Bonnie Loo

Bonnie Loo Mee Yee
Chinese name 罗美仪
Pinyin Luó Měiyí (Mandarin)
Birth name Loo Mee Yee
Origin Ipoh, Malaysia
Born (1994-07-12) 12 July 1994
Malaysia Malaysia
Occupation Singer, actress
Genre(s) Mandopop
Instrument(s) Vocals
Label(s) S2S Pte. Ltd.
(2013-2015)
Ancestry Hakka

Bonnie Loo Mee Yee (simplified Chinese: 罗美仪; traditional Chinese: 羅美儀; pinyin: Luō Měiyí; born July 12, 1994), is a Singapore-based, Malaysian singer and Mediacorp artiste. She emerged from the fourth season of Campus SuperStar, one of the Chinese singing competitions held in Singapore. She hails from Riverside Secondary School, Singapore. She was crowned the first female winner since the first competition in 2006 and won a two-year Mediacorp management contract, $5,000 cash and the opportunity to perform with Taiwan-based singer Ding Dang in Glass Anatomy The Musical.[1]

Biography

Bonnie Loo was born in Ipoh, Malaysia, and is the oldest of two children. Her family moved to Singapore when she was 12 years old for her studies and her father's work.[2] She had started taking singing lessons when she was ten years old, and participated in close to 300 singing competitions in the region since the age of five. After winning Campus Superstar, she subsequently appeared in other television shows and concerts. Loo was then personally invited by Eric Moo to perform during his concert on June 1, 2013. She was guest star for The Sheng Siong Show on June 9. On 13 July, she performed at the PAssion Pop Concert, part of the People's Association's PAssion Around The Bay. She appeared as special guest during the finals of Hey Gorgeous, a campus talent search on 15 July.

Subsequently, Loo was signed to one of Asia's key music labels, S2S Pte. Ltd., thus becoming the first winner of Campus SuperStar to be signed to a record label.[3] During an interview, Loo mentioned that she would take a break from her studies and embark on her singing career after completing her GCE O-Level examinations.[4]

In November 2013, Loo announced that she would be starring in Singaporean television series C.L.I.F. 3 as Yang Hongxi, the daughter of Terence Cao's role, and would be part of a Chinese New Year compilation album in a song together with Julie Tan, Jayley Woo, Ian Fang and Shane Pow in 2014.[4]

Bonnie Loo announced that she would be starring in a drama entitled Against The Tide in March 2014. On July 24 to August 3, 2014, she would be starring in a Toy Factory Productions musical, entitled Innamorati, which features 12 songs sung by Eric Moo. Among the other members of the cast include Wong JingLun, Tay Kewei and Sugie Phua.

On September 30, 2014, Loo released her first single, entitled "Don’t Want To Admit" (不想承认), which would be included in her debut album, "Bonnie 羅美儀", which was released on 2 October, 2014. The music video was uploaded on YouTube on 6 October 2014. Her second single, "YOLO"'s music video was uploaded on YouTube on 31 October 2014.

Her versatile abilities as an artiste have led to many naming her as a rising star in the local entertainment scene. In an article by The Straits Times in October 2014, she was labelled as one of the four rising female artistes to look out for in the local entertainment scene, along with Sora Ma, Somaline Ang and Carrie Wong. Furthermore, she was made the face of the October 2014 issue of Cleo Singapore, featuring as one of the rising stars in entertainment.

On November 2, 2014, Loo performed for President Star Charity 2014 along with fellow Mediacorp actresses Jayley Woo, Julie Tan, Seraph Sun and Bharati Rani in a dance segment as part of a challenge between artistes of different genders.

In 2015, Bonnie starred the drama Second Chance 流氓律师 and then went on to star in the drama entitled Tiger Mum, alongside Huang Biren, Yao Wen Long, Julie Tan, Ian Fang and Aloysius Pang. It was her first leading role in a local drama, and her outstanding performance in the drama earned her numerous praises from the audience. She has recently finished filming Crescendo 起飞, a Channel 8 Drama by WaWa Productions, taking the role as the younger version of Cynthia Koh's character. The drama will air on Channel 8 in October 2014. She is also filming the next form drama, "Life - Fear Not" 人生无所畏, slated to start in Aug 2015. She is casted for an upcoming Channel 8 drama, "House of Fortune" 钱来运转, which is set to air in January 2016.

In May 2015, she was invited to take part in the Singapore auditions for the fourth season of The Voice of China, to earn a chance to represent Singapore in the competition. She managed to nab a spot in the top 3 positions, but was unable to represent Singapore in the actual competition. The competition was won by fellow record label artiste, Alfred Sim.

On September 31, 2015, the record label she was under, S2S, and its distribution arm, Sense Corporation, ceased operations in Singapore and the rest of South-east Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan. She is currently looking for a new record label to manage her activities as a singer.

She featured in The Crescendo Concert on 14 November 2015 along with other artistes such as Liang Wern Fook, Lee Wei Song, Stella Seah, Chriz Tong as well as Ling Kai. The concert traced the evolution of Singapore Mandarin music and is an extension from the upcoming Channel 8 drama Crescendo, about local music enthusiasts who struggle to keep afloat.

In 2016, Bonnie landed a role in Mediacorp TV Channel 8’s mid-year blockbuster drama The Dream Job, acting as Rebecca Lim's physically disabled younger sister.

Her remarkable progress and performance in Tiger Mum earned her a Best Supporting Actress nomination in the Star Awards 2016. Furthermore, she also landed herself a nomination in the 2016 Star Awards for the Best Theme Song for 未知数 in Tiger Mum.

Although she was no longer under a record label for her singing activities, Bonnie was a guest singer for many events and concerts such as Roy Li's concert alongside Noontalk Media's artiste, Chong Zhe.

Subsequently, Bonnie uploaded a music video of "未知数”, the song which earned her the Best Theme Song nonination for the Star Awards in 2016. It was an unplugged version of the original and was specially arranged by Roy Loi for her. In addition, Roy Loi was also the producer for her music video.

Campus Superstar 2013

Bonnie was a contestant in Campus Superstar 2013. She won 1st place in the finals.

Week Name Song Score Status
1 Bonnie Loo Mee Yee 罗美仪 不够成熟 25.5/30 Safe
3 Bonnie Loo Mee Yee 罗美仪 雨天 24.4/30 Safe
4 Bonnie Loo Mee Yee 罗美仪 炫耀 25.0/30 Safe
5 Bonnie Loo Mee Yee 罗美仪 不想让你知道 24.8/30 Safe
6 (round 1, first song) Bonnie Loo Mee Yee 罗美仪 with Gwendolyn Lee 李欣纹 明知我爱你 48.3/60 Safe
6 (round 1, second song) Bonnie Loo Mee Yee 罗美仪 with Lim Yong Hang 林永行 发现爱 48.5/60 Safe
6 (round 2, first song) Bonnie Loo Mee Yee 罗美仪 心痛 54.6/60 Safe
6 (round 2, second song) Bonnie Loo Mee Yee 罗美仪 记得 55.8/60 Won

Filmography

Movies

Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Ultimate Winner
赢家
Qiu Ruo Xuan
邱若轩
  • Co-Starring

TV series

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Hero
大英雄
Guan Meimei
关美美
  • Supporting Role 女配角
C.L.I.F. 4
警徽天职4
Yang Hongxi
杨红夕
  • Supporting Role 女配角
The Dream Job
绝世好工
Qiu Xinling
邱欣灵
House of Fortune
钱来运转
Qian Ningning
钱宁宁
  • Supporting Role 女配角
2015 Crescendo
起飞
Wang Yafang
王雅芳
  • Younger version of Cynthia Koh
  • Pairs up with Brian Ng
  • Cameo Appearance 客串
Life - Fear Not
人生无所畏
Peng Chu'er
彭楚儿
  • Pairs up with Nick Teo
  • Supporting Role 女配角
  • Long-running drama series
Tiger Mum
虎妈来了
Chen Huiyan
陈慧研
  • Supporting Role 女配角
Second Chance
流氓律师
Yahui
雅慧
  • Cameo Appearance 客串
2014 Against The Tide
逆潮
Liu Xiaojing
刘晓静
  • Cameo Appearance 客串
C.L.I.F. 3
警徽天职3
Yang Hongxi
杨红夕
  • Supporting Role 女配角
The Caregivers
Missy先生
Coco
  • Cameo Appearance 客串

Variety Series

Year Title Notes
2013 Campus Superstar S4 校园Superstar Winner
Foodie Dash 食品大赢家 Guest
2014 Shoot It S2 哪里出问题2 Guest
Epuff S2 娱乐泡芙S2 Guest
Joy Truck S2 快乐速递S2 Guest
2015 The Games We Played 那些年我们玩的游戏 Guest
The Voice Of China: Singapore 中国好声音:新加坡海选 Top 3

Music video appearances

Year Song Artist Notes
2016 One of These Days MICappella

Discography

Albums

Album Information Tracklist
1st Bonnie 羅美儀
  • Release date: 24 October 2014
  • Language: Chinese
  • Label: S2S Pte. Ltd.

Singles

Year Title Album Label
2014 Don’t Want To Admit 不想承认 Bonnie 羅美儀 S2S Pte. Ltd.
YOLO
2015 Warm Hands 暖手心

Drama theme songs

Stage productions

Year Title Role
2014 Innamorati 唯一 Shan Wen 善雯

Accolades

Year Award Work Result
2016 Star Awards 2016, Best Supporting Actress Tiger Mum Nominated
2016 Star Awards 2016, Best Theme Song 未知数 -Tiger Mum Nominated

References

  1. "Bonnie Loo Mee Yee 罗美仪". Mediacorp. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  2. "Superstar Supporters". The Straits Times. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  3. "Campus SuperStar Champion Bonnie Loo". S2S. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Studies first for Bonnie Loo". Today. Retrieved 18 October 2013.

External links

Preceded by
Jarod Lee
Winner of Campus SuperStar
2013
Succeeded by
N/A
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