Born : 22 November 1982 (age 32) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Other name(s) : Ah Sa, Sasa
Alternate Names : Cheuk Yin Choi,Cheuk-yin Choi, Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin
Height : 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Occupation : Singer, actress
Genre(s) : Cantopop
Instrument(s) : Vocals, piano
Voice type(s) : Lyric Contralto
Label(s) : Emperor Entertainment Group
Choi's first solo song, Diva, Ah Hey!, was released in Twins' 2003 album Touch of Love. The song received a nomination for Best Song at the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards and won a place in the Top 10 Songs at the Jade Solid Gold Songs Awards Ceremony. Choi's second solo song, Watching Movie Alone, was released in Twins' 2006 Mandarin album Around the World with 80 Dollars. Choi's third solo song, You are Not a Good Lover, was released in Twins' 2006 Cantonese album Ho Hoo Tan. This was Choi's first recorded personal composition and Twins' recorded version earned the place of Hit Song at the Metro Showbiz Hit Awards and one of the Top 10 Songs at the Jade Solid Gold Songs Awards Ceremony.
Choi's remaining two solo songs, Little Sister and 60 Percent, were released before the Edison Chen photo scandal in their 2008 Mandarin album Tong Hua Yan Yu. Both solo songs were extremely personal, Little Sister, in particular, recounts Choi's relationship with her mother throughout the years despite her parents' divorce at a young age and won Choi several music awards at the Metro Showbiz Hit Awards and TVB8 Music Awards.
Choi's first solo single was released in 2008 with the award-winning Make a Wish, which sold 5000 copies within a span of 30 minutes with all proceeds going to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Meanwhile, her two hit songs, Little Sister and Make a Wish ranked first in music charts and remained in the top 10 for four music charts over 11 weeks. With Twins placed on hiatus, Choi went on to be awarded with a variety of solo singer awards in 2008: Favorite Idol and Most Voted Singer at the Metro Showbiz Hit Awards, Most Popular Female Singer at the Vanguard Music Awards and Most Popular Hong Kong Female Artist at the Sprite Music Awards.
Recent achievements
- Music King Awards – Nominated as Most Popular Hong Kong Female Singer
- Metro Radio Mandarin Hit Music Awards - Hit Female Singer Award
- Metro Radio Mandarin Hit Music Awards - Most Popular Global Idol Award
- Metro Radio Mandarin Hit Music Awards - Top Mandarin Hit Songs for Confidant
- 7th Music King Awards - The Album of the Year for Two Without One
- 7th Music King Awards - Top 10 Golden Melody Mandarin Songs for Confidant
- 25th China Golden Eagle TV Awards – Nomination for Hong Kong & Taiwan's Most Popular TV Series for Calling For Love
- Golden Melody Music Awards – Best KTV Song of the Year for Little Dimples
- Golden Melody Music Awards – Top 10 Mandarin Songs for Big Storm
