| Cherrie Choi | |||||||||
| Native Name: | 蔡立兒 | ||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | zh | ||||||||
| Birth Date: | 7 September 1972 | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Hong Kong | ||||||||
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Cherrie Choi (; born 7 September 1972), formerly known as Cai Li, is a Hong Kong singer best known for "Zhu Fu Ni", "Jue Lian", "Zen Me", "Xiang Gui Jia De Nv Hai" and "Conversation" (collaborated with George Lam).[1] [2] [3]
Choi grew up in a tenement building on Fuk Wa Street in Sham Shui Po, Kowloon, in Hong Kong. She attended . While still in school she performed at a lounge with Stephanie Che and Fat Ma. She signed with Warner Music Group in 1986.
In 1989, she applied for the Hong Kong Secondary School Examination.[4] [5]
In 1987, she participated in the 3rd Asia-Canton Union Singing Contest with the song "Betrayal". In 1988, she debuted with the song "How". She released the album Hope produced by Lin Shi followed by the albums Incredible and Lover of June with the songs "Endless Love", "Close Your Eyes", and "A Covenant of Life and Death". With George Lam she released the song "Dialogue".
In 1990, she released the single "Close Your Eyes" which reached number one on the remained number one for two weeks. In the same year, she played one of the leading roles in the TV series "Love Beats".
At the end of 1992, she left Warner Records and signed with TVB, where she was the host of with Au Hailun, Zhou Ying, and Liu Wenjuan.
In 2008, Cai Lier and Ouyang Dexun joined) and participated in the show). She began using her real name Cai Li.[6]
In 2017, she appeared in the TV show "Cantopop At 50".[7] [8]
In an interview in December 2017, Cai Li talked about her experience entering the music industry explaining that she sang "Saving All My Love For You" at a gathering of her parents and friends where an employee from Warner Records was there. She signed with Warner Records at the age of fifteen, and released her first album a year later.
In 2018, following "Cantopop At 50", a group of singers in the late 1980s and early 1990s formed the "Classic Alumni Association". On July 15, she and a group of singers from the "Classic Alumni Association" participated in "Love Enguang Classic Golden Melody Concert" charity concert.