Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes
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. Initially, the awards were 10 Most Popular Artistes with five male and five female artistes receiving it. In 1997, the award winners were increased to ten male artistes from five.
| Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes 十大最受欢迎男艺人 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
The 2023 recipients | |||
| Awarded for | Most Popular Male Artistes | ||
| Country | Singapore | ||
| Presented by | Mediacorp | ||
| First awarded | 1994 | ||
| Most recent winners | Jeremy Chan Shaun Chen Marcus Chin Jeff Goh Guo Liang Desmond Ng Desmond Tan Romeo Tan Brandon Wong Xu Bin (2023) | ||
| Most awards | Pornsak (9, non All-Time Favourite Artiste award recipient) | ||
| Most nominations | Chen Shucheng (22) | ||
History
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 2017, the award nominees were increased from 20 to 24, where four artistes were eliminated after the prelude shows while the other 20 continue to compete in the category in the week leading up to the main ceremony.
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.
Since the ceremony held in 2021, Pornsak remains as the only male artiste to have the most wins without achieving the All-Time Favourite Artiste award, with nine. Brandon Wong is currently the only male artiste who holds a winning streak that is uninterrupted since his first nomination. In addition, Chen Shucheng have been nominated on 22 occasions, more than any other male artiste. Richard Low is currently the male artiste who has the most nominations without a win, with 15.
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]
13 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. Amongst them are Chew Chor Meng, Li Nanxing, Xie Shaoguang, and Elvin Ng who had all won in this category for ten consecutive times since their first nomination.
Recipients
Since its inception, the award has been given to 56 male artistes. Jeremy Chan, Shaun Chen, Marcus Chin, Jeff Goh, Guo Liang, Desmond Ng, Desmond Tan, Romeo Tan, Brandon Wong, and Xu Bin are the most recent winners in this category.
| 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 | |
| P | Artiste is currently nominated for the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award |
| RS | Artiste is currently nominated for the Most Popular Rising Stars award |
| Artiste | Year | Wins | Noms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chew Chor Meng 周初明 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ✔ | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Li Nanxing 李南星 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ✔ | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ✔ | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Lee 李铭顺 | 1 | 2 | N | 3 | N | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ✔ | 10 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| Mark Lee 李国煌 | 1 | 2 | N | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ✔ | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 | N | 1 | 2 | N | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ✔ | 10 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | N | N | N | 5 | N | N | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ✔ | 10 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Bryan Wong 王禄江 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ✔ | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | N | 9 | 10 | ✔ | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Elvin Ng 黄俊雄 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ✔ | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dasmond Koh 许振荣 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | N | N | 5 | N | N | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ✔ | 10 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Zheng Geping 郑各评 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | N | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ✔ | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Chew 周崇庆 | 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 | 9 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| Guo Liang 郭亮 | 1 | 2 | 3 | N | N | N | N | 4 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 5 | N | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 20 | ||||||||
| Romeo Tan 陈罗密欧 | N | 1 | 2 | N | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Terence Cao 曹国辉 | 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 陈之财 | N | N | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Desmond Tan 陈泂江 | 1 | N | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Neo 梁志强 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | N | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lee Teng 李腾 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | N | N | 6 | N | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shaun Chen 陈泓宇 | N | N | N | 1 | N | N | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vincent Ng 翁清海 | N | 1 | 2 | N | N | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gurmit Singh 葛米星 | 1 | 2 | N | 3 | 4 | 5 | N | N | N | N | N | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Yaodong 张耀栋 | 1 | N | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | N | N | N | N | N | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pierre Png 方展发 | N | N | N | N | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | N | 5 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Xu Bin 徐彬 | 1 | 2 | 3 | N | N | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Ong 王沺裁 | 1 | 2 | 3 | N | N | N | N | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ben Yeo 杨志龙 | N | 1 | 2 | 3 | N | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Zhenxuan 张振煊 | 1 | 2 | 3 | N | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shane Pow 包勋评 | 1 | 2 | 3 | N | N | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marcus Chin 陈建彬 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| James Lye 赖兴祥 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Thia 程旭辉 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | N | 2 | N | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dai Xiangyu 戴向宇 | 1 | N | N | 2 | N | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Huang Wenyong 黄文永 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 1 | N | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Ian Fang 方威捷 | N | 1 | 2 | N | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Desmond Ng 黄振隆 | 1 | N | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Shucheng 陈澍城 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 1 | 2 | N | N | 2 | 22 | ||||||
| Brandon Wong 黄炯耀 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sean Say 成建辉 | 1 | N | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Desmond Sim 沈金兴 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Tianwen 陈天文 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rayson Tan 陈泰铭 | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Yu 宏荣 | N | N | 1 | N | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mak Ho Wai 麦皓为 | 1 | N | N | N | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Wang 东方比利 | 1 | N | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moses Lim 林益民 | N | N | N | 1 | N | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kelvin Tan 陈伟联 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeffrey Xu 徐鸣杰 | 1 | N | N | N | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aloysius Pang 冯伟衷 | 1 | N | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zhu Houren 朱厚任 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 1 | N | N | N | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Jeremy Chan 田铭耀 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Goh | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ayden Sng 孙政 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richie Koh 许瑞奇 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Low 刘谦益 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 0 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Yao Wenlong 姚彣隆 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Darren Lim 林明伦 | N | N | N | N | N | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adrian Pang 彭耀顺 | N | N | N | N | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Huang Yiliang 黄奕良 | N | N | N | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edwin Goh 吴劲威 | N | N | N | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chua En Lai 蔡恩来 | N | N | N | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andie Chen 陈邦鋆 | N | N | N | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Huang Bingjie 黄炳杰 | N | N | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Danny Yeo 杨君伟 | N | N | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Wang 王振復 | N | N | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cavin Soh 苏梽诚 | N | N | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Xi 陈熙 | N | N | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Seah 谢俊峰 | N | N | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zong Zijie 宗子杰 | N | N | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joel Choo 朱哲伟 | N | N | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chunyu Shanshan 淳于珊珊 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ix Shen 沈倾掞 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ang Puay Heng 洪培兴 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bernard Tan | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jason Oh 秦伟 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jerry Chang 常鲁峰 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kenneth Tsang 曾江 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nick Shen 沈炜竣 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Julian Hee 许立桦 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joshua Ang 洪赐健 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Justin Ang 洪伟扬 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ha Yu 夏雨 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wang Weiliang 王伟良 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joshua Tan 陈伟恩 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Wei 张为 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wallace Ang 洪圣安 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kenneth Chung 钟坤华 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Raymond Foong 冯剑斌 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kenneth Kong 江坚文 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phua Kia Peow 潘家镳 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nick Teo 张奕恺 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wang Yuqing 王昱清 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yeow Seng Yong 邱胜扬 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yong Ser Pin 杨世彬 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zhai Siming 翟思铭 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Das DD | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jarrell Huang 黄俊融 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Herman Keh 郭坤耀 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lim Pinjuen 林品隽 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ivan Lo 卢楷浚 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lu Linxuan 吕霖轩 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benjamin Tan 陈政序 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tang Shao Wei 唐绍炜 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tyler Ten 邓伟德 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Damien Teo 张值豪 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shawn Thia 程家颉 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Ze Tong 张哲通 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zhu Zeliang 朱泽亮 | N | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Award records
| Record | Artiste | Count | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Won ten consecutive times since first nomination | Chew Chor Meng 周初明 | 4 artistes | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Li Nanxing 李南星 | |||
| Xie Shaoguang 谢韶光 | 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 | ||
| Elvin Ng 黄俊雄 | 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 | ||
| Most wins without All-Time Favourite Artiste award | Pornsak | 9 wins | 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 |
| Most consecutive wins without All-Time Favourite Artiste award | Edmund Chen 陈之财 | 7 wins | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Longest gap between wins | Thomas Ong 王沺裁 | 19 years | 1999—2018 |
| Most nominations with All-Time Favourite Artiste award | Dennis Chew 周崇庆 | 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 陈澍城 | 22 nominations | 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Most consecutive nominations with All-Time Favourite Artiste award | Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | 13 nominations | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Most consecutive nominations without All-Time Favourite Artiste award | Guo Liang 郭亮 | 17 nominations | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Most nominations before first award | Chen Shucheng 陈澍城 | 18 nominations | Won first award (19th nomination) in 2019 |
| Most nominations without a win | Richard Low 刘谦益 | 15 nominations | 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Longest gap between nominations | Danny Yeo 杨君伟 | 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 赖兴祥 | 3 artistes | 1997 |
| Dasmond Koh 许振荣 | 2000 | ||
| Kelvin Tan 陈伟联 | 2006 |
References
- Guan, Libing (28 February 1994). "Favourites win Star Awards". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. p. 11. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- 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.
- "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.