Seven Princesses of Mediacorp

Seven Princesses of Mediacorp (七公主) is a term referring to the seven most bankable young Mediacorp actresses from Singapore in the early 2000s, namely Jesseca Liu, Jeanette Aw, Rui En, Fiona Xie, Joanne Peh, Felicia Chin and Dawn Yeoh, then all in their twenties. The designation was first made as part of Mediacorp's publication iWeekly's 476th issue cover story in December 2006.[1] They were anointed as the successors to Caldecott Hill queens Zoe Tay and Fann Wong.[2] As expected, the seven actresses dominated Singapore television in the following decade with varying degrees of success.[3][4]

Seven Princesses of Mediacorp
OriginSingapore
Years active2006–present
Members
Past members

The Seven Princesses of Mediacorp

Reason for leaving
  • Fiona Xie is no longer contracted with Mediacorp in 2009, after she pulled out from the drama serial Together last minute due to personal reasons.
  • Dawn Yeoh is also no longer contracted with Mediacorp in 2009.
  • Jeanette Aw announced her departures from both Hype Records and Mediacorp on 12 October 2017 to focus on her film-making and patisserie career.

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In 2014, promising young Mediacorp actors Zhang Zhenhuan, Romeo Tan, Desmond Tan, Jeffrey Xu, Xu Bin, Ian Fang, Aloysius Pang, and Shane Pow were collectively promoted as the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill.[4]

References
  1. "Issue 476". iWeekly. 14 December 2006.
  2. "Maid-in-waiting now a star". AsiaOne. 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  3. Hui Min, Chew (2016-06-02). "Fiona Xie to return to television screens after seven years". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  4. Seah, May (6 May 2014). "Dawn of the Dukes". Today Online. Mediacorp. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
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