Kelly Chen is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress. After graduating from Parsons in 1995, Chen returned to Hong Kong. Chen was introduced to an acquaintance who owned a production studio and was chosen to feature in a Jacky Cheung music video. Later in 1995, Chen made her film debut in Whatever Will Be, Will Be (????), and sang the film�s theme song. In September 1995, Chen performed the song �Mou Tian� composed by composer Steve Barakatt. She then released a compilation album, Break the Sky, along with 3 other singers, and then her first Cantonese album, Dedicated Lover (????) in December. The album was a success in Hong Kong and furthered her acting and musical career. In May 1996, Kelly released her first Mandarin language album, I Don�t Think So (????), in mainland China, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Singapore. She starred in two feature films in 1996 with budding actors Takeshi Kaneshiro and Michael Wong. 1996 also saw Kelly�s first stint as a Japanese singer when she released two Japanese singles. In 1997, Kelly performed her first ever concert, �Starry Dream of Love� (????) and released the partner CD in June. In July, she released �Morning�, another Japanese single and her first Japan-based hit. Kelly also provided the voice of Madame Trunk in the animated movie �A Chinese Ghost Story�. In 1998, Kelly embarked on a World Tour, starting in Australia. Starring in the television drama �Don�t be a Cry Baby� with Japanese star Kyoko Fukada and performing two concerts in Fukuoka, Japan in 1999, Kelly increased her Japanese fanbase. After the release of her remix album �Kelly BPM Collection� in March 2001, Kelly embarked on yet another world tour, the �Paisley Galaxy World Tour�, which started out in Singapore. In 2005, her song �Hope� from the Korean TV series Dae Jang Geum earned Kelly boosted her status in the Cantopop industry as it was a popular song in both Hong Kong and mainland China. �Hope� was also the top song of charts for 20 radio stations in China and had even set a high record for ringtone downloads. On October 2, 2008, Chen married Alex Lau (???), her boyfriend of 16 years, at the InterContinental Hong Kong Hotel. Chen is currently pregnant with a boy; her estimated delivery date is August 2009.
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Name: Kelly Chen Wai Lam ( Chen HuiLin) ??? (???)
Birth name: Chen Wai Man ??? (Vivian Chen)
Birthday: September 13, 1972
Birth Place: Hong Kong
Height: 173cm
Blood type: O
Family: Parents, elder sister and younger brother
Education: Kobe Canadian Academy, Japan (high school)
Education: Parsons School of Design, New York (graphic design)
Language: Cantonese, English, Mandarin and Japanese
Profession: Actress and singer
Hobbies: Reading, interior design, packaging and textile design
Favorite color: Pink and red
Favorite food: Instant noodles
Favorite place: Wherever has sunshine and beach
Favorite sport: Dancing
Favorite actresses: Maggie Cheung, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and Nicole Kidman
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