Kelly Poon

In this Chinese name, the family name is Poon.
Kelly Poon
潘嘉麗
Poon in a promotional photo in 2010
Born (1983-07-11) 11 July 1983 (age 41)
Singapore
Other names
  • Kelly Pan
  • Pan Jiali
EducationSingapore Polytechnic
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
  • host
Years active2005–present
Spouse
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(m. 2020)​
Musical career
GenresMandarin pop
InstrumentVocals
Labels
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese潘嘉麗
Simplified Chinese潘嘉丽
Hanyu PinyinPān Jiālì
Websitekellypoon.pixnet.net

Kelly Poon (born 11 July 1983) is a Singaporean singer, songwriter and actress who was the runner-up on the first season of the Project SuperStar singing competition held in Singapore.

Early life

Poon attended Huamin Primary School and Yishun Town Secondary School. She later graduated from Singapore Polytechnic with a Diploma in Maritime Transport Management in 2004.

Career

After graduation in 2004, Poon became an air stewardess with Singapore Airlines.

She auditioned for Project SuperStar in April 2005 and was eliminated in the fourth quarter-final, but was back on stage following sufficient public votes in the revival round. She supposedly impressed both the critics and the judges with her on-stage personality and versatility, and then came in second in the Grand Finals of Project Superstar[1] whilst securing a recording deal with Universal Music.

She released her first album Love Me, Kelly on 14 February 2006 in Singapore. Later, Poon signed a management contract with Yao Chien and released her 2nd album In the Heart of the World in Singapore and Taiwan. Her third album, Smiling Kelly, was released on 22 October 2008 in Taiwan. By the end of 2010, she ended her contract with Yao Chien and signed with Rock Records in the same year, releasing her fourth album Super Kelly on 29 July 2011 in Taiwan and 3 August 2011 in Singapore.

In 2013, Poon hosted her first television show 女人我最大 新加坡, working with Pauline Lan.

Poon moved to Mode Entertainment in Singapore and Cosmos Entertainment in Taiwan in 2014. Her EP Miss Kelly was released in July 2014. Poon was appointed as spokesperson of casual clothing brand dENiZEN in 2015.[2] Her most recent Album Miss Kelly was released in July 2014, consisting of her compositions too. In the same year, Kelly was awarded an Singapore Golden Melody Award and also won an award at the Global Chinese Music Awards. She then also acted in a movie with Tender Huang in 2017.

Personal life

Poon revealed that she suffers from keloid problems, where she scars easily after a wound heals, "if a mosquito bites me, it takes very long for the bite to heal".[3] Her mother is known to constant worry about Poon's well-being.[4] On 24 February 2020, Poon registered her marriage to Roger Yo [zh-yue], a Taiwanese music producer-songwriter.[5] In August 2023, it was announced that the couple was expecting their first child, a boy.[6]

Discography

Singles

Single # Single Information
1 遺失的美好
1a 被愛的女人
2 Shakalaka Baby
3 維多利亞的愛
  • Released: August 2007 (Singapore)
  • From Album: 維多利亞的愛
  • Language: Mandarin Chinese
  • Label: Music Nation
  • Genre: Pop
4 限時的遺忘
  • Released: August 2008 (Singapore)
  • From Album: none
  • Language: Mandarin
  • Label: MusicNation
  • Genre: Pop
5 鳶尾花
with Yellow Lee
  • Released: February 2009
  • From Album: 大國咖
  • Language: Mandarin Chinese
  • Label: MusicNation
  • Genre: Pop
6 花非花
Odds in Love Movie theme song

Studio albums

Album # Album Information
1st Love Me, Kelly
1st Love Me, Kelly (Part 2: Celebration Album)
2nd Hello Kelly, 在世界中心
(Zai Shi Jie Zhong Xin / Center of the World)
3rd Smiling Kelly
4th Super Kelly 超給麗
5th Miss Kelly 情人嘉麗
  • Released: July 2014 (Taiwan)
  • Released: July 2014 (Singapore)
  • Language: Mandarin Chinese
  • Label: Mode Entertainment
  • Company: Cosmos Entertainment
  • Genre: Mandopop
6th Self titled Kelly 潘嘉麗 同名專輯
  • Released: Dec 2022 (Taiwan)
  • Released: Dec 2022 (Singapore)
  • Language: Mandarin Chinese
  • Label: Mode Entertainment
  • Company: Easy Time Entertainment
  • Genre: Mandopop

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Dream Chasers (梦·拼图) Lynn
Maggi & Me Guest appearance
2009 Dream Chasers (星光依旧灿烂) Charlene
2020–2021 Girl's Power (女力報到) Kelly Chang
2022 Women in Taipei Pharmacist

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Odds in Love (愛情鬥陣)
2017 Countdown to Marriage (結婚倒數180天) Short film
2021 Gatao - The Last Stray (角頭—浪流連)

Variety and reality show

Year Title Notes Ref.
2013 Lady First Singapore (女人我最大 新加坡版) Co-host

Music video appearances

Year Song title Artist Notes Ref.
2015 "Dai Yu" (黛玉) GJ

Awards and nominations

  • Project Superstar Season 1 Female Champion – Singapore
  • 最有潜力新人奖: 雪碧榜 – Shanghai
  • 最有潜力新人奖: 新城國語力 – Hong Kong
  • 區域傑出歌手獎 – 新加坡: 第19屆 新加坡金曲獎[7] – Singapore

Star Awards

Year Award Nominated work Result
2017 Best Theme Song You Can Be an Angel 2 Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Singer-songwriter Roy Loi lost 20 kg to cut album". The Straits Times. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. ^ Seah, May. "Comfort plus style for Kelly Poon and James Lee". Today. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  3. ^ Lee, Jocelyn. "Kelly Poon's new look sparks plastic surgery rumours". The New Paper. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  4. ^ Hon, Jing Yi. "Kelly Poon: My mother still asks if I have money to eat". Today. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  5. ^ Kok, Chloe (25 February 2020). "Singer Kelly Pan is married to Taiwanese musician Roger Yo". The Straits Times. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  6. ^ "40岁潘嘉丽宣布怀孕喜讯 挺孕肚上节目却没被发现 | 早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  7. ^ "第十九届《新加坡金曲奖》 Singapore Hit Awards 2014 - 第19届新加坡金曲奖：孙燕姿夺4奖成为大赢家". Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
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