Kelly Chen
| Kelly Chen Ho | |
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| Background information | |
| Chinese name | (traditional) |
| Jyutping | Chan Wai Lam (Cantonese) |
| Birth name | Vivian Chen Wai-man (, Chan4 Wai6 Man4) |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Born | 13 September 1972 |
| Nationality | Hong Kong |
| Other name(s) | Wai-lam Chan Kelly Chan |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Genre(s) | Cantopop, Mandopop, Hong Kong English pop, J-pop, Electronic music, R&B, Children's song |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Voice type(s) | Mezzo-soprano |
| Label(s) | Go East Entertainment Company （1995-） Taiwan： Carrier Entertainment（1995-1997 ） Decca Records（1997-2000） What's Music（2001-2010年） Universal Music Group（2011-） Japan： キティ ポップス（1996-1997） ニュートーラス ポップス（1998） ポリドール ポップス（1998-1999） ユニバーサル ミュージック ポップス（2000-2002） |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse(s) | Alex Lau , J: Lau4 Gin3 Ho5, P: Liú Jiànhào |
| Children |
Chace Lau Sing , J: lau4 sing1, P: Liú Shēng, (born 10 July 2009) Riley Lau Sam , J: lau4 sam1, P: Liú Chēn (born 21 March 2012) |
| Website | www.kellychen.hk |
Chace Lau Sing , J: lau4 sing1, P: Liú Shēng, (born 10 July 2009)
Kelly Chen Ho (born Vivian Chen Wai-man on 13 September 1972) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress. She has been referred to as a "diva of Asia" (Chinese: ; literally: "Asia's Heavenly Queen"). Chen has great success in the Asia entertainment industry with nearly 20 million record sales of 38 albums. She has won over 300 awards and is involved in many philanthropic activities. She was rewarded as one of the "The Outstanding Young Persons of the World" in 2004 by the Junior Chamber International and "Young Global Leaders" by World Economic Forum in 2009. Chen is a lyric mezzo-soprano.
Chen has earned 83 million HKD (10.7 million USD) in 2014.
Chen was born Vivian Chen Wai-man on 13 September 1972 in Hong Kong. She attended Canadian Academy International School in Kobe, Japan, for high school. During her time in Japan, she worked for a bakery as a summer job, it was that time she experienced first hand the diligence of Japanese's working culture. She later went to Parsons The New School for Design in New York City, where she studied graphic art.
Chen speaks fluent Cantonese, and in various degrees of fluency, Mandarin, Japanese, and English. She has an elder sister and a younger brother, singer Victor Chen Si-hon.
Chen married long-term boyfriend Alex Lau Kin Ho on 2 October 2008 at the Hong Kong Intercontinental Hotel. Chen gave birth to her first son, Chace Lau (6 lbs), on 10 July 2009 and gave birth to a 6.5-lb second baby boy, Riley Lau, on 21 March 2012, both by Caesarean section. She was pregnant with twin girls in 2010, but lost them after a miscarriage in March the following year.
In 1994, while still a student at Parsons The New School for Design, Chen made two commercials, one for Shanghai Beer and one for the Bank of Hong Kong. After graduating from Parsons in 1995, Chen returned to Hong Kong. She was introduced to an acquaintance who owned a production studio and was chosen to feature in a Jacky Cheung music video.
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