Chinese name 有懿 Birth name Iriana Halim Instrument(s) Vocal | Pinyin Other name(s) Lin Youyi, 林有懿 Name You Yi | |
Born 11 October 1980 (age 43)
Hong Kong ( 1980-10-11 ) Occupation Radio Presenter (2005 - 2008)
Actress (2007 - present)
News Anchor (2008 - 2013)
CA Presenter (2008 - present)
Singer (2010 - present) Infotainment Host (2012 - present) | ||
Iriana Halim (born 11 October 1980), better known by her stage name Youyi (有懿), is a Singaporean actress and host. Youyi clinched her first "Best Current Affairs Presenter" award at Mediacorp's Star Awards in 2012. In 2014, Youyi was featured on SK Jewellery's TVC to launch an exclusive collection of 999 Pure Gold and Hetain Jade for Blessings. Youyi has an official fanclub called Yister.
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Early life
Youyi was born to an Indonesian Chinese father and a Vietnamese Chinese mother. She has an elder sister, and both of them were educated in Taiwan and Singapore. In Singapore, she was educated in Chung Cheng High School (Main) and Temasek Junior College. Youyi graduated from both Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and SIM University (UniSIM) with a Bachelor of Accountancy and BA Translation and Interpretation respectively.
Career
Youyi was talent-spotted when she participated in a competition organised by radio station 88.3 Jia FM. and in 2007, she made her acting debut in a play at the "Esplanade Hua Yi Festival", and became the presenter for MediaCorp Channel 8 current affairs programme Good Morning Singapore in 2008. In 2011, Youyi made her film debut in Heng or Huat. In 2012, she hosted Starry Starry Night 2012, a large-scale concert organised by China’s CCTV.
Personal life
Youyi announced that she was ending her 2-year marriage during Channel 8 sitcom's, A Blessed Life, press conference on 23 January 2015.
Hosting
Star Awards
The Star Awards are presented by Mediacorp.
