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...more fun than she was. Meetings were held, a contract was signed?and Chen popped out of the Hong Kong star-making microwave like a sugar-coated pineapple bun. Her first single, Future Tense, was released to local radio stations last month, and her debut album, a self-titled Canto-pop affair overlaid with R. and B. beats, will come out in early November. She has signed a deal to be in a movie directed by award-winner Chen Kaige (Together, Farewell My Concubine). She has made a handful of TV appearances, been invited to attend numerous public events...
...notoriously rigid?they want idols they can simultaneously worship and relate to. This limits individuality and restricts creative latitude. Besides, Chen is already dragging baggage. Some fans accuse her of riding her brother's coattails. Others snipe that, at 167 centimeters and 48 kilograms, she is overweight for a Canto artist. She combats the negative buzz by watching what she eats?"Apples are good," she says?and by trying to stop her brother from hyping her songs when he is making public appearances. More than anything, she remembers the deal she made when she decided to become adored...
...been exposed to glamour in other ways. Although she grew up in Vancouver, her father, business tycoon Edward Chen, took her to star-studded parties and exclusive backstage events whenever she visited Hong Kong. Later, Chen watched Edison launch his career armed with little more than some hip-hop Canto-pop tunes and a lust-inducing smile. Although she had blossomed attractively herself, Chen remained a bystander, attending university in Canada, earning a bachelor's degree in commerce and business administration. She accepted a job as a credit analyst at BNP Paribas in Hong Kong after graduation...
...star continues to rise remains to be seen. Gary Chan, president of EMI Group Hong Kong, warns that the sibling connection, although it initially helped her win backers, may not be beneficial in the long run. Pointing to one of his own stars?Victor Chen, the younger brother of Canto queen Kelly Chen?Chan notes that "people always say Victor is 'the brother of Kelly.' He doesn't have his own character aside from that, and that's very limiting." But others think Chen has enough presence to disengage her image from her brother. "Tricia always captured attention," explains...
...karaoke for an executive of Emperor Entertainment Group, a Hong Kong artist management and recording company. He left school to pay homage to the music muse, and after a rough start?"For two years I had nothing but crap thrown at me"?he skyrocketed as a new Prince of Canto-pop. This year he won a World Music Award as China's top-selling artist. And a poll of 1,343 Mainland students found him to be the fourth highest-ranking "idol," after Zhou Enlai, Mao Zedong and Bill Gates. (Hmmm: diplomat, oarsman, entrepreneur, rock star; prc kids have...