Olivia Ong
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Olivia Ong | |
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 Olivia Ong performing at a mini-concert in Hong Kong, 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | 王俪婷, 王儷婷 |
| Also known as | オリビア・オング (Japanese) |
| Origin | Singapore |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | S2S Pte. Ltd. (Japan) H.I.M Music (Taiwan) |
| Website | blog |
Olivia Ong (born Olivia Ong; Chinese: 王俪婷 on 2 October 1985) is a Singaporean singer. She sings mostly in English but developed her career singing in English and Japanese. In addition, she has released rare tracks, recorded in Mandarin, which can be found on limited edition albums.
Biography
Likened to Seiko Matsuda, she won a singing contest and was signed to a Japanese recording company S2S Pte Ltd at the age of 15.
After taking her O-level examinations in Singapore, Ong moved to Japan to further her studies as well as her career as a solo artist. In Singapore, Ong, along with 2 other Singaporean girls formed the Japanese pop (J-pop) group, Mirai. Their first single, "Open Up Your Mind", was one of the theme songs in the Japanese anime Gensoumaden Saiyuki.
She released her bestselling début, A Girl Meets Bossa Nova at only 19.[1] With her sultry, soulful, pristine and innocent vocals, she reinterprets Frank Sinatra's hits such as "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars", among other jazz and pop numbers. She is one of the new wave of Singaporean talent being exported internationally. So far, Ong is the only pop sensation exported exclusively to Japan; previous stars such as Mavis Hee, Kit Chan, Tanya Chua, Joi Chua, Stefanie Sun, Michelle Saram etc., have been promoted mainly in the Greater Chinese market.
In 2009 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. She has stated that her paternal grandfather is Peranakan.
Her first record under HIM Music was released on 5 March 2010, entitled Olivia. In 2011, 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.[2]
Discography
Albums
| Date of release | Title (English) |
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| March 24, 2005 | A Girl Meets Bossanova |
| October 26, 2005 | Precious Stones |
| August 9, 2006 | Tamarillo |
| November 22, 2006 | A Girl Meets Bossanova 2 |
| July 6, 2007 | Fall In Love With Olivia |
| November 21, 2007 | Touch in the Sky |
| March 20, 2008 | Kiss in the Air |
| August 20, 2008 | Best of Olivia |
| March 5, 2010 | Olivia Ong(CD) |
| May 11, 2010 | Olivia Ong (SACD) |
| August 11, 2010 | Olivia 夏夜晚風Live影音專輯 |
| November 1, 2010 | Just for you |
| July 22, 2011 | Romance |
EP/Singles
| Date of release | Title |
|---|---|
| December 2008 | 如燕 |
Movie Debut
Olivia appeared in the movie It's a Great, Great World (大世界) as Ah Min, a young fashion photographer who stumbled across a set of old photographs taken by her late grandmother (Yvonne Lim). She brought the photographs to her grandmother's old friend, Ah Meng (Chew Chor Meng) who might have connections to the people in the photographs.
Ah Meng then proceeds to tell 4 different stories based on each photograph, each story set in a different generation.[3]
References
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Biography: Olivia Ong". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ Template:Zh icon HIM International Music The Next Me album info 25 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-13
- ^ "Celluloid time machine: "It's a Great Great World"". ChannelNewsAsia.