https://www.scmp.com/rss/325029/feed Celine Tam Tsz-kwan is a nine-year-old Hong Kong singer who has been amazing the judges on America's Got Talent en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Ten-year-old singer Celine Tam’s heart-warming performance of My Heart Will Go On on US talent show America’s Got Talent was Hong Kong’s top-trending YouTube video of 2017, the streaming site announced yesterday. The video, which was uploaded on June 16, has been viewed more than 42 million times worldwide. YouTube did not say how many views the videos on the list had received locally. Fans outraged as Hong Kong child star Celine Tam fails to reach finals of America’s Got Talent In second... https://www.scmp.com/culture/music/article/2123169/celine-tam-named-hong-kongs-top-trending-youtube-video-star-2017?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/music/article/2123169/celine-tam-named-hong-kongs-top-trending-youtube-video-star-2017?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Dec 2017 09:30:30 +0000 Celine Tam Tsz-kwan may have been kicked out of America’s Got Talent, but it seems US television viewers haven’t seen the last of her yet. The nine-year-old Hong Kong singer took to the stage on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Friday, performing How Far I’ll Go from hit Disney movie Moana – the same song she sang in the semi-finals of the talent competition on Tuesday before she was sent home. “I was very excited to meet you,” Celine told host Ellen DeGeneres, as the pair hugged after her... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2111468/next-stop-ellen-degeneres-hong-kong-singer-celine-tam-after?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2111468/next-stop-ellen-degeneres-hong-kong-singer-celine-tam-after?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Sep 2017 04:19:17 +0000 She can count her namesake Celine Dion as a fan and has captured the hearts of people the world over, but that was not enough to send nine-year-old Hong Kong singer Celine Tam Tsz-kwan to the America’s Got Talent finals. The child star’s dream run came to an end on Wednesday night, US time, when she found out on live television that she had not scored enough votes to make it to next week’s final. On Tuesday night, Celine won the admiration of notoriously tough judge Simon Cowell but copped... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2111103/fans-outraged-hong-kong-child-star-celine-tam-fails-reach?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2111103/fans-outraged-hong-kong-child-star-celine-tam-fails-reach?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Sep 2017 01:15:45 +0000 Nine-year-old singer Celine Tam Tsz-kwan is hoping that her rendition of a Disney song will be enough to make her dream of reaching the finals of America’s Got Talent come true, after getting mixed reviews from the celebrity judging panel. The Hong Kong child star took to the talent contest stage for the fourth time on Tuesday night, local time, kicking off the semi-finals show with Auli’i Cravalho’s Oscar-nominated hit How Far I’ll Go, from the Disney movie Moana. “I wish I could be the perfect... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2110926/how-far-will-she-go-americas-got-talent-judges-give-mixed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2110926/how-far-will-she-go-americas-got-talent-judges-give-mixed?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Sep 2017 02:15:30 +0000 Name: Jacky Cheng Pak-lam Age: 32 Former career: Cheng, also known as “Little Pak-lam”, was one of the most popular child actors in the 1990s with his signature bowl haircut. He collaborated with several award-winning local movie stars, such as Anthony Wong Chau-sang and Tony Leung Chiu-wai. Current career: After graduating from the University of Hong Kong in 2007, Cheng joined the Hong Kong Police Force to fulfil his childhood dream.He now works as a senior inspector. Want your children to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2110384/hong-kongs-former-child-stars-all-grown-and-still?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2110384/hong-kongs-former-child-stars-all-grown-and-still?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 Sep 2017 02:00:41 +0000 At Momo Casting Talent School in Hong Kong, pint-sized recruits know that sacrificing play time is a small price to pay for a shot at becoming a child star. The children, aged three to 15, spend hours in regular classes at the school in Ngau Tau Kok and give up their leisure time to learn how to sing, act and dance before getting on stage to cut their teeth in show business. The children usually go to classes twice a week, on weekends or after school. Most of them say they do not find it hard to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2110324/want-your-children-be-stars-here-are-4-things?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2110324/want-your-children-be-stars-here-are-4-things?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 Sep 2017 01:31:10 +0000 While nine-year-old Celine Tam Tsz-kwan charms millions around the world on a glitzy stage, her peers are training to be stars in a cramped studio back in Hong Kong. At Momo Casting Talent School in Ngau Tau Kok, bundles of energy zip around the room, their playful shrieks bouncing off the walls. Meanwhile a boy with a bowl cut sits obediently while an adult applies make-up to his face. The school has students from three to the age of 15. All want a shot at the international fame that pint-sized... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2110380/raising-star-hong-kong-fame-game-good-children?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2110380/raising-star-hong-kong-fame-game-good-children?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 Sep 2017 01:01:57 +0000 Pint-sized performer Celine Tam copped some criticism for her latest flower-themed performance, but the naysayers failed to derail her blossoming musical career. The nine-year-old singer from Hong Kong was sent through to the semi-finals of America’s Got Talent on Wednesday night, US time, after winning the hearts of the American public with a powerful ballad performed in a sparkly, rose-garden-inspired set. Celine clasped her hands over her face in excitement when she heard the news and said... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2108033/us-viewers-send-hong-kong-songbird-celine-tam-9?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2108033/us-viewers-send-hong-kong-songbird-celine-tam-9?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Aug 2017 01:15:15 +0000 Pint-sized songbird Celine Tam’s speedy ascent to fame looked unstoppable, but on a stage decorated to look like a glittering rose garden, she hit her first snag. The nine-year-old singer from Hong Kong took to the America’s Got Talent stage for the third time on Tuesday night, US time, this time singing live to air. Her performances have won plaudits from judges and international fans alike, but on Tuesday’s show, judge and former Spice Girl Mel B questioned if the Whitney Houston and Mariah... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2107899/end-nine-year-old-hong-kong-singer-celine-tams?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2107899/end-nine-year-old-hong-kong-singer-celine-tams?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Aug 2017 01:30:15 +0000 The “cute factor” has helped nine-year-old singing sensation Celine Tam Tsz-kwan win hearts around the world, but she’ll have stiff competition to be most adorable when she faces off against at least five other primary school-age stars in the next stage of America’s Got Talent. The pint-sized star is through to the live shows on the US television talent show, where she will compete against 35 other acts, including magicians, dance troupes and even a Donald Trump impersonator. But there are other... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2106049/hong-kong-singing-sensation-celine-tam-take?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2106049/hong-kong-singing-sensation-celine-tam-take?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Aug 2017 05:00:15 +0000 America’s Got Talent contestant Celine Tam Tsz-kwan can count international A-listers among her fans, but offstage the Hongkonger appears to be just a regular, energetic nine-year-old who loves eating chicken, hanging out with her sister and watching the Minions from the Despicable Me movies. Celine and her three-year-old sister, Dion, played guessing games with fans, showed off their toys and sang songs during an hour-long live video session filmed in Hong Kong that was posted across her social... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2105787/hong-kong-singer-celine-tam-9-and-sister-3-charm?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2105787/hong-kong-singer-celine-tam-9-and-sister-3-charm?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Aug 2017 08:15:30 +0000 Pint-sized Hong Kong singer Celine Tam Tsz-kwan will be heading to the next stage of America’s Got Talent after adding a popular US actress to her growing list of fans. Wearing a gold dress, the nine-year-old star with a huge voice belted out Michael Bolton’s 1983 ballad How Am I Supposed To Live Without You during the show on Tuesday, local time. Guest judge and Orange Is the New Black actress Laverne Cox was so impressed that she used her single “golden buzzer” to send Celine straight through... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2105043/hong-kong-singing-sensation-celine-tam-9-advances?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2105043/hong-kong-singing-sensation-celine-tam-9-advances?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Aug 2017 02:00:45 +0000 Deciding on a career may be the last thing a nine-year-old needs to worry about, but Celine Tam Tsz-kwan’s path to success already seems laid out. After making a name on mainland China and in Hong Kong with her powerful singing voice, Tsz-kwan showed there were no boundaries to her ambitions by stunning the audience and judges in the latest edition of America’s Got Talent. Watch Celine Tam’s performance A preview of her performing Canadian diva Celine Dion’s My Heart Will Go On has attracted... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2098794/little-hong-kong-girl-huge-voice-wows-us-talent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2098794/little-hong-kong-girl-huge-voice-wows-us-talent?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 Jun 2017 11:15:30 +0000