Shi Xin Hui (Chew Sin Huey) 石欣卉 |
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Birth name | 石欣卉 |
Also known as | Sing |
Born |
Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia |
23 June 1981
Origin | Permanent Resident of Singapore |
Genres | Mandopop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, Composer, Lyricist |
Years active | 2005–present |
Labels | Play Music (subsidiary of Warner Music) |
Associated acts | 女皇, 从台北到北京, 天冷就回来, 绝对 SUPERSTAR |
Website | www |
Shi Xinhui (Chew Sin Huey), also known as Sing Chew (Chinese: 石欣卉; pinyin: Shí Xīnhuì) (born 23 June 1981), is a Malaysian singer, who was one of the five popular new talents emerged from the Channel U's popular singing talent show, Project Superstar 2005 in Singapore. The songbird is well known in both Singapore and Malaysia.
Shi Xinhui (Chew Sin Huey), though a Malaysian, was made popular in Singapore as the first runner-up in the female category of Project Superstar 2005, a singing-cum-talent search competition organised by Channel U of Mediacorp, Singapore. She had garnered the highest points (with the highest score of 44/50 from the judges) during the female finals from her delivery of three songs and received positive comments from the judges panel. However, she lost on a popularity voting system which totals up to 70% of the overall score. Despite missing the top spot in the competition, Xin Hui's singing talent is widely appreciated and she has been offered a singing contract by Play Music which is now part of Warner Music.
During her schooling days, Shi Xin Hui actively took part in debates and gave speeches during her primary and secondary school period. She was also involved in campus performances and took up the lead role of a musical and also held a mini concert when she was studying at the National University of Singapore. She had also taken part in Malaysia's popular talent search contest, Astro Talent Quest in the year 2004.
Shi Xinhui also made many appearance on TV, including her participation in a local mandarin idol drama Dream Chasers as one of the female lead. Other TV appearances of Xin Hui include her hosting a game show that was being shown on channel U, The 7-eleven game show, where she is the leader of one of the four teams in the show and each team's objective is to eliminate the other teams by arriving at the designated 7-eleven convenience store and play the games. She also appears on a local talk/debate show, Cross Fire, where she showcases her verbal talents and well-structured opinions on social issues which invite guests to voice out their opinion on a particular topic, and as well as Let's Shoot! and also in music oriented variety show like Music in the Air.