Stella (singer)
Stella Huang (born Stella Ng on 17 December 1980) is a Singaporean singer, actress and businesswoman.
Early life
[edit ]Huang was educated at Crescent Girls' School, Anglo-Chinese Junior College, and the National University of Singapore.[citation needed ]
Career
[edit ]Apart from her duties as a recording artist, she also acts in a variety of television serials in Taiwan and Singapore. Some of her serials have included a lead role as Sam in MediaCorp's Beautiful Trio with award-winning veteran actresses Huang Biren and Ivy Lee, and a role in the China action film Kung Fu Girls , where she also performed the theme song of the soundtrack to the film. She starred as the lead character in the 2002 television series Marmalade Boy , for which she also sang the theme song, "溫室的花 Wēnshì de Huā (Greenhouse Flower)".
In 2017, she formed a children musical group, Bossa Baby, with five other musicians producing children songs in the bossa nova style.[1] [2]
In September 2023, she revealed that she is working as the head of partnerships and activations at Vantage Pointe, a business consultant firm.[3]
Ventures
[edit ]In 2005, Huang decided to take a break from showbiz. She set up a specialty cake shop in Taipei under the Awfully Chocolate franchise, investing US200,000ドル into the business with a partner.[4] [5] [6]
In 2007, Awfully Chocolate terminated the franchise and sued Stella's company.[5] [6] A court order required Stella to pay approximately 224,000ドル but due to non-payment by her, the cake firm issued a letter of statutory demand to her in January 2009.[5]
Huang set up her own bakery, Black As Chocolate (BAC), after the termination of her franchisee licence from Awfully Chocolate.[4] [5] [6] The bakery has since been managed by her husband's family.[1]
Personal life
[edit ]In August 2011, Huang married Taiwanese businessman Armstrong Yeh ({葉學澤) in Vancouver, Canada.[4] She gave birth to a son named Ashton on 8 August 2012.[4] In 2018, she migrated to Vancouver, Canada for her son's educational development.[1] Huang and Yeh ended their marriage in 2019 and after the divorce, Huang and her son moved back to Singapore.[7]
In August 2023, Huang announced her three-year relationship with Englishman Jon (born 1973), whom she met on a dating app. Jon reportedly works in the pharmaceutical field and has a pair of twins from a previous marriage.[7]
Discography
[edit ]Studio albums
[edit ]| Date of release | Title |
|---|---|
| 2 February 2001 |
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| 9 September 2002 |
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Compilation albums
[edit ]| Date of release | Title |
|---|---|
| 4 June 2004 |
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Filmography
[edit ]Television series
[edit ]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Marmalade Boy | Also performed theme song "Greenhouse Flower" ("溫室的花") | |
| 2004 | Running with Seuars | ||
| 2004 | Beautiful Trio | Samantha | |
| 2004 | Baseball Love Affair (追風少年) | ||
| 2005 | Beyond the aXis of Truth II | Zhou Xingxing / Xing Shufen | |
| 2012 | Gentle Mercy (溫柔的慈悲) |
Film
[edit ]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Karate Girls | Also performed theme song |
Awards and nominations
[edit ]| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Singapore Hit Awards | M1 Most Promising Newcomer | Waiting | Won |
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c "黄湘怡重拾麦克风 与儿合唱发专辑". 早报. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "遊唱寶貝 Bossa Baby". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Eclectic decor with hotel-style bathroom: Stella Ng reveals stunning home after 160ドルk renovation". AsiaOne. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d "黃湘怡素顏哄心頭肉 厚片壯臂噴孕味". Apple Daily . 24 September 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Ex-singer Stella Ng declared bankrupt". AsiaOne . 29 May 2009. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ a b c "在新加坡被宣告破產!黃湘怡上火線:冷凍保鮮最天然". Eastern Television. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Singaporean Ex-Pop Star Stella Huang, 42, & British Boyfriend Are Now Instagram Official". 8days. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
External links
[edit ]- 1980 births
- Living people
- Anglo-Chinese Junior College alumni
- Singaporean people of Hokkien descent
- National University of Singapore alumni
- 21st-century Singaporean women singers
- Singaporean Mandopop singers
- 21st-century Singaporean actresses
- Singaporean television actresses
- 21st-century Singaporean businesspeople
- Singaporean film actresses