Actress Chen Xiuhuan shares photos with PM Wong and other stars at xinyao docu premiere
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Chen Xiuhuan (second from right) posted a photo with PM Lawrence Wong (middle) and (from left) Huang Biren, Hong Huifang and Wang Yuqing. Behind them are Chen Liping and Li Nanxing.
PHOTO: CHENXIUHUAN/INSTAGRAM
SINGAPORE – Actress Chen Xiuhuan was among a slew of local artistes who attended the premiere of documentary series Tuesday Report: Encounter Under The Stars at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC) on March 30.
“I reconnected with a slice of my youth under the starry sky last evening,” the 60-year-old wrote in Chinese on social media on March 31. She added that memories flooded back as soon as the familiar xinyao music played on the show and that it was so moving.
Jointly presented by SCCC and Mediacorp, the series is a seven-parter that traces the evolution of Singapore’s xinyao movement from the 1980s – a time when campus songs became an expression of youth, identity and belonging.
Airing on Channel 8 every Tuesday at 8.30pm and available on mewatch, it features interviews, archival footage, conversations and music that paint a portrait of how a grassroots movement grew into a defining chapter of Singapore’s cultural history.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong attended the premiere as guest of honour, and Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth Baey Yam Keng was a special guest.
Other attendees included seminal figures featured in the documentary, such as singer-songwriter Liang Wern Fook, music producer Billy Koh, as well as songwriter-producers Lee Wei Song and Lee Si Song.
Chen posted photos with PM Wong, Koh, the Lee brothers, former actress Chen Bifeng, actresses Huang Biren, Hong Huifang, Chen Liping and Vivian Lai, as well as actors Li Nanxing, Wang Yuqing and Ben Yeo.
Chen Xiuhuan shared an anecdote by PM Wong at the event, who said: “To all the performers here, I grew up watching your shows.”
She wrote in the postscript: “It was truly an unforgettable evening to be able to watch the performance with the Prime Minister and even have a few photos taken with him.”
She also rubbed shoulders with well-known local lyricist Lee Hock Ming, who goes by the pen name Muzi.
“The best part was seeing so many old friends, and bumping into Teacher Muzi,” she wrote. “We hadn’t seen each other for years, so I couldn’t resist snapping a photo together.”
