Adrienne Lau

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Adrienne Lau
劉晨芝
Born (1983-09-07) 7 September 1983 (age 41)
Nga Wing Lau
Other namesAsian Janet Jackson or Beyoncé
Alma mater University of California, Los Angeles
Known for singing

Adrienne Lau (born 7 September 1983) is an Asian-American singer, actress and TV personality. She may be the first Chinese-American female singer to reach the Top 20 on the U.S. Pop Billboard Sales Chart. [1]

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Early life

Born in Hong Kong in 1983, [2] [3] Lau grew up splitting her time between Hong Kong and Los Angeles. [1] [4] She speaks English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. [3]

Lau graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a double major in Communications and Sociology. [3]

Career

Lau participated in an advertising campaign and was the spokesmodel for Vigoss Jeans in China. [3] In January 2005, her debut album, Hypnotic, was released. Her first single, "Hypnotic Love," features Jin tha MC and the single's music video includes an appearance by Mike Tyson.[ citation needed ] Additionally, Lau collaborated with Mýa, who produced the song "Xtacy" in the album. Lau performed at the MTV Chi Rocks concert for MTV Chi in September 2006. [5] In December 2006, she performed on The V Party for Channel V in Singapore. [6] In March 2007, Lau made an appearance in the Bangkok International Fashion Week in Thailand with a performance on the catwalk.[ citation needed ]

In 2008, Lau sang the song "Olympics Beijing" ("Ao Yun Beijing") for the 2008 Summer Olympics. [7]

In 2010, she released her single "Coming" in Hong Kong. The single ranked number one on the HMV Charts. [ citation needed ] She started a fashion business, a restaurant, and bar businesses in Hong Kong. [8] Hosting TV shows in Hong Kong, Lau invited her K-Pop star friends to appear on her show Seoul Stars, which she hosted for TVB. [9]

Controversy surrounding MIG Records and Henry Jones

In the early 2000s, Lau received a record deal from Henry Jones of MIG Records (later renamed to Global Village Records). Jones used the proceeds from Tri Energy to fund his MIG Records enterprise. [10] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a suit against Henry Jones and argued successfully that Jones was operating Tri Energy as a Ponzi scheme. [11] Although Jones (sentenced to 20 years in prison) claimed Lau had nothing to do with the scheme and that usage of Lau's bank account was just an innocent mistake, [10] Lau was named a Relief Defendant and ordered to pay a disgorgement of $200,000 plus prejudgment interest of $20,000. [12]

Videography

References

  1. 1 2 "First Asian Chinese American Pop Star Adrienne Lau to Hit the U.S. Billboard Sales Chart with a Bullet". Top40-Charts.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Adrienne Lau 劉晨芝 on Instagram: "Wonderful home cooked birthday dinner. Thanks bro @hakkaphil and ah so @myoliemyolie for arranging 💋💋See you guys this Sat night at Hanjan.…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Ferrantino, Jeff (31 March 2006). "Adrienne Lau Looks to Break Down Pop Music Barriers". American Superstar Magazine. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Sun, Andrew (3 October 2013). "I know a place: Singer Adrienne Lau likes her food hot and spicy". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Adrienne Lau Biography , retrieved 12 February 2024
  6. ↑ Adrienne Lau - Magic Tricks, 14 September 2008, archived from the original on 15 December 2021, retrieved 19 May 2020
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ↑ "Adrienne Lau". South China Morning Post. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "出盡人情牌！劉晨芝邀宣美上節目晒姊妹情". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 29 June 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  10. 1 2 Hansen, Chris (5 April 2010). "Too Good To Be True". msnbc.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  11. ↑ U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, "Litigation Release No. 21000," 15 April 2009
  12. ↑ U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, "Litigation Release No. 20239," 13 August 2007
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