Joey Yung Cho-yee

Biography

Joey Yung Cho-yee is a Hong Kong singer and actress, born on June 16, 1980 at Tsuen Wan Yan Chai Hospital. She grew up in the Butterfly Valley wooden house area in Kowloon and later moved to Ma On Shan during primary school. She graduated from several schools and obtained a tourism certificate from the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education. In 1995, she won the Big Echo karaoke contest and signed with Go East Entertainment, but was dismissed after releasing her first solo single. She worked as an accountant and helped her mother run a fashion store before joining the late singer Lo Man and signing with Fitto Entertainment (Emperor Entertainment). In 1999, she released her debut EP "Unknown" which sold 130,000 copies and remained on the IFPI sales chart for 23 weeks, breaking a record that no new artist has surpassed to date. She won newcomer awards across four media platforms, and her title track "Unknown" topped three pop charts. In 2003, her song "My Pride" achieved major success and won awards across four platforms, while its Mandarin version "Girl with Flying Wings" gained immense popularity in mainland China. Joey Yung is one of the most awarded artists in Hong Kong music history, having won the "Most Outstanding Female Singer" award at the Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award for 14 consecutive years, the "Most Popular Female Singer" award at the Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards 12 times, and the "Ultimate Female Singer Gold Award" at the Ultimate Song Chart Awards 11 times. She has released over 30 studio albums, held more than 200 concerts in Hong Kong and overseas, and was listed on the Forbes China Celebrity list between 2010 and 2014.