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Vivian Chow is a Hong Kong based Cantopop singer and actress. She is well known for her ladylike stage image as well as her charity works for animal rights.
She retired from the Chinese entertainment scene in the late 1990s when Vivian and her long time partner, Joe Ngai, emigrated to Vancouver, Canada. Though she still makes frequent trips to Hong Kong to visit her family and to support animal-rights charities.
Early lifeVivian was born in Hong Kong and brought up by her mother. Her father died the same year she was born due to heart problems. As a child, Vivian studied at St. Stephen's Church College, passing A-levels (thirteenth grade) in high school.
CareerRadio yearsAfter high school, Chow entered the Fourth Annual New Talent Singing Awards in 1985 with Yoshie Kashiwabara's song Saiai (??). The same contest also saw the rise of William So (???) and Hacken Lee. Although Vivian did not receive any prizes in the contest, this failure did not diminish her hopes of becoming a singer, instead, Chow entered the entertainment business by becoming a DJ in Radio Television Hong Kong in 1987.
As a DJ for RTHK, Chow was the
ActingIn 1988, Chow made her movie debut in the smash-hit comedy "Heart to Hearts" (????). She played the role of the daughter of Carol Cheng, a single mother who is quite protective of Vivian. They then meet a man played by George Lam
. For her role in the series, Chow won the 'Best New Performer' award of 1989.
MusicIn the same year that Vivian won the 'Best New Performer' award, she also released her first album, titled by her Chinese name, ???. This album contained only 4 songs, and its Filmography - San ren shi jie (????/Heart to Hearts) (1988)
- Chung tin siu ji (Path of Glory) (1989)
- Feng yu tong lu (????/The Unmatchable Match) (1989)
- Lang zhi yi zu (?????(?)/The Romancing Star III) (1989)
- Happy Together (???, Xiang jian hao) (1989)
- Xiao nan ren zhou xian (?????/Yuppie Fantasy) (1989)
- Wan ming shuang xiong (????/Goodbye Hero) (1990)
- San ren jo shi jie (?????/Heart Into Hearts) (1990)
- Chi qing kuai xu (Fun & Fury 3) (1991)
- Nu xiao feng yun xie jiao ren qin (?????????/Angel Hunter) (1991)
- Saam yan jo sai gaai (?????/Heart Against Hearts) (1991)
- Yao mo dao (???/Devil's Vindata) (1991)
- Yes! yi zu (Yes!??/Fruit Bowl) (1991)
- Stone Man (???) (1992)
- Fire On Ice (????) (1992)
- Tulips in August (?????) (1992)
- Laam Gong juen ji faan fei jo fung wan (?????????/Arrest the Restless) (1992)
- The Kung Fu Scholar (????????) (1992)
- Girls Without Tomorrow 1992 (??????, Xian dai ying zhao nu lang ) (1992)
- Xia ri qing ren (????/Summer Lovers) (1992)
- Feng chen san xia (????/Tom, Dick, and Hairy) (1993)
- Zou shang bu gui lu (?????/No Regret, No Return) (1993)
- Ching guan nan shen (????/Family Affairs) (1994)
- Wo Ai Ferrari (?????/To Love Ferrari) (1994)
- Top Banana Club (???????, Jin zhuang xiang jiao ju le bu) (1996)
Written works- Bengal Cat- ???????? (2004)
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