Ellen Joyce Loo Hoi Tung (Chinese: 盧凱彤; Jyutping: Lou4 Hoi2tung4; 27 March 1986 – 5 August 2018) was a Canadian-Hong Kong musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. She was the guitarist, backing vocalist and a co-founder of the folk-pop rock group at17.

Ellen Joyce Loo
盧凱彤
Born	(1986-03-27)27 March 1986 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	5 August 2018(2018-08-05) (aged 32) Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Nationality	Canada
Education	Secondary 5, St. Paul's Convent School
Occupation	Musician singer-songwriter record producer
Years active	2002–2018
Spouse	Fisher Yu ​ (m. 2016)​
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	盧凱彤
Simplified Chinese	卢凯彤
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lú Kǎitóng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Lou4 Hoi2tung4
Musical career
Also known as	Ah Mui (阿妹) Sister Mui (妹姐) Rockmui
Genres	Folktronica Cantopop rock
Instrument(s)	Vocals guitar bass piano
Labels	People Mountain People Sea
Musical artist
Website	peoplemountainpeoplesea.com

Early life

Loo was born in Toronto, Canada, on March 27, 1986. At age 4, she moved to Hong Kong. She learned classical guitar from her father at the age of nine. At age 14, she and her older brother, P. J. Loo, entered the musical competition "Original Music 2000" (原音2000), which was held by Tom Lee Music in Hong Kong. They won third prize in the competition.[1]

Personal life

Loo was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2013, and made her first public statement regarding the disorder in April 2015.[2][3] She came out as a lesbian at the Golden Melody Awards in Taiwan in 2017.[4] She married Taiwanese cinematographer Fisher Yu in 2016. The couple registered their marriage in Canada.[5]

Death

Loo died after falling from her apartment building in Happy Valley, Hong Kong on 5 August 2018,[6] at the age of 32. The case was classified as suicide by police after checking CCTV footage of the building.[7] No suicide note was found.[8]

Publications

• Lost. Escape. Rockmuiology – A collection of the photographs she took over 3 years of her life with her Revue 35CC camera prior to the publication, accompanied by a series of writings (in English). 240 pages, published by Youth Culture (青春文化) in July 2006, Hong Kong, ISBN 988-99184-0-4.[9]
• I learned the chords at 17, collection of 22 original guitar scores from at17's songs, transcribed by Loo in both standard notation and guitar tablature. 2005, published by People Mountain People Sea / Kubrick, Hong Kong, ISBN 988-97905-7-2

References

External links

• at17's official website (in Chinese)
• http://www.at17.net (in Chinese)
• Bitetone Presents﹣Our 2011 Best 35 Chinese Records 《掀起》
• Bitetone Presents 2012 Best 20 Records From China, Hong Kong and Taiwan 《你安安靜靜地躲起來》

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