1. Kelly Chen Wai-lam was born on Vivian Chen Wai-man on 13 September 1972 and is a Hong Kong singer and actress.
64 Facts About Kelly Chen
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Kelly Chen was born Vivian Kelly Chen Wai-man on 13 September 1972 in Hong Kong.
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Kelly Chen's father was a jewelry merchant and her mother was a housewife.
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Kelly Chen attended Canadian Academy International School in Kobe, Japan, for high school.
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Kelly Chen graduated from Parsons School of Design in New York.
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In 1994, while still a student at Parsons, Kelly Chen made two commercials, one for Shanghai Beer and one for the Bank of Hong Kong.
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Kelly Chen was introduced to an acquaintance who owned a production studio and was chosen to feature in a Jacky Cheung music video.
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Kelly Chen made her film debut in Whatever Will Be, Will Be and sang the film's theme song.
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In September 1995, Kelly Chen performed the song "Mou Tian" composed by composer Steve Barakatt then released a compilation album, Break the Sky, with three other singers, and then her first Cantonese album, Intoxicated Lover, in December.
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In 1996, Kelly Chen released her first Mandarin language album, I Don't Think So, in, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Singapore, which sold over 150,000.
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In November 1996, Kelly Chen released her first Cantonese single, "Traveler".
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In 1997, Kelly Chen performed her first ever concert, Starry Dream of Love, and released the partner CD in June, which sold over 100,000 copies in Hong Kong.
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Kelly Chen provided the voice of Madame Trunk in the animated movie A Chinese Ghost Story.
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Kelly Chen had established herself as a popular singer and actor in East Asia.
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Besides the world tour, Kelly Chen performed ten concerts for school children in Taiwan.
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Kelly Chen released her Mandarin album, Love Me Or Not, the hit single of which, "Diary", is well-known all over Asia and became her signature song so far.
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Kelly Chen boosted her status as a Chinese pop music diva in Asia entertainment industry.
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In 1999, she starred in the television drama Don't Be a Cry Baby with Japanese star Kyoko Fukada; performing two concerts in Fukuoka, Japan in 1999, Kelly Chen increased her Japanese fanbase.
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Kelly Chen released a new album, Love of Colours, which sold over 300,000 in Hong Kong from 9 December 1999 to 2000, and was the best selling album in 2000.
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Kelly Chen won "The most popular female artist" in 1999 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation.
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Kelly Chen's albums sold over 230,000 in Hong Kong in 1999, the best selling female artist in Hong Kong.
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Kelly Chen embarked on the Paisley Galaxy World Tour, which started out with one show in Singapore and two shows in Genting Highlands in Malaysia.
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Kelly Chen won "Asian Pacific Most Popular Hong Kong Female Artist" at the 2001 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation.
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In 2002, Kelly Chen released her first Japanese album, Grace, in January, selling over 50,000 copies in Japan.
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Kelly Chen won "Asian Pacific Most Popular Hong Kong Female Artist" at the 2002 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation and "Best Dressed 31st Awards" held by the Japanese government.
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Kelly Chen held her "Kelly Dynacarnival World Tour" in San Francisco, Atlantic City and Toronto in April 2003.
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Kelly Chen again won the "Asian Pacific Most Popular Hong Kong Female Artist" award at the 2003 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation.
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Kelly Chen became the first Asian spokesperson for Dior in May 2004.
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Kelly Chen was chosen as "Famous Outstanding Young Persons of the World" by Junior Chamber International in October 2004.
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Kelly Chen was voted "CCTV Most Popular Female Singer " by forty-five million Chinese people in 2004.
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At the TVB 8 Awards Presentation, Kelly Chen took home three awards for "Hope", including the Song Award, World's Most Popular Cantonese Song and Most Well-Liked Female Singer in mainland China.
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Universal Music Group's managing director called Kelly Chen to inform her of the good news.
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Kelly Chen had promised that if the number of downloads were to go over ten million, she will distribute the earnings to the staff.
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Kelly Chen was ranked as the third highest-income artist, following Jackie Chan and Andy Lau, overall in the Greater China region from 2005 to 2007.
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In 2008, Kelly Chen performed in the movie Empress and the Warriors.
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Kelly Chen held six concerts in Hong Kong, named "Kelly Chen Love Fighters Concert 2008".
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Kelly Chen performed in the closing ceremony of 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.
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In 2009, Kelly Chen was chosen as a "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum in 2009.
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Kelly Chen performed with Amei Cheung, in the opening ceremony of National Games of China.
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Kelly Chen released Chasing Dreams on March 16,2010, her first album since the birth of her first son in 2009.
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Kelly Chen married long-term boyfriend, businessman Alex Lau Kin Ho, on 2 October 2008.
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Kelly Chen gave birth to her first son, Chace Lau, in July 2009.
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Kelly Chen's second son Riley Lau was born in March 2012.
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Kelly Chen speaks fluent Cantonese, and in various degrees of fluency, Mandarin, Japanese and English.
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Kelly Chen has an elder sister and a younger brother, singer Victor Chen Si-hon.
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Since 1998, Kelly Chen has been involved in charitable activities and has served as an ambassador for causes including environmental protection, education, and children.
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Kelly Chen was appointed a Hong Kong Goodwill Ambassador in 1998.
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Kelly Chen was appointed Hong Kong Ambassador of Environment in 1998.
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Besides performing her Dynacarnival concert in Hong Kong, Kelly Chen travelled to Sydney and Melbourne, Australia to perform.
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Kelly Chen was appointed by the Hong Kong Correctional Services Department as the "Ambassador of The Rehabilitation".
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Kelly Chen received the 13th Annual Best Dressed Award in Japan, becoming the first foreigner to receive the award.
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Kelly Chen was later invited by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data and HKSAR Government Health Department to film the publicity campaigns for promoting the respect of personal privacy and organ donation throughout China and Hong Kong.
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Kelly Chen was appointed by UNICEF as the Honorable China Children's Health Ambassador.
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Kelly Chen was later appointed by the Hong Kong Girl Guides Association as "Girl Guides Millennium Goodwill Ambassador", which led her to visit Inner Mongolia to investigate the way young children were living and the health and food services they were receiving.
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In 2001, Kelly Chen added another title to her growing list as the Volunteer Ambassador 2001 as appointed by the Social Welfare Department.
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Kelly Chen was later appointed by UNICEF a second time as the Ambassador of The Hong Kong Committee For UNICEF.
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Kelly Chen was an ambassador for the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
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Kelly Chen soon took her "Dynacarnival" to North America by performing in Atlantic City, Toronto and San Francisco.
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Kelly Chen began to release DSD versions of her earlier albums, including Dedicated Lover.
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Kelly Chen was later invited to be the "Love Ambassador" of "World Children's Day at McDonald's 2003" by McDonald's restaurants in Hong Kong.
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Kelly Chen was appointed as the "Pass-it-On" Ambassador by the Hong Kong Red Cross and attend its Christmas campaign to visit the John.
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Kelly Chen received another award when she was named "The Outstanding Young Persons of the World" in 2004 by the Junior Chamber International, becoming the first Hong Kong female celebrity to be honoured with the award.
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Kelly Chen's responsibility is to promote the awareness of entrepreneurship to youngsters and to attend the various promotion events organised.
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Kelly Chen continued the support of Innovation Entrepreneur in 2008.