October 12, 2007

The year’s biggest and grandest event got an unofficial kick-off today when some of the hottest artistes in MediaCorp gathered to receive their Telepoll numbers for the Star Search Most Popular Artiste category. Who’s in, who’s not? Why’s Patricia holding a grudge against the beguiling Seven Princesses? What secret did Chen Hanwei tell us? Was Christopher Lee ostracised in China?

Text by Kwok Kar Peng
Photos by Dion Tang
Videos by Kwok Kar Peng
Video Editing by Tan Yu Xiang

No surprises among the 20 nominees for the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes this year; the Seven Princesses are there, Best Actresses Ivy Lee, Huang Biren are included, widely-adored variety show hosts Kym Ng and Quan Yifeng are never left out and everyone’s favourite aunties Xiang Yun and Hong Huifang prove one doesn’t need to be young, willowy and gorgeous to stay put in our minds.

Which leaves comedic nominee Patricia Mok, nominated for ten times but never winning once (!!), a little left out.

“My chances of bringing home the trophy would be quite optimistic even if weren’t for the Seven Princesses! See, they are nominated, then there’s Biren and Ivy, and Xiang Yun is still around! Xiang Yun, why aren’t you at the ‘altar’ yet??” Patricia laments in mock tragedy.

The Seven Princesses refer to the seven artistes in MediaCorp most likely to become the Ah Jies of tomorrow and the titles are humbly owned by Jeanette Aw, Joanne Peh, Jesseca Liu, Dawn Yeoh, Felicia Chin, Rui En and Fiona Xie. The ‘altar’ (Shen Tai) on the other hand refers to All-Time Favourites like Chew Chor Meng, Li Nanxing, Xie Shaoguang, Zoe Tay, Fann Wong and Chen Liping who have received the Most Popular Artiste Award for 10 years.

Source: Channel 8 Archives

Categorised in Channel 8 Archives, Star Awards, Star Awards 2007.