Denise Tan

Gold 90.5FM

Lunchtime Jukebox

weekdays 10am–2pm

Once upon a time, there was a little girl who liked nothing better than twirling in front of the mirror to the Beatles and Boney M, whilst wearing her mother’s high heels. Fast forward several years later and not much has changed. Except that not-so-little girl now has her own high heels to wear – one hundred and fifty pairs, to be exact. She blames being vertically challenged for her high heel fetish.

What this five-foot wonder lacks in height she definitely makes up with decibels. Her royal loudness’ obvious penchant for drama has been put to good use on the local stage and you may have seen Denise in productions including Kara-You-OK?, Chang and Eng, Broadway Beng, The Little Shop of Horrors, Animal Farm and the 20th Anniversary of Beauty World as conniving cabaret queen Lulu. In case you’re wondering, no, life does not imitate art and rest assured you’ll find that Denise is really quite lovely and cordial on-air. Modest too!

For animation aficionados, you may have heard Denise’s vocal stylings in popular series like Detective Conan, Doraemon and One Piece. This is one outlet for the many voices competing within and probably because she really is one big cartoon herself – larger than life, goofy and a little (ok, a lot!) accident-prone.

When Denise is not moving her body or her voice, she enjoys sewing. Really. She’s a whiz with a needle and thread and makes her own food-related accessories. Sushi brooches, anyone?

More on Denise:

- Wonder Woman and Miss Piggy are the two personalities she’d most like to meet.

- She’d never say no to Earl Grey Tea or Dirty Martinis (extra olives, please!) and she’s never met a beer she didn’t like.

- As far as she’s concerned, Suspicious Minds by Elvis is the greatest song known to humankind.

- She’s obsessed with hamburgers and 80’s teen movies.

- She believes shoe-shopping, french fry-eating and karaoke-singing should be made into Olympic sports.

- Collecting lame jokes is one hobby that keeps her busy, so try this one on for size:

Q: What’s brown and sticky?

A: A stick.

So for extra incredible aural stimulation daily, listen in to Denise on the Lunchtime Jukebox, Monday to Friday, 10am-2pm!

Radio Milestones:

Power 98FM, SAFRA Radio

(2000 – 2001) Producer/ Presenter

(2001 – 2003) Senior Producer/ Presenter

(2003 – 2004) Assistant Manager

(May 2007 – Aug 2008) Radio 91.3FM, Singapore Press Holdings/ NTUC

- Co-host of The Morning Show

- Host of Afternoon Show

(Sept 2008-Present) Gold 90.5FM, Mediacorp Radio

- Co-host of The Homestretch (5-9pm)

- Co-host of The Gold Breakfast Show (6-10am)

- Host of The Lunchtime Jukebox (10am-2pm)

(1998-Present) Professional Hosting/ Voice-overs/ Entertainment

Hosting (including:)

- Timbre Rock & Roots Music Festival March 2010 (Marina Promenade)

- Travel Malaysia Fair October 2009 (Suntec City Convention Centre)

- Very Pop Party May 2009 (Zouk)

- Very Plus One Party July 2008 (Zouk)

- Triumph International Launch of Cleavage on Demand Maximizers 2008 (Isetan Scotts)

- Career Fair 2007 for Kaplan Singapore (Suntec Convention Centre)

- Cleo 50 Most Elegible Bachelors Awards 2004 & 2005 (Zouk)

- National Day 2004 Pre-parade Show (National Stadium)

- Westlife Showcase & Press Conference 2002 (Zouk)

- Ministry of Health Kick Butt Party (Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza)

- Ministry of Defence Army Pride Day Roadshow (Suntec City)

- Tengah Airbase Anniversary (Downtown Pasir Ris)

- Pink M!ssundaztood Album Launch 2001 (Four Seasons Hotel)

- National Day Celebrations Concert by the Bay 2000 (Marina Bay)

- Speak Good English Awards Ceremony, National Library Board (NLB Woodlands)

Voice Over (Radio & TV Commercials, including:)

- Epson

- Cleo Magazine

- Giordano

- Ministry of Defence

- Samsung

- Stella Artois

- Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

- Starbucks

- United International Pictures

- 20th Century Fox

- Warner Brothers

- McDonald’s (TV)

- Singtel (TV)

- Disney Channel (Cable)

- MTV

- Animax

Audio Guides

- Singapore Zoological Gardens Tram Ride

- Singapore River Cruise

Animation Voice Dubbing (Local, Asia & International, including:)

- Doraemon (Channel i)

- Magical Doremi

- One Piece (Kids Central)

- Shonen

- BDaman

- Detective Conan (Channel i)

- Tomato Twins (Nickelodean)

- Bubble Town Club

- Tao Shu the Warrior Boy (Nickelodean

- The Book of Virtues (20th Century Fox)

- Pretty Cure Max Heart

- Sing to the Dawn (Animated Feature Film co-produced by MediaCorp Raintree Pictures, Singapore’s Media Development Authority and Infinite Frameworks)

- Shapes (Peach Blossom Media)

Theatre:

1998

- Beauty World (Cabaret Singer)

- Kara-You-OK? (The Electric Geisha)

1999

- Chang and Eng (Ensemble Cast)

- M. Butterfly (Comrade Chin)

- Haunted (Joanne)

- They’re Playing Our Song (Alter Ego of Lea Salonga)

- Nunsense (Sister Mary Leo)

- The Knot (Bride)

- My Lonely Tarts (Girl in the Yellow Shoes)

2001

- Nonsensical Idiosyncrasies

2004

- Aladdin (Genie of the Ring)

2005

- Lovepuke (Hermione)

2006

- Broadway Beng (Chio Bu)

- Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey)

2007

- Broadway Beng Returns (Chio Bu)

- Singapopera with the Peoples’ Association

- Crazy Christmas with Dream Academy

2008

- Beauty World 20th Anniversary (Lulu)

- Broadway Beng 3 (Chio Bu)

2009

- Broadway Beng Jiak Liu Lian! (Chio Bu)

2010

- Animal Farm (Mollie, Moses, Minimus)

- The Full Monty (Vicki)

- Fried Rice Paradise (Bee Lean)

- Crazy Christmas

Singing

- Jurong Town Council 40th Anniversary, G-O-H Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (June 2008)

- 13th ASEAN Summit Closing Ceremony (November 2007)

- The Dashboard Divas @ Esplanade Recital Studio (30 April 2004)

- Divamatrix @ Esplanade Lunch Box – Divas Reloaded (26 November 2003)

- Productivity Services Board Awards 2000, Guest-of-Honour, Prime Minster Goh Chok Tong (Suntec City Ballroom)

- Singapore Quality Awards, Guest-of-Honour, BG George Yeo (Shangrila Ballroom)

- Phillips Singapore Excellence Awards

Television

- Wu Shu Warriors – Miss Song

- Living with Lydia – Peach

- House of Chow – Snow Chow

Short Film

- Seconds (UK)

- His Name was W.O.N.G. (Singapore Short Film Awards Finalist)

- Guy Gets Dog (Singapore Short Film Awards Finalist and Honourable mention)

- All My Presents (Digital Compassion 2002 @ Substation)

- The Birdsong Trilogy – Passion (Director Royston Tan’s English debut on Okto)