Nat Ho

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| name = Nat Ho

| image =

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| birth_name = Nathaniel Ho Wei Ci

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1984|8|23}}

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| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|singer|songwriter|businessman}}

| education = {{ubl|Anglo-Chinese School|Anglo-Chinese Junior College}}

| years_active = 2004–present

| othername = He Weici

| module = {{infobox musical artist|embed=yes

| background = solo_singer

| genre = Pop

| instrument = Vocals

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| module2 = {{Infobox Chinese |child= yes|hide= no |headercolor=lightblue

| name1= Stage name

| s = 鹤天赐

| t = 鶴天賜

| p = Hè Tiāncì

| altname = Birth name

| s2 = 何维赐{{cite web |title=艺人换名改运！ |url=https://www.uweekly.sg/showbiz/41624 |website=优1周 - UWeekly |access-date=26 August 2023}}

| t2 = 何維賜

| p2 = Hé Wéicì

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| module3 = {{Infobox Korean name|child= yes|hide= no |headercolor=lightblue

| hangul = 내트

| hanja =

| rr = Naeteu

| mr = Naet'ŭ

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Nat Ho (born Nathaniel Ho Wei Ci; 23 August 1984) is a Singaporean actor, singer, songwriter and businessman.

Early life

Ho is of Hakka descent. He attended Anglo-Chinese School and Anglo-Chinese Junior College.{{cite web |title=10 Money Tips From F&B Towkay & Actor Nat Ho, Who Earns A "Decent" Income |url=https://www.8days.sg/entertainment/local/10-money-tips-fb-towkay-actor-nat-ho-who-earns-decent-income-365841 |website=8days |access-date=26 August 2023 |language=en}}

Career

Ho was one of the top 30 contestants during the inaugural season of Singapore Idol in 2004. His first major acting role was in the Channel 5 drama Shooting Stars, which featured other Singapore Idol contestants.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}

The following year, Ho signed a contract with MediaCorp, and was cast in his first Chinese language drama series Honour and Passion which earned him a Best Newcomer nomination at the Star Awards 2007.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}

Ho left MediaCorp in 2010 to focus on his music career.{{cite web|url=https://sg.style.yahoo.com/timeline-singapore-celebrities-left-mediacorp-slideshow-wp-071754356.html|title=Singapore Celebrities Left Mediacorp|accessdate=2024-03-19|website=Yahoo Life}} He stated that music was his real passion and that he actually "never wanted to be an actor. [All this] came as a bonus".{{cite news|title=A Nat-ural Exit|url=http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/celebrity/buzz/asia/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4066824|publisher=xin.msn.com|date=4 May 2010|access-date=5 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507080551/http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/celebrity/buzz/asia/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4066824|archive-date=7 May 2010|url-status=dead}} He self-released his debut album Unleashed in April 2012.{{cite news|title=Nat Ho's deepest desire gets Unleashed|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainmentfeatures/view/1195570/1/.html|publisher=Channel News Asia|date=17 April 2012|access-date=15 August 2012|archive-date=23 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123005925/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainmentfeatures/view/1195570/1/.html|url-status=dead}}

In 2013, Ho moved to Taiwan to further his music career, after signing a nine-year music contract.{{Cite web|url=http://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/blogs/singapore-showbiz/goodbye-singapore-hello-taiwan-singer-nat-ho-085751570.html;_ylt=AmLYCX1OMKU0v_aWlVP5D_rt4Ot_;_ylu=X3oDMTRoN25tOWJyBG1pdANQcm92aWRlck91dGxpbmsgTGF0ZXN0IEJsb2dzBHBrZwMzMmQ4ODAwMy01MzgxLTMxMDktOTdhYi01NDJmZTg2MTg5ZjEEcG9zAzMEc2VjA01lZGlhUHJvdmlkZXJPdXRsaW5rBHZlcgM1YWMzNzJkMC1hMGZiLTExZTItYmFmMy1kMzVhMmVjMTMyNTQ-;_ylg=X3oDMTI3MWVyZGR0BGludGwDc2cEbGFuZwNlbi1zZwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANzaG93Yml6fGFkdmFuY2Vkc2NyZWVuaW5nBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3|title = Singer Nat Ho: Goodbye Singapore, hello Taiwan}} He subsequently returned to Singapore after his recording company disbanded.

In 2020, Ho moved to Los Angeles to study music production at Icon Collective, a private music school.{{Cite web|url=https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/why-nathaniel-ho-went-back-school-35|title = Why Nathaniel Ho went back to school at 35}} He returned to Singapore in 2022.

In August 2022, Ho moved again to South Korea to further his music career. He also signed up for Korean language classes at Yonsei University as a full-time student.{{Cite web|url=https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/nat-ho-singer-actor-new-song-moving-seoul-south-korea-325866|title = Nat Ho is dropping a new song about seizing the day – oh, and he's also moving to South Korea}}

Ventures

He used to own bento stall Love Bento, franchised Taiwanese bubble tea stall Bobii Frutii and Thai cheese toast shop Say Chiizu.

He is currently running an online keto diet business, which was started in Singapore. He is also a partner in The Jock Shop, a local men’s underwear store.

He set up a private limited company called Seraph Media to help with his cash flow and CPF.

Filmography

=Television series=

Year	Title	Role	class="unsortable"\|Notes
class="wikitable sortable"
2005	Shooting Stars	Ethan	\|
rowspan="2"\| 2006	Dream Chasers (梦。拼图)		\|
Life Story		\|
rowspan="5"\| 2007	My Dear Kins (亲本家人)		\|
Honour and Passion	Poh Mun Kok	\|
Stories of Love, The Anthology 2		\|
Metamorphosis	Wen Pin Liang	Cameo \|
The Golden Path	David	Cameo \|
rowspan="3"\| 2008	En Bloc	Jude Lim	\|
La Femme	Fang Baoguo	\|
The Little Nyonya	Jonathan Li Xiuwen	Cameo \|
rowspan="4"\| 2009	The A-Go-Go Princess (穿越阿哥哥)		\|
The Dream Catchers	Lin Jiajie	\|
Polo Boys	Koh Boon Keong	\|
Together	Louis	Cameo \|
rowspan="2"\| 2010	Priceless Wonder	Lin Cailai	\|
With You	Zhang Huan	\|
rowspan="2"\| 2012	Code of Law (Season 1)	Steven	Guest \|
Of Love & Hidden Charms	Ming	\|
2014	Soup of Life	Paul/ Wu Mingzhi	\|
2015–2018	Tanglin	Jay Lim Jun Kai	\|

=Film=

Year	Title	Role	class="unsortable"\|Notes
class="wikitable sortable"
2005	Smell of Rain (雨之味)
2008	Heng Or Huat (天降运财)
2009	Autumn in March
2011	Already Famous

=Variety show appearances=

2006
Wish Upon A Star
2007
Crimewatch
Hey Gorgeous
President Star Charity 2007
The Cancer Charity Show 2007 (癌过有晴天)
Star Awards 2007
Let's Party with Food V (食福满人间V)
The Mission 4 (创业无敌手4)
2009
Okto Live – 3 Feb 2009
Hey Gorgeous! Finals 2009 (校花校草网上追赶跑) – 7 March 2009
Go Live! (综艺Go Live!) – 27 Apr 2009
Result is All (美就是一切) – 22 August 2009

=Radio hosting=

YES 933 夜玩场 – 15 April 2010 to 14 May 2010 (9–11pm, every Thursday and Friday; co-host with Lin Peifen)

=Variety and reality show hosting=

2008
National Science Challenge 2008
2009
National Science Challenge 2009
Food Hometown 2 (美食寻根 2)
Celebrate 2010
2010
Go! YOG (艺起青奥) – 25 March 2010
Okto Minute of Fame – June to Sept 2010

=Music video appearances=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year !Song title !Artist !class="unsortable"\|Notes
2016	"One of These Days"	MICappella

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Year

!Song title

!Artist

!class="unsortable"|Notes

2016

"One of These Days"

MICappella

Discography

=Singles=

2006
"December Stars"
2007
A Million Treasures sub-theme song
The Best Drama (剧欣卉集) – Happily Ever After theme song ("完美的爱情")
December Stars 2 Compilation – "Last Christmas"
2008
Mediacorp Lunar New Year Album Compilation (群星贺岁金鼠庆团圆) - "恭喜大家过新年"
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp3b2Ikp_7M&feature=channel_page NDP 2008 Theme Song – MTV]
2009
Mediacorp Lunar New Year Album Compilation (群星贺岁福牛迎瑞年) - "新年到"

=Songwriting credits=

"With You" (2023){{cite web |title=Nat Ho, Who Spends $3K A Month Living In Korea, Is Not Worried About "Running Out Of Money" While Pursuing Music-Making Dream |url=https://www.8days.sg/entertainment/local/nat-ho-3k-month-korea-living-expenses-kpop-817646 |website=8days |access-date=26 August 2023 |language=en}}