Serene Koong
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Serene Koong is a Singaporean singer-songwriter. She received the "Most Popular Newcomer" and "Meritorious Newcomer" awards at the 2010 Singapore Hit Awards (新加坡金曲獎). Her debut album <55:38:7> was nominated in 4 categories at the awards: Best Local Composition 《明知我愛你》, Best Local Artiste, Meritorious Newcomer and Most Popular Newcomer.
She is an artiste of Funkie Monkies Productions. In December 2009, she entered the scene with one of her compositions 《受保護》which was featured as theme song for the Channel U Tele-movie 《向日葵的约定》"The Promise". Subsequently, two of her other compositions《在我左右》and 《明知我愛你》all composed and performed by her were featured as main and sub-theme song for the MediaCorp TV Channel 8’s Drama Serial 《紅白喜事》“New Beginnings” starring Jeanette Aw
and Tay Ping Hui
. 《在我左右》was nominated for Best Drama Theme Song at the Star Awards 2011
.
Another composition of hers titled "LaLa" was also used as the jingle for F&N Fun Flavors soft drinks. Serene was also featured in the Chinese New Year TV Commercial for FNN Fun Flavors Soft Drinks.
In May 2010, she released her debut mandarin album, <<55:38:7>>, which produced a few top ten hits on radio music charts in Singapore and Malaysia. Amongst which was her widely popular single 《明知我愛你》，which peaked at No.3 on Y.E.S. 93.3FM 醉心龙虎榜. Her duet with Jaycee Chan,《最好的我》, for which the melody was penned by Serene, lyrics by popular lyricist 小寒， rap by Jaycee received a wide following on the internet community, generating a huge number of hits on YouTube.
In September 2010, she sang the theme song for "Love Cuts" the movie starring Zoe Tay (郑惠玉）and veteran Hong Kong actor Kenny Ho (何家劲). Written by Eric Ng and Xiaohan, this song〈手中线〉peaked at No.3 on Y.E.S. 93.3FM 醉心龙虎榜.
The chart performances of both her songs 《明知我愛你》and《手中线》placed her in 2nd position for Y.E.S.933's 3rd Quarterly Top 5 Female Artistes for 2010, after Jolin Tsai. 《明知我愛你》was ranked #15 on Y.E.S933's Top 20 songs for the 2nd Quarter of 2010
, 《手中线》was ranked #7 on Y.E.S933's Top 20 songs for 3rd Quarter of 2010
In May 2009, she was roped as a backup vocalist on renowned Singaporean singer Stefanie Sun's "The Answer Is..." World Tour It was also during that time Serene started to work on her debut album <55:38:7> and it was finally released on 14 May 2010. All 10 songs were composed by the singer-songwriter, and she was also heavily involved in the arrangement and creative process.
One of the songs,《最好的我》is a duet with Jaycee Chan. This song is also compiled in Jaycee Chan's album. Composed by Serene for which Jaycee wrote the rap, this song is reported to be Mr and Mrs Jackie Chan's favourite song in Jaycee Chan's album.
She is an artiste of Funkie Monkies Productions. In December 2009, she entered the scene with one of her compositions 《受保護》which was featured as theme song for the Channel U Tele-movie 《向日葵的约定》"The Promise". Subsequently, two of her other compositions《在我左右》and 《明知我愛你》all composed and performed by her were featured as main and sub-theme song for the MediaCorp TV Channel 8’s Drama Serial 《紅白喜事》“New Beginnings” starring Jeanette Aw
Jeanette Aw
-1979–2000: Early life and education:Born Jeanette Aw Ee-Ping to Chinese parents. Her father has Peranakan ancestry while mother is a Hokkien. Jeanette is the youngest of three children, she has an older sister and older brother...
and Tay Ping Hui
Tay Ping Hui
Tay Ping Hui is a Singaporean Chinese MediaCorp television and film actor. Tay is best known for acting in many Chinese language TV drama series on Channel 8 and has made appearances in the films Summer Holidays and Infernal Affairs II .-Early life:Tay Ping Hui attended Catholic High School and...
. 《在我左右》was nominated for Best Drama Theme Song at the Star Awards 2011
Star Awards 2011
Star Awards 2011 was a double television award ceremony held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for the two free-to-air channels, MediaCorp Channel 8 and MediaCorp Channel U. Star Awards 2011 was telecast 'LIVE' on Channel 8, on 17 April 2011 and 24 April 2011...
.
Another composition of hers titled "LaLa" was also used as the jingle for F&N Fun Flavors soft drinks. Serene was also featured in the Chinese New Year TV Commercial for FNN Fun Flavors Soft Drinks.
In May 2010, she released her debut mandarin album, <<55:38:7>>, which produced a few top ten hits on radio music charts in Singapore and Malaysia. Amongst which was her widely popular single 《明知我愛你》，which peaked at No.3 on Y.E.S. 93.3FM 醉心龙虎榜. Her duet with Jaycee Chan,《最好的我》, for which the melody was penned by Serene, lyrics by popular lyricist 小寒， rap by Jaycee received a wide following on the internet community, generating a huge number of hits on YouTube.
In September 2010, she sang the theme song for "Love Cuts" the movie starring Zoe Tay (郑惠玉）and veteran Hong Kong actor Kenny Ho (何家劲). Written by Eric Ng and Xiaohan, this song〈手中线〉peaked at No.3 on Y.E.S. 93.3FM 醉心龙虎榜.
The chart performances of both her songs 《明知我愛你》and《手中线》placed her in 2nd position for Y.E.S.933's 3rd Quarterly Top 5 Female Artistes for 2010, after Jolin Tsai. 《明知我愛你》was ranked #15 on Y.E.S933's Top 20 songs for the 2nd Quarter of 2010
, 《手中线》was ranked #7 on Y.E.S933's Top 20 songs for 3rd Quarter of 2010
Music career
Serene plays the piano since a tender age. Having performed at local pubs for sometime, she started writing her own originals. Shortly after, she joined the melody composing class in Funkie Monkies Pop Music School (whose founders are renowned arranger/producer/song-writer Eric Ng, and award winning lyricst Xiaohan) and was subsequently signed as a song-writer under the label. She continued to pursue her passion as a singer-songwriter over the years.In May 2009, she was roped as a backup vocalist on renowned Singaporean singer Stefanie Sun's "The Answer Is..." World Tour It was also during that time Serene started to work on her debut album <55:38:7> and it was finally released on 14 May 2010. All 10 songs were composed by the singer-songwriter, and she was also heavily involved in the arrangement and creative process.
One of the songs,《最好的我》is a duet with Jaycee Chan. This song is also compiled in Jaycee Chan's album. Composed by Serene for which Jaycee wrote the rap, this song is reported to be Mr and Mrs Jackie Chan's favourite song in Jaycee Chan's album.
Discography
| Album | Track | Song Title | Used In | Charts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 《割愛》主題曲 | 1 | 手中線 | 《割愛》 Love Cuts (Movie) Theme Song | #3@Yes933 | |
| 《你还有个我》 | 1 | 你还有个我 | Theme Song for Down Syndrome Association | ||
| Serene Koong Debut Album 龔芝怡首張創作專輯《55:38:7》 | 1 | 卓別林 | |||
| 2 | Lala | #18@Yes933 | |||
| 3 | 在我左右 | New Beginnings Theme Song | |||
| 4 | 明知我爱你 | New Beginnings Sub-theme Song | #3@Yes933 | ||
| 5 | 巫毒娃娃 | ||||
| 6 | 受保护 | The Promise Theme Song | |||
| 7 | 恋爱女生都是羊 | #3@radio1003 | |||
| 8 | 三头六臂 | ||||
| 9 | 最好的我 | ||||
| 10 | 平行线 | ||||
| 11 | Lala (Breakin' Lala Flashmob Danz) |
Awards and Accolades
| Year | Awards | |
|---|---|---|
| 新加坡金曲獎 2010 Singapore Hit Awards |
最受欢迎新人奖 (Most Popular Newcomer) | |
| 优秀新人奖 （Meritorious Newcomer）：龚芝怡（55：38：7）、MAGICPOWER魔幻力量（同名创作专辑）、严爵（谢谢你的美好） |