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Singer Mavis Hee arrested, sent to IMH after uproar
Wednesday June 28, 2006
SINGAPORE singer Mavis Hee was arrested last Thursday after she
barged into a guest room at a six-star hotel in the Marina area,
according to a local Chinese evening newspaper.
The 31-year-old Hee tailed the guest a stranger from the hotel
lobby to the guest room, before barging into the room.
She started making a noise and even told the shocked guest in
English: "Call me God!"
Three hotel staff came to the guest's aid, the newspaper
reported.
The police were later called in and arrested her.
As she remained agitated and unable to express herself coherently
in custody, the police referred her to the Institute of Mental
Health (IMH) the next morning.
The sweet-faced singer released her first album in 1994 and was
often placed on the same pedestal as Kit Chan and Tanya Chua who
were known for their wide appeal in the region.
Hee gained stardom for her ballads such as Regret, Moonlight In The
City and Nocturnal People.
She reportedly turned down a chance to sign a contract with famed
Taiwanese music composer Jonathan Lee, just to continue her
successful partnership with local composer Chen Jia Ming.
But her close ties with him later sparked off speculation that she
was embroiled in a love affair with the married Chen, said the
newspaper.
Hee who was one of the bridesmaids at Zoe Tay's wedding in 2001
faded from the limelight in 2002.
