Priscilla Chan Wai-han (28 de julio de 1965), es una cantante cantopop de Hong Kong. (es)
Priscilla Chan Wai-han (traditional Chinese: 陳慧嫻; simplified Chinese: 陈慧娴; pinyin: Chén Huìxián; Cantonese Yale: Can4 Wai6Haan4; born 28 July 1965) is a Hong Kong-based veteran pop singer who focuses on the genre of Cantopop. She is renowned for her contralto singing voice, and her maturely clear, technically skilled and emotion-rich vocals. Debuted in 1983 at age 18 from a trio album project named Girls' Magazine (少女雜誌), which was formed by Fiori Productions Ltd. (法安利製作有限公司), with the hit "Forgotten Promise" (逝去的諾言), Chan began her solo singing career in 1984 and has since remained popular for more than three decades. Chan signed to PolyGram Records, Hong Kong (寶麗金) in 1986 and reached her career peak between the late-1980s and mid-1990s, and scored several hits particularly in the 1980s, most remarkably including "Silly Girl" (傻女) from her 1988 album Priscilla's Love (嫻情), as well as her signature song, "Thousands of Songs" (千千闋歌), one of the all-time Cantopop classics, from her 1989 best-selling farewell album Forever Your Friend (永遠是你的朋友), which also elevated Chan to the top tier of Hong Kong singers. Chan performed her well-received farewell concert, entitled "Priscilla Chan in Concert" (陳慧嫻幾時再見演唱會; lit. Priscilla Chan's "When Will I See You Again" Concert), with six performances at the Hong Kong Coliseum, her first solo concert residency there, before spending four years studying for a Bachelor's degree in Psychology at Syracuse University in the United States starting from 1990, a promise made to her parents in 1986 after she dropped out from her Bachelor's in English Studies at Hong Kong Baptist College (present-day Hong Kong Baptist University), as she became a full-time singer. Chan continued to release albums during her study, and resumed her full-time singing career in 1995 after graduation, achieving a huge success for her comeback album titled Welcome Back. Chan's work remained relatively popular throughout the 1990s, eventually falling out of favour in the early 2000s when she was overtaken by a new generation of Cantopop singers. Chan made a few brief comebacks in the 2000s, including the one in 2003 when she signed to Universal Music Hong Kong, performed a concert with two shows, and released an album entitled Love Knot (情意結). Feeling frustrated upon poor record sales, Chan stepped back from the Hong Kong musical industry and embarked on her live performances at private functions and concerts overseas and in mainland China, where her popularity was further boosted. After a decade of hiatus, Chan officially returned to the Hong Kong Cantopop scene in 2013, when she signed to Universal Music Hong Kong again with the relaunch of the PolyGram label in Hong Kong. Chan then successively released two cover albums, namely By Heart (2014) and Evolve (2015), and the compilation album Back to Priscilla (Back to Priscilla 嫻情三十) (2014) commemorating the 30th anniversary since her debut. Chan also performed in two major concert series, namely the "Back to Priscilla: 30th Anniversary Concert 2014 Live" (2014) and the "Priscilla-ism Live 2016" (2016) at the Hong Kong Coliseum, with world tours, live performances, and private functions mainly held in mainland Chinese cities, and sporadically in North America and Russia. (en)
Priscilla Chan Wai-han (Hanzi tradisional: 陳慧嫻; Hanzi sederhana: 陈慧娴; Pinyin: Chén Huìxián; Yale (Bahasa Kanton): Can4 Wai6Haan4; lahir 28 Juli 1965) adalah seorang penyanyi perempuan veteran yang berbasis di Hong Kong. Ia berfokus pada genre Cantopop sepanjang karir musiknya. (in)
Priscilla Chan Wai-Han (cinese tradizionale: 陳慧嫻; cinese semplificato: 陈慧娴; pinyin: Chén Huìxián; jyutping: Can4 Wai3 Haan4; Hong Kong, 28 luglio 1965) è una cantante cinese con origini di Panyu, nel Guangdong. (it)
陳慧嫻（英語：Priscilla Chan Wai Han；1965年7月28日－），香港女歌手，於1980年代中後期及1990年代紅極一時。有“香港公主”的美誉。 陳慧嫻起初於1983年以三人女子音樂組合「少女雜誌」出道，1984年1月推出同名專輯《少女雜誌》，憑著出道作《逝去的諾言》令她一炮而紅並轉為獨立發展。在法安利時期推出的唱片取得很優秀的成績，首張個人大碟《故事的感覺》取得白金唱片，而歌曲《玻璃窗的愛》及《花店》等大受歡迎。 1986年由於法安利改組，陳慧嫻加盟寶麗金，並獲安排與監製歐丁玉合作，推出大碟《反叛》，歌曲《跳舞街》大熱，從此登上一線歌手之路。其後推出的歌曲如《傻女》、《人生何處不相逢》等都是華語樂壇經典作品。1989年推出的專輯《永遠是你的朋友》狂賣七白金（接近40萬張），歌曲《夜機》爆紅，主打歌曲《千千闋歌》更是街知巷聞、無人不識，紅遍華人社會，是陳慧嫻的首本名曲。《千千闋歌》令她取得多個樂壇獎項，更被視為89年唯一能與梅艷芳在樂壇平分秋色的女歌手；同年在紅磡體育館舉行6場處女演唱會「幾時再見」，亦是她當年暫別樂壇的演唱會。 1990年初暫別樂壇赴美讀書，期間曾數度短暫回港灌錄專輯。在1992年推出的大碟《歸來吧》，在接近零宣傳下仍大賣15萬張，歌曲《飄雪》、《歸來吧》、《紅茶館》等都是極受歡迎的作品。1995年完成學業後正式復出，年初推出大碟《Welcome Back》大賣四白金（20萬張）的卓越成績，在翌年於紅館舉行十場「雪映美白」演唱會，刷新個人演唱會場數紀錄。年尾亦以歌曲《飄》及《我寂寞》奪得多個十大歌曲獎項，成績備受肯定。惟之後公司更改發展路線，加上樂壇形勢大為轉變，陳慧嫻的歌唱事業並未如留學前般發展順利。往後有感自己在樂壇的位置已經失焦，數次淡出樂壇，期間只舉行演唱會。 2013年，環球唱片邀請陳慧嫻加盟，特意為她重組寶麗金品牌，她正式宣布全面復出。在2014年，陳慧嫻除推出翻唱碟《By Heart》及精選碟《Back to Priscilla 嫻情三十》外，亦舉行她入行30周年紀念演唱會《Back to Priscilla 30th Anniversary Concert 2014》三場，火速爆滿，銷量及口碑俱佳，而專輯數度問鼎香港唱片商會銷量榜冠軍，令陳慧嫻在2014年取得優秀成績，成為香港唱片商會年度本地銷量最高的歌手之一。她更獲得樂壇巨星兼好友張學友及譚詠麟等大讚狀態出色，學友更盛讚她是「真正回歸樂壇」，足見陳慧嫻是年復出受到各方重視及認可。2015年宣布與寶麗金續約兩年，並於同年推出第二張翻唱碟《Evolve》，再度問鼎香港唱片商會銷量榜冠軍3周。 (zh)