Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes

Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes
十大最受欢迎男艺人
Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes; 十大最受欢迎男艺人
Awarded for	Most Popular Male Artistes
Country	Singapore
Presented by	Mediacorp
First awarded	1994
Most recent winners	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes:; 1) Romeo Tan ; 2) Marcus Chin ; 3) Jeff Goh ; 4) Zhang Yaodong ; 5) Pornsak ; 6) Desmond Tan ; 7) Benjamin Tan ; 8) Shaun Chen ; 9) James Seah ; 10) Jeremy Chan (2024) ; Most Popular Rising Stars:; 1) Ayden Sng ; 2) Zhang Zetong (2024)
Most awards	Romeo Tan (9, non All-Time Favourite Artiste award recipient)
Most nominations	Chen Shucheng (23)

Last updated November 10, 2024

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

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; Terence Cao, Chew Chor Meng, Li Nanxing, Sean Say, and Desmond Sim received the award as five of the male 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 Actor 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 male artiste who topped the votes of the latter award. Li^[1] and Chen Hanwei were the recipients of this award in 1994 and 1995, respectively. In 1996, the Most Popular Actor award was retired.^[2]

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

In 2021, the award nominees was increased from 20 to 30 which means the competition was even more intense for the artistes, who missed out on their glamour night out when the 2020 event was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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. Ayden Sng and Richie Koh were the first male recipients of this award in the ceremony.

Since the ceremony held in 2024, Romeo Tan remains as the only male artiste to have the most wins without achieving the All-Time Favourite Artiste award, with nine. Jeremy Chan, Jeff Goh and Ayden Sng are currently the only male artistes who hold a winning streak that is uninterrupted since their first nomination, with Sng holding a streak for the Most Popular Rising Stars award.

In addition, Chen Shucheng have been nominated on 23 occasions, more than any other male artiste. Richard Low is currently the male artiste who has the most nominations without a win, with 16.

Eligibility

Before 1997, only Mediacorp actors were eligible to be nominated for the award. This rule was removed in 1997 onwards to allow the Mediacorp male 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]

In 2023, the Most Popular Rising Stars was added, which would be presented to three artistes (regardless of gender) who have been in showbiz for five years or less.

14 male 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.

4 male artistes have all won in this category for ten consecutive times since their first nomination. Amongst them are Chew Chor Meng, Li Nanxing, Xie Shaoguang, and Elvin Ng.

Recipients

Since its inception, the award has been given to 59 male artistes. Romeo Tan, Marcus Chin, Jeff Goh, Zhang Yaodong, Pornsak, Desmond Tan, Benjamin Tan, Shaun Chen, James Seah and Jeremy Chan are the most recent winners in the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes category while Ayden Sng and Zhang Zetong are the most recent winners in the Rising Stars category.

**Colour key**
	Artiste received the All-Time Favourite Artiste award
	Artiste won the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award
	Artiste won the Most Popular Rising Stars award
	Artiste was nominated for the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award
	Artiste was nominated for the Most Popular Rising Stars award
	Artiste was not nominated for the award

Artiste	Year																													Wins	Noms
Artiste	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	Wins	Noms

Chew Chor Meng	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	✔																			10	10
Li Nanxing	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	✔																			10	10
Xie Shaoguang		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	✔																		10	10
Christopher Lee				1	2	N	3	N	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	✔														10	12
Mark Lee					1	2	N	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	✔														10	11
Tay Ping Hui						N	1	2	N	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	✔												10	12
Chen Hanwei		1	2				3	4	N	N	N	5	N	N	6	7	8	9	10	✔										10	15
Bryan Wong					1	2						3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	✔										10	10
Qi Yuwu											1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	N	9	10	✔								10	11
Elvin Ng													1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	✔							10	10
Dasmond Koh							1		2	3	4	N	N	5		N	N	6	7		8			9	10	✔				10	14
Zheng Geping															1	2	3	4	5	6	N	7		8	9	10	✔			10	11
Dennis Chew									N	N	N	N	N			1	2	3	4	5	N	6	7	8	9	10	✔			10	16
Pornsak															1	N	2	N	3	4	5	N	6	7	8	9	N		10	10	14

Romeo Tan																			N	1	2	N	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	9	11
Guo Liang				1	2	3						N	N	N	N	4	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	5	N	6	7	8	N	8	21
Desmond Tan																				1	N		2	3	4	5	6	7	8	8	9
Terence Cao	1	N	N	N	2	3	4	5	N	N	6	7	N	N		N	N	N	N		N		N		N					7	21
Edmund Chen			N	N				1	2	3	4	5	6	7																7	9
Shaun Chen														N		N	N				1	N	N	2	3	4	5	6	7	7	12
Jack Neo					1	2	3	4	5	6														N						6	7
Zhang Yaodong														1	N	2	3	4				5	N		N	N	N	N	6	6	12
Lee Teng																			1	2	3	4	5	N	N		6	N	N	6	10
Vincent Ng						N	1	2	N	N	3	4	5																	5	8
Gurmit Singh									1	2	N	3	4	5	N	N	N	N		N										5	11
Pierre Png														N	N	N	N	1	N	N	N	N	N	2	3	4	5	N		5	15
Xu Bin																				1	2	3	N			N	4	5		5	7
Thomas Ong		1	2			3													N		N	N	N	4						4	8
Marcus Chin											N	N	N	N	N						N			N	N	1	2	3	4	4	12
Ben Yeo																	N	1					2				3	N	N	3	6
Zhang Zhenxuan																				1		2	3	N						3	4
Shane Pow																					1	2	3			N		N	N	3	6
James Lye				1		2																								2	2
Henry Thia					1	N	N	N			N	N		N	2											N				2	9
Dai Xiangyu																1	N	N	2	N										2	5
Huang Wenyong				N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	1	N	2											2	16
Ian Fang																				N	1		2			N			N	2	5
Desmond Ng																							1			N		2	N	2	4
Chen Shucheng				N			N	N	N	N	N	N	N		N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	1	2	N	N	N	2	23
Brandon Wong																											1	2	N	2	3
Jeremy Chan																												1	2	2	2
Jeff Goh																												1	2	2	2
Ayden Sng																												1	2	2	2
Sean Say	1	N																												1	2
Desmond Sim	1																													1	1
Peter Yu		N	N	1	N																									1	4
Mak Ho Wai				1	N		N	N																						1	4
Chen Tianwen				1	N		N	N	N													N	N			N	N	N		1	10
Rayson Tan				1	N		N	N		N								N							N	N	N	N	N	1	11
Billy Wang									1	N																				1	2
Moses Lim								N	N	N	1	N																		1	5
Kelvin Tan													1																	1	1
Aloysius Pang																						1		N						1	2
Jeffrey Xu																						1	N			N		N	N	1	5
Zhu Houren				N	N	N					N				N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	1	N	N	N	N	1	19
Richie Koh																												1	N	1	2
James Seah																										N		N	1	1	3
Benjamin Tan																												N	1	1	2
Zhang Ze Tong																												N	1	1	2

Richard Low				N	N		N		N	N	N				N		N	N	N	N					N	N	N	N	N	0	16
Yao Wenlong		N	N	N	N														N				N		N	N	N	N	N	0	11
Darren Lim					N	N																				N	N	N	N	0	6
Adrian Pang												N	N	N	N															0	4
Chua En Lai																						N			N		N		N	0	4
Andie Chen																							N	N	N				N	0	4
Huang Yiliang				N				N			N																			0	3
Edwin Goh																				N						N		N		0	3
Cavin Soh																							N					N	N	0	3
Zong Zijie																										N		N	N	0	3
Huang Bingjie						N	N																							0	2
Danny Yeo							N																					N		0	2
Jeff Wang												N		N																0	2
Chen Xi																										N		N		0	2
Joel Choo																										N		N		0	2
Wallace Ang																												N	N	0	2
Kenneth Chung																												N	N	0	2
Raymond Foong																												N	N	0	2
Kenneth Kong																												N	N	0	2
Phua Kia Peow																												N	N	0	2
Nick Teo																												N	N	0	2
Wang Yuqing																												N	N	0	2
Yeow Seng Yong																												N	N	0	2
Zhai Siming																												N	N	0	2
Lu Linxuan																												N	N	0	2
Das DD																												N	N	0	2
Herman Keh																												N	N	0	2
Lim Pin Juen																												N	N	0	2
Tyler Ten																												N	N	0	2
Damien Teo																												N	N	0	2
Shawn Thia																												N	N	0	2
Zhu Zeliang																												N	N	0	2
Chunyu Shanshan		N																												0	1
Ix Shen			N																											0	1
Ang Puay Heng				N																										0	1
Bernard Tan				N																										0	1
Jason Oh					N																									0	1
Jerry Chang						N																								0	1
Kenneth Tsang						N																								0	1
Nick Shen								N																						0	1
Julian Hee													N																	0	1
Joshua Ang																N														0	1
Justin Ang																				N										0	1
Ha Yu																								N						0	1
Wang Weiliang																								N						0	1
Joshua Tan																										N				0	1
Zhang Wei																										N				0	1
Yong Ser Pin																												N		0	1
Jarrell Huang																												N		0	1
Ivan Lo																												N		0	1
Tang Shao Wei																												N		0	1
Charlie Goh																													N	0	1
Kim Jae Hoon																													N	0	1
Eric Lay																													N	0	1
Vincent Lim																													N	0	1
Brian Ng																													N	0	1
Soo Wee Seng																													N	0	1
Alfred Sun																													N	0	1
Joe Tsoi																													N	0	1
Yan Wei Xiao Er																													N	0	1
Kyle Chan																													N	0	1
Kevin Chua																													N	0	1
Jian Ruyi																													N	0	1
David Loo																													N	0	1
Billy Seow																													N	0	1
Tan Ting Fong																													N	0	1
Richard Ter																													N	0	1
Hank Wang																													N	0	1
Jansen Wang																													N	0	1
Yang Yan																													N	0	1

Award records

Record	Artiste	Count	Remarks
Won ten consecutive times since first nomination	Chew Chor Meng	4 artistes	1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
	Li Nanxing		1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
	Xie Shaoguang		1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
	Elvin Ng		2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Most wins without All-Time Favourite Artiste award	Romeo Tan	9 wins	2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Most consecutive wins without All-Time Favourite Artiste award	Edmund Chen	7 wins	2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Longest gap between wins	Thomas Ong	19 years	1999—2018
Most nominations with All-Time Favourite Artiste award	Dennis Chew	16 nominations	2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Most nominations without All-Time Favourite Artiste award	Chen Shucheng	23 nominations	1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Most consecutive nominations with All-Time Favourite Artiste award	Chen Hanwei	13 nominations	2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
	Pornsak	13 nominations	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Most consecutive nominations without All-Time Favourite Artiste award	Guo Liang	18 nominations	2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Most nominations before first award	Chen Shucheng	18 nominations	Won first award (19th nomination) in 2019
Most nominations without a win	Richard Low	16 nominations	1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Longest gap between nominations	Danny Yeo	23 years	2000—2023
Won Best Newcomer and Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes or Most Popular Rising Stars in the same year	James Lye	3 artistes	1997
	Dasmond Koh		2000
	Kelvin Tan		2006

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[:0-1] 1 2 Guan, Libing (28 February 1994). "Favourites win Star Awards". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. p. 11. Retrieved 26 July 2022.

[:1-2] 1 2 Chin, Soo Fang (23 June 1996). "Popularity sections to play minor role at Star Awards". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. p. 14. Retrieved 26 July 2022.

[3] "Here Are The Top 40 Most Popular Artistes For Star Awards 2018". 8 Days. Retrieved 27 April 2022. Apart from Mediacorp artistes, this year's award nominations also include artistes who have worked with Mediacorp on a project basis in the last year. The move is part of Mediacorp's push to recognise the contributions to local television more broadly, and also to evaluate local artistes based on their merit, notwithstanding of their contractual backgrounds.

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