Cherie holds a Master’s degree in music performance (Distinction) from the Royal Northern College of Music, UK. Prior to discovering her true passion in singing, Cherie played the piano for 12 years and earned a distinction in her ATCL before enrolling at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Singapore) where she studied singing alongside piano. She continued to complete her Bachelor’s degree in singing at NAFA and the Royal College of Music (London), and then joined the Singapore Lyric Opera - Leow Siak Fah Artist Training Programme for 2 years before moving to the UK for her postgraduate studies. 

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She has won several awards including the 1st prize in the NAFA Vocal Competition 2017, 2nd prize in the Williams-Howard Memorial Prize 2022 (UK), 2nd prize in the 7th Tan NgiangKaw/Tan Ngiang Ann Vocal Competition, the Gold Award in the 5th Bangkok Opera Singing Competition, and was a finalist in the SLO-ASEAN Vocal Competition in 2018.

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To date, Cherie has performed operatic roles such as Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Frasquita (Carmen), Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro), Ifigenia (Oreste), Ghita (Der Zwerg), High Priestess (Aida), Sandman and Dew-fairy (Hansel and Gretel), Chloé (Daphnis et Chloé), and covered the role of Pamina (Die Zauberflöte). Cherie performed in the world premiere of Singaporean composer Chen Zhang Yi’s chamber opera, Window Shopping, playing the role Girl. She was also the soprano solo in the world premiere of “Songs of the Dragon Kiln”, composed by Singaporean composer Zechariah Goh.

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She has performed with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, The Hallé, Singapore Lyric Opera, Ding Yi Music Company, RNCM Orchestra, West Winds, Hallelujah Oratorio Society, The Opera People, Music For People, Singapore International Festival of the Arts, Philharmonic Winds, Red Dot Baroque, and Musicians’ Initiative. Beyond Singapore, Cherie has also performed in Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Japan, Austria, and the UK.

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A versatile music teacher with 15 years of experience, Cherie combines empathy, passion and creativity to help her students reach their goals. She started teaching piano in 2009 and has since expanded her expertise to include voice tutoring, music theory, vocal coaching, diction coaching, classroom instruction (including ‘O’ Level Music) and choral conducting. 

In 2019, Cherie was invited by the Singapore Symphony Chorus to serve as a voice clinician at The SSC Affair. She has taught students in both Singapore and the UK, and her students have earned merits and distinctions in their music examinations, as well as offers from music conservatories and performing arts academies overseas. While placing the utmost importance on vocal health and technique, Cherie finds her greatest joy in witnessing her students’ growth in confidence, self-expression, and passion. She encourages her students to become independent learners and, ultimately, their own lifelong ‘teachers’. 

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