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Cruz Teng Born September 18 1979
SingaporeNationality Singapore Ethnicity Chinese Occupation Radio Presenter Years active 1996-present Employer MediaCorp Call-sign YES 93.3FM Awards Most Popular Radio DJ, Singapore Radio Awards Website cruzteng.com Cruz Teng (born 18 September 1979) is a Chinese radio presenter with MediaCorp YES 93.3FM in Singapore.[1] He has been awarded Most Popular DJ four times since 2005.[2][3]
Contents
Education
Cruz Teng was educated at Anderson Secondary School where he took his GCE 'O' Levels, and later received a Diploma in Business Studies at Ngee Ann Polytechnic in 1999.[4] He enrolled in a part time degree course in 2009, but announced that he was quitting school the following year.[5]
On Air
1996－2002
Cruz Teng started his freelance radio career at MediaCorp YES933 in 1996. He continued to host weekend programmes on the station during his National Service (NS).[6]
2002－2005
Upon completing NS, he became a full time Radio Presenter and hosted the evening drive time show. He then hosted the morning show for two years, before being transferred to the night dedications show in early 2005.
- 2002 - "Qing Chun Niao Wang” （1700－2000／Partner：Chen Liyi）
- 2003 - “Kuai Le Qi Lai” （0700－1000／Partner: Lin Lingzhi）
- 2003-2005 - Kuai Le Niao Wang” （0700－1000／Partner: Chen Liyi）
- 2005-2005 - "Xian Ge Ji Yi” （2100－2100）
2005－ “WRM Morning Show”
Cruz Teng returned to the morning show by the end of 2005. He repeatedly mentioned that he was unable to adjust to the demands on the morning shift. The six month period in the dedication show finally made him appreciate the morning programme.
"WRM" is an abbreviation for "Jiu Shi Wan Ren Mi", literally translated as "That's A Total Stunner!"
The morning show[7] was relaunched in Sep 2005, and a new era began as "WRM" became the most listened to morning show across all stations and languages in Singapore.
Cruz Teng has remained as the constant anchor of the morning show. He has had six partners on the show.[8]
- 2005 - Lin Lingzhi
- 2006 - Lin Lingzhi & Wuxu Mali
- 2007 - Cai Weibin
- 2007 - Lin Peifen & Chen Aiwei
- 2008 - Lin Peifen
- 2009–present - Xiao Jiahui[9]
Stage host
From an early stage in his career, Cruz Teng was picked to host several large scale award ceremonies.[10] He has since hosted the Global Chinese Music Awards Ceremony in Shanghai, Taipei, Beijing and Singapore. He has also been hosting the Singapore Hit Awards Ceremony since 2005.[11]
Beyond Radio
Endorsements
Cruz Teng became the first male celebrity spokesperson for beauty chain, Bioskin in 2008.[12] He was featured in the television commercials and print advertisements for the brand. A year later, he was the spokesperson for Singtel AMPED, a digital music download service.
Television
Despite being one of the prominent names in the radio industry, Cruz Teng has shyed away from television. Apart from a few guest stints in television game shows, he has never hosted nor starred in a TV show, unlike most of his counterparts.[13] His most memorable role to date is as "Wu Da Shuai", a cameo role opposite the supporting actress "Wu Xiao Li" in Perfect Cuts 2. The drama was shown on Channel U in 2009.[14]
Music
Cruz Teng was the lyricist of "Passerby/ Lu Ren Jia". It is Hong Kong singer Justin Lo's first ever Mandarin song.[15]
Online
Cruz Teng was one of the earliest DJs to begin a blog.[16] He was nominated for Best Celebrity Blog at the 1st Nuffnang Regional Blog Awards in 2009,[17] Best Radio Personality Blog at the Singapore Radio Awards in 2010 [18] and Best Local Celebrity Blog at the omy Blog Awards 2010.[19]
Awards & Nominations
Cruz Teng was nominated for five awards at the Golden Microphone Awards in 2004. He did not win any awards and expressed his disappointment in a newspaper interview.[20] A few months later, the Singapore Hit Awards was created. Cruz Teng refused to do any promotion, but won "Most Friendly DJ". He won "Most Popular DJ" a year later, and has since continued to hold on to the title. During this period, the Chinese media in Singapore and Johor Bahru began to refer him as "No 1 Big Brother".[21]
- 2004 - 1st Singapore Radio Awards - Most Friendly DJ (won)
- 2005 - 2nd Singapore Radio Awards - Most Popular DJ (won)
- 2006 - 3rd Singapore Radio Awards - Most Popular DJ (won)
- 2007 - 4th Singapore Radio Awards - Most Popular DJ (won)
- 2008 - Asia Pacific Radio Awards- Best Radio Drama (lost)
- 2009 - Nuffnang Blog Awards- Best Celebrity Blog (lost)
- 2010 - 5th Singapore Radio Awards - Most Popular DJ (won)
- 2010 - 2nd SPH Entertainment Awards - Best Male DJ (2nd)
- 2010 - 2nd SPH Entertainment Awards - Best Programme (2nd) [22]
- 2010 - Singapore Blog Awards - Best Local Celebrity Blog (lost) [23]
Accident
In 2007, Cruz Teng fell into a drain and broke five bones in his left foot. He was admitted to hospital and did a surgery the following day.A week later, fellow DJ Dennis Chew also met with an accident. He fell off a bicycle and fractured his arm and suffered other injuries on his face and legs.
At that time, they were the only two male DJs in the station, and the event was later ranked as one of the Top 10 Local Entertainment Headlines in Singapore that year.[24][25][26][27][28]
Controversial Events
Record Company Ban
After the Singapore Hit Awards in 2007, Cruz Teng allegedly declared online that he was banning a certain record label in Singapore. He said that he would not be playing any songs from the company for the next six months.[29] The reporter understood that Cruz Teng encountered a particularly rude and uncooperative record executive, and whose label publicly attacked the Singapore Hit Awards, accusing it of not being transparent. Cruz Teng never clarified the incident publicly. The radio station also refused to issue any statements.
Rivalry with Dennis Chew
Cruz Teng was reported involved in a long standing feud with fellow radio DJ Dennis Chew.[30] In 2008, Dennis Chew was transferred to host the graveyard shift, which had the lowest number of listeners in the entire lineup.[31] Cruz Teng, meanwhile, continued to host the highest rated morning show. This was interpreted as a tactic to boost Cruz Teng's popularity, while undermining Dennis Chew's standing in the station.[32] Cruz Teng declared online that "人不是我杀的。不要什么都算在我头上". It is literally translated as "I'm not the culprit. Don't shift the blame on me."
In Mar 2010, Cruz Teng and Dennis Chew were named winners at the Singapore Radio Awards. Cruz Teng, as the incumbent for the "Most Popular DJ Award" retained his title for the 4th time, while Dennis Chew won "Media Choice Award" for the 2nd time.[33] The press published photos of them hugging and congratulating each other. This was perceived to be a stunt to clear the tension between them.[34]
Extravagant Party
Cruz Teng celebrated his 30th birthday in 2009, and held a party at the Singapore Turf Club. When interviewed by Xin Ming Ri Bao, Cruz Teng said that he blew a month's salary on the event.[35] Netizens blasted this move as an excessively extravagant move. Cruz Teng later clarified that he had asked guests to make donations to charity.
Leave
Cruz Teng was on leave for 30 days in Aug 2010. When contacted by Lian He Wan Bao, he insisted that he only wanted a break, and there were not any hidden reasons.[36] The morning shift was substituted with Dennis Chew during this period. A few days later, an anonymous reader left a comment on Cruz Teng's blog saying that he/she enjoyed listening to Dennis Chew more than Cruz Teng. Cruz Teng simply replied that he "was glad to know that the listener was finally enjoying the show".[37] This led to another online verbal war between fans of the two camps.[38]
Reference
- ^ [1] Introduction on YES 93.3FM Official Site
- ^ [2] Singapore Radio Awards 2010 Singapore Radio Awards 2010
- ^ [3] Official Bio on MediaCorp
- ^ [4] Official Bio on MediaCorp
- ^ [5]
- ^ [6] Official Bio on MediaCorp
- ^ [7]
- ^ [8] Entries on Morning Show
- ^ [9] Jiahui gives her most precious to Cruz Video interview
- ^ [10]
- ^ [11]
- ^ [12]
- ^ [Oct 2008, TODAY, Mediacorp]
- ^ Mar 2010, Channel U, Mediacorp
- ^ Dec 2007, Channel News Asia, Mediacorp
- ^ [13]
- ^ [14] Nuffnang Blog Awards
- ^ [15] Singapore Radio Awards
- ^ [16] omy Blog Awards
- ^ Jun 2004, TODAY, Mediacorp
- ^ Nov 2008, Sin Chew Daily, Malaysia
- ^ [17] 电台1003“不给一口叮！” 蝉联最佳电台节目 - OMY 09/03/2010
- ^ [18]
- ^ May 2010, Lian He Wan Bao, Singapore Press Holdings
- ^ May 2010, Channel News Asia, Mediacorp
- ^ May 2010, Xin Ming Ri Bao, Singapore Press Holdings
- ^ May 2010, The New Paper, Singapore Press Holdings
- ^ May 2010, I Weekly, Mediacorp
- ^ Nov 2007, Lianhe Wanbao, Singapore Press Holdings
- ^ Jan 2008, www.omy.sg, Singapore Press Holdings
- ^ [19] 周崇庆疑年纪大 被调主持深夜节目 13/03/2009 OMY
- ^ [20]
- ^ [21]
- ^ [22] Dennis and Cruz end their feud at the SRA, Mar 2010, xinmsn.com
- ^ Sep 2009, Xin Ming Ri Bao, Singapore Press Holdings
- ^ [Aug 2010, Lian He Wan Bao, Singapore Press Holdings]
- ^ [23] 丁志勇被嗆自滿 聽眾喜歡周崇慶 08/08/2010 Sin Chew Daily
- ^ [Aug 2010, Xin Ming Ri Bao, Singapore Press Holdings]
Preceded by
newSingapore Radio Awards Most Friendly DJ
2004Succeeded by
Bukoh MaryPreceded by
Dennis ChewSingapore Radio Awards Most Popular DJ
2005-2010Succeeded by
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- Living people
- 1979 births
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