Agnes Chan | |||||||||||
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Nationality | British National (Overseas)[1] | ||||||||||
Education | University of Toronto (BA) Stanford University (Ph.D) | ||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Singer, Writer, Actress | ||||||||||
Years active | 1969–present | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 陳美齡 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 陈美龄 | ||||||||||
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Musical career | |||||||||||
Also known as | アグネス・チャン | ||||||||||
Genres | Cantopop, J-pop, Hong Kong English pop | ||||||||||
Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar | ||||||||||
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Agnes Meiling Kaneko Chan (traditional Chinese: 陳美齡; simplified Chinese: 陈美龄;Japanese: 金子 陳美齢) is a Hong-Kong-born Japanese singer, television personality, university professor,[2] essayist and novelist. Since 1998, Chan has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador[3][4] and supports the Japan Committee for UNICEF.[5] In Japan she is professionally known as Agnes Chan (アグネス・チャン), Agnes being her Christian name.[6]