Denise Ho
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Denise Ho in October 2016
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| Chinese name | 何韻詩 (traditional) | ||||
| Chinese name | 何韵诗 (simplified) | ||||
| Pinyin | Hé Yùnshī (Mandarin) | ||||
| Jyutping | ho4 wan5 si1 (Cantonese) | ||||
| Origin | Hong Kong and Canada | ||||
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10 May 1977 Hong Kong |
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| Occupation | Vocalist, musician, actress, columnist, activist | ||||
| Genre(s) | Cantopop, Mandopop, alternative rock, symphonic rock, synthpop, soul, electronic rock | ||||
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, electronic keyboard, piano | ||||
| Voice type(s) | Contralto | ||||
| Label(s) | East Asia Music (2004–present) EMI (2002–2004) Capital Artists (1996–2001) |
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| Years active | 1996–present | ||||
| Ancestry | Shunde, Guangdong | ||||
| Website | www |
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Denise Ho Wan-see, also known as HOCC (born 10 May 1977), is a Hong Kong-based Cantopop singer and actor, as well as a pro-democracy and LGBT rights activist.
Denise Ho was born 10 May 1977 in Hong Kong, to two parents who were both teachers. There, she began her primary school education, at the Diocesan Girls' Junior School.
At age 11, in 1988, she moved with her parents from Hong Kong to Montreal, Canada. Ho first attended Jean de la Mennais College, an elementary and middle in La Prairie, on the Rive-Sud (the suburban South Shore of Montreal), then attended Jean-de-Brébeuf College, a Catholic college preparatory secondary school and private college. There, she received a Quebec College Diploma in Arts and Communications.
She then began studies at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), in graphic deign.
At age 19, Ho enrolled in a song contest in Hong Kong—the 1996 New Talent Singing Awards—and to her stated surprise, won the competition (referring to it as an "accident").
This gave her the opportunity to meet Anita Mui, a diva of cantopop—"queen of Hong Kong movies and…renowned in the… world of Cantonese pop music"—of whom she had been a fan since childhood, and who would become her mentor following her win. This launched her career, and at this time she took on the stage name, "HoCC." It also gave her the opportunity to record an album, and gave her a recording contract with Capital Artists.
In the intervening period between the contents win and her first album, Ho toured as a background vocalist with Mui, and hosted various television programs produced by TVB.
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