Biography
Who is Michael Wong?
Early life and education
Michael Wong was born in Ipoh, Malaysia. He grew up in a Malaysian Chinese family of Hakka origin. He is the older of two siblings and has one younger sister. During his school years he was a dedicated Catholic. He sang in choirs at church while in school and also taught choir at a church.
He graduated from Sam Tet School in Ipoh. He wrote his own songs while in secondary school. He later moved to Kuala Lumpur for a computer engineering course. His passion for music composition grew during this time.
Duo with Victor Wong
Michael started his career by entering up to 30 singing contests per year. He won several of these competitions. Asia Pacific Music discovered him at the Pioneer karaoke contest. He studied audio engineering at the Ocean Institute Of Audio Engineering.
He produced his first album with college friends named Chan and Tan. He then teamed up with Victor Wong. They formed a duo known as Michael & Victor in Malaysia. In China and Taiwan they were called Wu Yin Liang Pin. Their debut album went platinum in both Taiwan and Malaysia. The pair split in 2000 by mutual agreement.
Solo music career
After the split Michael released his first solo album. He released Ray of Light in November 2002. This record became the top selling album in Taiwan. His third project was the album Fairy Tale. He spent two years preparing this work. He asked 30 lyricists for help with the title track.
The song Fairy Tale was released in January 2005. It hit number one and stayed on the Baidu 500 list for 15 weeks. In July 2005 he left Rock Records to join Amusic. His fourth album was titled Commitment. This collection sold 1.5 million copies in less than one month.
Acting and other works
Michael is also a film and television actor. He made his movie debut in Summer Holiday in 2000. He acted alongside Sammi Cheng and Richie Ren. He starred in the comedy film BTS. He appeared in Taiwanese dramas such as White Romance. He also acted in Wintry Night 2 using his native Hakka dialect.
In August 2005 he starred in a stage drama called Mr. Wing. Beyond acting he composed music for others. He wrote the song Courage for singer Fish Leong. He also wrote songs for Rene Liu and Angelica Lee.
Records and awards
The singer has received numerous awards across Asia. On June 6, 2006 he entered the Malaysia Book of Records. He was recognized as a Chinese male composer from Malaysia with the most awards. He also earned a record for the Best Selling Chinese Album with Fairy Tale.
He has won 44 awards in total. Twenty three of those awards were for the single Fairy Tale. He received a nomination for Best Composer at the 17th Golden Melody Awards. He competed against artists like Penny Tai and Hu Defu.
Birthday and age
Michael Wong was born on August 30, 1970, which makes Michael 56 years old today. That birthday falls under the Virgo sign. Michael shares the date with 51 other famous people.
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