Cheeyang Ng 黄智阳 | |
Background: | solo_singer |
Birth Name: | Ng Chee Yang |
Alias: | Zhiyang |
Origin: | Singapore |
Instrument: | Voice, piano |
Genre: | Mandopop, musical theater |
Occupation: | Singer-songwriter, actor, dancer, performer, pianist |
Years Active: | 2006-present |
Website: | Cheeyang Ng |
Cheeyang Ng, also known as Zhiyang, is a Singaporean singer-songwriter currently based in New York City. Ng had performed around the world, including Lincoln Center with Carole King and Carnegie Hall with a cappella group Vocalosity. They got their start from winning the first season of Campus SuperStar in Singapore, going on to represent Singapore in Taiwan CTV's One Million Star. They are a graduate of Berklee College of Music and New York University Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Musical Theatre Writing.
Ng studied Business in Singapore Management University under the University Scholar's Programme from 2009 to 2010. They transferred to Berklee College of Music, Boston, Massachusetts and graduated in May 2013 with Bachelor of Music.
Ng completed their Masters of Fine Arts at NYU's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program in May 2019.
In 2005, Ng participated in the F.I.R singing competition organised by KBox. Out of the three finalists, they were the only male competitor. With F.I.R's 無限, a single in their 2nd album, Unlimited, They won the competition and managed to perform on stage together with F.I.R at IMM Shopping Mall.
In 2006, Ng represented Hwa Chong Institution, winning the overall champion title of Season 1 Campus SuperStar, a nationwide singing competition conducted by Mediacorp.
After winning the competition, they were involved in numerous performances, including the Singapore Youth Festival Opening and Closing Ceremony in 2006,[1] where they performed the Theme Song 'Reaching Beyond'; the International Physics Olympiad 2006 Closing Ceremony; and also participated in a Mediacorp Drama Series, Let It Shine ([2]) screened in January 2007.
In 2009, Ng represented Singapore in One Million Star Season 5 talent competition in Taiwan as a wildcard competitor. In 2010, They also performed as a featured vocalist in the Inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games held in Singapore.
They also vied for a role in Glee by taking part in Season 2 of The Glee Project in the United States.
They are the founder of Singapore's a cappella group The Apex Project.
Ng is non-binary,[3] and uses they/them pronouns.[4]