Jacintha Abisheganaden
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| Birth name | Jacintha Abisheganaden | |
| Born | October 3, 1957 (age 49) | |
| Origin |  Singapore |
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| Genre(s) | Jazz | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actress | |
| Years active | 1976-present | |
Jacintha Abisheganaden (born October 3, 1957), also known as Jacintha or Ja for short, is a Singaporean singer and actress.
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[edit] Biography
Born to a Singaporean Indian father and a Chinese mother, both of her parents had musical backgrounds. She grew up to win a singing talent competition, Talentime, with her trio, Vintage.
She graduated with honours in English literature from the National University of Singapore.
She was one of the founders of the TheatreWorks theatre group, and has worked with director Ong Keng Sen in acclaimed plays such as Beauty World, Three Fat Virgins, Longing and The Lady of Soul.
To date she has released thirteen albums. She began a series of jazz recordings in 1999, and has released six acclaimed audiophile albums. Her music has been featured in the movie "Play it to the bone" with Antonio Banderas and Woody Harrelson and in the Jennifer Garner TV Series "Alias". Jacintha performed live for the opening of the 117th IOC Session held in Singapore in 2005 to a worldwide audience over 200 million.
[edit] Marriage
In 1992, she married a Singaporean pop singer Dick Lee and divorced a few years later.
She later remarried to Koh Boon Pin, a journalist, and they have a son, Alexander.
[edit] Trivia
- Recently, she became a judge on the second season of Singapore Idol, replacing Douglas Oliverio. Her former husband, Dick Lee, was also one of the judges.
