Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes

Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes 十大最受欢迎女艺人
Awarded for	Most Popular Female Artistes
Country	Singapore
Presented by	Mediacorp
First award	1994
Most recent winners	Chantalle Ng Ya Hui Carrie Wong He Ying Ying Chen Biyu Tasha Low Chen Ning Yvonne Lim Priscilla Lim Hong Ling
Most awards	Carrie Wong (9, non All-Time Favourite Artiste award recipient)
Most nominations	Pan Lingling (26)

The Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994.

In 2023, the Most Popular Rising Stars award was introduced for artistes who have been in the entertainment industry for five years or less, regardless of gender.

History

Initially, the awards were 10 Most Popular Artistes with five male and five female artistes receiving it.

The category was introduced in 1994, at the first Star Awards ceremony ; Chen Liping, Chen Xiuhuan, Pan Lingling, Aileen Tan, and Zoe Tay received the award as five of the female artistes of the 10 Most Popular Artistes award. ^[1] The winners are determined by a majority vote from the public via telephone and SMS text voting.

During 1994 and 1995, the Most Popular Actress award and Most Popular Actress were also awarded. It was a separate award from the 10 Most Popular Artistes award and was given out to the female artiste who topped the votes of the latter award. Tay won the award in both 1994 and 1995. ^[1] In 1996, the Most Popular Actress award was retired, making Tay the only recipient of this award. ^[2]

Since 1997, the number of recipients for each category were expanded to ten and the award was renamed as Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes. ^[2]

In 2023, the Most Popular Rising Stars award was introduce with similar eligibility requirements for the Top 10 Most Popular Artistes, aimed for artistes with no more than five years of career experience. The criteria for the "All-Time Favourite Artiste" was also modified such that wins for the "Most Popular Rising Star Award" will count towards the cumulative total of 10 needed to be conferred the "All-Time Favourite Artiste" award. Gao Mei Gui was the first female recipient of this award in the ceremony.

Since the ceremony held in 2024, Carrie Wong remains as the only female artiste to have the most wins without achieving the All-Time Favourite Artiste award, with nine. Wong, Chen and Low are currently the only female artistes who holds a winning streak that are uninterrupted since their first nomination.

In addition, Pan has been nominated on 26 occasions, more than any other female artiste. Lin Meijiao, Patricia Mok and Priscelia Chan hold the record for the most nominations without a win, with 12. Yvonne Lim has the most nominations with All-Time Favourite Artiste award with 19.

Eligibility

Before 1997, only Mediacorp actresses were eligible to be nominated for the award. This rule was removed in 1997 onwards to allow the Mediacorp female artistes from the variety sector to contest for the award.

In 2018, the rules were changed to allow contracted and project-based artistes to be nominated and/or receive the award. ^[3]

There are currently 15 female artistes have received the award for ten times and were given the All-Time Favourite Artiste award, and are no longer eligible for the running of the award.

Yvonne Lim was not added in the list as she will be receiving the All-Time Favourite Artiste award in Star Awards 2025.

Recipients

Since its inception, the award has been given to 54 female artistes. Chantalle Ng, Ya Hui, Carrie Wong, He Ying Ying, Chen Biyu, Tasha Low, Chen Ning, Yvonne Lim, Priscilla Lim and Hong Ling are the most recent winners in the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes category.

While Jernelle Oh is the most recent winner in the Most Rising Star category. ^[4]

Colour key

	Artiste received the All-Time Favourite Artiste award
	Artiste won the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award
	Artiste won the Most Popular Rising Stars award
	Artiste was nominated for the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award
	Artiste was nominated for the Most Popular Rising Stars award
	Artiste was not nominated for the award
P	Artiste is currently nominated for the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award
RS	Artiste is currently nominated for the Most Popular Rising Stars award

Artiste	Year																													Wins	Noms
	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2021	2022	2023	2024
Zoe Tay	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	✔																			10	10
Fann Wong		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	✔																		10	10
Chen Liping	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	N	8	N	9	10	✔																	10	12
Huang Biren				1		2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	✔															10	10
Xiang Yun		N		N	N	N	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	✔													10	14
Vivian Lai								1		2	3			4	5	6	7	8	9	10	✔									10	10
Jeanette Aw										1	2	3	4	N	5	6	7	8	9	10	✔									10	11
Rui En												1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	✔								10	10
Joanne Peh											1	2	N	N	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	✔							10	12
Quan Yi Fong												1	2	3	4	5	6		7	8	9	10	✔							10	10
Kym Ng					1	2						N	3	4	N	N	N	5	6	N	7	8	9	10	✔					10	15
Felicia Chin												N	1	2	3	4					5	6	7	8	9	N	10	✔		10	12
Rebecca Lim																		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	✔		10	10
Ann Kok		1	2	3	4	5										N	6	7	8							9		10	✔	10	11
Jesseca Liu													1	2	3	4						5	6		7	8	9	10	✔	10	10
Yvonne Lim					1	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	2	3	4	5	6	7						8	9		10	10	19
Carrie Wong																					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	9	9
Paige Chua																	N	1	N	N	2	N	3	4	5	6	7	8		8	12
Ya Hui																				1	N	N	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	8	10
Ivy Lee		1	N			2	3	4	5	N	N	N	N	6	7															7	12
Phyllis Quek				1	2	N	3	4	5	6	7																			7	8
Jacelyn Tay				N	1	N	2	3	4	5	6	7	N																	7	10
Pan Lingling	1	N		2	3		4	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N		N	N	5	6	N	N	N	N	6	26
Sharon Au				N	N	1	2	3	4	5	6																			6	8
Michelle Chia						1						2	3	4	N	5	6	N									N			6	9
Belinda Lee																N	N	N	1	2	3	4		5		N			N	5	10
Cynthia Koh		N	N	1	N	N	N	N	N		N						N	2							N		3		N	3	14
Hong Ling																							N		N	1	2	N	3	3	6
Chantalle Ng																										N	1	2	3	3	4
Aileen Tan	1	N	N	2	N			N	N	N								N				N	N	N	N	N	N	N		2	16
Chen Xiuhuan	1																								2					2	2
Lina Ng		N	1	N	N																				2	N	N	N	N	2	9
Evelyn Tan					1	2																							N	2	3
Fiona Xie								1	N	N	N	N	2	N	N															2	8
Michelle Saram									1	2																				2	2
Michelle Chong												1	N	N	N	N	2	N												2	7
Tong Bing Yu																				1	N	N	2							2	4
Julie Tan																			N	N	1	2	N	N						2	6
Jayley Woo																					N	1	2		N	N				2	5
Jin Yinji											N	N			N	N			N	N	N	N		1		2	N			2	11
Chen Ning																										N		1	2	2	3
Chen Bi Yu																												1	2	2	2
Tasha Low																												1	2	2	2
Wong Li-Lin				1				N	N	N	N																			1	5
Zhou Ying																	1	N	N	N										1	4
Sora Ma																							1							1	1
Sheila Sim																						N	N	1	N		N			1	5
Hong Huifang							N							N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	1	N	N	N	N	1	17
Bonnie Loo																							N	N	N	1		N	N	1	7
Denise Camillia Tan																										N		1	N	1	3
Gao Mei Gui																												1	N	1	2
He Ying Ying																							N			N			1	1	3
Priscilla Lim																												N	1	1	2
Jernelle Oh																												N	1	1	2
Patricia Mok					N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N														N	0	12
Lin Meijiao						N	N		N						N	N	N		N		N		N		N	N	N			0	12
Priscelia Chan										N	N		N	N		N	N	N	N		N		N				N	N		0	12
Lim Peifen																	N	N	N	N	N		N	N	N				N	0	10
Wendy Zeng					N			N															N	N				N	N	0	7
Diana Ser				N		N						N												N						0	4
Bukoh Mary												N	N															N	N	0	4
Dawn Yeoh														N	N										N	N				0	4
Kate Pang																		N		N		N	N							0	4
May Phua				N			N	N																						0	3
Tracy Lee																			N	N	N									0	3
Ke Le																										N		N	N	0	3
Angela Ang			N	N																										0	2
Wang Yanqing					N	N																								0	2
Koh Chieng Mun						N			N																					0	2
Tracer Wong							N	N																						0	2
Florence Tan							N			N																				0	2
Chen Huihui									N																				N	0	2
Youyi																					N	N								0	2
Liu Lingling																								N			N			0	2
Kimberly Chia																									N	N				0	2
Jasmine Sim																										N		N		0	2
Mei Xin																										N			N	0	2
Tay Ying																										N			N	0	2
Chen Li Na																												N	N	0	2
Chen Sen Lian																												N	N	0	2
Chua Lee Lian																												N	N	0	2
Fang Rong																												N	N	0	2
Goh Wei Ying																												N	N	0	2
Ko Ee Sim																												N	N	0	2
Liang Peng																												N	N	0	2
Lim Leng Kee																												N	N	0	2
Lim Yi Chyi																												N	N	0	2
Ng Seok Khoong																												N	N	0	2
Siau Jiahui																												N	N	0	2
Violet Fenying																												N	N	0	2
Hazelle Teo																												N	N	0	2
Evelyn Tan																												N	N	0	2
Cheryl Chou																												N	N	0	2
Daryl-Ann																												N	N	0	2
Gini Chang																												N	N	0	2
JJ Neo																												N	N	0	2
Juin Teh																												N	N	0	2
Kiki Lim																												N	N	0	2
Oh Ling En																												N	N	0	2
Regene Lim																												N	N	0	2
Seow Sin Nee																												N	N	0	2
Shanice Koh																												N	N	0	2
Sheryl Ang																												N	N	0	2
Wang Wenhui																												N	N	0	2
Zeng Huifen			N																											0	1
Ding Lan				N																										0	1
Carole Lin				N																										0	1
Cassandra See				N																										0	1
Irin Gan					N																									0	1
Amanda Ho					N																									0	1
Ericia Lee							D																							0	1
Lynn Poh							N																							0	1
Joey Swee											N																			0	1
Chew Sin Huey													N																	0	1
Wayne Chua																N														0	1
Eelyn Kok																	N													0	1
Tiffany Leong																	N													0	1
Seraph Sun																							N							0	1
Joanna Dong																								N						0	1
Hayley Woo																								N						0	1
Eleanor Lee																										N				0	1
Michelle Wong																										N				0	1
Charlyn Lin																												N		0	1
Jin Meng Yang Zi																												N		0	1
Jojo Goh																												N		0	1
Kimberly Wang																												N		0	1
Cheris Lee																												N		0	1
Cheryl Cheng																												N		0	1
Joey Pink																												N		0	1
Khaw Xin Lin																												N		0	1
Ye Jia Yun																												N		0	1
Boon Hui Lu																													N	0	1
Ferlyn G																													N	0	1
Irene Ang																													N	0	1
Joy Yak																													N	0	1
Lin Ru Ping																													N	0	1
Matilda Tao																													N	0	1
Regina Lim																													N	0	1
Abigail Chue																													N	0	1
Isabelle Quek																													N	0	1
Karyn Wong																													N	0	1
Kharissa Pundarika																													N	0	1
Samantha Tan																													N	0	1
Xuan Ong																													N	0	1
Yunis To																													N	0	1
Joey Tay																													N	0	1

Award records

Record	Artiste	Count	Remarks
Won ten consecutive times since first nomination	Zoe Tay	4 artistes	1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
	Fann Wong		1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
	Rui En		2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
	Rebecca Lim		2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Most wins without All-Time Favourite Artiste award	Carrie Wong	9 wins	2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Most consecutive wins without All-Time Favourite Artiste award
Longest gap between wins	Chen Xiuhuan	25 years	1994—2019
Most nominations with All-Time Favourite Artiste award	Yvonne Lim	19 nominations	1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2024
Most nominations without All-Time Favourite Artiste award	Pan Lingling	26 nominations	1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Most consecutive nominations with All-Time Favourite Artiste award	Yvonne Lim	16 nominations	1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Most consecutive nominations without All-Time Favourite Artiste award	Hong Huifang		2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Most nominations before first award		12 nominations
Won first award (13th nomination) in 2019
Most nominations without a win	Lin Meijiao		1999, 2000, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
	Patricia Mok		1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2024
	Priscelia Chan	2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2023
Longest gap between nominations	Chen Xiuhuan	25 years	1994—2019
	Evelyn Tan		1999—2024
Won Best Newcomer and Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes or Most Popular Rising Stars in the same year	Fann Wong	4 artistes	1995
	Evelyn Tan		1998
	Fiona Xie		2001
	Joanne Peh		2004

References

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