Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes

The Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994.

Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes
Awarded for	Most Popular Female Artistes
Country	Singapore
Presented by	Mediacorp
First award	1994
Most recent winners	Chen Biyu Chen Ning Paige Chua Gao Mei Gui Hong Ling Tasha Low Chantalle Ng Denise Camillia Tan Carrie Wong Ya Hui (2025)
Most awards	Paige Chua Ya Hui (9 each)
Most nominations	Pan Lingling (28)

In 2023, the Most Popular Rising Stars award was introduced for artistes who have been in the entertainment industry for five years or less, regardless of gender.

History

The category was introduced in 1994, at the first Star Awards ceremony ; Chen Liping, Chen Xiuhuan, Pan Lingling, Aileen Tan, and Zoe Tay received the award as five of the female artistes of the 10 Most Popular Artistes award.^[1]

During 1994 and 1995, the Most Popular Actress award and Most Popular Actress were also awarded. It was a separate award from the 10 Most Popular Artistes award and was given out to the female artiste who topped the votes of the latter award. Tay won the award in both 1994 and 1995.^[1] In 1996, the Most Popular Actress award was retired, making Tay the only recipient of this award.^[2]

Since 1997, the number of recipients for each category were expanded to ten and the award was renamed as Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes.^[2]

In 2004, the Star Awards for All-Time Favourite Artiste was introduced during the 11th ceremony where artistes who had received the Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Male / Female Artistes for 10 times will be automatically be awarded and will also not be nominated in this category anymore.^[3]

In 2023, the Most Popular Rising Stars award was introduced for artistes who have been in the entertainment industry for five years or less, regardless of gender. Awarded artistes will be deemed as awarded Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Male / Female Artistes for the purpose of counting towards Star Awards for All-Time Favourite Artiste.

17 female artistes have received the award for ten times and were given the All-Time Favourite Artiste award, and are no longer eligible for the running of the award. Amongst them were Zoe Tay, Fann Wong, Rui En, Rebecca Lim and Carrie Wong.

Eligibility

In 2018, the rules were changed to allow contracted and project-based artistes to be nominated and/or receive the award.^[4]

Recipients

Since its inception, the award has been given to 55 female artistes. Chen Biyu, Chen Ning, Paige Chua, Gao Mei Gui, Hong Ling, Tasha Low, Chantalle Ng, Denise Camillia Tan, Carrie Wong and Ya Hui are the most recent winners in the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes category. ^[5]

Colour key

	Artiste received or expected to receive the All-Time Favourite Artiste award
	Artiste won the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award
	Artiste won the Most Popular Rising Stars award
	Artiste was nominated for the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award
	Artiste was nominated for the Most Popular Rising Stars award
	Artiste was not nominated for the award
P	Artiste is currently nominated for the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award
RS	Artiste is currently nominated for the Most Popular Rising Stars award

Artiste	Year																														Wins	Noms
	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Zoe Tay	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	✔																				10	10
Fann Wong		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	✔																			10	10
Chen Liping	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	N	8	N	9	10	✔																		10	12
Huang Biren				1		2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	✔																10	10
Xiang Yun		N		N	N	N	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	✔														10	14
Vivian Lai								1		2	3			4	5	6	7	8	9	10	✔										10	10
Jeanette Aw										1	2	3	4	N	5	6	7	8	9	10	✔										10	11
Rui En												1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	✔									10	10
Joanne Peh											1	2	N	N	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	✔								10	12
Quan Yi Fong												1	2	3	4	5	6		7	8	9	10	✔								10	10
Kym Ng					1	2						N	3	4	N	N	N	5	6	N	7	8	9	10	✔						10	15
Felicia Chin												N	1	2	3	4					5	6	7	8	9	N	10	✔			10	12
Rebecca Lim																		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	✔			10	10
Ann Kok		1	2	3	4	5										N	6	7	8							9		10	✔		10	11
Jesseca Liu													1	2	3	4						5	6		7	8	9	10	✔		10	10
Yvonne Lim					1	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	2	3	4	5	6	7						8	9		10	✔	10	19
Carrie Wong																					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	10	10
Paige Chua																	N	1	N	N	2	N	3	4	5	6	7	8		9	9	13
Ya Hui																				1	N	N	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	9	11
Pan Lingling	1	N		2	3		4	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N		N	N	5	6	N	N	N	N	N	6	27
Belinda Lee																N	N	N	1	2	3	4		5		N			N		5	10
Hong Ling																							N		N	1	2	N	3	4	4	7
Chantalle Ng																										N	1	2	3	4	4	5
Cynthia Koh		N	N	1	N	N	N	N	N		N						N	2							N		3		N	N	3	15
Chen Ning																										N		1	2	3	3	4
Chen Bi Yu																												1	2	3	3	3
Tasha Low																												1	2	3	3	3
Chen Xiuhuan	1																								2						2	2
Lina Ng		N	1	N	N																				2	N	N	N	N	N	2	10
Tong Bing Yu																				1	N	N	2								2	4
Julie Tan																			N	N	1	2	N	N							2	6
Jayley Woo																					N	1	2		N	N					2	5
Jin Yinji											N	N			N	N			N	N	N	N		1		2	N				2	11
Denise Camillia Tan																										N		1	N	2	2	4
Gao Mei Gui																												1	N	2	2	3
Sora Ma																							1								1	1
Sheila Sim																						N	N	1	N		N				1	5
Hong Huifang							N							N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	1	N	N	N	N		1	17
Bonnie Loo																							N	N	N	1		N	N	N	1	7
He Ying Ying																							N			N			1	N	1	4
XiXi Lim																												N	1	N	1	3
Jernelle Oh																												N	1	N	1	3
Artistes who have not won in the past 10 years, or have since died
Ivy Lee		1	N			2	3	4	5	N	N	N	N	6	7																7	12
Phyllis Quek				1	2	N	3	4	5	6	7																				7	8
Jacelyn Tay				N	1	N	2	3	4	5	6	7	N																		7	10
Sharon Au				N	N	1	2	3	4	5	6																				6	8
Michelle Chia						1						2	3	4	N	5	6	N									N				6	9
Aileen Tan	1	N	N	2	N			N	N	N								N				N	N	N	N	N	N	N		N	2	17
Evelyn Tan					1	2																							N	N	2	4
Fiona Xie								1	N	N	N	N	2	N	N																2	8
Michelle Saram									1	2																					2	2
Michelle Chong												1	N	N	N	N	2	N													2	7
Wong Li-Lin				1				N	N	N	N																				1	5
Zhou Ying																	1	N	N	N											1	4
Patricia Mok					N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N														N	N	0	13
Priscelia Chan										N	N		N	N		N	N	N	N		N		N				N	N		N	0	13
Lin Meijiao						N	N		N						N	N	N		N		N		N		N	N	N				0	12
Lim Peifen																	N	N	N	N	N		N	N	N				N	N	0	10
Wendy Zeng					N			N															N	N				N	N	N	0	7
Bukoh Mary												N	N															N	N	N	0	5
Dawn Yeoh														N	N										N	N				N	0	5
Diana Ser				N		N						N												N							0	4
Kate Pang																		N		N		N	N								0	4
Ke Le																										N		N	N	N	0	4
Tracer Wong							N	N																						N	0	3
Liu Lingling																								N			N			N	0	3
Mei Xin																										N			N	N	0	3
Tay Ying																										N			N	N	0	3
Chen Li Na																												N	N	N	0	3
Chen Sen Lian																												N	N	N	0	3
Chua Lee Lian																												N	N	N	0	3
Goh Wei Ying																												N	N	N	0	3
Ko Ee Sim																												N	N	N	0	3
Liang Peng																												N	N	N	0	3
Lim Leng Kee																												N	N	N	0	3
Lim Yi Chyi																												N	N	N	0	3
Ng Seok Khoong																												N	N	N	0	3
Siau Jiahui																												N	N	N	0	3
Violet Fenying																												N	N	N	0	3
Hazelle Teo																												N	N	N	0	3
Evelyn Tan																												N	N	N	0	3
Cheryl Chou																												N	N	N	0	3
Regene Lim																												N	N	N	0	3
Daryl-Ann																												N	N	N	0	3
Gini Chang																												N	N	N	0	3
JJ Neo																												N	N	N	0	3
Juin Teh																												N	N	N	0	3
Kiki Lim																												N	N	N	0	3
Oh Ling En																												N	N	N	0	3
Seow Sin Nee																												N	N	N	0	3
Sheryl Ang																												N	N	N	0	3
Wang Wenhui																												N	N	N	0	3
Chen Huihui									N																				N		0	2
Youyi																					N	N									0	2
Kimberly Chia																									N	N					0	2
Jasmine Sim																										N		N			0	2
Fang Rong																												N	N		0	2
Shanice Koh																												N	N		0	2
Joey Pink																												N		N	0	2
Ye Jia Yun																												N		N	0	2
Ferlyn G																													N	N	0	2
Irene Ang																													N	N	0	2
Lin Ru Ping																													N	N	0	2
Regina Lim																													N	N	0	2
Abigail Chue																													N	N	0	2
Isabelle Quek																													N	N	0	2
Karyn Wong																													N	N	0	2
Kharissa Pundarika																													N	N	0	2
Xuan Ong																													N	N	0	2
Yunis To																													N	N	0	2
Joey Tay																													N	N	0	2
Seraph Sun																							N								0	1
Joanna Dong																								N							0	1
Hayley Woo																								N							0	1
Eleanor Lee																										N					0	1
Michelle Wong																										N					0	1
Charlyn Lin																												N			0	1
Jin Meng Yang Zi																												N			0	1
Jojo Goh																												N			0	1
Kimberly Wang																												N			0	1
Cheris Lee																												N			0	1
Cheryl Cheng																												N			0	1
Khaw Xin Lin																												N			0	1
Boon Hui Lu																													N		0	1
Joy Yak																													N		0	1
Matilda Tao																													N		0	1
Samantha Tan																													N		0	1
Adele Wong																														N	0	1
Apple Hong																														N	0	1
Doreen Choo																														N	0	1
Natalie Chua																														N	0	1
Foong Wai See																														N	0	1
Grace Teo																														N	0	1
Ivonne Saw																														N	0	1
Jessica Hsuan																														N	0	1
Kayly Loh																														N	0	1
Lynn Lim																														N	0	1
Meeki Ng																														N	0	1
Mindee Ong																														N	0	1
Emma Panitsara Yang																														N	0	1
Stella Tan																														N	0	1
April Chan																														N	0	1
Charmian Tan																														N	0	1
Christy Mai																														N	0	1
Denise Fong																														N	0	1
Kimberiy Tan																														N	0	1
Zoey Li																														N	0	1
Queenie Lim																														N	0	1
Artistes who have not been nominated in the past 10 years, or have since died
May Phua				N			N	N																							0	3
Tracy Lee																			N	N	N										0	3
Angela Ang			N	N																											0	2
Wang Yanqing					N	N																									0	2
Koh Chieng Mun						N			N																						0	2
Florence Tan							N			N																					0	2
Zeng Huifen			N																												0	1
Ding Lan				N																											0	1
Carole Lin				N																											0	1
Cassandra See				N																											0	1
Irin Gan					N																										0	1
Amanda Ho					N																										0	1
Ericia Lee							D																								0	1
Lynn Poh							N																								0	1
Joey Swee											N																				0	1
Chew Sin Huey													N																		0	1
Wayne Chua																N															0	1
Eelyn Kok																	N														0	1
Tiffany Leong																	N														0	1

Award records

Record	Artiste	Count	Remarks
Won ten consecutive times since first nomination	Zoe Tay	5 artistes	1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
	Fann Wong		1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
	Rui En		2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
	Rebecca Lim		2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
	Carrie Wong		2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Most wins without All-Time Favourite Artiste award	Paige Chua	9 wins	2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025
	Ya Hui		2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Most consecutive wins without All-Time Favourite Artiste award		8 wins	2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Longest gap between wins	Chen Xiuhuan	25 years	1994—2019
Most nominations with All-Time Favourite Artiste award	Yvonne Lim	19 nominations	1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2024
Most nominations without All-Time Favourite Artiste award	Pan Lingling	27 nominations	1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Most consecutive nominations with All-Time Favourite Artiste award	Yvonne Lim	16 nominations	1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Most consecutive nominations without All-Time Favourite Artiste award	Hong Huifang		2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Most nominations before first award		12 nominations	Won first award (13th nomination) in 2019
Most nominations without a win	Patricia Mok	13 nominations	1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2024, 2025
	Priscelia Chan		2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2025
Longest gap between nominations	Chen Xiuhuan	25 years	1994—2019
	Evelyn Tan		1999—2024
Won Best Newcomer and Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes or Most Popular Rising Stars in the same year	Fann Wong	4 artistes	1995
	Evelyn Tan		1998
	Fiona Xie		2001
	Joanne Peh		2004