陳慧琳

chinese

Kelly Chen (Cantonese: Chen Wai-Lam / 陳慧琳) is a popular singer from Hong Kong. Born in Hong Kong on 13 Sep 1973, Kelly grew up with an elder sister and younger brother to support her. She went to school at a young age in Hong Kong before her father transferred her to Japan to pick up Japanese. Having attended high school at Japan's Kobe Canadian Academy, Kelly learned a good deal of Japanese. After she was done with high school, Kelly continued her education in the United States, specifically at the Parsons School of Design in New York City, specializing in Graphic Design[1]. Kelly is among such alumis of the school such as Donna Karan and Marc Jacobs. After Kelly graduated from school, she returned to her homeland of Hong Kong to be with family. At this time Kelly caught the attention of an agent soon after her return. Kelly got her first big break in the film Whatever Will Be, Will Be (仙樂飄飄) in 1995, and was featured as a singer on the soundtrack to the film. Later that year, Kelly released her first Cantonese album, Dedicated Lover (醉迷情人). The album was a success in her homeland and furthered her acting and musical careers. In May of 1996, Kelly released her first Mandarin language album, I Don't Think So (我不以為), in mainland China, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Singapore. Kelly followed the album's success with another Cantonese CD in October of 1996, Wind, Flower, Snow (風花雪). She also starred in two feature films in 1996 with budding stars T...