Intro
One of the most established and multi-faceted artistes in Singapore, Kit Chan is often dubbed Singapore's "national treasure". Since her debut in 1993, she has been a trailblazer who has proven herself in diverse areas including singing, theatre, television drama, poetry, song-writing, entrepreneurship, creative direction and community work.
In 1994, Kit propelled Singapore’s pop music into the region when she took the Taiwanese market by storm with the album "心痛" (Heartache) and went on to establish herself in the scene as a powerhouse songstress.
Following her success with “心痛”, she released many more successful regional hits including “喜欢你” (Liking You), “炫耀” (Dazzling), “担心” (Worried), etc that proved to be timeless. A dynamic performer, Kit took her performances to many parts of Asia, the USA, Korea, New Zealand etc, and has collaborated with symphonies and orchestras in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore, winning numerous musical awards and accolades in Asia.
Kit earned her moniker as Singapore’s “national treasure” when she became the first solo artiste to perform the National Day Parade theme song “Home” (家) in 1998. This has since become the tradition for pop artistes to vie for that coveted spot at the annual NDP. Her status as a national icon was further affirmed when she was appointed World Vision Singapore’s first celebrity goodwill ambassador, the National Youth Council’s first Youth Ambassador, followed by many firsts in her enduring career.
In 2004, Kit took a hiatus from her illustrious performing career to further her studies, and hit the headlines when she joined prestigious international PR consultancy Hill & Knowlton as their Campaign Specialist in 2007. Even during the long break from her performing career, Kit was evidently not displaced as she was invited to frontline the first-ever Singapore Day in New York City in 2007.
After her corporate sojourn, Kit performed the commissioned theme song “One World” at the APEC 2009 Gala Night before prominent world leaders, and made her much-anticipated return to the stage as leading lady (Li Qing) in the highest grossing Mandarin musical to-date in Singapore – “雨季” (December Rains) at Esplanade Theatre in 2010. In the same year, she sang “Home” for the third time at the National Day Parade.
In 2011, Kit released her first studio album 《重譯 陳潔儀》 (Re-interpreting Kit Chan) since 2004 and staged two sold-out solo concerts in collaboration with the prestigious Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) at Esplanade Concert Hall, as the anchor performance of Huayi Chinese Festival of Arts 2011. In the same year, she held her three-night solo concert “The Music Room” at Marina Bay Sands Grand Theater to huge critical and box office success.
Also in 2011, Kit worked with Nexus, Ministry of Defence as Creative Director for the Total Defence “Home – Keeping It Together” Campaign 2011. She was also Executive Producer for the remake of the “Home” MV, which featured 39 local artistes spanning different genres, eras and races, including Max Surin, Dick Lee, Taufik Bautisah, JJ Lin, Stefanie Sun and etc. She wrote the theme song "倔强" for the MediaCorp Channel 8 anniversary drama Devotion, which won Best Drama Theme Song award at the 2012 Star Awards.
Kit has most recently performed two sold-out concerts 《傾城》 in Hong Kong and continues to work with Nexus, Ministry of Defence as Creative Consultant. .
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