Joyce Cheng

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birthplace = Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Joyce Cheng Yan-yee (born on 30 May 1987 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Hong Kong musician, writer, and performer. She is the daughter of famous Hong Kong comedian Lydia Shum and veteran actor Adam Cheng.

Early life

Cheng is the daughter of Hong Kong actor/singer Adam Cheng Siu-chow and comedian Lydia Shum Din-ha. She is also the god-daughter of Alan Tang. For most of her childhood, she gained media exposure due to her mother. Cheng showed an interest in show business, and when she was 13 she performed a version of Britney Spears' "Oops!... I Did It Again", in a Hong Kong charity television program.

Cheng spent much of her childhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she attended Crofton House School. She decided to take a break from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, because she decided to pursue a music and acting career in Asia.

Career

Cheng has been the focus of a variety of media articles because of her struggles with weight. Determined to overcome her weight issues, Cheng started a strict fitness regime. Her fitness program was recorded in her book, "My Weight Loss Diary".

In 2005, Cheng played the part of Snow White in the Hong Kong Disneyland opening ceremony. [On 2005-09-11.]

Cheng had her first music video "Kao Zi Ji" (literally "Depend on Myself") aired on the TVB prime time show "Scoop" in 2006. [2006-10-06, at 7:30pm, during that year's Mid-Autumn Festival.] In 2007 Cheng performed in the Tung Wah charity fundraising telethon, raising HK$310,000, which included a special HK$10,000 from her mother, Lydia Shum.

In February 2007, Cheng performed in the Chinese opera, "The Grand Stage".

Cheng recorded and showcased her music video, "Connected Hearts" on an October 2007 episode of the popular Hong Kong television show, "Enjoy Yourself Tonight".

Cheng is currently working on her debut album, produced by Liu Jia Chang, which is planned to be released before summer 2008. However, there could be a possible delay because of her mother's recent passing, on 19 February 2008.

On 26 February 2008, together with Sam Sullivan, mayor of the City of Vancouver, agreed to proclaim the following 1 June (her mother's Chinese birthday) to be "Fei Fei Day".

On 10 May 2008, Joyce performed a part originally played by her mother, in a performance from Lai Fa Palace during the 2008 Po Leung Kuk Charity Gala. Joyce will be doing charity work to mark this year's Mothers Day, the first since her mother passed away.

Recently, Joyce took part in the 512 Fundraising Campaign to help support the victims of the Sichuan disaster. Joyce spoke on stage about how a young mother in Sichuan had sheltered her baby from the falling rubble with her own body and remarked on how noble this self-sacrifice was. She said that she had just experienced her first Mothers Day without her own mother, but she knows that wherever her mother is, she will still be supporting her. She felt that in the same way, this young mother will still be supporting her child because the love of motherhood is great until the end. She hopes that the orphans will remember this and grow up as happy people.

On 25 July 2008, Joyce took part in a live radio show with fellow Hong Kong artist Hins Cheung (張敬軒). The radio show was part of Ming Pao Weekly's 40th birthday celebrations. During the outside broadcast on Metro Radio, Joyce and Hins sang an English duet live without music. The response from fans was overwhelmingly positive. Hins praised Joyce's musical talent and added that he hopes they will be able to perform together on stage in the future.

In August 2008 several Hong Kong magazines reported that Joyce recently sold and moved out of her Kowloon Garden Estate and moved in with her foreigner boyfriend, Mark.

Notes

External links

* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=wzriZLTodp4 Connected Hearts]
* [http://blog.sina.com.cn/zhengxinyi Joyce Cheng's Blog]