The Singapore model and Playboy cover girl facing drug charges – all about DJ Tenashar

Universal Music DJ faces up to US$29,000 in fines and 20 years in prison after being caught with drugs at Changi Airport. She initially skipped the country, but now awaits trial in Changi Women’s Prison

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DJ Tenashar was arrested in Singapore in October 2015 and charged with ingestion and possession of drugs.

Published: 7:00pm, 25 Jun 2018Updated: 7:00pm, 25 Jun 2018

DJ Tenashar is a Singaporean model who is currently making headlines as she faces charges for drug consumption and possession.

Debbie Valerie Tenashar Long, better known by her stage name DJ Tenashar, is one of the best-known figures in Singapore’s electronic music scene, and the 32-year-old also often graces the covers of men’s magazines such as FHM.

She became the first Singaporean woman to be featured in the Thai version of Playboy magazine in October 2013. She was also the first Singaporean DJ to make DJ Mag’s list of the world’s top 100 DJs the same month, coming in at No 87.

In 2015, Tenashar signed a major label deal with Universal Music, silencing some critics who had accused her of using her sexuality to promote her craft.

Tenashar’s legal woes emerged in 2016 when it was reported that she and her then-boyfriend Thorsten Nolte, were wanted by Singapore’s Central Narcotics Bureau for not reporting back after they were arrested for drug-related offences the year before. She was given bail, and skipped the country, being seen in Japan and accepting offers to DJ in Europe.

The pair became a couple in February 2015 after Nolte separated from his radio DJ wife, Jamie Yeo.