Boon Hui Lu
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| Born | Boon Hui Lu (1993-12-11) 11 December 1993 (age 30) |
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| Alma mater | Nanyang Technological University |
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| Genres | Mandopop |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
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Cheong Waii Hoong (m. 2023) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 文慧如 |
| Simplified Chinese | 文慧如 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wén Huìrú |
Boon Hui Lu (born 11 December 1993) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter and actress.[1]
Boon was born on December 11, 1993, in Singapore to a self-employed courier provider father and a housewife.[1][2]
Boon studied at Anglican High School.[3] 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]
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][4]
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.[5]
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.[6] In 2017, Boon participated in 'Taiwan Hopestar' talent show.[7] Boon released her first album on 4 January 2019, Honestly Me (親愛的你＿＿怎樣的我; Qīn'ài de nǐ _ _ zěnyàng de wǒ).[8]
In 2019, Boon was the guest star in Namewee's Song Never Give Up (不想放開; Bùxiǎng fàng kāi),[9] which she also covered complete.[10] and performed live in Singapore.[11] Boon also won the Media's Recommended Female Songwriter of the Year award at the 2019 Global Chinese Golden Chart Awards.[12][13]
In 2020, Boon suffered from Steatocystoma multiplex.[14]
In August 2021, Boon announced her engagement to singer Cheong Waii Hoong, with whom she has been in an ongoing relationship since February 2021.[15][16] The couple held their wedding ceremony on 7 October 2023.[17]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2006 | Rhapsody in Blue | Doudou | [18] | |
| 2009 | My School Daze | Ma Jialing | ||
| 2012 | Joys of Life | |||
| 2014 | Served H.O.T | |||
| 2015 | Crescendo | Tang Huiru | ||
| 2016 | Don't Worry, Be Healthy | Mavis Wu | ||
| My First School | Teacher Kate | |||
| 2023 | Till the End | Lin Huiqi | [19] | |
| Venus on Mars | Zhu Weiwei |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2003 | Homerun | Seow Fang's Schoolmate | Bit part |
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Honestly Me (親愛的你＿＿怎樣的我)
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| Year | Song title | Series title | Ref |
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| 2018 | Give me (给我一个) | Mind Matters | [citation needed] |
| Hang Around (走走) | Jalan Jalan (带你去走走) | [citation needed] | |
| 2020 | Good to Have You (有你就足夠) | Dr. Cutie (萌医甜妻) | [citation needed] |
| By Your Side (同行) | Loving You (爱没有距离) | [citation needed] | |
| Not Anymore (不讓你再) | The Wonder Woman (跟鯊魚接吻) | [citation needed] | |
| Show A Little More Care (feat. Nicole 赖淞凤) (多一点关心) | Social Playlist (声音猎人) | [citation needed] |
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| 2017 | My Present Is Not A Dream (我的現在不是夢) | [21] |
| Unaccomplished (一事無成) | [22] | |
| 2019 | Story of my grandma (外婆的大海) | [23] |
| 2020 | Losing Myself (feat. GBOYSWAG [zh]) (全放空) | [24] |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
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| 2016 | Crescendo The Musical (起飞) | Deng Xueli | [25] |
| Date | Location | City | Country | Concert name |
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| 22 July 2018 | Syntrend Clapper Studio | Taipei | Taiwan | Boon Boom Live Concert |
The Star Awards are presented by Mediacorp.
| Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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| Star Awards 2006 | Young Talent Award | Rhapsody in Blue (as Doudou) | Won | [26] |
| Star Awards 2010 | Young Talent Award | My School Daze (as Ma Jialing) | Nominated | |
| Star Awards 2019 | Best Theme Song | Mind Matters 《给我一个》 | Nominated | |
| Star Awards 2021 | Best Theme Song | Loving You 《同行》 | Nominated | |
| Star Awards 2024 | Best Theme Song | Till The End 《陪到最后》 | Nominated | |
| Favourite CP | Till The End (with Richie Koh) | Nominated | ||
| Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | — | Nominated |
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