Jamie Wong-Li

Jamie Wong-Li was born in Hong Kong in the year of the tiger.

«I was six when we arrived in Switzerland. I kept asking my parents if we would ever go back to Hong Kong one day. I was terribly homesick. I couldn't understand the children nor did they understand me, but I yearned enormously for integrity and contact. There was only one world in which I felt safe and accepted: Music.»



There was a decade when dancing meant everything to Jamie. She dedicated herself passionately to classical ballet, jazz dance, tap dance and was enrolled in acting school. As her body had started to rebel against the vigorous training, she had to give up dancing and devoted herself completely to music, took up piano and singing lessons. With her school band she came out on stage for the very first time as a vocalist. And later she appeared in many concerts with different bands.



In 1996 Jamie Wong-Li founded «Smartship Friday» with four other musicians. The bringing together of this band had offered Jamie the possibility to express herself and at the same time had brought her a new world of family life. During those eight exciting and intensive years with studio recordings and performances, she was also participating in many other projects with various musicians and DJ's, and worked as a presenter on TV shows. In 2003 she had made her decision to go her own way, and left «Smartship Friday».



Years of inexhaustible energy and many ups and downs have resulted in retreats and contemplation. But Jamie Wong-Li has never given up her hopes. On the contrary, she has been struggling through all her life, standing up after defeats.



«Today I know we only have one home: our own heart. It sounds so simple. But it is the most arduous journey of all. In order to set this trip in motion, one has to be naked and get soft and easy. There are not many people who are ready to give up their coolness. It is painful to bare yourself. But it is the only way to freedom.»



Jamie Wong-Li possesses an intense and genuine presence besides her unpretentious versatility. It is amazing to experience the sensational stage performance of this dainty, yet expressive Asian woman. Perhaps she feels close to home here.



The music of Jamie Wong-Li has been released to the public in



SWITZERLAND: December 2006



(www.disctrade.ch)



GERMANY and AUSTRIA: February 2008



(www.otonemusic.de / www.edel.de)



HONGKONG, MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE, CHINA and TAIWAN: May 2008

(www.mastermusic.com.hk)