Nat Ho
Nat Ho is a Singaporean actor, singer, songwriter and businessman.
Early life
Ho is of Hakka descent. He attended Anglo-Chinese School and Anglo-Chinese Junior College.Career
Ho was one of the top 30 contestants during the inaugural season of Singapore Idol in 2004. His first major acting role was in the Channel 5 drama Shooting Stars, which featured other Singapore Idol contestants.The following year, Ho signed a contract with MediaCorp, and was cast in his first Chinese language drama series Honour and Passion which earned him a Best Newcomer nomination at the Star Awards 2007.
Ho left MediaCorp in 2010 to focus on his music career. He stated that music was his real passion and that he actually "never wanted to be an actor. came as a bonus". He self-released his debut album Unleashed in April 2012.
In 2013, Ho moved to Taiwan to further his music career, after signing a nine-year music contract. He subsequently returned to Singapore after his recording company disbanded.
In 2020, Ho moved to Los Angeles to study music production at Icon Collective, a private music school. He returned to Singapore in 2022.
In August 2022, Ho moved again to South Korea to further his music career. He also signed up for Korean language classes at Yonsei University as a full-time student.
Ventures
He used to own bento stall Love Bento, franchised Taiwanese bubble tea stall Bobii Frutii and Thai cheese toast shop Say Chiizu.He is currently running an online keto diet business, which was started in Singapore. He is also a partner in The Jock Shop, a local men’s underwear store.
He set up a private limited company called Seraph Media to help with his cash flow and CPF.
Filmography
Television series
Film
Variety show appearances
- 2006
- *Wish Upon A Star
- 2007
- *Crimewatch
- *Hey Gorgeous
- *President Star Charity 2007
- *The Cancer Charity Show 2007
- *Star Awards 2007
- *Let's Party with Food V
- *The Mission 4
- 2009
- *Okto Live – 3 Feb 2009
- *Hey Gorgeous! Finals 2009 – 7 March 2009
- *Go Live! – 27 Apr 2009
- *Result is All – 22 August 2009
Radio hosting
- YES 933 夜玩场 – 15 April 2010 to 14 May 2010
Variety and reality show hosting
- 2008
- *National Science Challenge 2008
- 2009
- *National Science Challenge 2009
- *Food Hometown 2
- *Celebrate 2010
- 2010
- *Go! YOG – 25 March 2010
- *Okto Minute of Fame – June to Sept 2010
Music video appearances
Discography
Singles
- 2006
- *"December Stars"
- 2007
- *A Million Treasures sub-theme song
- *The Best Drama – Happily Ever After theme song
- *December Stars 2 Compilation – "Last Christmas"
- 2008
- *Mediacorp Lunar New Year Album Compilation - "恭喜大家过新年"
- *
- 2009
- *Mediacorp Lunar New Year Album Compilation - "新年到"
Songwriting credits
- "With You"
Awards and nominations