Boon Hui Lu
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]
Boon Hui Lu | |
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Born | Singapore | 11 December 1993
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Occupation | Actress, singer-songwriter |
Years active | 2006–present |
Musical career | |
Also known as | Boonie |
Origin | Singapore |
Genres | Mandopop |
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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.[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]
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][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]
Boon released her first album on 4 January 2019, Honestly Me (親愛的你__怎樣的我).[7]
Filmography
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2006 | Rhapsody in Blue | Doudou | ||
2009 | My School Daze | Ma Jialing | ||
2013 | 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 |
Discography
Albums
Album information | Track listing | Ref |
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Honestly Me (親愛的你__怎樣的我)
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Track listing
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Soundtrack appearance
Year | Title | Drama | Ref |
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2018 | Give me (给我一个) | Mind Matters | |
Hang Around (走走) | Jalan Jalan (带你去走走) | ||
2020 | Good to Have You (有你就足夠) | Dr. Cutie (萌医甜妻) | |
By Your Side (同行) | Loving You (爱没有距离) | ||
Not Anymore (不讓你再) | The Wonder Woman (跟鯊魚接吻) | ||
Show A Little More Care (feat. Nicole 赖淞凤) (多一点关心) | Social Playlist (声音猎人) |
Theater
Year | Title | Role | Ref |
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2016 | Crescendo The Musical (simplified Chinese: 音乐剧《起飞》; traditional Chinese: 音樂劇《起飛》) | Deng Xueli | [13] |
Concert
Ticket concert
Date | Location | City | Country | Concert Name |
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22 July 2018 | Syntrend Clapper Studio | Taipei | ![]() |
Boon Boom Live Concert |
Awards and nominations
Star Awards
The Star Awards are presented by Mediacorp.
Star Awards – Acting Awards | |||||
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Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
2006 | 13th Star Awards Ceremony | Young Talent Award | Rhapsody in Blue (as Doudou) | Won | |
2010 | 16th Star Awards Ceremony | Young Talent Award | My School Daze (as Ma Jialing) | Nominated | |
2021 | 26th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Theme Song | Loving You 《同行》 | Pending |
References
- 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.
- Chia, Krystal (31 March 2016). "Grandfather inspires workplace safety song". The New Paper. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
- "Auditions - SPOP Sing!". meWATCH. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- "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.
- "CRESCENDO THE MUSICAL 音乐剧《起飞》". www.wawapictures.com.sg. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- (in Chinese) 親愛的你__怎樣的我 Five Music. 9 September 2020
- (in Chinese) 親愛的你__怎樣的我 Five Music. 9 September 2020
- 我的現在不是夢, retrieved 2020-11-18
- 一事無成 - 馬來貘出道五週年主題曲, retrieved 2020-11-18
- 外婆的大海, retrieved 2020-11-18
- Losing Myself (feat. GBOYSWAG), retrieved 2020-11-18
- "TV Drama Crescendo Heads to the Stage as a Year-end Musical!". incinemas.sg. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-16.