Li Lai Ha

Biography

Li Lai Ha, also known as Li Yi Ning and by her stage name "Black Sister", is a Hong Kong singer and actress. Born on January 7, 1961 into a musical family, her father was a Cantonese opera musician bandleader and her mother was a street singer. She lived in Jordan, Kowloon from around age 10. Her father passed away early, forcing her to drop out of school at age 13 to work and help support her family. She began singing in Hong Kong nightclubs and lounges from 1973. She emigrated to Canada with her husband for a time, then returned to Hong Kong in 1983 to participate in the second New Talent Singing Contest, which launched her entertainment career. She performed in Hong Kong entertainment venues and toured in the United States, Canada, Britain, France, Southeast Asia, and mainland China. She also opened a lounge called "Bar City" in Tsim Sha Tsui and invested in various food businesses. Since 2009, she has run the production company "BG Production Limited" to arrange artist performances. In acting, she participated in the TV series "Come On, Cousin!" in 2014 at the invitation of Wong Cho-lam, then signed with TVB and left in 2017, returning in May 2018 and departing again in May 2019. In 2017, she discovered a 4cm tumor in her neck, stage one lung cancer, and a brain tumor, leading her to reduce concert work and undergo surgery to remove her left lung lobe followed by subsequent treatment.