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She has released 17 solo studio albums, starred in over 40 movies, has over 15 million followers on leading Chinese social media site Weibo and holds the Guinness World Record for the Highest Altitude Mass-Attended Music Concert.[2]Table of Contents  Early life[edit]Music career[edit]Albums[edit]Concerts[edit]Notable collaborations[edit]Acting career[edit]Films[edit]Theatre and TV[edit]Public image[edit]Special events[edit]Brands[edit]Activism and charity[edit]Personal life[edit]Filmography[edit]Discography[edit]Albums[edit]EPs[edit]Singles[edit]Compilations[edit]Soundtracks[edit]Awards and nominations[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Early life[edit]Karen Mok was born on 2 June 1970 as Karen Joy Morris in Hong Kong. She is of mixed ancestry: her mother is half Chinese, quarter German and quarter Persian, while her father is half Welsh and half Chinese.[3][4] Her grandfather was Alfred Morris, the first principal of King’s College, Hong Kong. She speaks English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Italian, German and French.[5]Mok attended Diocesan Girls’ School from primary to secondary grade in Hong Kong. When she was a F.4 student, she received the 1st Hong Kong Outstanding Students Awards. In 1987 she won a scholarship for the United World College of the Adriatic in Duino (Trieste, Italy) from which she graduated in 1989 with the International Baccalaureate.[6] She subsequently studied Italian Literature at Royal Holloway, University of London.[7]Music career[edit]Albums[edit]While studying in London, Mok auditioned for the West End Musical Miss Saigon. At the same time, she recorded music demo tapes together with fellow students which landed her first recording contract with Star Records. She decided to put her theatre aspirations on hold, headed back to Hong Kong and released in 1993 her first Cantonese album Karen.[citation needed] She achieved her musical breakthrough with the launch of her first Mandarin album To Be in 1997. To date, she has released 17 studio albums, the most successful ones being \u505a\u81ea\u5df1 To Be (1997), \u5168\u8eab\u83ab\u6587\u851a Karen Mok in Totality (1995), [i]  (2004),  Without you (2006), \u62c9\u6d3b…\u83ab\u6587\u851a L!VE is… KAREN MOK (2007) and HALF TIME (2018) containing numerous number 1 hits such as Ta Bu Ai Wo, \u4ed6\u4e0d\u611b\u6211, He does not love me, Yin Tian, \u9670\u5929, Overcast[8] and Man Man Xihuan Ni, \u6162\u6162\u559c\u6b61\u4f60, Growing fond of you.[9]In 2013, she launched her first English album Somewhere I belong,[10] an East-meets-West reinterpretation of jazz classics.[11][12] The album is recorded in China with Asian musicians and adding the guzheng on several tracks.[13] She showcased this album at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, London, on 30 May 2013.[14] Mok said about the title of the album: \u201cIt\u2019s about what I do, when I feel comfortable, that\u2019s when I\u2019m doing what I love most, that\u2019s singing, that\u2019s when I\u2019m performing on stage, and just singing my heart out, sharing my emotions,\u201d she said. \u201cSo that\u2019s where I belong.\u201d[13]  Mok has released numerous EPs and compilations and her music has been featured in more than 324 CD compilations.[15]In 2018 she launched her own music label Mok-a-by-baby records in partnership with Sony Music.[16]Concerts[edit]In 2000, she gave her debut solo concert The very Karen Mok show in Taipei in front of 20,000 spectators.[17] In 2005, she started her international concert tours with the Extremely Karen Mok Show,[18] followed by The Original Karen Mok Show (2009\u20132011)[19] and the tour The Age of MOKnificence (2014\/2015),[20][21][22] with which she celebrated her 20th anniversary in show business. Starting from 2005, she also assumed the role of creative director and producer in her concert tours.[23]Mok\u2019s most recent concert tours are:Regardez (2015\/2016).[24][25] This tour started in Taipei and led Mok to 27 cities in Asia, North America, Europe and Australia\/New Zealand. As part of this tour, she was the first Chinese pop artist to give solo concerts in Madrid and Milan.[26]  Mok performing at her concert in Shanghai on 23 June 2018.  Poster of \u201cUltimate Tour\u201d on bus in Hong Kong, June 2018  Announcement for 2019 concert in LondonUltimate (2018\/2019\/2021):[27][28] This tour started on 23 June 2018 with the concert in the Hongkou Football Stadium in Shanghai 23 June 2018 in front of more than 20,000 spectators[29] and totaled 48 concerts in 40 cities in Asia, Europe and Australia. The tour was largely conducted in outdoor stadiums, with the maximum attendance of 40,000 in the Beijing Workers’ Stadium, Beijing, on 22 September 2019.[30] On 12 Oct 2019, she performed in Lhasa (Tibet) at an altitude of 3650m, setting the Guinness World Record for the Highest Altitude Mass-Attended Music Concert[31] and being the first solo stadium concert in Tibet. Her concerts in the Taipei Arena (Taipei) on 07 and 08 Dec 2019 had the special feature that she performed entirely different song lists on each night.[32] The European leg of the tour brought her in London to the Palladium and in Paris to the Folies Berg\u00e8re, making her the first Chinese pop singer to perform in this venue.[33] With the Ultimate tour, Mok celebrated her 25th anniversary in show business. Interrupted by the events around the global Covid pandemic, the tour finished with three concerts in Hong Kong in June 2021.Prior to the Ultimate tour, Mok announced in May 2019, that this would be her last major concert tour as she wants to focus on other artistic activities going forward.[34]Notable collaborations[edit]Mok has collaborated on stage and in the studio with numerous leading global artists. Amongst others, she performed together with The Black Eyed Peas,[35]Andrea Bocelli,[36]Far East Movement,[37]Lang Lang,[38]John Legend,[39]Sergio Mendes,[40]Mika,[41]Keanu Reeves and Pharrell Williams.[42]Acting career[edit]Films[edit]Mok gave her film debut in 1993 with a cameo role in the movie The Tigers \u2013 The Legend of Canton.[43] Her first starring role was in 1995 together with Stephen Chow in A Chinese Odyssey. In the same year, she acted in Wong Kar Wai\u2019s movie Fallen Angels, for which she received the award for Best Supporting Actress at the Hong Kong Film Award and the Golden Bauhinia Awards. In total, she starred in more than 40 movies.Outside Greater China, she acted in the 2004 Hollywood production Around the World in 80 Days with Jackie Chan (credited as Karen Joy Morris, her birth name) and in the Thai horror movie The Coffin. She also played the female lead role in Keanu Reeves\u2019 directorial debut Man of Tai Chi.Theatre and TV[edit]Throughout her career, Mok has frequently branched into adjacent areas of performances. In 2005\/2006, she played the female lead Mimi in the 10th Anniversary Asian Tour of the Broadway musical Rent. In 2001, she supplied the voice of Princess Kida for the Cantonese dub of Walt Disney\u2019s Atlantis: The Lost Empire. In 2020, Mok sang the theme song of the Hong Kong TVB drama Flying Tiger II. The theme song, “\u547c\u5438\u6709\u5bb3, Breathing Is Hazardous”,[44] topped all radio, TV and digital platforms in Hong Kong, a first in Cantopop.[45]In 2016 and 2017, she starred in the two reality TV productions Up Idol (\u6211\u4eec\u6765\u4e86), of Hunan Television[46] and The Next (\u5929\u7c41\u4e4b\u6218), season 1 and season 2 (\u5929\u7c41\u4e4b\u6218 and \u5929\u7c41\u4e4b\u6218 (\u7b2c\u4e8c\u5b63)), of Dragon Television.[47]On May 20 2021, Mok won the \u661f\u8000\u5e74\u5ea6\u91d1\u66f2 award with Breathing is Hazardous at Weibo Starlight Awards 2020.[48]Public image[edit]Special events[edit]She was a torch bearer for the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing [49] and performed at the opening and closing ceremonies. In 2016, she was awarded the title of Cultural Ambassador of the Italian city of Bergamo, being the first Chinese to be awarded this title.[50]Brands[edit]In October 2008, she launched her own line of perfume.[51] Starting in 2015, she collaborated with the Italian brand Rucoline, also developing her own designs.[52] In the following year, she initiated a crossover collection with Replay,[53] leading up to a launch event and pop-up store at Harvey Nichols in London in 2018.  Mok being interviewed in 2007 at a Canon event in Taipei.Mok has been the face of leading global brands such as Cadillac,[54]Canon,[55]Cartier,[56]Chow Tai Fook,[57]Clear,[58]Kappa,[59]Lux,[60]Mandarin Oriental,[61][62]Schwarzkopf,[citation needed]Schweppes[citation needed] and Solvil et Titus.[63]Activism and charity[edit]Mok is a strong advocate for animals and has been involved in numerous campaigns for this purpose. Amongst others, she has joined efforts with Animals Asia to help Asiatic black bears which are exploited for the extraction of bile,[64][65] and has been on an expedition with Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) to demonstrate against the culling of baby seals.[66] She has also been involved with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).[67]In 2007, Mok was involved with MTV EXIT, a campaign against human trafficking in Asia, presenting Traffic: An MTV EXIT Special, a documentary on trafficking.[68] In 2013 she championed in the campaign Roll Back Malaria (RBM).[69]Mok currently serves as an ambassador for UNICEF,[70]SPCA,[71]Animals Asia Foundation[72] and Care for Children.[73]In 2017, Mok announced the creation of the Morris Charity Initiative, providing support in animal welfare, education and the environment. As a first initiative, the charity raised money for a scholarship at the United World College Changshu.[74]Personal life[edit]Mok married her boyfriend, German-born Johannes Natterer, at a church near Florence, Italy, on 1 October 2011.[75] Mok has three adult step-children and spends her time between London and her international engagements. In 2017, they celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary with an elaborate party at Kensington Palace.[76][77]Filmography[edit]Discography[edit]Albums[edit]No.Album titleLanguageYear of release1st\u540c\u540d\u5c08\u8f2f KarenCantonese19932nd\u5168\u8eab\u83ab\u6587\u851a Karen Mok in TotalityCantonese19963rd\u505a\u81ea\u5df1 To BeMandarin19974th\u6211\u8981\u8aaa I SayMandarin19985th\u5c31\u662f\u83ab\u6587\u851a This Is Karen MokMandarin19996th\u4f60\u53ef\u4ee5 You CanMandarin19997th\u5341\u4e8c\u6a13\u7684\u83ab\u6587\u851a Karen Mok on the Twelfth FloorMandarin20008th\u4e00\u6735\u91d1\u82b1 Golden FlowerCantonese20019th[i]Mandarin200210thXMandarin200311th\u5982\u679c\u6c92\u6709\u4f60 Without YouMandarin200612th\u62c9\u6d3b…\u83ab\u6587\u851a L!VE is… KAREN MOKMandarin200713th\u56de\u851a Hui WeiMandarin200914th\u5bf6\u8c9d PreciousMandarin201015thSomewhere I BelongEnglish201316th\u4e0d\u6563,\u4e0d\u898b DeparturesMandarin201417th\u6211\u5011\u5728\u4e2d\u5834\u76f8\u9047 HALF TIMEMandarin201818thThe VoyageCantonese2021EPs[edit]No.Album titleLanguageYear of release1st\u6211\u611b\u4f60 I Love YouMandarin19982nd\u56de\u5bb6 BackCantonese19993rdKaren MokCantonese20004th\u518d\u751f Live ShowCantonese20005th\u5929\u7c5f The Sound Of HeavenMandarin \/ Cantonese \/ English20176th\u547c\u5438\u6709\u5bb3 Breathing is HazardousMandarin \/ Cantonese20206th\u611b\u7121\u6240\u754f Love Knows No FearMandarin20217th\u937e\u60c5\u7235\u58eb\u6a02 Vol.1 Loves Jazz Vol.1 (Digital EP)English2022\u937e\u60c5\u7235\u58eb\u6a02 Vol.1Singles[edit]No.Album titleLanguageYear of release1st\u611b\u81ea\u5df1 Love YourselfEnglish \/ Mandarin \/ Cantonese19972ndSilentlyEnglish19983rd\u5be6\u6cc1\u8f49\u64ad Live ShowMandarin19994th\u5bc6\u6d41 Mi LiuMandarin20095th\u6211\u676f\u8336 My Cup of Tea  \u2013 Eason Chan featuring Karen MokCantonese20106th\u5077\u60c5 Love By StealthCantonese20127th\u5a18\u5a18\u99d5\u5230 Niang Niang Jia DaoMandarin20138th\u50be\u570b\u50be\u57ce The Face That Launched A Thousand ShipsMandarin20139thKilling Me Softly With His Song \u2013 Sergio Mendes & Karen MokEnglish201310th\u9078\u64c7\u984c Multiple ChoiceMandarin201411th\u770b\u770b RegardezMandarin201412th\u7455\u75b5 Defect \u2013 Juno Mak & Karen MokCantonese201513th\u4e00\u5ff5\u4e4b\u9593 Yi Nian Zhi Jian \u2013 Jason Zhang & Karen Mok (Digital single)Mandarin201514th\u7576\u4f60\u8001\u4e86 When You Are Old (Digital single)Mandarin201515thCheek to Cheek \u2013 Andrea Bocelli & Karen MokEnglish201516th\u4e16\u9593\u59cb\u7d42\u4f60\u597d You’re the Best \u2013 Adam Cheng & Karen Mok (Digital single)Cantonese201617thStardust \u2013 MIKA & Karen Mok (Digital single)English201618th\u6276\u6416 Legend of Fuyao (Digital single)Mandarin201619thI Do (Digital single)Mandarin201720th\u5982\u521d\u4e4b\u5149 Let There Be Light (Digital single)Mandarin201821st\u6162\u6162\u559c\u6b61\u4f60 Growing Fond of You (Digital single)Mandarin201822nd\u534a\u751f\u7de3\uff08\u6211\u5011\u5728\u9019\u88e1\u76f8\u9047\uff09 Half a Lifelong Romance: Here Is Where We Meet (Digital single)Mandarin201823rd\u53ef\u60dc\u4e86 Ke Xi Le \u2013 Chyi Chin & Karen Mok (Digital single)Mandarin201824th\u53ea\u662f\u4e0d\u5920\u611b Not Enough Love (Digital single)Mandarin201925th\u547c\u5438\u6709\u5bb3 Breathing is Hazardous (Digital single)Cantonese202026thLet The Future In \u2013 Far East Movement & Karen Mok (Digital single)Mandarin & English202027th\u9019\u4e16\u754c\u90a3\u9ebc\u591a\u4eba\u00a0[zh] Empty World \u2013 (Digital single)Mandarin2021Compilations[edit]No.Album titleLanguageYear of release1st\u83ab\u6587\u851aNO.1\u65b0\u66f2+\u7cbe\u9078 Karen MoreMandarin20002nd\u6200\u4e0a\u83ab\u6587\u851a Love KarenCantonese20003rd\u83ab\u6587\u851a & Friends Karen Mok & FriendsMandarin & Cantonese20014th\u542b\u60c5\u83ab\u83ab \u5168\u7cbe\u9078 Greatest HitsMandarin20025th\u5c31i Karen \u83ab\u6587\u851a\u7cbe\u9078 I Love Karen Mok Best CollectionMandarin20086th\u8d85\u7d1a\u91d1\u66f2\u7cbe\u9078 The Ultimate CollectionMandarin20117th\u6211\u7684.\u83ab\u6587\u851a\u4e94\u5149\u5341\u8272\u6700\u7cbe\u5f69\u9078\u8f2f My.Way Best CollectionMandarin20118th\u6700\u611b\u56de\u5473 \u5f71\u97f3\u5178\u85cf\u7cbe\u9078 Ultimate Karen MokMandarin20129th\u83ab\u540e\u5e74\u4ee3 \u83ab\u6587\u851a20\u9031\u5e74\u4e16\u7d00\u5178\u85cf The Age Of Moknificence 20th Anniversary CompilationMandarin & Cantonese2013Soundtracks[edit]No.Album titleYear of release1st\u559c\u5287\u4e4b\u738b \u96fb\u5f71\u539f\u8072\u5927\u789f King of Comedy19992nd\u5915\u967d\u5929\u4f7f \u96fb\u5f71\u539f\u8072\u5927\u789f So Close20023rd\u6276\u6447 \u539f\u8072\u5927\u789f Fuyao2018Awards and nominations[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karen 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