Jade Kwan
Template:Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor Jade Kwan (born 31 July 1979) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer.
About Jade
Kwan attended Burnaby North Secondary in British Columbia, Canada. After graduating, she entered the New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition 1999 (新秀歌唱大賽溫哥華選拔賽) with the song "Face" (臉, originally sung by Chinese diva Faye Wong) and was awarded first runner-up. As such, she represented Vancouver in the New Talent Singing Awards Canada Finals 1999 (新秀歌唱大賽加拿大總決賽) and won. She then competed in the New Talent Singing Awards International Finals 1999 (1999 年全球華人新秀歌唱大賽, also representing Vancouver) and won the "Best Potential Newcomer Award" (最具潛質獎) at the International Finals held in Shanghai, China.[1]
She was first known to the public as "Kwan Sum-yin" in 2002. Her singing was greatly admired as were her albums. Her first two albums, "Jade-1" and "Jade-2", won her gold records. Over the years, she has won many music industry awards in Hong Kong and China. [citation needed]
She also plays a few musical instruments including piano, guitar and saxophone. Jade received a minor degree in Music Composition while attending University of British Columbia in Canada.
Jade Kwan is a practising Christian, and has been active recently in the Christian community in Hong Kong. She recorded a few Christian songs in 2008 and some of them became popular in the Japanese Christian music scene. Those songs also met with success in the mainstream music market, despite their religious overtones.
Discography
Studio Albums
- "Jade-1" (2002-7-3)
- "Jade-1" Special Edition (2002-9-13)
- "Jade-2" (2002-12-20)
- "Jade-2" Special Edition (2003-1-17)
- "Jade-3" (2003-4-16)
- "Jade-3" Powerful Pack (2003-6-20)
- "秘密花園 (Secret Garden)" Mandarin new songs & hits (2003-10-31)
- "Jade Forward" (2003-11-26)
- "Jade Birthday Kit" new songs & hits (2004-8-18)
- "The 5th Element" (2005-1-7)
- "Jade Loves..." (2006-5-3)
- "Lost & Found" (2007-7-20)
- "最愛 Jade.i" (2008-5-28)
- "妍亮 SHINE" (2009-9-10)
- "A New Beginning" (2010-10-11)
- "仍然" (2012-01-20)
- "Pause" (2012-10-12)
Live & MV Albums
- "心愛、心妍 (Love Jade) Karaoke" VCD & DVD (2003-8-29)
- "Jade I Am Ready Concert 2004" CD (2004-3-19)
- "Jade I Am Ready Concert 2004" VCD & DVD (2004-4-17)[2]
References
- ^ Profile of Jade Kwan on personal website Template:Zh icon
- ^ Jade Online - Albums of Jade Kwan (Traditional Chinese)
External links
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Cantopop singers
- Hong Kong emigrants to Canada
- Hong Kong female singers
- Hong Kong singer-songwriters
- Musicians from Vancouver
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- New Talent Singing Awards contestants
- University of British Columbia alumni
- Canadian actresses of Hong Kong descent
- Hong Kong Christians