Biography
1996-2001
Denise Ho was born in Hong Kong and received her education in Christ Church Kindergarten and , Hong Kong. She emigrated with her family to Montreal, Quebec at the age of 11. Her music career was launched in 1996, after she won the 15th New Talent Singing Awards. Her victory not only earned her a recording contract with Capital Artists Limited but also a chance to become the only female apprentice of her childhood idol, Anita Mui. Her debut EP, , came 5 years after her victory. During her 5 year wait, she went on tour with Anita Mui as a background singer and hosted various TV shows produced by TVB.
2002
After Capital Artists closed, Denise Ho joined EMI in 2002. Although she was only with the company for a brief 2 years period, but it is during this time that her music talents flourished. She teamed up with Ying C Foo for her first EMI label release, hocc? . The song "''Angelic Blue''" , composed by Ho herself, not only reached top spots on music charts, but according to Ho, it is also her "growing up" song . Another single in the EP, "''Rosemary''" , written by Wyman Wong, created considerable controversies at the time, as it touched on the topic of lesbianism. This song also marked the beginning of Ho's series of songs containing gay themes. Following the success of "''Rosemary''" , Ho continued the story of the two lovers in "''Goodbye... Rosemary''" in her first full length album, .
2002 proved to be a successful year for Ho. The two singles "''Angelic Blue''" and "''Goodbye... Rosemary''" have won multiple music awards in Hong Kong, including CASH Golden Sail Music Awards – “Best Vocal Performance By A Female Artist” for the song “Angel Blues”. In the same year, Ho won the recognizable "Female Singer Bronze Award" in the Commercial Radio Hong Kong Annual Awards .
2003-2004
In 2003 Denise Ho did a spectacular "Music is Live" concert with Andy Hui, who is also an apprentice of Anita Mui. Their performance won praise from the critics, and Ho proved to the audience her magnificent abilities to perform live as a musician. Later that year, Ho released her second full-length album . She was the credited as the producer of the album, indicating that Ho has finally gained full control over her music. In September 2003, Ho’s long time mentor, Anita Mui announced she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Shortly after the announcement, lost her battle against cervical cancer and passed away on December 30, 2003.
Between 2003 and 2004, Ho took on the role of hosting TVB's weekly live music show, Jade Solid Gold. In 2004, she appeared in Sammi Cheng's 2004 "Sammi vs. Sammi" concert as a cross-dressing cigarette-smoking admirer of . Ho's critically acclaimed performance in the short musical segment not only brought attention to the role she played, but also further established herself as a tremendous live performer.
2004-2005
In September, 2004, Denise Ho signed a contract with East Asia Music , the sister company of Amusic. The album , which pays tribute to the superstars of the 80's, was released in January 2005. It also marked the start of a close collaboration between Denise and the Green Mountain Orchestra band . She was named the Orbis Student Ambassador 2005, and visited Hainan in July. In September of 2005, Ho performed in the musical ''Butterfly Lovers'' as the leading actress, producer and musical director. Her album of the same name gave her three Number 1 singles - "''Becoming a Butterfly''" , "''Lawrence and Lewis''" and "''Coffee in a Soda Bottle''" , which are all based on the story of the ''Butterfly Lovers'', with possible homosexual themes. These singles helped her Receive the "Female Singer Silver Award" at Commercial Radio Hong Kong Annual Awards 2005 .
2006-present
Denise Ho held her first Hong Kong Coliseum concert "" on 26th-28th October, 2006. The concert was a great success and was positively received by the public. Ho decided to stage a second concert, "", on 19-20th January, 2007 following the original concert's success. Her single, We Stand As One, named after the slogan for the "Live in Unity" concerts, was released on January 11, 2007. Recordings of the concert were later released in February of 2007. Ho then went on a worldwide tour, performing in Toronto, Canada and Atlantic City, .
The significant public attention and positive reception to her music helped her garner the "Female Singer Gold Award" at the Commercial Radio Hong Kong Annual Awards 2006 . Ho also sang the version of Ayumi Hamasaki's song "''''", known as "''Wounded City Secret''" , for the 2006 movie Confession of Pain. She continued as the Orbis Student Ambassdor 2006 and visited Vietnam, and later started her own charitable fund.
Discography
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*2007 - ''We Stand As One''
*2007 - ''HOCC Live In Unity 2006''
*2007 - What Really Matters
*2008 - Goomusic Collection 2004-2008
Songs
The following are songs which have not appeared on any of Denise Ho's albums:
*2003 - ''Fiery Fire''
**From Ronald Cheng's album - 唔該， 救救我 “火紅火熱”版
*2005 - ''I Am The Present''
**From the Seoul Raiders
VCDs
*2003 -
*2005 - Good Morning! Manhattan
*2005 - Butterfly Lovers - The Musical
*2007 - HOCC Live In Unity 2006 - We Stand As One 演唱會 Live Karaoke
DVDs
*2003 -
*2005 - Butterfly Lovers - The Musical
*2007 - HOCC Live In Unity 2006 - We Stand As One 演唱會 Live Karaoke
*2007 - Small Matters
Filmography
*1998 - ''Rumble Ages''
*2000 - ''The Slayer of Demons'' - Voice only: Sakuya
*2003 - ''1:99''
*2003 - ''Naked Ambition''
*2003 - ''Anna In Kungfuland''
*2003 - ''Hidden Track''
*2007 - ''The Simpsons Movie'' - Hong Kong Voice only: Bart Simpson
*2008 - ''Kung Fu Panda'' - Hong Kong Voice only: Tigress
Stage
*2001 - This Summer This Moment
*2003 - A Lover's Discourse
*2003 - Camp David
*2003 - Music is Live 03 Andy Hui X Denise Ho
*2004 - Good Morning! Manhattan
*2005 - Butterfly Lovers - The Musical
*2005 - Chivas 903 Wyman Wong A Man & A Pen Concert
*2006 - One Living Planet Music United Live 06
*2006 - Moto 903 Music Playground - Anthony Wong X Denise Ho X Pixeltoy
*2006 -
*2006 - HOCC Neway Clour Music Live 2006
*2006 - Music is Live Golden Ten
*2006 - Summer Sault charity variety show 06
*2006 -
*2006 - World Children's Day Concert
*2006 - Our Golden Hits Concert
*2007 -
*2007 - Metro Media HOCC & special guests
*2007 - HOCC showcase 07 MUSIC MATTERS
Stage
*2000 - Music is Live Eason & Friends
*2001 - Elva Hsiao Concert
*2002 - Metro Media Eason & Girlfriends Mini Concert
*2004 - 903 Edison's Live
*2004 - Sammi vs Sammi 2004 Concert
*2005 - Wilfred Lau 903 Hit 4 On Fire 0813 Concert
*2005 - Reflection of Joey's Live 2005
*2007 - Show Mi Sammi Concert 2007 景福Show Mi 鄭秀文2007演唱會)
*2007 - Lokamochi Mamiba
*2008 - The 27th Hong Kong Film Awards Presentation Ceremony
Others
*2005 - Henry Lau "To Russia with Love" Fashion Show
Commercials
*Ericsson R310sc :
*Neutrogena:
*Pepsi
*Sony Walkman A Series: /
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