Sharon Au

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Simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: u Jngxi ; born on August 13, 1975) is a Singaporean former actor and host. She joined the TCS in the mid-1990s and received numerous accolades as an artist with MediaCorp before returning to university on a scholarship in 2005. Following her graduation in 2011, she rejoined MediaCorp to serve her scholarship bond while still serving as an office executive. Despite this, she was still invited to act at televised performances and theatres.

She resigned amicably from MediaCorp in February 2018. In October 2018, she began working as an investment manager in a private equity company headquartered in Paris, France.

Early life and education

In an interview, she said she grew up in a humble and modest apartment, and that she is very close to her mother. She also stated that she has moderate scoliosis since childhood and that she still needs a medical bed at home for her spinal disorder.

Au Audu, is a student at the University of Singlon (Secondary) and Hwa Chong Junior College in Singapore. She graduated from Waseda University in Tokyo with a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree in 2011.

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Career

Au's first job after her GCE 'A' qualification was a flight stewardess with Singapore Airlines, and her engagement in the entertainment industry began when she was talent-spotted from a Toy Factory Productions English version of a Hong Kong stage musical I Have A Date With Spring. She was best known for co-hosting City Beat with Kym Ng and Bryan Wong in the late 1990s. She performed many roles, from a cabaret girl in the stage musical, Beauty World, to an enthusiastic radio presenter on the sitcom Right Frequency, all of whom received rave accolades.

Au, who is also bilingual, is one of the top emcee-hosts in Mediacorp, alongside Quan Yi Fong and Guo Liang. This is also recognized when she clinched the Star Awards for Best Variety Show Host for four years, from 2000 to 2003.

Au took a break during her career and went to Japan in 2005 for her undergraduate studies at Waseda University in Tokyo, on a MediaCorp scholarship. She also spent a year as part of Waseda University's One-Year International Exchange Program at Jean Moulin University in Lyon, France. Au is multilingual, meaning she speaks English, Chinese, Japanese, French, and basic Spanish.

Au was invited back on a few occasions to host several major functions, including being the host in Beijing for Singapore Prime Minister David Cameron's first state visit and the 2007 National Prizes. She went back to MediaCorp in April 2011 to complete her 6-year bond. In 2012, she appeared at the White House as the host of a President Star Charity exhibition. She left a lasting impression in her forties by being one of the three leading hosts of SEA Games in Singapore's home ground. During the SEA Games opening ceremony, she had been accused of imitating an Indian accent. She responded on Facebook the next day and apologized the following day. Madam Kwa Koo Choo, the female lead in The LKY Musical, appeared in 37 shows in the Marina Sands Theatre in the same year.

styleXstyle.com, a MediaCorp Pte Ltd affiliate, was launched and directed by Michelle May in 2012, focusing on fashion, beauty, and lifestyle. When the new Mediacorp campus opened in 2016, she co-founded Style by Style Vibes cafe. She was appointed as the Publisher for ELLE Singapore in 2017 as part of Mediacorp's shift from print to digital for the print medium.

styleXstyle.com was announced on January 4th, 2018, that she would have been on her last day of service in Mediacorp will be on February 1, 2018. After spending two months in Paris, France, intending to do a year of sabbatical, she instead applied for a job at a private equity company. She has been an investment manager with the private equity firm in Paris since October 2018.

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