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Biography
Boon Hui Lu (Chinese: 文慧如; pinyin: Wén Huìrú, born December 11, 1993) is a Singaporean actress and singer-songwriter. Besides acting, Boon is also pursuing her music dreams as a singer and songwriter.
Personal life
Born to a self-employed courier provider father and a housewife, Boon Hui Lu has three sisters.
While studying at the Victoria Junior College, Boon had joined the school choir as she knew "she wanted to sing professionally". In 2015, she graduated from Nanyang Technological University's Nanyang Business School with an Accountancy degree. She was offered a job at a big accounting firm but had turned it down to pursue her music dreams.
She plays the guitar and keyboard.
Career
Boon started her career as a child actress. She won the Star Awards for Young Talent for her role in the television drama Rhapsody in Blue in 2006.
In 2012, she represented Singapore in the popular Taiwanese reality TV singing competition Million Star. She also participated in the Channel 5 reality TV singing competition The Final 1 (2013) and was among the top 40 finalists.
Since she started writing songs in 2014, she has won awards at songwriting competitions such as National Environment Agency's Eco Music Challenge and the national talent competition Impresario. In June 2016, she took part in the Workplace Safety and Health Council's songwriting competition and was picked as one of the three finalist with her song titled "Safety. Your Word, Your Life."
In 2016, her compositions "Every day is a Miracle" and "Your Body Speaks" were featured on Taiwanese singer Hebe Tien's album, Day by Day. In April 2016, she signed on with Taiwanese record label HIM International Music.
She starred in the Crescendo The Musical, which was performed at the Kallang Theatre, in December 2016.
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Chinese title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Rhapsody in Blue | (TC) 藍色仙人掌 (SC) 蓝色仙人掌 | Doudou | Mediacorp Channel 8 |
| 2009 | My School Daze | (TC) 書包太重 (SC) 书包太重 | Ma Jialing | Mediacorp Channel 8 |
| 2014 | Served H.O.T | (TC) 燒。賣 (SC) 烧。卖 | Mediacorp Channel 8 | |
| 2015 | Crescendo | (TC) 起飛 (SC) 起飞 | Tang Huiru | Mediacorp Channel 8 |
| 2016 | Don't Worry, Be Healthy | (TC / SC) 家有一保 | Mavis Wu | Mediacorp Channel 8 |
| My First School | (TC) 快樂第一班 (SC) 快乐第一班 | Teacher Kate | Mediacorp Channel 8 |
Film
| Year | Title | Chinese title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Homerun | (TC / SC) 跑吧孩子 | (bit part) |
Theater
| Year | Title | Chinese title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Crescendo The Musical | (TC) 音樂劇《起飛》 (SC) 音乐剧《起飞》 | Deng Xueli |
Awards and nominations
Star Awards
The Star Awards are presented by Mediacorp.
| Star Awards – Acting Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2006 | Star Awards | Star Awards for Young Talent | Rhapsody in Blue | Won |
| 2010 | Star Awards | Star Awards for Young Talent | My School Daze | Nominated |