Likened to Seiko Matsuda, she won a singing contest and was signed to a Japanese recording company S2S Pte Ltd at the age of 15.
After taking her O-level examinations in Singapore, Ong moved to Japan to further her studies as well as her career as a solo artist. In Singapore, Ong, along with 2 other Singaporean girls formed the Japanese pop (J-pop) group, Mirai. Their first single, "Open Up Your Mind", was one of the theme songs in the Japanese anime Gensoumaden Saiyuki.
She released her bestselling début, A Girl Meets Bossa Nova at only 19. With her sultry, soulful, pristine and innocent vocals, she reinterprets Frank Sinatra's hits such as "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars", among other jazz and pop numbers. She is one of the new wave of Singaporean talent being exported internationally. So far, Ong is the only pop sensation exported exclusively to Japan; previous stars such as Mavis Hee, Kit Chan, Tanya Chua, Joi Chua, Stefanie Sun, Michelle Saram etc., have been promoted mainly in the Greater Chinese market.
In 2009 Ong was signed to Taiwanese record company HIM Music and became a big hit back in Singapore after she sang the theme song of the peranakan-themed drama serial, The Little Nyonya. She has stated that her paternal grandfather is Peranakan.
Her first record under HIM Music was released on 5 March 2010, entitled Olivia. In 2011, Ong recorded a duet, "最後一眼" (Just One Look), with label mate Aaron Yan of Fahrenheit, which was released in his debut EP The Next Me.
2001年,15歲的王儷婷在一場歌唱比賽中被日本S2S唱片公司的總裁Suzuki Ken發掘,並簽入其旗下。她結束了在新加坡的中學教育,花了一年時間在日本的高中學習,隨後成為一名全職藝人。
2004年11月,王儷婷在一場新加坡對日本的足球賽(2006世界盃亞洲區預選賽)上清唱了新加坡國歌「前進吧,新加坡!(Majulah Singapura)」,吸引了當時很多觀眾的注意。
2005年,王儷婷的首張專輯《A Girl Meets Bossa Nova》問世,採用巴薩諾瓦(Bossa Nova)曲風,受到好評。在這成功的基礎上,她於同年發行了個人第一張創作專輯《Precious Stones》。此後 Olivia Ong 在日本和新加坡受到廣泛關注。她繼而推出了偏向流行音樂風格的《Tamarillo》以及《A Girl Meets Bossa Nova 2》。而她在2007年中旬推出的以翻唱並重新編曲的老歌為主的《Fall In Love With》更使得她在新加坡的人氣直線攀升。至此,王儷婷的所有專輯都是以英文姓名Olivia Ong發行的。
2008年12月8日,新加坡聯合早報刊登了《從日本迴流 王儷婷成飛輪海師妹》一文。報導稱,該歌手正式以中文姓名加盟華研國際音樂。同月,她的中文單曲《如燕》在新加坡933電臺打榜成功,取得了當週第二的成績。該歌曲亦被用作電視劇《小娘惹》的主題曲。
Olivia Ong 是首位通過打入日本市場而成名的新加坡歌手。在她之前其他藝人如孫燕姿、林俊傑、蔡健雅等皆是通過到台灣發展而走紅的。
Where Is The Love
王儷婷 Lyrics
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Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
You said you'd give to me
Soon as you were free
Where is the love?
You told me that you didn't love him
And you were gonna say goodbye
Well, if you really didn't mean it
Why did you have to lie?
Where is the love
You said was mine all mine
Til the end of time
Was it just a lie?
Where is the love?
If you had had a sudden change of heart
I wish that you would tell me so
Don't leave me hangin onto promises
You've got to let me know
Where is the love
You said was mine all mine
Til the end of time
Was it just a lie?
Where is the love?
Oh, how I wish I'd never met you
I guess it must have been my fate
To fall in love with someone else's love
All I can do is wait (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
In the song "Where Is the Love" by 王儷婷, the singer is asking for the whereabouts of the love that was promised to her. The singer's lover had promised her love but hasn't delivered on that promise yet. The song begins with repetitive questions of "Where Is the Love?" which emphasizes the singer's frustration and confusion about the situation. The singer then reminds her lover of the promise that was made, but questions if it will ever be fulfilled.
The second verse of the song is a confrontation, where the singer accuses her lover of lying to her about being in love with someone else. She questions the validity of the promise that was made to her, and if it was just a lie that was meant to deceive her. The singer then asks her lover to be honest if they have had a change of heart, implying that she would rather know the truth than be left in the dark.
The third verse of the song describes the singer's regret about meeting her lover and falling in love with them. However, she acknowledges that there is nothing she can do but wait for the love that was promised to her. The repetition of "Where is the love?" throughout the song emphasizes the singer's feelings of abandonment and loneliness in the absence of the promised love.
Line by Line Meaning
Where is the love?
The singer is questioning the whereabouts of love in her life
You said you'd give to me
Soon as you were free
Will it ever be?
Where is the love?
The singer is asking her partner if they will ever fulfill their promise of giving her love
You told me that you didn't love him
And you were gonna say goodbye
Well, if you really didn't mean it
Why did you have to lie?
The singer is questioning her partner's honesty about their feelings towards someone else
Where is the love
You said was mine all mine
Til the end of time
Was it just a lie?
Where is the love?
The singer is asking her partner if their promises of eternal love were false
If you had had a sudden change of heart
I wish that you would tell me so
Don't leave me hangin onto promises
You've got to let me know
The singer is requesting her partner to communicate with her if their feelings have changed instead of leaving her with unfulfilled promises
Oh, how I wish I'd never met you
I guess it must have been my fate
To fall in love with someone else's love
All I can do is wait (yeah, yeah, yeah)
The singer expresses regret about falling in love with someone who belongs to someone else and feels powerless to do anything but wait
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
The singer repeats her question about the absence of love in her life
Writer(s): Iwan Gronow, Nathan Thomas Wason, Gary John Briggs
Contributed by Adeline P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.