The Most Famous

SINGERS from Singapore

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This page contains a list of the greatest Singaporean Singers. The pantheon dataset contains 4,381 Singers, 3 of which were born in Singapore. This makes Singapore the birth place of the 90th most number of Singers behind Côte d'Ivoire, and Venezuela.

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Singaporean Singers of all time. This list of famous Singaporean Singers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

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1. Stefanie Sun (b. 1978)

With an HPI of 50.29, Stefanie Sun is the most famous Singaporean Singer.  Her biography has been translated into 31 different languages on wikipedia.

Stefanie Sun Yanzi (Chinese: 孫燕姿; pinyin: Sūn Yànzī; born Sng Ee Tze; 23 July 1978) is a Singaporean singer and songwriter. Known for her ballads and girl next door image, Sun made her debut with the album Yan Zi in 2000. Featuring the single "Cloudy Day", the album saw immediate success and sold over 330,000 copies in Taiwan and 200,000 copies in China. The album won her various accolades at regional award ceremonies, including the Golden Melody Award for Best New Artist. Sun's subsequent studio albums My Desired Happiness (2000) and Kite (2001) were also successful, with both selling over 300,000 copies in Taiwan. Her first three albums are all some of the best-selling records in Taiwan in the 21st century. Her compilation album The Moment (2003) sold over 1.5 million copies across Asia and produced the hit single "Encounter". Stefanie (2004) went on to sell over 2.2 million copies across Asia and won her another Golden Melody Award for Best Mandarin Female Singer. By 2007, five of Sun's studio albums had each sold over 1 million copies in mainland China. One of the best-selling recording artists from Singapore and in the Chinese speaking world, Sun has sold over 30 million albums throughout her career. She has embarked on five concert tours since her debut in 2000, with the Kepler World Tour (2014–2015) attracting a total of over 760,000 people. Her accolades include twenty Singapore Hit Awards, three Golden Melody Awards, five MTV Asia Awards, and five IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Awards.

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2. Tila Tequila (b. 1981)

With an HPI of 47.92, Tila Tequila is the 2nd most famous Singaporean Singer.  Her biography has been translated into 31 different languages.

Nguyễn Thị Thiên Thanh (born October 24, 1981), better known by her stage name Tila Tequila, is an American model, singer, television and social media personality. She has also used the names Tila Nguyen, Miss Tila and Tornado Thien. Born in Singapore and raised in Houston, Texas, Tequila moved to Los Angeles in 2001 to pursue her modeling career. She first gained recognition for her active presence on social networking websites. After being featured as a model in numerous men's magazines (including Playboy, Stuff and Maxim), she made her reality television debut on the VH1 show Surviving Nugent (2003). After becoming the most popular person on Myspace, Tequila was offered the opportunity to star in her own reality television series. Her bisexuality-themed dating show, A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila (2007), aired for two seasons and became MTV's second-highest-rated series premiere of that year. In addition to her career in modeling and television, Tequila also pursued her career as a recording artist. She was the lead singer of the bands Beyond Betty Jean and Jealousy, before launching a solo career. Her debut single "I Love U" was released in 2007 to mixed reviews. Despite having strong online sales, the song failed to enter any charts. Tequila followed with several independently released singles, including "Stripper Friends" and "Paralyze". In 2010, she released her second EP, Welcome to the Dark Side. Her book, Hooking Up With Tila Tequila: A Guide to Love, Fame, Happiness, Success, and Being the Life of the Party, was published in 2008. She has long used social media and personal blogs to post her comments and has made posts that are described as antisemitic and homophobic. In a 2013 blog post, she expressed her support and admiration of Adolf Hitler. When these comments came to light in 2015, they led to her removal from Celebrity Big Brother; she blamed depression and drug use for the comments. She has also made associations with Neo-Nazism and the alt-right.

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3. JJ Lin (b. 1981)

With an HPI of 46.72, JJ Lin is the 3rd most famous Singaporean Singer.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

Wayne Lim Junjie (Chinese: 林俊傑; pinyin: Lín Jùnjié; born 27 March 1981), professionally known as JJ Lin, is a Singaporean singer, songwriter, record producer, and businessman. One of the most successful artists in the Chinese-speaking world, Lin achieved recognition with his pop ballads, songwriting, and emotional vocal delivery. Lin signed to Ocean Butterflies International in 2002, and debuted with the album Music Voyager (2003). The record went on to sell over 1.2 million copies across Asia. His sophomore album, Haven (2004), was also a top-seller and produced the single "River South", which went on to receive significant popularity in Greater China. Cao Cao (2006) sold over 2 million copies across Asia, including over 200,000 copies in Taiwan. In March 2007, Lin established his own label and production company JFJ Productions. By 2008, each of his first five studio albums had sold over 1 million copies across Asia. He continued to experience commercial success with the release of She Says (2010), Lost N Found (2011), Stories Untold (2013), and Genesis (2014). His next album From M.E. to Myself (2015) produced the hit single "Twilight", while Message in a Bottle (2017) produced the single "Little Big Us". Four of Lin's albums have been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association Singapore (RIAS) since certifications began in 2018. He has embarked on five concert tours since his debut, including the JJ20 World Tour (2022–present), which has attracted over 2.6 million people. Lin's accolades include four Golden Melody Awards, including one for Best New Artist and two for Best Mandarin Male Singer, and fourteen Singapore Hit Awards. Aside from music, Lin has launched various business ventures including the professional esports Team SMG and the app-based NFT community ARC. In 2017, Lin founded the coffee franchise Miracle Coffee, which has expanded into eleven locations in Taiwan, Singapore, and China.

People

Pantheon has 3 people classified as Singaporean singers born between 1978 and 1981. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Singaporean singers include Stefanie Sun, Tila Tequila, and JJ Lin. As of April 2024, 3 new Singaporean singers have been added to Pantheon including Stefanie Sun, Tila Tequila, and JJ Lin.

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