2000s
Today, pop music in English language remains popular among Hongkongers, second only to C-pop. While most Hong Kong artists now sing primarily in Cantonese, it is still very common for Hong Kong artists to include English tracks in their albums. Some artists produces more English works than others, artists who produced substantial works in English include Wakin Chau, Chet Lam, Janice Vidal, The Pancakes, Ghost Style, etc.
Faye Wong released the English language single Eyes on Me in Japan and later North America as the theme song of Final Fantasy VIII which received globe exposure and critical acclaim. Jacky Cheung released English album Touch of Love in 2000. Teresa Carpio collaborated with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in 2003 and performed series of concerts and released a double disk English album.
Other artists who are fluent in English include Janice Vidal, Jill Vidal, Karen Joy Morris, Fiona Sit, Edison Chen, Justin Lo, Kary Ng, Stephanie Cheng, Bernice Liu, Julio Acconci and Dino Acconci of Soler.
On the other hand, there has been a revival of the use of the language among indie bands and alternative musicians, English has once again become the language of choice among bands such as Innisfallen, Hard Candy, 22 Cats, My Little Airport, Audiotraffic, etc.
There is a surge in popularity with Hong Kong singers releasing audiophile CDs in English. The popular audiophile singers include Susan Wong, Michael Wong, Anders Nelsson and Mimi Lo. These audiophile CDs are mostly cover version of Jazz numbers or easy listening. Concerts and club gigs featuring Anders Nelsson, Teresa Carpio, Joe Junior and other singers from the 60s and 70s performing in English have been well attended. Some of these performances have been nostalgia concerts featuring hits from those decades but the trend is towards adding jazz and swing standards and rearranged versions of old hits to reflect the international popularity of light jazz.
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