| Cindy Au Sin-yi | |||||||||||
| Native Name: | 歐倩怡 | ||||||||||
| Other Names: | Chibi Maruko-chan 〈小丸子〉 | ||||||||||
| Birth Name: | Au Sin-yi | ||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 16 December 1979 | ||||||||||
| Birth Place: | British Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Nationality: | [1] | ||||||||||
| Citizenship: | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Education: | Bachelor Degree in Marketing and Management Bachelor Degree in Food and Nutrition Postgraduate Certificate in Community Nutrition Master Degree in Sports and Exercise Nutrition | ||||||||||
| Alma Mater: | Pui Ching Middle School (Hong Kong) | ||||||||||
| Occupation: | Singer, Actress, Host, Nutritionist | ||||||||||
| Years Active: | 1996 - 2006, 2011 - present | ||||||||||
| Employer: | 1996－2001: Capital Artists | ||||||||||
| Notable Works: | 1997:《問題天天都多》 | ||||||||||
| Spouse: | Roger Kwok (m. 2006-2024) | ||||||||||
| Children: | 1 Son 1 Daughter | ||||||||||
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Cindy Au Sin-yi (Chinese: 欧倩怡, born December 16, 1979). Born in Hong Kong. Her ancestry place is in Shunde, Guangdong. She is a Hong Kong singer and former TVB actress. Her ex-husband is Hong Kong actor and three-time TV drama winner, Roger Kwok. In 1997, she sang children's theme song - Cantonese version of the cartoon Chibi Maruko-chan "There Are More Problems Every Day"《問題天天都多》,[2] which then became very popular, won the "1997 Children's Song Golden Song Award Ceremony" 《1997年度兒歌金曲頒獎典禮》"Top Ten Children's Songs"「十大兒歌金曲」simultaneous "NET Children's Song Award"「至NET兒歌大獎」as well as "The most popular female singer of children's songs"「最受歡迎兒歌女歌手」.
She studied at Pui Ching Middle School (Hong Kong). After graduating from Form 5 in 1996, she participated in the New Talent Singing Awards co-organized by TVB and Capital Artists and won the Self-Potential Performance Award.[3] Immediately after the singing competition, she was signed by Capital Artists to become a singer.[4] In 1997, she sang children's theme song - Cantonese version of the cartoon Chibi Maruko-chan "There Are More Problems Every Day"《問題天天都多》, which then became very popular, won the "Top Ten Children's Songs" and the "NET Children's Song Award", as well as "The most popular female singer of children's songs". Coincidentally, one of the lyrics of "There Are Many Problems Every Day" 《問題天天都多》「There Are Many Problems Every Day BILI BALA BILI BALA」also became the theme song of her then-husband Roger Kwok in Inbound Troubles, the golden words in the drama. In 1998, she became the only person in history to win two top ten children's songs in the same year. On January 15, 2001, she released her first solo album "Cindy", However, due to the closure of her label company Capital Artists, she did not release any more albums.[5]
She later switched to acting and began working under TVB Hong Kong between 1998-2006. She plays major supporting roles in drama serials. By 2006 she took a break from acting as she got married.
Her ex-husband is TVB actor Roger Kwok. The two met while filming a travel special for TVB in 1999 and had been dating for 7 years before marriage. Their wedding was held on 22 July 2006 at Hong Kong Disneyland.[6] [7] She had two miscarriages.[8] On 23 March 2008, she had her first son, Brad Kwok Ling-shan[9] and later a daughter, Blair Kwok Yee-nga on 29 June 2011.
Since she got married and gave birth, she has begun to fade out from the entertainment industry. In recent years, she has not filmed any TV shows, movies or commercials. She only made a guest appearance in Little Big Master in 2015.
In 2017, Cindy Au who had not appeared in TV or movies for a long time, was a guest on the new ViuTV program "Super Dad" 《超級奶爸》hosted by Kay Ho Kee Yau. When she talked about the story of her children, she considers herself a nagging mother, she will repeat it to her children two or three times, she is often criticized by her husband Roger Kwok for being angry.[10]
She obtained two undergraduates which are [11] Bachelor Degree in Marketing and Management (2nd Class Honours) and Bachelor Degree in Food and Nutrition (First Class Honours).[12] She also pursued and completed Postgraduate Certificate in Community Nutrition with attachment. In 2021, she also pursuing in Master Degree in Sports and Exercise Nutrition for 2 years which she already completed half a year. She also signed managerial contract under Lorraine Chan (Leo Ku's wife) where she will be more actively do filming related to nutritionist.[13]
In 2021, she also made guest appearance singing in Cantopop At 50 (流行經典50年).[14]
On May 2, 2024, Cindy Au announced her divorce from Roger Kwok on social media, ending their 18-year marriage.[15]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Yesterday You, Yesterday Me | Green Water Hero | Support Role | |
| 2001 | Final Romance | Faye | Support Role | |
| 2002 | Devil Eye | Unknown | Main Role | |
| 2002 | Dumbly Agent | Ann Chan | ||
| 2004 | "Fake Death Inquisitor" (TV Movie) | Unknown | ||
| 2007 | "Really in love?" (Gospel Movie) | Unknown | ||
| 2015 | Little Big Master | Wai Hung's sister-in-law |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Journey to the West II | Red Boy / Shancai | Support Role | |
| 1999 | Face to Face | Mo Yifei | Support Role | |
| 2000 | Aiming High | Wong Yuen Ying | Support Role | |
| 2000 | Time Off | Mandy Zhou Huimin | Support Role | |
| 2003 | Back to Square One | Yan Wai Ching | Support Role | |
| 2004 | The Vigilante in the Mask | Jiang Xiaoyu | Support Role | |
| 2004 | Lady Fan | Sit Kam Lin | Support Role | |
| 2005 | The Gentle Crackdown | Man Lai Gwan | Support Role | |
| 2005 | Misleading Track | Chiang Ngah Yee / "Jenny" | Support Role | |
| 2006 | La Femme Desperado | Kong Ching Ching / "Crystal" | Support Role | |
| 2006 | Placebo Cure | Fifi Wong | Support Role |
| Year | Title | Episode | Notes | |
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| 1999 | Super Trio Series 4: The Super Trio Mega Show | Ep. 1, 5-6, 8, 10-11, 13, 15-16, 18-21 | Main Host | |
| 1999 | "Xinhua Travel Fighting Club" (新華旅遊反斗俱樂部) | |||
| 1999 | "Big Heart Small Heart" (心大心細) |
| EP # | EP Name | EP Type | Release Date | Songs | |
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| Pertama | 櫻桃小丸子（與何韻詩合輯） | EP | 1997 |
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| Kedua | 超人迪加·皇家雙妹嘜（與陳奕迅合輯） | EP | 1998 |
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| Ketiga | Cindy | AVEP | 2001[16] |
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| Group channels song results | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Album | Song | 903 | RTHK | 997 | TVB | Remarks | |
| Year 2000 | |||||||
| Cindy | Get It Right | - | - | - | - | 2000 The fourth most popular song of the yearSeasonally selected new stars try out songs of three-term in channels | |
| Year 2001 | |||||||
| Cindy | 為誰哭泣 | - | - | 5 | - | ||
| Cindy | 咖啡與糖 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Cindy | 怎麼了 | - | - | 13 | 10 | ||
| 青咖喱 | - | - | - | - | |||
| The total number of champion songs on each channel | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 903 | RTHK | 997 | TVB | Remarks | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Total number of champion songs on four channels: 0 | |