Sally Yeh Chien-Wen

Biography

Sally Yeh Chien-Wen is a Hong Kong singer and actress born in Taiwan in 1961. She began her career in Taiwan in 1979 at age 18 and became a singer in 1980. She moved to Hong Kong in 1984 and achieved major success with her first Cantonese song "零時十分" composed by Lam Chi-Cheung. In 1988, she rose to prominence with her song "祝福" and swept all music awards that year. She won the "Most Popular Female Singer" award at the 十大勁歌金曲 Awards for four consecutive years from 1990 to 1993 and was named one of the "Four Heavenly Queens" during the era dominated by the Four Heavenly Kings. Her top ten best-selling albums in Hong Kong and Taiwan sold approximately 311,000 copies combined. She was the first winner of the "叱咤樂壇女歌手金獎" at the inaugural 叱咤樂壇流行榜 Awards. She has won numerous major awards including the 金针奖 in 2011, the highest honor in Hong Kong's music industry. Her notable Cantonese songs include "零時十分", "祝福", "珍重", "焚心以火", "秋去秋來", "信自己" and "傷逝", while her Mandarin hits include "瀟灑走一回", "選擇", "真心", "明月心", "晚風" and "愛的可能". She won Taiwan's Best Female Mandarin Singer award and Singapore's inaugural Most Popular Female Singer award.