Rui En was born on Loh Rui En on 29 January 1981 and is a Singaporean actress, singer and host and was once managed by Hype Records.
28 Facts About Rui En
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Rui En's father worked as a property agent, and her mother is a housewife.
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Rui En's parents divorced when she was 17; her father remarried three years later, and her mother remarried in 2007.
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Rui En studied at Singapore Chinese Girls' School for both her primary and secondary education, and subsequently at Raffles Junior College.
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Rui En graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a Bachelor of Business in 2004.
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Rui En first started modelling after she completed her A Levels in RJC in 1999, and was managed by Phantom Management.
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Rui En subsequently signed on with Hype Records's subsidiary, Artistes Network.
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Rui En made her first appearance as the female lead in label mate Jay Chou's music video for Secret Code and went on to co-endorse Panasonic GD68 with him.
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Rui En was nominated as the Best Local Singer in the Singapore Hits Awards 2003 and was selected alongside Taufik Batisah to perform both the English and Mandarin versions of the 2005 National Day Parade's theme song, Reach Out for the Skies.
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Rui En made her acting debut in MediaCorp drama, No Problem, in 2002.
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Rui En landed her first leading role in 2005, with A Promise for Tomorrow.
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However, after reviewing her performance in that sitcom, Rui En felt that she was acting just for fame and popularity as a clutch to her broken family situation.
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In March 2008, Rui En was involved in a high-profile rejection of the role as an ambitious businesswoman struggling with mental illness in The Defining Moment, which subsequently went to Fann Wong instead.
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Rui En is reported to have been blacklisted by some producers after this role-rejection incident.
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In 2010, Rui En was labelled as one of the 10 Faces to watch in 2010 by MediaCorp's Buzz.
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Rui En won several awards for the characters she portrayed, for instance her role as Zhang Luoyun in My School Daze which emerged as the 'Top 10 Favourite Female Characters' in Star Awards 2010, and Lin Jiaqi in The Dream Catchers which emerged as the 'Top 5 Favourite Female Characters'.
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Rui En won the 'Most Favourite Female Character' award with her role as Yang Xiaodong in Happy Family.
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Rui En was credited for her outstanding performance in portraying a widow in With You, winning the 'Best Actress' award in Star Awards 2011.
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Rui En was awarded the 'Best Actress in Leading Role' at the 2012 Asian Television Awards, for her role as a tough cop in crime drama Unriddle 2.
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Rui En went on to win her third acting award in the following year at the Star Awards 2013 for the same role in Unriddle 2, earning her second 'Best Actress Award' at Star Awards.
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In 2013, Rui En was appointed the spokesperson for L'Oreal Paris Youth Code, making her the first Singaporean spokesperson for the international cosmetics brand.
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Rui En received the All-Time Favourite Artiste award in the Star Awards 2016 after winning the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award from 2005 to 2016 respectively with Qi Yuwu.
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In January 2016, Rui En was involved in a hit and run accident.
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On 13 April 2016, Rui En was involved in a car accident entering a carpark near her home when her car knocked over a stationary motorcycle.
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Rui En subsequently apologised and responded with an official statement regarding the accident.
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Rui En is the theme song singer for The Community Chest of Singapore.
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Rui En is a regular volunteer at "Beyond Social Services".
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In 2007, Rui En was presented with the "Nanyang Outstanding Young People Award" by her alma mater Nanyang Technological University.