Ava Liu Yu-Kiu (born 5 August 1985) is a

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

singer, actress and television host.

Early life

Ava was born and raised in

, where her junior primary studies were at the

Cheung Chau Cheung Chau (; ) is an outlying island of Hong Kong, located southwest of Hong Kong Island. It is also called Dumbbell Island () due to its dumbbell-like shape. It has been inhabited for longer than most other places in Hong Kong, and had ...

Primary School, because her mother was a primary school teacher, Ava transferred to St. Clare's Primary School to continue her primary studies. Her secondary studies were at the

Ying Wa Girls' School Ying Wa Girls' School () is a The Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China, HKCCCC secondary day school for girls in Mid-Levels, in Hong Kong. The campus is located at 76 Robinson Road, Hong Kong, Robinson Road, Mid-levels. The ...

. In 2002, Ava scored 26 points at the HKCEE Examination, then she was admitted to the

University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a public research university in Pokfulam, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese by the London Missionary Society and formally established as the University of ...

, majoring in biology, where she graduated in 2007 and attained ABRSM grade eight piano certificate.

Career

In 2009, Ava became a newcomer of Hong Kong's music industry; she previously released her singles including "HKU girls", "Private affair official handle", and "Treat you worse just want you afraid". In July, she launched her photo album at the

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, which was shot in

Sabah Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah has land borders with the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and Indonesia's North Kalima ...

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

. At the end of same year, she launched her first personal album "AVA". Ava is now hosting a radio program at the network radio station with Shiu Tin Yi and Lam Chi To. In addition, she is sharing her beauty tips on

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; she posts her videos non-regularly. At the end of 2013, the movie "Lan Kwai Fong 3" was released. Ava as the lead actress, and her performance in the film made her rise in popularity.

Personal life

Ava married singer-songwriter Adason Lo (羅力威) in Repulse Bay on March 31, 2018. The couple had been dating for seven years.

Discography

Studio albums

Filmography

Film

Television

Drama

* ''MicroSex Office'' 潮性辦公室

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ava Yu 1985 births Living people Hong Kong film actresses Alumni of the University of Hong Kong 21st-century Hong Kong women singers