Vincy Chan
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| Chinese name | 泳兒 (Traditional) |
| Chinese name | 泳儿 (Simplified) |
| Pinyin | Yǒng'ér (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | Wing6 Yi4 (Cantonese) |
| Birth name | Chan Ka-Yan (陳家欣) |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Born | October 16, 1982 Hong Kong |
| Occupation | singer |
| Genre(s) | Cantopop |
| Instrument(s) | none |
| Label(s) | Emperor Entertainment Group |
| Official site | Vincy Chan's Official Website |
Vincy Chan is a female Cantopop singer from Hong Kong. She was signed by Emperor Entertainment Group, and debuted with the album Vincy on July 27, 2006.
Chan was amongst the top 24 contestants in Project Superstar, a Singaporean singing competition held in June 2005 after graduating from Nanyang Technological University. She was also the runner-up and won the award "Most Popular Image" in Emperor Entertainment Group's New Talent Singing Awards in 2005. Later on, she became more well-known amongst the Hong Kong public when her song 'My Feelings' (Chinese: 感應), a Cantonese rendition of Freya Lin's '一個人生活', debuted.
Chan released the studio album "Flowers Without Snow" (Chinese: 花無雪) in February, 2007, in which a song of eponymous title is the Cantonese version of Mika Nakashima's Yuki no Hana.
In 2007, she performed at the S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Charity Gala in Vancouver with various artists. Chan's latest album, released October 15, 2007, was titled "Close To You", which included an cover version of The Carpenters' (They Long to Be) Close to You.
[edit] External links
- Vincy Chan's Official Fans Club Web Site] (Chinese)
- Vincy Chan's Official Website (Chinese)
- Vincy Chan's Blog
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