Edison Chen - famous Chinese Canadian Cantopop singer

Edison Chen was born Oct. 7, 1980 in Vancouver, British Columbia.  He went to RC Palmer Secondary School in Richmond, BC. and also attended high school in Hongkong International School.

At the age of 19, while in Hongkong, Chen was discovered when a talent agent approached him for a commercial shoot.  Since then, he has starred in many films, including popular Japanese and Hongkong films. 

He is also involved with  fashion and  multimedia, through ownership of different companies including:  CLOT Inc., a lifestyle fashion clothing company, CLOT Media Division, a multi-media company.

In January 2008, after an innocent trip to a computer repair shop for his laptop repair, Chen had his life overturned, when his private collection of photos were stolen and circulated over the internet.  The photos caused a big sex scandal  as hundreds of racy photographs of himself as well as several high-profile female celebrities from the Hong Kong entertainment industry became widely circulated on the Internet.  As a result of this incident, Chen had announced a temporary retirement from his showbiz career.