Haley Chan Hiu-yi, known professionally as Hana Kuk Tsz-kiu (; ko, 국재교; born 17 May 1982
[ or 24 November 1986][), is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter currently managed by PanAsiaCC and TVB Music Group, debuted in 2016. Her Chinese stage name was voted by fans.
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Early life
Her parents divorced at a young age and she lived with her younger sister. Due to financial and family problems, she dropped out of school at 13 to earn a living, she later returned to her studies at age 20. Prior to returning to school, she took up multiple jobs including being an apprentice at a beauty salon, Photography assistant, and makeup artist.[【專訪．有片】菊梓喬曾打兩份工供妹妹讀書：畀晒啲錢佢居然逃學]
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Career
2008-2016: Career beginning
She had been the lead vocal as Haley Xc in ''Pleasure Garden'' in 2008. In 2014, she participated Super M as Chan Hiu Yi, Super Star and Hot Door Night.
In 2016, she was debuted as a female singer-songwriter under PanAsiaCC through the recommendation of Addison from ZEN
Zen ( zh, t=禪, p=Chán; ja, text= 禅, translit=zen; ko, text=선, translit=Seon; vi, text=Thiền) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty, known as the Chan School (''Chánzong'' 禪宗), and ...
. In July, she released the single "Today's Me" which performed good on the charts. Later, she has released two singles, "Fool in the Fairy Tale" and "Seven Years Old". Because of the commercial success of these singles, she has received Best New Artist awards from several shows.
2017: ''Forgot Myself'' and Voice Entertainment
In 2017, she signed a record deal with Voice Entertainment
TVB Music Group (Traditional Chinese: 星夢娛樂集團有限公司), formerly known as The Voice Entertainment Group Ltd, is a Hong Kong record label, talent agency, and publisher of pop music, founded by TVB and Stars Shine International in ...
.
After that, her first single from Voice Entertainment, "Lifetime Waiting", charted number 1 on Jade Solid Gold for two weeks. "Forgot Myself", the ending theme song from Line Walker: The Prelude hit 100,000 views on the first day of its release. In November, after 2 months of its release, it had over 4 million views online.
On 3 November, she has released her debut solo album, ''Forgot Myself''.
2018: ''Last Forever''
In 2018, most of her singles has reached 1M views. Back to the Day We Met and Flying Into The Flame are even the 5th and the 7th most popular Cantonese song on YouTube in 2018.
On 30 September, Forgot Myself has reached over 10M views on YouTube
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. The video takes one year and 11 days to reach 10 million views. She became the second female artist from Voice Entertainment to have owned a 10M video on YouTube.
In December, she released her second solo album, ''Last Forever''.
2019
Her first concert was held in August 2019 in KITEC.
2020: ''Can't Let You Go''
In December, she released her third solo album, ''Can't Let You Go''.
2021: First Non-Cameo, Non-Extra Role as an Actress
Starting in 2018, Hana began making guest appearances in TVB dramas. In 2021, she took on a supporting role in Murder Diary
''Murder Diary'' is a Hong Kong crime thriller produced by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), starring Kara Wai, Vincent Wong, Philip Keung, Benjamin Yuen, Mandy Wong, Lai Lok-yi and Venus Wong as the main cast.
The drama first premiered ...
, her first non-cameo, non-extra role.
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
Soundtrack appearance
Filmography
Television dramas (
TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and ...
)
Writing Credits
Awards and nominations
Note
References
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1980s births
Living people
21st-century Hong Kong women singers