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Janice Vidal
Chinese name	衛蘭 (Traditional)
Chinese name	卫兰 (Simplified)
Pinyin	wèi lán (Mandarin)
Jyutping	wai6 laan4 (Cantonese)
Ancestry	Chinese, Filipino, Korean
Origin	Philippines
Born	(1982-04-13) April 13, 1982 (age 30) Hong Kong
Other name(s)	Janice, Wei Lan (衛蘭), Ming Lok Tai (明樂蒂), Renee
Occupation	Singer
Genre(s)	Cantopop, Hong Kong English pop, soul, jazz, blues, R&B
Instrument(s)	Vocal
Label(s)	A Music
Years active	2005–present
Official Website	www.amusic.com.hk

Janice M. Vidal, often credited mononymously as "Janice",^[1] is an award-winning female Cantopop, Hong Kong English pop, Jazz and R&B singer based in Hong Kong. She is the twin sister of singer Jill Vidal.

Debuted in 2005, Vidal performs in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Biography[link]

Vidal was born on April 13, 1982 in Kowloon, Hong Kong. She is of mixed parentage with a Filipino father with ancestry in Cebu, Philippines and a Chinese Korean mother from Seoul, South Korea. As a Hong Kong singer, Vidal adopted the Chinese name Wei Lan (衛蘭). She is often credited mononymously as Janice.^[1] In the past she also work as a bar singer^[2] by names such as "Renee" prior to her debut album in 2005 and "Ming Lok Tai" (明樂蒂) in an EEG singing competition in 2000^{[citation needed]}. As of 2009^[update], her father resides in Hong Kong, while her mother resides in South Korea.

Her singing is widely accepted by fans in Hong Kong, as of 21 November 2010, she is the only female singer occupied 2 spots in the top 10 of MOOV forever chart (the only other singer is Justin Lo), they are "離家出走" (Run Away from Home) currently number 1 and "愛才" (Love Talent) currently number 6.^[3] Her single "離家出走" (Run Away from Home) was recognised by the current Chief Executive of Hong Kong Sir Donald Tsang.^[4]

She admitted in a radio interview that she cannot read Chinese and uses English Romanization to help her pronounce words that she sings in the recording studio. In an interview with South China Morning Post in 2009, she states that she has converted to Buddhism about 6 years prior to that interview.^[5] She has since become Christian along with her sister Jill, following her sister's scandal in Japan.^[6]

Pre-debut[link]

Before becoming an artist herself, Vidal had always enjoyed singing. Her voice came to the attention of renowned producer Mark Lui by chance when she recorded the backing vocals for one of Leon Lai's songs "純粹誤會 (Drum & Bass Mix BPM 170)" in 2001. Lui informed Leon, who in turn decided to offer Vidal a contract with Amusic (東亞), a newly-formed record label where Leon Lai is a major investor and to which he himself transferred. As a result, Vidal became the first newcomer to sign for Amusic in 2004.

Music career[link]

In her first concert, Vidal stated that she was signed by Amusic around 2003. At the time Leon Lai thought that her Cantonese was not good enough, and initially asked her to work as an office assistant.^[7]

During the winter of 2004, Vidal started catching the media's attention by covering one of Lai's classic hits "Long Distance" (情深說話未曾講) in English. The cover song quickly became a hit. Some fans initially thought it was an overseas singer who was covering one of Lai's classic hits, but were surprised to find out the singer was an unknown Hong Kong rookie. Since it was Christmas, her first song was swiftly followed by a Christmas version of another Lai cover "Bu Ke Yi Shi" (不可一世), sung in Cantonese. The Cantonese cover of "Long Distance" (情深說話未曾講) was aired on radio in Spring 2005 for the first time.

By April 2005, Vidal had become known as a mysterious singer who sung several cover versions of Leon Lai's songs, but whose face has never been shown in public. After roughly six months of radio publicity and building public anticipation, her face was finally unveiled when her debut album "Day & Night" was released on April 13, 2005. Fellow Cantopop singer, Justin Lo, was one of the main producers for this album, and it soon became a hit. On 25 November 2005, Vidal released her second album "My Love".

Vidal won all the (female) newbies singers awards in 2005 that were awarded by Hong Kong media. They were Commercial Radio Hong Kong (CRHK) 2005 Best Female Newbies - Gold, RTHK 2005 Best Female Newbies - Gold, TVB 2005 Best Female Newbies - Gold and Metro Radio I-Tech Metro Best Newbies 2005 (unranked). In mid-December 2005, she was placed fifth for Commercial Radio 2's 2005 Favorite Female Singer Award. She obtain Bronze in the Best Female singer category for 2006.

Vidal held her first concert series in Hong Kong from 29 March to 1 April 2007, as part of her four-night stint at Hong Kong Coliseum. It was called "My First Concert."

Vidal's fourth studio album, titled Serving You, was released on 27 November 2008. On 21 December during the press conference for Lai's new album Is Me, Lai announced that Serving You had sold more than 150,000 units.^[8]

Vidal's fifth studio album, titled Morning, was released on 3 July 2009 and is her first English album composed of original compositions.

Janice (right) posing next to her own wax figure (left) in Madame Tussauds Hong Kong.

From 28 April 2007 to 13 May 2007 Madame Tussauds Hong Kong organised "Madame Tussauds - Your Celebrity Choice for this Summer" competition with an aim to select new wax portrayal to be displayed in Madame Tussauds museum^[9] Vidal won the competition in May and her wax portrayal started to display in the glamour section on 18 July 2007. The statue is dressed in a green ballet dress used during "My First Concert" which Vidal had donated.^[10]

Janice Vidal released her first Greatest Hits Selection + New Songs compilation disc on 27 November 2009, which comprises hit songs from her 5-year singing career - featuring 34 songs and 17 Music Videos.

In April 2010, Janice won the highest record sales award (female artist) at the 2009 Hong Kong IFPI Awards ceremony. In addition, her albums 《SERVING YOU》 and 《WISH》 were also awarded with the top 10 best selling Cantonese albums of 2009.

Janice released her new Cantonese album called Love Diaries, which was released before her second concert "Fairy Concert 2010" at the Hong Kong Coliseum on October 16 and 17. She also held her first MOOV live concert on July 11, 2010, where she performed five new songs from her new album as well as older classics with new arrangements. The song with JW, "What Men Believe" (男人信甚麼) has won her the best song of the year in TVB 2010 Jade Solid Gold Music Award.

Discography[link]

Filmography[link]

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Concert[link]

Awards[link]

Music pop chart[link]

HK Record Merchant (香港唱片商會) Album Sales Chart

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References[link]

External links[link]

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