Hannah Tan

Infobox musical artist
Name = Hannah Tan
Alias = Hannah T, Hannah Sarah Tan

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Background = solo_singer
Born = Birth date and age|1981|10|25|mf=y
Penang, Malaysia
Origin = flagicon|Malaysia Penang
Instrument = Vocals, Piano
Occupation = Singer-songwriter, actress, television personality
Years Active = 2002—present
Genre = Pop
Label =
Associated_acts =
URL = [http://www.hannahtan.com Hannah Tan Official Site]

Hannah Tan (born October 25, 1981 in Penang), also known as Hannah T or Hannah Sarah Tan, is a Malaysian singer-songwriter and television personality. She is half Chinese, half Kelabit.

Early life

A Valedictorian and graduate in Information Systems, Tan acquired her first of two music Diplomas at the age of 13.

Pageants and hosting work

In 2002, Tan represented Malaysia in the "2002 Miss Global Petite World Finals" in Montreal where she won "Second Runner Up" and the “"Miss Congeniality"” subsidiary title. In 2006, she was voted by FHM as "Malaysia’s sexiest woman".Tan has appeared in a number of advertisements, including an advert for "Lux" in which she appeared alongside Karen Mok. She has hosted numerous Malaysian television shows, including "What Women Want" on 8TV, "Motorsports@Petronas" on Astro Super Sports, "Ringgit Sense" on TV3, "Girls’ Club" on NTV7, "Looking Good Feeling Good" on NTV7 as well as being part of the cast for "Sketches" also on NTV7.

Career in music

Tan's debut music album is "Crossing Bridges", which she collaborated with internationally-acclaimed composers/writers Jorgen Elofsson, Phil Thornalley, Andrew Fromm and Chris Rojas. The album also contained three songs Tan personally wrote and composed. The first single off the album is "In Between", which won the "Best Pop/Dance" category at the "2006 Hitz.fm MET10 Awards". She is currently working on her 2nd album, scheduled for release in 2008.

Career in acting

In January 2008, she made her debut into the Malay entertainment scene by playing the lead role in her very first Malay tele-movie, "BEZANYA CINTA," directed by the infamous Zulkifli M. Osman. To add on to that, some of her own songs were also featured in the movie, adding to the memorability of her dynamic introduction into an entirely new market segment and proving that racial indifferences should never be used as an excuse in a country like Malaysia.

Honors and charity work

Sony Pictures has appointed Hannah as the ambassador for Animax Asia, effective November 2007 [ [http://www.animax-asia.com/info/press-releases/index-20071115.html Prolific Malaysian Artiste Hannah Tan Unveiled As The New Face On Animax!] . (Nov. 15, 2007). "Animax Asia".] . MDeC has also recently appointed Hannah as the ambassador for the World Congress on Information and Technology (WCIT) 2008 [ [http://data.wcit2008.org/wcitdata/newsletter_dec/wcit08_n_l800x20071119.html WCIT 2008 Newsletter] . (Dec. 5, 2007). "WCIT".] . Hannah participated as a model to be dated with, for a charity auction held during WCIT Gala Dinner on May 20, 2008 [ [http://www.wcit2008.org/themediacentre/Lists/World%20Congress%20Updates/NewDispUpdate.aspx?List=5025d07f-5908-4d04-a90b-fd667686db26&ID=47 WCIT 2008 Update] (May 21, 2008). "WCIT".] , but despite her beauty and local popularity, only managed to pull a bid slightly higher than a reserved amount of RM5,000 -- the "prize" went to Mr Ganesh, CEO of MOL Access Portal.

Hannah also appeared on the Live Earth stage at Live and Loud KL 2007 [ [http://www.shaolintiger.com/2007/12/05/live-and-loud-2007-part-2-hannah-tan-live/ Live and Loud Part 2 - Hannah Tan] . (Dec. 05, 2007). "ShaolinTiger.com".] before acts such as Elliott Yamin, Shaggy and Whitney Houston.

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.hannahtan.com/ Official site]
* [http://hannahtan.cari.com.my/ Animax Ambassador site]