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Artist
Shirley Kwan
12+ albums
popHong KongcantopopchineseC-pop
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Shirley Kwan, 關淑怡 Kwan Suk’E, or Kwan Suk Yee is an idiosyncratic Hong Kong cantopop singer best known for her unique vocal and progressive music style. Kwan first shot to fame in 1989 as a pop sensation with the hit single "Happy Are Those In Love" (難得有情人). She then successfully morphed into a musical chameleon, infusing different western musical elements into the otherwise monotonous genre of cantopop. In 1995, Kwan published her coming of age psychedelic album 'EX' All Time Favourites, which has since become a modern classic. After a decade-long hiatus, Kwan made a successful comeback recently. Her "Being Shirley On Stage" concerts (關於我 關淑怡演唱會) in February 2006 opened to raving reviews, finally winning over the long-skeptical Hong Kong press. Early Years (1986-1988) Kwan was born in Hong Kong to an affluent family. Since an early age, she has been exposed to a wide variety of music. At the age of 15, this middle child elected to move to Los Angeles, where she later studied fashion design in college. Kwan had her first taste of limelight in 1986 when she took part in TVB's New Talent Singing Awards as a contestant. Two years later at the prompt of a friend, she recorded a demo tape for the prestigious “Marine Blue” open singing competition in Japan and won. Her talent caught the eyes of record executives at Apollon, and was signed to a contract, recording two Japanese albums in two years. Singing in Japanese and English, Kwan produced many middle-of-the-road J-pop at Apol
