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She was appointed A+, the highest ranking in the show, and received over 4.3\u00a0billion views for each of her performances. In 2019, Chen left Sharp Music due to Sharp Music’s breach of contract. She dropped all charges in hope for peace but they continued to defame her using the media. She then filed for defamation and they were forced to stop harassing her. According to sources they unrightfully took a lot of her money.[citation needed]In 2020, she signed to Chynahouse, belonging to Kkbox, the first streaming platform and largest digital conglomerate in Taiwan.[3]Chen has been banned in Mainland China as a result of the song and music video “Fragile” a collaboration with Malaysian-Chinese hip hop artist Namewee which went viral in October 2021.[4][5]Table of ContentsEarly and personal life[edit]Music career[edit]2012: Debut with Kimberley[edit]2013: Kimbonomics[edit]2017\u20132018: #Tag Me and Produce 101 China[edit]Discography[edit]Filmography[edit]Television[edit]Music video appearances[edit]Awards and nominations[edit]2012 Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards Presentation[edit]Global Chinese Pop chart[edit]2012 Metro Hit Awards[edit]2012 Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation[edit]2012 Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award Concert[edit]Canadian Chinese Music Pop chart[edit]KKBOX Music Awards[edit]Global Chinese Golden Chart Awards[edit]2013 HITO Music Awards[edit]Neway Karaoke Songs chart[edit]2015 Music King Awards[edit]References[edit]Early and personal life[edit]Chen grew up in Melbourne as the daughter of Malaysian migrants.[6] She attended Tintern Grammar[7] and the Victorian College of the Arts.Chen began her singing career at the age of four,[7] first coached by her father. She performed regularly at charity concerts and clubs. Later, she was trained by Vladimir Vasilev, the conductor and musical director of the Russian Bolshoi Ballet for over 5 years.[citation needed]  She learnt Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Contemporary, HipHop, Locking, Popping, acrobatics and acting. She was offered 3 scholarships by the age of 10 but had to turn them down due to her other work. She was the only child model on Nine Network’s The Price Is Right. In 2005 and 2006, she appeared as Young Nala in the Broadway production of Disney’s The Lion King in Melbourne and Shanghai.[8]From a young age, Chen was active on media and appeared in a McDonald’s commercial that aired throughout Asia.During the East Timor Crisis, she donated to Caritas Australia to directly aid East Timor. At the age of 8, she sang and danced a rendition of Jennifer Lopez’s song, Let’s Get Loud, with back-up dancers on the Royal Children’s Hospital’s 2003 Good Friday Appeal fundraiser on the Seven Network.Discovered by Grundy Television executive director Michael Whyte, Chen was offered an ongoing role as the featured child model on The Price Is Right for its 2003 revival. She performed in over 400 episodes on the Nine Network over 21\u20442 years.Later in 2005, Chen was selected by JYP Entertainment in New York City as a trainee to debut in America. Yolanda Wyns trained her in singing, dancing, and acting. She left JYP Entertainment in 2009 when the company decided to close down their U.S operations. She was offered to become a trainee in South Korea instead but since her parents didn’t have any plans to relocate to South Korea she turned down the offer. Chen recorded with Grammy-award winners Gordon Chambers and Barry Eastmond. She was also trained by  Jermaine Browne andJazzy JIn March 2007, Chen was selected to sing the national anthem at the Australian Football League NAB Cup Grand Final.[6]Chen’s whole family relocated to Taiwan in 2009 to pursue her professional singing career.[8] When arriving, she had little command of Mandarin. She studied the language intensively, which was key to her ability to succeed in the Asian music market.[6] In March 2010, she was invited to compete in the Taiwanese televised singing competition One Million Star.[8] She was then asked to be the guest singer for Kelly Clarkson’s All I Ever Wanted World Tour in Taipei. Chen has released five studio albums and is currently signed to Chynahouse.In 2022, she came out that she is pansexual.[9]Music career[edit]2012: Debut with Kimberley[edit]After nearly 3 years of preparation, Chen’s debut album was released on 27 April 2012, featuring 6 Mandarin songs and 5 English songs. Two of her songs were featured on the Taiwanese series Fondant Garden starring Park Jung-min. Her debut single “\u611b\u4f60 (Love You)” has been a success on YouTube, with over 106 million views and generally positive comments.Chen’s second single, “Never Change,” co-written with Australian artist Don Bianco, was the first for which she contributed music and lyrics. Chen has released music videos of her two singles: \u611b\u4f60 (Love You), also starring JPM, and “\u5ed6\u5141\u5091” (LilJay). They have been a success on YouTube, gaining over 15 million views. In Taiwan, she has come first in KKBOX charts with her debut album ezPeer, \u53f0\u7063\u5927\u54e5\u5927, \u4e2d\u83ef\u96fb\u4fe1 and \u9060\u50b3\u96fb\u4fe1, topping ringtone download charts.2013: Kimbonomics[edit]Sony Music announced on 16 December 2013, that Chen would be releasing her second studio album, Kimbonomics.[10] The album was released on 25 December 2013 and contained 10 tracks.[11] It placed 4th on the weekly music charts of KKBOX in Taiwan on 25 January 2014.[12]2017\u20132018: #Tag Me and Produce 101 China[edit]In late 2017, Chen released her third studio album, #Tag Me. In 2018 she was one of the participants in Produce 101[8] and finished No. 26.[13]Discography[edit]Filmography[edit]Television[edit]Music video appearances[edit]2012 \u2013 “Internet”, from Kimberley with JPM2021 \u2013 “\u73bb\u7483\u5fc3 Fragile”, from \u9b3c\u624d\u505a\u97f3\u6a02 Ghosician with Namewee \u9ec3\u660e\u5fd7Awards and nominations[edit]2012 Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards Presentation[edit]YearAwardNominated workResultRef.2012Metro Best Overseas RookieHerselfWon[14]Global Chinese Pop chart[edit]YearAwardNominated workResultRef.2012Most Promising RookieHerselfWon[15]2012 Metro Hit Awards[edit]YearAwardNominated workResultRef.2012Metro Best New Media SongLove YouWon[16]Best Overseas RookieHerself2012 Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation[edit]YearAwardNominated workResultRef.2013Top 10 SongsLove YouWon[17]Best New ArtistHerselfGold Award2012 Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award Concert[edit]YearAwardNominated workResultRef.2013Best Mandarin SongLove YouGold Award[18]Most Promising New ArtistHerselfMeritCanadian Chinese Music Pop chart[edit]YearAwardNominated workResultRef.2013Top 10 SongsLove YouWon[19]KKBOX Music Awards[edit]YearAwardNominated workResultRef.2013Top 100 SongsLove You2nd placeTop 100 albumsKimberleyBest New ArtistHerselfWonGlobal Chinese Golden Chart Awards[edit]YearAwardNominated workResultRef.2013Best New ArtistHerselfSilver Award2013 HITO Music Awards[edit]YearAwardNominated workResultRef.2013Most Popular New ArtistHerselfWon[20]Neway Karaoke Songs chart[edit]YearAwardNominated workResultRef.2013Top 5 Overseas SongsLove YouWon[21]2015 Music King Awards[edit]YearAwardNominated workResultRef.2015Best New Artist in TaiwanHerselfWonReferences[edit]^ “Kimberley Chen (kimberleychen) on Myspace”. Myspace.^ Kwan, Rhoda (14 November 2021). “Interview: ‘Proud to be on the right side of history,’ says Australian singer Kimberley Chen after China parody censored”. Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 23 November 2021.^ Kimberley Chen (18 December 2013), \u5168\u6c11\u5bf6\u8c9dKimberley\u9673\u82b3\u8a9e\u300aGood Girl\u8d95\u5feb\u611b\u300b Official MV (HD), archived from the original on 15 December 2021, retrieved 21 November 2016^ Backhouse, Andrew (19 October 2021). “‘Insulting’: Singers instantly banned in China”. news.com.au \u2013 Australia’s leading news site. Retrieved 21 October 2021.^ Hsia, Hsiao-hwa (21 October 2021). “‘Fragile’ song pillorying China’s online troll army gets millions of views”. Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 21 October 2021.{{cite web}}:  CS1 maint: url-status (link)^ a b c Xiao, Bang (28 October 2021). “Australian Kimberley Chen says ‘no regret’ after China censors her song mocking Xi Jinping”. ABC News. ABC News. Retrieved 23 November 2021.^ a b Kuang, Wing; Bagshaw, Eryk (19 November 2021). “The Australian singer behind the viral pop hit that infuriated Beijing”. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 November 2021.^ a b c d De Pacina, Michelle (2 November 2021). “‘I never regret speaking up’: Taiwan-based singer Kimberly Chen on ‘Fragile’ being banned in China”. Yahoo! News. Retrieved 25 November 2021.^ \u9673\u82b3\u8a9e\u9996\u6b21\u516c\u958b\u51fa\u6ac3\uff01Eko\u88ab\u8b9a\u82f1\u6587\u6700\u6709\u8cea\u611f?? \u4e03\u5206\u7de8\u6e4a\u5408\u5169\u4eba\u7adf\u662f\u5931\u6563\u77e5\u97f3???| ( ft.@Kimberley Chen\uff09\u9a5a\u5947\u812b\u53e3\u79c0#45, retrieved 11 April 2022^ “Hitoradio\u2027Hit Fm –\u83ef\u4eba\u97f3\u6a02\u5165\u53e3\u6307\u6a19”. Hit FM. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.^ “iTunes \u2013 Music \u2013 Kimbonomics \u91d1\u5f0f\u4ee3 by Kimberley Chen”. iTunes Store. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.^ “\u9673\u82b3\u8a9e (Kimberley) \u2013 Kimbonomics\u91d1\u5f0f\u4ee3 \u5c08\u8f2f \u2013 KKBOX”. KKBOX. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.^ “\u9673\u82b3\u8a9e\u906d101\u6dd8\u6c70\u93e1\u982d\u6158\u88ab\u526a\u5149\u5149” (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 17 June 2018.^ “2012 Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards Presentation Winner List”. Metro Radio (in Chinese).^ “12th Global Chinese Pop Chart Winners List”. MeRadio (in Chinese).^ “Metro Music Awards 2012 Winners List”. MetroRadio (in Chinese).^ “2012 Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation Winners List”. my903.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2018.^ “2012 UTop Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award Concert Winners List”. RTHK (in Chinese).^ “2012 Canadian Chinese Music Pop Chart Winner List” (in Chinese).^ “2013 HITO Music Awards Winners List” (in Chinese). 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