Joyce Cheng

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Joyce Cheng

Chinese name	鄭欣宜 (Traditional)
Chinese name	郑欣宜 (Simplified)
Pinyin	zhèng xīnyí (Mandarin)
Jyutping	zeng6 jan1 ji4 (Cantonese)
Origin	Hong Kong
Born	May 30, 1987(1987-05-30) Vancouver, BC, Canada
Occupation	actress, singer, writer
Genre(s)	Cantopop
Parents	Lydia Shum, Adam Cheng

Joyce Cheng Yan-yee (born on May 30, 1987 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Hong Kong musician, writer, and performer. She is the daughter of famous Hong Kong comedian Lydia Shum and veteran actor Adam Cheng.

1 Early life
2 Career
3 Notes
4 External links

[edit] Early life

Cheng is the daughter of Hong Kong actor/singer Adam Cheng Siu-chow and comedian Lydia Shum Din-ha. She is also the god-daughter of Alan Tang. For most of her childhood, she gained media exposure due to her mother. Cheng showed an interest in show business, and when she was 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 decided to take a break from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, because she decided to pursue a music and acting career in Asia.

[edit] Career

Cheng has been the focus of a variety of media articles because of her struggles with weight. Determined to overcome her weight issues, Cheng started a strict fitness regime. 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.^[1]

Cheng had her first music video Kao Zi Ji (literally Depend on Myself) aired on the TVB prime time show Scoop in 2006.^[2]

In 2007 Cheng performed in the Tung Wah charity fundraising telethon, raising HK$310,000, which included a special HK$10,000 from her mother, Lydia Shum.

In February 2007, Cheng performed in the Chinese opera, The Grand Stage.

Cheng recorded and showcased her music video, Connected Hearts on an October 2007 episode of the popular Hong Kong television show, Enjoy Yourself Tonight.

Cheng is currently working on her debut album, produced by Liu Jia Chang, which is planned to be released before summer 2008. However, there could be a possible delay because of her mother's recent passing, on February 19, 2008.

On February 26, 2008, together with Sam Sullivan, mayor of the City of Vancouver, agreed to proclaim the following June 1 (her mother's Chinese birthday) to be "Fei Fei Day".