Agnes Chan 陳美齡/陈美龄
Chan's 2005 album Lost & Found
Background information
Birth name	陳美齡
Also known as	アグネス・チャン
Born	August 20, 1955 (1955-08-20) (age 51)
Origin	Hong Kong
Genre(s)	Cantopop, J-pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, Actress
Years active	1971-

Agnes Chan or Agnes Miling Kaneko Chan (Chinese name : 陳美齡 or 陈美龄, Pinyin: Chen Meiling, Japanese name : アグネス・チャン, born August 20, 1955, British territory Hong Kong) is a pop singer , a television personality (Gaijin tarento), a Doctor of Education, a professor at Japanese universities, an essayist, a novelist and the ambassador of the Japan Committee for UNICEF. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hong_Kong. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Cantopop (Chinese: 粵語流行曲) is a colloquial abbreviation for Cantonese popular music. It is also referred to as HK-pop, short for Hong Kong popular music. It is categorized as a subgenre of Chinese popular music within C-pop. ... J-pop (or Jpop) is an abbreviation of Japanese pop. ... A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... Japanese  ) is a language spoken by over 130 million people, in Japan and Japanese emigrant communities around the world. ... is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Location of the British Overseas Territories A British Overseas Territory is one of fourteen[1] territories which the United Kingdom considers to be under its sovereignty, but not as part of the United Kingdom itself. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... A gaijin tarento (外人タレント) is a foreign celebrity (gaijin) active exclusively or almost exclusively in Japan. ... The Doctor of Education degree (Ed. ... The meaning of the word professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) varies. ... An essayist is an author who writes compositions which can be about any particular subject. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ...

Career

Agnes Chan began singing and playing guitar in her junior high years in Hong Kong, as volunteer work for fundraising events. She had a chance to record a cover of Joni Mitchell's "The Circle Game" with her elder sister, actress Irene Chan, and it became a hit song in Hong Kong. She became famous throughout southeast Asia through several of Chang Che's movies, including Young People and The Generation Gap. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943) is a Canadian musician, songwriter, and painter. ...

Chan was brought to Japan by Japanese singer/songwriter Masaaki Hirao. In 1972 she recorded her first Japanese pop hit, "Poppy Flower (ひなげしの花)." Her clear voice, pretty looks, and imperfect Japanese made her a teenage idol. In 1973, Chan's third single, "Splendor in the Grass (草原の輝き)," earned her the Japan Record Grand Prix "Rookie of the Year" award. Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ...

Chan enrolled in Tokyo's Sophia University and studied for two years, after which she decided to take a break from the entertainment business and study social child psychology at University of Toronto in Canada. Sophia University ) is a private university, with its main campus located in Yotsuya, an area of Tokyos Chiyoda Ward in Japan. ... The University of Toronto (U of T) is a coeducational public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

After graduating in 1978, Chan returned to Japan to resume her singing career. Her first Cantonese album was released in Hong Kong in 1979. She won a prize for her peace thesis for International Youth Year, 1984. Her first concert in China, a benefit for Soong Ching-ling's child fund, was held in 1985 at Beijing's capital gym for an audience of 54,000. Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Cantonese is a major dialect group or language of the Chinese language, a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... International Youth Year (IYY) was held in 1985, to focus attention on issues of concern to and relating to youth. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Soong Ching-ling, or Madame Sun Yat-sen, the one who loved China Soong Ching-ling (Simplified Chinese: 宋庆龄; Traditional Chinese: 宋慶齡; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Sung Ching-ling) (January 27, 1893 - May 29, 1981) was one of the Soong sisters—three sisters whose husbands were amongst Chinas most... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Beijing (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: BÄ›ijÄ«ng; IPA: ;  ), a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ...

Chan's 1984 visit to Ethiopia during a drastic drought and food shortage was covered for the Nippon Television Network's annual "24-Hour TV" charity special. Through these events, she began volunteer work once again, aside from continuing her entertainment career. Nippon Television Tower (headquarters) in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan Nippon Television Network Corporation ) (TYO: 9404 ) is a television network in Shiodome area of Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan owned by the Yomiuri Shimbun. ...

In 1986, Chan married her former manager, Tsutomu Kaneko, and gave birth to her eldest son in Canada. After returning to Japan the following year, she began bringing her infant son to the workplace. This was seen as highly controversial ("Agnes" became something of a buzzword in Japan) and raised the question of a mother's place in the working world. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1989, Chan began studying with Stanford University's department of education. During her stay in the United States, she gave birth to her second son. With Myra H. Strober, Chan investigated the situations of ten graduates from Tokyo University and Stanford ten years after their graduation. This showed significant differences between the men and women of Japan and the U.S., and earned Chan her Ph. D. Chan returned to Japan as a lecturer, essayist, and university professor. In 1998, Chan was appointed the first ambassador of the Japan Committee for UNICEF. Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco and approximately 20 miles northwest of San José in Stanford, California. ... The University of Tokyo ), abbreviated as Todai ), is one of the leading research universities in Japan. ... Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco and approximately 20 miles northwest of San José in Stanford, California. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... UNICEF Logo UNICEF Flag The United Nations Childrens Fund (or UNICEF) General Assembly was created on December 11, 1946. ...

Chan's education had a profound impact on her singing career - by the year 2000, her recordings had taken a darker, moodier tone.

In 2002, Chan began her work as a novelist with Perfect Couple and Bullet Ring. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Chan released her first self-cover single, "Splendor in the Grass 2005 (草原の輝き2005)," in 2005, and it was used as a TV commercial song for a herbal tea by Asahi beverage. Chan's latest single is "Flower of Happiness (しあわせの花)". She won the 14th Pestalozzi Education Award presented by Hiroshima University on October. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (January 12, 1746 – February 17, 1827) was a Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer. ... Hiroshima University, in the Japanese city of Hiroshima, was established in 1949, by the merger of a number of educational institutions in the city. ...

Her new English-language album Forget Yourself, including a duet with the legendary Chinese performer, Jackie Chan, was released in the United States in February 2006. Chan Kong-Sang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or Jackie Chan SBS, (born on April 7, 1954) is a Chinese martial artist, action star, actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, singer and stunt performer. ... Media:Example. ...

Chan is planning to release 3 Japanese new singles on the peace during 2007 and making an album. She's also planning to perform 35th anniversary concerts in Japanese cities in 2007.

Present Main Regular Programs

Television

• TV Tokyo - Kitajima Wink Heart
• Chiba TV - Agnes' Music Salon (Ended by Jan., 2006)

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Radio

• Radio Nippon(RF) - Agnes' Sunny Side Up
• RTHK - City Snapshot (September 2005 - March 2006)

Radio Nippon Co. ... Television Programs RTHK produces public affairs television programs which are broadcast by Hong Kongs three commercial television channels, TVB, ATV and Cable TV. These programmes include Hong Kong Connection (鏗鏘集), A Week in Politics (議事論事), Media Watch (傳媒春秋) and Police Magazine...

Discography

• 1971 Will the circle game be unbroken
• 1972 ORIGINAL(1), Poppy flower, With Love from Agnes
• 1973 As Stars, As Flowers, Splendor In The Grass, Flower Concert
• 1974 Agnes's small diary and The Concert for Your and Me, Fly of Swallows
• 1975 The Story of Small Love, Family concert, Hello To Youth, Say Thank You To You, Loving Songs, I Am In Love
• 1976 Mei Mei - Dream all the time, See You Again Some Day, Where shall I go to look for my lover, Agnes Chan, Memorial of Love
• 1977 How are you? and My lover, With love from Canada
• 1978 Happy Again, Ready, Go!
• 1979 Agnes in Wonderland, ABC AGNES, Carnation in the rain , Beautiful days
• 1980 Message, Morning Star, Love robber, Wonderer, Swallow has came back
• 1981 Love Me Little Love Me Long, Mystic words for love, Absorbed in love, Anxiety-forgetting grass
• 1982 Song of Lijiang River, Half Time, Christmas Song Medley
• 1983 Small question, Girl Friends, Wish you to being mellow
• 1985 Loving Harmony, Love will be found - City romance
• 1990 Dear Agnes - Carpenters collection
• 1992 World nursery rhyme and baby-sitter song complete volume I-V
• 1997 Agnes Chan Cantonese selection
• 1999 Famous baby-sitter song and nursery rhymes in the world
• 2000 Happy kids songs by Agnes, English songs by Agnes, Melancholy, Love, Peace & Freedom
• 2001 Private novel - My Love Story
• 2002 Now and Then, Agnes Chan CD BOX
• 2005 Lost & Found -Come to Me-
• 2006 Forget Yourself (Audio CD with DVD)

The main writing

• 1983 My Chinese dishes by Agnes
• 1984 Be peaceful with songs
• 1984 We all are the people who live on the earth
• 1993 Neo Woman
• 1994 Mama You Don't Need to be a Doctor
• 1996 We all are the people who live on the earth Part2
• 1997 Hong Kong Guide by Agnes
• 1999 The Road Winds Uphill All The Way (collaboration with Myra H. Strober), We all are the people who live for the future
• 2001 Positive child care by Agnes
• 2002 Perfection couple, Ring of bullet
• 2003 This road leads to the hill (Japanese translation)
• 2004 Cheers to the world!, Japan, where I love, Messages from little lives
• 2005 The Right Track -To people who live for the future-, What the Marriage Life is ?(collaboration with Yoko Kitajima)
• 2006 Agnes' Style Aging - Chinese Herbal Detoxification, Flowers , Colors and Birthday Messages (collaboration)

External links

• Agnes Chan's Official Homepage (Japanese)
• History of Agnes Chan
• Agnes Chan's Charity Work
• Pop Star with a PhD
• Agnes Chan's U.S. Debut