Stella (singer)

Stella Huang (born Stella Ng on 17 December 1980) is a Singaporean singer, actress and businesswoman.

Early life

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Huang was educated at Crescent Girls' School, Anglo-Chinese Junior College, and the National University of Singapore.[citation needed]

Career

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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

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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 US$200,000 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 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

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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

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Studio albums

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Date of release Title
2 February 2001
  • Waiting (等)
9 September 2002
  • Courier of Love (快遞愛情)

Compilation albums

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Date of release Title
4 June 2004
  • Rhapsody (西班牙狂想曲)

Filmography

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Television series

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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

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 Karate Girls Also performed theme song

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2001 Singapore Hit Awards M1 Most Promising Newcomer Waiting Won

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "遊唱寶貝 Bossa Baby". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Eclectic decor with hotel-style bathroom: Stella Ng reveals stunning home after $160k renovation". AsiaOne. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b "Singaporean Ex-Pop Star Stella Huang, 42, & British Boyfriend Are Now Instagram Official". 8days. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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