Joey Yung is a Hong Kong singer and Cantopop diva signed to Emperor Entertainment Group.
39 Facts About Joey Yung
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Joey Yung was ranked 63rd on the 2014 Forbes China Celebrity 100, making her the most influential Hong Kong-based female singer that year.
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Joey Yung was born on 16 June 1980 at Yan Chai Hospital in Tsuen Wan elder to one brother.
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Joey Yung attended Ma On Shan Lutheran Primary School, where she was classmates with Wong Cho-lam in her sixth grade.
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At the age of fifteen, Joey Yung competed in the Big Echo Karaoke Singing Contest and was signed by Go East Entertainment Co.
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Joey Yung continued to attend school while working as a clerk and helping her mother manage a fashion boutique.
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In 1998, Joey Yung signed with the Hong Kong record label Fitto Entertainment.
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Joey Yung released her second EP, titled EP 2 Can't Afford to Miss, and her first studio album, Who Will Love Me.
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In 2001, Yung released her first compilation album Love Joey, which became the best-selling album of the year, followed by two Cantonese albums, All Summer Holiday and Solemn on Stage.
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Joey Yung launched her singing career in Taiwan with the release of her first Mandarin album Honestly.
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Joey Yung then became the spokesperson of Nissin and Nikon.
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In 2003, Joey Yung's became well known for the song "My Pride", released on 25 March on the album of the same name.
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In 2004, Yung released the studio album Nin9 2 5ive and her first photo album The Real Joey, Glamour in London.
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Joey Yung's second album in 2004, Give Love a Break, was a commercial success, breaking the platinum mark with pre-orders alone.
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However, Joey Yung suffered from strained vocal cords and had to work for several days without talking in an effort to relax her vocal cords.
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Joey Yung spent several days receiving remedial acupuncture treatment in Nanjing and took singing lessons under vocal coach Christine Samson, known for teaching corrective singing techniques to many Cantopop singers.
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On 27 February 2006, Joey Yung released her tenth Cantonese studio album, Ten Most Wanted.
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Joey Yung worked with Mavis Fan for two songs on the album; "Get Fit with Jane Fonda" and "Torn Tongue", both of which had lyrics by Yiu Fai Chow.
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Around the same time, Joey Yung held a concert organised by Neway with appearances from other artists such as Anthony Wong, at17, Hins Cheung, Yumiko Cheng, Vincent Wong, and Sun Boy'z.
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Towards the end of the year, Joey Yung performed at the concert Music Is Live with Mobile Chan and won the Media Award for the third time.
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On 29 January 2010, the 10th Anniversary EP titled Joey Yung Ten was released together with the Joey Yung Ten Boxset.
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In 2011, Joey Yung took a break for the first time since 2002 and travelled around the world.
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Joey Yung stated that she would be focusing on the Mandarin-language market after the break, recording a new Mandarin album and carrying out promotions in Taiwan and Mainland China.
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Joey Yung starred in the film Diva, produced by Chapman To.
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In May 2013, Joey Yung released her first single of the year, "View in a New Light ".
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Joey Yung followed the album up with two compilation albums, the Hopelessly Romantic Collection and the All Delicious Collection.
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In 2014, Joey Yung suffered another period where she lost her voice and had to take care of family illness.
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In 2015, Joey Yung performed in concert with Hacken Lee, and she released the EP Me, re-do in April.
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In 2016, Joey Yung appeared alongside Hacken Lee on the Chinese television series I Am a Singer as the second substitute singer of the season and was eliminated before the second round of the finale.
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Between 24 March and 15 April 2017, in a concert was on the drawing board for 6 years, Joey Yung performed in My Secret Live in the Concert Hall of Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
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Joey Yung invited many famous singers to the concert as guests, including Andy Lau, Leon Lai Ming, Jacky Cheung, JJ Lin, Nicholas Tse, Ekin Cheng, Jeff Chang, Louis Koo, Kenny Kwan, The Grasshopper, Julian Cheung, Leo Ku, Hacken Lee, etc.
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Joey Yung released a Cantonese single in November 2020 entitled "Live in the Moment ".
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In Europe, Joey Yung performed in Hague, The Netherlands on 3 March 2020 and in London, England on 9 March 2020.
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Joey Yung ranked 2nd during the initial evaluation stage in Episode 1.
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Joey Yung subsequently led her team to victory for the third public performance.
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The fifth and final public performance took place in April 2021 and Joey Yung emerged 4th overall in the final results, thus successfully debuting in a team.
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Joey Yung released a Chinese single, "So Fresh," in August 2021.
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Joey Yung joined The Masked Dancer as a judge and participant.
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In March 2021, Joey Yung posted on Weibo, expressing her support for cotton made in Xinjiang, after companies suspended purchasing of cotton from there due to human rights concerns.