Star Awards 2024: Taiwanese host Matilda Tao scores first nomination for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award

Taiwanese host Matilda Tao just made roots in Singapore and she has already made the list of nominees for Star Awards 2024’s Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes for the first time.

The 54-year-old has been living in Singapore with her 15-year-old son, nicknamed ‘Little Dragon’, who has been studying at an international school since January.

Tao also joined Love 972’s roster of radio DJs and has her own show Tao Xin Shijian, which started on March 11. It runs on weekdays from 11am to noon.

The list of nominees - for both male and female artistes - was revealed on Monday (18 March) and it boasts “more nominees than ever before”. The award honours artistes with more than five years of experience.

Aside from Tao, other notable nominees are Yvonne Lim and Pornsak as they have both won the award (for female and male respectively) nine times. If they snag a win in this year’s Star Awards, it’ll mark the 10th time for both and they’ll be able to receive their All-Time Favourite Artiste award in 2025.

Incidentally, Lim also returned to Singapore this year and expressed concerns about her son’s ability to adapt to the local education system.

Coming in hot behind Lim and Pornsak are stars Paige Chua, Carrie Wong, Guo Liang, and Romeo Tan. The four of them have won the award eight times, and another win will put them one step closer to the All-Time Favourite Artiste award. Fun fact, they have won the award for - at least - the last three years.

The full list of nominees is as follows:

Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes

1. Belinda Lee

2. Bonnie Loo

3. Boon Hui Lu

4. Bukoh Mary

5. Carrie Wong

6. Chantalle Ng

7. Chen Bi Yu

8. Chen Hui Hui

9. Chen Ning

10. Chen Sen Lian

11. Chua Lee Lian

12. Cynthia Koh

13. Denise Camillia Tan

14. Evelyn Tan

15. Fang Rong

16. Ferlyn G

17. Gao Mei Gui

18. Goh Wei Ying

19. Hazelle Teo

20. He Ying Ying

21. Hong Hui Fang

22. Hong Ling

23. Irene Ang

24. Joy Yak

25. Ko Ee Sim

26. Liang Peng

27. Lim Leng Kee

28. Lim Yi Chyi

29. Lin Pei Fen

30. Lin Ru Ping

31. Lina Ng

32. Lina Tan

33. Matilda Tao

34. Mei Xin

35. Ng Seok Khoong

36. Pan Ling Ling

37. Patricia Mok

38. Regina Lim

39. Siau Jiahui

40. Tasha Low

41. Tay Ying

42. Violet Fenying

43. Wendy Zeng

44. Xixi Lim

45. Ya Hui

46. Yvonne Lim

Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes

1. Alfred Sun

2. Andie Chen

3. Ben Yeo

4. Benjamin Tan

5. Brandon Wong

6. Brian Ng

7. Cavin Soh

8. Charlie Goh

9. Chen Shu Cheng

10. Chua En Lai

11. Darren Lim

12. Desmond Ng

13. Desmond Tan

14. Eric Lay

15. Guo Liang

16. Ian Fang

17. James Seah

18. Jeff Goh

19. Jeffrey Xu

20. Jeremy Chan

21. Joe Tsoi

22. Kenneth Kong

23. Kim Jae Hoon

24. Lee Teng

25. Lyu Linxuan

26. Marcus Chin

27. Nick Teo

28. Phua Kia Peow

29. Pornsak

30. Raymond Foong Kim Ben

31. Rayson Tan

32. Richard Low

33. Richie Koh

34. Romeo Tan

35. Shane Pow

36. Shaun Chen

37. Soo Wee Seng

38. Vincent Lim

39. Wallace Ang

40. Wang Yuqing

41. Yan Wei Xiao Er

42. Yao Wen Long

43. Yeow Seng Yong

44. Zhai Si Ming

45. Zhang Yao Dong

46. Zhong Kun Hua

47. Zhu Hou Ren

48. Zong Zi Jie

Members of the public can start voting for their favourite artistes from now till 21 April, 7.30pm. The voting page can be found here.

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