Kimberley Chen

Kimberley Chen Fang-yu (born 23 May 1994)[1] is an Australian singer, actress, and model based in Taiwan. She attended Tintern Grammar and Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Australia. She was the youngest and only child model on Nine Network's The Price Is Right and later appeared as Young Nala in the Broadway production of Disney's The Lion King at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne and the Shanghai Grand Theater in Shanghai.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.
Kimberley Chen
Born
Kimberley Chen

(1994-05-23) 23 May 1994
Melbourne, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
  • model
Years active2012–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳芳語
Simplified Chinese陈芳语

She also became a professional singer in Taiwan, singing in both English and Mandarin. Her debut album was a commercial success and her debut song "愛你" (Love You) has reached 100,000,028 views on YouTube as of 27 August 2019, 2.28pm (National Standard Time). Chen briefly worked with the B.ANGEL production house in 2014 before signing with Hong Kong-based company Sharp Music, eventually appearing the Chinese version of Produce 101 in 2018. She was appointed A+, the highest ranking in the show, and received over 4.3 billion views for each of her performances. In 2019, Chen left Sharp Music due to an apparent breach of contract, signing in 2020 with the company of her mentor, Chynahouse, the largest digital conglomerate in Taiwan.

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Early and personal life

Chen's parents emigrated to Australia from Malaysia. Chen was first coached in singing by her father. Later, she was trained by Vladimir Vasilev, the conductor and musical director of the Russian Bolshoi Ballet for over 5 years.

From a young age, Chen was active on media and appeared in a McDonald's commercial that aired throughout Asia.

Chen began singing for charities at the age of four with the help of her father. She performed regularly at charity concerts and clubs and donated to Australian Community Aid Abroad. During the East Timor Crisis, she donated to Caritas Australia to directly aid East Timor. At the age of 8, she sang and danced a rendition of Jennifer Lopez's song, Let's Get Loud, with back-up dancers on the Royal Children's Hospital's 2003 Good Friday Appeal fundraiser on the Seven Network.

Discovered by Grundy Television executive director Michael Whyte, Chen was offered an ongoing role as the featured child model on The Price Is Right for its 2003 revival. She performed in over 400 episodes on the Nine Network over 2½ years.

From 2004, Chen was on the roster of artists at JYP Entertainment in New York. Yolanda Wyns trained her in singing, dancing, and acting. Chen recorded with Grammy-award winners Gordon Chambers and Barry Eastmond.

In July 2005, Chen was cast in the role of Young Nala in Disney's The Lion King musical at the Regent Theatre, Melbourne. Shanghai Grand Theatre offered Chen this same role for the season from June 2006 through October 2006. Afterwards, she gained popularity during a stay in Shanghai where she performed on a television show.

In March 2007, Chen was selected to sing the national anthem at the Australian Football League NAB Cup Grand Final in front of an audience of 40,000, airing nationally on Seven.

In March 2010, she was invited to compete in the Taiwanese televised singing competition One Million Star. She was then asked to be the guest singer for Kelly Clarkson's All I Ever Wanted World Tour in Taipei.

Chen is a vegetarian and supports animal rights.

Music career

2012: Debut with Kimberley

After nearly 3 years of preparation, Chen's debut album was released on 27 April 2012, featuring 6 Mandarin songs and 5 English songs. Two of her songs were featured on the Taiwanese series Fondant Garden starring Park Jung-min. Her debut single "愛你 (Love You)" has been a success on YouTube, with over 103 million views and generally positive comments as of October 2020.

Chen's second single, "Never Change," co-written with Australian artist Don Bianco, was the first for which she contributed music and lyrics. Chen has released music videos of her two singles: 愛你 (Love You), also starring JPM, and "廖允傑" (LilJay). They have been a success on YouTube, gaining over 15 million views. In Taiwan, she has come first in KKBOX charts with her debut album ezPeer, 台灣大哥大, 中華電信 and 遠傳電信, topping ringtone download charts.

2013: Kimbonomics

Sony Music announced on 16 December 2013, that Chen would be releasing her second studio album, Kimbonomics.[3] The album was released on 25 December 2013 and contained 10 tracks.[4] It placed 4th on the weekly music charts of KKBOX in Taiwan on 25 January 2014.[5]

2017–2018: #Tag Me and Produce 101 China

In late 2017, Chen released her third studio album, #Tag Me. She was one of the participants in Produce 101[6] and finished No. 26.[7]

Discography
Main article: Kimberley Chen discography

Filmography

Television
Year Title Network Ref.
2003 Good Friday Appeal Seven Network
2003–05 The Price Is Right Nine Network
2007 2007 NAB Cup Seven Network
2010 One Million Star China Television

Music video appearances
  • 2012 - "Internet", from Kimberley with JPM

Awards and nominations

2012 Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards Presentation
Year Award Nominated work Result Ref.
2012 Metro Best Overseas Rookie Herself Won [8]

Global Chinese Pop Chart
Year Award Nominated work Result Ref.
2012 Most Promising Rookie Herself Won [9]

2012 Metro Hit Awards
Year Award Nominated work Result Ref.
2012 Metro Best New Media Song Love You Won [10]
Best Overseas Rookie Herself

2012 Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation
Year Award Nominated work Result Ref.
2013 Top 10 Songs Love You Won [11]
Best New Artist Herself
Gold Award

2012 Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award Concert
Year Award Nominated work Result Ref.
2013 Best Mandarin Song Love You
Gold Award
 [12]
Most Promising New Artist Herself Merit

Canadian Chinese Music Pop Chart
Year Award Nominated work Result Ref.
2013 Top 10 Songs Love You Won [13]

KKBOX Music Awards
Year Award Nominated work Result Ref.
2013 Top 100 Songs Love You 2nd place
Top 100 albums Kimberley
Best New Artist Herself Won

Global Chinese Golden Chart Awards
Year Award Nominated work Result Ref.
2013 Best New Artist Herself
Silver Award

2013 HITO Music Awards
Year Award Nominated work Result Ref.
2013 Most Popular New Artist Herself Won [14]

Neway Karaoke Songs Chart
Year Award Nominated work Result Ref.
2013 Top 5 Overseas Songs Love You Won [15]

2015 Music King Awards
Year Award Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 Best New Artist in Taiwan Herself Won

References
  1. "Kimberley Chen (kimberleychen) on Myspace". Myspace.
  2. Kimberley Chen (18 December 2013), 全民寶貝Kimberley陳芳語《Good Girl趕快愛》 Official MV (HD), retrieved 21 November 2016
  3. "Hitoradio‧Hit Fm --華人音樂入口指標". Hit FM. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  4. "iTunes - Music - Kimbonomics 金式代 by Kimberley Chen". iTunes. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  5. "陳芳語 (Kimberley) - Kimbonomics金式代 專輯 - KKBOX". KKBOX. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  6. "【創造101】陸版101陳芳語熱舞上鏡，還有這些女團成員搶二次出道". KKBOX (in Chinese). 13 April 2018.
  7. "陳芳語遭101淘汰鏡頭慘被剪光光" (in Chinese). 17 June 2018.
  8. "2012 Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards Presentation Winner List". Metro Radio (in Chinese).
  9. "12th Global Chinese Pop Chart Winners List". MeRadio (in Chinese).
  10. "Metro Music Awards 2012 Winners List". MetroRadio (in Chinese).
  11. "2012 Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation Winners List". my903.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  12. "2012 UTop Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award Concert Winners List". RTHK (in Chinese).
  13. "2012 Canadian Chinese Music Pop Chart Winner List" (in Chinese).
  14. "2013 HITO Music Awards Winners List" (in Chinese).
  15. "2013 Neway Karaoke Songs Chart Winners List" (in Chinese).
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