Mavis Hee

Template:Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor Mavis Hee (simplified Chinese: 许美静; traditional Chinese: 許美靜; pinyin: Xǔ Mĕi Jìng; born September 27, 1974) is a Singaporean singer.

She was the second runner-up and also Miss Photogenic and Miss Amity for Singapore's Miss Chinatown Pageant 1992.

Her work

Her first album Knowingly 明知道 was released in August 1994. After the release, famed Taiwanese singer-composer Jonathan Lee 李宗盛 invited her to join his production company. However, Mavis rejected the offer so that she could continue working with her mentor, Chen Jia Ming 陈佳明.

Mavis went on to release other chart topping albums. Her debut album in Taiwan, Regret, propelled her to regional stardom. She was labelled "Heavenly Queen Killer" (or 天后杀手) for having beaten Faye Wong and the 4 Heavenly Kings in sales charts. Her best-selling album to date, Living By Night 都是夜归人, chalked an impressive 300,000 copies in Taiwan. Following the success, Mavis broke into the competitive Cantonese market with the release of Listen Quietly 静听精彩13首. The album topped the Hong Kong IFPI sales chart for 3 consecutive weeks, beating other Hong Kong singer, Andy Lau, Leon Lai and Sammi Cheng. She became the first Singaporean to win the Most Popular Female Singer award in HK Metro Hit awards, beating Faye Wong.

She also released a compilations album, Review 1996-1999, which sold more than 250,000 copies in Taiwan. Her last album released was the electronic infused Heelectronic 静电. She is famous for her ballads such as "Regret" 遗憾, "Iron Window" 铁窗, "Living By Night" 都是夜归人, "Sunshine After the Rain" 阳光总在风雨后 and "Moonlight in the City" 城里的月光.

In 1998, Mavis was handpicked by famous cinematographer Christopher Doyle to star in his directorial debut film, Away With Words. Lending her star support, she was the ambassador of Singapore's National Kidney Foundation in 1999 and also a volunteer in Youth Challenge in the same year.

Mavis was the singer for Singapore's National Day Parade 2000 theme song, "Shine On Me", together with fellow Singaporean Jai. She was also appointed a cultural ambassador for China in 2001.

Mavis made a conscious decision to fade out from the music scene after 2001, when her record company, What's Music, was absorbed into Universal Music Taiwan, and the company could not accommodate her artistic integrity within commercial considerations. Some of her last public appearances were for MediaCorp, a Singapore television and broadcast station, where she recorded the hit single Watch TV with fellow Singaporean singers Tanya Chua and Stefanie Sun, and as a guest presenter at the Star Awards 2002 (her last public appearance).

From 2003 to 2004, she traveled around Italy.

In June 2006, Mavis hit the headlines in Singapore when she was arrested after harassing two hotel guests at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. She was warded at Singapore's Institute of Mental Health, and was diagnosed with clinical depression after a stay of four weeks. She was not charged by the police. In October 2006, she came out to explain her actions in a series of interviews with the Singapore media, explaining that she was on the road to recovery. She also thanked her fans for their immense support all these years.

On 10 Dec 2006, Mavis was invited as a guest presenter for Singapore's Star Awards 2006, presumably to mark her official comeback to the music industry. She also apologized for the hotel incident as she was sick.

On 13 February 2007, Mavis returned to the stage for the first time after the incident as a special guest at a Charity Concert for Silver Ribbon (Singapore) and sang Cheng Li De Yue Guang. She was well supported by her family and friends who attended with her.

In 27 September 2007, Mavis' 33rd birthday, she released 2 new singles after a hiatus of 7 years. They were the theme songs of the movie, Anna & Anna, 《留下》Liu Xia and 《不知处》Bu Zhi Chu.

In June 2008, Mavis finally returned to the stage to perform the opening act for a charity concert with other Singaporean singers to raise funds to help the Sichuan earthquake victims. Mavis sang her classics, Cheng Li De Yue Guang and Yang Guang Zong Zai Feng Yu Hou，much to the applause of the audience who missed her sweet and dulcet voice.

Mavis' latest performance include attending CCTV's annual mega Mid-Autumn Show 2008 where big Chinese stars are invited to perform. This had raised Mavis' profile tremendously especially since it is transmitted live to millions of audience throughout China and Asia. This show also serve as the first step to Mavis slow but steady comeback.

More performances and meet-the-fans sessions are expected in December. Rumour has it that Mavis will release her 3rd single in December 2008 too.

Discography

Date of release	Title
August 1994	Knowingly 明知道 (Singapore)
December 1995	Regret 遗憾 (Singapore & Taiwan)
February 1996	Regret 遗憾 (Hong Kong)
August 1996	Knowingly 明知道(PRC, Hong Kong, Taiwan)
December 1996	Living By Night 都是夜归人
April 1997	Listen Quietly 静听精彩13首 (Cantonese & Mandarin)
June 1997	Sigh of the Wind 风的叹息 (EP in Mandarin)
December 1997	Spreading 蔓延
March 1998	Cover Myself 好美静 (Cantonese)
September 1998	Ex-Friends EP 一场朋友EP (Cantonese)
January 1999	Happiness Is Guiltless 快乐无罪
June 1999	Review 1996-1999 (Mandarin)
March 2000	Heelectronic 静电
June 2000	Coffee Smell EP 咖啡香EP (Mandarin)
May 2001	Knowingly 明知道 (Republished by Universal Music Group)
February 2001	Regret 遗憾 (Republished by Universal Music Group for classical songs)
April 2002	Listen Quietly 静听精彩13首 (Republished by Universal Music Group/Cantonese & Mandarin)
December 2002	Spreading 蔓延 (Republished by Universal Music Group for classical songs)
October 2003	Perfect Compilation 完美静选
September 2007	Anna & Anna OST 《留下》《不知处》