Kelvin Kwan (born 24 March 1983) is a

cantopop Cantopop (a contraction of "Cantonese pop music") or HK-pop (short for "Hong Kong pop music") is a genre of pop music written in standard Chinese and sung in Cantonese. Cantopop is also used to refer to the cultural context of its production ...

singer from Go East, a subdivision of

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Family background

Born into a wealthy family, Kwan was raised in Canada. His father is Hong Kong record producer William Kwan, an executive for the Hong Kong division of

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, who played in the band

Teddy Robin and the Playboys Teddy Robin and the Playboys was a 1960s Hong Kong English pop band. The most notable members were Teddy Robin (vocals/guitar), who has a successful career as a singer/songwriter, actor, and filmmaker; and Norman Cheng (lead guitar), who later b ...

with his brother

Teddy Robin Wai Pang Kwan (; born 20 March 1945 in Guilin, Guangxi), known professionally as Teddy Robin (), is a Hong Kong English pop singer-songwriter, actor, and director and producer. He began his music career in mid 1960s when Hong Kong English pop w ...

in his youth. Due to the elder Kwan's close relationship with Hong Kong singer

Alan Tam Alan Tam Wing-lun MH (; born 23 August 1950) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. He played a major role in developing the Cantopop scene in the 1980s as he was known for singing romantic ballads with modern arrangements. From 1983 to 1987, Alan Tam ...

, Tam became Kelvin Kwan's godfather. Kwan and

Jill Vidal Jill Vidal () often referred to as Wei Si or simply as Jill, is a Hong Kong-based female urban pop singer. Vidal is of Korean and Filipino ethnicity with British nationality. Her twin sister, Janice Vidal, is also a singer in Hong Kong. Care ...

shot to stardom by filming anti-drug commercials in Hong Kong.

Career

Music

In 2004, during the summer vacation after his first year of university in

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, Kwan went on a trip to

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; after a night of

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with his father's ex-coworkers, Kwan was offered an audition, and was signed to Universal Music's Taiwan division. A year later, he moved to Hong Kong. Tam immediately took Kwan under his wing, teaching him how to face the media and deal with their queries about his personal life, which began to arise in July 2006 after he was seen attending a concert with fellow Universal Music singer Gia Lin. Tam's relationship with Kwan continued to be a boost to Kwan's career; in August 2006, the pair recorded a music video of the duet "''Big Cry Baby'' (大喊包)", which secured Kwan's popularity in the Hong Kong music industry. However, Tam has not been reticent in pointing out Kwan's flaws and errors publicly; in a September 2006 interview with the '' Sing Tao Daily'', he criticised Kwan's public speaking abilities and suggested he concentrate harder on singing during performances; Kwan reportedly felt awkward and hurt by Tam's words. Regardless, Kwan still credits a great deal of his success to Tam claiming that he would not be where he is today without his help and guidance. Kwan's self-titled debut album was released on 11 October 2006. Among the songs on the album was ''Big Cry Baby'', which only 5 days after the album's release was ranked as China's 4th most popular duet by

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Community service

Kwan and Jill Vidal participated in a number of community service activities aimed at preventing drug use and shoplifting. They were the spokespersons for the "Say no to drugs" campaign (向毒品說不), a program aimed to prevent the younger generation to avoid drugs. In 2006 and 2008, Kwan and

took part in a "Anti-drug promotion" (禁毒滅罪耀北區) in Hong Kong's north district.

Arrest

On 3 March 2009, Kelvin Kwan and his girlfriend

were arrested in Tokyo over alleged possession of

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during an investigation into

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. The drugs were alleged to have been brought in from Hong Kong. Kwan's godfather,

, expressed disappointment with Kwan. On 28 March, he was released and he returned to Hong Kong On 2 April, he delivered a prepared speech where he expressed his "regret and remorse". Kwan announced he would temporarily set aside his entertainment career. Baptist University journalism professor To Yiu-ming remarked that Kwan's press conference was a leaf out of Edison Chen's playbook, and that both "failed to show their courage and sincerity" by refusing to answer public questions. Kwan would not return to the entertainment industry until more than a year later when he released his next album, Here I Am on 22 September 2010.

Discography

*2006-10-11: 關楚耀首張同名專輯 (''Self-titled Debut'') *2007-11-20: 你當我什麼 (''What Do You Take Me For'') *2008-10-22: Hello...My Name Is *2010-09-22: Here I Am

Filmography

*''The Stunt'' (2018) (TV series) *''With Prisoners'' (2017) *''Wong Ka Yan'' (2015) *''

Paranormal Mind ''Paranormal Mind'' () is a 2015 Hong Kong supernatural crime thriller series produced by Hong Kong Television Network. The first episode premiered on 3 September 2015. It is the last series to air for HKTV. Plot A supernatural-themed detective se ...

'' (2015) (TV series) *''One Night in Taipei'' (2015) *''ATM'' (2015) *'' 12 Golden Ducks'' (2015) *''

Once Upon a Song ''Once Upon a Song'' (), is a 2015 musical drama television series produced by Hong Kong Television Network. The first episode premiered on January 16, 2015. Cast * Evelyn Choi as Yan Chi-ching * Kelvin Kwan as Keith * Kate Yeung as Jade * Jaso ...

'' (2015) (TV series) *''Sifu vs Vampire'' (2014) *''Enthralled'' (2014) *''

Doomsday Party ''Doomsday Party'' is a 2013 Hong Kong drama film directed by newcomer Ho Hong and featuring an ensemble cast including Paul Wong, Kay Tse, Kelvin Kwan, Teddy Robin and Wilfred Lau. Plot The film opens with scenes of angry protests in fr ...

'' (2013) *''Kick Ass Girls'' (2013) *''Hardcore Comedy'' (2013) *'' Tales from the Dark 2'' (2013) *''

Lan Kwai Fong 2 ''Lan Kwai Fong 2'' is a 2012 blue comedy film directed by Wilson Chin and produced by Li Kuo Hsing. ''Lan Kwai Fong 2'' is the sequel to ''Lan Kwai Fong'' and is the second film in the Lan Kwai Fong theatrical series. It was released in Hong Ko ...

'' (2012) *''Nobody's Perfect'' (2008) *''Forgive and Forget'' (2008) *''Magic Boy'' (2007) Kelvin Kwan at chinesemov.com
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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kwan, Kelvin 1983 births Living people Canadian people of Hong Kong descent Canadian emigrants to Hong Kong Hong Kong male film actors Hong Kong male singers Hong Kong male television actors Canadian male film actors Canadian pop singers 21st-century Hong Kong male actors 21st-century Canadian male singers Canadian-born Hong Kong artists