Miriam Yeung: a look at the prolific Hong Kong singer and actress as she turns 46

Yeung joined the entertainment industry after coming third in a singing competition in 1995 and now has more than 35 albums to her name

She is also a successful actress, winning a best actress award for her role in Love in the Buff in 2013

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Miriam Yeung performing in Nanjing, in China’s Jiangsu province, during a concert of her “My Beautiful Life” world tour on August 17 last year. Photo: Getty Images

Published: 2:00am, 3 Feb 2020Updated: 12:09pm, 3 Feb 2020

With Hong Kong entertainer Miriam Yeung Chin-wah turning 46 on Monday, we look back at some of her biggest achievements in a career spanning almost 25 years.

The singer-actress, who is also a registered nurse, was named one of the “Ten Outstanding Young Persons” by the Junior Chamber International Hong Kong in 2005. The Geneva-based Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/Aids also appointed her as a special representative to promote HIV prevention and treatment.

Music career takes off

Yeung joined the entertainment industry after coming third place in the annual New Talent Singing Awards competition in 1995, which was co-organised by Hong Kong television broadcaster TVB and the now-defunct Capital Artists record company. Fellow singers Sammi Cheng Sau-man, Eason Chan Yick-shun and Denise Ho Wan-sze are among other entrants who became popular artists after taking part in the competition over the years.

Miriam Yeung joined the entertainment industry after coming third place in a singing competition in 1995. Photo: SCMP

In a music career that has spanned almost a quarter of a century, Yeung has released more than 35 Cantonese and Mandarin albums, earning her numerous top female artist awards.

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