AUG 17, 2004
REST: Homegrown singer Kit Chan has decided to take an indefinite
break from the Chinese pop music scene.
Kit on a
break
CROONER Kit Chan is taking an 'indefinite' break from the Chinese
pop music scene.
The 32-year-old, who was one of the first Singaporean singers to
succeed in Hong Kong and Taiwan, said she would be 'embarking on a
long break' in an e-mail that was sent to the media yesterday
morning.
She added: 'I should also make clear to you that I am not retiring
from the entertainment scene... So, you will most certainly still
see me performing on stage, TV, film or whatever projects I might
be taking on in the future.'
She has been in the pop scene since 1994, when the title track of
her first album, Heartache, became a big hit in Taiwan. She is said
to have opened the door for other Singaporean singers like Stefanie
Sun.
Her contract with local label Ocean Butterflies ended this year.
Her latest and last record on it, a chill-out CD called East
Towards Saturn, will be released this week.
Her representative told Life! that she left Singapore for the
United States on Sunday and will be travelling there for a year
with her banker boyfriend.
But she will still be back here 'on and off' for assorted work
commitments, like the launch of her new book in December and
performances on stage or on screen, said the representative.
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