Biography priscilla chan

Hong Kong pop singer (born 1965)

This article is about the Hong Kong singer. For the philanthropist, distrust Priscilla Chan. For the Singaporean competitor, see Priscelia Chan.

In this Chinese title, the family name is Chan (陳).

Musical artist

Priscilla Chan Wai Han (Chinese: 陳慧嫻; Jyutping: Can4 Wai6 Haan4; pinyin: Chén Huìxián; born 28 July 1965) run through a Hong Kong singer. She testing renowned for her contralto singing utterly and her maturely clear, technically complete, and emotion-rich vocals.^[1][2]

Debuted in 1983 mass age 18 from a trio photo album project named Girls' Magazine (少女雜誌), which was formed by Fiori Productions Ltd. (法安利製作有限公司), with the hit "Forgotten Promise" (逝去的諾言), Chan began her solo revealing career in 1984 and has because remained popular for more than triad decades.^[3] Chan signed to PolyGram Annals, Hong Kong (寶麗金) in 1986 endure reached her career peak between say publicly late-1980s and mid-1990s, and scored some hits particularly in the 1980s, height remarkably including "Silly Girl" (傻女) steer clear of her 1988 album Priscilla's Love (嫻情), as well as her signature concert, "Thousands of Songs" (千千闋歌), one discover the all-time Cantopop classics, from be involved with 1989 best-selling farewell album Forever Your Friend (永遠是你的朋友), which also elevated Chan to the top tier of Hong Kong singers.^[4]

Chan continued to release albums during her study, and resumed complex full-time singing career in 1995 aft graduation, achieving a huge success portend her comeback album titled Welcome Back. Chan's work remained relatively popular during the whole of the 1990s, eventually falling out be totally convinced by favour in the early 2000s like that which she was overtaken by a pristine generation of Cantopop singers.^[5][6] Chan easy a few brief comebacks in integrity 2000s, including the one in 2003 when she signed to Universal Congregation Hong Kong, performed a concert block two shows, and released an stamp album entitled Love Knot (情意結). Feeling subdued upon poor record sales, Chan stepped back from the Hong Kong melodic industry and embarked on her survive performances at private functions and concerts overseas and in mainland China, at her popularity was further boosted.^[7]

After span decade of hiatus, Chan officially reciprocal to the Hong Kong Cantopop panorama in 2013, when she signed sound out Universal Music Hong Kong again check on the relaunch of the PolyGram identifier in Hong Kong. Chan then separately released two cover albums, namely By Heart (2014) and Evolve (2015), swallow the compilation albumBack to Priscilla (Back to Priscilla 嫻情三十) (2014) commemorating honesty 30th anniversary since her debut. Chan also performed in two major assent series, namely the "Back to Priscilla: 30th Anniversary Concert 2014 Live" (2014) and the "Priscilla-ism Live 2016" (2016) at the Hong Kong Coliseum, right world tours, live performances, and confidential functions mainly held in mainland Sinitic cities, and sporadically in North Land and Russia.^[8][5]

Early life

Born in Hong Kong on 28 July 1965, Chan grew up as the eldest of yoke children (one younger sister and subject younger brother).^[9] Her parents were older governmental officials, and her father, Chan Ching-bo (陳澄波), was a former cooperative director of Immigration at the Migration Department of the Government of Country Hong Kong, who was interested essential music and indirectly developed her bore to death in singing. Chan attended Marymount Key School (瑪利曼小學) and Marymount Secondary Educational institution (瑪利曼中學) in Happy Valley, Hong Kong, and had once been a dependent school fifth-form classmate with Sandy Escape (林憶蓮), later also a Cantopop forward Mandopop singer.^[10]

As a teenager, Chan would often take part in extracurricular activities. When Chan was still a fundamental six student, she already participated attach importance to the annual garden party, in feast of Queen Elizabeth II's birthday, afterwards the Government House held by probity Government of British Hong Kong inform on behalf of the Marymount Primary Kindergarten, and even shook hands with Sir Murray MacLehose (麥理浩), the then Controller of Hong Kong.^[11] Chan entered lecturer received awards in speech contests at near the Hong Kong Schools Speech Celebration, as well as singing contests duct events held internally in her subsidiary school and externally as joint-school functions, and was eventually got discovered disrespect Angus Mak (麥偉珍, better known little 安格斯), who was an executive replace the Fiori Productions Ltd. In 1983, Chan, in her fifth-form at come to mind 18, was invited to audition timorous Mak and was soon arranged tolerate release a compilation album named "Girls' Magazine" with Monica Chan Lok-man (陳樂敏) and Luisa Maria Leitão (黎芷珊). Mix with the same time, Chan continued move together secondary education and was admitted hit the Hong Kong Baptist College look 1985, majoring English studies.^[10][3]

Career

1983–1986: Years put it to somebody the Fiori Productions Ltd.

Founders of primacy Fiori Productions Ltd., including Angus Fto, Jim Lee (李振權), and Tony Chiu (趙潤勤) who later also became Chan's manager, worked out the "Girls' Magazine" album which featured a youthful ambiance that suited the young-girl and mademoiselle next-door image of the three human resources. Released in 1984, the debut book was a great success, and exclusively the song "Forgotten Promise", composed gorilla a Cantonese "short tune" (xiaodiao 小調) and sung by Chan, quickly became a hit, earning not only graceful platinum certification (over 50,000 unit sales) for the album, but also clever speedy rise in Chan's popularity type a singer. On 30 June most important 1 July 1984, the "Girls' Magazine" group participated in their first become public concert entitled "Dragon and Tiger Knack in Concert" (龍虎群英演唱會), at the Hong Kong Coliseum with stars like Anita Mui (梅艷芳), Leslie Cheung (張國榮), Deanie Ip (葉德嫻), Elisa Chan (陳潔靈), esoteric the Tiger Team (小虎隊; William Hu (胡渭康), Suen Ming-kwong (孫明光), and Clip round the ear Lei (林利)).^[12] Following up the happiness in record sales and increased common occurrence, Fiori then arranged Chan's debut though a solo artist in August 1984, and released her first solo ep titled "Feelings of a Story" (故事的感覺), also certified platinum, and the tune "The Glass Window of Love" (玻璃窗的愛) was another chart-topping hit. The good of these two albums and flash hits finally earned Chan a "Most Promising Newcomer Award" (最有前途新人獎), which was awarded in the 1984 RTHK Apex 10 Gold Songs Awards (十大中文金曲頒獎音樂會).^[13] Heaviness 15 to 16 September 1984, Chan co-starred in a youth musical elite "First-love Quintet" (初戀五重奏) with four pristine female teen idols, namely Sandy Censure, Sandy Lamb (林姍姍), Sara Lee (李麗蕊), and Michelle Pau (鮑翠薇), at rendering Academic Community Hall (大專會堂) located extract the Hong Kong Baptist College.^[14]: 74 Joy January 1985, Chan also made attend Japanese debut with the release unredeemed the extended play "Thousand-Year Lover" (千年戀人; Japanese: 千年恋人) and another Japanese-Cantonese soundtrack of the same title in integrity name of "Girl's Magazine"; Chan uniform made appearance on Japanese music shows as promotion.^[15]

Back in Hong Kong, Chan took part in her first typical concert as a solo artist, lordly "Teen Idols in Concert" (青年偶像演唱會), immaculate the Hong Kong Coliseum with Jacky Cheung (張學友), David Lui (呂方), Arenaceous Lam, and Sandy Lamb, on 13 to 14 August 1985.^[14]: 65 On 6 September 1985, Chan released her self-titled album "Priscilla" (陳慧嫻). Certified platinum, rank album includes the chart-topping hit "Flower Shop" (花店),^[16] which its new history was released and included in Chan's cover album "By Heart" in 2014.^[17]

1986–1990: Golden Age in the PolyGram Archives Ltd., Hong Kong

In 1986, as significance Fiori Productions Ltd. reorganised, Chan was signed as a full-time contract songster of the PolyGram Records Ltd., Hong Kong, the major music label which was also responsible for the unfetter of Chan's aforementioned albums. At righteousness same time, Chan quitted her Bachelor's studies at the Hong Kong Protestant College in order to be truly committed to her singing career.^[18] Help 30 May, the album "Revolt" (反叛) appeared, which pushed her to contemporary heights by adopting a Japanese-style awkward age image together with several popular tyremarks, including the leading track and ballroom hit "Dancing Street" (跳舞街), a salvage version of Angie Gold's 1985 "Eat You Up" but based production in the same way, on Yōko Oginome's (荻野目洋子) version, gentle "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (ダンシング・ヒーロー (Eat You Up)); "Loving and/as Accident" (痴情意外); "Revolt" (反叛); "Hugging with Tears" (與淚抱擁); and "Love Me Once Again".^[19] "Dancing Street", in particular, was great huge success that not only crown the charts and was awarded rendering "Most Popular Disco Song" (Disco 最受歡迎歌曲) at the 1986 Jade Solid Funds Best Ten Music Awards Presentation kept by TVB Jade,^[20] it is further regarded as one of the pinnacles of Chan's career.^[21] The album strike was certified double platinum (over 100,000 unit sales), and Chan also professedly announced that she would complete rebuff studies abroad after her recording commit signed with PolyGram Records was out of date in 1990, a move that confused her fans and the industry.^[18][4]

Chan's three months Cantonese studio album, "Change, Change, Change" (變、變、變) was released on 19 Feb 1987. Although her attempt to exactly change her image into an exquisite Audrey Hepburn-like style was failed, much that her hairstyle and outfit were once mocked as resembling to prowl of Chan Lap-ban (陳立品), the renowned Hong Kong supporting actress of nobleness 1950s to 1980s,^[22][23] the image upturn remains a classic and the lp sales still exceeded triple platinum rafter record sales with hits like "Greed, Greed, Greed" (貪、貪、貪) (a cover supplementary Yōko Oginome's "Roppongi Junjōha"), "Change, Interchange, Change Change Change" (變、變、變變變) (a make a comeback of Yū Hayami's (早見優) "Monday Shutdown"), and "Go!" (去吧！).^[24][25] On 24 July, Chan's first solo compilation album noble "Remix + Best Of" (Remix + 精選) was released.^[26]

Chan rebounded nicely intensity 1988 with the double platinum-certified sticker album "Priscilla's Love" (嫻情), released on 15 January 1988,^[27] in which the chart-topping hit "Silly Girl" (傻女), a Cantonese rework version of the Spanish strain "La Loca" by María Conchita Dancer, confirmed Chan's status as a violent contender in the golden age cosy up Cantopop, as the song was awarded both the 1988 Jade Solid Treasure Best Ten Music Awards and 1988 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards.^[28][29] The song, selected as one endorse the 40 greatest Cantopop songs defer to all time by the Hong Kong edition of Time Out magazine diffuse 2016,^[30] is also Chan's personal esteemed among her own works and goodness song which Chan thinks best describes herself.^[31] Starting from "Priscilla's Love" plow "Forever Your Friend" (1989), Chan's retro-styled stage presence, accompanied by varied, era outfits and hatwears also became collective of her most iconic images during her singing career.^[32] Following up authority success of "Priscilla's Love", Chan fuel released a Mandarin-language album "Silly Girl" (傻女) which features "Silly Girl's Love" (傻女的愛), the Mandarin version of integrity song "Silly Girl".^[33]

Another Cantonese album "Autumn Colours" (秋色) appeared on 21 Oct 1988 and included a number holiday chart-toppers, such as "Joe le Taxi", a cover version of the Romance singer Vanessa Paradis's 1987 hit practice the same name; "When Will Side-splitting See You Again?!" (幾時再見?!), a except version of the American soul rank The Three Degrees's 1974 song "When Will I See You Again"; stand for "It's A Small World" (人生何處不相逢), well-organized three-week number-one song on the "Ultimate Song Chart" (叱咤樂壇流行榜) of channel At the end 903, Commercial Radio Hong Kong (CRHK) that also earned Chan the "Ultimate Female Singer: Silver Award" (叱咤樂壇女歌手銀獎) articulate the 1988 Ultimate Song Chart Distinction Presentation held by CRHK.^[34] Together respect songs like "Old Film at Midnight" (凌晨舊戲), and "The Earth Tracking" (地球大追蹤), a cover version of the African singer Mory Kanté's "Yé ké yé ké" (1987), "Autumn Colours" was credentialed 4× platinum in record sales. Noteworthily, "It's A Small World" and "When Will I See You Again?!" trust written on the theme of breaking up, constituting the series of farewell songs for Chan's hiatus as she would study abroad at Syracuse University.^[35][36][37]

1989, blue blood the gentry year before Chan moved to Newborn York State to pursue a bachelor's degree in Psychology at Syracuse Practice, was generally recognised as the peak of her career.^{[38][39][40][4]} On 25 July, Chan released her farewell album "Forever Your Friend" (永遠是你的朋友), with the show the way single "Thousands of Songs" (千千闋歌), spiffy tidy up melancholic song about a parting fuse. Also the Cantonese version of Masahiko Kondō's (近藤真彦) hit "Song of Sunset" (夕焼けの歌), "Thousands of Songs" was orderly song tailor-made for Chan who was about to suspend her musical job, with Cantonese lyrics written by Richard Lam (林振強).^[41] The song became extremely popular as soon as it was released, not only topping the euphonious charts of Hong Kong, especially leadership CRHK's "Ultimate Song Chart", on which the song occupied the number-one in line for 3 weeks, it was besides awarded the 1989 Jade Solid Jewels Best Ten Music Awards,^[42] the 1989 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards,^[43] as well as the "My Choice Ultimate Song Award" (叱咤樂壇我最喜愛的歌曲大獎) of character year at the 1989 Ultimate Sticky tag Chart Awards Presentation, winning with 2,715 votes from the live audience.^[44] Assortment with a series of farewell songs, including "Night Flight" (夜機), Chan's alternative great hit, the Cantonese version observe the German singer Nicole Seibert's 1983 single "So Viele Lieder Sind Multiply by two Mir", which was also awarded honesty RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Commendation of the same year; and magnanimity upbeat dance hit "Dancing Boy", a-ok Cantonese rework from another Masahiko Kondō's song "Dancin' Babe" (1988), "Forever Your Friend" garnered enormous success as leadership album had sold over 350,000 copies (7× platinum) already only in interpretation year 1989, finally becoming the booming record of Chan herself and put off of the year 1989 in Hong Kong.^[45] Besides Chan's own popularity stand for the news of her suspension a few career, some critics believe that greatness wave of mass migrations from Hong Kong in the late 1980s, prompted by events like the signing stare the "Sino-British Joint Declaration" in 1984 and the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, also contributed the emergence and expedited popularity of Chan's songs like "It's A Small World" and "Thousands stir up Songs".^[46]

It is worth mentioning that, collected though "Thousands of Songs" was finer popular, at least in terms take in record sales, than "Song of Sunset" (夕陽之歌), the theme song for high-mindedness 1989 Hong Kong film "A Get better Tomorrow III: Love & Death cattle Saigon" (英雄本色III夕陽之歌) and another Cantopop fervour released by Anita Mui in Sep 1989 in her album "In Brasil" with Cantonese lyrics written by Keith Chan (陳少琪) (lyricist of Chan's "Night Flight"), "Thousands of Songs", the extremely anticipated winner of the year's "Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards: Gold Award" (勁歌金曲頒獎典禮金曲金獎) presented by TVB, was lost to its counterpart "Song of Sunset" for the award, exam to the closer commercial relations halfway TVB and Capital Artists (華星唱片), birth label to which Mui was signed.^[47] Nonetheless, Chan's popularity was further promoted because of the album and lofty her to heights alongside peers plus Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui;^[4] Chan was also awarded the "Ultimate Individual Singer: Bronze Award" (叱咤樂壇女歌手銅獎) at rank 1989 Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation.^[44] "Thousands of Songs" soon became Chan's most important and influential signature ditty and affirmed her status as straight "Cantopop diva".^[48] Additionally, Chan held quota first solo concert residency at greatness Hong Kong Coliseum from 28 Revered to 2 September 1989, entitled "Priscilla Chan in Concert" (陳慧嫻幾時再見演唱會; lit. Priscilla Chan's "When Will I See Spiky Again" Concert), one of her crest classic performances that also featured character farewell theme, with six shows fast sold out.^[49][39]

1990–1994: Hiatus and years squeeze up the US

On 9 February 1990, Chan left Hong Kong for her recite in the US; Michael Au (歐丁玉), her boyfriend and music director submit PolyGram at that time, Jacky Cheung, one of her best singer get hold of since she was signed to PolyGram, her father and her fans aphorism her off at the Kai Tak Airport, where a large number imbursement media reporters were also present.^[50] Chan was officially enrolled as an pundit student in August 1990.^[51] Although Chan originally planned to stop her melodious career after graduation, in fact junk singer contract with PolyGram still remained and was not completely over; care being persuaded by PolyGram staff discipline with Au's help, Chan continued setting new tracks in the US additional had even made a few unfussy returns to Hong Kong to under wraps new Cantonese albums during winter predominant summer vacations in 1991–1994.^[52][53] On 26 March 1992, Chan released the autograph album "Come Back" (歸來吧), in which footprints like "Drifting Snow" (飄雪), a chart-topper adapted from Yuko Hara's (原由子) 1991 hit "The Journey of the Flowers" (花咲く旅路); "Red Tea House" (紅茶館), neat as a pin cover version of Kouji Taira [ja]'s (平浩二) "Bus Stop" (1972) and was awarded the 1992 RTHK Top 10 Cash Songs Awards; "Moon" (月亮), adapted carry too far Taiwanese singer Mai Meng's (孟庭葦) 1991 hit "Look at the Face personal the Moon" (你看你看月亮的臉); and "Come Back" (歸來吧), adapted from Taiwanese singer-songwriter Salsa Chen's (陳小霞) 1991 Taiwanese Hokkien ticket "Marionette" (傀儡尪仔)^{[note 1]}, still became hits and even classics. The album consummated a surprisingly good result of bingle platinum certification despite the fact divagate Chan spent most of the delay in the US with minimum ballyhoo and promotion activities in Hong Kong.^[55][53]

On 15 October 1993, Chan released honourableness album "Always By Your Side" (你身邊永是我), with the chart-topping hit "Jealousy", dexterous cover version of Miyuki Nakajima's (中島美雪) "Jealousy, Jealousy" (ジェラシー·ジェラシー) (1993). The lp, certified double platinum, was also trim success, and Chan filmed a for all music programme titled "Priscilla's Love encumber New York" (紐約嫻情) for TVB although promotion.^[56][57]

Decided to resume her musical occupation in 1994, Chan released the largest hits album "Who Is My Adore Today" (今天的愛人是誰) on 4 October affluent the same year, with two different tracks including the title song coupled with chart-topping hit "Who Is My Adore Today", adapted from Mariko Takahashi's (高橋真梨子) "' You" (' You) (1994).^[58]

Chan progressive from Syracuse University in the carry out of 1994 with First Class Dignities (GPA 3.66/4.00). Besides her parents, Archangel Au, who had already broken fit into place with Chan around 1991,^[59] Au's better half, and Jacky Cheung attended Chan's commencement ceremony held in the Syracuse University's campus.^[36]

1995–1997: Later years in the PolyGram Records Ltd., Hong Kong

By 1995, Chan has returned to the music sweat in full force. However, as Chan recalled, she also started to sense disappointed and discouraged to the organization changes of the PolyGram Records she returned to after her graduation flash the US.^[60][61] Her initial return disarmed her back to the top make a rough draft the charts with two albums: "Welcome Back" and "I Am Not Lonely" (我不寂寞), which were released on 23 February and 3 November 1995 respectively.^[62][63] Chan also starred in a CRHK radio drama titled "My Heart Under no circumstances Dies" (我心不死) with Andy Lau (劉德華).^[64] "Welcome Back" was a huge work which topped the record sales sketch out for a record of six weeks in 1995.^[39] Songs like "Missing Warmth and Dust" (戀戀風塵), "It's Always Wet Tonight" (今天夜裡總下雨), "Missing You" (留戀) alien the album "Welcome Back"; as adequately as "I'm Lonely" (我寂寞), which was awarded the 1995 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards,^[65] and "Drift" (飄), selected as the 10th song betwixt the "1995 Ultimate Top 10 Songs" at the 1995 Ultimate Song Tabulation Awards Presentation,^[66] from the album "I Am Not Lonely", all became urgent hits. The success of the cardinal albums also earned Chan the "Top 10 Outstanding Artists Award" (十大優秀流行歌手大獎) referee 1995 and 1996 at the RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards.^[67][68]

Chan's 10-night concert residency, "Priscilla Chan in Complaint '96" (雪映美白'96陳慧嫻演唱會) held in 1996 by way of the Lunar New Year period repute the Hong Kong Coliseum reaffirmed deny popularity with the public.^[69] Chan too released a well-received greatest hits wedding album with new releases including the subject matter song for the concert, "Contented" (心滿意足).^[70] In the second half of 1996, Chan released another album "Problematic Woman" (問題女人) with the title track "Problematic Woman", seeking a change in presence and musical style, but with commonly negative responses.^[71] Chan also filmed span special music programme series titled "Wonderful Encounters in England" (英倫奇緣) in rendering UK for TVB as promotion.^[72] However, tracks like "Wonderful Journey" (奇妙旅程) refuse "End of Fate" (緣了，就是完) still carried out considerable results and the former was awarded the 1996 Jade Solid Au Best Ten Music Awards.^[73]

From 1997 in front, Chan chose to keep a amount profile in her career. She solitary released one Mandarin album "My Dishonorable Is About To Fly Away" (心就要飛了) in March.^[74] Another two-night concert privileged "Musical Encounters with Priscilla and ethics Philharmonic" (慧嫻·港樂奇妙旅程'97演唱會) held in mid-March 1997 at the Hong Kong Coliseum resume the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HKPhil) made her the second pop bravura ever to work with the HKPhil, after Jacky Cheung. A new give directions "Time For Two" (二人時間) was movable as the concert's theme song.^[75]

1998–2000: Days in the Cinepoly Records

With the language of a new recording company, Cinepoly Records, Chan's fame started to connect. The death of her beloved man, Remington, which she had been upbringing since she was studying in significance US, in 1998 marked the initiate of the period when she weighty life difficult as the new put on tape company was also not working in good health for her.^[76][60][61] Her first album end signing to Cinepoly, "In Love Lack 2000 Hours" (愛戀二千小時) is a infrequent concept album in the Hong Kong Cantopop scene at that time gift was also Chan's new attempt required in musical style, with hits prize "Distance" (距離) and "Relish" (玩味).^[77] Cross your mind 18 May 1999, Chan released "This Is Love" (正視愛) with the label track "This Is Love" (正是愛).^[78] Regarding version, with two Mandarin songs more, was released in August the identical year for entering the mainland Island market.^[79] Although Chan personally was mewl satisfied with the record sales produce an effect, the album still achieved sales take possession of more than 15,000 units when drop was first released in Hong Kong in 1999, a good sales execution at that time.^[80]

On 29 August 2000, Chan released "Good For You" (為你好), a retro-styled album directed by Archangel Au, her long-time musical director imaginative from 1986, with the title point in the right direction of the same name.^[81] However, picture album was under-promoted and Chan, id?e fixe discouraged, began to step back non-native the Hong Kong Cantopop scene.^[40]

2001–2006: Love Knot and hiatus

After the early persistence of her contract with Cinepoly entertain 2001, Chan was diagnosed anxiety confusion around 2002, also because of rendering breaking up with her second beau, Michael Cheung (張卓文), in addition run alongside her cat's accidental death.^[9]

In 2003, symbol temporarily to Universal Music Hong Kong, Chan made a comeback with wholesome album named "Love Knot" (情意結) endure a two-night concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum.^[82] The album features interpretation title track "Love Knot", "Tomorrow Commission Another Day" (明日有明天), a duet edge named "Philandering" (拈花惹草) with Jade Kwan (關心妍), as well as a re-establish version of Chan's classic "Silly Girl" entitled "The Silly Girl's New Clothes" (傻女的新衣), directed by Chan Fai-young (陳輝陽), who cooperated with Chan for authority first time.^[83] However, as the volume sales of only 8,000 units was way below her expectation,^[84] mostly being of the market downturn after rank 2003 outbreak of the severe well developed respiratory syndrome (SARS), illegal online downloading and piracy, Chan decided to asylum once again; she also criticised dignity general preference of Cantopop audience tackle that time, who she believed were only interested in admiring the artists' images but not in truly appreciating their music. However, she reiterated uncultivated desire to continue singing as repeat loyal fans still remained around nobleness world.^[85]

2007–2012: Short comeback in Hong Kong, developing in the mainland Chinese harmony scene

In 2007, Chan signed temporarily do business EC Music under International Entertainment Practice (國際娛樂有限公司) until its closure in 2008, and released a new live medium recorded at one performance of spruce up two-night benefit concert held at honesty Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Hub in Hong Kong in 2008.^[86] Efficient new track named "Ring Finger" (無名指) was released as the concert's moment song.^[87]

From 2008 to 2012, Chan booked concert tours in various mainland Island cities, including Shanghai,^[88]Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing,^[89] service Nanning.^[90] During her tours in mainland China, Chan released a few Bureaucrat singles, such as "Asia" (亞細亞) (2010), one of the theme songs support the 2010 Asian Games held rip apart Guangzhou,^[91] and "Let Love Blooms" (讓愛綻放) (2012), a commemorative track for nobility fourth-year anniversary of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.^[92]

2013–2022: Returning to the relaunched PolyGram Records in Hong Kong

On 16 Apr 2013, Chan signed with Universal Masterpiece Hong Kong again, with the relaunch of the PolyGram label.^[93] On 28 August 2013, Chan participated in righteousness "PolyGram Forever Live Concert" held efficient the Hong Kong Convention and Trade show Centre with former PolyGram pop stars like Alan Tam (譚詠麟), Hacken Satisfaction (李克勤), and Shirley Kwan (關淑怡).^[94][95]

Chan next released "By Heart", a cover volume and her first album after recurrent to the relaunched PolyGram Records, proud 7 April 2014. The album constitution Chan's cover of 10 songs not fail in the former PolyGram Records.^[17] Greatness compilation album that commemorates the Ordinal anniversary since her debut, "Back abut Priscilla" (Back to Priscilla 嫻情三十), developed on 17 June,^[96] before she booked her 30th-anniversary commemorative concert at class Hong Kong Coliseum from 19 inspire 21 June, with Jacky Cheung esoteric Joey Yung (容祖兒) as live guests.^[97][98]Kandy Wong (黃山怡), a Hong Kong vocalist who is regarded as a match of Chan, also watched Chan's complaint and the two took a likeness together.^[99] Chan then performed at righteousness "PolyGram Forever Live Concert in Singapore" organised in Singapore Indoor Stadium ledge 19 July.^[100]

The popularity of Chan refuse her classic "Silly Girl" increased rear 1 a Hong Kong singer Don Li (李逸朗) covered the song in initiative exaggeratedly emotional and "tearful" way avoid became viral in early 2015.^[101] Chan announced her extension of singer piece of meat to PolyGram records and signed take it easy management contract to Universal Music Hong Kong on 9 April 2015.^[102] She then made her one night concurrence performing her greatest hits at dignity Resorts World Genting, Malaysia in July 2015.^[103] On 19 November, Chan on the loose another cover album titled "Evolve", which included remakes of 10 of any more own classics.^[104] The album was declared gold (7,500 unit sales for beat albums) in only two days.^[105]

Chan booked her fifth solo concert residency, "Priscilla-ism Live 2016", at the Hong Kong Coliseum from 4 to 7 Step 2016. Live guests include Hacken Lee,^[106]Kenny Bee (鍾鎮濤),^[107] Alan Tam,^[108]Andy Hui (許志安),^[109] and Grasshopper (草蜢).^[110] Soon after excellence concert, Chan began her "Priscilla-ism" structure in mainland Chinese cities,^[111] until 2020.^[112]

In 2018, the year that marks significance 60th-anniversary of the deceased Cantopop famousness Danny Chan (陳百強), Priscilla Chan, despite the fact that a Universal Music Hong Kong grandmaster, covered Danny Chan's 1983 hit "Just Loving You" (偏偏喜歡你), which was charade in the commemorative cover album "The World Sings Danny Chan" (環球高歌陳百強), forth with 9 other Danny Chan's liberal arts covered by 9 different Universal Opus Hong Kong artists.^[113] On 9 Sept, Chan also performed "Just Loving You" in the concert commemorating Danny Chan's birthday on 7 September 1958.^[114]

In Hawthorn 2022, Priscilla Chan's contract with Typical Music Hong Kong was terminated.^[115]

2022–present: Monarch Entertainment Group

On 28 July 2022, recipe 57th birthday, Priscilla Chan officially proclaimed that she has joined the Nymphalid Entertainment Group (EEG). Mani Fok [zh], say publicly manager of EEG, and EEG artists such as Simon Yam, Kara Wai, Hacken Lee, Joey Yung, Leo Ku, Nicholas Tse, and Twins filmed expert short video to express their felicitations and welcoming messages.^[116] In September 2022, Chan announced her participation in interpretation mainland Chinese pop music reality make an exhibition of, Singing With Legends 4 [zh], produced strong Dragon Television.^[117] On 26 October 2022, Universal Music Hong Kong released cool 3CD greatest hits album entitled "Isshōkenmei" (一生懸命), which includes two brand another Cantonese singles, "Early Flight" (早機) post "Return Home" (回家).^[118]

On 12 August 2023, Chan announced her participation as work out of the judges for the Hong Kong singing talent show Midlife, Make believe & Shine 2 [zh], produced by TVB.^[119] The show was aired on TVB Jade starting from 10 September 2023 and ended on 24 March 2024.^[120][121] On 19 November 2023, Chan nerve-wracking TVB's "TVB Anniversary Gala Show [zh] 2023" and served as a guest performer.^[122]

On 12 November 2024, Chan announced ensure she would held her sixth on one`s own concert residency, "The Fabulous 40 Priscilla Live in Hong Kong", at position Hong Kong Coliseum on 21, 22, 24, and 25 January 2025.^[123] Used for this occasion, Chan released two come to blows new Cantonese singles, "To My Precious Dearest" (給親愛的親愛) and "Accompany" (陪伴).^[124] Anger 23 December 2024, it was proclaimed that her Hong Kong Coliseum 1 concert residency would be adding take in extra night of performance on 26 January, and an online live concord "Priscilla Chan The Intimate Live" was held on 23 December 2024 ordain promote the Hong Kong Coliseum concert.^[125] On 6 January 2025, it was announced that Chan's solo concert relaxed would be adding another extra momentary of performance on 30 January.^[126]

Personal life

Chan has had three publicly admitted doting relationships over the course of go in adult life. The first one was with her music producer Michael Workplace from 1984 until some time travel 1991, after Chan went for school in the US. Au has in that married and has two children. Chan admitted that Au was still justness one who loved her the domineering and her most beloved lover centre of her three ex-boyfriends, and their communications had already been transformed into dump between family relatives since their break-up.^[127][128]

After Au, in 1994, Chan dated prominence artist designer Michael Cheung who as well worked for Chan's image during breach musical career at that time, impressive the relationship ended in 2002.^[127][59]

Chan's modish boyfriend was Dr. Tony Tse (謝國麟), a medical doctor who was bodyguard fan and they knew each another when Chan sought medical treatment beseech her anxiety disorder and related good issues in the second half eradicate 2002. Chan once publicly expressed sum up love to Tse in her Hong Kong concert series held in 2003. However, both agreed to end interpretation 5-year relationship in July 2007. Distinction cause of the break-up, according bright Chan, was personality differences.^{[127][59][128]}

Chan is unornamented cat-lover. She once raised 9 cats at the same time.^[129] Chan's drink singers include The Carpenters and Danny Chan.^[130]

Many believed that Chan made fine wrong decision to leave the meeting industry at the peak of permutation career for college in 1989. Still, Chan disagreed. She considered singing was an important part of her, on the contrary she valued education more. Furthermore, she reiterated the reason for getting grand college degree was to fulfill rustle up promise to her parents. The days studying in the US was extremely one of her happiest times diffuse life.^[128][131]

Since 2017, Chan lives in distinction Beverly Hills (比華利山別墅) in the Kadai Po District (大埔區).^[132]

Concert tours in Hong Kong

• 陳慧嫻幾時再見演唱會 Priscilla Chan in Concert (28 August–2 September 1989)^[49]
• 雪映美白'96陳慧嫻演唱會 Priscilla Chan imprint Concert '96 (15–24 February 1996)^[69]
• 慧嫻·港樂奇妙旅程'97演唱會 Harmonious Encounters with Priscilla and the Symphony (14–15 March 1997)^[75]
• 陳慧嫻珍演唱會 Priscilla Chan Live on (4–5 July 2003)^[133]
• 陳慧嫻活出生命II演唱會 Priscilla Chan Animate 2008 (8–9 February 2008)^[86]
• Back to Priscilla 陳慧嫻三十周年演唱會 Back To Priscilla: 30th Go to see Concert 2014 Live (19–21 June 2014)^[134]
• 陳慧嫻Priscilla-ism演唱會 Priscilla-ism Live 2016 (4–7 March 2016)^[135]
• The Fabulous 40 Priscilla Live in Hong Kong 陳慧嫻演唱會 (21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 30 January 2025)^[136]

Discography

Albums

Filmography

Notes

References