Sarah Song
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Sarah Song | |||||||||||
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 Song hosting the retirement ceremony of Golden Sixty at the Sha Tin Racecourse on 22 September 2024 | |||||||||||
| Born | 9 August 1985 Guangzhou, China | ||||||||||
| Citizenship | Australia | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actress, television host, MC | ||||||||||
| Years active | 2007 – present | ||||||||||
| Title | Miss Chinese International 2007 | ||||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Chinese | 宋熙年 | ||||||||||
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Sarah Song (Chinese: 宋熙年; born 9 August 1985) is a Chinese-Australian television host, actress, professional MC, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Chinese International 2007. Previously Song was crowned Miss Sydney Chinese 2006.[1]
Early life
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Song was born in Guangzhou, China, and immigrated to Sydney, Australia with her parents at age 6. Song attended the all-girls high school, Pymble Ladies' College and graduated in 2003. She attended the University of New South Wales for a Bachelor of Commerce in Services Marketing, but dropped out after winning Miss Chinese International to develop her career in Hong Kong.
Pageantry
[edit]Song competed in Miss Sydney Chinese 2006 as No. 1 where she won the crown. After winning Miss Sydney Chinese, she earned the right to represent Sydney at Miss Chinese International 2007, held in Foshan, China. Song won the competition, beating out first runner-up Ivy Lu from Johannesburg, South Africa, and second runner-up Sherry Chen from Toronto, Canada. She also won the Chinese Culture Ambassador Award.[2]
Career
[edit]After winning Miss Chinese International, Song signed with broadcasting giant TVB in Hong Kong. She began co-hosting the daily current affairs program The Scoop 東張西望, and the English-language lifestyle program Dolce Vita on TVB Pearl.[3] She has hosted over 30 variety programs for TVB. Song is also a professional MC for corporate and brand marketing events.
After 12 years working at TVB, Song left TVB in September 2019.[4] She and her husband Jason Chan Chi-sun have a YouTube channel with over 130,000 subscribers.[5]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2008 | When a Dog Loves a Cat | Cathy | |
| 2009 | TVB Food & Travel, "Australia Series" | Sarah | Australia Series. Sarah Song and two other hosts visited Tasmania and South Australia. |
| 2010 | Twilight Investigation | Tsui Ying | |
| 2010–2011 | Links to Temptation | Cherry Dai Mei-yan | |
| 2011 | Dropping By Cloud Nine | Katy | TVB Mini Series |
| Curse of the Royal Harem | |||
| 2012 | Daddy Good Deeds | Xiu Mui | |
| Divas in Distress | Sheung Ying-hung (Youth) | Cameo appearance | |
| 2013 | "Brother's Keeper" | Judy | Cameo appearance |
| 2016 | Two Steps From Heaven | Bonni | Cameo appearance |
| 2017 | My Ages Apart | Bonnie To |
References
[edit]- ^ "宋熙年湊仔兼職KOL月賺6位數 細數8大華姐 位位嫁得好做靚媽 - 晴報 - 娛樂 - 中港台". Sky Post (in Chinese). 11 December 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "国际中华小姐竞选 悉尼小姐爆冷封后(附图)_影音娱乐_新浪网". ent.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ 趙允琳 (29 July 2019). "2007年華姐冠軍宋熙年傳離巢 入行12年主持逾30個節目仍被冷待". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Sarah Song has left TVB". sg.style.yahoo.com. August 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ Von (9 October 2019). "資深主持宋熙年：為何我放棄12年的演員生涯，愛上了YouTuber生活". WIW - Women In Work. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
External links
[edit]- 1985 births
- Australian people of Chinese descent
- Actresses from Sydney
- People from Heshan
- Actresses from Guangzhou
- Living people
- Miss Chinese International winners
- TVB actors
- People with acquired residency of Hong Kong
- Actresses from Guangdong
- Australian television actresses
- Hong Kong television actresses
- Chinese television actresses
- 21st-century Chinese actresses
- 21st-century Hong Kong actresses
- People educated at Pymble Ladies' College
- Chinese emigrants to Australia