Cindy Au Sin-yi (Chinese: 欧倩怡, born December 16, 1979). Born in Hong Kong. Her ancestry place is in Shunde, Guangdong. She is a Hong Kong singer and former TVB actress. Her ex-husband is Hong Kong actor and three-time TV drama winner, Roger Kwok. In 1997, she sang children's theme song - Cantonese version of the cartoon Chibi Maruko-chan "There Are More Problems Every Day"《問題天天都多》,[2] which then became very popular, won the "1997 Children's Song Golden Song Award Ceremony" 《1997年度兒歌金曲頒獎典禮》"Top Ten Children's Songs"「十大兒歌金曲」simultaneous "NET Children's Song Award"「至NET兒歌大獎」as well as "The most popular female singer of children's songs"「最受歡迎兒歌女歌手」.

Cindy Au Sin-yi
歐倩怡
Cindy in 2021 performed in the music video of the remake of the song "For Whom You Cry" 〈為誰哭泣〉.
Born
Au Sin-yi

(1979-12-16) December 16, 1979 (age 44)
Nationality United Kingdom[1]
Other namesChibi Maruko-chan 〈小丸子〉
CitizenshipHong Kong
EducationBachelor Degree in Marketing and Management
Bachelor Degree in Food and Nutrition
Postgraduate Certificate in Community Nutrition
Master Degree in Sports and Exercise Nutrition
Alma materPui Ching Middle School (Hong Kong)
Occupation(s)Singer, Actress, Host, Nutritionist
Years active1996 - 2006, 2011 - present
Employer1996-2001: Capital Artists
Notable work1997:《問題天天都多》
Spouse(s)Roger Kwok
(m. 2006-2024)
Children1 Son 1 Daughter
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese歐倩怡
Simplified Chinese欧倩怡
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinŌu Qiànyí
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingAu1 Sin3 Ji4

Career, marriage and family

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She studied at Pui Ching Middle School (Hong Kong). After graduating from Form 5 in 1996, she participated in the New Talent Singing Awards co-organized by TVB and Capital Artists and won the Self-Potential Performance Award.[3] Immediately after the singing competition, she was signed by Capital Artists to become a singer.[4] In 1997, she sang children's theme song - Cantonese version of the cartoon Chibi Maruko-chan "There Are More Problems Every Day"《問題天天都多》, which then became very popular, won the "Top Ten Children's Songs" and the "NET Children's Song Award", as well as "The most popular female singer of children's songs". Coincidentally, one of the lyrics of "There Are Many Problems Every Day" 《問題天天都多》「There Are Many Problems Every Day BILI BALA BILI BALA」also became the theme song of her then-husband Roger Kwok in Inbound Troubles, the golden words in the drama. In 1998, she became the only person in history to win two top ten children's songs in the same year. On January 15, 2001, she released her first solo album "Cindy", However, due to the closure of her label company Capital Artists, she did not release any more albums.[5]

She later switched to acting and began working under TVB Hong Kong between 1998-2006. She plays major supporting roles in drama serials. By 2006 she took a break from acting as she got married.

Her ex-husband is TVB actor Roger Kwok. The two met while filming a travel special for TVB in 1999 and had been dating for 7 years before marriage. Their wedding was held on 22 July 2006 at Hong Kong Disneyland.[6][7] She had two miscarriages.[8] On 23 March 2008, she had her first son, Brad Kwok Ling-shan[9] and later a daughter, Blair Kwok Yee-nga on 29 June 2011.

Since she got married and gave birth, she has begun to fade out from the entertainment industry. In recent years, she has not filmed any TV shows, movies or commercials. She only made a guest appearance in Little Big Master in 2015.

In 2017, Cindy Au who had not appeared in TV or movies for a long time, was a guest on the new ViuTV program "Super Dad" 《超級奶爸》hosted by Kay Ho Kee Yau. When she talked about the story of her children, she considers herself a nagging mother, she will repeat it to her children two or three times, she is often criticized by her husband Roger Kwok for being angry.[10]

She obtained two undergraduates which are [11] Bachelor Degree in Marketing and Management (2nd Class Honours) and Bachelor Degree in Food and Nutrition (First Class Honours).[12] She also pursued and completed Postgraduate Certificate in Community Nutrition with attachment. In 2021, she also pursuing in Master Degree in Sports and Exercise Nutrition for 2 years which she already completed half a year. She also signed managerial contract under Lorraine Chan (Leo Ku's wife) where she will be more actively do filming related to nutritionist.[13]

In 2021, she also made guest appearance singing in Cantopop At 50 (流行經典50年).[14]

On May 2, 2024, Cindy Au announced her divorce from Roger Kwok on social media, ending their 18-year marriage.[15]

Performance works

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 Yesterday You, Yesterday Me Green Water Hero Support Role
2001 Final Romance Faye Support Role
2002 Devil Eye Unknown Main Role
2002 Dumbly Agent Ann Chan
2004 "Fake Death Inquisitor" (TV Movie) Unknown
2007 "Really in love?" (Gospel Movie) Unknown
2015 Little Big Master Wai Hung's sister-in-law

TV Series (TVB)

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Year Title Role Notes
1998 Journey to the West II Red Boy / Shancai Support Role
1999 Face to Face Mo Yifei Support Role
2000 Aiming High Wong Yuen Ying Support Role
2000 Time Off Mandy Zhou Huimin Support Role
2003 Back to Square One Yan Wai Ching Support Role
2004 The Vigilante in the Mask Jiang Xiaoyu Support Role
2004 Lady Fan Sit Kam Lin Support Role
2005 The Gentle Crackdown Man Lai Gwan Support Role
2005 Misleading Track Chiang Ngah Yee / "Jenny" Support Role
2006 La Femme Desperado Kong Ching Ching / "Crystal" Support Role
2006 Placebo Cure Fifi Wong Support Role

Program Host (TVB)

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Year Title Episode Notes
1999 Super Trio Series 4: The Super Trio Mega Show Ep. 1, 5-6, 8, 10-11, 13, 15-16, 18-21 Main Host
1999 "Xinhua Travel Fighting Club" (新華旅遊反斗俱樂部)
1999 "Big Heart Small Heart" (心大心細)
Year Title Notes
2017 Health-fie (身·醫·管)

Program Host (RTHK TV 31)

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Year Title Notes
2021 兒童健身中心─仔仔女女Keep Fit特攻隊

Musical works

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EP # EP Name EP Type Release Date Songs
Pertama 櫻桃小丸子

(與何韻詩合輯)

EP 1997
  1. 問題天天都多
  2. 小丸子的心事(何韻詩)
  3. 問題天天都多(伴唱音樂)
  4. 小丸子的心事(伴唱音樂)
Kedua 超人迪加·皇家雙妹嘜

(與陳奕迅合輯)

EP 1998
  1. 超人的主題曲(陳奕迅)
  2. 皇家雙妹嘜
  3. 超人的主題曲(伴唱音樂)
  4. 皇家雙妹嘜(伴唱音樂)
Ketiga Cindy AVEP 2001[16]
  1. Get It Right
  2. 咖啡與糖
  3. I Can Not Quit
  4. 為誰哭泣
  5. 如果這是愛
  6. 怎麼了

Single

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  • 1998:《小丸子放暑假》
  • 1999:《小丸子妙想天開》、《幻想著快樂》
  • 2000:《反斗任我飛》(蓋世寶合唱)、《手牽手共闖》
  • 2001:《青咖喱》

Group channels song results

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Group channels song results
Album Song 903 RTHK 997 TVB Remarks
Year 2000
Cindy Get It Right - - - - 2000 The fourth most popular song of the year

Seasonally selected new stars try out songs of three-term in channels

Year 2001
Cindy 為誰哭泣 - - 5 -
Cindy 咖啡與糖 - - - -
Cindy 怎麼了 - - 13 10
青咖喱 - - - -
The total number of champion songs on each channel
903 RTHK 997 TVB Remarks
0 0 0 0 Total number of champion songs on four channels: 0

(*) means still on the list

Awards

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Book

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  • 2005: It's a Piece of Cake 《歐倩怡情迷蛋糕》

References

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  1. ^ "國籍多一個幾咁閒 Kenny三重身份Jade持加有道". 太陽報 (in Traditional Chinese). 香港. 2008-06-27. Archived from the original on 2019-06-19.
  2. ^ 樱桃小丸子-问题天天都多(粤语版) Archived 2018-05-19 at the Wayback Machine 轻视频
  3. ^ 歐倩怡:害我的人 謝謝! Archived 2017-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 蘋果日報 2003/02/23
  4. ^ 歐倩怡:害我的人 謝謝! Archived 2017-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 蘋果日報 2003/02/23
  5. ^ 東方娛樂 華星突停業 古天樂歐倩怡被解約[dead link]Archived 2008-03-21 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "星島日報 2006/07/25 郭晉安歐倩怡迪士尼閃電結婚". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
  7. ^ 明報 2006/07/25 郭晉安歐倩怡情訂迪士尼 靜雞雞舉行童話式婚禮[dead link]
  8. ^ "Roger Kwok Wanted to Divorce Cindy Au – JayneStars.com". Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  9. ^ "太陽報 2008/03/25 一索得男 興奮高呼愛老婆 郭晉安歐倩怡添3公斤靚仔". Archived from the original on 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  10. ^ "歐倩怡發音波功 老公仔女嫌長氣". Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  11. ^ 《摸杯底》歐倩怡爆和郭晉安價家庭值觀有分歧|2次小產冷靜面對|會考5分變碩士考慮讀多7年博士班|娛樂節目|明星訪談節目|郭晉安|hk01. Retrieved 2024-05-07 – via www.youtube.com.
  12. ^ "Cindy Au is now a nutritionist". Yahoo News. 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  13. ^ 歐倩怡叫郭晉安讓開 邊讀碩士邊復出衝事業 ︳是否虎媽? 同郭晉安因湊仔問題嗌交. Retrieved 2024-05-06 – via www.youtube.com.
  14. ^ 《 歐倩怡 》一切也願意 @ 流行經典50年 - 15.11.2020. Retrieved 2024-05-09 – via www.youtube.com.
  15. ^ "郭晉安歐倩怡離婚|二人曾冷戰半年險離婚 想找回戀愛感覺終分開". 2 May 2024. Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  16. ^ "放年假與郭晉安度新歲 歐倩怡提起男友甜絲絲". 娛樂. 香港: 新報. 2001-01-15.
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