Ming Bridges

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Ming Bridges
喬毓明
2013
“Australia born, Singapore based, England raised – I come with a lot
of slashes, Singer/Songwriter/Actress/Foodie” – Ming Bridges
Profile
Full name: Yee Ming Bridges
Known Name: Ming
Date of Birth: 5th November 1992
Age at Last Birthday: 20
Nationality: English/Australian mix living in Asia
Spoken Languages: English, Mandarin
School: Kings College, London, U.K.
Interests: Music, Dancing, Singing (English & Mandarin), Theatre,
Fashion, Sports (including skiing, wake boarding).
Facebook: MingBridges
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Twitter: MingBridges
Youtube: FunkieMonkiesMusic
Website: MingBridges.com
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Contact Information:
Funkie Monkies Productions Pte Ltd
420 North Bridge Road, #05-02,
Singapore 188727
[email protected]
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Introduction;
Her Life, Her Passion ..
Ming Bridges is truly an
International Girl, having
spent the first sixteen years of
her life living in Singapore,
before moving to the UK for
sixth form. Ming was awarded
a Music Scholarship to
Wellington College in the UK
(for Overall Excellence in the
Performing Arts) where she
has been extremely active in
the Arts scene. Ming is a
strong academic student
having recently achieved 39
points at her International
Baccalaureate diploma.
Ming's introduction to the
entertainment world was
winning the Teenage Icon
competition in Singapore at
the age of 13. She is also
locally known for her acting,
having starred as Roxy in the
26 episode double series
Singapore Teenage Drama
R.E.M. which won the Best
Child Program at the Asian TV
Awards. Ming is also no
newcomer to the stage,
having performed as the
Mother in a Billy Elliot
Wellington production.
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Born to a British father and
Singaporean mother, Ming Bridges
has proven to be more than just a
pretty face, for not only can she sing,
act, model and dance, her talent for
song-writing was discovered during a
meeting with Singapore’s veteran
musicians Eric Ng and Xiaohan. “I
Want You Back” was the very song
that Ming played for them during their
first meeting.
Ming has since then been signed up
by Funkie Monkies in Singapore and
has released her debut bilingual
album “誰知道Who Knows” in both
English & Mandarin consisting of 9
English songs and 3 Chinese songs in
February 2012.. Her first single ‘I want
you back’ is being released in
November, followed by a Mandarin
track “有些男孩不不能愛” (Some Guys) in
January. She wrote 11 out of the 12
tracks.
“有些男孩不不能愛” (Some Guys)
climbed its way into the Y.E.S. 93.3FM
charts at No. 8, and “ 馬賽克世界”
(Mosaic World) had made its way into
the top 10! ‘Under the Stars’ also
found its way into the 91.3FM charts.
“Who knows” yielded impressive
results for Ming in the year of 2012.
With 2 awards for that year, Elle:
Music Act of 2012 and m:idea Youth
Choice Awards 2013.
She was also chosen to record and
perform “Believe”, theme song for
the Singapore National Games 2012
Closing Ceremony. Ming was the
only newcomer who represented
Singapore admist celebrities such as
Show Luo 羅志祥, Joi Chua etc to
perform on China’s National TV
station CCTV at the “中新歌會 Starry
Starry Night”held in Beijing June
2012.
In December 2012, Ming released
her full mandarin album “明天Ming
Day“. The album entered top 20 of
the prestigious local G-music chart,
a chart that is based upon CD sales.
The album also hit Number 2 in
iRadio chart, beating all other divas,
giving away only to Jay Chou’s “12
horoscopes”.
Ming Day’s first single “淚淚若若⾬雨下
“（Tears like Rain) has been
featured in several Taiwan dramas
such as “認命吧⾦金金牽⽜牛”. The song
has currently 360,000 hits on
youtube. “有些男孩不不能愛” also
enjoyed a new lease of life as
theme song for the Taiwan Drama
series “認命吧 ⾦金金牽⽜牛”. Her other 2
singles “Under the Stars” and “嘉年年
華“ are also heavily supported by
the media with constant rotation.
Ming’s strong social media presence is increasing at 2000 new fans per day. With
80,000plus fans on Facebook, 30,000plus in Instagram etc, her wide fanbase covers
Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong to England, Germany, Spain and
the United States.
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Media
Exposure
TV Appearance includes:
Commercials:
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Mediacorp Channel 8 “Lunar New Year
Special” Feb ‘13
Taiwan Variety Show Women-Power Jan ‘13
Taiwan Variety Show Show Biz Feb ‘13
Sentosa “40th Anniversary” Sep’12
Beijing CCTV/Mediacorp “Starry Starry Night”
June ‘12
Mediacorp Channel U “Let’s Talk” Jun ‘12
Mediacorp Channel 8 “Sheng Siong” May ‘12
Mediacorp Channel 8 “It’s A Small World 3”
Mar – May ‘12
REM 2 (New Generation) 2nd Series filmed FebMay 09, screened Apr-Jun ‘09
Guest Episode of ‘My Classmate’s Dad’ as
REM, OKTO April 2009
Media Corp “Red Thread” channel 5 TV
Drama Series, as Christine - Sept 2008
REM (New Generation) Award Winning (Best
Child Program Asia TV Awards 2008) Television
Drama series, lead role as ‘Roxy’, 13 episodes
on Kids Central (Big CommunicationsMediacorp) Mar-Aug 2008.
Changi Airport Promotion Video, May 08
High Definition TV Commercial June 07.
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Canon Digital Camera
Advertisement for Major TV
Channels incl Ch 5/ Cable &
Satellite TV / Website /
Tradeshows / Shopfronts S.E
Asia & India, Ark Pictures Pte
Ltd (Jun 09)
AsiaSoft Online Animated
Computer Game called
‘Audition’. Ming Character
with Plastic Dreams, Circle
Games, Let it Snow & Merry
Little Xmas tracks, May ‘09.
Canon Digital Camera
Instruction Video, May 09
Mediacorp, Televised
Mother’s Day Message, May
09.
‘Let it Snow’ Music Video, Big
Productions, screened
channel 5 & 12 by
OKTO/Mediacorp, Channel
V, & Shaw Centre outdoor
live billboard, Dec ‘08
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Public Performances:
• Lunar New Year SpecialChinatown (Feb13)
• Singapore Hood Bar and
Café “Ming Day” Autograph
session (Feb 13)
• Jurong Point CNY show (Feb
13)
• Taipei Eslite “Ming Day”
Autograph session (Jan 13)
• TaiChung MODEmall “Ming
Day” Autograph session (Jan
13)
• Kaohsiung City Dream mall
“Ming Day” Autograph
session (Jan 13)
• TaiNan South Park “Ming
Day” Autograph session (Jan
13)
• Taipei Miniconcert-Riverside
(Dec 12)
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Taipei Simple Market (Dec
12)
• Taipei City Café (Dec 12)
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Records and Performs
“Believe”, for the Singapore
National Games 2012 (Sep
12) Closing Ceremony
Dalian, China – Opening
ceremony of TRC shopping
mall (Jun 12)
“Who Knows” Autograph
session at Bugis Junction
(May 12)
“Who Knows” Press
Conference at Crazy World.
(May 12)
ELLE – Women in Music (Apr
12)
Radio 100.3 - 詞有詞理 (Mar –
Apr 12)
Lions Befrienders 2012 (Mar
12)
Awareness Dinner for Bhutan
Elder Sangha Sanctuary
Project (B.E.S.S.) (Feb 12)
“Happy Together” – In
conversation with Minyak
Tulku Rinpoche
ESPN & Star Sports (Jun 09)
Men’s Junior (U21) Opening
Ceremony & Theme song
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License 2 Play, Games &
Electronics Exhibition,
Opening Ceremony &
Feature Performances,
Suntec City (May 09).
New Years Eve
‘Countdown Party’
televised performance
at Marina Barrage, with
estimated 5000
attendance (Dec 08)
WINX Movie Premier
“The Secret of the Lost
Kingdom” (Italian
Animated Movie, Nov
08).
POSB Bank Family Fair,
Suntec City (Nov 08)
Wisma Atria Xmas Late
Night Shopping, multiple
shows Nov 15-22 Dec
08, May & Jul 08, & Dec
07.
COMPASS (Composers
& Authors Society of
Singapore)
Extravaganza @
Japanese Association,
Invitational Musical
Concert, 9 Nov ’08.
8 Days (Magazine)
Event, Takashimaya 25th
May 2008
Nathan Hartono
Esplanade Concert,
Guest Performer, Sep 07
Esplanade Jazz Night at
Esplanade Concourse
(Mar 07)
Child Aid Charity
Concert, by Invitation
(26th-30th Nov 06)
Mediacorp High
Definition TV, Vivo City
Mall (Mar 07)
Novena Square 2 Mall
Opening Ceremony
(Feb 07)
Singtel Touching Lives
Charity Performance
(Dec 06)
Press Media Coverage
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