Narelle Kheng

Narelle Kheng (born September 24, 1993) is a Chinese-Singaporean musician, actress, presenter, and former national swimmer.[2][1] In 2012, she made her debut in the Singaporean band The Sam Willows.[3][4][5][6]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Kheng.
Narelle Kheng
Born (1993-09-24) September 24, 1993
Ang Mo Kio - Singapore
NationalitySingaporean
Alma materMethodist Girls' School
Anglo-Chinese Junior College
Singapore Sports School
Nanyang Technological University
Occupation
  • singer
  • actress
  • presenter
  • influencer
  • former national swimmer
Years active2012-present
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
FamilyBenjamin Kheng (brother)
Musical career
OriginSingapore
GenresIndie pop
LabelsSony Music Singapore, Warner Bros. Records
Associated actsThe Sam Willows
Websitethesamwillows.com
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese金頌旖
Simplified Chinese金颂旖

Personal life

Kheng was a former national youth swimmer, having trained since she was 6. She attended Methodist Girls' School, Singapore, Anglo-Chinese Junior College and Singapore Sports School, and took Communication Studies as her major in Nanyang Technological University's Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information.[7][2] Narelle is the younger sister of The Sam Willow's Benjamin Kheng.[8][9][10]

Music career

Kheng is the bass guitarist and vocalist for The Sam Willows. After announcing their hiatus on May 2019, she has since pursued her solo career.[11]

Narelle released her solo single “Outta My Head” on April 4, 2019.[12] She released her debut EP “Part 2” on October 10, 2019 in conjunction with World Mental Health Day.[13]

Acting career

She had cameo roles in drama serials Zero Calling and Against The Tide,[14] and starred in a Channel 5 show, Do It Yourself. In 2017, she played the lead role in the Toggle Original series Lifespam.

Filmography

Movies
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016Young & Fabulous
最佳伙扮		Orange TanSingapore 1st Cosplay theme movie[15]
2016Parandhu Sella VaaMin YuanTamil film[16]

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014Zero CallingJenaCameo[17]
Against the TideJennieCameo[17]
2016Peace & ProsperityIceAppeared in episode 81
2017LifespamCindy "Comatose Girl"Main Role[18]

Variety
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014Do It YourselfHerselfA magazine infotainment variety show and a mockumentary sitcom[19]

Discography
Main article: The Sam Willows discography

Singles
Year Title Format Album Other notes
2016 "Some They Lie"[20] Digital download, streaming Non-album single
2019 "Outta My Head"[21] Non-album single
"Tears" Part 2[22] Solo EP
"Let Me Be"
"Blue"

References
  1. "10 Narelle Kheng Facts That'll Make You Fall In Love With Her". mustsharenews.com. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  2. "Swimmer-turned-singer-turned-actress Narelle Kheng is stretching her wings". straitstimes.com. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  3. "Narelle Kheng Talks About Toxic Relationships, Chasing Happiness And How She Found Healing". toggle.sg. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  4. "Meet the weeping Sam Willows". tnp.sg. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  5. "MTV ASKS: THE SAM WILLOWS OPEN UP ABOUT THEIR EVOLVING RELATIONSHIP + ANSWER BURNING FAN QUESTIONS". mtvasia.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  6. "Home-grown pop quartet The Sam Willows' second album a result of 'confusing' times". straitstimes.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  7. "The ladies from The Sam Willows share the secret to their popularity".
  8. "5 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Benjamin & Narelle Kheng". 8days.sg. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  9. "HERE'S WHY THE KHENG BROTHER-SISTER DUO HAVE A STRONG, UNBREAKABLE SIBLING BOND". herworld.com. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  10. "WATCH: BENJAMIN AND NARELLE KHENG ON WHAT IT MEANS TO LOVE THEMSELVES". herworld.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  11. "Singapore's Most Talked-About Siblings - Benjamin and Narelle Kheng". magzter.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  12. "Narelle releases haunting music video for 'Outta My Head' – watch". Narelle releases haunting music video for 'Outta My Head' – watch | Bandwagon | Music media championing and spotlighting music in Asia. 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  13. "Narelle on Instagram: "💙 it's out! 💙 Thank you guys for all the messages of support, honestly I really bloody appreciate every single one. Usually when people…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  14. "7 things in her bag: Narelle Kheng". Archived from the original on 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  15. "Young & Fabulous is S'pore's first cosplay-themed film". MediaCorp. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  16. "I Do not want to be Typecast: Luthfudeen". newindianexpress.com. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  17. "7 things in her bag: Narelle Kheng".
  18. "The anti-social (media) club: Narelle Kheng". entertainment.toggle.sg. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  19. "DO IT YOURSELF". toggle.sg. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  20. "Narelle Kheng talks independent effort Some They Lie and working with Gentle Bones". buro247.sg. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  21. "The Sam Willows' Narelle Kheng goes solo after a period of grief". buro247.sg. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  22. "Emerging Stronger". wkwscialumnimagazine.com. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
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