JW (Hong Kong singer)

Joey Wong Ho-yee (born 18 June 1990), known professionally as JW, is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress.

Joey Wong was born on 18 June 1990, in Hong Kong.

Her father has Chinese ancestry, while her mother has Spanish and Filipino roots.

Her older sister, Cindy, is a lawyer.

Wong's interest in music began after she got influenced and joined her older sister to participate in a local singing competition during primary school.

She won first place and continued to participate in various singing competitions throughout her schooling years, some of which she won prizes.

Wong's aspirations for a singing career took a serious turn when she received an unexpected call from a friend, who arranged a meeting with Amusic's executive and singer, Leon Lai.

It was by chance that Lai had heard a demo recording she had made at a friend's house.

Around 2009–2010, after their meeting, Lai offered her a music contract.

Prior to this opportunity, Wong had not considered singing as a professional career path.

Debuted in 2010, Wong was the youngest singer at the time to have won a "Golden Melody Song" at the Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation.

Wong made her debut in the music scene with her first solo single, "Missing A Good Friend" (掛念好友), and followed it up with the duet "Love Diaries" (男人信什麼), alongside Janice Vidal, in the early half of 2010.

To keep the public intrigued, she initially did not appear in either music videos or public performances.

In July 2010, Wong was officially introduced to the public in her first concert titled "JW Missing Good Friend".

Soon after, Wong released her first EP, Los Angeles (2010).

Her achievements during this period included receiving awards such as Best New Artist and Golden Melody Song at major year-end music award shows.

Following her strong debut, however, Wong faced a period of career stagnation and struggled to achieve significant success.

She attended Marymount Secondary School and South Island School before pursuing her higher education at King's College London where she obtained a bachelor's degree in Geography in 2012.

During her college years, she resided in the United Kingdom for her studies but would return to Hong Kong during the summer to record and perform music.

She later found success with her 2015 hit "A Life of Contradictions".

In 2015, after signing with Sunny Idea, Wong's career took a positive turn with the release of "A Life of Contradictions" (矛盾一生), which garnered widespread attention, revitalizing her career.

She shared her personal experience with the lyricist, which was later woven into the song's lyrics.

Wong revealed in an interview that she "pour[ed] out all my feelings" during the recording process.

The song achieved more than 18 million YouTube views and won several awards.

Wong ventured into acting after signing with Voice Entertainment in 2020, appearing in various TVB television series.

In August 2020, Wong signed with Voice Entertainment, a music subsidiary of TVB.

From 2021 to 2022, she took on a coaching role on TVB's singing competition show Stars Academy.

During the first season, Wong played a significant role in providing guidance to the runner-up, Chantel Yiu.