Joyce Cheng
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| Background information | |
| Chinese name | 鄭欣宜 |
| Chinese name | 鄭欣宜 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 郑欣宜 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Zhèng Xīnyí (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | Zeng6 Jan1 Ji4 (Cantonese) |
| Birth name | Joyce Cheng |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Born |
30 May 1987 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | actress, singer, writer, model |
| Genre(s) | Cantopop, Mandopop |
| Instrument(s) | piano |
| Label(s) | TVB Music Limited, Stars Shine International (2010–present) |
| Parents |
Adam Cheng (b. 1947) Lydia Shum (1945–2008) |
| Ancestry | Panyu District, Guangdong |
| Influenced by | Britney Spears, Sammi Cheng |
Joyce Cheng Yan-yee (born 30 May 1987 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Hong Kong Canadian singer, writer, actress, and performer based in Hong Kong. She is the daughter of late Hong Kong comedian Lydia Shum and singer/actor Adam Cheng.
Cheng is the daughter of Hong Kong actor/singer Adam Cheng Siu-chow and comedian Lydia Sum Tin-ha. She has family roots in Taishan (Guangdong) and Shanghai. She is also the god-daughter of Alan Tang. During most of her childhood, she gained media exposure due to her mother. Cheng showed an interest in show business. At 13, she performed a version of Britney Spears' Oops!... I Did It Again, in a Hong Kong charity television program.
Cheng spent much of her childhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she attended Crofton House School. She dropped out of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, to spend time in Hong Kong while her mother, Shum, was diagnosed with cancer. Later, Cheng remained in Hong Kong to pursue a music and acting career in Asia.
Cheng has been the focus of a variety of media articles due to her struggles with her weight. At a young age, she was 226.5 lbs. Determined to overcome her weight issues, Cheng started a strict fitness regimen at the age of 16. Her fitness program was recorded in her book, My Weight Loss Diary.
In 2005, Cheng played the part of Snow White in the Hong Kong Disneyland opening ceremony.
Cheng's first music video, 靠自己, "Kao Zi Ji" (literally Depend on Myself) aired on the TVB prime time show Scoop in 2006.
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