Vivian Chow

Vivian Chow (Chinese: 周慧敏; pinyin: Zhōu Huìmǐn) is a Hong Kong-based Cantopop singer and actress. She is well known for her ladylike stage image as well as her charity works for animal rights and breast cancer awareness.

Early life

Chow was born in Hong Kong and brought up by her motherand grandmother. Her father died the same year before she was born due to heart problems. As a child, Chow studied at St. Stephen's Church College, passing A-levels (thirteenth grade) in high school. She also gained 7th grade in piano

Career

Radio years: 1987–1991

After high school, Chow entered the Fourth Annual New Talent Singing Awards in 1985 with Yoshie Kashiwabara's song Saiai (最愛), a song she later covered in Cantonese. The same contest also saw the rise of William So (蘇永康) and Hacken Lee. Although Chow did not receive any prizes in the contest, this failure did not diminish her hopes of becoming a singer, instead, Chow entered the entertainment business by becoming a DJ in Radio Television Hong Kong in 1987 after coming second in an amateur DJ contest in 1986.