Belinda Lee Xin Yu

Belinda Lee Xin Yu (born 8 July 1977)^[1] is a Singaporean television host, actress and former MTV Asia VJ.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee.

Belinda Lee Xin Yu
Born	(1977-07-08) 8 July 1977 (age 47) Singapore
Other names	Li Xinyu
Occupations	Host actress VJ writer
Years active	2002−present
Agent	Cross Ratio Entertainment
Spouse	David Moore ​ (m. 2019)​
Chinese name
Chinese	李心钰
Hanyu Pinyin	Lǐ Xīnyù

Early life

In a 2023 interview with infotainment programme Tuesday Report, Lee revealed that she remembered having a very tough childhood, where she was fostered by her relatives when she was an infant and only returned to live with her parents when she was about three. Her family was struggling financially then and that she had poor grades in school. She then joined her school's dance club and it helped her to gradually regain her confidence.^[2]

Career

While being a sales executive, Lee joined the MTV Mandarin VJ Hunt audition in June 1998 and won. She then became the first Singaporean to become an MTV Mandarin VJ.^[3]

She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2002 to 2017.^[4] She has hosted shows including Find Me a Singaporean, The Places We Live In (2013) and Somewhere Out There (2015). In 2014, she was appointed World Vision's goodwill ambassador.^[5][6]

In 2015, her first English book was published; Larger Than Life: Celebrating The Human Spirit features ten extraordinary people who she met in her years spent hosting travel programmes, such as Find Me a Singaporean and The Places We Live In. All royalties will be donated to World Vision.^[7]

Lee left Mediacorp as a full-time artiste in 2016 upon the conclusion of her contract.

Personal life

In an interview, Lee revealed that she developed a panic disorder between 2011 and 2012 and the condition deterred her from hosting live shows for a period of time.^[8] She became a Christian in 2013.^[9]

Lee's mother died from breast cancer in 2016.^[8]

Lee married David Moore, an American architect, in October 2019.^[10]

Filmography

Infotainment and variety shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2004	School Belle and the Beau 流星花园
2005	Planet Shakers 自游疯
	Makan King 好吃王
2006	SuperBand
2007	Find Me a Singaporean 稀游记
2008	Find Me a Singaporean 2 稀游记２
	Come Dance With Me 与心共舞
2010	Stars for a Cause 2 明星志工队2
	RenovAid Season 2
2011	Show Me the Money 钱哪里有问题?
	Renovaid Season 3
2012	Find Me a Singaporean 3 稀游记3
2013	8 Days Eat
	The Places We Live In
2014	Find Me a Singaporean 4 稀游记4
2015	Somewhere Out There 地球那一边
2023	Our Heart Of Care (关爱乐龄)

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2002	Katong Miss Oh
2004	Room in My Heart	Ming Xiaoyan
		Xiaoli
2005	Love Concierge	Mei Mei
2006	C.I.D.	Lu Xiaofen
2007	Happily Ever After	He Xiangu
	Live Again	Coco Chen
2009	Your Hand In Mine	Zheng Aishan
2010	Breakout	Yalina
2011	The In-Laws	Xiao Fenfen
2014	Soup of Life	Ah Mei
2015	Love?	Belinda
	Tiger Mum	Mo Xiaoling
2016	Peace & Prosperity	Huang Ziting
	Soul Reaper	Carol
2017	BRA	Brenda Low

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Ref
2007	Heng or Huat!	天降运财
2012	Dance Dance Dragon	龙众舞	Midwife

Bibliography

• 稀游记 (in Chinese). 3角60度制作公司. 2009. ISBN 978-981-08-2279-8.
• Lee, Belinda; Shaw, Juleen (15 November 2015). Larger than Life: Celebrating The Human Spirit. Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. ISBN 978-981-4721-53-0.

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
2009	Star Awards	Best Info-Ed Programme Host	Come Dance With Me	Won
			Find Me A Singaporean 2	Nominated
2010	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	—	Top 20
2011	Star Awards	Best Info-Ed Programme Host	Stars for a Cause 2	Nominated
		Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	—	Top 20
2012	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	—	Top 20
2013	Star Awards	Best Info-Ed Programme Host	Find Me a Singaporean 3	Won
		Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	—	Top 10
2014	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	—	Top 10
2015	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	—	Top 10
2016	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	—	Top 10
2018	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	—	Top 10
2021	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	—	Top 20
2024	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes	—	Nominated	[11]

References

1. "Asian Celebrities Who Are Celebrating Their Birthdays In July".
2. ""She's Like A Jungle Girl!": Belinda Lee Recalls How A Teacher Humiliated Her Because Her Uniform Had Faded In Colour". 8days. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
3. "You want to Kan Yi Kan taping of this show?". The Straits Times. 25 August 1998. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
4. "Belinda Lee 李心钰". MediaCorp. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
   "Belinda Lee 李心钰". Toggle. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
5. "Belinda Lee wants to make a difference". TODAY. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
6. "From the vault: Belinda Lee's adventure in Nepal". TODAY. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
7. Lee, Jocelyn (28 November 2015). "Belinda Lee's book on her travel shows, inspirational people and extraordinary acts". The New Paper. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
   - Ng, Gwendolyn (30 November 2015). "TV host Belinda Lee slept on the job - in a cemetery". The Straits Times. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
   - "Belinda Lee: Publishing book was like preparing for wedding". Toggle. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
   - Lim, Serene (10 December 2015). "Actress host Belinda Lee on the lessons she's learnt in 10 years of travel". Today. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
   - "Belinda Lee uses work to get through break-up". STOMP. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
   - Lee, Belinda (19 September 2013). "Bigger hearts: the key to happiness". Singapore Kindness Movement. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
   - Han, Wei Chou (27 July 2015). "Elvin Ng, Belinda Lee, Kimberly Wang share tales of struggle and triumph". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
8. "Belinda Lee Was Diagnosed With Panic Disorder 10 Years Ago, But Never Told Anyone 'Cos She Was Afraid She Would Lose Her Job". 8days. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
9. "Belinda Lee, stardom didn't lead her to the Star of Bethlehem". Mustard Seed Budget. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
10. "TV host and actress Belinda Lee marries American architect". The Straits Times. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
11. "Taiwanese Host Matilda Tao, Korean Actor Kim Jae Hoon Among 94 Nominees Vying To Be Star Awards 2024 Most Popular Artistes". 8days. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

External links

• Belinda Lee on Instagram