Jace Chan (Chinese: 陳凱詠; pinyin: chén kǎiyǒng; Cantonese Yale: chàn hóiwihng) is a singer and actress from Hong Kong. Her acting debut was a supporting role in the 2017 TV series Margaret & David - Ex (Chinese: 瑪嘉烈與大衛系列 前度) made by ViuTV.[citation needed] She debuted in the music industry in 2019 and won Metro Radio's New Artist Award.[1] Her song "Quarantine" (Chinese: 隔離) won her an additional award.[2]
Biography
When Chan graduated from secondary school, she decided to make a living out of her interest in music. After she graduated from Hong Kong Baptist University, she worked as a dance teacher and anchor for Billboard China.[citation needed] She was chosen by Universal Music Hong Kong to be the anchor for their new web magazine, UMWebzine, interviewing artists on their behalf.[citation needed] She interviewed Shawn Mendes, Niall Horan, 5 Seconds of Summer, LANY, Jonas Blue, and more.[3][4][5][6][7] She has also posted videos on her YouTube channel branded as JengJace.[8] In 2018, she went on King Maker, a Hong Kong singing contest, assisting the stylist Mayao Ma.[9]
She has dabbled in music production, uploading videos of herself covering different songs while performing with the music group Dusty Bottle. Universal Music Hong Kong noticed her videos and signed her to their label. In 2019, she became one of the "Fabulous Four", becoming the new singer of that year. She released 3 songs that year: Sudden Urge (Chinese: 想突然), a R&B song featuring LMF and 24Herbs,[10] Trying for Normalcy (Chinese: 想正常), a heavier song, describing the conflicts in later stages of a relationship,[11] and Speak (Chinese: 講) whose demo was recorded in Paris.[12]
In 2020, Chan collaborated with Alex Fung to compose the melody of the song Born to be in Second Place (Chinese: 天生二品) alongside Hirsk, a Hong Kong Composer. The song was a success, managing to get to the top of the Music Charts of ViuTV, Commercial Radio, Metro Radio and RTHK.[13][14] In that August, she released a love song, Quarantine (Chinese: "隔離"), collaborating with Alex Fung again. Chan's friends, Z. Koo and Chung Suet Ying were the main actors in the music video. The song was another success, topping the charts on iTunes,[15] MusicOne,[16] and KKBOX.[17] This song also became one of the 10 best songs recommended by Metro Radio. A duet version with the indie singer Terence Lam was also made.[18]
In 2021, Chan reused the crew and invited Terence Lam to be a co-composer of the song The Virtual Man & ME (Chinese: 虛擬人與我), a song about an online relationship.[19] She released her first album, Processing, on May 14, 2021, and the album reached the golden award sales (15,000 copies sold) on its first day out. Songs from the album were listened to approximately 2 million times on MOOV.[20] The album contained all Chan's previous songs as well as a new song, "I Wish," which expressed Chan's hope for relieving stress and doing things her audience likes without being restricted.
It became the top song on the charts of RTHK, Commercial Radio, TVB and ViuTV. Chan has also invited the vocal of bands Chochukmo and R.O.O.T, Jan Curious to record a Poolside Version.[21] In July, Chan was chosen by Spotify to be the Hong Kong representative for their July EQUAL Global Music Program and her portrait was on the screen of New York Times Square.[22] On August 20, Chan held her first concert under the sponsorship of American Express, though the way its tickets were sold led to disputes in the music community.[23][24]
In 2022 Chan released a R&B song "Long D" composed by Jay Fung and reenacted many classic old Hong Kong movie scenes in its music video.[25] She sung in 21 shows of the musical Bye-Bye Your Tale in August that year.[26]
Discography
Albums
Order
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Album Name
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Album Type
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Publishing Firm
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Release Date
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Songs
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1
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Processing
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Album
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Universal Music Hong Kong
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14 May 2021
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CD1
- "想突然" Feat. Phat
- "想正常"
- "講"
- "天生二品"
- "Quarantine"
- "Quarantine (Studio Live Duet)" Feat. Terence Lam
- "虛擬人與我"
- "I Wish"
CD2
- "Forever Summer" (English)
- "Feel Me (想正常Demo)"
- "困獸鬥" (feat.FatBoy@ERROR) Theme song for ViuTV drama Showman's Show
- "Cold (講 Demo)" (English)
- "天生二品 (2 Drummers Version)" feat. Anton & Kay
- "DOITDOIT (半個鍾說Demo)"
- "想突然 (hirsk Remix)"
- "困獸鬥 (TonYnoT Remix)"
- "虛擬人與我 (Yeung Tung Remix)"
- "I Wish (Mael Remix)"
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Extended plays
Singles
- "沒有無緣無故的恨" (2021)
- "收聲多謝" (2021)
- "Long D" (2022)
- "Calm Down 練功" (2023)
- "Freaks Night Parade" (百妖夜行的修行) (2024)
- "I'm Tired" (間歇性休眠) (2024)
Collaborations
- 2018: "Forever Summer" (English song of the Hong Kong band Dusty Bottle, also the lyricist for the song)
- 2019: "困獸鬥" (Theme song for ViuTV drama Showman's Show, featuring FatBoy of Error)
- 2020: "Last Seen!" (Theme song for Commercial Radio program Medication for Insomnia and the music in another program, Last Seen!. featuring OSCAR, Yanny Chan and Anson Kong)
- 2020: "隔離" (lit: Quarantine) (Studio Live Duet) (with Terence Lam)
- 2021: "Before 30" (Theme song for Commercial Radio program Medication for Insomnia and the music in another program, Last Seen! Season 5. featuring OSCAR, Yanny Chan, Anson Kong and Kaho Hung)
- 2022: "This Is How We Roll" (Featuring in P1X3L's song)
- 2024: "Gradually" (漸漸我們) (with Edan Lui)
Other Songs
- 2018: "I'll be You" (Promotional music for Universal Music Hong Kong, appearing as the anchor of UMwebzine in the music video)
- 2018: "Summer Thing" (Personal creation)
- 2019: "Chung Full Hustle" (Theme song for Commercial Radio program Chung Full Hustle, also the composer of the song)
Songs Chart on Billboard, Hits of the World and Hong Kong Songs
Filmography
Drama
TV shows
Educational TV Shows
Videography
Music videos
Performances
Personal
Date
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Name
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Venue
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Notes
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14 May 2021
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MOOV Special - Jace Chan
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West Kowloon Cultural District Freespace
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Sharing of her new album, Processing
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20 August 2021
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Presented by American Express - Jace Chan PROCESSED Concert
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KITEC E-Max Music Zone
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First Personal Concert
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11–12 December 2021
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Presented by FWD - Jace Chan UNBORDERED Live
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KITEC E-Max Star Hall
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First personal concert with open ticket offices
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Cooperative
Other concerts
Date
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Name
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Venue
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Note
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30 September 2018
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HealthFest by AIA: Sing with me Busking Day
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Hong Kong Observation Wheel
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Performing guest, collaborating with Dusty Bottle
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10 November 2018
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Clockenflap 2018
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Central Harbourfront Event Space
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13 January 2019
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Freespace Happening 2019
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West Kowloon Cultural District
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18 September 2020
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YouTube Music Night with AGA
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Online
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Performing guest, duet with AGA
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15 October 2020
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Project After 6: The Pitch 2020
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Taikoo Place
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1 November 2020
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Gimme LiVe 2020 Music Festival – Live Goes On
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Mira Place
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26 March 2021
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YSL Beauty Records Online Concert
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Online
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Collaborating with Keung To and Juno Mak
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7 August 2021
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Gimme LiVe 2021 Music Festival – RE-LIVE
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Mira Place
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31 December 2021
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Hong Kong New Year's Eve Concert
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Central Harbourfront Event Space[31]
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Awards and nominations
Music Awards
References
External links