Janice M. Vidal (born 13 April 1982) is a Hong Kong

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singer and actress. She was discovered by music producer

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and initially began her career as a back-up singer for

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. She debuted as a solo artist in 2004 under Lai's label, Amusic, where she remained until signing with

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in 2015. She is of mixed Filipino, Chinese, and Korean descent, and she has a twin sister,

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, who also sings.

Biography

Early life and singing

Vidal was born in

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, Hong Kong, to a Filipino father and a mother of mixed Chinese and Korean descent. She worked as a bar singer under the name Renee and joined the 2000 New Talent Singing Awards as Ming Lok Tai (明樂蒂), before adopting her current Chinese name, Wei Lan (衛蘭).

Music career

In December 2004, Vidal attracted media attention by covering one of

's hits, "Long Distance" (情深說話未曾講), in English. She soon followed it with a Christmas version of another Lai song, "Bu Ke Yi Shi" (不可一世), sung in Cantonese. Vidal was signed to Lai's label, Amusic, the same year, and she released her debut album, ''Day & Night'', in April 2005. Her second album, ''My Love'', followed in November 2005. Vidal issued her third studio album, ''Do U Know'', in 2006, and she held her first concert series from 29 March to 1 April 2007, as part of a four-night stint at the

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; it was called "My First Concert". A year later, she published her fourth album, ''Serving You''. Her first English-language record, ''Morning'', came out in 2009. From 28 April 2007 to 13 May 2007, Madame Tussauds Hong Kong organised the "Madame Tussauds – Your Celebrity Choice for This Summer" competition, with the aim of selecting a new wax portrayal to be displayed in the museum. Vidal won the competition, and her wax portrayal went on display in the glamour section on 18 July 2007. The statue is dressed in a green ballet dress, which she wore during "My First Concert". In November 2009, Vidal released her first greatest hits album, titled ''Wish (New + Best Selection)''. She returned with a new Cantonese album, ''Love Diaries'', in 2010. She followed it with ''Imagine'' (2012), ''E11'' (2014), and ''Love and Other Things'' (2017). Also in 2017, she published her first Mandarin-language album, simply titled ''衛蘭'' (Vidal's Chinese name). Two further Cantonese records followed: ''In His Name'' in 2019 and ''Daughter'' in 2022.

Acting

Vidal appeared in the 2008 Leon Lai-led musical film '' A Melody Looking'', alongside her sister.

Personal life

In a 2009 interview with ''

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'', Vidal stated that she had become

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about six years prior. She has since converted to Christianity, together with her sister.Janice: Except God, I trust Leon the Most (Traditional Chinese)
''Oriental Daily''. Retrieved 8 July 2010

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

* ''Fairy Concert 2010'' (2010) * ''3000 Day and Night Concert 2012'' (2012)

Awards

References

External links

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