Ellen Joyce Loo

Ellen Joyce Loo
Background information
Chinese name 盧凱彤 (traditional)
Chinese name 卢凯彤 (simplified)
Pinyin Lú Kǎitóng (Mandarin)
Jyutping Lou4 Hoi2tung4 (Cantonese)
Born (1986-03-27)27 March 1986
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died 5 August 2018(2018-08-05) (aged 32)
Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Education Graduated from Secondary School (Secondary 5)
Alma mater St. Paul's Convent School
Occupation
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active 2002–2018
Nationality Canada
Hong Kong
Genre(s)
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Voice type(s) Contralto
Label(s) People Mountain People Sea
Associated acts at17
Spouse(s)
Fisher Yu
(m. 2016; her death 2018)
Influenced by Anthony Wong
Website peoplemountainpeoplesea.com
Also known as
  • Ah Mui (阿妹)
  • Sister Mui (妹姐)
  • Rockmui

Ellen Joyce Loo (27 March 1986 – 5 August 2018) was a Hong Kong musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. She was a co-founder of the folk-pop rock group at17.

Early life

Loo was born in Toronto, Canada, on 27 March 1986, and moved to Hong Kong, when she was four. She learned classical guitar from her father at the age of nine. When she was 14, she, together with her older brother P. J. Loo, entered the musical competition "Original Music 2000" (原音2000), which was held by Tom Lee Music in Hong Kong. Loo and her brother won third prize in the competition.[1]

Career

When she was 15, Loo formed the group at17 with Eman Lam, and was signed by the music production company People Mountain People Sea.

Apart from writing songs for her own group, Loo was also involved in the production and song writing of other artists' albums such as Kay Tse, Miriam Yeung and Sally Yeh.

Personal life

Loo was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2013, and made her first public statement regarding the disorder in April 2015.[2][3] She came out as a lesbian at the Golden Melody Awards in Taiwan in 2017.[4] She married Taiwanese cinematographer Fisher Yu in 2016. The couple registered their marriage in Canada.[5]

Death

Loo died after falling from her apartment building in Happy Valley, Hong Kong on 5 August 2018,[6] at the age of 32. The case was classified as suicide by police after checking CCTV footage of the building.[7] No suicide note was found.[8]

Publications

  • Lost. Escape. Rockmuiology – A collection of the photographs she took over 3 years of her life with her Revue 35CC camera prior to the publication, accompanied by a series of writings (in English). 240 pages, published by Youth Culture (青春文化) in July 2006, Hong Kong, ISBN 988-99184-0-4.[9]
  • I learned the chords at 17, collection of 22 original guitar scores from at17's songs, transcribed by Loo in both standard notation and guitar tablature. 2005, published by People Mountain People Sea / Kubrick, Hong Kong, ISBN 988-97905-7-2

References

  1. ↑ Cheung, Rachel (25 August 2017). "Hong Kong singer-songwriter Ellen Joyce Loo opened up about her same-sex marriage in 2017 interview". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Ellen Joyce Loo touched by the public's support". Yahoo! News. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Wong, Derek (5 August 2018). "Hong Kong pop star Ellen Joyce Loo dies in fall from building at age 32". Straits Times. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Singer Ellen Joyce Loo Came Out at the Taiwan Music Awards After Years of Hinting". Hornet.com. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  5. ↑ Chiang, Pei-ling; Shih, Hsiu-chuan (5 August 2018). "Hong Kong pop star dies in fall". Central News Agency. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Lam, Jeffie (5 August 2018). "Pop star Ellen Joyce Loo dies in fall from her Happy Valley flat". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Luo, Charlotte (6 August 2018). "Lesbian pop star's suicide stuns fans". The Standard. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  8. ↑ Frater, Patrick (5 August 2018). "Hong Kong Singer Ellen Loo Dies in Apparent Suicide at 32". Variety. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  9. ↑ Interview – Ellen Joyce Loo, Milk magazine 267, 2006
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