About Joey Yung
Joey Yung Tso-Yi (Chinese: 容祖兒; Cantonese Yale: Yùhng Jóuyìh, pinyin: Róng Zǔ'ér; born 16 June 1980) is a Hong Kong singer and actress signed to Emperor Entertainment Group. Since her debut in 1996, Yung has received multiple awards at Hong Kong's major annual music ceremonies. She was ranked 63rd on the 2014 Forbes China Celebrity 100. == Early life == Yung was born on 16 June 1980 at Yan Chai Hospital in Tsuen Wan. She has a younger brother. She has ancestral roots in Xinhui, Guangdong. She attended Ma On Shan Lutheran Primary School, where she was classmates with actor Wong Cho-lam in the sixth grade. At the age of 15, Yung competed in the Big Echo Karaoke Singing Contest and was subsequently signed by Go East Entertainment Co., Ltd. As an artist under Go East, she recorded the song "The First Time I Want to Be Drunk", but the release was commercially unsuccessful, and her contract was not renewed. == Career == === 1998–1999: Debut === In 1998, Yung signed with the Hong Kong record label Fitto Entertainment (later acquired by Emperor Entertainment Group).
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