About
Active Period
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Genre
Music — Popular, Popular — C-pop
Subgenre
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Geographic Location
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愛凌; Ai Ling
About
Irene Yap aged 13 (1969). Image provided by Ross Laird.
Singapore singer who began her career in 1969 when she was aged 13. Began work as a nightclub singer in the early 1970s. Worked with The Additions in 1973-1974.
Ceased performing as a singer in the mid-1980s when she got married, but restarted her singing career 10 years later in 1995.
Genre
Music — Popular, Popular — C-pop
Dates
Birth Date:
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Death Date:
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Last Active Date (Active Till):
1969
Debut Date (Active From):
Mid-1980s
Troupe Role (hasRole)
| Role Title | Role Description |
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From 1969 to 1995 Till 1995 Part of The Additions |
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Kinship and Relationship
| Person Involved | Kinship Type | Kinship Role | Other Kinship Role |
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Character (performed)
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Other Work (hasWork)
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Routes
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Support (hasSupport)
| Supporter Name | Type of Support | Support Description |
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Associated Performance(s)
No associated performance recorded.
Media
Irene Yap, aged 13 (1969). Image provided by Ross Laird.
Sources
No source recorded.
Contributor
Last Updated on:
April 15, 2026 at 7:15 pm
Contributors:
Ross Laird
To Cite:
, and Laird, RossRoss Laird.
2025. “Irene Yap“. In Performing Archipelagos, edited by Kyueun Kim, Alvin Eng Hui Lim and Hedren Wai Yuan Sum. Singapore: National University of Singapore.
Venue
Colonial and Empire Networks
Music — Western Classical
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Independent Singapore (1965 onwards)
Japanese Occupation of Malaya (1941-1945)
Postwar pre-independent Singapore (1945-1963)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Person
Colonial and Empire Networks
Comedy
English theatre
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Person
Circus
Tight rope dance
Oceania and Pacific Islands, pre-Federation Australasia (1835–1899)
Oceania and Pacific Islands, pre-Federation Australasia (Up to 1899)
1835–1867: British Straits Settlements and Colonial Expansion
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Person
Colonial and Empire Networks
Acrobatics
Circus
Revue or Variety — Animal Acts
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Person
Circus
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Troupe
Music
Malaysia, including Singapore (1963–1965)
1957–1965: Federation of Malaya and Formation of Malaysia
Troupe
Variety
Malaysia, including Singapore (1963–1965)
1957–1965: Federation of Malaya and Formation of Malaysia
Troupe
Music
Malaysia, including Singapore (1963–1965)
Singapore, Post-Independence (1965 onwards)
1957–1965: Federation of Malaya and Formation of Malaysia
1965–1975: Singapore’s Early Independence and Postcolonial Southeast Asia
Troupe
Music
Malaysia, including Singapore (1963–1965)
Singapore, Post-Independence (1965 onwards)
1957–1965: Federation of Malaya and Formation of Malaysia
1965–1975: Singapore’s Early Independence and Postcolonial Southeast Asia
Troupe
Music
Malaysia, including Singapore (1963–1965)
1957–1965: Federation of Malaya and Formation of Malaysia
Person
Global Entertainment Circuits and Touring Variety
Theatre — Bangsawan
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Dutch East Indies (Up to 1949)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony