Janice Vidal (Chinese Simplified: 卫兰; Chinese Traditional: 衛蘭), born April … Read Full Bio ↴Janice Vidal (Chinese Simplified: 卫兰; Chinese Traditional: 衛蘭), born April 13, 1982, is a female singer in Hong Kong. She is of mixed parentage with a Filipino father and a mixed Chinese and Korean mother. As a Chinese singer she had chosen the Chinese name Wei Lan (衛蘭), although most of her fans refer to her simply as Janice. In the past she went under the name Renee in her musical work prior to her debut album in 2005 and "Ming Lok Tai" (明樂蒂) in a EEG singing competition in 2000.

Janice is emerging as one of the new singers in Hong Kong and Asia. Her music style is a mixture of Cantopop, Jazz and R&B. She performs her songs in English, Cantonese and Mandarin and will be performing songs in Korean in the near future.

Before becoming an artist herself, Janice had always enjoyed singing. Her voice came to the attention of renowned producer Mark Lui by chance when she recorded the backing vocals for one of mega star Leon Lai's songs in 2004. Janice obviously left a favourable impression on Lui, as upon Lui's stumbling across her voice he informed Leon, who in turn decided to offer Janice a contract with AMusic (東亞唱片), a newly-formed record label where both Leon Lai and Mark Lui were major investors (Leon transferred himself to Amusic as well). As a result Janice became the first newcomer to sign for AMusic in 2004.

Belonging to the same music label as Leon Lai, Janice first caught the media's attention days after Christmas of 2004 by covering in English one of Leon's essential tunes "Unspoken Words of Deep Feelings" (情深說話未曾講) on radio. The cover song quickly become a hit. Some fans initially thought it was an overseas singer who was covering one of Leon's classic hits, but were surprised to find out the singer was an unknown Hong Kong rookie. Since it was Christmas in Hong Kong at the time, Janice's first song was swiftly followed by a Christmas version of another Leon Lai cover "不可一世" (this time in Cantonese). The Cantonese cover of "Unspoken Words of Deep Feelings" (情深說話未曾講) was aired on radio in Spring 2005 for the first time. She learned English when she was in the United States.

By April 2005, Janice had become known as a mysterious singer who sung several cover versions of Leon Lai's songs, but whose face has never been shown in public. After roughly six months of radio publicity and building public anticipation, her face was finally unveiled when her debut album "Day & Night" was released on 13 April 2005.

On 25 November of the same year, Janice released her second album "My Love", a rarity for a newcomer in Hong Hong's music industry.

In mid-December of 2005 Janice was nominated by Commercial Radio 2 for the 2005 Hong Kong Music Awards Best Female Singer, which results are due out on Jan 1, 2006. On 1 January 2006, Janice was awarded by Commercial Radio Hong Kong (CRHK) the Gold prize for 2005 Best Female Newcomer., to the delight of her fans and family.

愛才
衛蘭 Lyrics

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曾經想過走
卻並未看透
你可希望補救
難道要強調你
有幾個枕邊摯友

曾經幻想分手
但是我一回頭

眼淚便已在浮游
明白我不夠鬥
來電不接聽才不久
承認我未得到資格走

這個世界有許多戀人
可惜你有才華沒良心
盼你更壞賜我決心
明白傷心不需要忍
這個世界有幾多好人
偏偏你有才華便吸引
全世界勸導我都不應允
聾得令知己傷透心
抱我雙手在震

如今怎算好
我亦在計數
太痴心沒好報
無奈我拿著愛
當一個奢侈嗜好

憑歌令我傾倒
你是台上明星
猶如提醒我別逃
你往日憑著情歌
來跟我互相傾訴
離別你後聽到怎算好

這個世界有許多戀人
可惜你有才華沒良心
盼你更壞賜我決心
明白傷心不需要忍
這個世界有幾多好人
偏偏你有才華便吸引
全世界勸導我都不應允
聾得令知己傷透心
抱我雙手在震

聽你唱歌死了也甘心

這個世界有許多小人
只得你那才華極吸引
而我也懶為你的過去追問
或者不可以忍
往往只因未襯

一唱歌便勾起我心癮

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "愛才" by 衛蘭 (Janice Vidal) are about a relationship where the singer is conflicted about whether to stay or leave. She describes how she has considered leaving but hasn't fully realized why she would want to. She questions whether her partner truly wants to make amends or is just highlighting their other friends to prove a point. The singer has thought about breaking up before but is always brought back by her emotions when she tries to leave. She admits that she is not strong enough to resist her love for her partner even though they don't treat her right. She observes that there are many good people in the world, but she is inexplicably attracted to her partner despite them not treating her well.

The song's chorus repeats the idea that the world has many good people but her partner is not one of them, and that her partner's talent has blinded people to their poor treatment of others. The singer hopes that her partner will become even worse so that she can find the strength to leave them. She acknowledges that heartbreak is not something that she needs to hide or suppress, and that it's better to face it head-on. The singer also admits that her love for her partner is purely emotional and that it is a luxury that she can't afford.

The final verse reveals that the singer is actually an admirer of her partner's talent and that listening to them sing brings her great joy. She admires them as a "star on stage" but is conflicted by the way they treat her. The outro emphasizes the singer's hopeless admiration for her partner, even if it means she will "listen to [them] sing until she dies".

Overall, "愛才" explores the complex emotional landscape of a relationship that is built on admiration, talent, and emotional vulnerability, rather than pure love and mutual respect.

Line by Line Meaning

曾經想過走
I once thought of leaving

卻並未看透
but never quite understood

你可希望補救
Do you want to make amends?

難道要強調你
Do you have to emphasize

有幾個枕邊摯友
how many good friends you have?

曾經幻想分手
I once fantasized about breaking up

但是我一回頭
But when I turned around

眼淚便已在浮游
Tears were already welling up in my eyes

明白我不夠鬥
I realized I wasn't strong enough

來電不接聽才不久
I've only just stopped answering your calls

承認我未得到資格走
I admit that I'm not qualified to leave