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Jace Chan Hoi Wing () is a singer and actress from
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. Her acting debut was a supporting role in the 2017 TV series Margaret & David - Ex (Chinese: 瑪嘉烈與大衛系列 前度) made by
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. She debuted in the music industry in 2019 and won
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's New Artist Award. Her song "Quarantine" () won her an additional award.


Biography

When Chan graduated from secondary school, she decided to make a living out of her interest in music. After she graduated from
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, she worked as a dance teacher and anchor for
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. She was chosen by
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Hong Kong to be the anchor for their new web magazine, UMWebzine, interviewing artists on their behalf. She interviewed
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, and more. She has also posted videos on her YouTube channel branded as JengJace. In 2018, she went on
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, a Hong Kong singing contest, assisting the stylist Mayao Ma. She has dabbled in music production, uploading videos of herself covering different songs while performing with the music group Dusty Bottle. Universal Music Hong Kong noticed her videos and signed her to their label. In 2019, she became one of the "Fabulous Four", becoming the new singer of that year. She released 3 songs that year: Sudden Urge (Chinese: 想突然), a R&B song featuring LMF and
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, Trying for Normalcy (Chinese: 想正常), a heavier song, describing the conflicts in later stages of a relationship, and Speak (Chinese: 講) whose demo was recorded in
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. In 2020, Chan collaborated with Alex Fung to compose the melody of the song Born to be in Second Place (Chinese: 天生二品) alongside Hirsk, a Hong Kong Composer. The song was a success, managing to get to the top of the Music Charts of
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and
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. In that August, she released a love song, Quarantine (), collaborating with Alex Fung again. Chan's friends, Z. Koo and Chung Suet Ying were the main actors in the music video. The song was another success, topping the charts on iTunes, MusicOne, and
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. This song also became one of the 10 best songs recommended by Metro Radio. A duet version with the indie singer
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was also made. In 2021, Chan reused the crew and invited Terence Lam to be a co-composer of the song The Virtual Man & ME (Chinese: 虛擬人與我), a song about an online relationship. She released her first album, ''Processing'', on May 14, 2021, and the album reached the golden award sales (15,000 copies sold) on its first day out. Songs from the album were listened to approximately 2 million times on
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. The album contained all Chan's previous songs as well as a new song, "I Wish," which expressed Chan's hope for relieving stress and doing things her audience likes without being restricted. It became the top song on the charts of
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and
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. Chan has also invited the vocal of bands Chochukmo and R.O.O.T, Jan Curious to record a Poolside Version. In July, Chan was chosen by
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to be the Hong Kong representative for their July EQUAL Global Music Program and her portrait was on the screen of
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. On August 20, Chan held her first concert under the sponsorship of
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, though the way its tickets were sold led to disputes in the music community. In 2022 Chan released a R&B song "Long D" composed by Jay Fung and reenacted many classic old Hong Kong movie scenes in its music video. She sung in 21 shows of the musical ''Bye-Bye Your Tale'' in August that year. Due to differences with the record label, Chan took a break from her career for over a year until her contract finally ended in mid-2023. In October 2023 Chan released her first self-financed extended play, ''HATCHING''. She composed the music and wrote the lyrics for all 5 songs in the EP, marking her debut as an independent musician and showcasing her unique musical style to the public. In 2024, she co-headlined the Moov Live and 903 Music is Live concerts and made a guest performance at
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's concert at the
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. At the 2024 Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation, Chan won the Silver Prize for Best Female Singer and "I'm Tired" was awarded second place in the Top 10 Songs of the Year.


Discography


Albums


Extended plays


Singles

* "沒有無緣無故的恨" (2021) * "收聲多謝" (2021) * "Long D" (2022) * "Calm Down 練功" (2023) * "Freaks Night Parade" (百妖夜行的修行) (2024) * "I'm Tired" (間歇性休眠) (2024)


Collaborations

* 2018: "Forever Summer" (English song of the Hong Kong band Dusty Bottle, also the lyricist for the song) * 2019: "困獸鬥" (Theme song for ViuTV drama Showman's Show, featuring FatBoy of
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) * 2020: "Last Seen!" (Theme song for
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program Medication for Insomnia and the music in another program, Last Seen!. featuring OSCAR, Yanny Chan and
Anson Kong Anson Kong Ip-sang ( zh, t=江𤒹生; born 16 October 1992), also referred to as AK, is a Hong Kong singer, dancer, actor, and a member of the Hong Kong boy group Mirror. Apart from his group activities, Anson Kong has released solo music an ...
) * 2020: "隔離" (lit: Quarantine) (Studio Live Duet) (with
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) * 2021: "Before 30" (Theme song for Commercial Radio program Medication for Insomnia and the music in another program, Last Seen! Season 5. featuring OSCAR, Yanny Chan, Anson Kong and Kaho Hung) * 2022: "This Is How We Roll" (Featuring in P1X3L's song) * 2024: "Gradually" (漸漸我們) (with
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)


Other Songs

* 2018: "I'll be You" (Promotional music for Universal Music Hong Kong, appearing as the anchor of UMwebzine in the music video) * 2018: "Summer Thing" (Personal creation) * 2019: "Chung Full Hustle" (Theme song for
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program Chung Full Hustle, also the composer of the song) Songs Chart on ''Billboard'',
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and
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Filmography


Drama


TV shows


Educational TV Shows


Videography


Music videos


Concerts


Solo


Collaborations


Performances and guest appearances


Awards and nominations


Music Awards


References


External links


Jace Chan's YouTube Channel
* * 1994 births Living people Alumni of Hong Kong Baptist University Universal Music Group artists Hong Kong television presenters Hong Kong film actresses Hong Kong television actresses Cantopop singers Hong Kong women singers 21st-century Hong Kong women singers Hong Kong idols English-language singers from Hong Kong Hong Kong female dancers Hong Kong dancers Dance-pop musicians 21st-century Chinese actresses {{Authority control