Thursday, September 25, 2008

Ivana Wong

Ivana Wong is a female Cantopop singer and songwriter.

Biography


Born Wong Ai Zhi, Wong's mother decided to change her Chinese name to Wong Yuen Chi when she was five, since her original name pronounced the same as the killer disease AIDS.
Wong won the CASH Song Writers Quest in 2000 with her Mandarin piece "It is just misunderstanding and not tragic at all" .

She signed for Universal Music in 2004 as an all-round artist . On 5 October 2004, she sang with Jacky Cheung "I am really hurt" in his live performance and started to become well-known.

In May 2005, her first EP album "Ivana Wong 王菀之" was launched and sales were good. Encouraged, the record company launched a second album "I Love My Name" in November 2005, calling theProxy-Connection: keep-alive
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Compositions


Ivana's own albums

''"Ivana Wong 王菀之"''
* "Tricks"
* "Wanna Fly"
* "Touched in One Second"
* "Missing You"
* "I'll Remember You"
* "Now I See the Reason"
* "I Am Really Hurt"
* Hidden Track - "Thunder and Lightning"
''"I Love My Name"''
* "Hopes in Hand"
* "Caution, Fragile"
* "Thunder and Lightning"
* "Denunciation"
* "Sudden Dance"
* "Love Has It All"
* "Thanks for Your Dream"
* "Love Myself"
* "Little Angel"
* "I Cannot Recall It"
* "Hopes in Hand " , featuring Hins Cheung
''"Ivana Wong 2006 New Album "''
* "Poem's Passion"
* "Painting's Meaning"
* " Ferris Wheel"
* "Together with the Clock's Time"
* "Bliss"
* "Wanted Love, Not In Love"
* "Flying With Your Lover"
* "Starry Sky"
* "To Hate With Qualification"
* "I Really Love You"
* "Poem's Passion - Calm Mix"
''"Ivana Wong 2007 New Songs + Best Selections Album "''
* "Truth"
* "Mask"
* "Home Reunion"
* "Love you Forever"
* "There is nothing sad about misconception"
* "Girl from Ipanema"
''"Ivana's First Mandarin Album" (王菀之Ivana首張國語創作專輯"''
* "It's Love"
* "Love and Kiwi"
* "Why can it be lonely"
* "Self Entertaining"
* "Learned"
* "You're my true love"
* "Improvise"
* "Since"
* "Spinning Ferris Wheels"
* "Winter Dreams"
* "Lost"
* "Why aren't you here"
* "Where's my teddy?"
* "Amazing Grace"

Other songs
* "It is just misunderstanding and not tragic at all"
* "Red Cheek" , in NEO ACOUTSTIC MOVEMER Vol.1
* "Little Happy Doctor"
* "Please Let Me Hold Someone" in 903 Sammy and Kitty Opera 06'

Compositions for other singers
* Jacky Cheung - "I Am Really Hurt" ;
* Sammi Cheng - "In Love with Your Bed" ;
* - "Addiction" ;
* - "Creating My Wonders" ;
* Fiona Sit - "Hibernation / Vie-Ya" ;
* Fiona Sit - "The Black Kitty and I" ;
* Otto and Osman @ EO2 - "Wow Wow Wow" in 903 Sammy and Kitty Opera 06'
* Kelly Chen - "Fumi Saimon's Woman" ;
* Joey Yung - "The God Does Not Reply" ;
* Leo Ku - "Shower Head" ;
* Leo Ku - "Human" ;
* Miriam Yeung - "My Man is Coming" ;
* Andy Hui - "After Tomorrow" ;
* Jolin Tsai - "A Greek Maiden besides the Wishing Well" ;
* Hacken Lee - "Love Thinner Than Paper" , etc.

Awards


*2000 - CASH Song Writers Quest Champion
CASH 流行曲創作大賽冠軍
*2005 - TVB JSG Seasonal 2005 "Newcomers" Award
勁歌金曲優秀選第二回"新人薦場飆星獎"
*2005 - TVB Top Ten Children's Songs - "Little Happy Doctor"
十大兒歌金曲
*2005 - Metroshowbiz Top Ten New Stars Second Round "Dazzling New Female Star"
新城十強新星鬥第二回「奪目女新星」
*2005 - Friday Weekly "University and College Students' Favourite New Singer-songwriters
學勢力xFriday大專生熱愛歌手選「大專生最熱愛唱作新人」
*2005 - PM Newcomers Awards "PM Powerful New Singer-songwriter"
PM 樂壇新人頒獎禮"PM強勢唱作女新人"
*2005 - TVB8 Hall of Fame "Best Female Newcomers" Silver Award
TVB8金曲榜頒獎典禮"最佳女新人銀獎"
*2005 - Guangzhou Radio/TV Hall of Fame "Best Female Newcomers of Year " Gold Award
廣州電台/電視台05金曲金榜頒獎禮"年度最佳女新人金獎"
*2005 - Metroshowbiz Hits New Hopes Award
新城勁爆唱好新希望獎
*2005 - Metroshowbiz "Hits Singer-songwriters of New Generation"
新城勁爆新一代創作歌手
*2005 - Metroshowbiz "i-Tech Metro Hits Kings of New Singers"
i-Tech 新城勁爆新人王
*2005 - 4 Stages Association Performance Excellence Award - Bronze
四台聯頒音樂大獎 - 卓越表現大獎銅獎
*2005 - Ultimate Song Chart "Singer-songwriter" Bronze Award
叱o宅樂壇唱作人銅獎
*2005 - Ultimate Song Chart "New Female Singer" Silver Award
叱o宅樂壇生力軍女歌手銀獎
*2005 - TVB JSG "Most Popular Singer-songwriter" Silver Award
十大勁歌金曲頒獎典禮 - 最受歡迎唱作歌星銀獎
*2005 - TVB JSG "Most Popular New Female Singer" Silver Award
十大勁歌金曲頒獎典禮 - 最受歡迎新人獎銀獎
*2005 - Hit Rank of Chinese Songs "New Female Singer Praised by the whole Nation"
加拿大至HIT中文歌曲排行榜"全國推祟女新人"
*2005 - 28th Hong Kong Top Ten Chinese Songs "New Female Singer with Best Prospect" Silver Award
第二十八屆香港十大中文金曲頒獎禮"最有前途女新人銀獎"
*2005 - SINA MUSIC Voting Index Awards "Best Live Performance" Award - "Hopes in Hand " with Hins Cheung
SINA MUSIC樂壇民意指數頒獎典禮 "最佳現場演繹大獎" (得獎作品:與張敬軒合唱《手望》
*2005 - SINA MUSIC Voting Index Awards "My Favourite New Female Singer" Gold Award
SINA MUSIC樂壇民意指數頒獎典禮"我最喜愛女新人金獎" 
*2006 - Ultimate Song Chart "Singer-songwriter" Bronze Award
叱o宅樂壇唱作人銅獎
*2007- Metroshowbiz "Hits Original Song"
2007 新城勁爆頒獎禮 - 勁爆原創歌曲 《幸福》
*2007- Metroshowbiz "Hits Singer- Songwriters of the year"
2007 新城勁爆頒獎禮 - 新城勁爆創作歌手
* 2007- Untimate Song Chart "Singer- Songwriter " Gold Award
2007 年度叱吒樂壇流行榜頒獎典禮「叱吒樂壇唱作人 金獎」
* 2007- RoadShow Best Muisc Award "Best song"
RoadShow至尊音樂頒獎禮2007 - 至尊歌曲 《真心話》
* 2007- RoadShow Best Muisc Award "Most improved Singer"
RoadShow至尊音樂頒獎禮2007 - 至尊飛躍歌手
*2007- JSG "Most Popular Singer-Songwriter Gold"
十大勁歌金曲頒獎典禮「最受歡迎唱作歌手金獎」
*2007- 30th Top 10 Hong Kong Chinese Songs " CASH best singer- songwriter"
第三十屆十大中文金曲 「CASH最佳創作歌手」

Trivia


* The songs " Ferris Wheel" and "Please Let Me Hold Someone" share the same melody. The latter is a piece featuring DJ Sammy.
* "Poem's Passion - Calm Mix" is the background music of Tsingsumzhan's TV advertisement.

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