Boon Hui Lu

Boon Hui Lu
Boon Hui Lu
Born	11 December 1993 (age 30); Singapore
Alma mater	Nanyang Technological University; Victoria Junior College; Anglican High School;
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer-songwriter
Years active	2014–present
	Musical career
Also known as	Boonie
Genres	Mandopop
Instrument(s)	Vocals; guitar; keyboard;
Labels	HIM International Music; Sony Music Entertainment; Mediacorp;

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Boon Hui Lu (Chinese: 文慧如; pinyin: Wén Huìrú; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bûn Hūi-lû, born 11 December 1993) is a Singaporean actress and singer-songwriter. Besides acting, Boon is also pursuing her music dreams as a singer and songwriter.^[1]

Personal life

Born to a self-employed courier provider father and a housewife, Boon Hui Lu has one older sister and two younger sisters.^[1]^[2]

She studied at Anglican High School .^{[citation needed]}

While studying at the Victoria Junior College, Boon had joined the school choir as she knew "she wanted to sing professionally". In 2015, she graduated from Nanyang Technological University's Nanyang Business School with an Accountancy degree. She was offered a job at a big accounting firm but had turned it down to pursue her music dreams.^[2]

Career

Boon started her career as a child actress.^[2] She won the Star Awards for Young Talent for her role in the television drama Rhapsody in Blue in 2006.^[2]^[3]

In 2012, she represented Singapore in the popular Taiwanese reality TV singing competition Million Star.^[2] She also participated in the Channel 5 reality TV singing competition The Final 1 (2013) and was among the top 40 finalists.^[2]

Since she started writing songs in 2014, she has won awards at songwriting competitions such as National Environment Agency's Eco Music Challenge and the national talent competition Impresario. In June 2016, she took part in the Workplace Safety and Health Council's songwriting competition and was picked as one of the three finalist with her song titled Safety. Your Word, Your Life.^[4]

In 2016, her compositions Every day is a Miracle and Your Body Speaks were featured on Taiwanese singer Hebe Tien's album, Day by Day. In April 2016, she signed on with Taiwanese record label HIM International Music.^[1]

She starred in the Crescendo The Musical, which was performed at the Kallang Theatre, in December 2016.^{[citation needed]}

Boon released her first album on 4 January 2019, 親愛的你＿＿怎樣的我.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Ref
2006	Rhapsody in Blue	Doudou	^{[citation needed]}
2009	My School Daze	Ma Jialing	^{[citation needed]}
2013	Joys Of Life		^{[citation needed]}
2014	Served H.O.T		^{[citation needed]}
2015	Crescendo	Tang Huiru	^{[citation needed]}
2016	Don't Worry, Be Healthy	Mavis Wu	^{[citation needed]}
2016	My First School	Teacher Kate	^{[citation needed]}

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref
2003	Homerun	(bit part)	^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Albums

Album information	Track listing	Ref
親愛的你＿＿怎樣的我 Studio Album Released: 4 January 2019 Label: HIM International Music	Track listing Honestly Me (怎样的我) I Wonder Why (愛情十萬個為什麼) Better When It's Worse (有害) Tears (只有眼淚) About Your Guitar (你的吉他) The Superwoman League (feat. Janice Yan [zh]) (女超人聯盟) The Scientists (大人的科学) Between Dust and Dreams (夕阳) Wrong but Right (错对了) Dear, (亲爱的你)	^{[citation needed]}

Soundtrack appearance

Year	Title	Drama	Ref
2018	Give me (给我一个)	Mind Matters	^{[citation needed]}
2018	Hang Around (走走)	Jalan Jalan (带你去走走)	^{[citation needed]}
2020	By Your Side (同行)	Loving You (爱没有距离)	^{[citation needed]}

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Ref
2016	Crescendo The Musical (simplified Chinese: 音乐剧《起飞》; traditional Chinese: 音樂劇《起飛》)	Deng Xueli	^[5]

Concert

Ticket concert


Date	Location	Concert Name
22 July 2018	Syntrend Clapper Studio, Taipei, Taiwan	Boon Boom Live Concert

Awards and nominations

Star Awards

The Star Awards are presented by Mediacorp.

Star Awards – Acting Awards
Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
2006	Star Awards	Young Talent Award	Rhapsody in Blue	Won	^[2]
2010	Star Awards	Young Talent Award	My School Daze	Nominated	^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Ng, Gwendolyn (15 December 2016). "Singaporean is girl group S.H.E's labelmate". Asiaone. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Chia, Krystal (31 March 2016). "Grandfather inspires workplace safety song". The New Paper. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
^ "Interview With Boon Hui Lu". Kids Can Act. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
^ "WSHC's songwriting competition finalist, Boon Hui Lu". razor.tv. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
^ "TV Drama Crescendo Heads to the Stage as a Year-end Musical!". incinemas.sg. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-16.

External links

[asiaone-1] Ng, Gwendolyn (15 December 2016). "Singaporean is girl group S.H.E's labelmate". Asiaone. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-16.

[tnp-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Chia, Krystal (31 March 2016). "Grandfather inspires workplace safety song". The New Paper. Retrieved 2016-12-16.

[3] "Interview With Boon Hui Lu". Kids Can Act. Retrieved 2016-12-16.

[4] "WSHC's songwriting competition finalist, Boon Hui Lu". razor.tv. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-16.

[5] "TV Drama Crescendo Heads to the Stage as a Year-end Musical!". incinemas.sg. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-16.

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