Stephy Tang

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Stephy Tang
Stephy Tang in January 2007
Chinese name	鄧麗欣 (traditional)
Chinese name	邓丽欣 (simplified)
Pinyin	Dèng Lìxīn (Mandarin)
Jyutping	Dang6 Lai6-jan1 (Cantonese)
Born	(1983-10-15) 15 October 1983 Hong Kong
Occupation	Singer, actress
Genre(s)	Cantopop
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Label(s)	Gold Label (2002-2011) Neway Star (2011-present)
Associated acts	Cookies
Ancestry	Dongguan, Guangdong, China (Hakka)

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Tang.

Stephy Tang (born 15 October 1983) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress. She was formerly the leader of the pop group Cookies.

Biography

Early life

Tang graduated from Buddhist Sum Heung Lam Memorial College and the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education's Department of Fashion Design. In 2002, she joined Hong Kong music group Cookies and became the lead singer. She sang with Alex Fong in 「好心好報」, 「好好戀愛」, 「十分．愛(合唱版)」 (which won a Jade Solid Gold Award for the best duet in 2006), 「我的最愛」, 「重愛」 and 「七年」. She also appeared on TVB's variety show Beautiful Cooking. Tang is able to speak Hakka, Cantonese and Mandarin. She also represented Hong Kong in volleyball since form 1, but gave up to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. In March 2015, Tang, who became a fashion store owner, got sponsorship from the shop to reassemble a women's volleyball team, and participated in an open-grade C-class qualifications, where it got a record of a win and a loss.

Music career

Tang started her singing career in the music group Cookies. The main style of music from Cookies was teen pop. When Tang started her solo singing career, her record company, EMI, wanted a change to a more grown-up look and style. Some songs on her first album, Coloring Stephy, had a more mature and soft jazz influence than her previous music in Cookies. Generally, the album was widely heard and was popular, and it was certified Gold by IFPI Hong Kong.

Tang's second solo album was Fantasy. The album had a total of five editions. One was a deluxe edition which contains a DVD featuring her music videos from this album. The only difference between the other four was the color themes of the album covers: red, yellow, blue, and green, which were four different themes for photo shoots.

Her third album is Dating Stephy. This album also features different covers, and a special edition was released three months after the original release. The album also sold as well as her previous two. There was no official announcement of the certification, as Gold Label Entertainment Ltd and EMI Music Hong Kong did not participate in IFPI Hong Kong. However, the newspapers announced that Dating Stephy has sold over 30,000 in one month, and it was at least Gold certified.

In 2007, she performed at the S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Charity Gala at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with many other artists.

Tang performed her first headline solo concert, called "Stephy, See Thru Live 2007". It was held from December 7 to 9, 2007 at the Star Hall in Hong Kong. A live album was released featuring songs performed at this concert.

She also did a Mandarin version of "Breaking Free" from High School Musical with Anson Hu.

Tang released her new album The Red Album in November 2008. Some tracks in this album, such as "女兒紅", have led to media attention on the improvement in Tang's voice.

In July 2009, Tang published her first romance novel, Running Alongside Me (陪著我走). The book takes the form of a diary about a girl who has recently broken up with her lover. She goes on a cruise and writes about the things she sees and does. This book also includes 100+ pages of photos, making it a photo book as well.

In December 2009, Tang released her collection of "Greatest Hits" plus "New Songs" songs in a 2CD+ DVD Collection called 'Music Cafe' which includes four new songs, including Running Alongside Me, which served as the same name as her novel. The collectors edition comes with a mousepad featuring Tang's face that is available in two designs.

In 2011, Tang left her previous record company Gold Typhoon and signed to Neway Star as her new record label.

Personal life

Tang and Alex Fong (her colleague in multiple movies including L for Love L for Lies (我的最愛) Love Is Not All Around (十分愛) Marriage with a Fool (獨家試愛)) have reportedly been in a relationship for 7 years as of 2013. This was announced by Mark Lui at his THANK YOU Concert at the HK Coliseum in June 2013.

Discography

Cookies

Cantonese Album (EP)

1. Happy Birthday (2002)
2. Merry Christmas (2002)
3. All the Best (2003) - first album as Mini-Cookies
4. 4 Play (2004)
5. 4 in Love (2004)

Karaoke Album

1. Holidays (2002)
2. Channel Cookies (2003)

Mini Concert Album

• 903 California Red: Eleven Fires Concert (2004)

Solo

Cantonese Album

1. Coloring Stephy (2005 August 5，2nd ver：2005 September 28) (Certified Gold 25,000 units shipped in September)
2. Stephy Fantasy (2006 March 28，2nd ver：2006 June 5) (has sold 20,000 copies)
3. Dating Stephy (2007 February 14，2nd ver：2007 May 10) (has sold 35,000 copies in May)
4. Stephilosophy (2007 December 21) (Certified Gold 20,000 units shipped in December)
5. The Red Album (2008 November 27)
6. Music Cafe (2009 December 23)
7. No One Knows (2010 July 15)

Other Albums

• 17 May 2006 - All About Women (金牌女兒紅) - Track 05 - Let It Flow, and Track 08 - 偏愛 (with Kary Ng (吳雨霏))
• 14 June 2007 - Another Chivas Music Experience Concert Live - Track 10. 愛與痛的邊緣

Filmography

Films

Film
Year	English Title	Chinese Title	Role	Notes	With
2001	Merry-Go-Round	None	Herself	Guest	None
2002	Nine Girls and A Ghost	九個女仔一隻鬼	Ka Ka	Lead Role	Edison Chen
2003	Feel 100%	百分百感覺	Cherie	Lead Role	Shawn Yue
	Dragon Loaded 2003	龍咁威	Man Ching	Lead Role	Ronald Cheng
	Love Under the Sun	None	Herself	Guest	None
2004	Dating Death	失驚無神	Lai	Lead Role	Edwin Siu
	My Sweetie	甜絲絲	Chan Tze Keung	Lead Role	Sammy Leung
2005	Herbie: Fully Loaded	None	Maggie Peyton (Cantonese Voice Dub)	Lead Role	None
2006	Marriage with a Fool	獨家試愛	Kwong Mei Bo	Lead Role	Alex Fong
	Love @ First Note	戀愛初歌	Amy	Main Cast	None
2007	Trivial Matters	破事兒	Cheung Ho Kei	Main Cast	None
	Love in Macau	濠情歲月	Chu Yanhong	Lead Role	Alex Fong
	Love Is Not All Around	十分愛	Kwong Mei Bo	Lead Role	Alex Fong
	In Love with the Dead	塚愛	Luk Wai	Lead Role	Shawn Yue
2008	L for Love L for Lies	我的最愛	Kwong Mei Bo	Lead Role	Alex Fong
	La Lingerie	內衣少女	Ho Kei Miu	Lead Role	None
	Nobody's Perfect	絕代雙嬌	Lam Fung Kiu	Lead Role	None
2009	Love Connected	保持愛你	Bo	Lead Role	Justin Lo
	Poker King	撲克王	Ho Siu Yung	Main Cast	Louis Koo
2010	Just Another Pandora's Box	越光寶盒	Painted Skin	Guest	None
	72 Tenants of Prosperity	None	Wu Lei Yuk	Main Cast	Bosco Wong
2011	All's Well, Ends Well 2011	None	Arnold Cheng's Niece	Supporting Role	None
	Mr. Zhai	宅男總動員之女神歸來	Wen Rou	Lead Role	Alex Fong
	Summer Love Love	戀夏戀夏戀戀下	Herself	Guest	None
	Let's Go!	None	Annie	Lead Role	Juno Mak
	East Meets West 2011	None	Herself	Main Cast	Eason Chan
	Hong Kong Ghost Stories	猛鬼愛情故事	Phoenix	Guest	None
2012	Princess's Temptation	公主的诱惑	None	Lead Role	Liang Tian
	Love in Time	等，我愛你	Tina/Chi Ling	Lead Role	Bosco Wong
	The Guillotines	在断头台	Red Devil	Main Cast	None
	Bleeding Mountain	在山的恶魔	None	Lead Role	Ron Ng
2013	Badges of Fury	不二神探	None	Main Cast	None
2014	The True Love	不愛不散		Main Cast
	Hello Babies
	Golden Brother	男人唔可以窮		Lead Role	Bosco Wong
2015	An Inspector Calls	浮華宴
	Guia in Love	燈塔下的戀人
	Anniversary	紀念日
	Opus 1
	Kick Ball	蹴鞠

Television

Television
Year	English Title	Chinese Title	Role	Notes	With
2002	Feel 100%	百分百感觉	Herself	Main Cast	None
2003	Four Songs, Wonder Tales	None	Lead Role	None	Alex Fong
	Not Just a Pretty Face	美麗在望	Herself	Guest	None
	Aqua Heroes	戀愛自由式	Poon Siu Fung/Stephy	Main Cast	Matt Yeung
	Hearts of Fencing	當四葉草碰上劍尖時	Herself	Guest	None
2007	Colours of Love	森之愛情	Yan	Main Cast	Alex Fong
2011	Wind and Rain in Peach Blossom Town	None	None	Lead Role	Alex Fong
2012	Chinese Traditional Magic	大戏法	Shen Xin Ping	Lead Role	Yu Shaoqun
2013	Towering Cannon	None	TBA	Main Cast-upcoming	None
	To Advance Toward the Victory	None	TBA	Guest-upcoming	None

Books

• 2002 - Delicious Cookies
• 2006July 18 - 不要忘記 (Bat Yiu Mong Gei)
• 2007March 19 - Stephy & Alex 十分愛
• 2008March 13 - 我的最愛Stephy & Alex電影寫真
• 2008July - 內衣少女電影小說 (La Lingerie Movie Novel)
• 2009July 22 - 陪著我走 Visual Diary (Pui Jeuk Ngo Zau)
• 2009December 18 - Heart Sweet 心甜