Karsin Bak
Born
Hong Kong
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1986–2001
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese白嘉倩
Simplified Chinese白嘉倩
Musical career
Also known asKarsin Berthel, Bak Kar-Sin, Eve Berthel

Karsin Bak aka Karsin Berthel is a Hong Kong singer and film actress of Chinese and German descent, most active around the mid-1980s to 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 Hong Kong 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

  • November 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)

References

  1. ↑ "Carlberg Pop Music Festival '86 > Final Report". Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  2. ↑ "Bak Ka-Sin on HKMDB". Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  3. ↑ "Award Winners". Retrieved 2015-01-05.
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