Karsin Bak
| Karsin Bak | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 白嘉倩 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 白嘉倩 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Bái Jiā Qiàn (Mandarin) |
| Born | Hong Kong |
| Other name(s) | Karsin Berthel, Bak Kar-Sin, Eve Berthel |
| Occupation | Actor, singer |
| Years active | 1986–2001 |
| Associated acts | Borderline (band), Purple Heart (band) |
Karsin Bak aka Karsin Berthel (born unknown) is a Hong Kong singer and film actress of Chinese and German descent, most active around the mid-1980s-1990s.
Bak originally debuted as the lead singer of the band Borderline (邊界樂隊), which won first place at the 1986 Hong Kong Carlsberg Pop Music Festival.[1] Borderline recorded two LPs before disbanding, with Bak going onto form the band Purple Heart and eventually launching a solo career in 1993. As a solo artist, she collaborated with Sandy Lam on "I Don't Hate No One" (我沒有恨誰), which was a Cantonese cover version of Wilson Phillips' 1992 single, "You Won't See Me Cry."
As an actress, she has appeared in 14 films since 1990,[2] most notably in Teddy Chan's 1994 Category-III film, Twentysomething.
Early life
Bak studied Fashion Design at the Macau Polytechnic Institute.[3]
Discography
Borderline
- 1987: Borderline (發條愛情)
- 1989: Going Underground (地下旅程) [*Promo Only, Commercially Unreleased]
Purple Heart
- 1991: Beyond Borderline (超越邊界)
Solo
- 1993: I Have Myself (我有我)
Filmography
- Look Out, Officer! (1990)
- Twentysomething (1994)
- In the Heat of Summer (1994)
- Only Fools Fall in Love (1995)
- Hong Kong Graffiti (1995)
- Happy Hour (1995)
- Heaven Can't Wait (1995)
- Those Were the Days (1996)
- Troublesome Night (1997)
- 97' Lan Kwai Fong (1997)
- Expect the Unexpected (1998)
- Moonlight Express (1999)
- The Kid (1999)
- Everyday Is Valentine (2001)
Notes
- ↑ "Carlberg Pop Music Festival '86 > Final Report". Retrieved 2015-01-05.
- ↑ "Bak Ka-Sin on HKMDB". Retrieved 2015-01-05.
- ↑ "Award Winners". Retrieved 2015-01-05.
External links
- Bak Ka-Sin on Hong Kong Movie Database