Career
Tan joined Star Search Singapore in 1997 after university and was offered a contract by the Television Corporation of Singapore after making the top 20. In 1999, Tan and Dreamz FM, a local band, performed the song "Together" (心连心), the National Day theme song, at the 1999 Singapore National Day Parade. She joined the newly formed SPH MediaWorks in 2001 and diversified into hosting and presenting.
When it merged with MediaCorp in 2005, she was transferred to MediaWorks" parent company but subsequently resigned for family reasons.