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The tale of two Suns

July 1, 2012 - 12:52am

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Maureen Koh

PHOTO: Apple Daily

It was a tale of two very different Suns.

One was plain, the other glamorous. One did not have much financial support, the other had her pastor husband and an entire congregation behind her.

And unlike Ms Ho Yeow Sun, the odds were against Stefanie Sun (above) from the start. She was fresh out of school and was more comfortable speaking English than Mandarin, unlike talented singer-songwriters like Emil Chau and A*Mei, who scored hit after hit in Taiwan.

Sun is unlike the glamorous divas – think Faye Wong and Sammi Cheng – who have dominated the music scene in Hong Kong. And yet, she holds her own in Hong Kong, Taiwan and China.

Sun’s self-titled debut album, She Is Sun Yanzi, went on to sell 150,000 copies within the first month of its release in June 2000.

Why did she succeed?

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Submitted by LookingIn on July 1, 2012 - 8:08pm

It will be interesting to watch what happen to Ms. Ho Yeow Sun career once the money runs dry.

In American, with cash, anything possible. Just look at Paris Hilton. Her singing career was a total flop to most but managed to achieve a perculiar level only possible in America because of the cash she inherited.

Here, when her pastor husbands' "illicit" fund management cease, I'm certain her singing career follows.

ANW, she ain't worth lending an ear or two. 

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