Nat Ho | |
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Born | Nathaniel Ho Wei Ci 23 August 1984 |
Other names | He Weici |
Education | |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2004–present |
Musical career | |
Genres | Pop |
Instrument | Vocals |
Stage name | |
Traditional Chinese | 鶴天賜 |
Simplified Chinese | 鹤天赐 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Hè Tiāncì |
Birth name | |
Traditional Chinese | 何維賜 |
Simplified Chinese | 何维赐 [1] |
Hanyu Pinyin | HéWéicì |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 내트 |
Revised Romanization | Naeteu |
McCune–Reischauer | Naet'ŭ |
Nat Ho (born Nathaniel Ho Wei Ci;23 August 1984) is a Singaporean actor,singer,songwriter and businessman.
Ho is of Hakka descent. He attended Anglo-Chinese School and Anglo-Chinese Junior College. [2]
Ho was one of the top 30 contestants during the inaugural season of Singapore Idol in 2004. His first major acting role was in the Channel 5 drama Shooting Stars ,which featured other Singapore Idol contestants.[ citation needed ]
The following year,Ho signed a contract with MediaCorp,and was cast in his first Chinese language drama series Honour and Passion which earned him a Best Newcomer nomination at the Star Awards 2007.[ citation needed ]
Ho left MediaCorp in 2010 to focus on his music career. [3] He stated that music was his real passion and that he actually "never wanted to be an actor. [All this] came as a bonus". [4] He self-released his debut album Unleashed in April 2012. [5]
In 2013,Ho moved to Taiwan to further his music career,after signing a nine-year music contract. [6] He subsequently returned to Singapore after his recording company disbanded.
In 2020,Ho moved to Los Angeles to study music production at Icon Collective,a private music school. [7] He returned to Singapore in 2022.
In August 2022,Ho moved again to South Korea to further his music career. He also signed up for Korean language classes at Yonsei University as a full-time student. [8]
He used to own bento stall Love Bento,franchised Taiwanese bubble tea stall Bobii Frutii and Thai cheese toast shop Say Chiizu. [9]
He is currently running an online keto diet business,which was started in Singapore. He is also a partner in The Jock Shop,a local men’s underwear store. [9]
He set up a private limited company called Seraph Media to help with his cash flow and CPF. [2]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2005 | Shooting Stars | Ethan | ||
2006 | Dream Chasers (梦。拼图) | |||
Life Story | ||||
2007 | My Dear Kins (亲本家人) | |||
Honour and Passion | Poh Mun Kok | |||
Stories of Love,The Anthology 2 | ||||
Metamorphosis | Wen Pin Liang | Cameo | ||
The Golden Path | David | Cameo | ||
2008 | En Bloc | Jude Lim | ||
La Femme | Fang Baoguo | |||
The Little Nyonya | Jonathan Li Xiuwen | Cameo | ||
2009 | The A-Go-Go Princess (穿越阿哥哥) | |||
The Dream Catchers | Lin Jiajie | |||
Polo Boys | Koh Boon Keong | |||
Together | Louis | Cameo | ||
2010 | Priceless Wonder | Lin Cailai | ||
With You | Zhang Huan | |||
2012 | Code of Law (Season 1) | Steven | Guest | |
Of Love &Hidden Charms | Ming | |||
2014 | Soup of Life | Paul/ Wu Mingzhi | ||
2015–2018 | Tanglin | Jay Lim Jun Kai |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Smell of Rain (雨之味) | ||
2008 | Heng Or Huat (天降运财) | ||
2009 | Autumn in March | ||
2011 | Already Famous |
Year | Song title | Artist | Notes |
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2016 | "One of These Days" | MICappella |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2007 | Star Awards 2007 | Best Newcomer | — | Nominated |
2010 | Star Awards 2010 | Favourite Male Character | The Dream Catchers | Won |
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