Desmond Ng
Desmond Ng (born 5 October 1987) is a Singaporean actor, singer, presenter and businessman. Ng debuted in 2009 as a getai singer and in 2015, became the champion of the Mediacorp Getai Challenge. He then signed with Mediacorp The Celebrity Agency as an artiste.
Desmond Ng | |
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.jpg.webp) Ng in April 2017 | |
| Born | 5 October 1987 |
| Other names | Huang Zhenlong |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Awards | Full list |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Member of | AL4HA[1] |
| Chinese name | |
| Chinese | 黃振隆 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Huáng Zhènlóng |
Career
In the early days, Ng and Wang Weiliang were Getai partners and also formed a BumpHead group, which was subsequently disbanded.
In 2009, Ng became his singing career as a Getai Singer. He participated in the 4th Global Min Nan Idol Singing Contest and ranked global top 8. In 2011, he won the STOMP Getai Award "Best Newcomer Award".
Ng also made a cameo appearance as a new recruit in the Singapore film Ah Boys to Men directed by Jack Neo.
In 2015, Ng participated in Mediacorp Getai Challenge and became the champion and subsequently signed on as an artiste with Mediacorp via The Celebrity Agency.
In 2016. Ng made his acting debut with Mediacorp Chinese drama television series Hero as Mr. Lu[2] He also acted in 118 II as Xiao Bing.
With Lin Chengze, Huang Xiuping and Luo Yiqi, they sang the theme song of the movie Long Long Time Ago directed by Jack Neo. Hosted the Mediacorp Channel 8 program "Bengpire". 2017, presented the Mediacorp Channel 8 program "Oh My Heroes", participated in the Mediacorp Channel 8 TV series "Have A Little Faith" as Jeff. 2018, participated in presented the Mediacorp Channel 8 programme "Taste of Nanyang",[3] presented Mediacorp Channel 8 programme "Fun With SINGnese 1", presented Mediacorp Channel 8 singing competition programme "Getai Challenge 2 Heng Ong Huat", presented Mediacorp Channel 8 programme "Thrift Hunters".[4] 2019, participated in MediaCorp Channel 8 Dialect Series "How Are You" as Mei Dahan,[5] MediaCorp Channel 8 TV Series "Dear Neighbours" as Liao Zhenxiong / Egg Boy,[6] and Mediacorp Channel 8 TV series "Old Is Gold" as Liu Junyang,[7] presented Mediacorp Channel 8 programme "Fun With SINGnese 2". 2020, participated in Mediacorp Channel 8 Dialect Series "How Are You 2" as Mei Dahan, and Mediacorp meWATCH online Series "Love Unbound" as Xiao Yu. Presented Mediacorp Channel 8 programme "Song We Love".
In 2021, he appeared in the Channel 8 TV series My Star Bride as Qin Shengli,[8] and the Channel 8 TV series The Heartland Hero where he played the role of Fang Zhongcheng.[9] Ng got his first Best Actor nomination in Star Awards 2023 after appearing in the Channel 8 series Your World in Mine as Hong Maodan.[10]
Ventures
He co-founded the streetwear label Imperfect in 2020.[11]
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Project W (W计划) | |||
| 2016 | Hero (大英雄) | Walter Lu | ||
| 118 II | Xiao Bing | |||
| 2017 | Have a Little Faith | Jeff | ||
| 2019 | How Are You | Mei Dahan | ||
| Dear Neighbours (我的左邻右里) | Liao Zhenxiong / Egg Boy | |||
| Old Is Gold (老友万岁) | Liu Junyang | |||
| 2020 | How Are You 2 (好世谋2) | Mei Dahan | ||
| Love Unbound (爱不止息) | Xiao Yu | |||
| 2021 | My Star Bride | Qin Shengli | ||
| The Heartland Hero | Su Zhongcheng | Cameo | ||
| Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting | Oh | |||
| 2022 | In Safe Hands (守护星) | Cai Jianhua | ||
| You Can Be An Angel 4 (你也可以是天使4) | Zhou Liumang | |||
| Your World in Mine | Hong Maodan | |||
| 2023 | Fix My Life | Fang Like | ||
| Silent Walls | Shen Jiahao | |||
| The Sky is Still Blue | Wang Yuan |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ah Boys to Men | New Recruit | Cameo |
Hosting
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bengpire (黑黑真好玩) | ||
| Star Awards 2016 - Prelude (红星大奖2016 前奏) | |||
| 2017 | Oh My Heroes (超人哪里找) | ||
| 2018 | Taste of Nanyang (翻乡找味) | ||
| Fun with SINGnese (新语研究所 1) | |||
| Getai Challenge 2 Heng Ong Huat (歌台星力量之兴旺发) | |||
| Thrift Hunters (我赚到了!) | |||
| 2019 | Fun with SINGnese 2 (新语研究所 2) | ||
| 2020 | Song We Love (那一段听歌的日子) | Episode 6 & 7 | |
| 2021 | River Hong Bao 2021 (春到河畔2021新加坡派歌) | ||
| Star Awards 2021 Walk of Fame (红星大奖2021 星光大道) | |||
| Curious City (小岛国大发现) | |||
| 2022 | Star Awards 2022 Backstage Live |
Discography
| Year | Album title | Song title | Co-artistes | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | — | Ren Lai Ren Wang (Chinese: 人来人往) | Mediacorp TV Series: Peace and prosperity Theme Song, Single. | ||
| — | Our Story (Wo Men De Gu Shi) (Chinese: 我们的故事) | Leon Lim, Febe Huang, Sherraine Law, Mo Ju Li | Singapore Film Long Long Time Ago Theme, Single. | ||
| MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 16 新传媒农历新年《群星贺岁金猴添喜庆 | Xiao Bai Nian Nian Nian Xi Xiang Feng (Chinese: 小拜年年年喜相连) | Compilation Album | |||
| 2017 | — | Yi Gang Ke Gang (Chinese: 以刚克刚) | Kenny Khoo | Mediacorp TV Series: When Duty Calls Theme Song, Single | |
| 2018 | — | Restart (Chinese:重新出发) | Single | ||
| — | Promise (Chinese: 誓言) | Mediacorp TV Series: All Is Well Sub Theme Song Singapore Version (Ep8 & Ep11), Taiwan Version (Ep5) | |||
| — | Feng Huo (Chinese: 烽火) | Mediacorp TV Series: Gifted Theme Song, Single | |||
| MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18 新传媒农历新年《群星贺岁AGOGO 阿狗狗旺旺过好年》 | Xin Nian Song (Hokkien) (Chinese: 新年颂 (闽南语)) | Compilation Album | |||
| Xiao Bai Nian (Chinese:小拜年) | |||||
| Wan Nian Hong (Chinese: 万年红) | |||||
| 2019 | — | Mei Tian Wei Ni Chang Ge (Chinese: 每天为你唱歌) | Bonnie Loo | MediaCorp Channel 8 Dialect Series: How Are You Sub Theme Song , Single | |
| 2020 | — | Gan Tong Shen Shou (Chinese: 感同身受) | YC (Mark Shi), AL4HA | Mediacorp TV Series: My Star Bride Sub Theme Song, Single | |
| — | Lost and Found (Chinese: 错过了遇见了) | Single | |||
| 2021 | MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 21 新传媒农历新年《群星贺岁福满牛年 Moo Moo乐》 | Huan Xi Guo Xin Nian (Hokkien) (Chinese:欢喜过新年 (闽南语) ) | Compilation Album | ||
| — | Lin Li Bang (Chinese: 邻里帮) | Mediacorp TV Series: The Heartland Hero Theme Song, Single | |||
| — | Your Calling (Chinese: 你的呼唤) | Mediacorp TV Series: Key Witness Theme Song, Single | |||
| 2022 | — | Xin Huo (Chinese: 心火) | Mediacorp TV Series: In Safe Hands Theme Song, Single | ||
| — | Tian Shi De Wei Xiao (Chinese: 天使的微笑) | Mediacorp TV Series: You Can Be An Angel 4 Theme Song, Single | |||
| — | Yuan (Chinese: 愿) | Mediacorp TV Series: You Can Be An Angel 4 Sub Theme Song, Single | |||
| 2023 | — | "My Dream" | Mediacorp TV series: Whatever Will Be, Will Be theme song, single (Hokkien) | ||
| — | "The Ordinary Me" | Mediacorp TV series: Whatever Will Be, Will Be theme song, single (Mandarin) |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Getai The Musical (歌台音乐剧) |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated work | Result(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The 5th STOMP Getai Awards | Best Newcomer | — | Won | |
| 2017 | Star Awards | Best Programme Host | BENGpire | Nominated | |
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 10 | |||
| 2018 | Star Awards | Best Theme Song | When Duty Calls | Won | |
| 2019 | The 2nd ASEAN+3 Song Contest | Most Potential Award | "Mei Li Kai Guo 没离开过" | Won | |
| Star Awards | Best Programme Host | Thrift Hunters | Nominated | ||
| 2021 | Star Awards | Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 30 | |
| 2022 | Star Awards | Best Programme Host | Curious City | Nominated | |
| Best Theme Song | Key Witness | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Star Awards | Best Actor | Your World in Mine (as Hong Maodan) | Nominated | |
| Best Theme Song | You Can Be An Angel 4 | Nominated | |||
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Top 10 | |||
References
- "Don't Expect Desmond Ng To Sing Getai Songs As Frontman Of His New Band, AL4HA". 8days. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- "Hero 大英雄". Mediacorp. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- "Taste of Nanyang 翻乡找味". Mediacorp. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- "Thrift Hunters 我们赚到了！". Mediacorp. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- "How Are You? 好世谋". Mediacorp. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- "Dear Neighbours 我的左邻右里". Mediacorp. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- "Old is Gold 老友万岁". Mediacorp. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- "My Star Bride 过江新娘". Mediacorp. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- "The Heartland Hero 邻里帮". Mediacorp. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- Lee, Jan (5 April 2023). "Star Awards: Time for first-time lead acting nominees Hong Ling, Richie Koh, Desmond Ng and Ayden Sng to shine". The Straits Times. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- "IMPERFECT". Well Bred Store. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
External links
- Desmond Ng at IMDb
- Desmond Ng on Facebook
- Desmond Ng on Instagram