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Denise Ho

Denise Ho Wan-Si (simplified Chinese: 何韵诗; traditional Chinese: 何韻詩; pinyin: Hé Yùnshī), also known as HOCC, CC and Goo, born May 10, 1977, with family roots in Shunde, Guangdong, is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer.

Biography

1996-2001

Denise Ho (betterly known as HOCC), was born in Hong Kong and received her education in DGJS, Hong Kong, then Montreal, Quebec, Canada when she's immigrated with her family at the age of 10. Her music career was launched in 1996, after she won the 15th New Talent Singing Awards. Her victory not only earned her a recording contract with Capital Artists Limited (華星唱片) but also a chance to became the only female apprentice of her childhood idol, Anita Mui. Her debut EP, first., came 5 years after her victory. During her 5 year wait, she went on tour with Anita Mui as a background singer and hosted various TV shows produced by TVB.

2002

After Capital Artists closed, HOCC joined EMI in 2002. Although she was only with the company for a brief 2 years period, but it is during this time that her music talents flourished. She teamed up with Ying C Foo (英師傅) for her first EMI label release, hocc² (EP). The song "Angel Blue" (天使藍), composed by HOCC herself, not only reached the top spots on music charts, but according to HOCC, it is also her "growing up" song [1]. The song "Rosemary" (露絲瑪莉), penned by Wyman Wong, created considerable controversies at the time, as it touched on the topic of lesbianism. Moreover, it sparked rumours that claimed HOCC, herself, is a lesbian; but she has never admitted or denied it. "Rosemary" (露絲瑪莉) marked the beginning of HOCC's series of songs containing gay themes.

2002 proved to be a successful year for HOCC. Having released her first full length album, free{love} {愛}, its two lead singles "Angel Blue" (天使藍) and "Goodbye Rosemary" (再見…露絲瑪莉) won multiply music awards in Hong Kong. "Goodbye Rosemary" (再見…露絲瑪莉) is the second part of "Rosemary" (露絲瑪莉), it is one of the most memorable songs in HOCC's career. Besides those music awards, the most valuable award won by HOCC that year was the "Female Singer Bronze Award" in the Commercial Radio Hong Kong Annual Awards 2002 (叱吒樂壇流行榜頒獎典禮).

2003-2004

In 2003 HOCC did a spectacular "Music is Live" concert with Andy Hui, who is also an apprentice of Anita Mui. Their performance won praise from the critics, and HOCC proved to the audience her magnificent abilities to perform live as a musician. Later that year, HOCC released her second full-length album Dress Me Up!. She was the producer in this album, indicating that HOCC has finally gained full control over her music. In September 2003, HOCC’s long time mentor, Anita Mui announced she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Shortly after the announcement, Anita lost her battle against cervical cancer and passed away on December 30, 2003.

Between 2003 and 2004, HOCC took on the role of hosting TVB's weekly live music show, Jade Solid Gold. In 2004, she appeared in Sammi Cheng's 2004 "Sammi vs. Sammi" concert as a cross-dressing admirer of Sammi. HOCC's critically acclaimed performance in the short musical segment not only brought attention to the role she played, but also further established herself as a tremendous live performer.

File:Hocclogo.jpg
HOCC started to use this icon to represent herself and her 'followers' since August 2006. [[1]]

2004-2005

In September, 2004, HOCC signed a contract with East Asia Music, a subsidiary of Amusic. The album Glamorous (艷光四射), which pays tribute to the superstars of the 80's, was released in January 2005. It also marked a start of the close collaboration between Denise and her band, Green Mountain Orchestra (青山大樂隊). In September, 2005, Denise performed in the musical Butterfly Lovers (梁祝下世傳奇). She was the leading actress, also acting as producer and musical director of the musical. Her album of the same name gave her three Number 1 singles - "Becoming a Butterfly" (化蝶), "Lawrence & Lewis" (勞斯．萊斯) and "Coffee in a Soda Bottle" (汽水樽裡的咖啡), which are all based on the story of the Butterfly Lovers but also considered advocating homosexuality - garnering her the "Female Singer Silver Award" at Commercial Radio Hong Kong Annual Awards 2005 (叱吒樂壇流行榜頒獎典禮).

2006-present

She held her first Hong Kong Coliseum concert "Live in Unity 2006" on 26th-28th October, 2006. The concert turned out as a great success and earned a lot of compliments from the public. Thus, bringing a part 2 of the concert, "Live in Unity 2007", held on 19-20th January, 2007. Her single We Stand As One (Single) (also known as the theme and slogan for her "Live in Unity" concerts) was released on January 11, 2007 as a collection album for her fans to celebrate the success of the concert. The concert CD,VCD and DVD "HOCC Live In Unity 2006 Concert", were all released in February ,2007.

After ten years of hard work and effort in the showbiz, her dedication to music has gained her great public recognition and garnering her the "Female Singer Gold Award" at the Commercial Radio Hong Kong Annual Awards 2006 (叱吒樂壇流行榜頒獎典禮). Denise is also notable for singing the Chinese version of Ayumi Hamasaki's song Secret for the 2006 movie, Confession of Pain.

Her friends from the Hong Kong showbiz include Candy Lo, Eason Chan, Wilfred Lau, Nicholas Tse, Joey Yung, Bobo Chan, Theresa Fu, at17 etc. Her Yahoo! blog [[2]] has been very popular since its open.

Discography

VCDs

  • 2003 - Music is Live 03 Andy Hui X Denise Ho (許志安 X 何韻詩 2人交叉組合拉闊03)
  • 2005 - Good Morning! Manhattan (早安啊! 曼克頓)
  • 2005 - Butterfly Lovers - The Musical (梁祝下世傳奇 舞台劇)
  • 2007 - HOCC Live In Unity 2006 - We Stand As One 演唱會 Live Karaoke

DVDs

  • 2003 - Music is Live 03 Andy Hui X Denise Ho (許志安 X 何韻詩 2人交叉組合拉闊03)
  • 2005 - Butterfly Lovers - The Musical (梁祝下世傳奇 舞台劇)
  • 2007 - HOCC Live In Unity 2006 - We Stand As One 演唱會 Live Karaoke

Filmography

  • 1998 - Rumble Ages (烈火青春)
  • 2000 - The Slayer of Demons (妖怪傳) - Voice only: Sakuya (聲演: 神木櫻夜)
  • 2003 - 1:99
  • 2003 - Naked Ambition (豪情)
  • 2003 - Anna In Kungfuland (安娜與武林)
  • 2003 - Hidden Track (尋找周杰倫)

Stage

  • 2001 - This Summer This Moment (十九樓1/2的夏天)
  • 2003 - A Lover's Discourse (戀人論語 - 您愛我妳不愛我)
  • 2003 - Camp David (大衛營)
  • 2004 - Good Morning! Manhattan (早安啊! 曼克頓)
  • 2005 - Butterfly Lovers - The Musical (梁祝下世傳奇 舞台劇)
  • 2006 - HOCC Live in Unity 2006
  • 2007 - HOCC Live in Unity 2007

Commercials

See also

Preceded by
Eason Chan 陳奕迅
 New Talent Singing Awards winner
1996 		Succeeded by
Wilfred Lau 劉浩龍
  1. ^ http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/jw!cKkIZPuaHxTOhCXELUxIt4m909E.GUCY HOCC personal blog, July 31, 2006 posting
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