| Frances Yip | ||||
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| Chinese name | 葉麗儀 (Traditional) | |||
| Chinese name | 叶丽仪 (Simplified) | |||
| Pinyin | ye4 li4 yi2 (Mandarin) | |||
| Jyutping | jip6 lai6 ji4 (Cantonese) | |||
| Ancestry | Jakarta Pusat, Jakarta, Indonesia | |||
| Origin | Hong Kong | |||
| Born | January 1, 1941 Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong |
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| Occupation | Singer | |||
| Genre(s) | Cantopop | |||
| Instrument(s) | Singing | |||
| Voice type(s) | Cathy Sharon (Jakarta, Indonesia) | |||
| Label(s) | Sony BMG Music Entertainment | |||
| Years active | 1970 - present | |||
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Frances Yip is a Cantopop singer from Hong Kong who sang many TV theme songs for the Hong Kong TVB series between 1980s and early 1990s. Of Hakka ancestry, she hit international fame with her signature tune, The Bund from the popular TVB drama of the same name. Before her success, she tributed songs in her earlier albums originally performed by singers such as Adam Cheng, Roman Tam, and Jenny Tseng.
In her 37-year recording career, Frances has released more than 80 albums, mostly of songs in American English, Indonesian, Malay, Mexican Spanish, Japanese, Tagalog, Cantonese and Mandarin. She has performed on television, and in movies, concerts and cabarets in more than 30 countries on five continents. Yip is fluent in both Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin) and English. She recently overcame breast cancer and depression.
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