [9] [10]

Liu is a devout Buddhist. [11] [12]

Filmography

Liu has appeared in the following programmes and films: [13] [14] [15] [16]

Television series

Film

Variety and reality show

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef
2018 Star Awards 2018 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes —Nominated
2022 Star Awards 2022 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes —Nominated [25]

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  2. ↑ "自嘲不擅卖东西 刘玲玲否认转当房产经纪 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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  4. ↑ 林, 家豪 (19 August 2023). "小时候家境贫困 刘玲玲全家寄人篱下度日". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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