Ella Chen

Chinese name: 陳嘉樺 Chen Jia Hua
English name: Ella Chen
Nickname: AhHua, MaoMao, HanBao
Birthdate: June 18, 1981
Birth Place: Ping Tung
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Blood Type: O
Height: 163cm
Weight: 48Kg
Personality: Outgoing, Lively, Unisex, Playful
Family Members: Father, Mother, Grandpa, Grandma, eldest sister, elder sister, little brother
Favourite Singers: Karen Mok, Bon Jovi, Stephanie Sun, Céline Dion
Favourite Actors: Meg Ryan、Robin Williams
Favourite Type of Music: Popular, Rock
Favourite Movie Genres: Comedy, Romance, Action, Disaster
Hobbies: Basketball, Computer Games
Favourite Animals: Dogs, Cats
Favourite Colours: Black, White, Navy, Green
Favourite Type of Clothing: Jeans, Sportswear, anything comfortable
Favourite type of Accessory: Watches
Favourite Foods: Seafood Macaroni, Mom's soup
Dislikeable Animals: Gecko、Lizard, Frog
Thing she want to do the most: hold a concert and sing for everyone
Describes herself: this girls doesn't seem like a girl, but she is just a normal girl inside，she is very herself
How she entered the circle: entered the 2000 'Universal 2000 Talent and Beauty Girl Contest'

Career

Ella Chen finished high school but did not attend university due to her love and passion for singing. On August 8, 2000, HIM International Music held a 'Universal 2000 Talent and Beauty Girl Contest' in search of new artists to sign under their label. When she travelled with her brother to Taipei for a holiday, Ella Chen discovered that her older sister registered her for a singing competition. Intimidated by the long line of contestants and worried of facing ridicule for her tomboy personality, Chen almost gave up before the first round. Her older sister, however, convinced her to stay. Chen's deep voice caught the label's attention, and helped propel her through to the final round. Her voice, although in the alto range, is noted for its strong and beautiful nature.

During her career with S.H.E, Ella has been the most accident-prone member. On July 29, she was sent to the hospital after jumping from the third storey of a building and shattering her hip. She returned three weeks later to promote Super Star. In 2005, during the filming of Reaching for the Stars, Ella burned her ears and hair on a candle, prompting crew members to send her to the National Taiwanese University Hospital. In order to recover, Ella stayed away from filming for two days, during which she cut off approximately two centimetres of burnt hair on both sides of her head.

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Chen is an avid basketball player, and usually plays basketball with other Taiwanese celebrities such as Jay Chou. She is known for her amusing, kind and easy going personality. In 2007, she was voted by online fans as Taiwan's most down-to-earth (unpretentious) artist. Out of the three members of S.H.E, Ella is the most outspoken. Since the release of S.H.E's first album in 2001, Ella has usually been the one to answer reporters' questions. As the tomboy of S.H.E, Ella is frequently the subject of jokes targeting her gender and sexual orientation, but she usually takes the jabs in stride. Netizens even labelled her one of China's Four Main Tomboys of the past century. Her unusually deep voice earned her a starring role as the voice of Arthur in the Mandarin version of Arthur and the Minimoys.

Personal life

Ella had a small pug named Qiang Qiang. However, due to health problems, Qiang Qiang had to undergo surgery and passed away due to an anaesthetic allergic reaction. As a result of this, she composed and wrote the lyrics to a song dedicated to her deceased pet. She released the EP recently and all the profits will go to animal shelter associations.

Ella dated a man she referred to as DJ (later revealed to be code for the man's English name, 'Dear Josh') for two months before they split. According to Ella, the break up occurred based on their age and personality differences, with Josh being almost ten years Ella's senior

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