Kandy Wong | |||||||||||
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Born | 黃麗怡(Wong Lai-yee) 16 October 1987 | ||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Singer, actress, lyricist, presenter | ||||||||||
Years active | 2008–present | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 黃山怡 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 黄山怡 | ||||||||||
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Labels | WOW Music | ||||||||||
Kandy Wong Shan-yee (born 16 October 1987), also known as her stage name "Tong Mui", is the vocal of the Hong Kong-based band Sugar Club, she is regarded as a lookalike for the Cantopop singer Priscilla Chan . [1] [2] [3]
Kandy Wong was born in Hong Kong. Before rising to fame, she had uploaded a song [4] on the internet with her original name Candy Wong (黃麗怡).
In 2007, Wong decided to form the band Sugar Club with Sebastian Poon, a guitarist and vocal of another band introduced by her friend. Later, Sugar Club gained the opportunity to perform at the Langham Place The Mall every week, until the end of 2010.
In 2008, their performance was admired by WOW Music and they were signed to the record label at the same year. On 30 December 2010, they released their debut album I Love Sugar Club Best.
In 2011, Wong was program host with Suki Chui and Janice Ting for the TVB food show My Sweets.
From 2012 til now, Wong has been a part of several television shows and dramas, the most notable one being the music show JSG in 2012 and the drama Season of Love in 2013.
In 2022, Wong’s contract with WOW ended.
Title | Chinese title | Year | Role | Notes |
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Dropping By Cloud Nine | 你們我們他們 | 2011 | Siu Wan | Unit 1 |
Season of Love | 戀愛季節 | 2013 | Lam Chun-fong | Spring segment |
Awfully Lawful | 熟男有惑 | Tong Tsz-kwan | ||
Triumph in the Skies II | 衝上雲霄II | 2013 | Alizee Koo | Cameo in episode 30 |
Never Dance Alone | 女人俱樂部 | 2014 | young Akina Leung Kam-yin (Fat Choi) | Younger version of Gloria Yip’s character |
Two Steps From Heaven | 幕後玩家 | 2016 | Ada Kwan Ching | Major Supporting Role |
Line Walker: The Prelude | 使徒行者2 | 2017 | Law Siu-sze | Former police communication officer One of the three former police officers that Cheuk Hoi recruited to help him against the corrupt cops |
Another Era | 誇世代 | Annoying customer | Cameo | |
Daddy Cool | 逆緣 | 2018 | Macy Choi Ming-sze | Major Supporting Role |
Hong Kong Love Stories | 香港愛情故事 | 2020 | Man Ching | Supporting Role |
Armed Reaction 2021 | 陀槍師姐2021 | 2021 | Mrs Kwong | Cameo |
Childhood In A Capsule | 童時愛上你 | 2022 | Ma Loi-nga | Major Supporting Role |
Forensic Heroes V | 法證先鋒V | Pang Siu-wei | Supporting Role | |
Treasure of Destiny | 新四十二章 | TBA | Muk Hoi-nam | Major Supporting Role |
Title | Chinese title | Year | Notes |
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Love Is the Only Answer | 人約離婚後 | 2011 | |
Summer Love Love | 戀夏戀夏戀戀下 | 2011 | |
Frozen | 魔雪奇緣 | 2013 | Dubbing as Anna Cantonese version[ citation needed ] |
When Love Encounters | 兩情相遇 [5] | 2013 | Micro film 2013 Hong Kong Asian Film Festival |
Frozen II | 魔雪奇緣2 | 2019 | Dubbing as Anna Cantonese version |
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