In Hong Kong's music industry, those people you see/hear regularly directing vocal sounds into a microphone can be divided into two categories: singers and idols.
I've always enjoyed listening to Ella Koon's songs. However, she was always put in the "idols" basket, and that's how I viewed her. The focus was often her romances, her looks and her sex appeal, while her singing was disregarded.
It took a chance occurrence for the public to recognise Ella's musical abilities. A contestant of the amateur singing competition 超級巨聲 invited Ella to sing the duet "Endless Love" with him.
It's difficult to say whether or not it was a good choice of partner. Ella totally stole the show. Ella's strong voice is more suited to the likes of "Endless Love", rather than the Cantopop songs she usually sings. Mark Lui, speaking as one of the judges, commented more on Ella's singing than the contestant's.
From the moment that competition aired, the public suddenly recognised Ella's talent, and re-categorised her as a singer. It may have seemed beforehand like an . Because Ella had been working on her singing, despite it being disregarded, this seemingly insignificant 3-minute performance may well be the turning point of her career.
Opportunities arise in small things here and there, and we may not always recognise them for what they are. It is only if we are always prepared for them that we can grab hold and make use of them.
It may seem like I'm jumping on the bandwagon, but I'm glad that Ella is being recognised for what she can do.
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