Angelita Li started her singing career in 1979, when she was 9, working mainly on television commercials and background vocals. She spent five years in Bangkok in the early 90s developing her music with various jazz groups, and was invited by top Thai fusion group Infinity to guest on their 1993 album "Together Again". The following year her talent was spotted by leading Thai recording label Grammy Entertainment which signed her up for her debut English album "The Eyes of Love".
In 1995, Angelita moved to Los Angeles to explore her musical boundaries further with at two renowned samba schools, Unidos de Los Angeles and Lula and the Afro Brazil. Armed with an ever-widening repertoire of genres that included Jazz, Brazilian, Fusion, R&B, Top 40 , Funk and Rock, Angelita went on the road with some of the top bands in Los Angeles, including Top 40 favorite Soto which opened for acts such as, Latin sensation Tierra and R&B group Rose Royce, also backing up for Ricky Martin in 1998 MTV Awards in Singapore.
Her music brought her back to Hong Kong in 1996 where she recorded her debut Chinese Jazz album, "Mystery", backed by the territory's top jazz luminaries such as Eugene Pao, Dave Packer, Paul Candaleria, and Anthony Fernandez. For the past five years, Angelita has worked with the myriad musicians on wide-ranging music projects and jazz festivals thoughtout Asia.
In 2002, Angelita was also invited by European jazz label Stunt to record her international solo album "Caminhos Cruzados'" featuring Eugene Pao and Grammy winner Hans Ulrik. Besides working on other compilation projects and as backing vocals for various cantopop artists, Angelita has also given lectures, written articles on jazz and hosts jazz programs on Radio Television Hong Kong.
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