Singing Career
See also: List of awards received by Miriam YeungAs a singer, Yeung has had many songs that have been mainstream hits and award winners, such as Why Aquarius (可惜我是水瓶座), Maiden's Prayer (少女的祈禱), "Sisters (姊妹), " and Small City, Important Matter (小城大事). "Small City, Important Matter" and "Maiden's Prayer" have won "Best Song of the Year Award" in 2004 and 2000. She has also been awarded with "Most Popular Female Singer", "2006 CRHK Chik Chak 903 Music Awards Favourite Female Singer", "Female Singer Golden Award", and "HK'S TOP 10 OUTSTANDING YOUTH 2005" which further attested her huge popularity.
Yeung's last album with Gold Label, "Unlimited", was released on December 15, 2006. Her music contract with Gold Label also ended on that day, and she joined Amusic soon after.
Yeung's album, Meridian, was released on August 14, 2007. All the songs that appear in the album were personally chosen by Leon Lai, as were the album's photographs.
In 2008, Yeung was asked to perform the Cantonese version of " It's A Small World" at the grand opening of It's A Small World at Hong Kong Disneyland.
After eight years, Yeung releases her third mandarin album "Ready or Not" on March 8, 2011.
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