Vivian Chow
Hong Kong female singer and actor, born November 10, 1967. In 1985 took part in the new-talent singing contest jointly held by TVB and 華星; after taking second place in an RTHK amateur DJ contest in 1986, began a singing-and-film career. In 1988 starred in the first film "Heart to Heart" and was nominated for Best New Performer at the Hong Kong Film Awards; in 1989 received the Most Promising Newcomer Outstanding Award at the Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Awards. In November 1997 announced would no longer sing in public and faded from the music scene; in 2006 returned to hold the "Back For Love" concert.
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Vivian Chow is a Hong Kong female singer and actor, born in Hong Kong on November 10, 1967, the only daughter of the family; the father died of heart disease before the birth, and Vivian Chow was raised by the mother and grandmother. Graduated from St. Stephen's Church College, and obtained Grade 6 in piano. MusicBrainz lists Vivian Chow as a Hong Kong singer.
In 1985 took part in the new-talent singing contest jointly held by TVB and 華星; after taking second place in an RTHK amateur DJ contest in 1986, began a singing-and-film career. In 1988 invited by TVB to host the television music programme "勁歌金曲", and in the same year starred in the first film, English Wikipedia recording the title as "Heart to Heart", and was nominated for Best New Performer at the Hong Kong Film Awards. In 1989 received the Most Promising Newcomer Outstanding Award at the Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Awards, and thereafter with 倪震 hosted a youth current-affairs programme of RTHK's television division, English Wikipedia recording its name as "Modern Era". In 1990 made a television-drama debut in "烏金血劍" on a per-production basis, becoming a singer-film-TV-host multi-hyphenate. The year of the first album "Vivian", the two Wikipedias record differently: English Wikipedia records joining 藝視唱片 in 1988, with "Vivian" sales receiving platinum certification; Chinese Wikipedia records issuing the first "Vivian" in April 1990, and in December of the same year issuing the second studio album "情迷". MusicBrainz also lists this "Vivian".
After 藝視 closed in 1991, Vivian Chow was arranged to move to PolyGram. When issuing the song "天荒愛未老", followed 鄭丹瑞's advice to give up disc-jockey and television-hosting posts, and focus on music and acting. The month of the first full-length album after joining PolyGram, "A Long and Lasting Love", likewise differs: Chinese Wikipedia records October 1991, English Wikipedia records November, and calls it the third Cantonese album; MusicBrainz records only the year 1991. In 1992 received Commercial Radio's "十大健康形象藝人", and issued Endless Dream and Winter Romance; in the same year joined 福茂 to enter the Taiwan market, English Wikipedia recording that "Rumor" opened the market. In 1993, with "流言" duetted with 林隆璇, received that year's Jade Solid Gold Most Popular Duet Bronze, and received NHK's Most Popular Foreign Female Singer Award. Chinese Wikipedia relays the January 1994 Ming Pao Weekly, saying 1993 Southeast Asian record sales exceeded 1.4 million copies.
On April 25, 1994 issued the first Japan-edition album "純愛傳說", formally entering the Japanese music scene; the Cantonese album "成長" issued on April 30 twice reached number one on the Hong Kong IFPI sales chart. In June of the same year held three shows of "周慧敏最愛‧94演唱會" in Taichung, Taipei and Kaohsiung; on October 7–8 and 14–15 first took the Hong Kong Coliseum, holding "94美的化身演唱會". English Wikipedia records Japanese critics listing Vivian Chow with Faye Wong, Sandy Lam and Sally Yeh as Asian Pop Divas. On June 19, 1996 issued the Cantonese album "熱‧敏", and in October of the same year issued 時間. In 1997 joined Japan's Taurus Records, and on February 26 issued the Japanese single "逢いにゆきたいの".
In November 1997, at an Atlantic City concert, Vivian Chow suddenly announced would no longer sing in public, and faded from the music scene; PolyGram in December of the same year issued the new-songs-plus-hits "回憶從今天開始". Thereafter left Hong Kong and lived in Vancouver with 倪震; English Wikipedia records that after the move the two only occasionally appeared in public. In 2003, because of SARS, could not return to Canada; the following year, after discussing with 倪震, returned to Hong Kong. In 2004 issued the first book "My Cat Son Pal Chow"; English Wikipedia records that it "rapidly sold over 20,000 copies".
On May 25–27, 2006 held three shows of "Back For Love" at the Hong Kong Coliseum, and donated all performance fees to 非牟利獸醫服務協會 to establish a clinic; English Wikipedia records the clinic opened on Vivian Chow's birthday. On January 5, 2009 registered as married with 倪震 in Hong Kong; Wen Wei Po reported 41-year-old Vivian Chow marrying 44-year-old 倪震, saying the two had dated twenty years and deliberately kept a low profile, and quoted the statement the two issued to the media: "Today we were sworn married before the marriage celebrant."
On March 19 and 20, 2011 held "DEEP V. 25周慧敏演唱會" at the Hong Kong Coliseum, and issued the 25th-anniversary commemorative EP "盆栽". At the press conference Vivian Chow stressed that Deep V means "deep involvement, deep friendship, deep-feeling confession". Concert guests included 劉青雲, and actors from "大時代" were invited for a reunion. In 2013 with Leo Ku served as Green Monday international ambassadors, and began trying vegetarian Mondays; by the time of the report this had already continued for more than two months; Vivian Chow told The Sun that animal husbandry is one of the chief culprits of global warming, and that if all of Hong Kong ate vegetarian one day a week, carbon emissions could be reduced. In the same year, after manager 柯志輝 died of illness, founded 主意工作室, with 陳韻晴 as agent.
In 2014 appeared in the Taiwan film "等一個人咖啡", released on the same day August 15 in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and sang the film theme "咖啡在等一個人", included on 福茂's soundtrack album. On December 18 of the same year issued the first solo gospel album "HIM", the first album after joining Emperor Entertainment, eighteen years after the October 1996 Mandarin full-length "時間"; the disc includes the English song "A Love Like This", which Vivian Chow took part in composing, describing how God's love changed her own life. In 2012 and 2016 there were additionally the compilations "真經典:周慧敏" and "環球萃取K2HD升級精選:周慧敏".
In 2017 served as a guest at Adam Cheng and 江若琳's concert, and on September 25 announced the 2018 Hong Kong Coliseum 30th-anniversary concert. In January 2018, "一萬天荒愛未老.周慧敏30周年演唱會" opened at the Hong Kong Coliseum; Wen Wei Po recorded the first show packed, with concert director Leo Ku supervising on site. Vivian Chow said on stage that the concert is called "一萬天荒愛未老", and that ten thousand days equals thirty years. That night duetted "流言" and "萬千寵愛在一身" with guest Christopher Wong; at encore sang "美少女戰士" with 王馨平 and 湯寶如; closed with "天荒愛未老". On August 13, 2019 opened a 30th-anniversary concert at Taipei Arena, and duetted "流言" and "知己" with 林隆璇.
At Christmas 2022, Vivian Chow recorded the first piano instrumental. In 2024 invited to take part in Mango TV's "聲生不息·大灣區季"; on August 31, when "地老天荒爱一场" opened at The Londoner Macao, announced this was the last large-scale solo tour, and said the first slow song "台下女主角" was for mother in heaven; at the same show looked back on the 2009 marriage, and that in the same year, through faith, gained a Heavenly Father. In 2026 took part in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, and with ten female artists jointly performed the original song "立春". MusicBrainz also lists the same year's Multiverse of PolyGram 55th Anniversary: 周慧敏.
Overview
- Born
- November 10, 1967age 58
- Born in
- Hong Kong
- Active
- 1986 – 1997
- 2004 – present
- Gender
- Female
- Legal name
- Chow Wai-man
- Aliases
- 周慧敏
- Instruments
- Vocals, Piano / Keyboard