- Kelvin Kwan
Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor
name = Kelvin Kwan
caption = Kelvin's 2007 album "你當我什麼"
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tradchinesename = 關楚耀
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pinyinchinesename = Guān Chǔyào
jyutpingchinesename = Gwaan1 Co2 Jiu3
birthname = Kelvin Kwan
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origin =Guilin ,Guangxi ,China
birthdate = Birth date and age|1983|3|24|mf=y
birthplace = Canada
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occupation =Singer
genre =Cantopop
instrument =Singing
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label =Go East
yearsactive = 2006 - present
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awards =Kelvin Kwan is an artist of
Go East , a subdivision ofUniversal Music .cite news|url=http://newsserver.ccwb.net/html1/2006/12/7/f117491.shtml|work=Huanqiao Yulewang|title=香港男新人王关楚耀现身佛山 (New Hong Kong star Kelvin Kwan coming to Foshan)|date=2006-12-07|accessdate=2007-03-28] [cite news|url=http://news.sina.com.tw/ents/sinacn/cn/2007-03-25/100635115175.shtml|title=關楚耀生日衛詩拒絕獻吻 擔心男朋友吃醋 (It's Kelvin Kwan's birthday, but Jill Vidal won't give him a birthday kiss; worries her boyfriend would be jealous)|date=2007-03-25|accessdate=2007-03-28|work=Sina News Taiwan]Biography
Kelvin Kwan was born and raised in
Canada ; his father was a former executive ofPolyGram and a friend of Hong Kong pop singerAlan Tam . As a result, Tam became Kwan's godfather. Also, he is the nephew ofTeddy Robin Kwan . In 2004, during the summer vacation after his first year of university inToronto , he went on a trip toTaiwan ; after a night ofkaraoke with his father's ex-coworkers, Kwan was offered an audition, and was signed to Universal Music's Taiwan division. A year later, he moved to Hong Kong. Tam immediately took Kwan under his wing, teaching him how to face the media and deal with their queries about his personal life, which began to arise in July 2006 after he was seen attending a concert with fellow Universal Music singerGia Lin .cite news|url=http://hk.news.yahoo.com/060726/12/1qhto.html|title=阿倫教關楚耀 處理緋聞 (Alan teaches Kelvin Kwan how to deal with scandals)|work=Ming Pao |date=2006-07-26|accessdate=2007-03-28] Tam's relationship with Kwan continued to prove a boost to Kwan's career; in August 2006, the pair recorded a music video of the duet "Big Cry Baby" (大喊包)", which secured Kwan's popularity in the Hong Kong music industry.cite news|url=http://hk.news.yahoo.com/060818/12/1rlq9.html|work=Ming Pao |date=2006-08-19|accessdate=2007-03-27|title=阿倫向關楚耀傳授唱功 (Alan passes on singing skills to Kelvin Kwan)] However, Tam has not been reticent in pointing out Kwan's flaws and errors publicly; in a September 2006 interview with the "Sing Tao Daily ", he criticised Kwan's public speaking abilities and suggested he concentrate harder on singing during performances; Kwan reportedly felt awkward and hurt by Tam's words.cite news|url=http://hk.news.yahoo.com/060906/60/1smhu.html|date=2006-09-07|accessdate=2007-03-28|title=阿倫數契仔關楚耀三項弱點 (Alan counts godson Kelvin Kwan's three weak points)|work=Sing Tao ] Regardless, Kwan still credits a great deal of his success to Tam, claiming that he would not be where he is today without his help and guidance.Kwan's debut album, titled "IF", was released on
October 11 ,2006 .Fact|date=March 2007 Among the songs on the album was "Big Cry Baby", which only 5 days after the album's release was ranked as China's 4th most popular duet byChina Central Television . [cite news|url=http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20061016/103128.shtml|last=Lu|first=Yuying|work=Culture Express|publisher=China Central Television|language=English|date=2006-10-16|accessdate=2007-04-02|title=Popular Song Duets]Discography
*2006: "IF"
*2007: 你當我什麼 ("What Do You Take Me For")References
External links
* [http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/kelvin-kwan Yahoo Blog]
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