The Pancakes

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The Pancakes
Origin Hong Kong
Occupation Singer-songwriter
Genre(s) Twee pop, Hong Kong English pop
Instrument(s) Guitar
Label(s) Rewind Records
Elefant Records (2001)
Years active 2000-present
Current Members Dejay
Official site Official Website
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The Pancakes is a Hong Kong based, award winning [1] one-girl band consisting of independent singer-songwriter Dejay Choi. The music of the Pancakes is characterised by Dejay's very innocent, almost child-like voice with bright and catchy melodies. Most of The Pancakes' songs are written in English language, as opposed to majority of singers in Hong Kong, who perform mainly in Cantonese.

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[edit] About the Pancakes

Dejay Choi is the only member of the band. She graduated from the University of Hong Kong as a Translation major. Her real name is unknown to the public. Before working full time as a singer-songwriter, she worked in the Library of the Goethe-Institut (the German cultural centre) in Hong Kong.

As some may call a "DIY" (Do-it-yourself) artist, Dejay handles almost everything by herself in the production of her albums, from musical composition, lyrics writing, instruments performance, singing, recording to production, etc. Dejay plays the guitar and keyboard. Furthermore, Dejay has also established her own record label, Rewind Records, which handles the management and promotion for the Pancakes.

Prior establishing the Pancakes, Dejay participated of number of independent bands including The Postcard (in 1996, a 3 members band) , Ginger Biscuits (in 1997, one-girl band) and Tricycle Rider (in 1999, a 3 members band).

Her song, gum gum gum (Chinese: 咁咁咁, literally "this, this, this"), written for the film McDull, Prince de la Bun won the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards as "the Best Original Film Song".

[edit] Discography

Albums

  • Les Bonbons Sont Bons (January 2000).
  • Pancakes can panick (August 2000).
  • All already ready (May 2002).
  • Stereo Radio/ Left (February 2003).
  • Stereo Radio/ Right (August 2003).
  • Everyone has a Secret (September 2005).
  • 1,2,3,4,5,6, cheese! (October 2007).


Single

  • Demo Demo No.1 (March 2000)

Collaborated album

  • ok karaoke (with alok July 2001)
  • freeplay (with Chet Lam and ketchup (March 2004)

Album released under Elefant records

  • Captain Curtain (March 2001)
  • Flying in the blue sky on a frying pan (November 2001)

[edit] Musical composition for advertisements

Hong Kong

Europe

  • Kia Motors Motors, 2007, tell me the truth before one of us dies ( from the album stereo radio/right) were used on the advertisement "cee´d sporty wagon Spot". View the advertisements here.

[edit] Film

  • Looking for true love , (September 2004) – as director, producer and screen script writer.

[edit] As voice actor

[edit] Publication

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ 24th Hong Kong Film Awards - "Best Original Film Song" for film McDull, Prince de la Bun.
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