Niki Chow

Niki Chow Lai-ki (周勵淇, previously 周麗淇; born August 30, 1979) is a Hong Kong actress and singer.

Early life Chow was born and raised in Hong Kong. She is the younger sister of the Hong Kong model Kathy Chow.

She is fluent in Mandarin. However, netizens have pointed that her Cantonese pronunciation is less than perfect. This is because she grew up speaking Shanghainese in her family.

Acting career At seventeen years old, Chow was offered a modeling job.

Several years later, she began her acting career in movies and television series, working mostly with TVB. Cast by Amy Wong, her first TVB series was Hard Fate. She is well known for her role and performance in Producer Lau Ka Ho's 2005 series The Gentle Crackdown, which stars Moses Chan and her. She won the Most Improved Actress award at the TVB Anniversary Awards (2005) for her performance in The Gentle Crackdown. Amy Wong's Under the Canopy of Love, starring Kevin Cheng, Bosco Wong and her, in the February of the following year also helped establish her popularity. An indirect sequel with the same cast and crew, The Seventh Day, came out February 2008. Her on-screen partnership with Kevin Cheng was well received by the audience in the years 2004–2008, along with rumours of the two dating in real life (until 2008). Her other series include The King of Snooker in 2009, with Adam Cheng and Patrick Tang. She filmed Sakura Memories (櫻紅醉), a travel documentary programme on Japan, in the spring of 2009 which aired on TVB in August 2009.

Music career Chow signed with BMA Records in 2005 and released her debut EP Pure Niki in the August of that year. In 2006, she released Child-Woman and a single Nikikaka. In January 2009, she released Redefine. In August 2010, she released a charity single Make a Wish with proceeds donated to an organization called Make-A-Wish Hong Kong. As well, in November 2010, she released her last EP under BMA Records: F.L.Y. (which stands for Freedom, Love, and Youth).

Writing career She is also the author of several books, including Girlfriend Diary (周麗淇·女朋友手記; 2005), a book of the same title as her 2006 album The Child Woman (2006), Detailed Little Things (細味心事; 2007), Happiness (幸福; 2009), and Cherish (珍惜; 2010). Her books are published under BMA Publications.

Discography

Studio albums OrderAlbum Information1stPure Niki (EP + DVD) Released: 25 August 2005 Label: BMA Records2ndChild-Woman (EP + VCD) Release Date: 11 April 2006 Label:BMA Records3rdNikikaka (Single – AVCD) Release Date: 18 August 2006 Label: BMA Records4thRedefine (EP + DVD) Release Date: 20 January 2009 Label: BMA Records5th Redefine Second Edition (EP + DVD) Release Date: 13 February 2009 Label: BMA Records6thMake a Wish (Single) Release Date: 27 August 2010 Label: BMA Records7thF.L.Y. (EP) Release Date: 11 November 2010 Label: BMA Records

Soundtrack 明知不知傻痴痴 (theme song for The Gentle Crackdown (2005), a duet with co-star Moses Chan) 請講 (theme song for Under the Canopy of Love (2006), a duet with co-star Kevin Cheng) 抱著空氣 (sub theme for The Seventh Day (2008), a duet with co-star Kevin Cheng) 相信童話 (sub theme for The King of Snooker (2009), a duet with co-star Patrick Tang) 身在福中 (theme song for her TVB travel programme Sakura Memories (2009)) 心變 (theme song for A Change Of Heart 2013)

Filmography

Television series Year English title Original title Role Notes 2004 Hard Fate翡翠戀曲 Leung Wing-Sze (Ceci) Main Role 2005 The Gentle Crackdown秀才遇著兵 Luk Sap-Yee(Sap Yee Mui) Main Role TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste 2006 Under the Canopy of Love天幕下的戀人 Ko Yat-Sze Main Role 2007 Colours of Love森之愛情 Ah Yi Guest star in Episode 8 2008 The Seventh Day最美麗的第七天 Ling Ka-Yan Main Role 2009 The King of Snooker桌球天王 Yau Ka-Kan Main Role 2009 The Book and the Sword書劍恩仇錄 Huoqingtong CCTV Series 2011–2012 Bottled Passion我的如意狼君 Tsui Sum Main Role 2013 Sergeant Tabloid女警愛作戰 Lui Fei Hap 2013 A Change of Heart好心作怪 Yuen Siu Gat 2014 The Virtuous Queen of Han大汉贤后卫子夫 Princess Pingyang 2016 Rogue Emperor流氓皇帝 Yik Yung Yung 2017 Nothing Gold Can Stay那年花開月正圓 Qian Hong 2018 Another Era再創世紀 卓定垚 TVB-iQIYI co-production 2020 Blooming Days Fang Huairui 2024 See Her Again Chow Man Yi

Film Year English title Original title Role Notes 2001 Feel 100% II 百分百感覺2 Cherry Fighting for Love 同居蜜友 Mindy Horror Hotline...Big Head Monster 恐怖熱線之大頭怪嬰 Helen Dummy Mommy Without a Baby 玉女添丁 Dina 2002 New Blood 熱血青年 2003 Diva - Ah Hey 下一站天后 Shadow My Dream Girl 炮製女朋友 Good Times, Bed Times 戀上你的床 Peggy Naked Ambition 豪情 Kiki 1:99 2004 Love Battlefield愛‧作戰 Ching 2006 My Name Is Fame我要成名 Heavenly Mission天行者 Fion 2011 Summer Love Guest Star Old Master Q and Little Ocean Tiger 2012 Lan Kwai Fong 2喜愛夜蒲2 Cameo I Love Hong Kong 2012 2012我愛HK 喜上加囍 Cameo 2015 ATM 2017 Chasing the Dragon追龍 Mei 2020 Enter the Fat Dragon 肥龍過江

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