Ella Koon | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | |||||||||||
| Born | Ella Koon Yun-na 9 July 1979 Tahiti, French Polynesia, France | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress, model | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1999–2015 | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 官 恩 娜 | ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Musical career | |||||||||||
| Origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Genres | Cantopop, pop rock | ||||||||||
| Instrument(s) | Singing, guitar, piano, drums | ||||||||||
| Labels | Warner Music | ||||||||||
Ella Koon Yun-na (born 9 July 1979) is a former Hong Kong Cantopop singer and semi-retired actress.
Ella Koon was born in the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, and is of Hakka descent. [1] [2] She was raised in Hong Kong and attended high school in Birmingham, England. Koon is multilingual and speaks Hakka, Cantonese, English, Mandarin, and some French. Koon also plays the Guzheng, [3] [ non-primary source needed ] a traditional Chinese musical instrument with 21 strings, as well as the Guitar and Piano. [4] She is not a French citizen. [5]
After completing her studies in England, Koon returned to Hong Kong in 2000 where she began her modeling career for various magazines, advertisements and commercials. Modelling became her full-time profession.
In 2001, she landed her first movie role in "I Do". After the movie, she continued modelling; then in 2004 she was invited to attend a singing audition. The audition landed her a contract with Boombeat Music and launched her singing career. [3] Her first few albums – "Original", "Ellacadabra" (2005), "Lose Sanity" (2006) and the EP "Stages" (2008) were not particularly acclaimed. But as a singer on The Voice (超級巨聲) singing "Endless Love" she impressed audiences and further propelled her singing career.
Koon also starred in the popular TVB's drama series "Revolving Door of Vengeance" in 2005 and "Survivor's Law II " in 2007. In "Revolving Door of Vengeance" she played "Hoi Sum" (meaning 'happy' in Cantonese), a carefree and happy-go-lucky girl. In "Survivor's Law II," she won the audience again with her character as "Lily" the sassy and stylish lawyer who could hold her own in the courtroom. Besides the drama series, Koon has been invited as a guest to several TVB games shows and was a host for two food travel shows with notable Hong Kong Chefs. Indeed, her most recent work with Kelvin Pan (Pan Kai Tai) has boosted her into the pinnacle of Hong Kong entertainment business. [3]
“I Do" was just the first of many movies Koon appeared and started in. She also landed roles in movies such as My Sweetie (甜絲絲, 2004), Drink, Drank, Drunk (千杯不醉, 2005), Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (冰河世紀二, 2006), The Shopaholics (最愛女人購物狂, 2006), Without Words (地老天荒, 2006), Undercover Hidden Dragon (至尊無賴, 2006), Arthur and the Minimoys (迷你魔界大冒險, 2007), Muddy but Pure White (泥巴色的純白, 2008), Playboy Cops (花花型警, 2008), Look for a Star (游龍戲鳳, 2008), Short of Love (矮仔多情, 2009) and Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (冰河世紀三, 2009). She Played the role of Merry in the Clement Cheng movie 'Merry-go-round' (2010) in which her talent expresses perfectly. [3]
In 2006, during promoting a Mid-Autumn Festival event, Ella was assaulted on stage by a man, later identified as Kalton Pan, a 22-year-old male. The man was immediately arrested and later sentenced to 9 months imprisonment. Ella was not harmed by the incident and decided against pursuing legal action against the man. [6]
In September 2014, Ella was diagnosed with Bell's palsy, which made her right side of her face paralyzed. [7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | I Do | Michelle Chung | |
| 2004 | My Sweetie | Sea Ko | |
| 2005 | Crazy N' the City | Chris's ex-girlfriend | |
| 2005 | Drink, Drank, Drunk | "Big Sister" beer girl | |
| 2006 | The Shopaholics | Ding Ding-dong | |
| 2006 | Without Words | Snow Yip | |
| 2006 | Undercover Hidden Dragon | 36 | |
| 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | cantonese dub | |
| 2006 | The Heavenly Kings | cameo (uncredited) | |
| 2007 | Arthur and the Invisibles | cantonese dub | |
| 2007 | Kidnap | Shirley | |
| 2007 | Muddy but Pure White | ||
| 2008 | Playboy Cops | policewoman | |
| 2009 | Look for a Star | Chihuahua | |
| 2009 | Short of Love | secretary | |
| 2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | cantonese dub | |
| 2009 | Rebellion | undercover cop | |
| 2010 | Here Comes Fortune | ||
| 2010 | Just Another Pandora's Box | Diao Chan | |
| 2010 | Perfect Wedding | ||
| 2010 | Merry-Go-Round | Merry / Young Eva | |
| 2016 | House of Wolves |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Sunshine Heartbeat | doctor | guest star |
| 2005 | The Zone | Gigi | |
| 2005 | Medical Detectives | Suet | |
| 2005 | Revolving Doors of Vengeance | Lee Hoi-sum | |
| 2006 | Love a Flame | Siu Fong | |
| 2007–2008 | Survivor's Law II | Lily Suen | |
| 2008 | Dressage To Win | cashier | guest star |
| 2008 | This is My Home | Yip Gong-on | |
| 2009 | Rooms to Let | Bee | |
| 2010 | Rooms to Let 2010 | Bee | |
| 2011 | Only You | Siu Shuk-chu | Introduced in Ep.15 |
| 2011 | Super Snoops | Chow Kui-yeuk | Introduced in Ep.3 |
| 2012 | Highs and Lows | Ko Hei Suen |
Maggie Cheung Man-yuk is a Hong Kong former actress. Raised in Hong Kong and Britain, she started her career after placing second in 1983's Miss Hong Kong Pageant. She achieved critical success in the late 1980s and into the early 2000s, before taking a break from acting following her last starring role in 2004. She rarely makes public appearances except for fashion events and award ceremonies.
Guan may refer to any of at least four Chinese family names. The four names are as follows:
Ferren "Coco" Lee was a Chinese-American singer and songwriter. She was raised in Hong Kong and the United States. Lee began her career in Hong Kong before expanding to Taiwan and internationally. She released 18 studio albums, two live albums, and five compilation albums.
Elizabeth "Liza" Wang Ming-chunGBS SBS, is a Hong Kong diva, actress and MC. She is a personality in Chinese-speaking communities. She has been nicknamed "The Big Sister" in the Hong Kong entertainment circle. Wang was a delegate in the National People's Congress from 1988 to 1997, and she is a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Leo Ku Kui-kei is a Hong Kong Cantopop and Mandopop singer, actor, TV host, model, cartoonist, MV director, and producer and designer. He employs falsetto as a singing technique and was named as one of the "Five Fresh Tigers of TVB".
Frances Yip Lai-yee is a Hong Kong English pop and Cantopop singer. She is best known for performing many of the theme songs for television series produced by TVB in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Stephy Tang Lai-yan is a Hong Kong singer and actress. She was formerly the leader of the Cantopop group Cookies. She won the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress in 2017 for her performance in The Empty Hands, and was nominated twice for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress.
Tavia Yeung Sin-yiu, previously known as Tavia Yeung Yi, is a Hong Kong actress. She is best known for starring in the television dramas Vigilante Force (2003), Moonlight Resonance (2008), Beyond the Realm of Conscience (2009), The Mysteries of Love (2010), The Hippocratic Crush (2012) and Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles (2012).
Leila Kong Lai-na known professionally as Leila Tong / Tong Ning is a Hong Kong actress. She was born into an Indonesian Cantonese family. Her birth name is used in her works during her childhood and adolescence.
Gold Typhoon Group is a Chinese entertainment company founded in Hong Kong as Gold Label in 2004 with the support of EMI. It acquired EMI Music Taiwan / EMI Music China in 2008 to adopt its current name. On 1 January 2011, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Global Management Asia (PGMA) under the leadership of Chairman Louis Pong. The company was acquired by Warner Music Group in April 2014.
Hawick Lau Hoi-wai is a Hong Kong actor and singer. He was named as one of the "Five Fresh Tigers of TVB" and is best known for his performances in the series A Kindred Spirit (1995), Virtues of Harmony (2001) and My Family (2005).
New Talent Singing Awards Toronto Audition, or NTSA Toronto for short, is an annual singing contest organized by Fairchild Television in Toronto that selects the city's representative in the New Talent Singing Awards International Finals organized by TVB in Hong Kong.
Cathy Yu-Yan Leung is a Hong Kongese professional darts player who mainly plays at the soft-tip darts events in Asia and occasionally at the steel-tip in World Darts Federation (WDF). She is also a former Cantopop singer for Boombeat Music and show hostess.
Corinna Kathy Chamberlain Cheng is a New Zealand-Hong Kong singer and actress. She is also a musical theatre performer, model, and occasional television host for TVB. She was a director for the dance company, "Morethandance" until December 2008.
Prudence Liew Mei-Gwan is a Hong Kong pop singer and actress. A Golden Horse Award winner and platinum selling singer, she has released 16 studio albums and appeared in numerous films.
Shiga Taguchi, better known as Shiga Lin Si-nga, is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress. As a singer, she is known for songs including "I'm Still Loving You" (2011) and "The End" (2012). As an actress, she is known for her performances in the film Lan Kwai Fong (2011) and television drama Life After Death (2020).
This is a list of politicians in Europe of Chinese descent:
Mayanne Mak is a Canadian born Hong Kong television host and actress contracted to TVB.
Kitty Lai Mei Han is a Hong Kong retired actress and most notable for her performance in TVB drama series The New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre (倚天屠龍記) as Chiu Man / Zhao Min (趙敏), and Two Most Honorable Knights (絕代雙驕) as Tit Sum-lan / Tie Sin Lan (鐵心蘭).
Winki Lai is a Hong Kong actress and television host. She has been a TVB artiste since 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
