Singaporean singer and actress (born )
In this Chinese name, the family name is Ong.
Olivia Ong (born 2 October ) is a Singaporean singer and actress. Most of her works are in English, but she has recorded songs in Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese and Japanese. In her early career, she focused on singing jazz. Now she has moved on to Mandarin pop.
Upon her completion of O-Level examinations at Damai Secondary School in Singapore,[3] Ong moved to Japan to further her studies as well as her career as a solo artist. Ong, by then likened to Seiko Matsuda, had won a singing contest and was signed to Japanese recording company S2S Pte Ltd at the age of [4] Her music influences include Nat King Cole and Nina Simone.[5]
Ong formed the J-pop group Mirai in Singapore at the age of 15 and with two other Singaporean girls.[6] Their first single, "Open Up Your Mind", was one of the theme songs in the Japanese anime Gensoumaden Saiyuki.
Her début A Girl Meets Bossa Nova was released when she was [7] Tracks include a reinterpretation Frank Sinatra's hits such as Antônio Carlos Jobim's "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars", among other jazz and pop numbers.[4]
On 17 November , Olivia sang Majulah Singapura at the FIFA World Cup Asian qualifying rounds (Japan vs Singapore)[8] at Saitama Stadium before the kick-off.
In , Ong was signed to Taiwanese record company HIM Music and became a big hit back in Singapore after she sang the theme song of the Peranakan-themed drama serial, The Little Nyonya. Her first record under HIM Music was released on 5 March , entitled Olivia. In , Ong recorded a duet, "最後一眼" (Just One Look), with label mate Aaron Yan of Fahrenheit, which was released in his debut EP The Next Me.[9]
In , Ong also appeared in the film It's a Great, Great World (大世界) as Ah Min,[10] a young fashion photographer who stumbled across a set of old photographs taken by her late grandmother (Yvonne Lim). She took the photographs to her grandmother's old friend, Ah Meng (Chew Chor Meng) who might have had connections to the people in the photographs. Ah Meng then proceeds to tell 4 different stories based on each photograph, each telling a story from different generations.[11]
In , Ong has been appointed Music Ambassador of the Global Chinese Music Awards, the second Singaporean artiste to be appointed the role after Joi Chua. In the same year, she also sang the National Day Parade theme song, "Love at First Light".
Ong appeared on the Mediacorp drama Crescendo in where she was cast as a singer Alixia.[12] She may also be releasing a new album.[13]
In , Ong performed the National Day Parade theme song, "Shine Your Light", alongside 53A and ShiggaShay.
| Date of release | Title | Alternate titles | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 March | A Girl Meets Bossanova | ||
| 26 October | Precious Stones | ||
| 9 August | Tamarillo | ||
| 22 November | A Girl Meets Bossanova 2 | ||
| 6 July | Fall in Love With | ||
| 21 November | Touch in the Sky | ||
| 20 March | Kiss in the Air | ||
| 5 March | Olivia | CD | |
| 11 May | SACD | ||
| 1 November | Just for You | ||
| 22 July | Romance | ||
| 17 May | Waiting | 等等 |
| Date of release | Title (English) |
|---|---|
| 20 August | Best of Olivia |
| 11 August | 夏夜晚風Live影音專輯 |
| Date of release | Title | Alternate titles | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September | Azure | 光影 |
| Year | Award |
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