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Blue Sky (album)
''Blue Sky'' is the first studio album from Hong Kong singer-songwriter Jinny Ng released on 28 May 2012. The album consists of 3 lead singles were "Day 1 (After Breakup)", "My Heart Isn't Broken" and "Can't Let You Go", as well as the cover of "No More Tears" by Anita Mui and "Soulmate" collaborating with Alfred Hui. Track listing Critical reception It has received mixed feedback. It was criticized as a bad album because of the songwriting and Jinny's singing skill. Chart performance Singles Other Song Music videos * * * Besides, there are 2 more music videos for Soulmate. * * Awards She had won several awards because of the album. "Soulmate" had won a trophy from , Best Collaboration award from , Youth Choice: Collaboration Song from uChannel Music Awards, Bronze Award for Collaboration of the Year from 2011 Young D Hit Songs Awards and from . "Day 1 (After Breakup)" had won a trophy from and "My Heart Isn't Broken" won an award from . References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinny Ng
Jinny Ng Yeuk Hei (; born 23 May 1992) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer, Television presenter, hostess and actress. She is currently a singer with TVB Music Group and an actress with Television Broadcasts Ltd, TVB. She was born in Mainland China and moved to Hong Kong along with her family at the age of nine. She has risen to prominence since 2014 as she performed several theme songs and hosted TV programs for TVB. Career 2008: Discovery In 2008, 16-year-old Jinny Ng was discovered by an agent while singing in karaoke with her friends. She had been secretly trained to sing and play instruments for two years before her start in music career, which was a tough time she had undergone. 2010: Start of music career and debut album Early in 2010, Ng and :zh-tw:邵偉軒, Enzo Siu chorused the song "Love@Earth", which marked the start of her music career. On 8 November 2010, she released her debut EP ''Love Diary (Jinny Ng EP), Love Diary'', which has received positive criticisms. 2011: Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantopop
Cantopop (a contraction of "Cantonese pop music") is a genre of pop music sung in Cantonese. Cantopop is also used to refer to the cultural context of its production and consumption. The genre began in the 1970s and became associated with Hong Kong popular music from the middle of the decade. Cantopop then reached its height of popularity in the 1980s and 1990s before slowly declining in the 2000s and shrinking in the 2010s. The term "Cantopop" itself was coined in 1978 after "Cantorock", a term first used in 1974. In the 1980s, Cantopop reached its highest glory with fanbase and concerts all over the world, especially in Macau, Mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, and Japan. This was even more obvious with the influx of songs from Hong Kong movies during the time. Besides Western pop music, Cantopop is also influenced by other international genres, including jazz, rock and roll, R&B, disco, electronic, ballad and others. Cantopop songs are almost inva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantonese
Cantonese is the traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic language belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. It originated in the city of Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) and its surrounding Pearl River Delta. While the term ''Cantonese'' specifically refers to the prestige variety, in linguistics it has often been used to refer to the entire Yue subgroup of Chinese, including related but partially mutually intelligible varieties like Taishanese. Cantonese is viewed as a vital and inseparable part of the cultural identity for its native speakers across large swaths of southeastern China, Hong Kong and Macau, as well as in overseas communities. In mainland China, it is the ''lingua franca'' of the province of Guangdong (being the majority language of the Pearl River Delta) and neighbouring areas such as Guangxi. It is also the dominant and co-official language of Hong Kong and Macau. Furthermore, Cantonese is widely spoken among overseas Chinese in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stars Shine International
Stars Shine International is a record music company in Hong Kong, formed in 2010. History Established in 2010, the company started with Jade Kwan, Fala Chen and Joyce Cheng. Of the three initial artists, only the latter remain. On March 3, 2011, Alfred Hui joined. June 28, 2011 Cilla Kung joined. November 21, 2011 Linda Chung joined. On October 20, 2012, Elanne Kong joined List of Stars Shine International artists * Alfred Hui * Hubert Wu * Kay Tse * Joyce Cheng *Jinny Ng Jinny Ng Yeuk Hei (; born 23 May 1992) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer, Television presenter, hostess and actress. She is currently a singer with TVB Music Group and an actress with Television Broadcasts Ltd, TVB. She was born in Mainland China and ... * Cilla Kung * Linda Chung * Super Girls References Record labels established in 2010 Pop record labels {{HongKong-record-label-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Diary (Jinny Ng EP)
''Love Diary'' is the debut EP from Hong Kong singer Jinny Ng Jinny Ng Yeuk Hei (; born 23 May 1992) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer, Television presenter, hostess and actress. She is currently a singer with TVB Music Group and an actress with Television Broadcasts Ltd, TVB. She was born in Mainland China and .... It was released on 9 November 2010. She has received the Best Sales Local New Female Vocalist from IFPI Hong Kong Sales Awards because of the album. Background Jinny Ng was known by the Hong Kong public because of the duet with Enzo, which received the Top Metro Mandarin Songs. Later, she released Love Diary with 8 songs, 2 music videos and 1 behind-the-scene video. Track listing Music videos Chart performance Singles References {{DEFAULTSORT:Love Diary Cantopop EPs Jinny Ng albums 2010 EPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Learned (Jinny Ng Album)
I Learned is the second studio album from Hong Kong singer-songwriter Jinny Ng, released on 26 June 2013. "I Learned", "Smoke", and "Meaningless Love" were released as singles from the album, and the album also included "Rescue Me" featuring Hubert Wu and a cover of "Confession" by Sandy Lamb. Tracklisting Music Videos Critical reception It received generally positive feedback. A commentator from Douban Douban.com (), launched on 6 March 2005, is a Chinese online database and social networking service that allows registered users to record information and create content related to film, books, music, recent events, and activities in Chinese ci ... Music praised the songwriting of the songs but criticized the arrangement. The commentator also criticized the lack of distinct catchy melodies as they are generally in the same style, though "Rescue Me" was considered the highlight of the album for its catchy melody. As for the cover, Ng was described as not performing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Mui
Anita Mui Yim-fong (; 10 October 1963 – 30 December 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actress who made major contributions to the Cantopop music scene and received numerous awards and honours. She remained an idol throughout her career, and is regarded as a Cantopop diva. She was dubbed as the "daughter of Hong Kong" and is considered one of the most iconic Cantopop singers."Anita Mui's Mom loses court fight over $100m estate" thestandard.com.hk; accessed 4 July 2017. , ''The Standard''; retrieved 14 June 2008. Mui once held a sold-out concert in Hammersmith, London, England, where she was dubbed the "Madonna of the East" (), which brought her to further international fame.UK telegraph. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Hui
Alfred Hui Ting Hang (born 29 April 1988) is a Hong Kong singer. He rose to prominence as the eleventh-place finalist in the first season of ''The Voice'' (). His debut studio album ''Departure Trilogy'' earned gold certification. Hui won multiple best newcomer awards in 2011. He has since released more than ten studio albums. Hui holds a Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the University of Hong Kong, and is licensed by the Dental Council of Hong Kong since 2012. Early life Alfred Hui Ting Hang was born on April 29, 1988, in Hong Kong. His father is Hui Yee Yung and Alfred has two older sisters and an older brother. His father was the vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Kidney Foundation. As a child, Hui aspired to be a doctor. Hui decided to pursue dentistry after job shadowing at his uncle's dental clinic for two weeks. Hui graduated from the German Swiss International School, in Hong Kong (German: ). He attended The University of Hong Kong, and was named HKU Sports Scholar in Socc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin Xi
Albert Leung Wai Man (, born 7 December 1961), better known by his pen name Lin Xi (), is a Hong Kong lyricist and writer. A prominent figure in Cantopop and Mandopop, he has written lyrics for nearly all major Hong Kong singers, with notable collaborations with Leslie Cheung, Faye Wong, Eason Chan, and Miriam Yeung. From 1995 to 2003, he won the Lyricist of the Year award at the Ultimate Song Chart Awards for nine consecutive years, making him the lyricist with the longest winning streak for this accolade. He went on to win the same award again for four consecutive years from 2006 to 2009. He also won the Golden Melody Award for Best Lyricist twice in 1999 and 2010. In 2009, he was honored with the Golden Needle Award, the highest distinction in the Hong Kong music industry. After attending a rally against Hong Kong's moral and national education plan in 2012, Leung became active in social movements. Since 2017, he has been blacklisted in mainland China for his support for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chan Fai-young
Chan Fai-young (; born 25 September 1970) is a Hong Kong Cantopop composer. Chan was born in Macau in 1970. He attended Berklee College of Music, an American college in Boston, Massachusetts. Chan composed his first work in 1994, "Romantic White Paper" (), sung by Eric Suen Yiu-wai (). He composed other songs, including ones alongside lyricist Lin Xi, sung by many singers. He and Lin Xi wrote "Ngaam Yung" () for Faye Wong, released in 1997 as part of Wong's EP, ''Toy''. Chan composed "Garbage" () for Candy Lo, released in 1997 as part of Lo's debut EP, '' No Need... Perfection Is Awful'' (). Chan and Lin Xi wrote "K goh chi wong" () for Eason Chan, released in September 2000, and "Prayer of a Young Woman" () for Miriam Yeung, for which both won as two of top ten Chinese gold songs () at the 2000 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards. Chan Fai-young composed other songs for Eason Chan, such as "Night Does Not Return" () and "Coming and Going" (), and for Miriam Yeung, such as "Lifting U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariya Takeuchi
is a Japanese singer, songwriter, and record producer. With over 16 million records sold, Takeuchi is one of the List of best-selling music artists in Japan#10 million to 19 million records, best-selling music artists in Japan and is deemed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of City Pop" and an influential figure in City pop, the genre. Internationally, her song "Plastic Love" received a cult following and is credited as the catalyst of the City pop#21st century resurgence, 21st century revival of city pop. Takeuchi was born in Taisha, Shimane, Taisha, Hikawa District, Shimane, Hikawa district, now the city of Izumo, Shimane, and attended Keio University. She signed with Bertelsmann Music Group, RCA in 1978, releasing five albums under the label which appeared on the Oricon Charts, including her chart-topping third effort (1980). She terminated her contract with RCA in 1981 and announced a temporary hiatus. In 1982, she married singer and songwriter Tatsuro Yamas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
