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===Fitness - Yoga instructor===
===Fitness - Yoga instructor===
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[[File:Sara Wee Yoga.jpg|thumb|''Sara is a certified yoga instructor at The Yoga Mandala. Photo from [https://cheryltay.sg/singapores-popular-female-fitness-influencers-on-instagram/ Cheryl Tay].'']]
Sara is a Yoga Alliance RYT200 certified yoga instructor at The Yoga Mandala in Telok Ayer.<ref>“[https://www.gotrainer.sg/product/sara-wee/ Sara Wee]”. ''GoTrainer''. Accessed on 14 May 2020. </ref><ref>Heng, Melissa. “[https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/fashion/chilling-out-with-the-tv-and-laundry Chilling out with the TV and laundry]”. ''The Straits Times''. January 5, 2017. Accessed on 12 May 2020.</ref><ref>Wee, Sara. “[https://www.buro247.sg/culture/music/sara-wee-buro-singapore-festive-playlist-182.html Sara Wee: Buro. Singapore Festive Playlist #182]”. ''BURO.''. November 15, 2018. Accessed on 13 May 2020.</ref><ref>“[https://theyogamandala.com.sg/our-team/ Our Team]”. ''The Yoga Mandala''. Accessed on 14 May 2020. </ref> She began practising yoga in June 2014 and had decided to take up a twenty-day teacher training course by December that year.<ref>Tay, Cheryl. “[https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore--fitspo-of-the-week--sara-wee-of-53a-052102371.html Singapore #Fitspo of the Week: Sara Wee of 53A]”. ''yahoo! news.'' February 16, 2015. Accessed on 14 May 2020. </ref> In June 2018, Sara took on another 500-hour training course.<ref>saraweeruyu. ''Instagram''. June 28, 2018. Accessed on 14 May 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/BkjfcWsA1Nf/?igshid=yvcu9d5jle69</ref>
Sara is a Yoga Alliance RYT200 certified yoga instructor at The Yoga Mandala in Telok Ayer.<ref>“[https://www.gotrainer.sg/product/sara-wee/ Sara Wee]”. ''GoTrainer''. Accessed on 14 May 2020. </ref><ref>Heng, Melissa. “[https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/fashion/chilling-out-with-the-tv-and-laundry Chilling out with the TV and laundry]”. ''The Straits Times''. January 5, 2017. Accessed on 12 May 2020.</ref><ref>Wee, Sara. “[https://www.buro247.sg/culture/music/sara-wee-buro-singapore-festive-playlist-182.html Sara Wee: Buro. Singapore Festive Playlist #182]”. ''BURO.''. November 15, 2018. Accessed on 13 May 2020.</ref><ref>“[https://theyogamandala.com.sg/our-team/ Our Team]”. ''The Yoga Mandala''. Accessed on 14 May 2020. </ref> She began practising yoga in June 2014 and decided to take up a twenty-day teacher training course by December that year.<ref>Tay, Cheryl. “[https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore--fitspo-of-the-week--sara-wee-of-53a-052102371.html Singapore #Fitspo of the Week: Sara Wee of 53A]”. ''yahoo! news.'' February 16, 2015. Accessed on 14 May 2020. </ref> In June 2018, Sara took on another 500-hour training course.<ref>saraweeruyu. ''Instagram''. June 28, 2018. Accessed on 14 May 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/BkjfcWsA1Nf/?igshid=yvcu9d5jle69</ref>


===Social media collaborations===
===Social media collaborations===

Revision as of 17:45, 18 May 2020

Sara Wee
Sara Wee.jpg
Born13 April 1986
EducationDiploma in Musical Technology, Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Music
Alma materLASALLE College of the Arts
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Spouse(s)Bani Hidir (m. 2018)

Sara Wee (born 13 April 1986) is a Singaporean musician. She is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the band, 53A[1] and a vocal coach. Outside of music, Sara is a certified yoga instructor. As of 18 May 2020, she has over 20,000 followers on Instagram.

Background

Education

Sara enrolled in LASALLE College of the Arts after secondary school.[2] She completed her Diploma in Musical Technology before pursuing a degree in Jazz Vocals at the college.[3][4] She graduated from LASALLE with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Music.[5][6]

Personal life

Marriage to Bani Hidir (2018 - present day)

Sara is married to Bani Hidir, a fellow musician and band member of 53A.[7][8] Bani proposed to Sara on 6 November 2018[9] and the couple held their solemnisation ceremony on 8 December 2018.[10][11]

Music career

Sara has been performing at live music events since 2004.[12] Growing up, she listened to The Beatles almost every day.[13] She is also inspired by artists like Alanis Morissette, Gwen Stefani and Shirley Manson.[14]

53A - Lead vocalist & rhythm guitarist (2003 - present day)

Sara (far right) and husband, Bani Hidir (second from left) are two-fifths of the band, 53A. Photo from Timbre.

53A was formed in 2003 with Sara as one of its founding members.[15][16] The band released their debut album, Settle The Kettle in 2010.[17][18] In 2016, 53A was invited to perform the National Day Parade (NDP) theme song, Tomorrow’s Here Today - a piece composed by Don Richmond.[19][20] As of 2020, the band performs twice a week at Timbre @ The Substation.[21][22][23]

National Day 2019 - Guest artist & performer

Sara pictured at the NDP 2019. Photo from Instagram.

In 2019, Sara was featured in the music video of Singapore’s National Day theme song, Our Singapore (2019).[24] She subsequently performed at the parade on 9 August 2019.[25]

Vocal coach

Over the years, Sara has been involved as a vocal trainer at several music institutions in Singapore. She has also been invited as a mentor for music programmes like Noise Singapore.[26][27] The table below lists some of Sara's career highlights as a vocal coach and mentor.

Year Institution/ Programme Position Refs.
2017 - present day I Theatre Vocal Director [28]
2015 - present day School of Music at LASALLE College of the Arts Part-time Lecturer [29]
2006 - present day Timbre Music Academy Strum and String Instructor [30]
2012 Noise Singapore Mentor [31]
2009 Singapore Idol Season Three Vocal Coach [32]

The Great Singapore Replay (2017) - Featured artist

In 2017, Sara was one of the Singaporean musicians featured in the first season of The Great Singapore Replay - a project led by the National Arts Council and Temasek Holdings to raise awareness about Singapore’s music history.[33][34] Sara collaborated with local artist Joie Tan to perform a rendition of Circling Square (1994) by Humpback Oak.[35]

Lost in Transit (2005) - Main cast

Sara pictured as Mia in Lost in Transit (2005). Photo from Singapore Musicals.

In 2005, Sara played the lead role (Mia) in the musical production Lost In Transit.[36][37] The musical debuted at The Arts House on 26 June 2005 as a part of the Five Foot Broadway festival and the Singapore Arts Festival.[38] Sara had also arranged the music for the production.[39]

Discography

Despite being in a band since 2003, Sara has also released original music as a solo artist on her YouTube channel. However, she is not active on the platform as of May 2020. Her last upload, a cover of Carnival by The Cardigans together with JAWN and Joie Tan, was posted in 2017.[40]

2018

Sara pictured in the music video for Hold My Hand (2018).

Sara wrote Hold My Hand as the theme song for The Enabling Festival in 2018.[41][42] The festival aimed to raise community awareness and support for dementia patients and their caregivers.[43]

Date Released Song Duration Single/ Album Release Refs.
5 October 2018 Hold My Hand 3:13 Single Release [44]

2009

Date Released Song Duration Single/ Album Release Refs.
7 August 2009 18th Century Love 3:56 Single Release [45]
18 June 2009 Anymore 3:55 [46]

2008

Date Released Song Duration Single/ Album Release Refs.
29 July 2008 Time 6:39 Single Release [47]
20 February 2008 Everything But Anything 5:00 [48]
15 February 2008 Put Me Down 4:56 [49]

Other endeavours

Fitness - Yoga instructor

Sara is a certified yoga instructor at The Yoga Mandala. Photo from Cheryl Tay.

Sara is a Yoga Alliance RYT200 certified yoga instructor at The Yoga Mandala in Telok Ayer.[50][51][52][53] She began practising yoga in June 2014 and decided to take up a twenty-day teacher training course by December that year.[54] In June 2018, Sara took on another 500-hour training course.[55]

Social media collaborations

The following table lists some of the brands that Sara has worked with over the years. As of 2020, Sara is listed as a NIKE ambassador.

Year Brand Refs.
2020 POCARI SWEAT [56]
Bioderma Singapore [57]
NIKE [58]
Love & Bravery [59][60]
2019 Ultimate Ears Singapore [61]
Circle DNA [62]
Browhaus Singapore [63]
Samsonite [64]
Uniqlo Singapore [65]
Philips Singapore [66]
2018 Sophia Studio [67]
Aldo Shoes Singapore [68]
Sony Singapore [69]
MAKE UP FOR EVER Singapore [70]
SK-II [71][72]
2017 Marina Square Singapore [73]
2016 ACUVUE [74]
Fuji Film [75]
Superdry Singapore [76]

References / Citations

  1. ↑ “53A”. timbre group. Accessed on 13 May 2020.
  2. ↑ Timbre Music. “TMA Instructor Series - SARA”. YouTube. May 30, 2016. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  3. ↑ National Arts Council. “The Apprenticeship Programme (TAP)”. Noise Singapore 2012: New Mentors and Returning Mentors. 2012. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  4. ↑ LASALLE Singapore. “LASALLE Has It - Music: Sara Wee”. YouTube. September 28, 2015. Accessed on 13 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Heng, Melissa. “Chilling out with the TV and laundry”. The Straits Times. January 5, 2017. Accessed on 12 May 2020.
  6. ↑ LASALLE College of the Arts. “Sara Wee”. STAR ALUMNI. Accessed on 12 May 2020.
  7. ↑ “53A”. timbre group. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  8. ↑ Raguraman, Anjali. “Meet 53A, the band behind this year’s National Day song”. The Straits Times. June 26, 2016. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  9. ↑ saraweeruyu. Instagram. November 6, 2018. Accessed on 14 May 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp1xrOlB2Sh/?igshid=1o6xea1nk6t4t
  10. ↑ Sara Wee. “About”. Facebook. Accessed on 13 May 2020.
  11. ↑ saraweeruyu. Instagram. December 17, 2018. Accessed on 14 May 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/BrfU2Cph7E3/?igshid=ec4cxsfs7gy7
  12. ↑ National Arts Council. “The Apprenticeship Programme (TAP)”. Noise Singapore 2012: New Mentors and Returning Mentors. 2012. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  13. ↑ Wee, Sara. “Sara Wee: Buro. Singapore Festive Playlist #182”. BURO. November 15, 2018. Accessed on 13 May 2020.
  14. ↑ Tan, Pakkee. “INSPIRING STORIES: SARA WEE LETS HER PASSION LEAD THE WAY”. Harper's Bazaar. May 4, 2017. Accessed on 12 May 2020.
  15. ↑ Ho, Mabel. “#wcw: Sara Wee”. askmen. Accessed on 13 May 2020.
  16. ↑ Heng, Melissa. “Chilling out with the TV and laundry”. The Straits Times. January 5, 2017. Accessed on 12 May 2020.
  17. ↑ LASALLE College of the Arts. “Sara Wee”. STAR ALUMNI. Accessed on 12 May 2020.
  18. ↑ “53A”. timbre group. Accessed on 13 May 2020.
  19. ↑ The Straits Times. “National Day Song 2016: Tomorrow’s Here Today, performed by 53A”. YouTube. June 19, 2016. Accessed on 13 May 2020.
  20. ↑ Raguraman, Anjali. “Meet 53A, the band behind this year’s National Day song”. The Straits Times. June 26, 2016. Accessed on 13 May 2020.
  21. ↑ 53A. “About”. Facebook. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  22. ↑ Wee, Sara. “Sara Wee: Buro. Singapore Festive Playlist #182”. BURO.. November 15, 2018. Accessed on 13 May 2020.
  23. ↑ Lim, Elena. “27 Female Lead Singers in Singapore Bands And Where To Catch Them Live”. ZULA. March 6, 2017. Accessed on 13 May 2020.
  24. ↑ Hear65. “Our Singapore: Spot the musicians in 2019’s epic National Day music video”. bandwagon. May 22, 2019. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  25. ↑ saraweeruyu. Instagram. August 16, 2019. Accessed on 14 May 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/B1OJBGtASeA/?igshid=k05cg34v9zyz
  26. ↑ National Arts Council. “The Apprenticeship Programme (TAP)”. Noise Singapore 2012: New Mentors and Returning Mentors. 2012. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  27. ↑ “SARA WEE (MUSIC MATTERS ACADEMY)”. ALL THAT MATTERS. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  28. ↑ Heng, Melissa. “Chilling out with the TV and laundry”. The Straits Times. January 5, 2017. Accessed on 12 May 2020.
  29. ↑ LASALLE College of the Arts. “Sara Wee”. STAR ALUMNI. Accessed on 12 May 2020.
  30. ↑ Timbre Music. “TMA Instructor Series - SARA”. YouTube. May 30, 2016. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  31. ↑ “All Hail the Queens: Celebrating the women of Singaporean music”. bandwagon. March 8, 2019. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  32. ↑ National Arts Council. “The Apprenticeship Programme (TAP)”. Noise Singapore 2012: New Mentors and Returning Mentors. 2012. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  33. ↑ Raguraman, Anjali. “The Great Singapore Replay: Musicians celebrate local pop music heritage”. The Straits Times. August 30, 2017. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  34. ↑ Mayo Martin. “From The Quests to The Oddfellows, classic Singaporean songs get introduced to a new generation”. Channel News Asia. June 1, 2017. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  35. ↑ Temasek Digital. “Circling Square (1994) - Joie Tan x Sara Wee”. YouTube. December 15, 2017. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  36. ↑ National Arts Council. “The Apprenticeship Programme (TAP)”. Noise Singapore 2012: New Mentors and Returning Mentors. 2012. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  37. ↑ Ang, Steven. “Lost In Transit”. Singapore Musicals. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  38. ↑ Ang, Steven. "Lost In Transit". Singapore Musicals. Accessed on 18 May 2020.
  39. ↑ Lyen, Ken. “Five Foot Broadway 2005”. Singapore Musicals. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  40. ↑ Sara Wee. “Carnival (Pluck Version) by The Cardigans (a cover by JAWN, Joie and Sara.)”. YouTube. August 17, 2017. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  41. ↑ Enable ASIA. Facebook. August 25, 2019. Accessed on 14 May 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=480052182396444&story_fbid=830372217364437
  42. ↑ Enable Asia. “"HOLD MY HAND” MTV featuring SARA WEE”. YouTube. October 9, 2018. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  43. ↑ "Enabling Festival 2018". National Design Centre. Accessed on 18 May 2020.
  44. ↑ Enable Asia. “"HOLD MY HAND” MTV featuring SARA WEE”. YouTube. October 9, 2018. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  45. ↑ Sara Wee. “18th Century Love - Sara Wee *original*”. YouTube. August 7, 2009. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  46. ↑ Sara Wee. “Anymore *original* - Sara Wee”. YouTube. June 18, 2009. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  47. ↑ Sara Wee. “*original* Time - Sara Wee”. YouTube. July 29, 2008. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  48. ↑ Sara Wee. “*original* Everything But Anything - Sara Wee”. YouTube. February 20, 2008. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  49. ↑ Sara Wee. “*original* Put Me Down - Sara Wee”. YouTube. February 15, 2008. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  50. ↑ “Sara Wee”. GoTrainer. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  51. ↑ Heng, Melissa. “Chilling out with the TV and laundry”. The Straits Times. January 5, 2017. Accessed on 12 May 2020.
  52. ↑ Wee, Sara. “Sara Wee: Buro. Singapore Festive Playlist #182”. BURO.. November 15, 2018. Accessed on 13 May 2020.
  53. ↑ “Our Team”. The Yoga Mandala. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  54. ↑ Tay, Cheryl. “Singapore #Fitspo of the Week: Sara Wee of 53A”. yahoo! news. February 16, 2015. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  55. ↑ saraweeruyu. Instagram. June 28, 2018. Accessed on 14 May 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/BkjfcWsA1Nf/?igshid=yvcu9d5jle69
  56. ↑ saraweeruyu. Instagram. April 14, 2020. Accessed on 14 May 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-9meBiph0q/?igshid=18xvd0e2dmmzh
  57. ↑ saraweeruyu. Instagram. March 2, 2020. Accessed on 14 May 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/B9OAO6hp2Ql/?igshid=fz1ucu3qilnh
  58. ↑ saraweeruyu. Instagram. Accessed on 13 May 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/saraweeruyu/?hl=en
  59. ↑ saraweeruyu. Instagram. Accessed on 13 May 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/saraweeruyu/?hl=en
  60. ↑ Love & Bravery. “At Home With: Julia & Sara International Siblings Day Feature”. Lifestyle. April 10, 2020. Accessed on 14 May 2020.
  61. ↑ saraweeruyu. Instagram. October 3, 2019. Accessed on 14 May 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/B3J582wJefs/?igshid=1mce3dt2xsccv
  62. ↑ saraweeruyu. Instagram. August 7, 2019. Accessed on 14 May 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/B03ELFgJkpn/?igshid=12w36ugd5367q
  63. ↑ saraweeruyu. Instagram. December 28, 2016. Accessed on 14 May 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/BOi_0nrDetE/?igshid=a0egycsd8ipl
  64. ↑ saraweeruyu. Instagram. February 22, 2019. Accessed on 14 May 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/BuLEX_xBre4/?igshid=1w1ysc9v3pwdk
  65. ↑ saraweeruyu. Instagram. February 18, 2019. Accessed on 14 May 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/BuAldfHBCoc/?igshid=ze22ibjlwje7
  66. ↑ saraweeruyu. Instagram. December 20, 2019. Accessed on 14 May 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/B6R7LeKpvwm/?igshid=v6qh6256rowd
  67. ↑ saraweeruyu. Instagram. September 26, 2018. Accessed on 14 May 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/BoLNmFfBYoO/?igshid=ym5yim55mdae
  68. ↑ saraweeruyu. Instagram. September 3, 2018. Accessed on 14 May 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/BnQDV2pne9U/?igshid=1k7d5wpuga1d9
  69. ↑ saraweeruyu. Instagram. July 20, 2018. Accessed on 14 May 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/BlcHlCWnVbq/?igshid=129m13llf0jxk
  70. ↑ saraweeruyu. Instagram. July 10, 2018. Accessed on 14 May 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/BlCXbh2nMlB/?igshid=103qd26s5wsm3
  71. ↑ saraweeruyu. Instagram. January 22, 2018. Accessed on 14 May 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/BeP85bcDUmO/?igshid=ef19btdggtjy
  72. ↑ Lieu, Ning. “Utt And Sara Wee Revealed As SK-II’s It Guy And It Girl”. Her World. March 22, 2013. Accessed on 13 May 2020.
  73. ↑ saraweeruyu. Instagram. October 6, 2017. Accessed on 14 May 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/BZ5HzkADdzZ/?igshid=1pasmdh5k3pzz
  74. ↑ saraweeruyu. Instagram. November 22, 2016. Accessed on 14 may 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/BNGTMjWDwuG/?igshid=nc8vbodhhfey
  75. ↑ saraweeruyu. Instagram. November 23, 2016. Accessed on 14 May 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/BNI5TBejlpp/?igshid=l1h1bhu2700
  76. ↑ saraweeruyu. Instagram. May 14, 2016. Accessed on 14 May 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/BFX5Zgara4L/?igshid=mtzvf8ep7dn9
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