Ellen
essential information
Early experience
Lu Kaitong has been exposed to western music since childhood, and Bigband jazz is her "nursery rhyme". Born in Canada, she returned to Hong Kong at the age of 9 to study. Influenced by her father, she began to learn classical guitar. At about 12 years old, she learned to play and sing with her brother. At the age of 14, she took part in the "original sound 2000 singing competition" with her brother and met another member of at17, Lin Erwen. After that, she followed Lin Yifeng and Lin Erwen to perform in various shopping malls. Graduated from St. Paul's school in 2003.
Acting experience
On January 1, 2002, Lu Kaitong signed a contract with Lin Erwen to form at17, an independent music brand. On December 19, she released her first album "I love my room" with Mei ow.
On December 23, 2003, she released her Cantonese album kiss kiss, which included 10 songs such as "dress up as a boy" and "rite of passage". With this album at17, she won the bronze award of "the most promising newcomer (Group)" in the 26th top 10 Chinese Golden Melody Award Ceremony of RTHK.
In March 2004, at17 held its first concert "eleven regiment fire concert". In mid April, at17, together with Huang Yaoming and Yang Qianyi, held concerts at Shantou University. In the same year, at17 participated in a number of activities and concerts organized by Cathay Pacific's "embracing good voice", including "a trip to Tokyo" in May and "a trip to England" in September. In July of the same year, at17 was invited by Guangzhou southern Metropolis Daily to be the guest of the fourth Chinese Music Media Awards, and was nominated as the best new group.
On November 28, 2005, Lu Kaitong released her third Cantonese album "change" with at17, including 10 songs such as "Youth" and "good night"; the second edition of the album was released on January 20 of the next year. On July 29, she came to Taiwan for the first time to perform in Formosa Festival. Later, he took part in the musical fight between man and God starring Eason Chan for the first time.
On April 15, 2006, she and Lin Erwen began to host TVB program the first time of Jinge Jinqu excellent selection. Then he hosted the program "Jin Ge Jin Qu" every Wednesday night.
On July 16, 2008, she released her first EP "over the rainbow" with at17. Then, in the following year, she launched a series of EP "over the rainbow Vol. 2: yellow", "over the rainbow Vol. 3: green" and "over the rainbow Vol. 4: Blue". They won the best combination of the 9th "Chinese Music Media Award" with "over the rainbow" and "over the rainbow Vol. 2" And with "over the rainbow Vol. 3: green" and "over the rainbow Vol. 4: Blue" were selected as the best combination of the 10th "Chinese Music Media Award". In between, they also participated in all kinds of concerts.
In February 2010, Lu Kaitong and Lin Erwen announced the temporary dissolution of at17 and began their own solo development.
On June 17, 2011, Lu Kaitong released her first music album "set off", and released the ordinary edition, Hong Kong Special Edition and enhanced edition respectively. On October 20, Lu Kaitong's 2011 mainland tour concert of desert island music opened in Nanjing station, followed by performances in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
On November 15, 2012, Lu Kaitong released her second full-length album "you hide quietly", which included 11 songs including "you are not my who" and "if there is still time". With this album and the song "you are not my who", she was shortlisted for the best Mandarin Female Singer and best composer award of the 24th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards.
On August 23 and 24, 2013, Lu Kaitong held her first solo concert "V" live at Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong. On May 6, 2015, the Mandarin album Pillowtalk was released.
On October 14, 2016, Lu Kaitong released the Mandarin album "your perfection is a little difficult to understand, does not mean the world can not tolerate", and won the 28th Taiwan Golden Melody Award "best arranger" for "not far enough" in the album.
On June 16, 2017, the EP "you are love" was launched.
On August 4, 2018, he was the judge of the viutv talent show "all people make stars".
Personal life
On June 24, 2017, Lu Kaitong made public her sexual orientation at the 28th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards ceremony, and announced that she had registered with Taiwan female photographer Yu Jingping in Canada in 2016.
On the morning of August 5, 2018, Lu Kaitong fell from a building and died at the age of 32.
Main works
Music Album
reference material
variety show
Concert record
Photo album
Award winning record
Character evaluation
Lu Kaitong's two studio albums "set off" and "you hide quietly" attract audiences with her aura of playing guitar and rock. Most of Lu Kaitong's Ci poems are created by her own. In terms of the choice of words and sentences, they may not be as good as the two "great writings" in Hong Kong, but they also resonate with the group of stupid men and women. However, those witty little rhetoric and intentional little metaphors all make the listeners want to deeply study some of these points. If Lu Kaitong is contributing to Hong Kong music, the cultural output expressed by music is undoubtedly a booster. In fact, Ellen's name as "Hong Kong's number one female guitarist" doesn't matter. What's important is that her ten years since she started her career are not her advanced guitar skills, her sense of responsibility for playing music and her spirituality. (Netease Entertainment review)
Uninhibited, personality is Lu Kaitong's music style. Lu Kaitong with a guitar, free to play out the most real view of the world, record the track of life with melody, play life with guitar. Music works full of thoughts and emotions, let us see that this petite girl has already grown into a singer with the soul of music. (21CN music review)
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