Angelita Li

Angelita Li is appreciated by audiophile jazz listeners because her recordings focus on natural vocal tone, space, phrasing, and acoustic musicianship rather than heavy pop production. Her album Caminhos Cruzados is especially interesting for vocal-jazz fans: it was released on Stunt Records, includes Brazilian/jazz standards such as “Close To You,” “Caminhos Cruzados,” “Good Morning Heartache,” “500 Miles High,” and “Wishing On A Star,” and runs nearly 58 minutes. Her repertoire stretches from jazz to rock to Brazilian music, and her international debut Caminhos Cruzados was recorded in Denmark with Grammy-winning saxophonist/clarinetist Hans Ulrik and guitarist Eugene Pao, giving the music a refined, intimate, high-quality jazz-session character.

Short biography

Angelita Li is a Hong Kong-born singer known for jazz, Brazilian music, and soulful vocal performances. She began singing professionally in 1979, first appearing mainly in television commercials, and later worked as a backing vocalist, including for Beyond’s 1991 Hong Kong Coliseum Debut Concert. After that, she spent several years in Bangkok developing her jazz work, where she was signed by Grammy Entertainment for her English debut album The Eyes of Love.

She has released three solo albums, including Unique, described by the Hong Kong Philharmonic as Hong Kong’s first Chinese jazz vocal album, and Caminhos Cruzados, her international debut. She is known in Hong Kong as one of the prominent voices in jazz and Brazilian music, admired for her warm phrasing, mature tone, and ability to move between intimate ballads, Brazilian grooves, and sophisticated vocal jazz.