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Cheuk Wan Chi@One Night Stand
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Background information | |
Chinese name | 卓韻芝 |
Pinyin | Zhuó Yùnzhī (Mandarin) |
Origin | Hong Kong |
Born | 28 March 1979 |
Other name(s) | GC Goo-Bi, Vincci, G |
Occupation | DJ, actress, artist, writer, movie director |
Cheuk Wan-chi (born 28 March 1979), also known as Vincci, G and GC Goo-Bi, is a Hong Kong media personality, stand-up comedian, master of ceremonies, and an occasional television pundit and talk show host. She first came to prominence as a disk jockey and radio personality working for Hong Kong's Commercial Radio (CRHK).
Cheuk Wan-Chi, popularly known as G, is a creative and media personality from Hong Kong, China. In 2008 Chi enrolled at Goldsmiths, University of London to study Fine Art, however she did not finish the degree. Working in a variety of mediums, her work is well received by Hong Kong's metropolitan middle class and youth.
Chi started her career at Commercial Radio Hong Kong (CRHK), when she was 13 years old, as the youngest ever radio DJ in Hong Kong history. In addition to being a long-serving prime time radio presenter, Chi also became a columnist for various newspapers and magazines; anthologies from these publications make her one of Hong Kong's best-selling authors, with a top-3 best-seller benchmark.
Chi has also released prose books and comic books.
In 2007, Chi directed two short films, "Lost & Found" and "Homo Sapiens". In the same year, she released two prose books, named "Enemy of Kong Qiu" and "Dodgy".
On 19 April 2008, which was incidentally the day of Famine 30, Chi released a book of her selected prose, "What is Apple in Chinese?". She later held a book-reading-club function at Miramar Hotel on 25 April 2008.
Chi finished her contemporary art project Born to Be A Witness. Solo exhibition was held in Madhouse Contemporary in 2009.
In 2011 she held the first stand-up comedy solo show by a female comedian in Hong Kong.
In the field of celebrity endorsement, she often collaborates with internationally acclaimed brands; her public persona being one highly associated with creativity, social networking and fashion.
Whilst still a 14-year-old, Secondary 4 student at St. Francis' Canossian College, Chi worked as a part-time DJ at Commercial Radio; her first show being a collaboration with Softhard. After graduating from Secondary 5, she became a full-time DJ at Commercial Radio's FM 90.3. Aged 17 she presented 'Gee See Goo Bi – I am Underaged'; this programme was aired during off-peak hours and, for its time slot, attracted an unprecedented audience.