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Jacintha Abisheganaden
Singaporean singer
Jacintha Abisheganaden | |
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| Born | (1957-10-03) 3 October 1957 (age 67) Singapore |
| Genres | Jazz, bossa nova |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actress |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse | Dick Lee (m. 1992; div. 1997) |
Musical artist
Jacintha Abisheganaden (born 3 October 1957), known professionally as Jacintha, is a Singaporean singer, actress, and theater practitioner who 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.
Early life
Abisheganaden was born in 1957 to mixed-race musician parents, namely a Ceylonese-origin ethnic Indian classical guitarist cum music teacher, Alex Abisheganaden (1926–2023), a recipient of the Cultural Medallion and a Chinese mother of Cantonese descent, Eileen Wong (born 1928) w Jacintha Abisheganaden - Facts, Bio, Favorites, Info, Family 2021 JIG