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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- For individuals; see Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Ming Bridges <br /> 喬毓明
| name = Ming Bridges <br /> 喬毓明
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| birth_name = Yee Ming Innes Bridges
| background = solo_singer
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|11|5}}
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| birth_place = [[Australia]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|11|5}}
| birth_place = [[Australia]]
| origin = [[Singapore]]
| origin = [[Singapore]]
| instrument = Vocals, guitar, piano
| genre = Pop
| instrument = Vocals, guitar, piano
| genre = Pop
| occupation = Singer-songwriter, actress, model
| years_active = 2005–present
| occupation = Singer-songwriter, actress, model
| label = Funkie Monkies Productions
| years_active = 2005–present
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| website = {{Official website|http://mingbridges.com/}}
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'''Ming Bridges''' ({{zh|t=喬毓明|p=Qiáo Yùmíng}}) (born 5 November 1992) is an [[Australia]]n-[[Singapore]]an singer-songwriter, actress and model.
'''Yee Ming Innes Bridges''' ({{zh|t=喬毓明|p=Qiáo Yùmíng}}) (born 5 November 1992) is a [[United Kingdom|British]]-[[Singaporean]] singer-songwriter, actress and model.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Ming was born in Australia to a British father and a Chinese Singaporean mother. They moved to Singapore when she was six months old. Growing up, she lived in Singapore for 16 years and studied at the [[Tanglin Trust School]] before moving to England. At 17, she received a performing arts scholarship to study at [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]], where she earned her [[International Baccalaureate]] diploma in 2011. She briefly attended [[King's College London]], studying business management before deciding to defer her studies in pursuit of a music career.<ref name="Asiaone">{{cite news|author=Trevor Tan |url=http://www.asiaone.com/print/News/Latest%2BNews/Science%2Band%2BTech/Story/A1Story20130321-410418.html |title=What's in... Ming Bridges' Hellolulu Jaime Bag |work=The Straits Times |publisher=Asiaone.com |date=23 March 2013 |accessdate=30 October 2013}}</ref>
Ming was born in Australia to a British father and a Chinese Singaporean mother. They moved to Singapore when she was six months old. Growing up, she lived in Singapore for 16 years and studied at the [[Tanglin Trust School]] before moving to England. At 17, she received a performing arts scholarship to study at [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]], where she earned her [[International Baccalaureate]] diploma in 2011. She briefly attended [[King's College London]], studying business management before deciding to defer her studies in pursuit of a music career.<ref name="Asiaone">{{cite news|author=Trevor Tan |url=http://www.asiaone.com/print/News/Latest%2BNews/Science%2Band%2BTech/Story/A1Story20130321-410418.html |title=What's in... Ming Bridges' Hellolulu Jaime Bag |work=The Straits Times |publisher=Asiaone.com |date=23 March 2013 |access-date=30 October 2013}}</ref>


==Acting and modelling career==
==Acting and modelling career==
In 2006, at age 13, Bridges won ''Teenage'' magazine's Teenage Icon singing competition.<ref name="Asiaone"/> In 2008, she played a lead role, Roxy, on the kids detective drama ''R.E.M.: The Next Generation'', which aired in Singapore on the [[Okto]] channel's Kids Central,<ref name="Asiaone,Diva Asia">{{cite web|url=http://www.divaasia.com/article/3580 |title=Diva – Where's our Miley Cyrus? |publisher=Divaasia.com |date=18 August 2009 |accessdate=2 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="tkyun033112">Tan Kee Yun, [http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20120329-336496.html "She has Taiwan in her sights,"] ''[[The New Paper]]'', 31 March 2012.</ref> and won Best Children's Programme at the 2008 [[Asian Television Awards]].<ref name="Asian Television Awards">{{cite web|url=http://ata.onscreenasia.com/ata/ata-2008-winner-list.asp |title=Asian Television Awards 2013 |publisher=Ata.onscreenasia.com |date= |accessdate=2 July 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530132916/http://ata.onscreenasia.com/ata/ata-2008-winner-list.asp |archivedate=30 May 2013 |df= }}</ref> Subsequently, she took on the role of Christine in [[MediaCorp Channel 5]]'s drama series ''Red Thread'' that same year.{{Citation needed|date=January 2014}} After finishing her International Baccalaureate diploma in London, she moved back to Singapore to pursue a singing career. In 2012, she appeared on [[MediaCorp Channel 8|Channel 8]]'s variety show ''It's a Small World III'' alongside a multi-national panel, to discuss issues of foreigners living in Singapore.<ref name="tkyun033112"/> In 2013, she appeared in the Chinese horror film "Ghost Child" as Shirley,<ref name="Ghost Child,avistaz asian movies">{{cite web|url=http://www.avistaz.me/horror-movies/ghost-child-2013-singapore.html |title=Ghost Child (2013) – Singapore|publisher=Avistaz.me |date=17 June 2013 |accessdate=28 September 2013}}</ref> and on the reality TV series ''Date A Star II'', which sets up celebrities on dates with other celebrities and airs in Singapore on [[MediaCorp Channel U|Channel U]].<ref name="tykun100313">Tan Kee Yun, [http://news.asiaone.com/news/showbiz/ming-bridges-snagged-two-big-awards "Ming Bridges snagged two big awards,"] AsiaOne, 3 October 2013.</ref>
In 2006, at age 13, Bridges won ''Teenage'' magazine's Teenage Icon singing competition.<ref name="Asiaone"/> In 2008, she played a lead role, Roxy, on the kids detective drama ''R.E.M.: The Next Generation'', which aired in Singapore on the [[Okto]] channel's Kids Central,<ref name="Asiaone,Diva Asia">{{cite web |url=http://www.divaasia.com/article/3580 |title=Diva – Where's our Miley Cyrus? |publisher=Divaasia.com |date=18 August 2009 |access-date=2 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101200700/http://www.divaasia.com/article/3580 |archive-date=1 November 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="tkyun033112">Tan Kee Yun, [https://web.archive.org/web/20120403053712/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20120329-336496.html "She has Taiwan in her sights,"] ''[[The New Paper]]'', 31 March 2012.</ref> and won Best Children's Programme at the 2008 [[Asian Television Awards]].<ref name="Asian Television Awards">{{cite web|url=http://ata.onscreenasia.com/ata/ata-2008-winner-list.asp |title=Asian Television Awards 2013 |publisher=Ata.onscreenasia.com |access-date=2 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530132916/http://ata.onscreenasia.com/ata/ata-2008-winner-list.asp |archive-date=30 May 2013 }}</ref> Subsequently, she took on the role of Christine in [[Channel 5 (Singaporean TV channel)|MediaCorp Channel 5]]'s drama series ''Red Thread'' that same year.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Chen |first=Dione |last2=dione |date=2016-05-11 |title=Local Talent: 5 Things you should know about Ming Bridges |url=https://www.mariefranceasia.com/culture/entertainment/asian-scene/ming-bridges-169083.html |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=Marie France Asia, women's magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> After finishing her International Baccalaureate diploma in London, she moved back to Singapore to pursue a singing career. In 2012, she appeared on [[Channel 8 (Singaporean TV channel)|Channel 8]]'s variety show ''It's a Small World III'' alongside a multi-national panel, to discuss issues of foreigners living in Singapore.<ref name="tkyun033112"/> In 2013, she appeared in the Chinese horror film "Ghost Child" as Shirley,<ref name="Ghost Child,avistaz asian movies">{{cite web|url=http://www.avistaz.me/horror-movies/ghost-child-2013-singapore.html |title=Ghost Child (2013) – Singapore|publisher=Avistaz.me |date=17 June 2013 |access-date=28 September 2013}}</ref> and on the reality TV series ''Date A Star II'', which sets up celebrities on dates with other celebrities and airs in Singapore on [[Channel U (Singaporean TV channel)|Channel U]].<ref name="tykun100313">Tan Kee Yun, [https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/ming-bridges-snagged-two-big-awards "Ming Bridges snagged two big awards,"] AsiaOne, 3 October 2013.</ref>


Bridges appeared as a cover model on the July 2013 issue of ''[[Shape (magazine)|Shape]]'' Singapore<ref>Cover, ''[[Shape (magazine)|Shape]]'' Singapore, July 2013.</ref> and the January 2014 issue of ''[[FHM]]'' Malaysia.<ref>Amresh S. Jessy, [http://www.fhm.com.my/index.php/fhm-girls/cover-girl-1/737-ming "Ming Bridges,"] ''[[FHM]]'' Malaysia, 6 January 2014.</ref>
Bridges appeared as a cover model on the July 2013 issue of ''[[Shape (magazine)|Shape]]'' Singapore<ref>Cover, ''[[Shape (magazine)|Shape]]'' Singapore, July 2013.</ref> and the January 2014 issue of ''[[FHM]]'' Malaysia.<ref>Amresh S. Jessy, [http://www.fhm.com.my/index.php/fhm-girls/cover-girl-1/737-ming "Ming Bridges,"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109184839/http://www.fhm.com.my/index.php/fhm-girls/cover-girl-1/737-ming |date=9 January 2014 }} ''[[FHM]]'' Malaysia, 6 January 2014.</ref>


==Music career==
==Music career==
Bridges was signed to Funkie Monkies Productions in 2011 after she performed her song "I Want You Back" for its directors, Luqman Taufeek and Fahim Fadzil.<ref name="Asiaone"/> She has said this was the first time she played one of her songs for anyone.<ref name="kmathews">Kevin Mathews, [http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/music/ming-bridges-has-bright-future "Ming Bridges has a bright future,"] ''[[Today (Singapore newspaper)|TODAY]]'', 3 October 2013.</ref> The song, which she wrote when she was 14, became her first single, released in November 2011.<ref name="Asiaone"/> In February 2012, she released her first album, ''Who Knows'', featuring nine songs in English and three in Mandarin.<ref name="Asiaone"/><ref name="tkyun033112"/>
Bridges was signed to Funkie Monkies Productions in 2011 after she performed her song "I Want You Back" for its directors, Luqman Taufeek and Fahim Fadzil.<ref name="Asiaone"/> She has said this was the first time she played one of her songs for anyone.<ref name="kmathews">Kevin Mathews, [http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/music/ming-bridges-has-bright-future "Ming Bridges has a bright future,"] ''[[Today (Singapore newspaper)|TODAY]]'', 3 October 2013.</ref> The song, which she wrote when she was 14, became her first single, released in November 2011.<ref name="Asiaone"/> In February 2012, she released her first album, ''Who Knows'', featuring nine songs in English and three in Mandarin.<ref name="Asiaone"/><ref name="tkyun033112"/>


''Yǒuxiē Nánhái Bùnéng Ài'' ({{lang|zh|有些男孩不能爱}}, "Some Guys") reached number 8 on [[Y.E.S. 93.3 FM]], ''Mǎsàikè Shìjiè'' ({{lang|zh|马赛克世界}}, "Mosaic World") made it into the top 10 on Y.E.S. 93.3 FM, and "Under The Stars" charted on [[Hot FM 91.3]].<ref name="Media Development Authority">{{cite web|url=http://www.mda.gov.sg/NewsAndEvents/Newsletters/2012/12/pages/story7.aspx |title=Mda NewsAndEvents|publisher=Mda.gov.sg |date= |accessdate=2 July 2013}}</ref> In December 2012, Bridges released her second album, ''Ming Day - 明天'', an all-mandarin album.<ref name="Straits Time, Music">{{cite web|url=http://stcommunities.straitstimes.com/music/2013/03/11/indie-songwriter-ming-bridges-turns-teenybopper-mandarin-album-ming-day |title=Indie songwriter Ming Bridges turns teenybopper for Mandarin album Ming Day &#124; The Straits Times Communities |publisher=Stcommunities.straitstimes.com |date=9 July 2012 |accessdate=2 July 2013}}</ref>{{dead link|date=September 2017}} ''Lèi Ruò Yǔ Xià'' ({{lang|zh|泪若雨下}}) reached number 2 on Y.E.S. 93.3 FM.{{Citation needed|date=January 2014}}
''Yǒuxiē Nánhái Bùnéng Ài'' ({{lang|zh|有些男孩不能爱}}, "Some Guys") reached number 8 on [[YES 933|Y.E.S. 93.3 FM]], ''Mǎsàikè Shìjiè'' ({{lang|zh|马赛克世界}}, "Mosaic World") made it into the top 10 on Y.E.S. 93.3 FM, and "Under The Stars" charted on [[Hot FM 91.3]].<ref name="Media Development Authority">{{cite web |url=http://www.mda.gov.sg/NewsAndEvents/Newsletters/2012/12/pages/story7.aspx |title=Mda NewsAndEvents |publisher=Mda.gov.sg |date= |access-date=2 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510122508/http://mda.gov.sg/NewsAndEvents/Newsletters/2012/12/Pages/story7.aspx |archive-date=10 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In December 2012, Bridges released her second album, ''Ming Day - 明天'', an all-mandarin album.<ref name="Straits Time, Music">{{cite web |url=http://stcommunities.straitstimes.com/music/2013/03/11/indie-songwriter-ming-bridges-turns-teenybopper-mandarin-album-ming-day |title=Indie songwriter Ming Bridges turns teenybopper for Mandarin album Ming Day &#124; The Straits Times Communities |publisher=Stcommunities.straitstimes.com |date=9 July 2012 |access-date=2 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101195751/http://stcommunities.straitstimes.com/music/2013/03/11/indie-songwriter-ming-bridges-turns-teenybopper-mandarin-album-ming-day |archive-date=1 November 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> ''Lèi Ruò Yǔ Xià'' ({{lang|zh|泪若雨下}}) reached number 2 on Y.E.S. 93.3 FM.{{Citation needed|date=January 2014}}


Ming received the 2012 Music Act of the Year award from ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'' Singapore magazine<ref name="ELLE">{{cite web|url=http://lifestyle.xin.msn.com/en/magazine/elle/elle-awards-2012-1?page=4#page=0 |title=ELLE Awards 2012 |publisher=Lifestyle.xin.msn.com |date=28 January 2013 |accessdate=28 September 2013}}</ref> and the My Incredible Teen Icon award at the 2013 M:idea Youth Choice Awards.<ref name="campus.com.sg">{{cite web|url=http://www.campus.com.sg/2013/01/staged-1213-the-world-in-150-at-ngee-ann-polytechnic/ |title=M:idea Youth Choice Awards |publisher=Campus.com.sg|date=29 January 2013 |accessdate=28 September 2013}}</ref> She also received two awards at the 2013 Singapore Entertainment Awards, for Best Local Singer, and Best Local Album for ''Ming Day''.<ref name="tykun100313"/><ref name="Singapore E-Awards, Lollipop">{{cite news|url=http://www.lollipop.sg/content/stefanie-sun-ming-bridges-win-big-singapore-entertainment-awards-0 |title=Stefanie Sun, Ming Bridges win big at the Singapore Entertainment Awards |work=Lollipop – The Straits Times |date=6 May 2013 |accessdate=28 September 2013}}</ref> In 2012, she took part in [[China Central Television|CCTV]] Beijing's Starry Starry Night concert.{{Citation needed|date=January 2014}} On 26 September 2013, she became the first Singaporean artist to perform on [[MTV]] Sessions, playing a set of seven of her songs in English and Mandarin, plus a cover of [[Selena Gomez]]'s "[[Love You Like a Love Song]]," at Harbourfront Studios at the [[Resorts World Sentosa]].<ref name="tykun100313"/><ref name="kmathews"/><ref name="Asiaone News">{{cite news|url=http://news.asiaone.com/news/showbiz/ming-bridges-first-singaporean-perform-mtv-sessions |title=Ming Bridges is first Singaporean to perform at MTV Sessions |work=Asiaone News |date=27 September 2013 |accessdate=30 October 2013}}</ref>
Ming received the 2012 Music Act of the Year award from ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'' Singapore magazine<ref name="ELLE">{{cite web |url=http://lifestyle.xin.msn.com/en/magazine/elle/elle-awards-2012-1?page=4#page=0 |title=ELLE Awards 2012 |publisher=Lifestyle.xin.msn.com |date=28 January 2013 |access-date=28 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101182414/http://lifestyle.xin.msn.com/en/magazine/elle/elle-awards-2012-1?page=4#page=0 |archive-date=1 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the My Incredible Teen Icon award at the 2013 M:idea Youth Choice Awards.<ref name="campus.com.sg">{{cite web |url=http://www.campus.com.sg/2013/01/staged-1213-the-world-in-150-at-ngee-ann-polytechnic/ |title=M:idea Youth Choice Awards |publisher=Campus.com.sg |date=29 January 2013 |access-date=28 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101203628/http://www.campus.com.sg/2013/01/staged-1213-the-world-in-150-at-ngee-ann-polytechnic/ |archive-date=1 November 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> She also received two awards at the 2013 Singapore Entertainment Awards, for Best Local Singer, and Best Local Album for ''Ming Day''.<ref name="tykun100313"/><ref name="Singapore E-Awards, Lollipop">{{cite news |url=http://www.lollipop.sg/content/stefanie-sun-ming-bridges-win-big-singapore-entertainment-awards-0 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131030172358/http://www.lollipop.sg/content/stefanie-sun-ming-bridges-win-big-singapore-entertainment-awards-0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 October 2013 |title=Stefanie Sun, Ming Bridges win big at the Singapore Entertainment Awards |work=Lollipop – The Straits Times |date=6 May 2013 |access-date=28 September 2013 }}</ref> In 2012, she took part in [[China Central Television|CCTV]] Beijing's Starry Starry Night concert.{{Citation needed|date=January 2014}} On 26 September 2013, she became the first Singaporean artist to perform on [[MTV]] Sessions, playing a set of seven of her songs in English and Mandarin, plus a cover of [[Selena Gomez]]'s "[[Love You Like a Love Song]]," at Harbourfront Studios at the [[Resorts World Sentosa]].<ref name="tykun100313"/><ref name="kmathews"/><ref name="Asiaone News">{{cite news|url=http://news.asiaone.com/news/showbiz/ming-bridges-first-singaporean-perform-mtv-sessions |title=Ming Bridges is first Singaporean to perform at MTV Sessions |work=Asiaone News |date=27 September 2013 |access-date=30 October 2013}}</ref>


In January 2014, her third album, ''Morphosis'', was released, consisting entirely of songs in English, all of which she composed. The album's first single was "Summertime Love".<ref>Natalie Yeo, [http://music.mtvasia.com/news/ming-bridges-announces-english-album-release "Ming Bridges Announces English Album Release,"] [[MTV Asia]], 2 January 2014.</ref> The second single, "You and I", was first performed on MTV Sessions.<ref name="kmathews"/>
In January 2014, her third album, ''Morphosis'', was released, consisting entirely of songs in English, all of which she composed. The album's first single was "Summertime Love".<ref>Natalie Yeo, [http://music.mtvasia.com/news/ming-bridges-announces-english-album-release "Ming Bridges Announces English Album Release,"] [[MTV Asia]], 2 January 2014.</ref> The second single, "You and I", was first performed on MTV Sessions.<ref name="kmathews"/>
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* <small>Released: 2 February 2012
* <small>Released: 2 February 2012</small>
* Label: Funkie Monkies Productions, Warner/Chappell Music (Beijing)
* <small>Label: Funkie Monkies Productions, Warner/Chappell Music (Beijing)</small>
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|2012
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|''Ming Day''
* <small>Released: 18 December 2012
* <small>Released: 18 December 2012</small>
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* <small>Released: 3 January 2014
* <small>Released: 3 January 2014</small>
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|''Beautiful Melody''
* <small>Released: 14 September 2015
* <small>Released: 14 September 2015</small>
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* <small>Label: [[Avex]]</small>
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* <small>Released: 18 January 2012</small>
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* <small>Released: 9 September 2013
* <small>Released: 9 September 2013</small>
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Ming Bridges
喬毓明
Birth nameYee Ming Innes Bridges
Born (1992-11-05) 5 November 1992 (age 32)
Australia
OriginSingapore
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, actress, model
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active2005–present
LabelsFunkie Monkies Productions
WebsiteOfficial website

Yee Ming Innes Bridges (Chinese: 喬毓明; pinyin: Qiáo Yùmíng) (born 5 November 1992) is a British-Singaporean singer-songwriter, actress and model.

Early life and education

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Ming was born in Australia to a British father and a Chinese Singaporean mother. They moved to Singapore when she was six months old. Growing up, she lived in Singapore for 16 years and studied at the Tanglin Trust School before moving to England. At 17, she received a performing arts scholarship to study at Wellington College, where she earned her International Baccalaureate diploma in 2011. She briefly attended King's College London, studying business management before deciding to defer her studies in pursuit of a music career.[1]

Acting and modelling career

[edit]

In 2006, at age 13, Bridges won Teenage magazine's Teenage Icon singing competition.[1] In 2008, she played a lead role, Roxy, on the kids detective drama R.E.M.: The Next Generation, which aired in Singapore on the Okto channel's Kids Central,[2][3] and won Best Children's Programme at the 2008 Asian Television Awards.[4] Subsequently, she took on the role of Christine in MediaCorp Channel 5's drama series Red Thread that same year.[5] After finishing her International Baccalaureate diploma in London, she moved back to Singapore to pursue a singing career. In 2012, she appeared on Channel 8's variety show It's a Small World III alongside a multi-national panel, to discuss issues of foreigners living in Singapore.[3] In 2013, she appeared in the Chinese horror film "Ghost Child" as Shirley,[6] and on the reality TV series Date A Star II, which sets up celebrities on dates with other celebrities and airs in Singapore on Channel U.[7]

Bridges appeared as a cover model on the July 2013 issue of Shape Singapore[8] and the January 2014 issue of FHM Malaysia.[9]

Music career

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Bridges was signed to Funkie Monkies Productions in 2011 after she performed her song "I Want You Back" for its directors, Luqman Taufeek and Fahim Fadzil.[1] She has said this was the first time she played one of her songs for anyone.[10] The song, which she wrote when she was 14, became her first single, released in November 2011.[1] In February 2012, she released her first album, Who Knows, featuring nine songs in English and three in Mandarin.[1][3]

Yǒuxiē Nánhái Bùnéng Ài (有些男孩不能爱, "Some Guys") reached number 8 on Y.E.S. 93.3 FM, Mǎsàikè Shìjiè (马赛克世界, "Mosaic World") made it into the top 10 on Y.E.S. 93.3 FM, and "Under The Stars" charted on Hot FM 91.3.[11] In December 2012, Bridges released her second album, Ming Day - 明天, an all-mandarin album.[12] Lèi Ruò Yǔ Xià (泪若雨下) reached number 2 on Y.E.S. 93.3 FM.[citation needed]

Ming received the 2012 Music Act of the Year award from Elle Singapore magazine[13] and the My Incredible Teen Icon award at the 2013 M:idea Youth Choice Awards.[14] She also received two awards at the 2013 Singapore Entertainment Awards, for Best Local Singer, and Best Local Album for Ming Day.[7][15] In 2012, she took part in CCTV Beijing's Starry Starry Night concert.[citation needed] On 26 September 2013, she became the first Singaporean artist to perform on MTV Sessions, playing a set of seven of her songs in English and Mandarin, plus a cover of Selena Gomez's "Love You Like a Love Song," at Harbourfront Studios at the Resorts World Sentosa.[7][10][16]

In January 2014, her third album, Morphosis, was released, consisting entirely of songs in English, all of which she composed. The album's first single was "Summertime Love".[17] The second single, "You and I", was first performed on MTV Sessions.[10]

Discography

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Albums

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Year Title
2012 Who Knows
  • Released: 2 February 2012
  • Label: Funkie Monkies Productions, Warner/Chappell Music (Beijing)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2012 Ming Day
  • Released: 18 December 2012
  • Label: Funkie Monkies Productions
  • Formats: CD, digital distribution
2014 Morphosis
  • Released: 3 January 2014
  • Label: Funkie Monkies Productions
  • Formats: CD, digital distribution
2015 Beautiful Melody
  • Released: 14 September 2015
  • Label: Avex
  • Formats: CD, digital distribution

Singles

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Year Title
2012 "I Want You Back"
  • Released: 18 January 2012
  • Label: Funkie Monkies Productions, Warner/Chappell Music (Beijing)
  • Formats: Digital download
2013 "Summertime Love"
  • Released: 9 September 2013
  • Label: Funkie Monkies Productions
  • Formats: Digital distribution

Television / film

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Year Series Role Notes Ref
2008–09 R.E.M.: The New Generation Roxy Two seasons
2008 Red Thread Christine [5]
2012 It's A Small World III Herself, guest appearance
2013 Ghost Child Shirley Chinese horror/thriller film [5]
Date a Star II Herself Reality TV series

Awards

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  • Music Act of the Year, Elle Singapore magazine, 2012[13]
  • My Incredible Teen Icon, M:idea Youth Choice Awards, 2013[14]
  • Best Local Singer, Singapore Entertainment Awards, 2013[7]
  • Best Local Album, Ming Day, Singapore Entertainment Awards, 2013[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Trevor Tan (23 March 2013). "What's in... Ming Bridges' Hellolulu Jaime Bag". The Straits Times. Asiaone.com. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Diva – Where's our Miley Cyrus?". Divaasia.com. 18 August 2009. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Tan Kee Yun, "She has Taiwan in her sights," The New Paper, 31 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Asian Television Awards 2013". Ata.onscreenasia.com. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  5. ^ a b c Chen, Dione; dione (11 May 2016). "Local Talent: 5 Things you should know about Ming Bridges". Marie France Asia, women's magazine. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Ghost Child (2013) – Singapore". Avistaz.me. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  7. ^ a b c d e Tan Kee Yun, "Ming Bridges snagged two big awards," AsiaOne, 3 October 2013.
  8. ^ Cover, Shape Singapore, July 2013.
  9. ^ Amresh S. Jessy, "Ming Bridges," Archived 9 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine FHM Malaysia, 6 January 2014.
  10. ^ a b c Kevin Mathews, "Ming Bridges has a bright future," TODAY, 3 October 2013.
  11. ^ "Mda NewsAndEvents". Mda.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  12. ^ "Indie songwriter Ming Bridges turns teenybopper for Mandarin album Ming Day | The Straits Times Communities". Stcommunities.straitstimes.com. 9 July 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  13. ^ a b "ELLE Awards 2012". Lifestyle.xin.msn.com. 28 January 2013. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  14. ^ a b "M:idea Youth Choice Awards". Campus.com.sg. 29 January 2013. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  15. ^ "Stefanie Sun, Ming Bridges win big at the Singapore Entertainment Awards". Lollipop – The Straits Times. 6 May 2013. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  16. ^ "Ming Bridges is first Singaporean to perform at MTV Sessions". Asiaone News. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  17. ^ Natalie Yeo, "Ming Bridges Announces English Album Release," MTV Asia, 2 January 2014.
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