Karen Mok
Hong Kong singer
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Karen Joy Morris (Chinese: 莫文蔚; pinyin: Mò Wénwèi; Jyutping: Mok6 Man4wai3; born 2 June 1970), better known as Karen Mok, is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She is considered one of the leading East Asian pop singers and actresses with a career spanning three decades.[1] Mok is the first female Hong Kong singer to win the Golden Melody Award, and to date has won it three times.
2 June 1970
- Actress
- singer
Karen Mok | |||||||||||
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莫文蔚 | |||||||||||
_at_the_TV_show_"The_Singing_Battle_(天籁之战)"_on_31_Oct_2016_(cropped).jpg) Mok in October 2016 | |||||||||||
| Born | Karen Joy Morris 2 June 1970 | ||||||||||
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| Years active | 1993–present | ||||||||||
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Johannes Natterer (m. 2011) | ||||||||||
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| Labels | Star Records (1993–1995) Rock Records (1996–2001) Sony BMG (2002–2008) Universal Music (2009–2017) Sony Music (2018–2022) Mok-A-Bye Baby Records (2018–present) | ||||||||||
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| Chinese | 莫文蔚 | ||||||||||
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| Website | karenmok | ||||||||||
Mok has released 18 solo studio albums, starred in over 50 movies, and has over 15 million followers on leading Chinese social media site Weibo. With the Lhasa concert during The Ultimate Karen Mok Show (2018–2021) she set the Guinness World Record for the Highest Altitude Mass-Attended Music Concert.[2] In 2024, Mok was the first female singer to do a solo concert in Beijing National Stadium, the Bird's Nest.[3]. In 2025, Karen Mok teamed up with long-term collaborateurs, producers and musicians, Terry Chan, Araiz and James Lee to form the band "Karen Mok & The Masters" and released the first album in that new formation.[4]
Early life
Karen Mok was born on 2 June 1970 as Karen Joy Morris in Hong Kong. She is of mixed ancestry: her mother is half Chinese, quarter German and quarter Persian, while her father is half Welsh and half Chinese.[5][6] Her grandfather was Alfred Morris, the first principal of King's College, Hong Kong. She speaks English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Italian, German and French.[7]
Mok attended Diocesan Girls' School from primary to secondary grade in Hong Kong. When she was a F.4 student, she received the 1st Hong Kong Outstanding Students Awards. In 1987, she won a scholarship for the United World College of the Adriatic in Duino (Trieste, Italy) from which she graduated in 1989 with the International Baccalaureate.[8] She subsequently studied Italian Literature at Royal Holloway, University of London.[9]
Music career
1993–2004: Career beginnings and musical breakthrough
While studying in London, Mok auditioned for the West End Musical Miss Saigon. At the same time, she recorded music demo tapes together with fellow students which landed her first recording contract with Star Records. She decided to put her theatre aspirations on hold, headed back to Hong Kong and released in 1993 her first Cantonese album Karen.[citation needed] She achieved her musical breakthrough with the launch of her first Mandarin album To Be in 1997. In 2000, she gave her debut solo concert, The Very Karen Mok Show, in Taipei in front of 20,000 spectators.[10]
2005–2014: International efforts
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In 2005, she started her international concert tours with the Extremely Karen Mok Show.[11] She also assumed the role of creative director and producer in her concert tours.[12]
In 2013, she launched her English album Somewhere I belong,[13] an East-meets-West reinterpretation of jazz classics.[14][15] The album is recorded in China with East Asian musicians and adding the guzheng on several tracks.[16] She showcased this album at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London, on 30 May 2013.[17] Mok said about the title of the album: "It's about what I do, when I feel comfortable, that's when I'm doing what I love most, that's singing, that's when I'm performing on stage, and just singing my heart out, sharing my emotions," she said. "So that's where I belong."[16] The Age of Moknificence Tour (2014–2015)[18][19][20] celebrated her 20th anniversary in show business.
2015–2020: Tours and world records
The Regardez Tour (2015–2016) started in Taipei and led Mok to 27 cities in Asia, North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.[21][22] As part of this tour, she was the first Chinese pop artist to give solo concerts in Madrid and Milan.[23]
The Ultimate Karen Mok Show started on 23 June 2018 with the concert in the Hongkou Football Stadium in Shanghai 23 June 2018 in front of more than 20,000 spectators[24] and totaled 48 concerts in 40 cities in Asia, Europe and Australia.[25][26] The tour was largely conducted in outdoor stadiums, with the maximum attendance of 40,000 in the Beijing Workers' Stadium, Beijing, on 22 September 2019.[27] On 12 October 2019, she performed in Lhasa at an altitude of 3650m, setting the Guinness World Record for the Highest Altitude Mass-Attended Music Concert[28] and being the first solo stadium concert in Tibet. Her concerts in the Taipei Arena on 7 and 8 December 2019 had the special feature that she performed entirely different song lists on each night.[29] The European leg of the tour brought her in London to the Palladium and in Paris to the Folies Bergère, making her the first Chinese pop singer to perform in this venue.[30].
Interrupted by the events around the global Covid pandemic, the tour finished with three concerts in Hong Kong in June 2021.
In May 2021, Mok won the Starlight Weibo Award 星耀年度金曲 award with Breathing is Hazardous at Weibo Starlight Awards 2020.[31]
2021–present: Top of her Game
Karen Mok's 2018 release《慢慢喜欢你 Growing to love you》 had topped the charts already three years when she released in 2021 her single《這世界那麼多人 Empty World》propelling her to even more stardom and which became a national anthem in mainland China during the Covid pandemic.
In 2023, Karen Mok celebrated the 30th anniversary of her career in show business with dedicated exhibitions in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Taipei and Chengdu, titled "Reign of Moknificence", featuring materials from her careers across music, film and charity.[32]
In 2024 and 2025, Mok ran a series of large-scale stadium concerts titled "The Big Big Show", commencing in Beijing on 15 June 2024 in front of an audience of 60,000, followed by concerts in Shanghai, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Wuhan in the later part of 2024. In 2025, the series continued with concerts in Suzhou, Chongqing, Nanjing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Xian. In the course of this concert series "The Big Big Show", she was the first female singer to perform a solo concert in Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium.
Notable collaborations
Mok has collaborated on stage and in the studio with numerous leading global artists. Amongst others, she performed together with The Black Eyed Peas,[33] Andrea Bocelli,[34] Far East Movement,[35] Lang Lang,[36] John Legend,[37] Sergio Mendes,[38] Mika,[39] Keanu Reeves and Pharrell Williams.[40]
Acting career
Films
Mok gave her film debut in 1993 with a cameo role in the movie The Tigers – The Legend of Canton.[41] Her first starring role was in 1995 together with Stephen Chow in A Chinese Odyssey. In the same year, she acted in Wong Kar Wai’s movie Fallen Angels, for which she received the award for Best Supporting Actress at the Hong Kong Film Award and the Golden Bauhinia Awards. In total, she starred in more than 50 movies.
Outside Greater China, she acted in the 2004 Hollywood production Around the World in 80 Days with Jackie Chan (credited as Karen Joy Morris, her birth name) and in the Thai horror movie The Coffin. She also played the female lead role in Keanu Reeves’ directorial debut Man of Tai Chi.
2024 saw her returning to the film screens with her role as Cecilia Fong in the Hong Kong radiation-disaster thriller 《焚城 Cesium Fallout》.
Theatre and TV
Throughout her career, Mok has frequently branched into adjacent areas of performances. In 2005/2006, she played the female lead Mimi in the 10th Anniversary Asian Tour of the Broadway musical Rent. In 2001, she supplied the voice of Princess Kida for the Cantonese dub of Walt Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire. In 2020, Mok sang the theme song of the Hong Kong TVB drama Flying Tiger II. The theme song, "呼吸有害, Breathing Is Hazardous",[42] topped all radio, TV and digital platforms in Hong Kong, a first in Cantopop.[43].
In 2016 and 2017, she starred in the two reality TV productions Up Idol (我们来了), of Hunan Television[44] and The Next (天籁之战), season 1 and season 2 (天籁之战 and 天籁之战 (第二季)), of Dragon Television.[45]
Selected subsequent appearances on TV shows were in 2023 for Hunan TV's / Mango TV's music variety show Infinity and Beyond 2023: Treasure Island Season (《声生不息·宝岛季》) as well as in 2025 at Zhejiang TV's music show National Music Unrivaled (《国乐无双》).
Public image
Special events
She was a torch bearer for the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing [46] and performed at the opening and closing ceremonies. In 2016, she was awarded the title of Cultural Ambassador of the Italian city of Bergamo, being the first Chinese to be awarded this title.[47]
Brands
In October 2008, she launched her own line of perfume.[48] Starting in 2015, she collaborated with the Italian brand Rucoline, also developing her own designs.[49] In the following year, she initiated a crossover collection with Replay,[50] leading up to a launch event and pop-up store at Harvey Nichols in London in 2018. Mok has been the face of leading global brands such as Cadillac,[51] Canon,[52] Cartier,[53] Chow Tai Fook,[54] Clear,[55] Kappa,[56] Lux,[57] Mandarin Oriental,[58][59] Schwarzkopf,[citation needed] Schweppes[citation needed] and Solvil et Titus.[60]
Activism and charity
Mok is a strong advocate for animals and has been involved in numerous campaigns for this purpose. Amongst others, she has joined efforts with Animals Asia to help Asiatic black bears which are exploited for the extraction of bile,[61][62] and has been on an expedition with Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) to demonstrate against the culling of baby seals.[63] She has also been involved with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).[64]
In 2007, Mok was involved with MTV EXIT, a campaign against human trafficking in Asia, presenting Traffic: An MTV EXIT Special, a documentary on trafficking.[65] In 2013 she championed in the campaign Roll Back Malaria (RBM).[66] Mok currently serves as an ambassador for UNICEF,[67] SPCA,[68] Animals Asia Foundation[69] and Care for Children.[70] In 2017, Mok created the Morris Charity Initiative, providing support in animal welfare, education and the environment. As a first initiative, the charity raised money for a scholarship at the United World College Changshu.[71] Since then, the charity has provided numerous donations to charities across the target areas and has set up scholarships to support university studies for graduates of Hong Kong King's College and Li Po Chun United World College.
Personal life
Mok married her first boyfriend, German-born Johannes Natterer, at a church near Florence, Italy, on 1 October 2011.[72] Mok has three adult step-children and spends her time between London and her international engagements. In 2017, they celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary with an elaborate party at Kensington Palace.[73][74]
Filmography
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Tigers – The Legend of Canton | 廣東五虎之鐵拳無敵孫中山 | Feminist |
| 1994 | Family Affair | 清官難審 | Diana |
| 1995 | Fallen Angels | 墮落天使 | Blondie |
| Out of the Dark | 回魂夜 | Kwan | |
| Heaven Can't Wait | 救世神棍 | Joan | |
| A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box | 西遊記之月光寶盒 | Pak Jing-jing | |
| A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella | 西遊記之仙履奇緣 | Pak Jing-jing | |
| 1996 | The God of Cookery | 食神 | Twin Dagger Turkey |
| Viva Erotica | 色情男女 | May | |
| Black Mask | 黑俠 | Tracy Tsui | |
| Best of the Best | 飛虎II之傲氣比天高 | Karen Kook | |
| Kitchen | 我愛廚房 | Jenny | |
| Four Faces of Eve | 四面夏娃 | Mistress of Chan Giu's husband | |
| Young and Dangerous 3 | 古惑仔III之隻手遮天 | Lam Shuk-fan | |
| Sexy and Dangerous | 古惑女 | Van Chai / Chan Lai-wan | |
| Those Were the Days | 4個32A和一個香蕉少年 | Patricia (adult) | |
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| 1997 | Task Force | 熱血最強 | Shirley Lau |
| Lawyer Lawyer | 算死草 | Wu Man | |
| First Love: The Litter on the Breeze | 初纏戀後之二人世界 | ||
| Young and Dangerous 4 | 97古惑仔之戰無不勝 | Wasabi / Lam Shuk-fan | |
| 1999 | King of Comedy | 喜劇之王 | Sister Cuckoo |
| Tempting Heart | 心動 | Chen Li | |
| 2000 | Dragon Heat | 龍火 | |
| The Teacher Without Chalk | 流氓師表 | Sister Teresa | |
| Roaring Wheels | 車神傳說 | Suki Fung | |
| Bruce Law Stunts | 特技猛龍 | (herself) | |
| 2001 | Goodbye, Mr. Cool | 九龍冰室 | Helen Poon / Macau Hung |
| Shaolin Soccer | 少林足球 | Dragon Twin | |
| La Brassiere | 絕世好bra | Shirley | |
| 2002 | Haunted Office | Office有鬼 | Pat |
| The Irresistible Piggies | 豬扒大聯盟 | So Mei | |
| So Close | 夕陽天使 | Kong Yat-hung | |
| Red Snow | 極地營救 | ||
| 2003 | The Twins Effect | 千機變 | Ivy |
| Love Under the Sun | 愛在陽光下 | ||
| 2004 | Enter the Phoenix | 大佬愛美麗 | Julie Lui |
| Around the World in 80 Days | 環遊世界80天 | General Fang | |
| 2005 | DragonBlade: The Legend of Lang | 龍刀奇緣 | Ying Ying (voice) |
| 2005 | Wait 'til You're Older | 童夢奇緣 | Tsui Man |
| 2006 | The Heavenly Kings | 四大天王 | (herself) |
| Magic & Me | 千變魔手 | (herself) | |
| 2007 | Mr. Cinema | 老港正傳 | Luk Min |
| 2008 | Lost Indulgence | 秘岸 | Su Dan |
| The Coffin | 棺材 | Zoe | |
| 2010 | Go Lala Go! | 杜拉拉升職記 | Rose |
| The Road Less Traveled | 一路有你 | Susan | |
| 2011 | The Law of Attraction | 萬有引力 | Mei |
| East Meets West | 東成西就2011 | Chung Siu-ming / Sammi | |
| 2013 | Man of Tai Chi | 太極俠 | Sun Jing Shi |
| Better and Better | 越來越好·村晚 | ||
| 2014 | The Great Hypnotist | 催眠大師 | Ren Xiaoyan |
| 2016 | A Chinese Odyssey Part Three | 大話西遊 – 叁 | Pak Jing-jing |
| 2024 | Cesium Fallout | 焚城 | Cecilia |
| 2026 | Cold War 1994 | 寒戰1994 | Poon Yi-Chi |
Discography
- Karen (1993)
- Karen Mok in Totality (1996)
- To Be (1997)
- I Say (1998)
- You Can (1999)
- This is Karen Mok (1999)
- Karen Mok on the Twelfth Floor (2000)
- Golden Flower (2001)
- [i] (2002)
- X (2003)
- Without You (2006)
- Live is… Karen Mok (2007)
- Hui Wei (2009)
- Precious (2010)
- Somewhere I Belong (2013)
- Departures (2014)
- Half Time (2018)
- The Voyage (2021)
- Karen Mok & The Masters (2025)
Concert tours
- Very Karen Mok Live Tour (2000–2001)
- Karen Mok China Tour (2003)
- The Extremely Karen Mok Show (2005–2006)
- The Original Karen Mok Show (2009–2011)
- The Age of Moknificence Tour (2013–2015)
- Regardez World Tour (2015–2016)
- The Ultimate Karen Mok Show (2018–2021)
- The Big Big Show (2024–2025)
Awards and nominations
Film-related
Baidu Entertainment Hot Point Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Seanson 2 | Go Lala Go! | Most Popular Female Actor (Hong Kong) | Won | [75] |
Golden Bauhinia Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Fallen Angels (1995 film) | Best Supporting actress | Won | [76] |
| 2000 | Tempting Heart | Nominated | [77] |
Golden Horse Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The God of Cookery | Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress | Nominated | [76] |
Golden Rooster Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Mr.Cinema | Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [78] |
Hong Kong Film Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Fallen Angels (1995 film) | Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress | Won | [76] |
| 1997 | Viva Erotica（色情男女） with Jordan Chan | Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Film Song | Nominated | [79] |
| God of Cookery | Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress | Nominated | [76] | |
| 2006 | Wait 'Til You're Older | Nominated | [80] | |
| 2008 | Mr.Cinema | Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [81] |
Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Heaven Can't Wait | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| Out of the Dark (1995 film) | Nominated | |||
| 1998 | First Love: The Litter on the Breeze | Runner-up | [82] | |
| Task Force | Nominated | |||
| 2006 | Wait 'Til You're Older | Nominated | [83] | |
| 2012 | East Meets West (2011 film) | Nominated | [84] |
Huading Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
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| 2011 | Go Lala Go! | Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Empty World（Love Will Tear Us Apart） | Best Global Original Song | Nominated | [85] |
Macau International Movie Festival
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
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| 2010 | Go Lala Go! | Golden Lotus Award for Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [86] |
| 2016 | A Chinese Odyssey Part Three | Nominated | [87] |
Hundred Flowers Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
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| 2012 | Go Lala Go! | Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [88] |
Music-related
Asia Song Festival
| Year | Category | Result | Ref |
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| 2008 | Best Female Asian Artist（China） | Won | [89] |
Asia Pop 40
| Year | top 140 songs in Asia | Category | Result | Ref |
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| 2018 | Growing Fond of You （Yearly Ranking：5） | Best Female Singer（Mandarin version） | Bronze | |
| 2019 | Not Enough Love（Yearly Ranking：26） | Won | ||
| 2020 | Breathing Is Hazardous（Yearly Ranking：20） | Won | ||
| 2021 | Empty World（Yearly Ranking：9） | Won | ||
Asian Pop Music Awards
Beijing Pop Music Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Best Female Stage Performance | Won | [91] | |
| 2009 | Nominated | [92] | ||
| Most Popular Female Singer | Nominated | |||
| Best All-Round Artist（Hong Kong/Taiwan） | Won | |||
| The Outside World | Top 30 songs | Won | ||
| Hui Wei | Best Female Singer | Nominated | ||
| Best Album（Hong Kong/Taiwan） | Won | |||
| 2010 | Precious | Nominated | [93] | |
| Best Composer | Nominated | |||
| Best Female Singer（Hong Kong/Taiwan） | Nominated | |||
| Top 30 songs | Won | |||
| Most Popular Female Singer(Hong Kong/Taiwan) | Won | |||
| Best Female Stage Performance | Nominated | |||
| Best Singer-Songwriter（Hong Kong/Taiwan） | Nominated |
China Central Television – MTV Music Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Best New Singer（Asia） | Won | ||
| 2003 | Best Female Singer (Hong Kong) | Won | [94] | |
| 2008 | Most Popular Female Singer（Hong Kong） | Won | [95] | |
| 2010 | In that Far-Off Place | Best Music Video（Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan） | Nominated | [96] |
| Best Female Singer （Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan） |
Nominated | |||
| 2012 | Won | [97] | ||
| Most Popular Female Singer(HK/Macau/Taiwan) | Nominated | [98] |
China Music Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Too Little Time | Top 20 songs | Won | |
| 2000 | Overcast | Won | ||
| 2001 | Lazy to Bother | Won | [99] | |
| 2003 | Ai | Won | [100] | |
| Most Popular Fashionable Female Singer（Hong Kong/Taiwan） | Won | |||
| 2010 | Hui Wei | Best Female Singer（Hong Kong） | Nominated | [101] |
| 2011 | Most Popular Female Singer (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | Nominated | [102] | |
| Best Crossover Singer | Nominated | |||
| Best Female Singer (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | Nominated | |||
| 2012 | Won | [103] | ||
| Asia Fashionable Singer | Won | |||
| 2013 | Somewhere I Belong | Best Crossover Album | Won | [104] |
| Best Crossover Singer（Asia-Pacific） | Won | |||
| 2014 | Best Female Singer (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | Nominated | [105] | |
| 2015 | Nominated | |||
| All-Round Singer（Asia） | Won | [106] | ||
| Most Popular Influential Singer（Asia） | Won | |||
| 2016 | A Moment Between / Jason Zhang | Channel V Best Film Song of the Year | Won | [107] |
| Best Influential Crossover Singer（Asia） | Won | |||
| Best Female Singer (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | Won | |||
| 2018 | Nominated | |||
Chinese Music Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Somewhere I Belong | Best Jazz/Blues Artist | Won |
| 2014 | Departures | Best Mandarin Female Singer | Nominated |
| 2018 | I Do | Best Mandarin Song | Nominated |
| Top 10 Mandarin Songs | Won | ||
| 2020 | HALF TIME | Top 10 Mandarin Albums | Won |
| Best Mandarin Female Singer | Nominated | ||
| Best Mandarin Album | Nominated | ||
| 2021 | Breathing Is Hazardous | Top 10 Cantonese Songs | Won |
| Best Cantonese Song | Won |
Chinese Top Ten Music Awards
CMIC Music Awards
Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Artist of the Year（Ultimate 903 / ERC Chinese Top Ten / UFO Radio） | Won | ||
| 2021 | Breathing Is Hazardous | Ultimate 903 Song of the Year | Won | [113] |
CASH Golden Sail Music Awards
Global Chinese Golden Chart Awards
Global Chinese Music Awards
Global Chinese Pop Chart
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Best Female Stage Performance | Nominated | [122] | |
| Best Female Singer（HK/Taiwan & Overseas） | Nominated | |||
| Most Popular Female Singer(HK/Taiwan&Overseas) | Won | |||
| Best All-Round Female Artist | Won | |||
| Growing Fond of You | Top 20 Songs | Won | ||
| HALF TIME | Best Album（HK/Taiwan & Overseas） | Nominated |
Golden Melody Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | To Be (album) | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| 2000 | You Can | Best Female Mandarin Singer | Nominated |
| 2001 | Karen Mok On the 12th Floor | Best Female Mandarin Singer | Nominated |
| Album of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2003 | I | Best Female Mandarin Singer | Won |
| 2007 | Same World | Song of the Year | Nominated |
| 2008 | L!VE IS...KAREN MOK | Best Female Mandarin Singer | Nominated |
| Best Mandarin Album | Won | ||
| 2010 | Hui Wei | Best Mandarin Album | Nominated |
| Best Female Mandarin Singer | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | Precious | Best Female Mandarin Singer | Won |
| Best Mandarin Album | Nominated | ||
| Perfect Loneliness | Song of the Year | Nominated | |
| Best Composition | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Departures | Best Female Mandarin Singer | Nominated |
| Best Mandarin Album | Nominated | ||
| Best Vocal Recording Album | Nominated |
Hit FM Top 100 Singles of the Year
| Year | Nominated work | Ranking | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Too Little Time | 21 | Won | |
| Love | 31 | Won | ||
| 1999 | Overcast | 15 | Won | |
| 2000 | Oh Lonely Lovers | 45 | Won | |
| 2002 | Ai | 50 | Won | |
| 2003 | Love You To Death | 59 | Won | |
| 2006 | Without You | 100 | Won | |
| 2014 | Regardez | 78 | Won | |
| 2015 | Departures | 65 | Won | |
| 2018 | Growing Fond of You | 63 | Won |
Hito Music Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Hito Recommended Singer（Hong Kong） | Won | ||
| 2019 | Most Popular Female Singer | Nominated | [123] | |
| Growing Fond of You | Top Ten Chinese Songs of the Year | Won | ||
| Global Media Recommended Artist | Won |
Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation
Joox Top Music Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Season 2 | Breathing Is Hazardous | Joox Top Recommended OST（First Place） | Won | |
| 2020 Season 3 | Joox Top Sing Recommended Karaoke Song（First Place） | Won | ||
| 2021 | Won | [128] | ||
| Joox Top Recommended OST（First Place） | Won | |||
| Joox Top Ten Recommended Artist | Won |
KKBox Music Awards
| Year | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Top 10 Artists of the Year （Taiwan） | Won | [citation needed] |
| 2021 | Top 10 Artists of the Year （Hong Kong） | Won | [129] |
Ku Music Asian Music Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | A Moment Between / Jason Zhang | Best Film / Television Song of the Year | Won | [130] |
MAMA Awards
| Year | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | MAMA Award for Best Asian Artist（Mandarin） | Won | [131] |
Metro Radio Hits Music Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Viva Erotica | Hits Alternative Song | Won | |
| 1999 | the way you make me feel | Hits Film Song | Won | |
| Four Stations Joint Music Awards – Outstanding Achievement Award | Bronze | |||
| 2002 | I | Hits Mandarin Song | Won | [132] |
| Hits Mandarin Female Singer | Won | |||
| 2003 | Hits Female Singer（Asia）. | Won | [133] | |
| Transparent | Hits Karaoke Song | Won | ||
| Hits Song | Won | |||
| 2020 | Breathing Is Hazardous | Won | [134] | |
| Artist of the Year | Won | |||
Migu Music Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 奧運推廣傑出歌手 | Won | ||
| 2009 | Mi Liu | Best Selling Electronic Song | Won | [135] |
| Hui Wei | First Published Digital Album | Won | ||
| 2018 | Best Popularity Female Singer | Nominated | ||
| Most Popular Female Singer (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | Won | [136] | ||
| Growing Fond of You | Top 10 Songs of the Year | Won |
MTV Asia Awards
MTV Video Music Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | He Doesn't Love Me | International Viewer's Choice: MTV Mandarin | Nominated | [138] |
| 2001 | Lazy to Bother | Nominated |
Music Pioneer Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Most Influential Singer（Asia-Pacific） | Won | [139] | |
| The Ultimate Karen Mok Show | Most Influential Concert（Asia-Pacific） | Won |
Music Radio China Top Chart Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Single Room, Double Bed | Top Ten Songs（Hong Kong/Taiwan） | Won | |
| 2008(Hong Kong/Taiwan) | L!VE IS...KAREN MOK | Most Popular Female Singer | Nominated | |
| Best Female Singer | Nominated | |||
| 2011 (Hong Kong/ Taiwan) |
Nominated | |||
| Most Popular Female Singer | Nominated | |||
| Precious | Best Composer | Nominated | ||
| Top 15 Songs | Won | [140] | ||
| Best Album | Won | |||
| 2014 | Most Popular Female Singer (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | Nominated | ||
| 2015 (Hong Kong/ Taiwan) |
Nominated | [141] | ||
| Best Female Singer | Nominated | |||
| Departures | Most Popular Album | Nominated | ||
| Best Album | Won | [142] | ||
| Regardez | Top 15 Songs | Won | ||
| 2018 | HALF TIME | Most Popular Female Singer | Nominated |
Southeast Music Chart Awards
| Ceremony | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | I | Top 10 Songs (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | Won | [143] |
| Most Popular Female Singer (Hong Kong) | Won | |||
| 2nd | Best Female Singer (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | Nominated | [144] | |
| X | Perfect Album (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | Nominated | ||
| Best Record Sales Female Singer | Nominated | |||
| 4th | Mandopop Outstanding Singer | Nominated | [145] | |
| Mandopop Most Popular Singer | Nominated | |||
| 7th | Hui Wei | Best Digital Album | Won | [146] |
| Beat Your Drum and Sing Your Song | Top 10 Songs | Won | ||
| Best Female Singer (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | Won | |||
| 8th | Nominated | [147] | ||
| Precious | Best Album | Nominated | ||
| The Original Karen Mok Show | Perfect Concert | Nominated |
Tencent Music Entertainment Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Empty World | Top 10 Songs of the Year | Won |
Top Chinese Music Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 (Hong Kong/ Taiwan) |
Fruits of Mid Summer | Top 10 Songs | Won | [148] |
| Leap award for female singer | Won | |||
| Why Do I Love You So Much / Wong Bun-yun | The Best Group Songs | Nominated | ||
| Best Female Singer | Nominated | |||
| 2003 (Hong Kong/ Taiwan) |
I | Nominated | [149] | |
| Best Music Video | Nominated | |||
| Top 10 Songs | Won | |||
| 2010(Hong Kong/ Taiwan) | Top 10 Songs in 10 Years | Won | [150] | |
| Most Influential Singer in 10 Years | Won | |||
| 2011(Hong Kong/ Taiwan) | Precious | Best Female Singer | Nominated | [151] |
| Best Album | Nominated |
Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Viva Erotica | Best C-pop song award | Nominated | |
| 1999 | Leap award for female singer | Nominated | ||
| 2001 | Why Do I Love You So Much? / Wong Bun-yun | Outstanding Mandarin Song Award | Silver | [152] |
| 2003 | I | Bronze | ||
| National Most Popular Female singer award | Bronze | [153] | ||
| 2021 | Breathing Is Hazardous | Top 10 song awards | Won | [154] |
| International Chinese award | Won |
TVB8 Mandarin Music On Demand Awards Presentation
Weibo Music Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Influential Singer（Asia） | Won | ||
| Growing Fond of You | Best Planning Song of the Year | Won | ||
| 2023 | Achievement Of The Year Award | Won | ||
| 2025 | Karen Mok & The Masters | Breakout Band Of The Year | Won | |
| All-Round Artist Of The Year | Won |
