Kelly Chen is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress. After graduating from Parsons in 1995, Chen returned to Hong Kong. Chen was introduced to an acquaintance who owned a production studio and was chosen to feature in a Jacky Cheung music video. Later in 1995, Chen made her film debut in Whatever Will Be, Will Be (仙樂飄飄), and sang the film’s theme song. In September 1995, Chen performed the song “Mou Tian” composed by composer Steve Barakatt. She then released a compilation album, Break the Sky, along with 3 other singers, and then her first Cantonese album, Dedicated Lover (醉迷情人) in December. The album was a success in Hong Kong and furthered her acting and musical career. In May 1996, Kelly released her first Mandarin language album, I Don’t Think So (我不以為), in mainland China, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Singapore. She starred in two feature films in 1996 with budding actors Takeshi Kaneshiro and Michael Wong. 1996 also saw Kelly’s first stint as a Japanese singer when she released two Japanese singles. In 1997, Kelly performed her first ever concert, “Starry Dream of Love” (星夢情真) and released the partner CD in June. In July, she released “Morning”, another Japanese single and her first Japan-based hit. Kelly also provided the voice of Madame Trunk in the animated movie “A Chinese Ghost Story”. In 1998, Kelly embarked on a World Tour, starting in Australia. Starring in the television drama “Don’t be a Cry Baby” with Japanese star Kyoko Fukada and performing two concerts in Fukuoka, Japan in 1999, Kelly increased her Japanese fanbase. After the release of her remix album “Kelly BPM Collection” in March 2001, Kelly embarked on yet another world tour, the “Paisley Galaxy World Tour”, which started out in Singapore. In 2005, her song “Hope” from the Korean TV series Dae Jang Geum earned Kelly boosted her status in the Cantopop industry as it was a popular song in both Hong Kong and mainland China. “Hope” was also the top song of charts for 20 radio stations in China and had even set a high record for ringtone downloads. On October 2, 2008, Chen married Alex Lau (劉建浩), her boyfriend of 16 years, at the InterContinental Hong Kong Hotel. Chen is currently pregnant with a boy; her estimated delivery date is August 2009.
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Name: Kelly Chen Wai Lam ( Chen HuiLin) 陈慧琳 (陳慧琳)
Birth name: Chen Wai Man 陳慧汶 (Vivian Chen)
Birthday: September 13, 1972
Birth Place: Hong Kong
Height: 173cm
Blood type: O
Family: Parents, elder sister and younger brother
Education: Kobe Canadian Academy, Japan (high school)
Education: Parsons School of Design, New York (graphic design)
Language: Cantonese, English, Mandarin and Japanese
Profession: Actress and singer
Hobbies: Reading, interior design, packaging and textile design
Favorite color: Pink and red
Favorite food: Instant noodles
Favorite place: Wherever has sunshine and beach
Favorite sport: Dancing
Favorite actresses: Maggie Cheung, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and Nicole Kidman