Stephanie Lai Ming-sze (Chinese: 黎明詩), 15 June 1965[citation needed] - 28 March 2024) was a Hong Kong female singer and actress. Her father is Hong Kong Cantonese opera actor Lai Ka-po, and one of his younger brothers is Hong Kong Commercial Radio presenter Tristan Lai Wing-yip. She is also a master of cooking and is known as the "Hidden Kitchen God".[1]
Stephanie Lai | |
|---|---|
| 黎明詩 | |
| Born | June 15, 1965 |
| Died | March 28, 2024 (aged 58) |
Biography
editIn 1990, Lai sang the rap part of Norman Cheung's song "Opposites Attract". The lyrics "You're so scheming. You send me flowers every day. How can you let me down? Go home quickly. I'm not as vengeful as you. It's not your fault, Cheung Lap Kei!" became a popular catchphrase on the streets at the time. She is also the heroine of the music video of this song. In the early 1990s, in addition to performing on stage abroad, she also performed in the educational program "English Travel" hosted by Lau Ka Kit on Radio Television Hong Kong, and also appeared in the travel program of TVB. Held several concerts overseas from 1993 to 1994.[2] After releasing her last solo album "I Really Miss You" in 1994, she retired from the entertainment industry.[3]
After retiring from the showbiz industry, she focused on taking care of her family and settled in Discovery Bay. During the same period, she worked as an insurance broker for 2 years on the recommendation of a friend. As she was self-conscious and not very proactive, she ended up not developing in this industry. Afterwards, she was introduced by Du Jingjing to participate in the activities of the Hong Kong Artist Golf Association. In 2017, she publicly announced that she was a homosexual and had a girlfriend and had separated from her husband,[4] and expressed interest in making career resume.[5]
In July 2023, Lai was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. After actively fighting cancer for more than half a year, Lai died in her sleep on the morning of March 28, 2024, age 58.[6][7][8][9][10]
References
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- ↑ "Stephanie says it all in her song". 南華早報. 4 April 1994. Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ↑ "黎明詩結婚五年愛唱K" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 蘋果日報. 7 March 2003. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ↑ "【黎明A 黎明B...】50歲黎明詩被爆分居轉性向". Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ↑ "【前玉女仲愛唱歌】黎明詩同性密友支持復出 強調現時分開住". Archived from the original on 30 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ↑ "黎明詩逝世丨莫鎮賢指黎明詩食道癌惡化影響行動拒坐輪椅 揭患病仍出力照顧前夫". 頭條日報. 2024-03-28. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ↑ "90年代樂壇玉女黎明詩驚傳病逝 終年58歲". am730. 2024-03-28. Archived from the original on 2024-03-28. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ↑ "90年代玉女歌手黎明詩驚傳因癌離世 終年58歲". 頭條日報. 2024-03-28. Archived from the original on 2024-04-15. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ↑ "歌手黎明詩驚爆病逝終年58歲 積極抗癌大半年今早於睡夢中離世". 香港01. 2024-03-28. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ↑ "90年代玉女歌手黎明詩勇敢抗癌大半年 今早睡夢中離世終年59歲". Facebook. TVB娛樂新聞台. 2024-03-28. Archived from the original on 2024-03-28. Retrieved 2024-03-28.