Priscilla Chan (singer)

Founders of the Fiori Productions Ltd., including Angus Mak, Jim Lee (李振權), and Tony Chiu (趙潤勤) who later also became Chan's manager, worked out the "Girls' Magazine" album which featured a youthful vibe that suited the young-girl and girl next-door image of the three members. Released in 1984, the debut album was a great success, and particularly the song "Forgotten Promise", composed as a Cantonese "short tune" (xiaodiao 小調) and sung by Chan, quickly became a hit, earning not only a platinum certification (over 50,000 unit sales) for the album, but also a speedy rise in Chan's popularity as a singer. Following up the success in record sales and increased popularity, Fiori then arranged Chan's debut as a solo artist in August 1984, and released her first solo album titled "The Feelings of a Story" (故事的感覺), also certified platinum, and the song "The Glass Window of Love" (玻璃窗的愛) was another chart-topping hit. The success of these two albums and two hits finally earned Chan a "Most Promising Newcomer Award" (最有前途新人獎), which was awarded in the 1984 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards (十大中文金曲頒獎音樂會).[11] In January 1985, Chan also made her Japanese debut with the release of the extended play "Thousand-Year Lover" (千年戀人; Japanese: 千年恋人) and another Japanese-Cantonese album of the same title in the name of "Girl's Magazine"; Chan even made appearance on Japanese music shows as promotion.[12]

Back in Hong Kong, Chan released her self-titled album "Priscilla" (陳慧嫻) on 6 September 1985. Certified platinum, the album includes the chart-topping hit "Flower Shop" (花店),[13] which its new version was released and included in Chan's cover album "By Heart" in 2014.[14]

In 1986, as the Fiori Productions Ltd. reorganised, Chan was signed as a full-time contract singer of the PolyGram Records Ltd., Hong Kong, the major music label which was also responsible for the release of Chan's aforementioned albums. At the same time, Chan quitted her Bachelor's studies at the Hong Kong Baptist College in order to be fully committed to her singing career.[4] On 30 May, the album "Revolt" (反叛) appeared, which pushed her to new heights by adopting a Japanese-style teens image together with several popular tracks, including the leading track and disco hit "Dancing Street" (跳舞街), a cover version of Angie Gold's 1985 "Eat You Up" but based production wise, on Yōko Oginome's (荻野目洋子) version, titled "Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)" (ダンシング・ヒーロー (Eat You Up)); "Loving and/as Accident" (痴情意外); "Revolt" (反叛); "Hugging with Tears" (與淚抱擁); and "Love Me Once Again".[15] "Dancing Street", in particular, was a huge success that not only topped the charts and was awarded the "Most Popular Disco Song" (Disco 最受歡迎歌曲) at the 1986 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation,[16] it is also regarded as one of the pinnacles of Chan's career.[17] The album itself was certified double platinum (over 100,000 unit sales), and Chan also officially announced that she would complete her studies abroad after her recording contract signed with PolyGram Records was expired in 1990.[4]

Chan's fourth Cantonese studio album, "Change, Change, Change" (變、變、變) was released on 19 February 1987. Although her attempt to literally change her image into an elegant Audrey Hepburn-like style was failed, such that her hairstyle and outfit were once mocked as resembling to that of Chan Lap-ban (陳立品), the famous Hong Kong supporting actress of the 1950s to 1980s,[18] the image itself remains a classic and the album sales still exceeded triple platinum in record sales with hits like "Greed, Greed, Greed" (貪、貪、貪), "Change, Change, Change Change Change" (變、變、變變變), and "Go!" (去吧！).[19][20] On 24 July, Chan's first solo compilation album titled "Remix + Best Of" (Remix + 精選) was released.[21] Chan rebounded nicely in 1988 with the double platinum-certified album "Priscilla's Love" (嫻情), released on 15 January 1988,[22] from which the chart-topping hit "Silly Girl" (傻女), a Cantonese rework version of the Spanish song "La Loca" by María Conchita Alonso, confirmed Chan's status as a serious contender in the golden age of Cantopop, as the song was awarded both the 1988 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards and 1988 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards.[23][24] The song, selected as one of the 40 greatest Cantopop songs of all time by the Hong Kong edition of Time Out magazine in 2016,[25] is also Chan's personal favourite among her own works and the song which Chan thinks best describes herself.[26] Starting from "Priscilla's Love" till "Forever Your Friend" (1989), Chan's retro-styled stage presence, accompanied by varied, vintage outfits and hatwears also became one of her most iconic images throughout her singing career.[27]

In 2007, Chan signed with IEC – EC Music and the following year released a new live album recorded at a series of concerts in Hong Kong.

In 2013, Priscilla Chan signed with Universal Music Hong Kong again, with the relaunch of the PolyGram label.

In July 2015, she made her one night concert performing her greatest hits at the Resorts World Genting, Malaysia.[28]