Jade Kwan
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| Jade Kwan 關心妍 | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Kwan, Wai-man 關惠文 | |
| Born | July 31, 1979 | |
| Origin | Hong Kong | |
| Genre(s) | Cantonese Pop, Mandarin Pop | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer | |
| Years active | 2002–Present | |
| Label(s) | BMA | |
| Website | http://www.bma.com.hk http://www.jadekwan.net | |
Jade Kwan (Chinese Name:關心妍 Kwan Sum-yin, Originally 關惠文 Kwan Wai-man, born July 31, 1979) is a well-known Cantopop singer in Hong Kong.
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[edit] About Jade
Kwan entered the New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition 1999 (新秀歌唱大賽溫哥華選拔賽) with the song "Face" (臉) originally sung by singer Faye Wong and was awarded first runner-up. As such, she represented Vancouver in the New Talent Singing Awards Canada Finals 1999 (新秀歌唱大賽加拿大總決賽) and won. She then competed in the New Talent Singing Awards International Finals 1999 (1999 年全球華人新秀歌唱大賽) ( also representing Vancouver ) and won the "Best Potential Newcomer Award" (最具潛質獎) The International Finals was held in Shanghai, China. (source: http://www.jadekwan.net/profile)
She was first known to the public as "Kwan Sum-yin" in 2002. Unlike many 'singers' in Hong Kong in the past few years who started out in a modelling company, Kwan emerged as a new-age genius with a sure-to-impress voice. Her singing talents were greatly admired and her albums promisingly received. Her first two albums, "Jade-1" and "Jade-2", won her reassuring gold records. Over the years, she has won many music industry awards in Hong Kong and China.
Kwan is blessed with musical talents. Not only is she talented in singing, she also plays a few musical instruments including piano, guitar and saxophone. Jade minored in Music Composition while attending University of British Columbia in Canada.
Her latest album, 'Jade Loves', was released in May 2006. (Note: As the market in the record industry in Hong Kong is relatively small in scale compared to that of the English-speaking world, most singers in Hong Kong need to produce about two albums a year in order to sustain his/her popularity.)
Moreover, she is a devoted Christian, and has been quite active recently in the Christian community in Hong Kong. She sang a few Christian songs earlier this year and some of them eventually became popular even in the mainstream music market despite the religious connotations of the songs. She has chosen to sing not only for her fans, but also for God.
[edit] Recent News
- Her latest plugged song is '送舊迎新'.
- Two EPs are planned to be released respectively in April and in the summer time.
- For the most part of this year, she contributes in music production. Afterwards, she will be arranged to drama filming in Taiwan.
Sources from: http://www.jadekwan.net (Trad. Chinese)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Jade-1 (2002-7-3)
- Jade-1 Special Edition (2002-9-13)
- Jade-2 (2002-12-20)
- Jade-2 Special Edition (2003-1-17)
- Jade-3 (2003-4-16)
- Jade-3 Powerful Pack (2003-6-20)
- Jade Forward (2003-11-26)
- The 5th Element (2005-1-7)
- "Jade Loves..." (2006-5-3)
[edit] Others
- "Love, Jade" Karaoke VCD + DVD (2003-8-29)
- "Secret Garden" new songs + hits (mandarin) (2003-10-31)
- "Jade "I Am Ready Concert 2004" CD (2004-3-19)
- "Jade "I Am Ready Concert 2004" VCD + DVD (2004-4-17)
- "Jade Birthday Kit" new songs + hits (2004-8-18)
