1. Gillian Chung is a member of the Cantopop duo Twins, along with Charlene Choi.
22 Facts About Gillian Chung
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Gillian Chung's father died when she was one year old.
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Gillian Chung initially grew up in a single parent family until her mother remarried to a man surnamed Chung, when Chung was in high school.
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Gillian Chung was given the English name "Gillian" while in high school.
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Gillian Chung graduated from Kowloon True Light Middle School and briefly attended the William Angliss Institute of TAFE in Melbourne, Australia.
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In 2000, Gillian Chung was contacted by one of the model agencies she worked part-time with when she was in Hong Kong.
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Gillian Chung was offered a job opportunity by Emperor Entertainment Group, which she accepted in that year.
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Gillian Chung became a contracted artist and underwent training before making her debut.
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Gillian Chung was advised by her manager Mani Fok to adopt the "Chung Yan-tung" as her stage name, after consulting fortune tellers.
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Gillian Chung appeared in a number of films such as Beyond Our Ken, which earned her critical acclaim as well as a nomination for Best Actress in the Golden Bauhinia Awards.
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In Beyond Our Ken, Gillian Chung played Chan Wai-ching, a spurned girlfriend of the eponymous Ken.
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In January 2006, the film 49 Days that Gillian Chung starred in had exceeded the HK$10 million mark, earning a spot in one of Hong Kong's best box office films for that year.
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Gillian Chung flew to Taiwan, Shanghai, and other places for promotion.
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On 13 September 2009, Gillian Chung showcased an emotional performance art video at the Harbin Ice Snow World carnival singing competition.
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Many audiences thought that Gillian Chung used the art expression to reveal her apologetic attitude.
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On 27 March 2010, Gillian Chung released her debut solo EP, which was sold as part of the package of Twins' fourth compilation album Everyone Bounce.
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On 5 August 2022, Gillian Chung debuted at 5th place for the third season of Sisters Who Make Waves which premiered on 20 May 2022, on Mango TV.
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Gillian Chung decided to join the competition with her long time bandmate Charlene Choi and compete against other 28 female artistes with diverse talents.
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Jimmy Lai, founder of Easy Finders publisher Next Media, apologized to Gillian Chung and offered to return all the negatives.
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Gillian Chung was dropped from performing in the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony by director Zhang Yimou.
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In July 2017, Gillian Chung met Michael Lai, a Taiwanese gynecologist, while filming Tree in the River in Taiwan and they were in a relationship in October.
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On 1 February 2018, Gillian Chung announced her engagement with Lai on Instagram, with a photo of a diamond ring given by her fiance.