Teresa Carpio was born on 30 September 1956 and is a Hong Kong English- and Cantonese-language pop singer, actress, and singing teacher.
19 Facts About Teresa Carpio
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Teresa Carpio is the eldest of five, all of whom have been active in the music business at some time.
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Teresa Carpio's eldest daughter, TV Carpio, is a musician, actress, and Broadway singer.
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Teresa Carpio began her career as a child star, winning Hong Kong's first Amateur Talent Quest in 1963 at the age of 6.
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Teresa Carpio released her first single in Japan in 1971, entitled Ainoko Mary.
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For several years from 1975 onwards Teresa Carpio had her own TV variety show in Hong Kong, on which she performed both solo and with several of her siblings.
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Teresa Carpio released many albums in Hong Kong from 1976 onwards; six of her albums under EMI went gold, in which she featured cover versions in English of western hits, including an album with George Lam.
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Teresa Carpio made numerous television appearances in Hong Kong, in the late 1970s.
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Teresa Carpio was the first and the youngest Hong Kong singer ever to appear on national TV in Japan.
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Teresa Carpio has performed in many other countries as far apart as Singapore, Malaysia, French Polynesia, Australia, Japan, Thailand, Brunei, the United States and Canada.
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In 1983, Teresa Carpio headlined the Hong Kong Coliseum for the first time.
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Teresa Carpio broadened her career into acting with appearances in a number of films, and auditioned for the lead role in Miss Saigon, though this eventually went to Lea Salonga.
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Teresa Carpio was no stranger to live musical theatre, having taken the lead role in the 1979 San Jose, California production of the stage musical City of Broken Promises, based on the book by Austin Coates, a story set in Macau which won Best Original Musical.
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Teresa Carpio has released twenty five albums to date, including six live recordings.
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Teresa Carpio has appeared in 13 movies in total, starting in 1984 with a lead role in Happy Ghost, where she sang the theme song.
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Teresa Carpio began teaching in 1991, when Sandy Lam came to her and asked her to teach her in preparation for her concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum.
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Teresa Carpio appeared on Hong Kong television as a judge and head vocal coach on season two of the singing competition The Voice.
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Teresa Carpio's elimination was not without controversy, with many fans questioning the elimination.
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Teresa Carpio was one of the few singers to be reinstated to the competition.