Vivien Chen

About Vivien Chen

Birth Day: September 13, 1972
Birth Place: Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Chinese name: 陳慧琳 (traditional)
Jyutping: Chan Wai Lam (Cantonese)
Other names: Wai-lam Chan Kelly Chan
Origin: Hong Kong
Occupation: Singer
Years active: 1995–present
Genre(s): Cantopop, Mandopop, Hong Kong English pop, J-pop, Electronic music, R&B, Children's song
Instrument(s): Vocals
Voice type(s): Mezzo-soprano
Label(s): Go East Entertainment Company (1995-) Taiwan: Carrier Entertainment(1995-1997 ) Decca Records(1997-2000) What's Music(2001-2010年) Universal Music Group(2011-) Japan: キティ ポップス(1996-1997) ニュートーラス ポップス(1998) ポリドール ポップス(1998-1999) ユニバーサル ミュージック ポップス(2000-2002)
Spouse(s): Alex Lau 劉建浩 (m. 2008)
Children: Chace Lau Sing 劉昇 (born 10 July 2009) Riley Lau Sam 劉琛 (born 21 March 2012)
Website: www.kellychen.hk

Vivien Chen

Vivien Chen was born on September 13, 1972 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Vivien Chen, the younger daughter of the late billionaire Chen Din Hwa, resigned as chairman of the family's privately held Nan Fung Group in March 2016 and was appointed honorary chairman without day-to-day involvement. Vivien has called the shots at one of the largest business dynasties in Hong Kong since 2009 after three decades of being groomed for the role. In 2014 she launched a plan to spend $90 million on revitalizing the group's original textile factory as part of an initiative to support fashion startups in Hong Kong. Outside of Nan Fung, she's been buying commercial property in Hong Kong and London. She lost a lawsuit in November 2016 to her mother over the distribution of the family's wealth.
Vivien Chen is a member of Real Estate

Does Vivien Chen Dead or Alive?

As per our current Database, Vivien Chen is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).

🎂 Vivien Chen - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

Currently, Vivien Chen is 52 years, 2 months and 8 days old. Vivien Chen will celebrate 53rd birthday on a Saturday 13th of September 2025. Below we countdown to Vivien Chen upcoming birthday.

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Popular As Vivien Chen
Occupation Real Estate
Age 52 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born September 13, 1972 (Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
Birthday September 13
Town/City Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Nationality Hong Kong

🌙 Zodiac

Vivien Chen’s zodiac sign is Libra. According to astrologers, People born under the sign of Libra are peaceful, fair, and they hate being alone. Partnership is very important for them, as their mirror and someone giving them the ability to be the mirror themselves. These individuals are fascinated by balance and symmetry, they are in a constant chase for justice and equality, realizing through life that the only thing that should be truly important to themselves in their own inner core of personality. This is someone ready to do nearly anything to avoid conflict, keeping the peace whenever possible

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Vivien Chen was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.

Some Vivien Chen images

Biography/Timeline

1973

Chen was born Vivian Chen Wai-man on 13 September 1973 in Hong Kong. She attended Canadian Academy International School in Kobe, Japan, for high school. During her time in Japan, she worked for a bakery as a summer job, it was that time she experienced first hand the diligence of Japanese's working culture. She later went to Parsons The New School for Design in New York City, where she studied graphic art.

1994

In 1994, while still a student at Parsons The New School for Design, Chen made two commercials, one for Shanghai Beer and one for the Bank of Hong Kong. After graduating from Parsons in 1995, Chen returned to Hong Kong. She was introduced to an acquaintance who owned a production studio and was chosen to feature in a Jacky Cheung music video.

1995

1995: Chen made her film debut in Whatever Will Be, Will Be (仙樂飄飄) and sang the film's theme song. In September 1995, Chen performed the song "Mou Tian" composed by Composer Steve Barakatt then released a compilation album, Break the Sky, with three other Singers, and then her first Cantonese album, Intoxicated Lover (醉迷情人), in December. It was a success in Hong Kong and furthered her acting and musical career.

1996

1996: Chen released her first Mandarin language album, I Don't Think So (我不以為), in, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Singapore, which sold over 150,000. Following the album's success, she produced another Cantonese CD in October 1996, Wind, Flower, Snow (風花雪). "Wind, Flower, Snow" is a very popular song in Hong Kong. In November 1996, Chen released her first Cantonese single, "Traveler". in Japan That year also saw her first stint as a Japanese singer when she released two Japanese singles.

1997

In 1997, Shiseido, Japan's largest cosmetics company, hired Chen to appear in their commercials; she was "depicted as [a] modern Asian [beauty], not quite identical yet not totally different from Japanese women." Chen was also chosen as the cover model for Ginza, a new monthly magazine targeted at women in their twenties.

1998

Chen was appointed Hong Kong Ambassador of Environment in 1998. With Greenpeace, she has made commercials to promote awareness of environmental protection in 2006.

1999

1999 and 2000: Starring in the television drama Don't Be a Cry Baby with Japanese star Kyoko Fukada and performing two concerts in Fukuoka, Japan in 1999, Chen increased her Japanese fanbase. She released a new album, Love of Colours which sold over 300,000 in Hong Kong from 9 December 1999 to 2000, and was the best selling album in 2000. She also won "The most popular female artist" in 1999 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation. Her albums sold over 230,000 in Hong Kong in 1999, the best selling female Artist in Hong Kong.

2001

She was appointed by UNICEF as the Honorable China Children's Health Ambassador. Chen was later appointed by the Hong Kong Girl Guides Association as "Girl Guides Millennium Goodwill Ambassador", which led her to visit Inner Mongolia to investigate the way young children were living and the health and food services they were receiving. In 2001, Chen added another title to her growing list as the Volunteer Ambassador 2001 as appointed by the Social Welfare Department. She was later appointed by UNICEF a second time as the Ambassador of The Hong Kong Committee For UNICEF.

2002

In a survey conducted in early 2002 by the City University of Hong Kong, Chen was named "The Most Popular Idol" among youth groups.

2003

March 2003 brought more titles Chen's way: she was appointed The Philatelic Ambassador by the Hong Kong Post, as well as "The Love And Peace Ambassador" by City Junior Chamber. Chen soon took her "Dynacarnival" to North America by performing in Atlantic City, Toronto and San Francisco. She began to release DSD versions of her earlier albums, including Dedicated Lover. She was later appointed as Star of "Hong Kong Outstanding Students Award" by Lion & Globe Educational Trust, furthering her push for better education. In June 2003, Chen's wax figure for the Madam Tussaud Wax Museum was ready and was put on display. She was later invited to be the "Love Ambassador" of "World Children's Day at McDonald's 2003" by McDonald's restaurants in Hong Kong. She was appointed as the "Pass-it-On" Ambassador by the Hong Kong Red Cross and attend its Christmas campaign to visit the John. F. Kennedy Center.

2004

Chen's charitable work continued into 2004 as she was appointed as the star representative to attend the "5th HK Outstanding Teenagers" election press conference held by Hong Kong Playground Association and RTHK. In February, Chen was appointed as both "Road Safety Vision Ambassador" by the Road Safety Council to promote road safety, and as the "Reading Ambassador" by The Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong. May 2004 brought the title of "Hospital Play Ambassador" to Chen, as well as the title of "Japanese Promotional Ambassador" by The Japan Society of HK, Consulate General of Japan and RTHK to encourage Hong Kong citizens to learn Japanese. Chen received another award when she was named "The Outstanding Young Persons of the World" in 2004 by the Junior Chamber International, becoming the first Hong Kong female Celebrity to be honoured with the award.

2005

Chen was ranked as the third highest-income Artist (and the highest-income female artist), following Jackie Chan and Andy Lau, overall in the Greater China region from 2005 to 2007.

2007

In 2007, Chen was appointed as Hong Kong "Innovative Entrepreneur Ambassdor" (創意創業大使) and had sung the theme song "Innovation" (創) for the "Innovative Entrepreneur of The Year 2007" (創意創業大賞2007) organised by City Junior Chamber 城市青年商會, Hong Kong. Chen's responsibility is to promote the awareness of entrepreneurship to youngsters and to attend the various promotion events organised. She also continued the support of Innovation Entrepreneur in 2008.

2008

Chen donated $600,000 for the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. She sang at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

2009

In 2009, Chen was chosen as a "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum in 2009. Her first son, Chace Lau (劉昇), was born on 10 July. Chen performed with Amei Cheung, in the opening ceremony of National Games of China.

2012

In 2010, Chen released her first Mandarin album after giving her birth, Chasing dreams (微光) in March. After the miscarriage, Chen stopped her work to let her body and mind recover for a few months. In March after the Fukushima earthquake, she made a video clip to support the Japanese. Chen then started to come out of the sadness and started mostly working on commercials and as fashion show guests. Near the end of 2011, Chen got involved in filming the 2012 Chinese New Year movie All Well Ends Well 2012 starring with Louis Koo, Donnie Yan, and Sandra Ng. At the same time Chen announced that she was 4 months pregnant with a baby boy. After all the movie promotions, Chen will pause on her work again to wait for this newborn to arrive. Chen gave birth to her second baby boy on 21 March 2012 weighing 6.5 pound.

2014

Chen has earned 83 million HKD (10.7 million USD) in 2014.

Vivien Chen trend