Jacintha Abisheganaden
- January 5, 2024
- World Music Singer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Jacintha Abisheganaden |
| Occupation | World Music Singer |
| Date Of Birth | Oct 3, 1957(1957-10-03) |
| Age | 67 |
| Birthplace | Singapore |
| Country | Singapore |
| Horoscope | Libra |
Jacintha Abisheganaden Biography
| Name | Jacintha Abisheganaden |
| Birthday | Oct 3 |
| Birth Year | 1957 |
| Place Of Birth | Singapore |
| Birth Country | Singapore |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Parents | Alex Abisheganaden, Aileen Wong |
| Spouse | Koh Boon Pin , Dick Lee |
| Children(s) | Alexander |
Jacintha Abisheganaden is one of the most popular and richest World Music Singer who was born on October 3, 1957 in Singapore, Singapore. Famous for studio albums such as Lush Life, Tropicana, and Jacintha is Her Name, this Singaporean bossa nova and jazz vocalist is also notable for her work as a stage actress. In the mid-1980s, she helped found a performance company called TheatreWorks in her native Singapore.
In the late 1990s, she released a debut jazz recording titled Here’s To Ben – A Vocal Tribute To Ben Webster.
Jacintha Abisheganaden (born 3 October 1957), known professionally as Jacintha, is a Singaporean singer, actress and theater practitioner. She studied at the National University of Singapore and received a degree in arts, majoring in English literature. She is a founding member of the performance company TheatreWorks.
Abisheganaden first came to prominence in 1976 when she won a local television talent contest, Talentime, singing jazz. She continued this winning streak in 1981, when she nabbed the Best Female Performer award for her role as Nurse Angamuthu in General Hospital at the Drama Festival.
She grew up in Singapore as the daughter of a Sri-Lankan-born, award-winning guitarist father named Alex Abisheganaden and a Chinese pianist and singer mother. Her three marriages – to American attorney David Scheffer, singer Dick Lee, and journalist Koh Boon Pin (with whom she had a child named Alexander) – all ended in divorce.
Jacintha Abisheganaden Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | World Music Singer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Jacintha Abisheganaden is one of the richest World Music Singer from Singapore. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jacintha Abisheganaden 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
After earning a bachelor’s degree in English from the National University of Singapore, she undertook creative writing coursework at Harvard University. She began her music career after winning a televised Singaporean competition called Talentime.
She judged Season Two of Singapore Idol.
Abisheganaden was born in 1957 to musician parents, the Indian Singaporean classical guitarist Alex Abisheganaden, a recipient of the Cultural Medallion and a Chinese mother who sang and played the piano. She studied piano and voice from her early teens and also sang in the Singapore Youth Choir, where she met her future collaborator Dick Lee. Growing up, Abisheganaden listened to a wide variety of music – not only vocal jazz and traditional pop, but also artists who ranged from Stevie Wonder to Joni Mitchell to South African singer Miriam Makeba. Abisheganaden was a big fan of Brazilian bandleader Sergio Mendes during her upbringing, and she has been quoted as saying that she was “obsessed” with Barbra Streisand.
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Who is Jacintha Abisheganaden Dating?
According to our records, Jacintha Abisheganaden married to Koh Boon Pin , Dick Lee. As of December 1, 2023, Jacintha Abisheganaden’s is not dating anyone.
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In May 1998, Abisheganaden married former The Straits Times journalist Koh Boon Pin in Bali. The couple, who have a son Alexander together, divorced in 2008.
Facts & Trivia
Jacintha Ranked on the list of most popular World Music Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Singapore. Jacintha Abisheganaden celebrates birthday on October 3 of every year.
In 2004, Abisheganaden performed her own cabaret jazz show, The Angina Monologues at the Old Parliament House, Singapore. In 2006, Abisheganaden served as a judge on the second season of Singapore Idol. In 2012, Abisheganaden returned to the stage after 13 years, playing herself in Ong Keng Sen’s National Broadway Company, a musical commissioned for the Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay’s 10th anniversary.