Charles Ying is a Cantopop

Cantopop

Cantopop is a colloquialism for "Cantonese popular music". It is sometimes referred to as HK-pop, short for "Hong Kong popular music". It is categorized as a subgenre of Chinese popular music within C-pop...

 singer from Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

. After singing the theme song Do I Still Love You of the film Leaving me, Loving you, he was signed by Leon Lai

Leon Lai

Leon Lai is a Hong Kong-based actor and Cantopop singer. The media refer to Aaron Kwok, Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau and Leon Lai as the Cantopop Four Heavenly Kings . He uses the stage name "Li Ming" or "Lai Ming" which literally means "dawn."-Biography:...

 of East Asia Record Production and became one of the new hotly promoted new artists in 2005.

Profile

• Chinese name: Ying Cheung Yau
• Birth Place: Hong Kong
• Height: 5 Feet 11
• Weight: 165 lbs
• Nationality: Chinese/Canadian
• Family: Mother, Father, Little Sister, and 2 dogs
• Education: Rhode Island School of Design (USA), Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Bachelor of Graphic Design (BGD)
• Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English
• Hobbies: Sports (Basketball), Singing, Watch TV and movies, Listen to music

Biography

Charles Ying was born in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

. His mother is Taiwanese singer, Ning-Ping Chan. At the age of 4, he and his parent emigrated to Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. Then at the age of 7, he came back to stay in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

 and studied up to standard 7 before moving to the US for higher education. After completing his education, he came back to Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

 in 2002 and got employed as Nike

Nike, Inc.

Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...

 Asia Pacific Head Office-Designer Support.

Cantonese Albums

Released Date	Album Title	Music Label
2005, Nov 28	Charles	East Asia Music

External links

• East Asia: Amusic Website (in traditional chinese)
• Charles Ying Fansite
• Charles' Blog
• Charles' HK Fan Forum