Joyce Cheng Biography

Joyce Cheng Yan-yee (born 30 May 1987 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) with family root in Taishan (Guangdong) and Shanghai is a Hong Kong singer, writer, actress, and performer. She is the daughter of Hong Kong comedian Lydia Shum and singer/actor Adam Cheng.

Early life

Cheng is the daughter of Hong Kong actor/singer Adam Cheng Siu-chow and comedian Lydia Sum Tin-ha. She is also the god-daughter of Alan Tang. During most of her childhood, she gained media exposure due to her mother. Cheng showed an interest in show business. At 13, she performed a version of Britney Spears' Oops!... I Did It Again, in a Hong Kong charity television program.

Cheng spent much of her childhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she attended Crofton House School. She dropped out of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, to spend time in Hong Kong while her mother, Shum, was diagnosed with cancer. Later, Cheng remained in Hong Kong to pursue a music and acting career in Asia.

Career

Cheng has been the focus of a variety of media articles due to her struggles with her weight. At a young age, she was 226.5 lbs. Determined to overcome her weight issues, Cheng started a strict fitness regimen at the age of 16. Her fitness program was recorded in her book, My Weight Loss Diary.

In 2005, Cheng played the part of Snow White in the Hong Kong Disneyland opening ceremony.

Cheng's first music video, ?"??, "Kao Zi Ji" (literally Depend on Myself) aired on the TVB prime time show Scoop in 2006.

In 2007 Cheng performed in the Tung Wah charity fundraising telethon, raising HK$310,000, which included a special HK$10,000 from her mother, Lydia Shum.

In February 2007, Cheng performed in the Chinese opera, The Grand Stage.

Cheng recorded and showcased her music video, Connected Hearts on an October 2007 episode of the popular Hong Kong television show, Enjoy Yourself Tonight.

Cheng is currently working on her debut album, produced by Liu Jia Chang, which is planned to be released before summer 2008. However, there could be a possible delay because of her mother's recent passing, on 19 February 2008.

On 26 February 2008, together with Sam Sullivan, mayor of the City of Vancouver, agreed to proclaim the following 1 June (her mother's Chinese birthday) to be "Fei Fei Day".

On 10 May 2008, Joyce performed a part originally played by her mother, in a performance from Lai Fa Palace during the 2008 Po Leung Kuk Charity Gala. Joyce will be doing charity work to mark this year's Mothers Day, the first since her mother died.

Recently, Joyce took part in the 512 Fundraising Campaign to help support the victims of the Sichuan disaster. Joyce spoke on stage about how a young mother in Sichuan had sheltered her baby from the falling rubble with her own body and remarked on how noble this self-sacrifice was. She said that she had just experienced her first Mothers Day without her own mother, but she knows that wherever her mother is, she will still be supporting her. She felt that in the same way, this young mother will still be supporting her child because the love of motherhood is great until the end. She hopes that the orphans will remember this and grow up as happy person.

On 25 July 2008, Joyce took part in a live radio show with fellow Hong Kong artiste Hins Cheung (?"?"?). The radio show was part of Ming Pao Weekly's 40th birthday celebrations. During the outside broadcast on Metro Radio, Joyce and Hins sang an English a Capella duet live. The response from fans was overwhelmingly positive. Hins praised Joyce's musical talent and added that he hopes they will be able to perform together on stage in the future.

In September 2008, Cheng launched her acting career on the hit TVB sitcom "Off Pedder" ("?"?""???"?. Cheng's character, Joyce Yu, was a recurring role on the sitcom which ran for 337 episodes. Cheng also sang the ending theme to the show, "No One Is Perfect" ("????"?.

In March 2010, Cheng began filming a twenty episode drama with TVB, playing the sidekick to famed TVB actor Bosco Wong in the drama "Isolated Seven Day Romance" ("?"??"?"????"?"?.

On 2 July 2010, Cheng signed to the Record Label, Stars Shine International Limited (?"?"?"?"??"??"?.

On 31 July 2010, Cheng guest-starred in "Off Pedder" fellow co-star, Cholam Wong ("?-"?"?'s first stage show at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium. Cheng performed in all three of the sold out shows and wowed audiences with her comedic ability.

Filmography

Feature Film

Year	Title	Role
2010	72 Tenants of Prosperity	Shanghaiese Woman
2011	I Love Hong Kong	One of the twins
2012	I Love Hong Kong 2012
2012	Cold War
2012	My Sassy Hubby
2013	I Love Hong Kong 2013

TV Series

Year	Title	Role
2008-2010	Off Pedder	Yu Lok-Yee (Joyce)
2011	7 Days in Life	Tong Ching

Discographies

Year	Album information	Track List	Additional information
2011	?"?"?"?"?"??"? Date: 6 January 2011	1."?"?"?"?"?? 2.??"?? 3.?"??"? 4."?"?? 5.??"? 6."???? (Themesong of Off Pedder) 7."?? (Themesong of Speech of Silence) 8.?"???"??"? 9.?"?"?"?"??"??"? 10.12 Days of Christmas	Awards 2011: Golden Song in Jade Solid Gold 1st Round Election (for the song ??"??) 2011: Ming Pao Anniversary Award for Outstanding Discography 2011: Ming Pao Anniversary Award for Outstanding Female Singer (for the song "?"?"?"?"??) 2011: -?"?"??"??"? (for the song ??"??) 2011: -?"?"?-?"????"?"?"?
	?"?"?"?"?"?"?"? Date: 31 October 2011	1."?"?"?"?? 2.?? 3."???"? 4."?"? 5.?? 6."??"?"?"? 7.Make Me Cry 8.??"?"?"? 9.Adrenaline 10.????"??"? 11."?"??"??"?	2011: ?"?"?"?"?"???"??"?(for the songs ??"??, "?"? and Make Me Cry)