Lee Teng (Singapore)

Lee Teng (traditional Chinese: 李騰; simplified Chinese: 李腾; pinyin: Lǐ Téng) is a television host based in Singapore and on contract basis with Left Profile. Lee won the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artiste award and the Best Programme Host twice at the Star Awards. In 2017, he won an Asian Television Awards for Best Current Affairs Presenter category. Thereafter, he was nominated for awards but has not won any since.[2]

Lee Teng
Born (1984-05-30) 30 May 1984
NationalitySingaporean[1]
EducationVictoria School
Alma materVictoria Junior College
OccupationHost, Actor & Radio DJ
Years active2006-Present
AgentLeft Profile
Spouse(s)
Gina Lin
(m. 2020)
AwardsStar Awards 2012 :
Best Info-Ed Programme Show Host
Star Awards 2016
Best Programme Host
Star Awards 2013 - Star Awards 2017 :
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes
Asian Television AwardsAsian Television Award 2017 : Highly Commended Current Affairs Presenter

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese李騰
Simplified Chinese李腾

Early life

Lee was born in Taiwan and went to Singapore in primary school. He graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a degree in accountancy.[3][4]

Lee, however, did not serve his national duties in both conscription in Taiwan and National Service in Singapore despite having citizenship and permanent residency in both countries.

Career

Lee was recruited by Mediacorp after winning the first runner-up in a talent show, SuperHost. He has since appeared on various variety shows and hosted some programmes, including the 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017 and 2018 Star Awards. Also, he is occasionally a guest deejay on Chinese language radio channel Y.E.S. 93.3FM.

Lee has gotten 5 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes from 2013-2017 respectively.

Personal life

Lee began dating Gina Lin, a Singapore-based Taiwanese advertising executive, from October 2018, and then they were engaged on 24 March 2020.[5] Lee announced his fiancee's pregnancy on 25 May 2020,[5] but subsequently suffered a miscarriage.[6][7] Lee and Lin had registered their marriage in Singapore in June 2020.[8]

Controversy

In 2018, Lee got into legal tussle with his business partner in court.[9][10]

Filmography

Television Series

Year English Title Chinese Title Notes
2010 Funstatic 太自游
2011 Let's Talk S1 你在囧什么? 1
2011 Let's Talk S2 你在囧什么? 2
2012 Body SOS S1 小毛病 大问题 1
2013 Note To My Teenage Self 致昨日的我
2013 Laughing Out Loud 笑笑没烦恼
2013 Shoot It! S1 哪里出问题? 1
2013 Finding U 寻U先锋
2013 Body SOS S2 小毛病 大问题 2
2014 Served H.O.T. 烧.卖.
2014 Shoot It! S2 哪里出问题? 2 之食在有问题
2014 Le Petit Chef 我的师傅是大厨
2015 Body SOS S3 小毛病 大问题 3
2015 Body SOS S4 小毛病 大问题 4 健康上菜
2015 Let's Talk S3 你在囧什么? 3
2015 Let's Talk S4 你在囧什么? 4
2016 Where To Stay? 到底住哪里?
2016 Life's Big Factories 巨工厂
2016 Big Factories 2: Made by Singapore! 巨工厂2 - 新加坡出品
2016 Big Factories 3 巨工厂3
2016 Body SOS S4 Health Carnival Special 小毛病 大问题 4 健康上菜
2016 Body SOS S5 小毛病大问题 5
2016 Yes Mdm 我的军官女友
2016 The 4 Chefs 四大名厨

Compilation album

Year English title Mandarin title
2012MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 12新传媒群星金龙接财神
2018MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 18新传媒群星阿狗狗过好年
2019MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 19新传媒群星猪饱饱欢乐迎肥年
2020MediaCorp Music Lunar New Year Album 20裕鼠鼠纳福迎春了

Accolades

Asian Television Awards – Hosting Awards
YearCategoryNominated workResult
2017 Best Current Affairs Presenter FixerWon Highly Commended

The Star Awards are presented by Mediacorp.

Star Awards – Hosting Awards
YearCeremonyCategoryNominated workResult
2009 15th Star Awards CeremonyBest Variety Show HostOn the Beat 3Nominated
201016th Star Awards CeremonyBest Variety Show HostOn the Beat 4Nominated
201218th Star Awards CeremonyBest Variety Show HostRail ThrillNominated
18th Star Awards CeremonyBest Info-Ed Programme HostLet's Talk 2Won
201319th Star Awards CeremonyBest Info-Ed Programme HostLife's Big FactoriesNominated
19th Star Awards CeremonyTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesN/ATop 10
201420th Star Awards CeremonyBest Info-Ed Programme HostBig Factories 2: Made by Singapore!Nominated
20th Star Awards CeremonyTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesN/ATop 10
201521st Star Awards CeremonyBest Variety Show HostFinding 8Nominated
21st Star Awards CeremonyTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesN/ATop 10
21st Star Awards CeremonyMost Popular Regional Artiste (Malaysia)N/ANominated
2016 22nd Star Awards CeremonyBest Programme HostLove on The Plate 3Won
22nd Star Awards CeremonyTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesN/ATop 10
201723rd Star Awards CeremonyBest Programme HostThe 4 ChefsNominated
23rd Star Awards CeremonyTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesN/ATop 10
201824th Star Awards CeremonyBest Programme HostFixer Nominated
24th Star Awards CeremonyTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesN/ATop 20
201925th Star Awards CeremonyTop 10 Most Popular Male ArtistesN/ATop 20

References

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