Benjamin Kheng
Singaporean singer and actor
Benjamin Kheng (born 15 August 1990) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter, and former national swimmer. Kheng is known for songs such as "The Caifan Song", "Not Alone", a series titled The BenZi Project, and for being a member of The Sam Willows from 2012 as his music debut, which went on hiatus since 2019.
Kheng released "The Caifan Song" in September 2021 with Annette Lee, a Singaporean singer, which gave Kheng mainstream popularity according to Bryan Lim of Yahoo Life. Kheng released "Not Alone" in May 2024 as the National Day Parade's theme song for that year, which gave him "cross-generational" popularity according to Helmi Yusof of The Business Times.
Kheng also co-created The BenZi Project, an online comedy sketch series, with Hirzi Zulkiflie, a Singaporean YouTuber, containing parodies exploring middle-class privilege and racial stereotypes.
Early life and education
Benjamin Kheng was born on 15 August 1990. Kheng has a younger sister, Narelle Kheng, who is also part of The Sam Willows. He grew up exposed to many career paths supported by his parents, such as music, acting, and sports. Kheng describes his household as "non-[traditionally] Asian" and musical.
Kheng's mother died when he was eight years old of breast cancer, which gave him separation anxiety and taught him to live in the moment, and made him go for therapy.
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