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Kelly Poon (; born 11 July 1983) is a Singaporean singer who emerged from one of the Project SuperStar singing competition held in Singapore.
Since her debut in 2005, Kelly has released 1 single and 4 albums:
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Kelly Poon graduated fromHuamin Primary School
This is a list of primary schools in Singapore. Children typically start their primary education in the year they turn seven. Primary education lasts six years, and is compulsory for all Singapore citizens.
Primary schools in Singapore are clas ...
and Yishun Town Secondary School
Yishun Town Secondary School (YTSS) is a co-educational government autonomous secondary school in Yishun, Singapore.
History
The school was first established in 1986, originally sharing its premises with Yishun Secondary School and Yishun Juni ...
. She later graduated from Singapore Polytechnic
Singapore Polytechnic (SP) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore.
Established in 1954, the institution is the first and oldest polytechnic in Singapore and is ...
with a Diploma in Maritime Transport Management in 2004.
After graduation in 2004, she became an air stewardess
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with Singapore Airlines
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.
Entertainment career (2005–present)
Kelly Poon auditioned for Project SuperStar in April 2005 and was eliminated in the fourth quarter-final, but was back on stage following sufficient public votes in the revival round. She supposedly impressed both the critics and the judges with her on-stage personality and versatility, and then came in second in the Grand Finals of Project Superstar whilst securing a recording deal withUniversal Music
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.
She released her first album Love Me, Kelly on 14 February 2006 in Singapore. Later, Poon signed a management contract with Yao Chien and released her 2nd album In the Heart of the World
''Zai Shijie Zhongxin'' () is the second album by Singaporean singer Kelly Poon, and her first to be released in Taiwan. It was released on September 28, 2007.
Track listing
# It's Not Ending
# 完美的默契 (Perfect Chemistry)
# 溺愛 (Spo ...
in Singapore and Taiwan
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. Her third album, Smiling Kelly, was released on 22 October 2008 in Taiwan
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. By the end of 2010, she ended her contract with Yao Chien and signed with Rock Records in the same year, releasing her fourth album Super Kelly on 29 July 2011 in Taiwan and 3 August 2011 in Singapore.
In 2013, Poon hosted her first television show 女人我最大 新加坡, working with Pauline Lan
Pauline Lan Xinmei (; born 16 November 1965) is a Taiwanese host, actress, singer and businesswoman.
Filmography Television series
Film
*''Myth of City'' (1985)
*''The Funny Family'' (1986)
*''A Book of Heroes'' (1986)
*'' Café. Waiting. Lov ...
.
Poon moved to Mode Entertainment in Singapore and Cosmos Entertainment in Taiwan in 2014. Her most recent EP Miss Kelly was released in July 2014. Poon was appointed as spokesperson of casual clothing brand dENiZEN in 2015. Her most recent Album Miss Kelly was released in July 2014, consisting of her compositions too. In the same year, Kelly was awarded an Singapore Golden Melody Award and also won an award at the Global Chinese Music Awards. She then also acted in a movie with Tender Huang in 2017.
Personal life
Poon suggested that she suffers fromkeloid
Keloid, also known as keloid disorder and keloidal scar,
is the formation of a type of scar which, depending on its maturity, is composed mainly of either type III (early) or type I (late) collagen. It is a result of an overgrowth of granulation t ...
problems, meaning that she scars easily after a wound heals, "if a mosquito bites me, it takes very long for the bite to heal". Her mother is known to worry about Poon. On 24 February 2020, Poon registered her marriage to , a Taiwanese music producer-songwriter.
Discography
Since her debut in 2005, Kelly has released 1 single and 4 albums:
Singles
Albums
Filmography
Music videos
* Self, Love me, Kelly - Debut, 《愛，無力》(2006) * Self, Love me, Kelly - Debut, 《計時炸彈》(2006) * Self,Taiwan
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">在世界中心, 《Shakalaka Baby
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》(2007)
* Self, Taiwan
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">在世界中心, 《在世界中心》(2007)
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Taiwan
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">在世界中心, 《一秒鐘的永遠》(2007)
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Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
">在世界中心, 《溺愛》(2007)
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Taiwan
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">在世界中心, 《印象派的愛情》(2007)
* Self, Smiling Kelly, 《限時的遺忘》(2008)
* Self, Smiling Kelly, 《愛我100分鐘》(2008)
* Self, Smiling Kelly, 《維多利亞的愛》(2008)
* Self, Smiling Kelly, 《春去春又回》(2008)
* Self, 超給麗, 《Happy Searching 快樂收尋》(2011)
* Self, 超給麗, 《No More Tears 說不哭》(2011)
* Self, Super Kelly, 超給麗, 《My Love 陪我到最後》(2011)
* Self, Miss Kelly , 情人嘉麗, 《情人》(2014)
* Self, Miss Kelly , 情人嘉麗, 《小丑》(2014)
* Self, Miss Kelly , 情人嘉麗, 《Goodbye》(2014)
Drama
Awards and achievements
* Project Superstar Season 1 Female Champion – Singapore * 最有潜力新人奖: 雪碧榜 – Shanghai * 最有潜力新人奖: 新城國語力 – Hong Kong * 區域傑出歌手獎 – 新加坡: 第19屆 新加坡金曲獎 – SingaporeStar Awards
References
External links
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