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Ivana Wong

Ivana Wong, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress

Born
June 18, 1979
Age in 2026
47
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1979

About Ivana Wong

Ivana Wong Yuen-chi (Chinese: 王菀之; born 18 June 1979) is a Hong Kong singer, songwriter, and actress. She made her debut in 2005 with the self-titled EP Ivana. She is a four-time winner of the Ultimate Song Chart Awards Singer-songwriter Gold Award, and a three-time Hong Kong Film Awards winner. == Music career == In 2000, she won the 12th CASH Song Writers Quest competition with her song "Just a Misunderstanding" (是個誤會沒甚可悲). In 2005, she signed with Universal Music Hong Kong, and made her debut with the self-titled EP Ivana. In 2011, Ivana wrote and performed the theme song "Missed Address" for Andrew Lau's film A Beautiful Life. It was nominated as Best Original Film Song in a Movie Picture. In 2012, her song (Chinese: 留白; Jyutping: lau4 baak6) achieved the 2012 Golden Song JSG Award (Jade Solid Gold Awards Presentation) and was the only song awarded in all four music award ceremonies in the industry. Her debut concert held in the Hong Kong Coliseum in October 2011, “The Water Lily Concert”, led by three renowned musical directors working with an orchestra of forty-two musicians, was considered unprecedented and phenomenal, and was recognized by all as an “art Show upsurge that overpowers the HK Coliseum”. She then had her second concert held in the Hong Kong Coliseum in May 2014, and her first collaboration concert with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra held in the Concert Hall at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in October 2015, “Fragrance of Music, Ivana Wong x Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra”.

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Career and life highlights

Ivana Wong timeline

  1. Ivana Wong Yuen-chi (Chinese: 王菀之; born 18 June 1979) is a Hong Kong singer, songwriter, and actress.
  2. In 2000, she won the 12th CASH Song Writers Quest competition with her song "Just a Misunderstanding" (是個誤會沒甚可悲).
  3. She made her debut in 2005 with the self-titled EP Ivana.
  4. In 2011, her appearance in the Broadway Musical “I Love You Because” brought her the first nomination for Best Supporting Actress in the 21st Hong Kong Drama Award Presentation.
  5. In 2012, her song (Chinese: 留白; Jyutping: lau4 baak6) achieved the 2012 Golden Song JSG Award (Jade Solid Gold Awards Presentation) and was the only song awarded in all four music award ceremonies in the industry.

The world when Ivana Wong was born

Ivana Wong was born in 1979. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1979

  • #1 song"My Sharona" – The Knack
  • Top movieKramer vs. Kramer
  • Top TV showLaverne & Shirley
  • Best-selling bookThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Miracle on Ice" (1980 — actually)
  • Top headlineIran hostage crisis begins
  • Technology milestoneSony Walkman released — portable music goes mainstream
  • Defining fadSony Walkman — portable music revolution
  • Notable inventionSony Walkman
  • World population4.38 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • Also wonSeattle SuperSonics (NBA)
  • U.S. population225.1M

1979 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ivana Wong's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19792026
Gas$0.86$3.45/gal
Average home$62,900$435,000
Average income$19,554$67,500
Minimum wage$2.90$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.51$11.95
Postage stamp$0.15$0.73
Population225.1M341 million

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