Stephy Tang
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Stephy Tang is a Hong Kong Cantopop
singer and actress. She was formerly the lead singer of the pop group Cookies.
's Department of Fashion Design. In 2002, she joined Hong Kong music group Cookies and became the lead singer. She sang with Alex Fong in 「好心好報」, 「好好戀愛」, 「十分．愛(合唱版)」 (which won a Jade Solid Gold Award for the best duet in 2006), 「我的最愛」, 「重愛」 and 「七年」. She also appeared on TVB
's variety show Beautiful Cooking
.
, wanted a change to a more grown-up look and style. Some songs on her first album, Coloring Stephy, had a more mature and soft jazz influence than her previous music in Cookies. Generally, the album was widely heard and was popular, and it was certified Gold by IFPI Hong Kong.
Tang's second solo album was Fantasy. The album had a total of five editions. One was a deluxe edition which contains a DVD featuring her music videos from this album. The only difference between the other four was the color themes of the album covers: red, yellow, blue, and green, which were four different themes for photo shoots.
Her third album is Dating Stephy. This album also features different covers, and a special edition was released three months after the original release. The album also sold as well as her previous two. There was no official announcement of the certification, as Gold Label Entertainment Ltd and EMI Music Hong Kong did not participate in IFPI Hong Kong. However, the newspapers announced that Dating Stephy has sold over 30,000 in one month, and it was at least Gold certified.
In 2007, she performed at the S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
Charity Gala at Vancouver
, British Columbia
, Canada
with many other artists.
Tang performed her first headline solo concert, called "Stephy, See Thru Live 2007". It was held from 7–9 December 2007 at the Star Hall in Hong Kong. A live album was released featuring songs performed at this concert.
She also did a Mandarin version of "Breaking Free" from High School Musical
with Anson Hu
.
Tang released her new album The Red Album in November 2008. Some tracks in this album, such as "女兒紅", have led to media attention on the improvement in Tang's voice. Thus, rinsing her clear of her title as 走音王 (Queen of Offkey singing).
In July 2009, Tang published her first romance novel, Running Alongside Me (陪著我走). The book takes the form of a diary about a girl who has recently broken up with her lover. She goes on a cruise and writes about the things she sees and does. This book also includes 100+ pages of photos, making it a photo book as well. However, shortly after its release, many people realized that the book contained many incorrect words (they were correct phonetically, but not the correct Chinese character).
In December 2009, Tang released her collection of "Greatest Hits" plus "New Songs" songs in a 2CD+ DVD Collection called 'Music Cafe' which includes four new songs, including Running Alongside Me, which served as the same name as her novel. The collectors edition comes with a mousepad featuring Tang's face that is available in two designs.
In 2011, Tang left her previous record company Gold Typhoon and signed to Neway Star as her new record label.
Karaoke Album
Mini Concert Album
Other Albums
|2002 || Nine Girls and A Ghost
九個女仔一隻鬼 || Kar-kar ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2003 || Feel 100% 2003
百分百感覺2003 || Cherie ||
|-
|Dragon Loaded 2003
龍咁威2003 || Man-ching ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2004 || Dating Death
失驚無神 || Lai ||
|-
|My Sweetie
甜絲絲 || Chan Tze-keung ||
|-
|2005 || Herbie: Fully Loaded
|| Maggie Peyton || Cantonese voice dub
|-
|rowspan=2| 2006 || Marriage with a Fool
獨家試愛 || Kwong Mei-bo ||
|-
|Love @ First Note
戀愛初歌 || Amy ||
|-
|rowspan=4| 2007 || Love in Macau
濠情歲月 || Chu Yanhong ||
|-
|Love Is Not All Around
十分愛 || Kwong Mei-bo ||
|-
|In Love with the Dead
塚愛 || Luk Wai ||
|-
|Trivial Matters
破事兒 || Cheung Ho-kei ||
|-
|rowspan=3| 2008 || L for Love L for Lies
我的最愛 || Kwong Mei-bo ||
|-
|La Lingerie
內衣少女 || Ho Kei-miu ||
|-
|Nobody's Perfect
絕代雙嬌 || Lam Fung-kiu ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2009 || Love Connected
保持愛你 || Bo ||
|-
|Poker King
撲克王 || Ho Siu-yung ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2010 || Just Another Pandora's Box
越光寶盒 || ||
|-
|72 Tenants of Prosperity
72家租客 || Wu Lei-yuk ||
|-
|rowspan=4|2011 || All's Well, Ends Well 2011
|| Arnold Cheng's niece ||
|-
| Mr.Zhai || ||
|-
| Let's Go! || ||
|-
| East Meets West 2011 || ||
|2002 || Not Just a Pretty Face
美麗在望 || || Guest star
|-
|rowspan=2| 2003 || Hearts of Fencing
當四葉草碰上劍尖時 || || Guest star
|-
|Aqua Heroes
戀愛自由式 || Stephy ||
|-
|2007 || Colours of Love
森之愛情 || Yan ||
Cantopop
Cantopop is a colloquialism for "Cantonese popular music". It is sometimes referred to as HK-pop, short for "Hong Kong popular music". It is categorized as a subgenre of Chinese popular music within C-pop...
singer and actress. She was formerly the lead singer of the pop group Cookies.
Early life
Tang graduated from Buddhist Sum Heung Lam Memorial College and the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational EducationHong Kong Institute of Vocational Education
The Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education is one of the member institutions of the Vocational Training Council offering vocational education to post secondary students in Hong Kong through its nine campuses located across the territory....
's Department of Fashion Design. In 2002, she joined Hong Kong music group Cookies and became the lead singer. She sang with Alex Fong in 「好心好報」, 「好好戀愛」, 「十分．愛(合唱版)」 (which won a Jade Solid Gold Award for the best duet in 2006), 「我的最愛」, 「重愛」 and 「七年」. She also appeared on TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited
Television Broadcasts Limited, commonly known as TVB, is the second over-the-air commercial television station in Hong Kong. It commenced broadcasting on 19 November 1967...
's variety show Beautiful Cooking
Beautiful Cooking
Beautiful Cooking is a Hong Kong variety show broadcast on TVB. The show began broadcasting on May 28, 2006 hosted by Ronald Cheng, Alex Fong and Edmond Leung. The second season began broadcast from April 5, 2009.-Format:The game participants include 3 female Hong Kong celebrities...
.
Music career
Tang started her singing career in the music group Cookies. The main style of music from Cookies was teen pop. When Tang started her solo singing career, her record company, EMIEMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
, wanted a change to a more grown-up look and style. Some songs on her first album, Coloring Stephy, had a more mature and soft jazz influence than her previous music in Cookies. Generally, the album was widely heard and was popular, and it was certified Gold by IFPI Hong Kong.
Tang's second solo album was Fantasy. The album had a total of five editions. One was a deluxe edition which contains a DVD featuring her music videos from this album. The only difference between the other four was the color themes of the album covers: red, yellow, blue, and green, which were four different themes for photo shoots.
Her third album is Dating Stephy. This album also features different covers, and a special edition was released three months after the original release. The album also sold as well as her previous two. There was no official announcement of the certification, as Gold Label Entertainment Ltd and EMI Music Hong Kong did not participate in IFPI Hong Kong. However, the newspapers announced that Dating Stephy has sold over 30,000 in one month, and it was at least Gold certified.
In 2007, she performed at the S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
S.U.C.C.E.S.S. , founded in 1973, is a non-profit, non-partisan, and non-religious Canadian organization, located in British Columbia, Canada. Its main goals are to provide settlement and health services, job skills development, and counselling for immigrants and citizens.-Organizational...
Charity Gala at Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
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, Canada
Canada
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with many other artists.
Tang performed her first headline solo concert, called "Stephy, See Thru Live 2007". It was held from 7–9 December 2007 at the Star Hall in Hong Kong. A live album was released featuring songs performed at this concert.
She also did a Mandarin version of "Breaking Free" from High School Musical
High School Musical
High School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first in the High School Musical film franchise. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and...
with Anson Hu
Anson Hu
Anson Hu is a male Chinese pop singer and songwriter.-Biography:From a young age, Anson Hu showed great interest in music. At age 13, he was admitted to Shanghai Music Conservatory where he majored in singing...
.
Tang released her new album The Red Album in November 2008. Some tracks in this album, such as "女兒紅", have led to media attention on the improvement in Tang's voice. Thus, rinsing her clear of her title as 走音王 (Queen of Offkey singing).
In July 2009, Tang published her first romance novel, Running Alongside Me (陪著我走). The book takes the form of a diary about a girl who has recently broken up with her lover. She goes on a cruise and writes about the things she sees and does. This book also includes 100+ pages of photos, making it a photo book as well. However, shortly after its release, many people realized that the book contained many incorrect words (they were correct phonetically, but not the correct Chinese character).
In December 2009, Tang released her collection of "Greatest Hits" plus "New Songs" songs in a 2CD+ DVD Collection called 'Music Cafe' which includes four new songs, including Running Alongside Me, which served as the same name as her novel. The collectors edition comes with a mousepad featuring Tang's face that is available in two designs.
In 2011, Tang left her previous record company Gold Typhoon and signed to Neway Star as her new record label.
Cookies
Cantonese Album (EP)- Happy Birthday (2002)
- Merry ChristmasMerry Christmas (Cookies album)Merry Christmas is a Cantonese album by the Cookies. It was released in December 2002.- References :*...
(2002) - All the BestAll The Best (Cookies album)All The Best is first album by Mini Cookies, and it was released on August 13, 2003. It is a compilation of old hit songs from Cookies along with seven new songs.The tracks on the first edition album are as follow...
(2003) - first album as Mini-Cookies - 4 Play4 Play4 Play is second album by Mini Cookies, and it was released on January 21, 2004.-Track Listing:#Everyone on Diet – Music Video#Shining Friends – Music Video#Everyone on Diet #大頭貼 – Solo by Kary Ng...
(2004) - 4 in Love4 in Love (Cookies album)4 in Love is third and the last studio album by Mini Cookies, and it was released on December 18, 2004.-Track Listing:#Party Animal #He Wants to Come Over #Car Hotel #Greedy #Pink Rescuer #Ordinary Star...
(2004)
Karaoke Album
- Holidays (2002)
- Channel Cookies (2003)
Mini Concert Album
- 903 California Red: Eleven Fires Concert (2004)
Solo
Cantonese Album- Coloring StephyColoring StephyColoring Stephy is an album by Stephy Tang, and it was released on August 5, 2005. It has three versions, featuring the color blue, red and green.The tracks on the album are:# Colors# 藍鞋子 # 不要離我太遠 Coloring Stephy is an album by Stephy Tang, and it was released on August 5, 2005. It has three...
(2005 August 5，2nd ver：2005 September 28) (Certified Gold 25,000 units shipped in September) - Stephy FantasyStephy FantasyStephy Fantasy is an album by Stephy Tang, and it was released on March 28, 2006.The tracks on the album are:# 禮物 # 零與零之間 # 十分．愛 # 自由自在 # 姊妹淘 # 被遺棄的公主...
(2006 March 28，2nd ver：2006 June 5) (has sold 20,000 copies) - Dating StephyDating StephyDating Stephy is an album by Stephy Tang, and was released on February 14, 2007 in three different versions. It was released in conjunction with Valentine's Day in order to match the theme of the album. At the same time, the song Qi Xi also resembles the Chinese equivalent of this day of love and...
(2007 February 14，2nd ver：2007 May 10) (has sold 35,000 copies in May) - StephilosophyStephilosophyStephilosophy is an album by Stephy Tang, and was released on December 20, 2007 in conjunction with her first concert. Different from her previous 3 albums, only 1 version was released...
(2007 December 21) (Certified Gold 20,000 units shipped in December) - The Red Album (2008 November 27)
- Music Cafe (2009 December 23)
- No One Knows (2010 July 15)
Other Albums
- 17 May 2006 - All About Women (金牌女兒紅) - Track 05 - Let It Flow, and Track 08 - 偏愛 (with Kary NgKary NgKary Ng is a pop rock singer in Hong Kong. She studied at the Canadian International School of Hong Kong. She had made references to her nickname "Lady K" in the album titles "Lady K Live" and "Lady K: Transformation"....
(吳雨霏)) - 14 June 2007 - Another Chivas Music Experience Concert Live - Track 10. 愛與痛的邊緣
Films
|-|2002 || Nine Girls and A Ghost
九個女仔一隻鬼 || Kar-kar ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2003 || Feel 100% 2003
百分百感覺2003 || Cherie ||
|-
|Dragon Loaded 2003
龍咁威2003 || Man-ching ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2004 || Dating Death
失驚無神 || Lai ||
|-
|My Sweetie
甜絲絲 || Chan Tze-keung ||
|-
|2005 || Herbie: Fully Loaded
Herbie: Fully Loaded
Herbie: Fully Loaded is a 2005 American comedy film directed by Angela Robinson and produced by Robert Simonds for Walt Disney Pictures. It stars Lindsay Lohan as the youngest member of an automobile-racing family, Michael Keaton as her father, Matt Dillon as a competing racer, Breckin Meyer as...
|| Maggie Peyton || Cantonese voice dub
|-
|rowspan=2| 2006 || Marriage with a Fool
Marriage with a Fool
Marriage With a Fool is a 2006 Chinese film produced in Hong Kong. The main characters of this film are Alex Fong Lik-Sun as Lam Ka-Wah , Stephy Tang as Kwong Mei-Bo , and Pace Wu as Josephine...
獨家試愛 || Kwong Mei-bo ||
|-
|Love @ First Note
Love @ First Note
Love @ First Note is a 2006 Hong Kong teen romance film, written, produced and directed by Dennis Law, and starring Alex Fong, Justin Lo, and Kary Ng...
戀愛初歌 || Amy ||
|-
|rowspan=4| 2007 || Love in Macau
濠情歲月 || Chu Yanhong ||
|-
|Love Is Not All Around
Love Is Not All Around
Love Is Not All Around is a 2007 Hong Kong film written and directed by Patrick Kong.-Plot:Bo is an expert on dating boys, explaining her strategy to her friends at Wing and Ching's wedding. During the wedding Bo sees Bik Lin, her "love rival"...
十分愛 || Kwong Mei-bo ||
|-
|In Love with the Dead
塚愛 || Luk Wai ||
|-
|Trivial Matters
破事兒 || Cheung Ho-kei ||
|-
|rowspan=3| 2008 || L for Love L for Lies
L For Love L For Lies
L for Love ♥ L for Lies is a 2008 Hong Kong film written and directed by Patrick Kong and starring Alex Fong Lik-Sun, Stephy Tang and Alice Tzeng.-Summary:Everything was going well for Ah Bo until recently...
我的最愛 || Kwong Mei-bo ||
|-
|La Lingerie
La Lingerie
La Lingerie is a 2008 Hong Kong film written and co-directed by Chan Hing-Kai and Janet Chun, and is a loose follow-up to Chan's 2001 debut La Brassiere. Stephy Tang heads the film's ensemble cast, which also includes Janice Man, J.J...
內衣少女 || Ho Kei-miu ||
|-
|Nobody's Perfect
絕代雙嬌 || Lam Fung-kiu ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2009 || Love Connected
保持愛你 || Bo ||
|-
|Poker King
Poker King
-Synopsis:People say one’s fate has been pre-determined from the start like the cards in a Texas Hold’em game. Uno , a small time crook turned Casino magnate, and Jack, the scion of a powerful gaming clan lead very different lives until fate brought them together in a poker duel of a lifetime...The...
撲克王 || Ho Siu-yung ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2010 || Just Another Pandora's Box
Just Another Pandora's Box
Just Another Pandora's Box, also known as Once Upon a Chinese Classic, is a 2010 Hong Kong parody film directed by Jeffrey Lau and starring Ronald Cheng, Gigi Leung, Betty Sun, Eric Tsang, Huang Bo, Guo Degang, Gillian Chung, and Patrick Tam. It is a spiritual successor to Lau's two-part 1994 film...
越光寶盒 || ||
|-
|72 Tenants of Prosperity
72 Tenants of Prosperity
72 Tenants of Prosperity is a 2010 Hong Kong comedy film by Shaw Brothers Studio, Television Broadcasts Limited, United Filmmakers Organization, Sil-Metropole Organisation and Sun Wah Media Group. Directed by Eric Tsang and starring Eric Tsang, Jacky Cheung and Anita Yuen...
72家租客 || Wu Lei-yuk ||
|-
|rowspan=4|2011 || All's Well, Ends Well 2011
All's Well, Ends Well 2011
All's Well, Ends Well 2011 is a 2011 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Chan Hing-ka and Janet Chun. It is the sixth installment in the All's Well, Ends Well film series, was released on 2 February 2011.-Plot:...
|| Arnold Cheng's niece ||
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| Mr.Zhai || ||
|-
| Let's Go! || ||
|-
| East Meets West 2011 || ||
Television
|-|2002 || Not Just a Pretty Face
美麗在望 || || Guest star
|-
|rowspan=2| 2003 || Hearts of Fencing
Hearts of Fencing
Hearts of Fencing was a 2003 television drama on Hong Kong station Television Broadcasts Limited. The series, targeted at an audience of teenagers and young adults, focused on the lives of students from an international school, with a heavy theme of fencing.Description:This series is based on...
當四葉草碰上劍尖時 || || Guest star
|-
|Aqua Heroes
Aqua Heroes
Aqua Heroes is a twenty episode modern series by Television Broadcasts Limited in Hong Kong.Yau Han and her sister, Yau Wing have been separated for many years and they happen to fall in love with the same guy, Edwin .This story is basically about a group of teenagers who love swimming. Along...
戀愛自由式 || Stephy ||
|-
|2007 || Colours of Love
森之愛情 || Yan ||
Books
- 2002 - Delicious Cookies
- 2006July 18 - 不要忘記 (Bat Yiu Mong Gei)
- 2007March 19 - Stephy & Alex 十分愛
- 2008March 13 - 我的最愛Stephy & Alex電影寫真
- 2008July - 內衣少女電影小說 (La Lingerie Movie Novel)
- 2009July 22 - 陪著我走 Visual Diary (Pui Jeuk Ngo Zau)
- 2009December 18 - Heart Sweet 心甜