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Karen Kong

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Template:Infobox musical artist 2 Karen Kong (Simplified Chinese: 龚柯允, Traditional Chinese: 龔柯允) is a popular female singer from Labuan Island, East Malaysia. Her primary audience consist of fans from the South-East Asia region (Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Philippines and Indonesia).

Biography

Karen Kong (or Karen K to her fans) is a Malaysian singer of Chinese ethnicity. She was a student of S.M St Anne, Labuan, S.M.K Labuan, Tunku Abdul Rahman College and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman. She was a participant in Malaysian Idol in 2004, but she was eliminated in the first round.

Kong's debut single was launched in January 2007. She immediately garnered attention due to her entire album being written in Malay, which is quite unusual for an ethnic Chinese artist in Malaysia. Her debut EP also includes her singles Cinta Hello Kitty and Ku Tak Upaya, both penned by fellow Malaysian songwriter Asmin Mudin (writer of Malaysian Idol Jaclyn Victor's Gemilang).[1] Both were featured on several radio station top charts including ERA, Xfresh and others.

On 15 January 2007, Kong released her full Malay album, Mulakan, which not only featured the debut single, but also nine other tracks including Na Na Na Nada Cinta, a remake of the Japanese song Kiss of Life by Ken Hirai.

On 17 July 2007, she made a first in the Malaysian music scene by being the first artiste to hold a web concert. In September, she announced her plan to produce a Mandarin album (and her Chinese stage name, as stated above). The album, titled Showtime, which has since been finished and scheduled for release on 27 October[2], however, hit a snag when it was found that retail stores refuse to distribute or sell the album. This lead her company to only sell her album in a 50-leg promotional tour around the country.[3]

Discography

Albums and EPs

  1. "Prelude(Mulakan)"
  2. "Mulakan"
  3. "Oh Kekasih!" ft. Shazzy
  4. "Cinta Hello Kitty"
  5. "Juli DoReMi"
  6. "Ku Tak Upaya"
  7. "Na Na Na Nada Cinta" ft. 3 flow (Kiss of Life)
  8. "Bintang"
  9. "Dalam Bahasa Sayu"
  10. "Sama-sama Menjulang" ft. Ferhad
  11. "Na Na Na Nada Cinta - piano version"
  12. "Cinta Hello Kitty - Karaoke ver."
  13. "Ku Tak Upaya - Karaoke ver."
  1. "离岛 li dao"
  2. "表演 Showtime (biao yan)" ft. Namewee
  3. "阵阵跳 zhen zhen tiao" (Akan)
  4. "居家旅行 ju jia lv xing"
  5. "沉默•秘密 chen mo mi mi" (Dalam Bahasa Sayu)
  6. "你在哪里？ ni zai na li"
  7. "你笨啊你！ni ben a ni"
  8. "爱情 ai qing" (Ku Tak Upaya)
  9. "天堂 tian tang"

Bonus Tracks

  1. "In Love Again"
  2. "离岛 Showtime acoustic ver."

External links

References

  1. ^ Singer shows multi-cultural heritage with album
  2. ^ Karen's World (龔柯允): Thank you 4 supporting my UNBREAKABLE SPIRIT Music Show !! (UPDATES)
  3. ^ Michael Cheang (12 November 2007). "Limited 'Showtime' for Karen". {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |publihser= ignored (|publisher= suggested) (help)
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