Candy Lo

Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor
name = Candy Lo


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tradchinesename = 盧巧音
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pinyinchinesename = Lú Qiǎo Yīn
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birthname = 盧巧音
ancestry = Zhongshan, Guangdong
origin = Hong Kong
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birthplace = Hong Kong
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othername = Lum Lum (nickname)
occupation = Singer, actress
genre = Chinese rock, Cantopop, pop rock, alternative rock, alternative pop
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label = Sony BMG (1998-2007)
WOW Music (2007-present)
yearsactive = 1995-present
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associatedact = Black & Blue
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website = [http://www.sonymusic.com.hk/candy/ Official website]
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Candy Lo is a Canto-rock singer-songwriter and actress from Hong Kong. She has released 9 studio albums, over 40 singles, 2 compilations, 1 live album and 1 EP with Sony Music to date. On June 11 she released her first EP on her new label WOW Music.

Biography

Pre-solo period

Before going solo Candy Lo was the lead vocalist in Hong Kong based rock band Black & Blue. Before the band released any material, they used to perform independently of Black & Blue as a band as well.

In 1995 Black & Blue released their first record titled "Hope In Just One Day". A year later, in 1996 they released their second album eponymously titled Black & Blue. The former contains songs mostly sung in English while the latter is completely in Cantonese. Stepping away from English and singing completely in Cantonese had been a decision made in concordance with their record label so as to make themselves more understandable to fans. Lo wrote the lyrics to their songs herself.

olo career

In 1998 Candy Lo was signed to Sony Music, thus starting her solo career. Her first release under Sony was an EP called "Don't have to be too perfect" (不需要..完美得可怕). For this record she won a Golden Award [cite web|url=http://www.946.com.cn/aboutus/diantai3/200408120059.html|title=预告：Candy卢巧音佛山歌迷见面会|publisher=RadioFoshan|date=2004-08-12|accessdate=2007-03-19|language=Simplified Chinese] in the same year. The style of this release continued on from her Canto-rock past with Black & Blue. In winter 1998, Candy released a second record called "Miao", the title of which refers to Candy's love of cats and how "they listen while people sometimes don't." [ [http://www.imusic.cn/music/14092/ iMUSIC] zh icon] The album didn't sell as much copies as expected. Producer Kubert Leung blamed the public, who "failed to grasp the concept of the album". [ [http://hkentertainmentnews.blogspot.com/2005_03_20_hkentertainmentnews_archive.html HK Entertainment News] ]

Lo's 3rd album, "Get Close To Candy Lo" (貼近盧巧音), released in 1999, set itself apart from the mainstream music that year by adding a philharmonic orchestra to her mix of rock and pop. [ [http://www.mtvchinese.com/Music/Review/Chinese/200001/06/69.html MTV] zh icon]

In 2000 Candy Lo again released 2 records, "Colour Release" (色放) and "Muse".

In July 2001 Candy Lo released "Fantasy". Fantasy contained the radio hit "The Sword And Spear Don't Enter" (刀枪不入) as well as "Call" (呐喊), the theme song for the movie "". Lo's 1st compilation album titled "Like To Love" (喜歡戀愛) was also released in the year.

The release of her 2002 album "Appreciate The Taste Of Life" (賞味人間) marked Candy's career with her first smash hit "Beautiful Break-up(好心分手) in which she collaborated with fellow singer Lee Hom Wang.

On April 26, 2003 "Candy's Airline" (糖果航空) is was released. In that same year Candy released a concept album titled "Flower Talk" (花言.巧語), which combined mellow as well as more upbeat tunes with a classical hint to them.

Three months later Candy Lo released "True Music 1st Flight Live 2003", a collection of live renditions of songs released between 1998 and 2003 plus a few covers such as Wong Jim's "Forget Him" (忘記他), made famous by Teresa Teng. All of these were performed during a concert in Hong Kong.

"Evolution Theory" (天演論) released in 2005, was the last album she recorded before parting company with Sony. [ [http://www.inkui.com/a4/2037/2037026.html inkui] zh icon] It is less mainstream than her previous two albums. [ [http://www.imusic.cn/review/12607/ iMUSIC] zh icon] However, like "Flower Talk", this album deals with spiritual issues such as the uncertainty of the future in "Junk Girl Of Dystopia" (敵托邦的拾荒姑娘) and departure in "Sutra For Seeing Souls Off" (送魂經).

On June 11 2007, Candy Lo released her 10th album "Process" after joining her new record company "WOW Music". Candy Lo is the first artist to release USB flash memory digital album in Asia. Process contained radio hit "Can't Even Love"(愛到不能). Her mandarin song "Run Slowly" (走慢點) is also available at Candy's website at http://candylo.hk which has a hit rate of more than 200,000 times.

As an actress

In 2000, Candy started acting by playing a minor role in the drama "What is a Good Teacher" (自從他来了) directed by Hong Kong actor and director Francis Ng. Later that year she was nominated [ [http://www.dianying.com/en/awards/hkfa/hkfa20n.shtml HKFA Nominations 2000] ] three times for a Hong Kong Film Award (HKFA) for her role in "Time and Tide" (directed by Tsui Hark) (順流逆流) and "Twelve Nights" (十二夜).

In 2002, Lo played a pregnant advertising executive named "Godzilla" in If You Care... (賤精先生) and in the same year as Kung Fu fighter in Yuen Biao's "No Problem 2" (沒問題2), a collaboration between Hong Kong and Japan. That year, she also appeared in "The Eye", a horror movie directed by The Pang Brothers which was also released in the United Kingdom and the United States. Fact|date=April 2007

Discography

Albums

* "Bu Xu Yao...Wan Mei De Ke Pa (不需要..完美得可怕; "Unnecessary To Want..Perfect Can Be Terrible") (1998)
* "Miao..." (1998)
* "Get Close to Candy Lo (貼近盧巧音) (1999)
* "Sik Fong" (色放; "Color Release") (2000)
* "MUSE" (2000)
* "Fantasy" (2001)
* "Appreciate the Taste of Life" (賞味人間) (2002)
* "Candy's Airline" (糖果航空) (2003)
* "Flower Talk" (花言.巧語) (2003)
* "Evolution Theory" (天演論) (2005)
* "Process" (2007)

Compilations

* Like To Love (喜歡戀愛) (2001)
* 4 Seasons in One Day (2004)

Live Albums

* "True Music 1st Flight Love 2003" (2003)

Filmography

*"House of Mahjong" (2007) [ [http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/lo_candy.htm LOVE HK FILM.com] ]
*"The Wife from Hell" (妻骨未寒) (2006)
*"Feel It, Say It" (談談情, 說說性) (2006)
*"Half Twin" (半边灵) (2006)
*"Cocktail" (半醉人間) (2006)
*"The Heavenly Kings" (四大天王) (2006)
*"Teacher in University" (高校教師) (2005)
*"Bug Me Not!" (虫不知 ) (2005)
*"Six Strong Guys" (六壯士) (2004)
*"Herbal Tea" (男上女下) (2004)
*"Men Suddenly in Black" (大丈夫) (2003)
*"" (六樓後座) (2003)
*"Summer I Love You" (好心相愛) (2002)
*"If You Care..." (賤精先生) (2002)
*"The Eye" (見鬼) (2002)
*"Tiramisu" (恋愛行星) (2002)
*"Happy Family" (風流家族) (2002)
*"Marry a Rich Man" (嫁個有錢人) (2002)
*"No Problem 2" (沒問題2) (2002)
*"Funeral March" (常在我心) (2001)
*"Time And Tide" (順流逆流) (2000)
*"Twelve Nights" (十二夜) (2000)
*"What is a Good Teacher" (自從他来了) (2000)

References

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External links

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* [http://www.candylo.hk/ Official website]
* [http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/jw!n.lfUc.eBRr.xxzmh2.eFg-- Candy Lo's Blog]