Jade Kwan Sum-yin

Biography

Jade Kwan Sum-yin, formerly known as Kwan Wai-man, is a Hong Kong singer. Born in Hong Kong in 1979 with ancestral roots in Nanhai, Guangdong, she grew up with her mother and grandparents on Cheung Chau after her parents' divorce. She moved to Vancouver, Canada in 1990, completed high school there and attended the University of British Columbia studying pharmacy, during which time she became a Christian. Her career began when she won the Global Chinese New Talent Singing Competition in Canada in 1999, then received the "Most Promising Award" at the world finals in Shanghai. She joined BMA Records and officially debuted in 2002. Besides singing, she is skilled in piano, guitar and saxophone. She released her album "A New Beginning" in 2010 with the hit song "以身試愛". In 2011, she released "仍然" which became a major success. She held her second concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum in 2012, marking ten years since her debut. She was selected as one of Hong Kong's Ten Outstanding Young Persons in 2012. In 2017, she established a charity foundation to help troubled youth in Hong Kong.