Cally Kwong Mei-Wan

Biography

Cally Kwong Mei-Wan was born on 24 December 1962 in Dongmen, Guangdong, and grew up in Hong Kong. She had a difficult childhood with a family of ten, and her mother passed away from cancer when she was 14, forcing her to enter the workforce early. In 1982, at age 19, she won the first runner-up title in the Miss Hong Kong Pageant, which launched her entertainment career. She became a prominent Cantopop singer in the 1980s, signing with PolyGram in 1984 and releasing her debut album "Sit Down Again" in 1985. She sang a duet with famous singer Jacky Cheung on "Only Love Lasts Forever" in 1986. She released the album "Heartbeat" in 1989 before moving to DMI. Her representative songs include "Accumulated Emotions", "Lip Print", "Half a Kiss", "Come Close to Me", and "Don't Pretend You're Reluctant to Leave". She acted in several TV dramas including "A Kindred Spirit" and films such as "Seven Warriors". After 2000, she stepped away from entertainment and turned to business, focusing on jewellery by founding Cally K Jewellery. She invested in mainland China from 2003 and built 13 Buddhist primary schools bearing her name in Jiangxi Province. She entered politics, serving on the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and was elected as a National People's Congress representative for the Hong Kong region. She won the Most Promising Newcomer Bronze Award at the 8th Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award and the Best Selling Record Award for "C Again" at the 2018 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards.