Kelly Poon | |
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潘嘉麗 | |
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Other names |
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Education | Singapore Polytechnic |
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Years active | 2005–present |
Spouse | |
Musical career | |
Genres | Mandarin pop |
Instrument | Vocals |
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Chinese name | |
Traditional Chinese | 潘嘉麗 |
Simplified Chinese | 潘嘉丽 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Pān Jiālì |
Website | kellypoon |
Kelly Poon (born 11 July 1983) is a Singaporean singer, songwriter and actress who was the runner-up on the first season of the Project SuperStar singing competition held in Singapore.
Poon attended Huamin Primary School and Yishun Town Secondary School. She later graduated from Singapore Polytechnic with a Diploma in Maritime Transport Management in 2004.
After graduation in 2004, Poon became an air stewardess with Singapore Airlines.
She auditioned for Project SuperStar in April 2005 and was eliminated in the fourth quarter-final, but was back on stage following sufficient public votes in the revival round. She supposedly impressed both the critics and the judges with her on-stage personality and versatility, and then came in second in the Grand Finals of Project Superstar [1] whilst securing a recording deal with Universal Music.
She released her first album Love Me, Kelly on 14 February 2006 in Singapore. Later, Poon signed a management contract with Yao Chien and released her 2nd album In the Heart of the World in Singapore and Taiwan. Her third album, Smiling Kelly , was released on 22 October 2008 in Taiwan. By the end of 2010, she ended her contract with Yao Chien and signed with Rock Records in the same year, releasing her fourth album Super Kelly on 29 July 2011 in Taiwan and 3 August 2011 in Singapore.
In 2013, Poon hosted her first television show 女人我最大 新加坡, working with Pauline Lan.
Poon moved to Mode Entertainment in Singapore and Cosmos Entertainment in Taiwan in 2014. Her EP Miss Kelly was released in July 2014. Poon was appointed as spokesperson of casual clothing brand dENiZEN in 2015. [2] Her most recent Album Miss Kelly was released in July 2014, consisting of her compositions too. In the same year, Kelly was awarded an Singapore Golden Melody Award and also won an award at the Global Chinese Music Awards. She then also acted in a movie with Tender Huang in 2017.
Poon revealed that she suffers from keloid problems, where she scars easily after a wound heals, "if a mosquito bites me, it takes very long for the bite to heal". [3] Her mother is known to constant worry about Poon's well-being. [4] On 24 February 2020, Poon registered her marriage to Roger Yo , a Taiwanese music producer-songwriter. [5] In August 2023, it was announced that the couple was expecting their first child, a boy. [6]
Single # | Single Information |
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1 | 遺失的美好
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1a | 被愛的女人
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2 | Shakalaka Baby
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3 | 維多利亞的愛
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4 | 限時的遺忘
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5 | 鳶尾花 with Yellow Lee
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6 | 花非花 Odds in Love Movie theme song
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Album # | Album Information |
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1st | Love Me, Kelly
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1st | Love Me, Kelly (Part 2: Celebration Album)
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2nd | Hello Kelly, 在世界中心 (Zai Shi Jie Zhong Xin / Center of the World)
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3rd | Smiling Kelly
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4th | Super Kelly 超給麗
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5th | Miss Kelly 情人嘉麗
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6th | Self titled Kelly 潘嘉麗 同名專輯
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Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2006 | Dream Chasers (梦·拼图) | Lynn | ||
Maggi & Me | Guest appearance | |||
2009 | Dream Chasers (星光依旧灿烂) | Charlene | ||
2020–2021 | Girl's Power (女力報到) | Kelly Chang | ||
2022 | Women in Taipei | Pharmacist |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2010 | Odds in Love (愛情鬥陣) | |||
2017 | Countdown to Marriage (結婚倒數180天) | Short film | ||
2021 | Gatao - The Last Stray (角頭—浪流連) |
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2013 | Lady First Singapore (女人我最大 新加坡版) | Co-host |
Year | Song title | Artist | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | "Dai Yu" (黛玉) | GJ |
Year | Award | Nominated work | Result |
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2017 | Best Theme Song | You Can Be an Angel 2 | Nominated |
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