何韻詩
何韻詩
Genres: cantonese, Hong Kong, chinese, female vocalists, pop
謝安琪
About 何韻詩
Denise Ho Wan-See (Traditional Chinese: 何韻詩; Simplified Chinese: 何韵诗; pinyin: Hé Yùnshī), also known as HOCC, CC and Goo, born May 10, 1977, with family roots in Shunde, Guangdong, is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer. Biography: 1996-2001 Denise Ho was born in Hong Kong and received her education in Canada and Diocesan Girls' Junior School, Hong Kong. She emigrated with her family to Montreal, Quebec at the age of 11. Her music career was launched in 1996, after she won the 15th New Talent Singing Awards. Her victory not only earned her a recording contract with Capital Artists Limited (華星唱片) but also a chance to become the only female apprentice of her childhood idol, Anita Mui. Her debut EP, first., came 5 years after her victory. During her 5 year wait, she went on tour with Anita Mui as a background singer and hosted various TV shows produced by TVB. 2002 After Capital Artists closed, Denise Ho joined EMI in 2002. Although she was only with the company for a brief 2 years period, but it is during this time that her music talents flourished. She teamed up with Ying C Foo (英師傅) for her first EMI label release, hocc² (EP). The song "Angel Blues" (天使藍), composed by Ho herself, not only reached top spots on music charts, but according to Ho, it is also her "growing up" song. Another single in the EP, "Rosemary" (露絲瑪莉), written by Wyman Wong, created considerable controversies at the time, as it touched on the topic of lesbianism. This song also marked the beginning of Ho's series of songs containing gay themes. Following the success of "Rosemary" (露絲瑪莉), Ho continued the story of the two lovers in "Goodbye... Rosemary" (再見…露絲瑪莉) in her first full length album, free{love}. 2002 proved to be a successful year for Ho. The two singles "Angel Blues" (天使藍) and "Goodbye... Rosemary" (再見…露絲瑪莉) have won multiple music awards in Hong Kong, including CASH Golden Sail Music Awards (CASH金帆音樂獎) – “Best Vocal Performance By A Female Artist” for the song “Angel Blues”. In the same year, Ho won the recognizable "Female Singer Bronze Award" in the Commercial Radio Hong Kong Annual Awards (叱吒樂壇流行榜頒獎典禮). 2003-2004 In 2003 Denise Ho did a spectacular "Music is Live" concert with Andy Hui, who is also an apprentice of Anita Mui. Their performance won praise from the critics, and Ho proved to the audience her magnificent abilities to perform live as a musician. Later that year, Ho released her second full-length album Dress Me Up!. She was the credited as the producer of the album, indicating that Ho has finally gained full control over her music. In September 2003, Ho’s long time mentor, Anita Mui announced she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Shortly after the announcement, Anita lost her battle against cervical cancer and died on December 30, 2003. Between 2003 and 2004, Ho took on the role of hosting TVB's weekly live music show, Jade Solid Gold. In 2004, she appeared in Sammi Cheng's 2004 "Sammi vs. Sammi" concert as a cross-dressing cigarette-smoking admirer of Sammi. Ho's critically acclaimed performance in the short musical segment not only brought attention to the role she played, but also further established herself as a tremendous live performer. 2004-2005 In September, 2004, Denise Ho signed a contract with East Asia Music (東亞娛樂), the sister company of Amusic. The album Glamorous (艷光四射), which pays tribute to the superstars of the 80's, was released in January 2005. It also marked the start of a close collaboration between Denise and the Green Mountain Orchestra band (青山大樂隊). She was named the Orbis Student Ambassador 2005, and visited Hainan in July. In September 2005, Ho performed in the musical Butterfly Lovers (梁祝下世傳奇)as the leading actress, producer and musical director. Her album of the same name gave her three Number 1 singles - "Becoming a Butterfly" (化蝶), "Lawrence and Lewis" (勞斯．萊斯) and "Coffee in a Soda Bottle" (汽水樽裡的咖啡), which are all based on the story of the Butterfly Lovers, with possible homosexual themes. These singles helped her Receive the "Female Singer Silver Award" at Commercial Radio Hong Kong Annual Awards 2005 (叱吒樂壇流行榜頒獎典禮). 2006-2007 Denise Ho held her first Hong Kong Coliseum concert "Live in Unity 2006" on 26-28 October, 2006. The concert was a great success and was positively received by the public. Ho decided to stage a second concert, "Live in Unity 2007", on 19-20 January, 2007 following the original concert's success. Her single, We Stand As One, named after the slogan for the "Live in Unity" concerts, was released on January 11, 2007. Recordings of the concert were later released in February 2007. Ho then went on a worldwide tour, performing in Toronto, Canada and Atlantic City, U.S.. The significant public attention and positive reception to her music helped her garner the "Female Singer Gold Award" at the Commercial Radio Hong Kong Annual Awards 2006 (叱吒樂壇流行榜頒獎典禮). Ho also sang the Chinese version of Ayumi Hamasaki's song "Secret", known as "Wounded City Secret" (傷城秘密), for the 2006 movie Confession of Pain. She continued as the Orbis Student Ambassdor 2006 and visited Vietnam, and later started her own charitable fund. 2008-present In 2008, a new album 《Ten Days in the Madhouse》released. She produced this album from the view point of society's outcasts and to raise awareness of mental health issues. She encourages people to understand and know more about people with mental illness and those are ex-mental ill and care about their needs and situation. Denise Ho encourage the communication between them and the public, ultimately, to achieve social harmony. Denise Ho delivers her most ambitious project yet with "Ten Days in the Madhouse" and released with a documentary by Hong Kong director Yan Yan Mak (Butterfly) and an exhibition for charity, Denise shows that a multimedia project by a musician can be about something more important than clothing tie-ins. In 2009, she followed up her plan from late last year, and organized a free concert (a huge rarity in Hong Kong) called "Happiness is Free" in the outdoor courtyard in Diocesan Boys' School. She managed to book the place because her father was a teacher there. In June, she began the shooting of a new TV sitcom of TVB (titled "O.L. Supreme") with Liza Wang. In July, she released her new song "The Old Testament" (舊約) and announced that her concert with the theme "SUPERGOO" would be held during 9–12 October this year. Following the concert, Denise took on a role in the new stage comedy "Man and Woman, War and Peace"(男人與女人之戰爭與和平) directed by Edward Lam. The stage comedy was presented on 13–16 November at Kwai Tsing Theatre of Hong Kong. In 2010, she started the filming for the new movie (奪命金) directed by Johnnie To. She also extends her presence in Taiwan by launching an intensive roadshow program with miniconcerts and interviews in key regions of Taiwan such as Taipei, Kaoshiung etc. In September her first Taiwanese album (無名．詩) was officially released in Taiwan and Hong Kong. After having spent most of her effort in Taiwan and China, her 'Homecoming' concert will be held in Hong Kong during 23–25 December 2010. In 2011, Denise was nominated the first time at The 22nd Annual Golden Melody Popular Music Award for the Best Female Artist in Mandarin. Although she couldn’t bring the award home at the end, she sees the nomination of this award as a great encouragement after having spent her effort and time in Taiwan in the past year. Denise initiated another round of live concerts in Taipei again in June this year. In 2012, Denise Ho announced her sexual orientation on stage at the "Dare to Love" event at the Hong Kong Pride Parade 2012. She called herself "tongzhi," a Chinese term for homosexuals. Ho is the first mainstream female singer in Hong Kong to come out of the closet. Since then, she has been involved in the Big Love Alliance, and striving equal rights for LGBT. Later that year, she was nominated for the first time at The 49th Annual Golden Horse Awards for the Best Actress for her performance in the movie "Life Without Principle" (奪命金) directed by Johnnie To. In the end, Ho lost the award to Taiwan's Gwei Lun Mei. Ho said she was actually very surprised and a little embarrassed when she received news that she had been nominated for this award since her role was not really considered a main character in the movie. Thus, she took the nomination as an encouragement to work harder on her next film. In 2013, Denise Ho continued with the tour of her play Awakening in Singapore and as well in many Chinese cities. The play was well-received by the public, and achieved full house attendance in various venues. She also released her second Mandarin album, Coexistence, whose main theme is about embracing the differences in people and providing support for each other. The album achieved good sales in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and as well Taiwan, selling more than 30,000 copies in total. Denise is also holding her third major concert "Memento Live" at the Hong Kong Coliseum from 19–21 October. The concert theme will be memories, and the name "Memento" fits in perfectly because the English definition for it is "something that serves to remind." In the past, people had a set image of Denise, which was very tomboy-like. So this time, she wants to break all these stereotypes (especially after she came out of the closet) and show the audience a more versatile/multifaceted side of Denise Ho, show them her breakthroughs, and most importantly to show them how she has grown since her last Hong Kong Coliseum concert. As well, to go along with the concert's theme of memories, Denise will be releasing a cover album of her mentor Anita Mui's songs, called Recollections, for it has been ten years since she has passed away. This in itself is a breakthrough for Denise because she, in the past, had intentionally avoided singing her mentor's songs for she thought that Anita Mui's songs were for Anita only and nobody else should sing it. But now, she feels that it is time to let go of certain stubbornness and pay tribute to her beloved mentor. According to her Weibo page, she is an occasional vegetarian because when she tried to convert to vegetarianism in 2010, she became ill due to work schedule and shock to the system, so she only become a vegetarian for about two months a year.
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